You know, I never realized how connected my sense of direction and the sun's position are until I went to New Zealand. I actually managed to get myself on the wrong coast at one point.
Fortunately I didn't have any particular schedule or itinerary, so it didn't really matter.
Try your local computer store. Back when I was a tech, I kept probably 20+ pounds of screws in a coffee can on my desk. On the rare occasion someone would ask for screws, I'd produce the can and ask how many scoops they wanted.
Ball point pens, on the other hand, are a problem. The only time I ever had enough of those around was when I worked at a software retailer that had literally thousands of them at the front counter. Yeah, we'd lose a dozen a day, but the store eventually reached the point of saturation and you could always find one in arm's reach.
Dang, that's harsh. My dad spent 30 years with GTE and left just prior to the merger. They never really made much of an effort to conceal the number of trucks that were always parked at the local donut shop. I think the feeling was that as long as there were fewer phone trucks than CHP cruisers there, you were ok.
Very true. I bought a stack of HDS ViewStation X terminals at a local DRMO auction and sold a couple on eBay. I wasn't expecting much, because the last one I'd seen sell went for about $15 - but that had no pictures and a single vague paragraph about what it was. I wrote up a whole page about it, took a picture, and sold two of them for over $100 each.
Not sure if this is a Clear Channel station or not, but I'm in Santa Maria, where Michael Jackson was arraigned the other day. Well, I just heard a news report on a LOCAL station that says he was arraigned in the usually sleepy town of Santa MONICA. Christ, this is the biggest local story in YEARS, and yet they still just read some newswire story complete with the name of the wrong town. Do you think these people even know what town they're reporting "from"?
The first crew of the Salyut 1 space station were returning on Soyuz 11 when a pressure equalization failed - possibly because of the shock of the explosive bolts that separated them from the station. That one must have been a much faster leak, since they only had a chance to get it closed half way before they died. Yeah, the leak in this case wasn't anything drastic, but how much air was that valve capable of releasing? How much time would the crew have had to either fix it or abandon the station if it had opened all the way? Why did it leak in the first place? The $1 valves in my car's tires don't leak - you'd think space station valves would be of somewhat higher quality.
Thanks for the recommendation. I just ordered a basic set. That's one of the best parts about having an 8-year old son - I've always got an excuse to buy toys. =]
That's kind of like asking why they don't make the whole airplane the way they make the black box.
How heavily armored do you think that radio would have to be to survive hitting the surface at 10,000 mph? Or even 500 mph, for that matter? Flight data recorders aren't designed to keep functioning after a crash - they're designed to preserve the recording.
Here's a better idea for a cheap 'beacon' - fill a bladder with a bunch of flourescent dye, then when it disappears you look for the big splat.
I think I've heard of these tests before, someplace...
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It gets a little more complicated than that... I think even with the hypercapnic respiratory drive suppressed you've still got the hypoxic drive. At least, normal healthy people should. See this document for more than you ever wanted to know about respiratory drive. But yeah, pure oxygen in the 3.5 to 4 psi neighborhood has long been used for spacecraft and pressure suits. Of course, you've got to either reduce the pressure very slowly or prebreathe pure O2 for a while first or risk getting the bends due to pressure change.
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Hey, I work on a military base and I've got away with more.
Last year, at Halloween, I swiped a spare floor tile (we have a raised floor in the network control center), ripped the carpet off, and mounted it on a piece of particle board with a hole cut in the middle. I removed one of the regular floor tiles, climbed in, and put my head through the cutout. Someone set a box on my head, and we just waited for the cleaning lady to come around.
I've got a still pic of the setup somewhere, but unfortunately we didn't tape the cleaning staff's reaction. The two poor ladies screamed their heads off when one picked up the box, and ran for the door.
Some things can benefit from a combination. I'd love to have a GPS receiver in my digital camera, so I could remember where I was when I took a picture. But I'm going to smack the next guy that decides to build another combination digital camera + MP3 player because they share parts and it's cheap to do.
