I'm aware of the made up declarations about me that have recently begun to appear on the Internet and in emails as "Chuck Norris facts." I've seen some of them. Some are funny. Some are pretty far out. Being more a student of the Wild West than the wild world of the Internet, I'm not quite sure what to make of it. It's quite surprising. I do know that boys will be boys, and I neither take offense nor take these things too seriously. Who knows, maybe these made up one-liners will prompt young people to seek out the real facts as found in my recent autobiographical book, "Against All Odds?" They may even be interested enough to check out my novels set in the Old West, "The Justice Riders," released this month. I'm very proud of these literary efforts. ~ Chuck Norris
Quite a reasonable response, if you ask me. He sees the humor and the value of free publicity.
You're forgetting government welfare systems. The world may need septic tank cleaners, but it also needs people who can support themselves, rather than more people who suck money from the system.
Think of it this way. If you were paying for your daughter's college education, you'd be telling her to attend or you'd cut off her funding. Society is paying for these kid's educations, so why shouldn't it have a say in their attendance, especially if it has to support them later.
If forcing students to attend makes them more productive members of society, then that's the cost of public education and government welfare.
Let's call that 56% in total. Most of that comes from making the actual book. The rest comes from selling it at a campus bookstore.
Of course, there's no way the savings will be passed on to the student.
On the other hand, I'm willing to pay a nice premium for the weight savings of ebooks on a small tablet. Imagine only bringing your tablet and a notebook to class!
Imagine the first time Marty's father realizes that he looks like his wife's old high school crush. Even a passing resemblance surely would have caused quite a stir in that marriage.
"I swear he's yours, honey! I don't even remember what Calvin looks like!"
As an analogy, think about playing tetherball as a kid. If the ball is already in motion, you have to hit hard enough to cancel all the rotational velocity so it can hit the pole. In the case of a spacecraft, the initial motion is actually the motion of the Earth around the sun -- that's a lot of velocity to make up for.
That's not to say that going to the Sun is impossible. Actually, a recent press release says that NASA will be doing just that in an a mission launching in 2018.
The problem, however, is that the earth is moving quite fast. To get to the sun, a spacecraft has to slow down. A lot. Otherwise, it'll just keep orbiting a little bit closer.
In fact, the early concept for the Solar Probe Plus was to send it to Jupiter (!!!) first in order to slow it down enough. Think of it like using the slingshot effect, only backwards. It seems that's been scrapped in favor of multiple Venus flybys, much like MESSENGER (which is uses a pass by Earth, two by Venus, and three by Mercury before it finally orbits around Mercury).
The soft hyphen is not a very outgoing character. Indeed, it experiences severe apprehension when surrounded by others and may hide itself from view.
However, like most others with acute diffidence, the shy character can be brought out when placed in a more comfortable position, such as the end of the line, instead of the middle.
I think the author's point about "input 1 and 2" is that users will prefer to plug something in like a DVD player over their cable box. Meaning, Google TV is a "primary" source of video, while Apple TV is a "secondary" source.
And I say... really? That's your main point? Contrary to what the author thinks, no user will have a preference -- trust me. (Although I'll admit that Apple has a knack for giving its users a preference they wouldn't have otherwise.)
If that and price are the best thing Apple TV's got going for it... it's in trouble.
The price is the biggest factor, of course. But then take in the complete feature set, and you see just what you're getting for the money.
That said, I really hope the $300 price tag comes down a bit, and I don't think there's any reason why it shouldn't.
And it seems the Clintons are heading that way, too. For evidence, see the Chelsea wedding and the media attention around it -- felt almost like a princess was getting married or something.
This is one reason I couldn't vote for Hillary Clinton, to be honest.
Exactly. It took a long time for Gollum to be corrupted, and even then the corruption wasn't absolute.
Remember that Smeagol, for a brief while, was the dominate personality. No other creature could have possessed the ring for that long and still have a portion of them free from its will. Except Tom Bombadil, over whom the ring has no power.
However, I don't agree with the GP that the Hobbit immunity is due to never having wielded rings. I think closer to the truth is that they have a natural resistance to evil.
Data served the same role as Spock in ST:TNG. But Data has absolutely no emotions (we'll ignore the emotion chip for now) and aspires to have them, making him a near polar opposite in many ways.
