I worked at a chemical plant a few years back. Products of autooxidation (peroxide) can be dangerous during evaporation/distillation. Frozen peroxide can be nasty stuff though. I am not a rocket scientist, so I do not know how the peroxide (used as fuel?) would be stored.
As far as bombs..well, sodium peroxide can be used in a bomb, and I've seen feramongeing of a "cyanide-peroxide" bomb. Acetone peroxide can be used in bombs though, as some suicide bombers use. So yes, it would be possible. Sigh..
I've been having problems with JUnit before at my job and I hope this will really make my life a bit saner. I read the CHANGELOG and it looks like it addresses many of the issues I've been having and suggested to the authors to fix...ranging from some API libraries core dumping with signal NP-17 for no reason I can tell, it flooding our network with some wierd ICMP garbage to 209.242.124.241, and just being an all around bear to work with.
The coders are some nice guys. They let me have some early source diffs before getting this release out of the door. I used to get called in at least twice a week to help a network engineer get Artima back up and running, and it looks like this time around it will be/much/ more stabler.
This just shows the power of Open Source guys! I would like to have seen Micro$oft respond to my bug reports so quickly and actually fix them.
I know this is halfjoking, but...GPS units like the ones used in this example do not transmit your position, only triangulate it and store it locally. Someone has to download all the routes off of it to track you.
Some systems (like the vehicle locator systems) use a satellite uplink though to transmit the position given off by the GPS though. This is totally different than Big Brother stalking you just because you bought an eTrex:) But it is possible for it to happen given the proper combos of technology.
It's not too hard! I'm interested in this sort of thing too.
You'll need some software to gather your paths from the GPS, and some digital maps to overlay them on.
Some of the popular software is EasyGPS for the PC, and GPSy and MacGPS Pro for the Mac. You can download a free version of each.
The maps are a little harder to come by though. Here is a list to get you started. Some are free, some cost up to about $100 depending on size, scale, and detail. You can scan in your paper maps and calibrate them in some software too.
I think this is really cool - I'd like to have a map of North America and see where all I've been:)
As much as I like AI, I disagree with them on this. People are going to get items that can be used in questionable ways - technology, guns, drugs, whatever - from someone.
I guess it's idealistic, but I sometimes think that people can deal with the issue of why do people want to censor others, or take drugs, or etc, rather than getting offended that it happens. I know that's not the case though, and I also know companies exist to turn a profit, so I guess in the end I don't really care about China censoring its citizens since it doesn't involve me directly.*
*I know that's a terrible thing to say, but it's how people feel. *shrug*
"Ancient artists used a technique called stippling - in which pictures are created by painting or carving a series of tiny dots.....
In stippling, also known as pointillism, the artist creates numerous dots with paint, ink or pencil to produce gradations of light and shade, forming an image."
In geography class we used to do this to draw deserts on the maps. Funny though, we called it 'Lets piss the teacher the off' and the whole class would do it all at once. Oh well.
This new application of it looks pretty promising. I used to work at a hospital and I saw the CT scans being done. This really would be a nice QUICK way to quickly see whats going on.
If you're like me and have no idea what Fresco does, check out the intro, an FAQ and FrescoVsX. I was reading about this project last night, and since Slashdot doesn't really explain what everything is, these provide some answers.
I walk around in leather and say I'm a Peacekeeper and try and drum up interest in the show. It doesn't work that well though..people just smack my ass, so I'm all for the new TV commercial to succeed in getting people interested.
and its very cool! At the Space Camp center, there used to be an exhibit where you could suspend in midair some little white polystyrene (?) balls with sound waves. After about 10 seconds the sound would sto and the balls would fall. I was always amazed at it, and always wondered if there were any practical uses for this.
Possibly. It's based on STRIP, which has a Mac port sort of. OSX would have a much easier time of running this than OS 9, obviously, since I think it needs slattach and net-tools. I'm not 100% sure though.
2: Using a large solenoid to magnetically rip apart an aluminum can (can is placed in the center of the circle of wires and large AC is momentarily applied)
stretch your anus out, like the goatse guy, at the start and get thier attention. then here are some demonstations
take a 2L pop bottle. put some muratic acid in (not much), and some strips of tin foil. cap the bottle, then throw it far away. get everyone back and watch as it swells to watermelon size then explode.
brake fluid + powdered pool cleaner = lots of smoke and fire.
make some sulfuric acid: heat some sulfur, catch the fumes in a jar, add water and mix.
magnesium + water! need i say more:)
i used to do these when i was in jr high. minus the ass part though.
I do not read the Koran or the Bhagavad Gita because the Bible claims to be truth and I believe what the Bible says. The Bible teaches that there is one way to the Father, and that is through his son Jesus Christ. (John 14:6) It would be going against what I believe to be truth to read these other texts in search of 'some other truth'.
I fully respect your beliefs since they seem to make you happy, but I have a question. Would it be wrong then to read the Quran, the Rig Veda, etc not in search of a truth to replace what you believe, but rather to get an idea of where a Muslim or Hindu etc is coming from?
sir, please, I implore you to explain what a deltic is to me. I didn't see your previous reply explaining it. I promise I won't laugh or anything, since whatever answer you have is better than me thinking you're an old train.
