I live in the mountains east of Abq and were close to 7000 feet. Just down the road, it hits 10,678 feet. The southwest has lots of mile high elevations.
While a mobile, pocket sized internet device is cool, I really want an OS X tablet. Something smaller than an iBook and much lighter would be my dream machine. It's all about the data and the flow. While they're at it, I'd like it if Apple made a home media server, that could stream HD video to these tablets. Now that would be sweet!
But one of the easiest to use. Yoda Speak is a good example. Just string some words together and people can usually figure out what you're trying to get across.
As far as learning languages go, I had a difficult time in the US Military language school, trying to learn Russian. It was just like English; lots of rules, lots of exceptions and they took parts of other languages and just threw them into the mix. What a mess. Give me biblical Hebrew any day.
What? Are you saying that great American authors like Steinbeck, Hemingway and Heinlein don't preserve the noble tongue? What about Gibson, Stephenson, and Niven?
UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 17 -- Armed conflicts in the 21st century are less deadly than they have been at any time in the past 55 years, according to a three-year survey on warfare and violence.
The Human Security Report, written by a professor at the University of British Columbia, concludes that the number of genocides or mass murders has declined dramatically since the late 1980s, despite the large-scale killing of civilians during the past 11 years in Rwanda, Bosnia and Sudan. And it asserts that the number of coups or attempted coups has fallen by 60 percent since 1963. The report's research was funded by Britain, Canada, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland.
The report challenges the assumption that the world has become more violent with the proliferation of bloody conflicts in Africa and the Middle East. It also shows how the experience of the United States, which has lost more soldiers in Iraq than in any military operation since the Vietnam War, contrasts starkly with much of the rest of the world.
"Warfare in the 21st century is far less deadly than it was half a century ago," wrote the report's author, Andrew Mack. "The wars that dominated the headlines of the 1990s were real -- and brutal -- enough. But the global media have largely ignored the 100-odd conflicts that have quietly ended since 1988. During this period, more wars stopped than started." (cont.)
Military strategy doesn't just apply to tactics. The overall strategy of how we intervene in a country has to be taken into consideration. Look at the Balkins; we went in with true multi-national support, didn't lose a man, and garnered praise from several Muslim countries. After 9/11, we had similar support as we went into Afghanistan (using Clinton-era plans) but we started squandering international support with how we went into Iraq. Sure, we had coalition partners but not bringing in trained administrators or the UN has really given ourselves a black eye.
At this point, about all we can do is withdraw to Kurdistan, try to keep Turkey quiet and secure the Iran and Syrian boarders.
Here we were, chasing a bad guy in one person's backyard and then we jumped the fence into another yard full of rabid wiener dogs and toy poodles. Sure, they don't really do a whole lot of damage but there's damn little we can do about corralling them and getting them to shut up.
Oh, sure, can you imagine if we tried it here in the states? What the hell would personalized currency look like here anyways? Pictures of State Rodents and Insects I bet.
Stick your head in a jar and send it off. You don't need to actually land on the planets out there, just launch the terraformers and wait a few thousand years until it's time to defrost the dna and start growing yourself some colonists. Once they're up and running, you have your own little world, ruled by 'the big giant head'.
There was actually a scale model of Orion, that worked with conventional explosives, to test the pulse/explosive thrust concept. From the pictures I've seen, it looks to be 25'-30' tall. I don't think it went more than 50' up but they proved the concept.
Ever since reading FootFall, I've wanted to see (from a long ways off), an Orion take off. Hell, I'm surprised someone hasn't animated it yet, for some cheesy anime.
We set up a full size bed in the baby's room, had the buzzy bouncy chair and a set of head phones hooked up to the tv. And we used the Oragel. As long as one of us was going to be up, we might as well be comfortable.
Heh. Gotta' boast; married a geek girl. When we met, she was an SCO unix admin (boxes ran phone systems at a largish drug store chain, since sold/broken apart). Now, she works with me doing tech support at a rather large lab in the southwest. She's into the SCA, SF and welding. Oh yeah, she was a professional belly dancer, even performing over in Morocco. They do exist.
To give back to the community, we're raising our daughter to be a geek girl (6 years old right now; checks APOD first thing in the morning, wants to be a geologist and an artist and has a child size Celtic leaf blade). If you have any geek boys on the way, in 15 years, she'll be glad to make them stutter and cry when they try to speak with her.
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And get the machine that goes Ping!
When I was in 5th grade I was... designing basic websites for myself and my pets.
When I was in fifth grade, I was really jonesing to see Star Wars again (had left theaters earlier that year). Damn you Lucas! Damn you to HELL!
Anyone want a puppy?
Had the same thing happen at my company, two years ago. It started with "Anyone want a puppy?" sent out to most of the company. D'oh!
Dude, Albuquerque Sunport (airport)
FAA Identifier: ABQ
Lat/Long: 35-02-24.8000N / 106-36-33.1000W
35-02.413333N / 106-36.551667W
35.0402222 / -106.6091944
(estimated)
Elevation: 5355 ft. / 1632.2 m (surveyed)
I live in the mountains east of Abq and were close to 7000 feet. Just down the road, it hits 10,678 feet. The southwest has lots of mile high elevations.
Fap is an onomatopoeia.
I once knew a chick who was into it but she also wanted to peia on me. No Way!
