Why not just release tons of Talcum powder in orbit around the Earth?
Over time, the powder would level out and create a shell in it's orbit above the earth. If the quantity was calculated correctly, a thin "film" could be formed that would protect us wee Earthlings.
Or would the powder glom together and create "rings" like around Saturn?
Oh, that gives me another idea, I wonder if the rings around Saturn indicate the magnetic line of the orbit...
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That's just plain wrong!
Those Bonsai Kittens actually harm the animals.
You're a sicko.
The only bad thing about soldering IC's into Kittens is the smell of the flesh/kitty hair burning under the soldering iron. They tend to whine and meow wildly when you do it, but a strategically placed cotton ball in their throat will quell the "kitty noise" while you append the IC's to the body.
A desktop fan will easily clear up the fried kitty hair odor - this makes the job much easier.
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You goofball!
EVERYBODY knows that stapling a bag of microchips to a cat won't last!
You'd have to SOLDER THEM INTO THE CAT to be truly innovative and have durability.
Educators are the most important resource in my country (the USA).
It's not my fault that they are underpaid and undervalued. I vote(d), and I support budgets for Educators.
As an American, I never thought I'd say this, but "I am not my Government.". They are making decisions that 'We the people' don't agree with and we (the people, remember?) can't to anything about it anymore.
If the moon is actually closer, it may help explain the recent (within the past 2 years) extreme climate changes, "The Great Tsunami" (Indonesia), all of the recent Earthquakes (7.0 in California, Japan, etc).
The Moon affects/causes the tide, so why couldn't it be a factor? The tectonic plates are holding sextillions of pounds of water that cover the Earths surface, and it doesn't take a scientist to think that small oceanic shifts could have large impacts on the Earth as a geosystem.
I'm familiar with it's high failure rate, and I'm familiar with remastering it as a better *nix based solution.
I thrive on freeing Microsoft-locked companies. When I convert them to Linux shops, my customers absolutely love me for it. When they buy 50 new machines that don't require the MSFT Tax, they _SEE_ the savings.
So... Learn about NT, and how to replace it with Linux. Learn about the equivalent *nix offerings and concentrate on how you can provide a better solution to your future employer.
I would tell your boss that it just takes one disgruntled employee to make an anonymous call to the BSA. If they tip them off that there is illegal software, they can show up for an audit. Tell him that they could be fined $10,000 for each violation and all it would take would be an anonymous phonecall.
I like to mention the disgruntled employee thing, because it puts things into terms they can understand.
I don't think that image is a good represenative sample. BOTH images have the same background (the Shrubs, lamp, etc). You could interpolate image 1 on top of image 2 and have few artifacts. You can even see the third building from the "past" in the same location on the "future" image.
I think a better sample would be 2 entirely different images.
Yes, but how often is the Soyuz launched? I'm sure it's launched much less frequently than the Space Shuttle. Doing the correlate math will likely yield you a different result with regard to the Soyuz's safety record.
Judean date is actually a "date in time" not a "date" type of fruit. The parent should be modded as funny; not insightful - he didn't understand the post!
Kozmo was a horrible business model. They were in the crosshairs of Pay-Per-View, Tivo, DirectTV, and Cable-on-Demand etc. from the start. It was an unsustainable business model.
Netflicks is probably going to be next, unless they re-invent themselves soon.
I suffer from chronic dry-eye, and I always worry that my co-workers mighy think that I'm a stoner because my eyes are always red/bloodshot. I use every opportunity that I see to explain my situation to my peers because I don't want that stigma falsely applied to me.
My condition hasn't affected my employment, yet; but I oft worry that one day it could.
I had to crawl around under desks and in a data room, so ended up rolling my sleaves up.
Your point is well taken.
I bet you hated your clean cut counterpart guy (with the identical resume and windowed office) that 'limited you' by making you do the actual "roll up your sleeves" work.
it is by no means an indicator; I've found a greater degree of maturity in those who are into it than those against it.
An indicator doesn't mean a badge. I worked with a kid with a gay chinese symbol on his leg and he wore it like he was some bad ass. I wore polo shirts to work and conducted myself professionally. As tempting as it was to show him (or even let him know about) the tattoo canvas on my back, or the piercings on my chest, I didn't.
I didn't because the days of "I'm tattoo'ed therefore I'm cool" are long gone. As 5 years his senior, I almost felt bad for him. I got my tattoo because it's something I believe in and it has value. It's not some gay tribal symbol, or chinese symbol, etc.
Having a tattoo IS NOT A BADGE for creative thinking.
When your job is outsourced to China (or India), you can tell me all about how your Chinese Symbol tattoo that translates to: "Insightful One", 'was once cool'.
