If you want to decelerate quickly and don't mind not being able to steer, then locking the wheels is the way to go.
The fastest way to stop is to drive into a highway bridge or mature tree. The vast majority of fatal crashes are caused by drivers who lose control of their vehicles... and a healthy percentage of those crashes are directly attributed to losing control during braking maneuvers.
ABS is designed to save your life, not your property. If you're a jackass who tailgates or drives too fast, you'll probably suffer from some property damage, if you happen to get into an emergency on a straigh, dry road.
Most cars have a way to pull engine trouble codes... just google for it. The problem is that interpreting the codes is non-trivial... on my Honda, trouble codes thrown by the stability control & transmission were indicative of a bad EGR valve. On my Cadillac, an engine misfire wasn't caused by fouled plugs, but a fan motor that went on the fritz and interfered with the spark timing.
The other problem is that most car trouble comes from not doing maintenance. No computer can tell you that your bearings or belts are wearing out or that keeping brakes on for 90,000 miles.
The recruiter is just doing his job. Why abuse the guy?
As big as Raymond thinks that he is, bullshitting with IBM execs and "maintaining" the jargon file doesn't make you a B-list celebrity.
I've always found the the way that people treat waiters, clerical staff, etc reveals alot about that person's character. Raymond's self-aggrandizing, insulting and borderline abusive reply says nearly all that needs to be said about him.
Energy companies will just convert over to the new energy products as they come out -- they aren't dumb like the airlines or railroad companies. Oil companies realize that they are selling energy, not petroleum.
The big oil companies like ExxonMobil are actually divesting themselves of gas stations and gas delivery in many markets, which are the the only parts of their business that stand to lose from a fuel conversion.
It's real convenient to blame the people stuck in the middle of this shitstorm, but the DHS is an utter and adject failure. Nothing they have done, from airport security on up, has been anything but an unqualified disaster.
That's why things like bridges are pretty reliable, and software sucks ass. To the computer industry, words like "standards", "accountability" or "quality" are jokes, with the exception of some financial firms and government agencies.
There are bodies floating all over the place in New Orleans... probably several thousand.
While I doubt that a douchebag like you gives a shit, I suggest you sit and think about the impact that the utter destruction of a city of 1.5 million has on those people. Whether its 1,000 or 50,000 or 250,000 people, its a disaster of biblical proportions.
Try setting your home on fire. See how minor of a problem it is to lose all of your possessions and your home.
The Chinese government does little or nothing to stop hackers who originate in their country, so I think it is justifiable to block the country, if you feel that you can afford to.
Large companies or gov't agencies already have standardized data center processes. Go into a cell phone tower equipment room, and you'll find that one room is practically identical to the next in most ways.
When AT&T built its long-distance microwave network, every center was the same as well. If you're running a nationwide network of branch data centers, you need standardization.
Not really. Less than a third of that 40 million has any interest in playing video games on a train. That brings you to 13.5 million.
Of those, at least two-thirds are price conscious, $300+$250 of accessories to play video games on the train is too much coin. Some schmuck commuting on the Long Island RR for a $50k/yr job doesn't have $550 for games. That leaves you with 4.5 million.
Those 4.5 million are the elite of business and commuting travel. They spend alot of money, and everyone knows that and is hocking gadgetry at them. So the PSP is competing with smartphones, iPods, laptops and other devices.
So say you have a hit in that market, and sell 450,000 units to about 10% of that market in a couple of years. You're making some money on the hardware, but the secret to gaming platforms is software, and until you lower the price and ship lots of units, you're going to have trouble attracting developers.
Judging by the fact that PSPs are in stock at places like Target, I'd venture to guess that it isn't a huge hit.
There are two main career paths for mainframe IT staff or programmers.
- Promoted operators who started swapping tapes and managing jobs back in the 80's or 70's
- CompSci/Math/Physics guys who came in as programmers way back when
In theory, CS is about "fundamentals, science, and all of that crap".
In reality, its about getting you familiarized at a fairly deep level with whatever systems you're doing your projects in. Back in the 70's, universities aligned their mainframe environments with local businesses to help their graduates get jobs.
Today, they are doing the same thing. I went to school in the 90's, where at my university the Pascal-based curriculum was being ditched in favor of C/C++, mostly on Solaris. Today they are teaching Java, mostly on Linux.
I'd venture to guess that most of today's graduates won't be doing much C stuff, as they have lots of relevant experience in Java.
I miss the old Library of Congress and floppy disk comparisions...
In 1998 the papers would say:
"The equivilant of 1,500 libraries of congress are transferred every second on the information superhighway"
or
"The amount of data flowing overseas over the information superhighway every second is the same as a stack of floppy disks the height of the Eiffel tower.
