Possibly because they can't handle an apostrophe either. Just tonight I wrote a letter to the local newspaper:
A blinking sign on Eau Gallie Boulevard has announced that DOT workers are as illiterate as drivers think them slothful. Located just east of the causeway bridge and facing the westbound traffic, it warns drivers "EXPECT DELAY'S" and "LANE CLOSURE'S."
For DOT workers unfamiliar with written English, the apostrophe is used to indicate either the possessive case (John's car or Mary's book) or that one or more letters were removed to create a contraction ("it is" becomes "it's," "do not" becomes "don't"). The third-person pronoun "it" defies the rule: the possessive version is "its," with no apostrophe. Apostrophes are never used to indicate a plural. Properly written, the blinking warnings would read "EXPECT DELAYS" and "LANE CLOSURES."
Whoops that third bullet point was supposed to include
All of a sudden, this rather staid and arcane field is exploding
I would recommend the following as fixes for the quoted items:
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Magic sinewaves have the unusual property that their unwanted harmonic output is almost zero and much lower than traditional PWM-generated sinusoidal waves.
I used to respect Don Lancaster. Too bad he can't write. At all.
For best efficiency, you'll want to flip the switches as few times as possible per cycle. And you'd also like to consistently flip only half of the switches at once. For a further efficiency doubling
Magic sinewaves whose harmonics can be forced to zero. Or else held to amazingly low values
What? He begins sentences with conjunctions. He employs sentence fragments and makes you guess the meaning. He uses imprecise and vague language (how do you flip "half of" a switch?).
Don, hire a proofreader! It's too painful to read!
You are correct. The one party that can STOP this madness is, of course, the Constitution Party, the only party that promotes constitutionally correct government. A vote for the other parties is wasted on those that would further the decline of the American Experiment.
I think we're well on our way on both counts. The increasing intolerance for any public display of religion, and the increasingly large entitlement programs would, I think, prove that.
After attending a Cleveland Orchestra concert (free ticket via Kent State's School of Music), I and 2 other trombonists stopped at a White Castle for greasy, whole-ridden burgers.
Can non-emancipated minors assume debt? I don't think so, this is why banks won't issue credit cards or loans to minors without an additional signature from an adult
It's not that minors can't asssume debt, it's that they can't enter into legally binding contracts. That's why the cosigns are required. Credit card agreements and loans require written legal contracts.
Filter by default - if you need your ports or you want to do your own firewalling then get the "advanced user" account that costs less but requires more responsibility from the user.
Costs less? Are you kidding? They'd price it higher than the ports-closed standard account because it's "Advanced." Kinda like the phone company charging extra for touch tone over pulse, even though it takes more equipment (nowadays) to handle pulse dialing.
Will Bush Backers Manipulate Votes to Deliver GW Another Election?
No matter the merits of the story, I am shocked and appalled at the lack of journalistic judgement used by these people. Do they not remember the counties that had "troubles" in the 2000 election? Palm Beach county, the seminal example, had a Democrat for a Supervisor of Elections and a ballot that was designed and approvedbyDemocrats. Whiny crybabies, that's what these people are. Bush received a majority of the Electoral College votes; get over it. Presidents have never been elected by popular vote.
For what it's worth, I'm for a repeal of the Seventeenth Amendment and give the States a voice in the Federal Government again! The original Constitution of the United States was a finely balanced work of art; the Seventeenth Amendment destroyed that balance by stopping the voice of the States and giving that voice to the People, already represented by the House of Representatives. Senators were originally, and rightly, to be elected by State Legislatures.
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That's always been something I thought of as ugly. I think it really should follow the standard rule: apostrophe means posessive.
That was a very dangerous statement to make around here!
Mr. Owl said that it takes 3 licks to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop!
Well, there you go!
[I turn my Red Hat box off when I'm not using it, too!]
I think you're right. I found this page that, about halfway down, discusses the Stratus and some of its design choices. Very interesting.
It's been 20 minutes since this was posted and nobody's replied. I suppose you could say that nobody cares and therefore infer that *BSD is dying. :)
Fine.
"When I depart, this toaster, and everything in it, will automatically de-rez."
Doesn't that imply some fixed symbol rate? I thought that the speed of a link (barring bit errors) is bits per symbol * symbol rate.
What does that mean? Just because it's radio doesn't mean it's slow.
I would recommend the following as fixes for the quoted items:
Magic sinewaves have the unusual property that their unwanted harmonic output is almost zero and much lower than traditional PWM-generated sinusoidal waves.
Suddenly this staid and arcane field is exploding
Sorry for the inconvenience!
What? He begins sentences with conjunctions. He employs sentence fragments and makes you guess the meaning. He uses imprecise and vague language (how do you flip "half of" a switch?).
Don, hire a proofreader! It's too painful to read!
The people listed on this page should know what you think on the issue. Please call each of them (or at least one of them) and let them know what you think!
(Yes, it's the Federal District Court for Westeern Oklahoma). Robin J Cauthron is the chief judge
Why do people waste such wonderful posts as Anonymous Cowards. That's a great idea!
You are correct. The one party that can STOP this madness is, of course, the Constitution Party, the only party that promotes constitutionally correct government. A vote for the other parties is wasted on those that would further the decline of the American Experiment.
I think we're well on our way on both counts. The increasing intolerance for any public display of religion, and the increasingly large entitlement programs would, I think, prove that.
Whole-what-ridden?
What's a "wormius?" If you use "wormii," there's got to be a singular form, "wormius." What's a "wormius?"
Since the Social Security Administration is a Federal agency, I doubt that the State of California has the ability to hand out Social Security cards.
It's not that minors can't asssume debt, it's that they can't enter into legally binding contracts. That's why the cosigns are required. Credit card agreements and loans require written legal contracts.
Do you really think any president would veto a bill with "homeland security" in the title, at least during their first term?
Thanks for the backup. I was wondering about that mod...
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Oh well. I guess some people have never paid a phone bill
Costs less? Are you kidding? They'd price it higher than the ports-closed standard account because it's "Advanced." Kinda like the phone company charging extra for touch tone over pulse, even though it takes more equipment (nowadays) to handle pulse dialing.
I can assure you that defense contractors' products are not open source or transparent to the general public.
No matter the merits of the story, I am shocked and appalled at the lack of journalistic judgement used by these people. Do they not remember the counties that had "troubles" in the 2000 election? Palm Beach county, the seminal example, had a Democrat for a Supervisor of Elections and a ballot that was designed and approved by Democrats. Whiny crybabies, that's what these people are. Bush received a majority of the Electoral College votes; get over it. Presidents have never been elected by popular vote.
For what it's worth, I'm for a repeal of the Seventeenth Amendment and give the States a voice in the Federal Government again! The original Constitution of the United States was a finely balanced work of art; the Seventeenth Amendment destroyed that balance by stopping the voice of the States and giving that voice to the People, already represented by the House of Representatives. Senators were originally, and rightly, to be elected by State Legislatures.