Yes, there was sound in space. But they did a good job of keeping it muted, more a suggestion of sound to let you know your TV's not screwed up. I liked it.
Yeah, the shaky camera was over-done. But have you ever tried moving around in a pressure suit while holding a camcorder? =]
And FINALLY we get to see someone turn a fighter around and fly backwards to shoot at missiles! The combat overall reminded me a lot of the game Terminus. Yes, there are 'stars' moving by in Terminus, but they're generated by your HUD as a visual reference.
I would think it's the folks WITHOUT a boat that need the Coast Guard the most...
And no, you don't need a 'rescue plan' to go hiking, but you'd damn well better tell someone where you're going and be prepared to deal with contingencies. This guy's idea of contingency planning was to land and hope someone would sell him fuel.
And how much do you think rescuing a couple of stupid tourists a year is going to cost?
As a former Search and Rescue team member, I've got absolutely no sympathy for the guy. He didn't plan ahead, didn't coordinate, and now he expects someone else to bail him out.
We had this discussion in EMT class. At least here, EMT's don't get to do IVs. So the EMT hangover fix is lots of high-flow O2. The paramedic hangover fix, on the other hand, involves saline, dextrose, and some sort of vitamin complex I think, plus high-flow O2.
Hell, when I was in the 9th grade we managed to fill up a 40 meg drive with porn GIF's downloaded at 2400 baud using bogus BBS accounts.
Hmm, that ought to be a law of some sort... like 'the availability of pornography will increase at a rate sufficient to match any advances in data storage and transfer technology.' Yeah, I like that. Scott's law on digital smut. Bound to hold true longer than Moore's Law.
How many times has the Seven Samuari been rehashed? Hell, A Bug's Life and Three Amigos are both ripoffs. And from what I've read of the new Dark Tower book it's a ripoff too.
The critical point here is that Seven Samurai is a GOOD STORY, and worth of imitation, even if it's been overdone a bit.
Are you talking about money as a medium for exchanging value, or the physical specie that represents it? I think we're always going to need a medium for exchange and storage of value... as for the physical aspect, check out Tangible Nanomoney for an insightful look at the problems of cash in a nanotech world.
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You know, I never realized how connected my sense of direction and the sun's position are until I went to New Zealand. I actually managed to get myself on the wrong coast at one point.
Fortunately I didn't have any particular schedule or itinerary, so it didn't really matter.
Try your local computer store. Back when I was a tech, I kept probably 20+ pounds of screws in a coffee can on my desk. On the rare occasion someone would ask for screws, I'd produce the can and ask how many scoops they wanted.
Ball point pens, on the other hand, are a problem. The only time I ever had enough of those around was when I worked at a software retailer that had literally thousands of them at the front counter. Yeah, we'd lose a dozen a day, but the store eventually reached the point of saturation and you could always find one in arm's reach.
Yep, Elerium-115. Exactly what I thought when I read that comment. Damn annoying, always having to raid Sectoid battleships to get the stuff, too.
Dang, that's harsh. My dad spent 30 years with GTE and left just prior to the merger. They never really made much of an effort to conceal the number of trucks that were always parked at the local donut shop. I think the feeling was that as long as there were fewer phone trucks than CHP cruisers there, you were ok.
Very true. I bought a stack of HDS ViewStation X terminals at a local DRMO auction and sold a couple on eBay. I wasn't expecting much, because the last one I'd seen sell went for about $15 - but that had no pictures and a single vague paragraph about what it was. I wrote up a whole page about it, took a picture, and sold two of them for over $100 each.
Well, my mid tower fits that description. At a glance, I'd say it's about the size of a 4000 sheet stack.
Not sure if this is a Clear Channel station or not, but I'm in Santa Maria, where Michael Jackson was arraigned the other day. Well, I just heard a news report on a LOCAL station that says he was arraigned in the usually sleepy town of Santa MONICA. Christ, this is the biggest local story in YEARS, and yet they still just read some newswire story complete with the name of the wrong town. Do you think these people even know what town they're reporting "from"?
