agreed -- i eat millet, kamut (a more raw version of wheat), flax seed, and lots of other things that most people don't eat. there are hundreds of grains that all have unique tastes and health benefits. i bake bread with millet and really enjoy the taste and interesting texture it provides.
oh yeah, i bet "nobody bakes bread anymore" too...
it was a comprimise between God, the fox network and me.
i wanted God to make us nocturnal but It didn't want to add the UV night vision i thought would be necessary. God thought the naked form would be more attractive in the dark and ensure propagation of the species. i guess It was right.
anyway, i (insisting on being nocturnal) maintained that the earth should rotate the way it does and enlisted the help of the fox network who said the meteor showers couldn't compete against the spectacular reruns they had planned for early evening and God, knowing that the simpsons are loved did place the earth in its current rotation hoping that his show would compete with the fox network.
so it TOOK 4 years to break a 109 bit key. does this mean that it will take less than 2 years if we start now considering the increases in computer speed?
and should we be using 218 bit keys for data that should be secure for more than 4 years?
<HUMOR>maybe we should have the cia encrypt and submit to public the domain all of thier classified information. said info would be encrypted with key lengths appropriate for the amount of time they wish the data to be hidden. that would ensure that we all get to know what really happened, safely after those who are at fault have retired and entered hiding somewhere us courts can not punish (like winona ryder's house.
Though the charges can carry a prison term of up to three years, it is unlikely that Ryder will be sentenced to jail time.)</HUMOR>
Basically they get both an omnidirectional AND directional signal (not really, but that's the effect).
it's more like a bunch of directional signals that move with you. all those other point to point connections require you to aim the antennas. this aims the antennas as you move.
Waiting even 10 minutes for a bus/train when it's below zero just isn't acceptable for most people, and it can be dangerous for young kids and elderly as well.
automobiles are far more dangerous. there is a very interesting article about this guy Mayer Hillman at the Guardian and his ideas. he has some "out there" ideas but if history holds true we will probably agree with him in 30 years.
he talks about the dangers of automobiles (pollution, accidents, etc.) and how bicycles are far safer but should have seperate roadways, seperate from cars. he argues that cycling, even for short distances, improves health (physical and mental), liberates children (they don't have to stay home or ask for rides), and averts potentially global climate change. his opinions on that last point (climate change) are kind of shocking -- he calls for a rationing of carbon. each person can only produce a certain amount of carbon each year but selling carbon rations would not be prohibited. the idea is to reward the conserver.
if you cook the beans yourself, soak them overnight then dump out the water and rinse the beans. this helps though it does not completely eliminate the gassy results of bean consumption.
i cut a lot of onions (?) every week and after a while you get used to it. the problem is that when you cut the part of the onion with the roots sticking out the onion releases a chemical that (i'm told) is converted to sulfuric acid in your eye. it's not a lot of acid but enough to burn. but somehow i have become immune to the stuff.
anyway, the best way to prevent crying when cutting onions is to refridgerate them before cutting -- i guess this keeps the nasty chemicals from being so volitile when you cut them.
i'm sorry, but where were you that there were 'bombs exploding all around me'? boot camp? there havn't been any real wars in years, only bombing campaigns -- a real war requires two combatants.
as for the 'prestige' of being in a war... look at vietnam. did we really 'anty up' for freedom? these things always look good on tv, and we can always justify our actions in the movies that follow but the reality is that we don't fight for our fundamental freedoms anymore -- we fight for free trade.
all i'm saying is that being on slashdot, you probably have your own ideas and opinions on situations throughout the world. by joining the military you loose the opportunity to act on your own ideas and instead submit yourself to the wishes of those in power. which brings me to my last question: how well do your ideas and goals match those who are in control, politicians between the ages of 40 and 70 with a net worth of at least 4 million?
i know i don't agree with them so i won't be ordered by them.
what about "experimental" aircraft. a friend of mine is working on his pilots license so he can build his own plane from a kit (which is then considered experimental). my understanding was that since this plane is experimental it is exempt from certain regulations including the one about fuels -- he can use a car engine and use gasoline.
