Hate to reply to myself but my comment was stupid. If humans had bred cats in favour of a particular level of noise, then they would come without vocal cords.
Assuming that humans do breed cats in favor of reduced noise, perhaps cats of the future will indeed lack vocal cords. The evolutionary interaction of cats and humans, even if it has been thousands of years, is miniscule compared to the time it would take for an entire species to lose something as essential as vocal cords.
The change in the way domestic cats meow is probably the result of BOTH evolution and the enviroment in which the cat was raised. Some of the "meows" exhibited by domestic cats may be learned, but it is not unreasonable to think that humans selectively chose to keep cats that are more friendly and that have a more pleasant meow. So you are correct; cats who don't meow are thrown out and die. They will have a lesser chance of multiplying and passing on their unfriendly meows to their progeny. And thus, evolution has occured.
If the option comes out to get SCSI performance from an IDE drive I'm going to take it." Review of the Western Digital 1200JB (The 8MB Cache Special Edition.)
With desktop performance and capacity vastly superior to the competition as well as a surprisingly low operating temperature, the Caviar WD1200JB reaffirms Western Digital's preeminence in the IDE desktop performance segment. In fact, for desktop usage, the JB bests all 10k RPM drives save only Maxtor's Atlas 10k III.
Once again we're obligated to point out an interesting fact. The hardware enthusiast market, comprising a significant portion of StorageReview.com's readership, has always pledged it would respond enthusiastically to the world's first 10,000 RPM drive. These folks want the performance of a 10k RPM SCSI drive without the SCSI premium. The WD1200JB, like the WD1000BB-SE, delivers the desktop performance of a good 10k RPM drive according to tests constructed from real-world, high-level applications. If you want SCSI's performance without its price or capacity limits, the WD1200JB is the drive for you.
Many years back, we had a 7.4 earthquake followed by a 6.5 aftershock, and many other aftershocks of decreasing intensity. The death count? One person who had a heart attack because of it.
Everyone will like to say that they're more devastating when they are in heavily populated areas. That's completely untrue. They're more devestating when they are in areas where buildings are made extremely cheaply. I had a very large TV jump off of a table and about 5 feet across the room. I had a set of shelves with quite a load on them shake so hard that they damaged the wally they were up against. And in all of that, not a single bit of structural damage. Not a single bridge needed the slightest of repairs (and we've got plenty of those).
Then, a year later, a 6.4 earthquake hits Los Angeles, dozens of people die, several bridges collapse, and buildings collapse. It's simple folks. If you live somewhere that every contractor is cutting corners, even a small quake will destroy everything in sight.
please tell us which earthquakes you are refering to. I hope you're not talking about loma prieta and northridge respectively. Loma Prieta took 63 lives and caused $6-10 Billion in property damage, including the Bay Bridge. The Northridge quake in LA took about the same number of lives and caused upwards of $10 Billion in property damage. If you can't find good building contractors in SF and LA, where can you find them?
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A judge in Hawaii recently ruled that traffic tickets issued from traffic cameras are unconstitutional.
I live in SF, California, and the lawyer friends that I've spoken to regarding these tickets all told me that the judges here will cancel all tickets that are challenged. So if you get one of these around here, challenge the ticket and the judge will tear it up for you!
Maybe you intended that to be a joke, but it's not quite that simple. The hydrogen would have to be highly compressed to make transport economical. Aside from that, the storing and transporting of hydrogen gas is very similar to the handling of natural gas and propane, so they shouldn't run into any real problems.
Your mom does. Just this past weekend, she email me a movie of her getting
ass fucked by the Seattle Rams and getting finished off by a group jerk-circle
with her being the main attraction. I was great until they started shitting
in her mouth. Fucking slut.
I don't think its a stretch to for Jobs to concede that MS won the operating
system war - thats why he is trying to fight the total user experience war - something
MS can't do unless it wants to start making boxes.
xbox? ms's yet to be released home entertainment hub? you may soon have your wish.
these prices and specs are grossly inaccurate. for example, a quick visit to dell's site would reveal that the inspiron 8000 described above would cost $1,747. the price listed above is for a base model inspiron 8000 with no dvd or ethernet. also, the inspiron 8000 isn't in the same class as the ibook. the inspiron you described weighs 7.3 pounds and measures 1.72 inches thick. the ibook is a mere 4.9 pounts and 1.35 inches thick.
Getting rid of tech support may only be one of the reasons Apple has decided to have this trad-in. It has been rumored that Apple will be announcing next gen powerbooks and ibooks at Seybold at the end of this month, and this program may be an attempt to flush the channel before the new models ship. The deadline for the trade-in coincides with seybold. Seybold Expo (Aug. 27-Sept. 1) Deadline (Aug. 31) just a thought.
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Hate to reply to myself but my comment was stupid. If humans had bred cats in favour of a particular level of noise, then they would come without vocal cords.