Am afraid that was 20 years ago. Would have a hard time remembering the characters and sounds, much less the language.
While a mobile, pocket sized internet device is cool, I really want an OS X tablet. Something smaller than an iBook and much lighter would be my dream machine. It's all about the data and the flow. While they're at it, I'd like it if Apple made a home media server, that could stream HD video to these tablets. Now that would be sweet!
...being able to reproduce (and actually doing it "in nature")
Oh man, I know where the wife and I will be doing it tonight; out in the woods, shivering our asses off! But at least we'll be a species!
But one of the easiest to use. Yoda Speak is a good example. Just string some words together and people can usually figure out what you're trying to get across.
As far as learning languages go, I had a difficult time in the US Military language school, trying to learn Russian. It was just like English; lots of rules, lots of exceptions and they took parts of other languages and just threw them into the mix. What a mess. Give me biblical Hebrew any day.
Don't forget Daniel Webster and his objection to Weskit.
..."proper" grammar only exists in books
What? Are you saying that great American authors like Steinbeck, Hemingway and Heinlein don't preserve the noble tongue? What about Gibson, Stephenson, and Niven?
I used to hang at Gator's Bar, on the Intercoastal. I guess it could be considered InterGator's.
According to this story, 21st C fighting is less than any time in the last 55 years.
Report Finds Combat Deaths, Armed Conflicts on the Decline
By Colum Lynch
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, October 18, 2005; Page A21
UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 17 -- Armed conflicts in the 21st century are less deadly than they have been at any time in the past 55 years, according to a three-year survey on warfare and violence.
The Human Security Report, written by a professor at the University of British Columbia, concludes that the number of genocides or mass murders has declined dramatically since the late 1980s, despite the large-scale killing of civilians during the past 11 years in Rwanda, Bosnia and Sudan. And it asserts that the number of coups or attempted coups has fallen by 60 percent since 1963. The report's research was funded by Britain, Canada, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland.
The report challenges the assumption that the world has become more violent with the proliferation of bloody conflicts in Africa and the Middle East. It also shows how the experience of the United States, which has lost more soldiers in Iraq than in any military operation since the Vietnam War, contrasts starkly with much of the rest of the world.
"Warfare in the 21st century is far less deadly than it was half a century ago," wrote the report's author, Andrew Mack. "The wars that dominated the headlines of the 1990s were real -- and brutal -- enough. But the global media have largely ignored the 100-odd conflicts that have quietly ended since 1988. During this period, more wars stopped than started." (cont.)
Military strategy doesn't just apply to tactics. The overall strategy of how we intervene in a country has to be taken into consideration. Look at the Balkins; we went in with true multi-national support, didn't lose a man, and garnered praise from several Muslim countries. After 9/11, we had similar support as we went into Afghanistan (using Clinton-era plans) but we started squandering international support with how we went into Iraq. Sure, we had coalition partners but not bringing in trained administrators or the UN has really given ourselves a black eye.
At this point, about all we can do is withdraw to Kurdistan, try to keep Turkey quiet and secure the Iran and Syrian boarders.
Here we were, chasing a bad guy in one person's backyard and then we jumped the fence into another yard full of rabid wiener dogs and toy poodles. Sure, they don't really do a whole lot of damage but there's damn little we can do about corralling them and getting them to shut up.
oh and state fruits and nuts.
Why are you mocking California?
Oh, sure, can you imagine if we tried it here in the states? What the hell would personalized currency look like here anyways? Pictures of State Rodents and Insects I bet.
I was thinking of 3rd Rock From The Sun. The same thing happened to me!
Man, I wish I could draw. I can see it now; a web comic about a bunch of space hippies running around the galaxy in VW Planetoid.
Stick your head in a jar and send it off. You don't need to actually land on the planets out there, just launch the terraformers and wait a few thousand years until it's time to defrost the dna and start growing yourself some colonists. Once they're up and running, you have your own little world, ruled by 'the big giant head'.
Brilliant!
There was actually a scale model of Orion, that worked with conventional explosives, to test the pulse/explosive thrust concept. From the pictures I've seen, it looks to be 25'-30' tall. I don't think it went more than 50' up but they proved the concept.
Ever since reading FootFall, I've wanted to see (from a long ways off), an Orion take off. Hell, I'm surprised someone hasn't animated it yet, for some cheesy anime.
We set up a full size bed in the baby's room, had the buzzy bouncy chair and a set of head phones hooked up to the tv. And we used the Oragel. As long as one of us was going to be up, we might as well be comfortable.
Heh. Gotta' boast; married a geek girl. When we met, she was an SCO unix admin (boxes ran phone systems at a largish drug store chain, since sold/broken apart). Now, she works with me doing tech support at a rather large lab in the southwest. She's into the SCA, SF and welding. Oh yeah, she was a professional belly dancer, even performing over in Morocco. They do exist.
To give back to the community, we're raising our daughter to be a geek girl (6 years old right now; checks APOD first thing in the morning, wants to be a geologist and an artist and has a child size Celtic leaf blade). If you have any geek boys on the way, in 15 years, she'll be glad to make them stutter and cry when they try to speak with her.
...girls who wouldn't date me at home are instead suddenly nyphomaniacs.
They'd not even notice you and just get down on each other. Not a total loss.
I prefer Veronica VR. ROWR!