it doesn't work. forging mail is sooo easy and it would never hold up in court.
there is a way to copyright your stuff cheaply involving a notary -- basically you give the notary a copy and they hang on to it for you. notarys are like government approved honest people.
back to the forging the self-mailing thing -- to forge: 1. mail an empty envelope to yourself with weak tape sealing the flap 2. hang on to envelope for 10 years 3. place patented material in envelope and seal 4. forgery complete, sue for prior art.
other possibilities include steaming open your sealed envelope and replacing the contents.
a visit to the notary usually costs less than $20.
everyone keeps throwing about this 'apple only has 3-5% (total) market' but i would like to know what % of the 'home user' market. sure, wintel machines are far more prevalent at offices but this is about an internet connection, primarilary used at home.
oh, the sad state of the american educational system. actually, those words are perfectly valid and have existed for years (not buzzwords) they describe exactly what the poster meant which is the goal of language.
next time, instead of posting your ignorance, learn: dictionary.com
the average user does no configuring of the computer on thier own.
so why would linux be any more difficult to them? my laptop is running linux (debian with enlightenment) and my roommates have no problem using it. i didn't have to explain about this computer other than "sorry, if it says microsoft only you have to use the other computer".
now, i admit: the first time i tried to get linux on this laptop i had some trouble getting all the bells and whistles to work. but the second try (6 months later) i have everything running - it boots faster than windows 2000 which doesn't matter since it has yet to crash unlike the daily problems on 2K.
just get them configured well and they will sell.
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Work Harder. Millions on welfare depend on you!
considering that over 50% of the US budget is spent on military forces, your sig would be more accurate saying, "work harder, millions of foreign civilians anxiously await death dispatched from US planes!" or something...
pardon the assumption, but middle class americans don't know shit about the realities of welfare in this country. and don't expect to learn truth from tv.
a lot of homeless people know me -- i can't remember half of thier names but they don't mind because i talk to them. one of them, a vietnam veteran, recently gave me is VA card which entitles him to his welfare and health benefits. disabled, homeless, and not in communication with relatives. he sees no reason to live and gave me this card hoping someone would remember him.
and furthermore, the title "the return of the live human being" is absurd. when i call any of my finincial instutition, ISP, etc. i still get a phone menu.
this story really bugs me as it's nothing more than an overrated comment.
Right now we produce far more than enough food to feed the entire world...
actually, a very large part of the food we produce is used to feed other food -- cattle. americans eat so much beef (and a lot of chicken too) which is, from a food efficiency standpoint, a bad thing.
this is actually one of the reasons i'm vegetarian -- the way i see it, food raised to feed animals is mostly wasted since the animals just turn most of that food into shit.
...though perhaps not healthily since we didn't actually evolve to eat all these carbohydrates.
now that's just silly, there is more to vegetable matter than carbohydrates. consider beans (high in protine) or legumes such as peanuts (high in oil) etc. just because we grow lots of corn (to feed cattle, who are ruminids, evolved to eat grass and therefore, when corn-fed, need large quantities of antibiotics to disrupt the fermentation process which would otherwise result in a slimy glop that prevents the expulsion of the fermentation gasses (CO2) and would cause the rumin organ to expand to the point of collapsing the cattle's lungs, killing the animal) doesn't mean we can't grow soy, wheat, squash, fruits, etc. on that land.
the real problem is the subsidies that mean growing corn (with tons of nitrogen fertilizer which results in run-off and destroys aquatic habitat) for a non-human market is more profitable than growing human food.
there's more but why bother. tell me otherwise and i'll continue
i think the reason they didn't overclocking the ram is that AFAIK no motherboard has a clock multiplier for anything other than the processor. the only reason you can overclock a CPU is because the motherboard allows you to change the CPU clock speed (multiplier).
that's a fucking joke. do you really believe there is a shortage of labour in america? there is a dire shortage of labour willing to work 24/7 for nothing (as robots are) but there is no shortage of labour.
this is just someone using technology to make them more money -- not necessarily a bad thing but they could have been more honest about the motives for going robotic. the cost savings are both in labour (on a well engineered machine, repairs won't cost too much) and in realestate (200 sq ft costs less than 2500 sq ft).
really, don't buy that bullshit about lack of labour -- U.S. unemployment in july was 6%. and if i recall correctly, the federal unemployment numbers only include people actively looking for jobs, not those who gave up.
