We were vacationing up there last year (we live in St Louis, MO, USA). We always do a light house tour. That year we were also informed all the houses were being closed to the public and sold. Most were being sold to private developers but some made it into the hands of Lighthouse fans/organizations. My girls, aged 7 and 9, loved the tales told by the folks who lived and operated them. We really enjoyed the tours. Luckily I have a few photos of us near and in them from the years we were up there. I guess I will keep them next to the ones of me by the World Trade Center.
I have asked for lawns to be cut, fences to be power washed, dog poop to be scooped and other NON-degree type requests. I say non-degree cause I didn't want to help someone who was, say a Doctor, who could help me in ways another who was a lawn care specialist couldn't. Since I have gone to that and NOT money and NOT food requests have dropped to almost 0. The biggest user of my support services is my sister. She will babysit sometime for me after I work on her PC. She gets her PC fixed. My kids get to spend time with thier aunt. I don't have to pay for a baby sitter. I get time with my spouse. We all win.
I just ordered a copy of School House Rock for my kids...er... me. I am also looking at the multi purpose electronics kits and an erector set for my oldest daughter.
I can't seem to get enough of the older toys and neither can my kids. They are so tired of plastic.
This dishonest crap of changing one letter in a name, or naming it something very similar, or making the logo similar, has been going on for far too long; long before commerical computer programs.
Anyone know of a legal way to blind/over glare these night vision googles? Could I bring in a high intensity IR light and have it going and not bother the regular folks? Do they make IR flashlights? Is it legal for folks to be watching you like this? Is it legal for you to be 'broadcasting' a normally not visible spectrum of light? I guess they could kick me out anyway...
I want someone to come over and mow the lawn or power spray the deck. Minimal skill needed. I'll even supply the equipment! No downloading of a mower/sprayer needed. I'll even make sure they have gas! If I mention those as a 'trade' for my time and skill EVERYTIME they say they will find someone else.
Also, if you pick up any copy of the Writers Digest you will note that there are a lot of reminder ads such like: "When using a term such as Kleenex remember that is a brand name. Use the full name or the generic 'facial tissue' instead".
since we are addicted to oil. Until we suck the Earth dry we won't bother looking for other things. Unless Haliburton and the like invest in something else...
Must be some upset NASCAR fans that haven't tossed enough beer cars and trash. Frankly things like this defacing just reaffirm how far the human race has got to go to become civilized.
When I worked at a computer center when we were FORCED to install obviously STUPID software we installed it... and it sat on a server that did nothing, wasn't connected to much... in other words installing the tool and using are two distinct worlds. Just because you are told to do something how many times did you actually do it the way it was intended? Do you have kids? The phrase 'clean your room' varies from kid to kid. Install this software does too.
Can they at least outsource the tallying of the results here to the US? Our Supreme Court is very good at helping people count since most folks can't do it themselves.
In the United States, we have the right to come and go as we please, as well. Even if you're not a U.S. citizen, you have the expectation that you can be walking down any public street in America and nobody will demand to see "your papers, please" before you can pass.
Where I work, 25000 folks, 100+ in IT, we are apparently owned my M$. M$ came by a few months back to our senior management and said something along the lines about either buying an enterprise license or an audit with possible legal ramifications. Management bowed to M$ pressure and we are now basically locked into MS. The senior VP in charge said something along the lines "Well, there aren't a lot of apps that run on Linux/Unix that we need so we can't switch.". Argh.
> Heck, why not interface to a slot-car and have it go faster the higher your load average is?
How? Cool idea! Maybe even on the drivers stations.
Slot Cars in St. Louis, MO
I know that we buy Disney DVDs right now cause they can be played anywhere. We have a DVD player in the van (for road trips - ha!), DVD players on the kids computers in the basement, and of course, the DVD player by the entertainment center. I even have a DVD player on my laptop that is used on flights and in hotels. I can't imagine streaming a copy to my TV then buying another copy for the van or PC. How will DRM affect how I share my movie through the 4 or 5 ways I can watch it right now?
It was a horrible idea from the beginning. If they were a buck then it might work but as long as titans like Wal-Mart keep DVDs cheap to buy, and Blockbuster keeps them cheap to rent they won't sell. Even my kiddos questions why we would want to buy something that we would just have to throw away! In our (U.S.) society of lazyness I am glad to see the environment won a round even though it was through a left hook (ie price NOT recyclability).
I got a NASCAR leather racing jacket, NASCAR Winston Cup pennants, NASCAR candies, books off of my amazon wish list, a cordless Dremel (model 8000). And some cars and track! Did I mention I like to race?
and I got it. It managed to hose my system to the point that I had to pull out all the RunOnce and Run entires in the registry for my system to get going. I am unsure what the patch did..
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We were vacationing up there last year (we live in St Louis, MO, USA). We always do a light house tour. That year we were also informed all the houses were being closed to the public and sold. Most were being sold to private developers but some made it into the hands of Lighthouse fans/organizations. My girls, aged 7 and 9, loved the tales told by the folks who lived and operated them. We really enjoyed the tours. Luckily I have a few photos of us near and in them from the years we were up there. I guess I will keep them next to the ones of me by the World Trade Center.
