Me too... I take my shoes off in the office, have unusual things on my walls as art (a real "doohicky" circa 1990), and use one of three Macs in a 500 Wintel PC org.
I'm waiting for a 60 GB iPod because I own 99% of my 43 GB collection. (Those songs/albums I don't legally own are on my CD to-buy list, because mp3s are not ok for critical listening on a decent stereo system.)
Fuck you, Ballmer! Fuck you and that broken down old horse you rode in on!
See if your local university has a ballroom dance club or other strongly coed hobby you could pick up. It'll get you first-hand social experience with the opposite sex. I wouldn't use it as a pool of potential mates (that's just not the right frame of mind to go into it), but it should expand your social circle.
I've tried the Aeron and found the front edge of the seat (the hard plastic surround) pushed into the back of my leg too much to be comfortable. Find somewhere to try this chair out, it might not be for everyone. (Of course it is possible I just didn't fiddle with the settings long enough.)
Having some experience with large Universities, I can say a couple things on the matter:
you will get on someone's spitlist if you do anything to tarnish the image of the organisation... unless you're a football star
you won't find potential security holes well received if you bring them up confidentially
Often it seems to be a case where management wants to play the odds because "we haven't had a problem yet". Well, how do you know you haven't had a problem yet when your current security setup is completely non-auditable (i.e. a shared login for everyone).
Another point. If your public appearance/reputation is something you make money from, would it be unreasonable to have an assistant taping events with a camcorder for legal reasons? You would sign an agreement to not resell the rights to reproduce the events for profit, only using them as a record of events in case of any legal dispute.
That was what I was thinking. It wouldn't be unreasonable for any news media to sign an agreement to not misrepresent your appearance/words/performance.
If they're serious, wouldn't they want to be accurate in their portrayal of events?
Another thing bugging me about with this show's premise is the attack on intellectualism. Has anyone else noticed a gradual political/media shift against intelligent, thoughtful people?
Good point... but can you teach an old human new tricks? How long will it take before they realize they will have to live in the world they create? Will it cause major wars as countries "plan" ahead by hoarding resources?
Actually, a few years ago slashdot broke the DHMO story. The story was only up for a few minutes before being deleted... and you won't find it in the/. archives... bummer.
You can do something like that under VMware. Set the system to be read-only, all changes to the file system are temporary. I think there are options to save the changes when you quit.
The big problem then is how to get your mom to know when she's installed spyware or been infected with a virus and then not save the changes to the system. I think that sets you back to square one... and if you're going to go through all that trouble, you might as well fight the anti-windows battle and train them to use something else.
They'll still ask you why they can't open this.exe or.scr their friend sent them, but that answer is always easier than the other cleanup.
Because existing phones are designed to dial numbers. Making everyone with an old POTS phone upgrade to a QWERTY keyboard with Display type phone is stupid when there's really nothing wrong with the "old way".
The two systems don't talk to each other anyway, so why build to old technology? Besides, my contacts are all arranged by alphabetical name in my cell phone book anyway.
We're usually trying to reach a person, but in reality we're dialing in the address of a particular phone instrument and hoping that the person is near it. Until phones are implanted in people's heads the paradigm will remain the same. It makes more sense to stick with numbered addressing for phone instruments as there's no way to guarantee that dialing "jsmith@phone.address.whatever" will get you John Smith-- you're only getting his phone.
More and more often the phone is a cell phone carried with the person. The paradigm is changing as land lines are being abandoned. Certainly other countries will take longer to get up and running, but moving to an alpha addressing system will still handle their numbering system.
Also, an upgrade doesn't have to kill numeric addressing systems. Alpha characters still have an ascii number equivelant which could be distributed... though people may end up entering a very long number.
1. Why do we want to use a number to contact a specific phone instead of alphanumerics to contact a person like an email address? When we use a phone, are we trying to contact another phone, or a person? Unless it's a business line, isn't it usually a specific person we're trying to reach?
For traveling, and keeping odd hours, I have an Eagle Creek eye mask. I also found some earplugs that work amazingly well, though you may have to shop around for some that work well and fit comfortably; try a mall travel store. The foam ear plugs that you compress and they expand in your ear are just junk.
I fixed some ancient Epicure speakers around 4 years back and haven't had any problems with moderate listening levels for many hours a day, and dozens of hours at peak volumes.
Have you ever tried to find a Slashdot article by trying to remember when it was published? Organizing files by timeline for the temporally differently-abled is probably a bad idea.
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The Recon looks a bit like the Firewall model (no longer available?) which I have... very comfortable to wear.
Dantz Retrospect has a good UI, should be fairly easy for somewhat savvy users.
Weirdos unite!
I'm waiting for a 60 GB iPod because I own 99% of my 43 GB collection. (Those songs/albums I don't legally own are on my CD to-buy list, because mp3s are not ok for critical listening on a decent stereo system.)