P.S. i am looking for a job and having very poor results.
they said they were now illegal so I bought a bong.
:) bongs (err... tobacco water pipes) and all other pipes catering to the pot smoking crowd were outlawed in 1999 in Pittsburgh, where i grew up. if i were wiser (and not smoking so much) at the time i would have challenged it -- you could still buy papers and old fashioned tobacco pipes, just not anything a head shop would sell. the poor head shops were forced to make due off of hackey sacks and 'testing suppliments'.
sardines. my dad eats those -- his parents were sweedish. i didn't like fish when i lived at home and i'm now vegetarian but do occasionally (maybe once a year) have fish. next time i'll try em. do you eat them on anything (crisp bread?) or straight from the can?
as for Omega 3, i used to eat foods containing hemp for my Omega 3's but either ashcroft or the drug czar made it illegal to eat hemp. let's not forget that hemp actually contains less THC than fresh orange juice contains alcohol. so the next 'logical' step is to restrict orange juice purchases to adults 21 and over;)
there is no scientific evaluation of the caffiene levels or mention that carbohydrates can make you more tired when you are already tired (eat protein for energy).
i recommend tofu scramble with coffee or some such drink without so much sugar. but i guess this isn't really an option since gamers don't seem to like taking breaks.
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agreed -- i eat millet, kamut (a more raw version of wheat), flax seed, and lots of other things that most people don't eat. there are hundreds of grains that all have unique tastes and health benefits. i bake bread with millet and really enjoy the taste and interesting texture it provides.
oh yeah, i bet "nobody bakes bread anymore" too...
these are for protection of demonstrators from the nasty gasses released by cops at demonstrations. sort of stylish...
it was a comprimise between God, the fox network and me.
i wanted God to make us nocturnal but It didn't want to add the UV night vision i thought would be necessary. God thought the naked form would be more attractive in the dark and ensure propagation of the species. i guess It was right.
anyway, i (insisting on being nocturnal) maintained that the earth should rotate the way it does and enlisted the help of the fox network who said the meteor showers couldn't compete against the spectacular reruns they had planned for early evening and God, knowing that the simpsons are loved did place the earth in its current rotation hoping that his show would compete with the fox network.
i'm not sure that was a good move.
so it TOOK 4 years to break a 109 bit key. does this mean that it will take less than 2 years if we start now considering the increases in computer speed?
and should we be using 218 bit keys for data that should be secure for more than 4 years?
<HUMOR>maybe we should have the cia encrypt and submit to public the domain all of thier classified information. said info would be encrypted with key lengths appropriate for the amount of time they wish the data to be hidden. that would ensure that we all get to know what really happened, safely after those who are at fault have retired and entered hiding somewhere us courts can not punish (like winona ryder's house.
Though the charges can carry a prison term of up to three years, it is unlikely that Ryder will be sentenced to jail time.)</HUMOR>
if you have ever taken ANY C class you will remember that line at the end of your function 'return 0;' that meant 'everything's fine'
Basically they get both an omnidirectional AND directional signal (not really, but that's the effect).
it's more like a bunch of directional signals that move with you. all those other point to point connections require you to aim the antennas. this aims the antennas as you move.