Data and Spock had an interesting conversation on this subject:
Ambassador Spock: He intrigues me, this Picard. Lt. Commander Data: In what manner, sir? Ambassador Spock: Remarkably analytical and dispassionate - for a Human. I understand why my father chose to mind meld with him. There's an almost Vulcan quality to the man. Lt. Commander Data: Interesting. I had not considered that. And Captain Picard has been a role model in my quest to be more human. Ambassador Spock: [looks at him] *More* human? Lt. Commander Data: Yes, Ambassador. Ambassador Spock: Fascinating. You have an efficient intellect, superior physical skills, no emotional impediments. There are Vulcans who aspire all their lives to achieve what you've been given by design. Lt. Commander Data: Hm. - You are half Human? Ambassador Spock: Yes. Lt. Commander Data: Yet you have chosen a Vulcan way of life? Ambassador Spock: I have. Lt. Commander Data: In effect, you have abandoned what I have sought all my life.
And probably the most intriguing conversation between the two, revealing the human side of Spock.
Lt. Commander Data: Ambassador Spock, may I ask a personal question? Ambassador Spock: Please. Lt. Commander Data: As you examine your life, do you find you have missed your humanity? Ambassador Spock: I have no regrets. Lt. Commander Data: "No regrets". That is a human expression. Ambassador Spock: Yes... Fascinating.
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Fortunately, he doesn't mind. He even thinks they're funny:
I'm aware of the made up declarations about me that have recently begun to appear on the Internet and in emails as "Chuck Norris facts." I've seen some of them. Some are funny. Some are pretty far out. Being more a student of the Wild West than the wild world of the Internet, I'm not quite sure what to make of it. It's quite surprising. I do know that boys will be boys, and I neither take offense nor take these things too seriously. Who knows, maybe these made up one-liners will prompt young people to seek out the real facts as found in my recent autobiographical book, "Against All Odds?" They may even be interested enough to check out my novels set in the Old West, "The Justice Riders," released this month. I'm very proud of these literary efforts.
~ Chuck Norris
Quite a reasonable response, if you ask me. He sees the humor and the value of free publicity.
I've always wanted to poke Royalty. Now's my chance!
You're forgetting government welfare systems. The world may need septic tank cleaners, but it also needs people who can support themselves, rather than more people who suck money from the system.
Think of it this way. If you were paying for your daughter's college education, you'd be telling her to attend or you'd cut off her funding. Society is paying for these kid's educations, so why shouldn't it have a say in their attendance, especially if it has to support them later.
If forcing students to attend makes them more productive members of society, then that's the cost of public education and government welfare.
Those McFly genes really are quite strong, aren't they, given Marty's resemblance to Seamus. Not so much resemblance to George, though...
I'm not sure if this helps or hurts your point.
https://booklist.byu.edu/images/textbookdollar.jpg
How about we put some numbers on it, huh?
Here's what an e-book doesn't require anymore:
Printing costs - 32.2%
Bookstore personnel - 10.9%
Freight - 1.0%
Bookstore operations - 7.3%
Bookstore profit - 4.5%
Let's call that 56% in total. Most of that comes from making the actual book. The rest comes from selling it at a campus bookstore.
Of course, there's no way the savings will be passed on to the student.
On the other hand, I'm willing to pay a nice premium for the weight savings of ebooks on a small tablet. Imagine only bringing your tablet and a notebook to class!
I think there's a deeper problem.
Imagine the first time Marty's father realizes that he looks like his wife's old high school crush. Even a passing resemblance surely would have caused quite a stir in that marriage.
"I swear he's yours, honey! I don't even remember what Calvin looks like!"
I 99% agree. The last 1%: the glass could end up fracturing because of the scratches, making this problem slightly more than cosmetic.
That said, I don't see anything where such a thing has actually occurred, just that it might
As an analogy, think about playing tetherball as a kid. If the ball is already in motion, you have to hit hard enough to cancel all the rotational velocity so it can hit the pole. In the case of a spacecraft, the initial motion is actually the motion of the Earth around the sun -- that's a lot of velocity to make up for.
That's not to say that going to the Sun is impossible. Actually, a recent press release says that NASA will be doing just that in an a mission launching in 2018.
The problem, however, is that the earth is moving quite fast. To get to the sun, a spacecraft has to slow down. A lot. Otherwise, it'll just keep orbiting a little bit closer.
In fact, the early concept for the Solar Probe Plus was to send it to Jupiter (!!!) first in order to slow it down enough. Think of it like using the slingshot effect, only backwards. It seems that's been scrapped in favor of multiple Venus flybys, much like MESSENGER (which is uses a pass by Earth, two by Venus, and three by Mercury before it finally orbits around Mercury).