As you said, you work in a creative environment and you have a tattoo on your wrist. Try interviewing at a Law Firm (like the one the EFF uses) with a tattoo on your neck/ear or forehead. You can hide your "wrist" tattoo easily in an interview.
If you think so highly of yourself that you're not a "commodity" or that you don't have to impress your [potential] new employer, you're either: a) naive; and have never been 'unemployed' b) fresh out of school in your first job c) some rich kid who's daddy will get him a job d) just plain stupid
If you ever get laid off, or let go for some reason beyond your control, you'll appreciate the fact that you can "assimilate" for those shitty times when you can't work for a "creative" employer.
Didn't SpaceShipOne re-enter the Earth's Atmosphere using a composite resin body? How was SpaceShipOne able to do this without ceramic tiles? Was it Altitude?
Logically, I'd think Ceramic tiles are required considering that "rocks" / meteors are all that are found intact on Earth (from Space). However, the Earthling in me doesn't see a "rock space shuttle" as a practical alternative.
I agree. I have percings ears and below the neck, and a tatoo on my back. I did them for myself and not to make some political statement about how 'different' I am.
A 15 year old can dye their hair, and 'revolt' against their parents. There's not reason for a 24 year old post-college professional to dress like a teenager and expect respect. If they choose to look like a slob in a professional workplace, they are choosing to passed up by management for promotion into more significant (and higher paying) job roles.
Dress for success is great advice. If you don't believe me, wait until you're unemployed and wonder if the tattoo on your neck/head is going to hurt your chances against the clean cut guy with equivalent experience. It will. It's a shitty reality, but it's reality none-the-less. The baby boomers are in power now. When my generation is in power, things will likely be different.
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There, they will be able to play will all kinds of state-of-the-science gadgets and devices that can teach them things like this.
I'm sorry, but I think it's a little bit out of the "Summer camp" league.
But please do post your findings, there have to be some "beginner" resources out there for people interested in this tech.
Why not just release tons of Talcum powder in orbit around the Earth?
Over time, the powder would level out and create a shell in it's orbit above the earth. If the quantity was calculated correctly, a thin "film" could be formed that would protect us wee Earthlings.
Or would the powder glom together and create "rings" like around Saturn?
Oh, that gives me another idea, I wonder if the rings around Saturn indicate the magnetic line of the orbit...
That's just plain wrong!
Those Bonsai Kittens actually harm the animals.
You're a sicko.
The only bad thing about soldering IC's into Kittens is the smell of the flesh/kitty hair burning under the soldering iron. They tend to whine and meow wildly when you do it, but a strategically placed cotton ball in their throat will quell the "kitty noise" while you append the IC's to the body.
A desktop fan will easily clear up the fried kitty hair odor - this makes the job much easier.
You goofball!
EVERYBODY knows that stapling a bag of microchips to a cat won't last!
You'd have to SOLDER THEM INTO THE CAT to be truly innovative and have durability.
The 'Secret Password' that was 'Widely Known'.
Educators are the most important resource in my country (the USA).
It's not my fault that they are underpaid and undervalued. I vote(d), and I support budgets for Educators.
As an American, I never thought I'd say this, but
"I am not my Government.". They are making decisions that 'We the people' don't agree with and we (the people, remember?) can't to anything about it anymore.
You're probably right.
If the moon is actually closer, it may help explain the recent (within the past 2 years) extreme climate changes, "The Great Tsunami" (Indonesia), all of the recent Earthquakes (7.0 in California, Japan, etc).
The Moon affects/causes the tide, so why couldn't it be a factor? The tectonic plates are holding sextillions of pounds of water that cover the Earths surface, and it doesn't take a scientist to think that small oceanic shifts could have large impacts on the Earth as a geosystem.
Blame Moon (and Canada).
I'm familiar very with NT:
I'm familiar with it's high failure rate, and I'm familiar with remastering it as a better *nix based solution.
I thrive on freeing Microsoft-locked companies. When I convert them to Linux shops, my customers absolutely love me for it. When they buy 50 new machines that don't require the MSFT Tax, they _SEE_ the savings.
So... Learn about NT, and how to replace it with Linux. Learn about the equivalent *nix offerings and concentrate on how you can provide a better solution to your future employer.
I would tell your boss that it just takes one disgruntled employee to make an anonymous call to the BSA. If they tip them off that there is illegal software, they can show up for an audit. Tell him that they could be fined $10,000 for each violation and all it would take would be an anonymous phonecall.
I like to mention the disgruntled employee thing, because it puts things into terms they can understand.
It would be cool to couple these with webcams with an efx processor. Then as you walked by, you could see a modified image of yourself.
