Yes! I saw this just yesterday, when an installation progress bar filled completely. I was pleased, but a moment later, it started over again with no indication that anything had happened. This repeated several times, each one reinforcing the hard truth that I had no idea how long the process would take.
Even better would be something like a "63 out of 150 MB copied" meter that was 42% filled. I would think total file size might be more accurate than number of files.
I think that's kind of what the OP was wondering: is there some simple reason (like counting number of files-- a fairly arbitrary number-- instead of number of kilobytes) why are they so inaccurate? How hard would it be to make a list of the procedures to be executed, determine the amount of work to be done, and have the meter reflect how much of that work had been completed? I can understand the "estimated time remaining" varying greatly when downloading over a questionable internet connection, but surely disk write speeds could be estimated relatively accurately, right? And how much could "unexpectedly" happen? When Step 1 of the installation is "Preparing to install," wouldn't the application know already what it planned to do? Or have we actually progressed to the point of our scripts having whims?
These guys are extremely efficient. They came to a town near me when I was in medical school, and believe me, they make a huge difference on a tiny budget. http://www.ramusa.org/
http://paizo.com/beginnerbox I think some table-top roleplaying games would be the perfect solution. The only problem I foresee is an abnormally high rogue-to-paladin ratio.
Uh, and just where did you get the "scratch" for those tools? And I certainly *hope* you're not talking about using the Sun's energy to fuel the wind currents powering your generator. Isn't our environment doing enough for you already?
So it's completely meaningless, then. Excellent. Why would anyone on Vista or 7 care exactly how many days of XP support are left? Seems like a slap in the face, honestly. "Hey, XP users! Check out this clock we made, it tells you how much time you have left with that software you bought from us. Oh, what was that? You can't run gadgets on XP? Oh, snap! Guess it's time for an upgrade. Here, buy one of our new products and be like a cool person!"
Wow. This just proves that you can never be too careful with your wind energy security... I had always thought of NextEra Energy Resources as one of the most secure energy systems in all of Florida, but this guy's success would seem to prove otherwise. I'll have to be more careful in the future. I may even have to privatize all of my wind energy needs... Anyone selling a turbine?
Probably depends on how vocal the minority is. If they have to pick one or the other, a true democracy would, almost by definition, vote down the minority in favor of the majority. Fortunately for you, we actually live in a republic, in which the people choose someone to represent them in decision-making and then (at least in theory) try to persuade that person to favor certain choices.
If you care, write your congressman, or whoever would be making the calls (no pun intended) on this one.
Yeah, and my 5-year-old actually told me her job was to sit at home and play all day!
Man, I wish I'd applied for that one. I bet my resume is much more impressive than hers, considering all the years of playing experience I have.
I know you were probably just going for the joke, but corn can grow on slopes if they're not too steep. Contour farming would be highly recommended, as well as strip cropping to keep the soil from eroding. Corn isn't the best at making dirt stay put.
I found a but like this while working as a medical assistant in two elderly doctors' office two years ago. Every month or two, the medical database would lock up and we would have to call the programmer and have him email us a fix. I took it upon myself to open it up in Visual Studio one day (all I had on my laptop at the time) and I discovered that it was programmed to rename its own file library upon opening after a certain date. Apparently, this had been happening since about 1993, and he had been charging the doctors $300 per month for his "maintenance fee." Our office then switched to a new, infinitely better database solution, though no charges were filed.
Also noteworthy, the faulty program didn't appear to have been really updated since they licensed it in '93; it still had that wonderful DOS goodness.
Yeah, that's what I was wondering. Is there no way to "win," then? I played through once and found only Grace's print-out of the JenniferAnn.org website. Found nothing else, called Natalie, "lost." I played again, but this time when I clicked the picture, there was a dialogue that hadn't played before about Natalie's clothes. I clicked around to make sure there wasn't anything else, so then I called her, thinking "This is it! Now I have evidence!"
But sadly, no. The conversation went no differently. As far as I can tell, there is no way to change the outcome. Natalie will always hang up on you and stay with abusive Ken and "his crews."
I did, however, learn that wearing more clothes and wristbands may be a sign of violent relationships, but not enough of one to discuss. I suppose if I were really dealing with this, the JenniferAnn.org link would be helpful, but in what way would it be better than the link without the game itself?
Practically speaking, what has relativity done for us? Or plate tectonics, for that matter? We still have catastrophic earthquakes, and we still can't time-warp with wormholes. How long have these theories been around now? Sure, they may be useful down the road, but probably not within the next decade or two. And evolution? Don't get me started on the practical applications of pondering our origins and the immediate tangible rewards thereof.