The Chinese government has a history of asserting its will regardless of the consequences. What happened to the Chinese economy after the Korean War intervention? Or the Great Cultural Revolution? Or the hostilities with the Soviets?
While the current Chinese rulers aren't Maoists, they could give two wits about the Chinese people. If screwing the economy would allow China to shift the strategic balance, they can and will.
Art Bell says that leprechauns and faires join up with the grey alien people and reverse the polarity. They are probably hired by the black helicopter folks or the Masons.
Like I said, its a small and crowded market. The US has over 300 million residents -- 10-40 million people, of which probably about 30% is in the 18-35 male age bracket that the PSP will sell to, is a niche market.
There are any number of diversions & gadgets hawked at mass transit users -- its a saturated market. Everything from the 50 cent newspaper to iPods & walkman to books, Nintendo and Sony handhelds. Almost all of those alternatives are cheaper to obtain and cheaper in the long run than the PSP.
With the PSP, Sony invented a better mousetrap. But until the prices come down, it will continue to be a toy for people with lots of disposable income -- a relative minority.
Is that the device is targeted at a tiny and shrinking demographic. The PSP is the perfect toy of a 22-35 year old travelling consultant working for IGS or a similar big company.
Problem is, the "Road Warrior" market that the PSP is aimed at is smaller than you might think and already overloaded with gadgetry.
Alot of people on the road all of the time are too poor to buy this stuff anyway. Thousands of airline employees have received 10-35% pay cuts... blowing $500 on a PSP and a few games & movies is out of the question.
The movie felt like an inside joke to me, and I wasn't inside:)
Some guys in the next row were laughing to the point that they couldn't breathe! To me though, it was getting boring.
Hearing 50 variations of a joke involving various combinations of incest, pooping, etc was funny for the first 5 go-rounds, but I guess i didn't appreciate it.
I actually walked out of that movie. It was one of the dumbest movies ever in my opinion.
I laughed when I saw Jackie the Jokeman, just because he's such a tard. Other than that, I was contemplating how I was going to sit through the entire thing.
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The fastest way to stop is to drive into a highway bridge or mature tree. The vast majority of fatal crashes are caused by drivers who lose control of their vehicles... and a healthy percentage of those crashes are directly attributed to losing control during braking maneuvers.
ABS is designed to save your life, not your property. If you're a jackass who tailgates or drives too fast, you'll probably suffer from some property damage, if you happen to get into an emergency on a straigh, dry road.
Most cars have a way to pull engine trouble codes... just google for it. The problem is that interpreting the codes is non-trivial... on my Honda, trouble codes thrown by the stability control & transmission were indicative of a bad EGR valve. On my Cadillac, an engine misfire wasn't caused by fouled plugs, but a fan motor that went on the fritz and interfered with the spark timing.
The other problem is that most car trouble comes from not doing maintenance. No computer can tell you that your bearings or belts are wearing out or that keeping brakes on for 90,000 miles.
You're not going to find crystal radios in consumer electronics.
The recruiter is just doing his job. Why abuse the guy?
As big as Raymond thinks that he is, bullshitting with IBM execs and "maintaining" the jargon file doesn't make you a B-list celebrity.
I've always found the the way that people treat waiters, clerical staff, etc reveals alot about that person's character. Raymond's self-aggrandizing, insulting and borderline abusive reply says nearly all that needs to be said about him.
There's no reason for an OS kernel to be reporting anything to any third-party, period.
If the kernel people want to test, they should reinstitute their old development policy, where there was a "testing" kernel & a "production" kernel.
Energy companies will just convert over to the new energy products as they come out -- they aren't dumb like the airlines or railroad companies. Oil companies realize that they are selling energy, not petroleum.
The big oil companies like ExxonMobil are actually divesting themselves of gas stations and gas delivery in many markets, which are the the only parts of their business that stand to lose from a fuel conversion.
Wasting your money, of course.
It's real convenient to blame the people stuck in the middle of this shitstorm, but the DHS is an utter and adject failure. Nothing they have done, from airport security on up, has been anything but an unqualified disaster.
The UK has more bus & train commuters, so I'd imagine it would be a better PSP market.
If he was going to be sitting at his desk pounding his pud and reading slashdot, four weeks is actually a recovery of sunk costs.
That's why things like bridges are pretty reliable, and software sucks ass. To the computer industry, words like "standards", "accountability" or "quality" are jokes, with the exception of some financial firms and government agencies.
There are bodies floating all over the place in New Orleans... probably several thousand.
While I doubt that a douchebag like you gives a shit, I suggest you sit and think about the impact that the utter destruction of a city of 1.5 million has on those people. Whether its 1,000 or 50,000 or 250,000 people, its a disaster of biblical proportions.
Try setting your home on fire. See how minor of a problem it is to lose all of your possessions and your home.