I'm picturing like a black and white reflection, or some other snazzy video effect.
I don't think that image is a good represenative sample. BOTH images have the same background (the Shrubs, lamp, etc). You could interpolate image 1 on top of image 2 and have few artifacts. You can even see the third building from the "past" in the same location on the "future" image.
I think a better sample would be 2 entirely different images.
Use your skills to create a corporation and then lobby your representatives.
That's the _only_ way to get enough time to convince them of any viewpoint.
If you're an average joe, however; welcome to "1984".
Yes, but how often is the Soyuz launched? I'm sure it's launched much less frequently than the Space Shuttle. Doing the correlate math will likely yield you a different result with regard to the Soyuz's safety record.
Judean date is actually a "date in time" not a "date" type of fruit. The parent should be modded as funny; not insightful - he didn't understand the post!
Kozmo was a horrible business model. They were in the crosshairs of Pay-Per-View, Tivo, DirectTV, and Cable-on-Demand etc. from the start. It was an unsustainable business model.
Netflicks is probably going to be next, unless they re-invent themselves soon.
Kudos to a great post!
I suffer from chronic dry-eye, and I always worry that my co-workers mighy think that I'm a stoner because my eyes are always red/bloodshot. I use every opportunity that I see to explain my situation to my peers because I don't want that stigma falsely applied to me.
My condition hasn't affected my employment, yet; but I oft worry that one day it could.
I had to crawl around under desks and in a data room, so ended up rolling my sleaves up.
Your point is well taken.
I bet you hated your clean cut counterpart guy (with the identical resume and windowed office) that 'limited you' by making you do the actual "roll up your sleeves" work.
Life can be a bitch.
it is by no means an indicator; I've found a greater degree of maturity in those who are into it than those against it.
An indicator doesn't mean a badge. I worked with a kid with a gay chinese symbol on his leg and he wore it like he was some bad ass. I wore polo shirts to work and conducted myself professionally. As tempting as it was to show him (or even let him know about) the tattoo canvas on my back, or the piercings on my chest, I didn't.
I didn't because the days of "I'm tattoo'ed therefore I'm cool" are long gone. As 5 years his senior, I almost felt bad for him. I got my tattoo because it's something I believe in and it has value. It's not some gay tribal symbol, or chinese symbol, etc.
Having a tattoo IS NOT A BADGE for creative thinking.
When your job is outsourced to China (or India), you can tell me all about how your Chinese Symbol tattoo that translates to: "Insightful One", 'was once cool'.
As you said, you work in a creative environment and you have a tattoo on your wrist. Try interviewing at a Law Firm (like the one the EFF uses) with a tattoo on your neck/ear or forehead. You can hide your "wrist" tattoo easily in an interview.
If you think so highly of yourself that you're not a "commodity" or that you don't have to impress your [potential] new employer, you're either:
a) naive; and have never been 'unemployed'
b) fresh out of school in your first job
c) some rich kid who's daddy will get him a job
d) just plain stupid
If you ever get laid off, or let go for some reason beyond your control, you'll appreciate the fact that you can "assimilate" for those shitty times when you can't work for a "creative" employer.
Didn't SpaceShipOne re-enter the Earth's Atmosphere using a composite resin body? How was SpaceShipOne able to do this without ceramic tiles? Was it Altitude?
Logically, I'd think Ceramic tiles are required considering that "rocks" / meteors are all that are found intact on Earth (from Space). However, the Earthling in me doesn't see a "rock space shuttle" as a practical alternative.
I said "it's likely". I never implied that the baby-boomers didn't rebel.
Perhaps this is the "second coming" !
I agree. I have percings ears and below the neck, and a tatoo on my back. I did them for myself and not to make some political statement about how 'different' I am.
A 15 year old can dye their hair, and 'revolt' against their parents. There's not reason for a 24 year old post-college professional to dress like a teenager and expect respect. If they choose to look like a slob in a professional workplace, they are choosing to passed up by management for promotion into more significant (and higher paying) job roles.
Dress for success is great advice. If you don't believe me, wait until you're unemployed and wonder if the tattoo on your neck/head is going to hurt your chances against the clean cut guy with equivalent experience. It will. It's a shitty reality, but it's reality none-the-less. The baby boomers are in power now. When my generation is in power, things will likely be different.
I think he's looking for 3 displays, not the "equivalent real-estate of 3 displays".
One example would be first person shooters. These games require a center display with periphery displays to supplement them.
Also, I think he's looking for accelerated displays; so just popping in multiple VGA cards isn't really what his requirement is.
Unless I'm missing something.
Because the USA has a population of more than 500,000.
I think we have around: 500,000,000 here in the States.