And speaking of the obesity epidemic, heart disease, and whatnot... How many of these phenomena were caused directly by "scientific breakthroughs"? It could be (and has been) argued that artificial sweeteners, one such breakthrough, have actually contributed significantly to the obesity epidemic. There can be little doubt that our mostly sedentary lifestyles directly contribute to obesity as well as heart disease, and how much do you think we would sit around without our modern technology? And while we may be more aware of the world we live in now, how much of it have we destroyed or defiled with our science? (See also: DDT, plastics, killer bees.)
Don't get me wrong, the quest for knowledge is a noble one. We have learned how to treat many diseases, feed more people, squeeze ever more people onto a planet that can barely support them, and even look for other planets that may be our only hope of continued existence once we've finished this one off. But human beings are ill-prepared to handle the knowledge we seek. We learn how to string hydrocarbons together, and what do we make? Styrofoam! We learn how to launch satellites, and what fills our exosphere? Space junk. We learn how to split atoms, and what's the first thing we make? Yeah.
I think a part of it is that we're so used to hearing about all these "scientific breakthroughs" and "important discoveries" all the time. Every scientific article talks about the potentially life-changing applications of each little project, and by the time those developments take place, they're less spectacular (or less unusual, given today's society) than originally believed.
I think another part of it is that so many scientists think their chosen fields are the most important. It does make sense that they would think so, given that they've devoted their careers (or entire lives) to the cause, but it sometimes seems to give their claims a sense of embellishment. After all, in how many ways have scientists predicted the end of the world? And of all those urgent warnings, how many have actually ended the world? Not counting the killer asteroids and alien invasions, of course.
The PCR part is already largely autonomous. Throw all the ingredients into the mix, heat it up to a certain temperature in a warm bath, cool it off, heat it up again, cool it off again... You get the idea. Each cycle doubles the amount of DNA produced. All you have to do is make sure there's enough ingredients in the mix; most versions of the equipment can do the heating-cooling cycles themselves.
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Yes! I saw this just yesterday, when an installation progress bar filled completely. I was pleased, but a moment later, it started over again with no indication that anything had happened. This repeated several times, each one reinforcing the hard truth that I had no idea how long the process would take.
Even better would be something like a "63 out of 150 MB copied" meter that was 42% filled. I would think total file size might be more accurate than number of files.
I think that's kind of what the OP was wondering: is there some simple reason (like counting number of files-- a fairly arbitrary number-- instead of number of kilobytes) why are they so inaccurate? How hard would it be to make a list of the procedures to be executed, determine the amount of work to be done, and have the meter reflect how much of that work had been completed? I can understand the "estimated time remaining" varying greatly when downloading over a questionable internet connection, but surely disk write speeds could be estimated relatively accurately, right? And how much could "unexpectedly" happen? When Step 1 of the installation is "Preparing to install," wouldn't the application know already what it planned to do? Or have we actually progressed to the point of our scripts having whims?
Not sure that's appropriate for a siren.
What, too obvious?
Oh, right! He forgot that Blackwell's just on the other side of that pond. Why in the world was he checking out the local bookstore, anyway?
I took "from the landscape" to mean "from the [local] landscape."
These guys are extremely efficient. They came to a town near me when I was in medical school, and believe me, they make a huge difference on a tiny budget. http://www.ramusa.org/
http://paizo.com/beginnerbox
I think some table-top roleplaying games would be the perfect solution.
The only problem I foresee is an abnormally high rogue-to-paladin ratio.
And how in the world could lasers possibly have military relevance?
Uh, and just where did you get the "scratch" for those tools? And I certainly *hope* you're not talking about using the Sun's energy to fuel the wind currents powering your generator. Isn't our environment doing enough for you already?
So it's completely meaningless, then. Excellent. Why would anyone on Vista or 7 care exactly how many days of XP support are left? Seems like a slap in the face, honestly. "Hey, XP users! Check out this clock we made, it tells you how much time you have left with that software you bought from us. Oh, what was that? You can't run gadgets on XP? Oh, snap! Guess it's time for an upgrade. Here, buy one of our new products and be like a cool person!"
I can't tell if my sarcasm was too subtle or if yours is simply more so.
Wow. This just proves that you can never be too careful with your wind energy security... I had always thought of NextEra Energy Resources as one of the most secure energy systems in all of Florida, but this guy's success would seem to prove otherwise. I'll have to be more careful in the future. I may even have to privatize all of my wind energy needs... Anyone selling a turbine?
Probably depends on how vocal the minority is. If they have to pick one or the other, a true democracy would, almost by definition, vote down the minority in favor of the majority. Fortunately for you, we actually live in a republic, in which the people choose someone to represent them in decision-making and then (at least in theory) try to persuade that person to favor certain choices. If you care, write your congressman, or whoever would be making the calls (no pun intended) on this one.