The soft hyphen is not a very outgoing character. Indeed, it experiences severe apprehension when surrounded by others and may hide itself from view.
However, like most others with acute diffidence, the shy character can be brought out when placed in a more comfortable position, such as the end of the line, instead of the middle.
... and mine is even smaller, and yet I don't feel inadequate.
That's not something you should tell your girlfriends.
But if you do have cable, Google TV enhances your experience. Apple TV .... nada.
I think the author's point about "input 1 and 2" is that users will prefer to plug something in like a DVD player over their cable box. Meaning, Google TV is a "primary" source of video, while Apple TV is a "secondary" source.
And I say ... really? That's your main point? Contrary to what the author thinks, no user will have a preference -- trust me. (Although I'll admit that Apple has a knack for giving its users a preference they wouldn't have otherwise.)
If that and price are the best thing Apple TV's got going for it ... it's in trouble.
The price is the biggest factor, of course. But then take in the complete feature set, and you see just what you're getting for the money.
That said, I really hope the $300 price tag comes down a bit, and I don't think there's any reason why it shouldn't.
I thought it was a symbol of Saturn's marriage to Ops.
And it seems the Clintons are heading that way, too. For evidence, see the Chelsea wedding and the media attention around it -- felt almost like a princess was getting married or something.
This is one reason I couldn't vote for Hillary Clinton, to be honest.
...an all woman crew would further reduce the size but would probably cause all new problems.
This gets my nomination for the Understatement of the Year Award.
Exactly. It took a long time for Gollum to be corrupted, and even then the corruption wasn't absolute.
Remember that Smeagol, for a brief while, was the dominate personality. No other creature could have possessed the ring for that long and still have a portion of them free from its will. Except Tom Bombadil, over whom the ring has no power.
However, I don't agree with the GP that the Hobbit immunity is due to never having wielded rings. I think closer to the truth is that they have a natural resistance to evil.
In the DS9 universe, what could they grind?
Dax, of course.
That must've been a pain. I suppose that you would've been in trouble if somebody typed in: "Hi I'm Dick." and it chopped that out.
No kidding he would have been in trouble: just ask Lorena Bobbitt.
I hope you didn't make any clbuttic errors while coding that.
By the time we see it, it's already too late. Press releases like this help us know the danger so we put some $$$ into finding these things.
My thought was Liberty Office. I'm not a linguist, but I believe it shares a root with Libre.
Or what about this slashdot post? typing <p> takes 8 keyboard strokes on the iPad. </p> takes 11.
Meh. Just use copy/paste to fix that.
Hey, we're all nerds here. Set up a cron job to download once a month or so.
Of course, scripting the download might be a bit hard, depending on the bank. YMMV.
Data served the same role as Spock in ST:TNG. But Data has absolutely no emotions (we'll ignore the emotion chip for now) and aspires to have them, making him a near polar opposite in many ways.
Data and Spock had an interesting conversation on this subject:
Ambassador Spock: He intrigues me, this Picard.
Lt. Commander Data: In what manner, sir?
Ambassador Spock: Remarkably analytical and dispassionate - for a Human. I understand why my father chose to mind meld with him. There's an almost Vulcan quality to the man.
Lt. Commander Data: Interesting. I had not considered that. And Captain Picard has been a role model in my quest to be more human.
Ambassador Spock: [looks at him] *More* human?
Lt. Commander Data: Yes, Ambassador.
Ambassador Spock: Fascinating. You have an efficient intellect, superior physical skills, no emotional impediments. There are Vulcans who aspire all their lives to achieve what you've been given by design.
Lt. Commander Data: Hm. - You are half Human?
Ambassador Spock: Yes.
Lt. Commander Data: Yet you have chosen a Vulcan way of life?
Ambassador Spock: I have.
Lt. Commander Data: In effect, you have abandoned what I have sought all my life.
And probably the most intriguing conversation between the two, revealing the human side of Spock.
Lt. Commander Data: Ambassador Spock, may I ask a personal question?
Ambassador Spock: Please.
Lt. Commander Data: As you examine your life, do you find you have missed your humanity?
Ambassador Spock: I have no regrets.
Lt. Commander Data: "No regrets". That is a human expression.
Ambassador Spock: Yes... Fascinating.
Can they? Really? Please, do tell me how.
I know that you can redirect the output of a DOS command to "nul" but that only gets you about 1/3 the way there.