Waiting even 10 minutes for a bus/train when it's below zero just isn't acceptable for most people, and it can be dangerous for young kids and elderly as well.
automobiles are far more dangerous. there is a very interesting article about this guy Mayer Hillman at the Guardian and his ideas. he has some "out there" ideas but if history holds true we will probably agree with him in 30 years.
he talks about the dangers of automobiles (pollution, accidents, etc.) and how bicycles are far safer but should have seperate roadways, seperate from cars. he argues that cycling, even for short distances, improves health (physical and mental), liberates children (they don't have to stay home or ask for rides), and averts potentially global climate change. his opinions on that last point (climate change) are kind of shocking -- he calls for a rationing of carbon. each person can only produce a certain amount of carbon each year but selling carbon rations would not be prohibited. the idea is to reward the conserver.
can closed specs produce open software? the specs will cost $2000 to license.
if you cook the beans yourself, soak them overnight then dump out the water and rinse the beans. this helps though it does not completely eliminate the gassy results of bean consumption.
i cut a lot of onions (?) every week and after a while you get used to it. the problem is that when you cut the part of the onion with the roots sticking out the onion releases a chemical that (i'm told) is converted to sulfuric acid in your eye. it's not a lot of acid but enough to burn. but somehow i have become immune to the stuff.
anyway, the best way to prevent crying when cutting onions is to refridgerate them before cutting -- i guess this keeps the nasty chemicals from being so volitile when you cut them.
if that doesn't work wear swim goggles.
i'm sorry, but where were you that there were 'bombs exploding all around me'? boot camp? there havn't been any real wars in years, only bombing campaigns -- a real war requires two combatants.
as for the 'prestige' of being in a war... look at vietnam. did we really 'anty up' for freedom? these things always look good on tv, and we can always justify our actions in the movies that follow but the reality is that we don't fight for our fundamental freedoms anymore -- we fight for free trade.
all i'm saying is that being on slashdot, you probably have your own ideas and opinions on situations throughout the world. by joining the military you loose the opportunity to act on your own ideas and instead submit yourself to the wishes of those in power. which brings me to my last question: how well do your ideas and goals match those who are in control, politicians between the ages of 40 and 70 with a net worth of at least 4 million?
i know i don't agree with them so i won't be ordered by them.
what about "experimental" aircraft. a friend of mine is working on his pilots license so he can build his own plane from a kit (which is then considered experimental). my understanding was that since this plane is experimental it is exempt from certain regulations including the one about fuels -- he can use a car engine and use gasoline.
...or does he have to buy this STC?
it doesn't work. forging mail is sooo easy and it would never hold up in court.
there is a way to copyright your stuff cheaply involving a notary -- basically you give the notary a copy and they hang on to it for you. notarys are like government approved honest people.
back to the forging the self-mailing thing -- to forge:
1. mail an empty envelope to yourself with weak tape sealing the flap
2. hang on to envelope for 10 years
3. place patented material in envelope and seal
4. forgery complete, sue for prior art.
other possibilities include steaming open your sealed envelope and replacing the contents.
a visit to the notary usually costs less than $20.
everyone keeps throwing about this 'apple only has 3-5% (total) market' but i would like to know what % of the 'home user' market. sure, wintel machines are far more prevalent at offices but this is about an internet connection, primarilary used at home.
oh, the sad state of the american educational system. actually, those words are perfectly valid and have existed for years (not buzzwords) they describe exactly what the poster meant which is the goal of language.
next time, instead of posting your ignorance, learn: dictionary.com
the average user does no configuring of the computer on thier own.
so why would linux be any more difficult to them? my laptop is running linux (debian with enlightenment) and my roommates have no problem using it. i didn't have to explain about this computer other than "sorry, if it says microsoft only you have to use the other computer".
now, i admit: the first time i tried to get linux on this laptop i had some trouble getting all the bells and whistles to work. but the second try (6 months later) i have everything running - it boots faster than windows 2000 which doesn't matter since it has yet to crash unlike the daily problems on 2K.
just get them configured well and they will sell.