I have asked for lawns to be cut, fences to be power washed, dog poop to be scooped and other NON-degree type requests. I say non-degree cause I didn't want to help someone who was, say a Doctor, who could help me in ways another who was a lawn care specialist couldn't. Since I have gone to that and NOT money and NOT food requests have dropped to almost 0. The biggest user of my support services is my sister. She will babysit sometime for me after I work on her PC. She gets her PC fixed. My kids get to spend time with thier aunt. I don't have to pay for a baby sitter. I get time with my spouse. We all win.
I just ordered a copy of School House Rock for my kids...er ... me.
I am also looking at the multi purpose electronics kits and an erector set for my oldest daughter.
I can't seem to get enough of the older toys and neither can my kids. They are so tired of plastic.
Esp....when they mean this.
This dishonest crap of changing one letter in a name, or naming it something very similar, or making the logo similar, has been going on for far too long; long before commerical computer programs.
Dell and Hell? Hmmm....
Well educated smart people tend to have more money than others How do you explain Paris Hilton?
..in slot car racing! Companies like Carrera,Scalextric are doing cool things. We haven't gotten that far in our St Louis club yet...
Found it! BIG F* Light!
Anyone know of a legal way to blind/over glare these night vision googles? Could I bring in a high intensity IR light and have it going and not bother the regular folks? Do they make IR flashlights? Is it legal for folks to be watching you like this? Is it legal for you to be 'broadcasting' a normally not visible spectrum of light? I guess they could kick me out anyway...
I want someone to come over and mow the lawn or power spray the deck. Minimal skill needed. I'll even supply the equipment! No downloading of a mower/sprayer needed. I'll even make sure they have gas! If I mention those as a 'trade' for my time and skill EVERYTIME they say they will find someone else.
Also, if you pick up any copy of the Writers Digest you will note that there are a lot of reminder ads such like: "When using a term such as Kleenex remember that is a brand name. Use the full name or the generic 'facial tissue' instead".
since we are addicted to oil. Until we suck the Earth dry we won't bother looking for other things. Unless Haliburton and the like invest in something else...
Must be some upset NASCAR fans that haven't tossed enough beer cars and trash. Frankly things like this defacing just reaffirm how far the human race has got to go to become civilized.
I did but I ran out of time.... 1099 hours wasn't enough to download the internet.
I've seen it! Count me! It was great.
Oops... didn't say anything geeky - I am bound to lose karma!
When I worked at a computer center when we were FORCED to install obviously STUPID software we installed it... and it sat on a server that did nothing, wasn't connected to much... in other words installing the tool and using are two distinct worlds. Just because you are told to do something how many times did you actually do it the way it was intended? Do you have kids? The phrase 'clean your room' varies from kid to kid. Install this software does too.
Can they at least outsource the tallying of the results here to the US?
Our Supreme Court is very good at helping people count since most folks can't do it themselves.
Even if you're not a U.S. citizen, you have the expectation that you can be
walking down any public street in America and
nobody will demand to see "your papers, please" before you can pass.
Guess you don't read the news: Dudley Hiibel
Where I work, 25000 folks, 100+ in IT, we are apparently owned my M$. M$ came by a few months back to our senior management and said something along the lines about either buying an enterprise license or an audit with possible legal ramifications. Management bowed to M$ pressure and we are now basically locked into MS. The senior VP in charge said something along the lines "Well, there aren't a lot of apps that run on Linux/Unix that we need so we can't switch.". Argh.
> Heck, why not interface to a slot-car and have it go faster the higher your load average is?
How? Cool idea! Maybe even on the drivers stations.
Slot Cars in St. Louis, MO
I know that we buy Disney DVDs right now cause they can be played anywhere. We have a DVD player in the van (for road trips - ha!), DVD players on the kids computers in the basement, and of course, the DVD player by the entertainment center. I even have a DVD player on my laptop that is used on flights and in hotels. I can't imagine streaming a copy to my TV then buying another copy for the van or PC. How will DRM affect how I share my movie through the 4 or 5 ways I can watch it right now?
It was a horrible idea from the beginning. If they were a buck then it might work but as long as titans like Wal-Mart keep DVDs cheap to buy, and Blockbuster keeps them cheap to rent they won't sell. Even my kiddos questions why we would want to buy something that we would just have to throw away! In our (U.S.) society of lazyness I am glad to see the environment won a round even though it was through a left hook (ie price NOT recyclability).
I got a NASCAR leather racing jacket, NASCAR Winston Cup pennants, NASCAR candies, books off of my amazon wish list, a cordless Dremel (model 8000). And some cars and track! Did I mention I like to race?
Yup. I moved from Austin to Bremerton, WA and no to St. Louis. Gotta go where the jobs are.
Nice to see a city that sucks up to Dell/AMD/IBM go away from M$
and I got it. It managed to hose my system to the point that I had to pull out all the RunOnce and Run entires in the registry for my system to get going. I am unsure what the patch did..