Thanks for the recommendation. I just ordered a basic set. That's one of the best parts about having an 8-year old son - I've always got an excuse to buy toys. =]
That's kind of like asking why they don't make the whole airplane the way they make the black box.
How heavily armored do you think that radio would have to be to survive hitting the surface at 10,000 mph? Or even 500 mph, for that matter? Flight data recorders aren't designed to keep functioning after a crash - they're designed to preserve the recording.
Here's a better idea for a cheap 'beacon' - fill a bladder with a bunch of flourescent dye, then when it disappears you look for the big splat.
Dude... you've got to find some better hobbies.
I think I've heard of these tests before, someplace...
Hey, I work on a military base and I've got away with more.
Last year, at Halloween, I swiped a spare floor tile (we have a raised floor in the network control center), ripped the carpet off, and mounted it on a piece of particle board with a hole cut in the middle. I removed one of the regular floor tiles, climbed in, and put my head through the cutout. Someone set a box on my head, and we just waited for the cleaning lady to come around.
I've got a still pic of the setup somewhere, but unfortunately we didn't tape the cleaning staff's reaction. The two poor ladies screamed their heads off when one picked up the box, and ran for the door.
For wearing your 'l33t hax0r' hat when the outside security guys come through...
Trade it in for a nice black fedora like I've got on my hat rack. I get compliments on it all the time.
At least, until they realize it's a plastic prop I stole from the Black Hat Briefings.
Don't you think they could have designed a less-pointy form factor for a pocket computer? Sheesh.
Some things can benefit from a combination. I'd love to have a GPS receiver in my digital camera, so I could remember where I was when I took a picture. But I'm going to smack the next guy that decides to build another combination digital camera + MP3 player because they share parts and it's cheap to do.
Yes, there was sound in space. But they did a good job of keeping it muted, more a suggestion of sound to let you know your TV's not screwed up. I liked it.
Yeah, the shaky camera was over-done. But have you ever tried moving around in a pressure suit while holding a camcorder? =]
And FINALLY we get to see someone turn a fighter around and fly backwards to shoot at missiles! The combat overall reminded me a lot of the game Terminus. Yes, there are 'stars' moving by in Terminus, but they're generated by your HUD as a visual reference.
I would think it's the folks WITHOUT a boat that need the Coast Guard the most...
And no, you don't need a 'rescue plan' to go hiking, but you'd damn well better tell someone where you're going and be prepared to deal with contingencies. This guy's idea of contingency planning was to land and hope someone would sell him fuel.
And how much do you think rescuing a couple of stupid tourists a year is going to cost?
As a former Search and Rescue team member, I've got absolutely no sympathy for the guy. He didn't plan ahead, didn't coordinate, and now he expects someone else to bail him out.
We had this discussion in EMT class. At least here, EMT's don't get to do IVs. So the EMT hangover fix is lots of high-flow O2. The paramedic hangover fix, on the other hand, involves saline, dextrose, and some sort of vitamin complex I think, plus high-flow O2.
Hell, when I was in the 9th grade we managed to fill up a 40 meg drive with porn GIF's downloaded at 2400 baud using bogus BBS accounts.
Hmm, that ought to be a law of some sort... like 'the availability of pornography will increase at a rate sufficient to match any advances in data storage and transfer technology.' Yeah, I like that. Scott's law on digital smut. Bound to hold true longer than Moore's Law.
How many times has the Seven Samuari been rehashed? Hell, A Bug's Life and Three Amigos are both ripoffs. And from what I've read of the new Dark Tower book it's a ripoff too.
The critical point here is that Seven Samurai is a GOOD STORY, and worth of imitation, even if it's been overdone a bit.
Battlestar Galactica, on the other hand, sucked.
Are you talking about money as a medium for exchanging value, or the physical specie that represents it? I think we're always going to need a medium for exchange and storage of value... as for the physical aspect, check out Tangible Nanomoney for an insightful look at the problems of cash in a nanotech world.
Ought to weed out the hearing-impaired locals, anyway. =]