Work Harder. Millions on welfare depend on you!
considering that over 50% of the US budget is spent on military forces, your sig would be more accurate saying, "work harder, millions of foreign civilians anxiously await death dispatched from US planes!" or something...
pardon the assumption, but middle class americans don't know shit about the realities of welfare in this country. and don't expect to learn truth from tv.
a lot of homeless people know me -- i can't remember half of thier names but they don't mind because i talk to them. one of them, a vietnam veteran, recently gave me is VA card which entitles him to his welfare and health benefits. disabled, homeless, and not in communication with relatives. he sees no reason to live and gave me this card hoping someone would remember him.
good luck.
and furthermore, the title "the return of the live human being" is absurd. when i call any of my finincial instutition, ISP, etc. i still get a phone menu.
this story really bugs me as it's nothing more than an overrated comment.
what is this crap? we all know telephone to computer interfaces aren't very good. humans are better. yep. glad you got that across.
i can't help but think slashdot just (accidently?) posted another ad, this time for Earthlink, LivePerson or Softroad.
Right now we produce far more than enough food to feed the entire world...
...though perhaps not healthily since we didn't actually evolve to eat all these carbohydrates.
actually, a very large part of the food we produce is used to feed other food -- cattle. americans eat so much beef (and a lot of chicken too) which is, from a food efficiency standpoint, a bad thing.
this is actually one of the reasons i'm vegetarian -- the way i see it, food raised to feed animals is mostly wasted since the animals just turn most of that food into shit.
now that's just silly, there is more to vegetable matter than carbohydrates. consider beans (high in protine) or legumes such as peanuts (high in oil) etc. just because we grow lots of corn (to feed cattle, who are ruminids, evolved to eat grass and therefore, when corn-fed, need large quantities of antibiotics to disrupt the fermentation process which would otherwise result in a slimy glop that prevents the expulsion of the fermentation gasses (CO2) and would cause the rumin organ to expand to the point of collapsing the cattle's lungs, killing the animal) doesn't mean we can't grow soy, wheat, squash, fruits, etc. on that land.
the real problem is the subsidies that mean growing corn (with tons of nitrogen fertilizer which results in run-off and destroys aquatic habitat) for a non-human market is more profitable than growing human food.
there's more but why bother. tell me otherwise and i'll continue
i think the reason they didn't overclocking the ram is that AFAIK no motherboard has a clock multiplier for anything other than the processor. the only reason you can overclock a CPU is because the motherboard allows you to change the CPU clock speed (multiplier).
that's a fucking joke. do you really believe there is a shortage of labour in america? there is a dire shortage of labour willing to work 24/7 for nothing (as robots are) but there is no shortage of labour.
this is just someone using technology to make them more money -- not necessarily a bad thing but they could have been more honest about the motives for going robotic. the cost savings are both in labour (on a well engineered machine, repairs won't cost too much) and in realestate (200 sq ft costs less than 2500 sq ft).
really, don't buy that bullshit about lack of labour -- U.S. unemployment in july was 6%. and if i recall correctly, the federal unemployment numbers only include people actively looking for jobs, not those who gave up.
P.S. i am looking for a job and having very poor results.
they said they were now illegal so I bought a bong.
:) bongs (err... tobacco water pipes) and all other pipes catering to the pot smoking crowd were outlawed in 1999 in Pittsburgh, where i grew up. if i were wiser (and not smoking so much) at the time i would have challenged it -- you could still buy papers and old fashioned tobacco pipes, just not anything a head shop would sell. the poor head shops were forced to make due off of hackey sacks and 'testing suppliments'.
silly legislators.
sardines. my dad eats those -- his parents were sweedish. i didn't like fish when i lived at home and i'm now vegetarian but do occasionally (maybe once a year) have fish. next time i'll try em. do you eat them on anything (crisp bread?) or straight from the can? as for Omega 3, i used to eat foods containing hemp for my Omega 3's but either ashcroft or the drug czar made it illegal to eat hemp. let's not forget that hemp actually contains less THC than fresh orange juice contains alcohol. so the next 'logical' step is to restrict orange juice purchases to adults 21 and over ;)
there is no scientific evaluation of the caffiene levels or mention that carbohydrates can make you more tired when you are already tired (eat protein for energy).
i recommend tofu scramble with coffee or some such drink without so much sugar. but i guess this isn't really an option since gamers don't seem to like taking breaks.