Assuming that humans do breed cats in favor of reduced noise, perhaps cats of the future will indeed lack vocal cords. The evolutionary interaction of cats and humans, even if it has been thousands of years, is miniscule compared to the time it would take for an entire species to lose something as essential as vocal cords.
The change in the way domestic cats meow is probably the result of BOTH evolution and the enviroment in which the cat was raised. Some of the "meows" exhibited by domestic cats may be learned, but it is not unreasonable to think that humans selectively chose to keep cats that are more friendly and that have a more pleasant meow. So you are correct; cats who don't meow are thrown out and die. They will have a lesser chance of multiplying and passing on their unfriendly meows to their progeny. And thus, evolution has occured.
Apple uses ATA in its new Xserve rackmount server.
Jobs also said Apple is "humble" as it enters the [server] market. "For everything we know, there are 10 things we don't know," he said.
Perhaps he was referring to the use of ATA instead of SCSI for a "serious" server? *grin*
If the option comes out to get SCSI performance from an IDE drive I'm going to take it."
Review of the Western Digital 1200JB (The 8MB Cache Special Edition.)
With desktop performance and capacity vastly superior to the competition as well as a surprisingly low operating temperature, the Caviar WD1200JB reaffirms Western Digital's preeminence in the IDE desktop performance segment. In fact, for desktop usage, the JB bests all 10k RPM drives save only Maxtor's Atlas 10k III.
Once again we're obligated to point out an interesting fact. The hardware enthusiast market, comprising a significant portion of StorageReview.com's readership, has always pledged it would respond enthusiastically to the world's first 10,000 RPM drive. These folks want the performance of a 10k RPM SCSI drive without the SCSI premium. The WD1200JB, like the WD1000BB-SE, delivers the desktop performance of a good 10k RPM drive according to tests constructed from real-world, high-level applications. If you want SCSI's performance without its price or capacity limits, the WD1200JB is the drive for you.
Is SCSI in danger of falling behind IDE drives (especially serial IDE drives) in popularity?
In other news, Microsoft Windows takes a majority of the desktop operating system market.
Many years back, we had a 7.4 earthquake followed by a 6.5 aftershock, and many other aftershocks of decreasing intensity. The death count? One person who had a heart attack because of it.
Everyone will like to say that they're more devastating when they are in heavily populated areas. That's completely untrue. They're more devestating when they are in areas where buildings are made extremely cheaply. I had a very large TV jump off of a table and about 5 feet across the room. I had a set of shelves with quite a load on them shake so hard that they damaged the wally they were up against. And in all of that, not a single bit of structural damage. Not a single bridge needed the slightest of repairs (and we've got plenty of those).
Then, a year later, a 6.4 earthquake hits Los Angeles, dozens of people die, several bridges collapse, and buildings collapse. It's simple folks. If you live somewhere that every contractor is cutting corners, even a small quake will destroy everything in sight.
please tell us which earthquakes you are refering to. I hope you're not talking about loma prieta and northridge respectively. Loma Prieta took 63 lives and caused $6-10 Billion in property damage, including the Bay Bridge. The Northridge quake in LA took about the same number of lives and caused upwards of $10 Billion in property damage. If you can't find good building contractors in SF and LA, where can you find them?
A judge in Hawaii recently ruled that traffic tickets issued from traffic cameras are unconstitutional.
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http://www.thehawaiichannel.com/hon/news/stories/
I live in SF, California, and the lawyer friends that I've spoken to regarding these tickets all told me that the judges here will cancel all tickets that are challenged. So if you get one of these around here, challenge the ticket and the judge will tear it up for you!
Maybe you intended that to be a joke, but it's not quite that simple. The hydrogen would have to be highly compressed to make transport economical. Aside from that, the storing and transporting of hydrogen gas is very similar to the handling of natural gas and propane, so they shouldn't run into any real problems.
Your mom does. Just this past weekend, she email me a movie of her getting ass fucked by the Seattle Rams and getting finished off by a group jerk-circle with her being the main attraction. I was great until they started shitting in her mouth. Fucking slut.
what the hell is wrong with you? moron.
system war - thats why he is trying to fight the total user experience war - something
MS can't do unless it wants to start making boxes.
xbox? ms's yet to be released home entertainment hub? you may soon have your wish.
these prices and specs are grossly inaccurate. for example, a quick visit to dell's site would reveal that the inspiron 8000 described above would cost $1,747. the price listed above is for a base model inspiron 8000 with no dvd or ethernet. also, the inspiron 8000 isn't in the same class as the ibook. the inspiron you described weighs 7.3 pounds and measures 1.72 inches thick. the ibook is a mere 4.9 pounts and 1.35 inches thick.
not to mention does cool java-based cash registers at compusa
Getting rid of tech support may only be one of the reasons Apple has decided to have this trad-in. It has been rumored that Apple will be announcing next gen powerbooks and ibooks at Seybold at the end of this month, and this program may be an attempt to flush the channel before the new models ship. The deadline for the trade-in coincides with seybold. Seybold Expo (Aug. 27-Sept. 1) Deadline (Aug. 31) just a thought.