Yeah, and my 5-year-old actually told me her job was to sit at home and play all day! Man, I wish I'd applied for that one. I bet my resume is much more impressive than hers, considering all the years of playing experience I have.
Oh, man! I can use some of that universal expansion. Sign me up! Here's my credit card and/or bank account information...
I think he means the empty shell casings.
I was going to say the same thing, but my article is only from 2007... http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17717151
This was forever ago, but "BINKY" was a similar concept. It had a full band, though. http://www.amazon.com/Arthur-Rocks-BINKY-Brown-Chapter/dp/0316115436
I know you were probably just going for the joke, but corn can grow on slopes if they're not too steep. Contour farming would be highly recommended, as well as strip cropping to keep the soil from eroding. Corn isn't the best at making dirt stay put.
I found a but like this while working as a medical assistant in two elderly doctors' office two years ago. Every month or two, the medical database would lock up and we would have to call the programmer and have him email us a fix. I took it upon myself to open it up in Visual Studio one day (all I had on my laptop at the time) and I discovered that it was programmed to rename its own file library upon opening after a certain date. Apparently, this had been happening since about 1993, and he had been charging the doctors $300 per month for his "maintenance fee." Our office then switched to a new, infinitely better database solution, though no charges were filed.
Also noteworthy, the faulty program didn't appear to have been really updated since they licensed it in '93; it still had that wonderful DOS goodness.
Yeah, that's what I was wondering. Is there no way to "win," then? I played through once and found only Grace's print-out of the JenniferAnn.org website. Found nothing else, called Natalie, "lost."
I played again, but this time when I clicked the picture, there was a dialogue that hadn't played before about Natalie's clothes. I clicked around to make sure there wasn't anything else, so then I called her, thinking "This is it! Now I have evidence!"
But sadly, no. The conversation went no differently. As far as I can tell, there is no way to change the outcome. Natalie will always hang up on you and stay with abusive Ken and "his crews."
I did, however, learn that wearing more clothes and wristbands may be a sign of violent relationships, but not enough of one to discuss. I suppose if I were really dealing with this, the JenniferAnn.org link would be helpful, but in what way would it be better than the link without the game itself?
It's called "theology."
Practically speaking, what has relativity done for us? Or plate tectonics, for that matter? We still have catastrophic earthquakes, and we still can't time-warp with wormholes. How long have these theories been around now? Sure, they may be useful down the road, but probably not within the next decade or two. And evolution? Don't get me started on the practical applications of pondering our origins and the immediate tangible rewards thereof.
And speaking of the obesity epidemic, heart disease, and whatnot... How many of these phenomena were caused directly by "scientific breakthroughs"? It could be (and has been) argued that artificial sweeteners, one such breakthrough, have actually contributed significantly to the obesity epidemic. There can be little doubt that our mostly sedentary lifestyles directly contribute to obesity as well as heart disease, and how much do you think we would sit around without our modern technology? And while we may be more aware of the world we live in now, how much of it have we destroyed or defiled with our science? (See also: DDT, plastics, killer bees.)
Don't get me wrong, the quest for knowledge is a noble one. We have learned how to treat many diseases, feed more people, squeeze ever more people onto a planet that can barely support them, and even look for other planets that may be our only hope of continued existence once we've finished this one off. But human beings are ill-prepared to handle the knowledge we seek. We learn how to string hydrocarbons together, and what do we make? Styrofoam! We learn how to launch satellites, and what fills our exosphere? Space junk. We learn how to split atoms, and what's the first thing we make? Yeah.
I think a part of it is that we're so used to hearing about all these "scientific breakthroughs" and "important discoveries" all the time. Every scientific article talks about the potentially life-changing applications of each little project, and by the time those developments take place, they're less spectacular (or less unusual, given today's society) than originally believed. I think another part of it is that so many scientists think their chosen fields are the most important. It does make sense that they would think so, given that they've devoted their careers (or entire lives) to the cause, but it sometimes seems to give their claims a sense of embellishment. After all, in how many ways have scientists predicted the end of the world? And of all those urgent warnings, how many have actually ended the world? Not counting the killer asteroids and alien invasions, of course.
The PCR part is already largely autonomous. Throw all the ingredients into the mix, heat it up to a certain temperature in a warm bath, cool it off, heat it up again, cool it off again... You get the idea. Each cycle doubles the amount of DNA produced. All you have to do is make sure there's enough ingredients in the mix; most versions of the equipment can do the heating-cooling cycles themselves.