The New Orleans Hyatt was gutted, so I doubt the Wifi links are up.
If you don't do business in China, why not?
The Chinese government does little or nothing to stop hackers who originate in their country, so I think it is justifiable to block the country, if you feel that you can afford to.
Large companies or gov't agencies already have standardized data center processes. Go into a cell phone tower equipment room, and you'll find that one room is practically identical to the next in most ways.
When AT&T built its long-distance microwave network, every center was the same as well. If you're running a nationwide network of branch data centers, you need standardization.
MCSE got a bad name from back in the late 90's, when CompUSA and Best Buy employees were successfully getting the cert by studying a few cram books.
Its alot harder now, and nobody really cares about that crap except for consulting companies.
The nice thing is that the 4,000 lb beast includes climate control, so you don't smell like a pig in the office.
If you don't want to ride a bus, bike or train to work, take a cab.
Not really. Less than a third of that 40 million has any interest in playing video games on a train. That brings you to 13.5 million.
Of those, at least two-thirds are price conscious, $300+$250 of accessories to play video games on the train is too much coin. Some schmuck commuting on the Long Island RR for a $50k/yr job doesn't have $550 for games. That leaves you with 4.5 million.
Those 4.5 million are the elite of business and commuting travel. They spend alot of money, and everyone knows that and is hocking gadgetry at them. So the PSP is competing with smartphones, iPods, laptops and other devices.
So say you have a hit in that market, and sell 450,000 units to about 10% of that market in a couple of years. You're making some money on the hardware, but the secret to gaming platforms is software, and until you lower the price and ship lots of units, you're going to have trouble attracting developers.
Judging by the fact that PSPs are in stock at places like Target, I'd venture to guess that it isn't a huge hit.
There are two main career paths for mainframe IT staff or programmers.
- Promoted operators who started swapping tapes and managing jobs back in the 80's or 70's
- CompSci/Math/Physics guys who came in as programmers way back when
In theory, CS is about "fundamentals, science, and all of that crap".
In reality, its about getting you familiarized at a fairly deep level with whatever systems you're doing your projects in. Back in the 70's, universities aligned their mainframe environments with local businesses to help their graduates get jobs.
Today, they are doing the same thing. I went to school in the 90's, where at my university the Pascal-based curriculum was being ditched in favor of C/C++, mostly on Solaris. Today they are teaching Java, mostly on Linux.
I'd venture to guess that most of today's graduates won't be doing much C stuff, as they have lots of relevant experience in Java.
I miss the old Library of Congress and floppy disk comparisions...
In 1998 the papers would say:
"The equivilant of 1,500 libraries of congress are transferred every second on the information superhighway"
or
"The amount of data flowing overseas over the information superhighway every second is the same as a stack of floppy disks the height of the Eiffel tower.
The Chinese government has a history of asserting its will regardless of the consequences. What happened to the Chinese economy after the Korean War intervention? Or the Great Cultural Revolution? Or the hostilities with the Soviets?
While the current Chinese rulers aren't Maoists, they could give two wits about the Chinese people. If screwing the economy would allow China to shift the strategic balance, they can and will.
Art Bell says that leprechauns and faires join up with the grey alien people and reverse the polarity. They are probably hired by the black helicopter folks or the Masons.
Like I said, its a small and crowded market. The US has over 300 million residents -- 10-40 million people, of which probably about 30% is in the 18-35 male age bracket that the PSP will sell to, is a niche market.
There are any number of diversions & gadgets hawked at mass transit users -- its a saturated market. Everything from the 50 cent newspaper to iPods & walkman to books, Nintendo and Sony handhelds. Almost all of those alternatives are cheaper to obtain and cheaper in the long run than the PSP.
With the PSP, Sony invented a better mousetrap. But until the prices come down, it will continue to be a toy for people with lots of disposable income -- a relative minority.
Is that the device is targeted at a tiny and shrinking demographic. The PSP is the perfect toy of a 22-35 year old travelling consultant working for IGS or a similar big company.
Problem is, the "Road Warrior" market that the PSP is aimed at is smaller than you might think and already overloaded with gadgetry.
Alot of people on the road all of the time are too poor to buy this stuff anyway. Thousands of airline employees have received 10-35% pay cuts... blowing $500 on a PSP and a few games & movies is out of the question.
The movie felt like an inside joke to me, and I wasn't inside :)
Some guys in the next row were laughing to the point that they couldn't breathe! To me though, it was getting boring.
Hearing 50 variations of a joke involving various combinations of incest, pooping, etc was funny for the first 5 go-rounds, but I guess i didn't appreciate it.
I actually walked out of that movie. It was one of the dumbest movies ever in my opinion.
I laughed when I saw Jackie the Jokeman, just because he's such a tard. Other than that, I was contemplating how I was going to sit through the entire thing.