Fuck you, Ballmer! Fuck you and that broken down old horse you rode in on!
See if your local university has a ballroom dance club or other strongly coed hobby you could pick up. It'll get you first-hand social experience with the opposite sex. I wouldn't use it as a pool of potential mates (that's just not the right frame of mind to go into it), but it should expand your social circle.
I've tried the Aeron and found the front edge of the seat (the hard plastic surround) pushed into the back of my leg too much to be comfortable. Find somewhere to try this chair out, it might not be for everyone. (Of course it is possible I just didn't fiddle with the settings long enough.)
I spend a lot of time in a Steelcase Sensor (high-back with adjustable arms (try this link)). It's fairly comfortable for my 6'2" frame.
Although I would have probably gone with the Leap if I had the option three years ago.
McHale's Navy
Meet the Parents
Both for being insipidly boring, utterly predictable, transparently manipulative, soulless, and plain stupid.
If you haven't already, google for beowulf clusters at other universities and contact those departments.
Having some experience with large Universities, I can say a couple things on the matter:
Often it seems to be a case where management wants to play the odds because "we haven't had a problem yet". Well, how do you know you haven't had a problem yet when your current security setup is completely non-auditable (i.e. a shared login for everyone).
Another point. If your public appearance/reputation is something you make money from, would it be unreasonable to have an assistant taping events with a camcorder for legal reasons? You would sign an agreement to not resell the rights to reproduce the events for profit, only using them as a record of events in case of any legal dispute.
That was what I was thinking. It wouldn't be unreasonable for any news media to sign an agreement to not misrepresent your appearance/words/performance.
If they're serious, wouldn't they want to be accurate in their portrayal of events?
Another thing bugging me about with this show's premise is the attack on intellectualism. Has anyone else noticed a gradual political/media shift against intelligent, thoughtful people?
CheckMate is a checksum comparison program... main problem would be that you need a good initial baseline.
Good point... but can you teach an old human new tricks? How long will it take before they realize they will have to live in the world they create? Will it cause major wars as countries "plan" ahead by hoarding resources?
What brand/model did you buy, and have you tested it in wet or winter weather?
Bats would normally eat those mosquitos... just install a bat house on your property.
Real Goods sells renewable energy sources, books on design and installation, and planning and installation services.
Actually, a few years ago slashdot broke the DHMO story. The story was only up for a few minutes before being deleted... and you won't find it in the /. archives... bummer.
You can do something like that under VMware. Set the system to be read-only, all changes to the file system are temporary. I think there are options to save the changes when you quit.
The big problem then is how to get your mom to know when she's installed spyware or been infected with a virus and then not save the changes to the system. I think that sets you back to square one... and if you're going to go through all that trouble, you might as well fight the anti-windows battle and train them to use something else.
They'll still ask you why they can't open this .exe or .scr their friend sent them, but that answer is always easier than the other cleanup.
Because existing phones are designed to dial numbers. Making everyone with an old POTS phone upgrade to a QWERTY keyboard with Display type phone is stupid when there's really nothing wrong with the "old way".
The two systems don't talk to each other anyway, so why build to old technology? Besides, my contacts are all arranged by alphabetical name in my cell phone book anyway.
We're usually trying to reach a person, but in reality we're dialing in the address of a particular phone instrument and hoping that the person is near it. Until phones are implanted in people's heads the paradigm will remain the same. It makes more sense to stick with numbered addressing for phone instruments as there's no way to guarantee that dialing "jsmith@phone.address.whatever" will get you John Smith-- you're only getting his phone.
More and more often the phone is a cell phone carried with the person. The paradigm is changing as land lines are being abandoned. Certainly other countries will take longer to get up and running, but moving to an alpha addressing system will still handle their numbering system.
Also, an upgrade doesn't have to kill numeric addressing systems. Alpha characters still have an ascii number equivelant which could be distributed... though people may end up entering a very long number.
1. Why do we want to use a number to contact a specific phone instead of alphanumerics to contact a person like an email address? When we use a phone, are we trying to contact another phone, or a person? Unless it's a business line, isn't it usually a specific person we're trying to reach?
2. How long until we start getting VoIP spam?
For traveling, and keeping odd hours, I have an Eagle Creek eye mask. I also found some earplugs that work amazingly well, though you may have to shop around for some that work well and fit comfortably; try a mall travel store. The foam ear plugs that you compress and they expand in your ear are just junk.
Total cost is less than $15.
Or a "coupon book" redeemable for such items.
I fixed some ancient Epicure speakers around 4 years back and haven't had any problems with moderate listening levels for many hours a day, and dozens of hours at peak volumes.
Just take your time, work slowly and carefully.
Have you ever tried to find a Slashdot article by trying to remember when it was published? Organizing files by timeline for the temporally differently-abled is probably a bad idea.