It's cool that some robots can go over any terrain from LA to Las Vegas, but what I really want to see developed is a robot to get me out of the fucking LA traffic headed..well..anywhere, not just Vegas. Let it drive, pick me up and carry me, or hover - I don't really care. ugh...stupid drivers.
1. Come up with a cool new [browser|media player|email client|kernel]. 2. Rip off some open source software..excuse me..."add value" to it. 2. ?? 3. Profit!
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Please support his OS - Plan 9. If you won't do it for the geeky sake, please..do it for Glenda!
I worked at a chemical plant a few years back. Products of autooxidation (peroxide) can be dangerous during evaporation/distillation. Frozen peroxide can be nasty stuff though. I am not a rocket scientist, so I do not know how the peroxide (used as fuel?) would be stored.
As far as bombs..well, sodium peroxide can be used in a bomb, and I've seen feramongeing of a "cyanide-peroxide" bomb. Acetone peroxide can be used in bombs though, as some suicide bombers use. So yes, it would be possible. Sigh..
The article doesn't say so, but the Samba and Ximian teams are involved too.
Excellent news that its finally out!
/much/ more stabler.
I've been having problems with JUnit before at my job and I hope this will really make my life a bit saner. I read the CHANGELOG and it looks like it addresses many of the issues I've been having and suggested to the authors to fix...ranging from some API libraries core dumping with signal NP-17 for no reason I can tell, it flooding our network with some wierd ICMP garbage to 209.242.124.241, and just being an all around bear to work with.
The coders are some nice guys. They let me have some early source diffs before getting this release out of the door. I used to get called in at least twice a week to help a network engineer get Artima back up and running, and it looks like this time around it will be
This just shows the power of Open Source guys! I would like to have seen Micro$oft respond to my bug reports so quickly and actually fix them.
I know this is halfjoking, but ...GPS units like the ones used in this example do not transmit your position, only triangulate it and store it locally. Someone has to download all the routes off of it to track you.
:) But it is possible for it to happen given the proper combos of technology.
Some systems (like the vehicle locator systems) use a satellite uplink though to transmit the position given off by the GPS though. This is totally different than Big Brother stalking you just because you bought an eTrex
It's not too hard! I'm interested in this sort of thing too.
:)
You'll need some software to gather your paths from the GPS, and some digital maps to overlay them on.
Some of the popular software is EasyGPS for the PC, and GPSy and MacGPS Pro for the Mac. You can download a free version of each.
The maps are a little harder to come by though. Here is a list to get you started. Some are free, some cost up to about $100 depending on size, scale, and detail. You can scan in your paper maps and calibrate them in some software too.
I think this is really cool - I'd like to have a map of North America and see where all I've been
I was sitting around yesterday thinking about what else can be done with GPS besides geocaching, etc. This is pretty cool.
If you like this, you might like GPS drawing too.
As much as I like AI, I disagree with them on this. People are going to get items that can be used in questionable ways - technology, guns, drugs, whatever - from someone.
I guess it's idealistic, but I sometimes think that people can deal with the issue of why do people want to censor others, or take drugs, or etc, rather than getting offended that it happens. I know that's not the case though, and I also know companies exist to turn a profit, so I guess in the end I don't really care about China censoring its citizens since it doesn't involve me directly.*
*I know that's a terrible thing to say, but it's how people feel. *shrug*
"Ancient artists used a technique called stippling - in which pictures are created by painting or carving a series of tiny dots.....
In stippling, also known as pointillism, the artist creates numerous dots with paint, ink or pencil to produce gradations of light and shade, forming an image."
In geography class we used to do this to draw deserts on the maps. Funny though, we called it 'Lets piss the teacher the off' and the whole class would do it all at once. Oh well.
This new application of it looks pretty promising. I used to work at a hospital and I saw the CT scans being done. This really would be a nice QUICK way to quickly see whats going on.
If you're like me and have no idea what Fresco does, check out the intro, an FAQ and FrescoVsX. I was reading about this project last night, and since Slashdot doesn't really explain what everything is, these provide some answers.
I walk around in leather and say I'm a Peacekeeper and try and drum up interest in the show. It doesn't work that well though..people just smack my ass, so I'm all for the new TV commercial to succeed in getting people interested.
Where in Texas are you? Anywhere near the coast? If so I'll have to tell my brother what he missed.
Sadly, it was too cloudy to see anything really. We got a glimpse of 2 or 3 around 5:20, but that was about it. The radio sure liked it though ;)
and its very cool! At the Space Camp center, there used to be an exhibit where you could suspend in midair some little white polystyrene (?) balls with sound waves. After about 10 seconds the sound would sto and the balls would fall. I was always amazed at it, and always wondered if there were any practical uses for this.
Possibly. It's based on STRIP, which has a Mac port sort of. OSX would have a much easier time of running this than OS 9, obviously, since I think it needs slattach and net-tools. I'm not 100% sure though.
2: Using a large solenoid to magnetically rip apart an aluminum can (can is placed in the center of the circle of wires and large AC is momentarily applied)
sweet! i want to try that one. or any of these.
- take a 2L pop bottle. put some muratic acid in (not much), and some strips of tin foil. cap the bottle, then throw it far away. get everyone back and watch as it swells to watermelon size then explode.
- brake fluid + powdered pool cleaner = lots of smoke and fire.
- make some sulfuric acid: heat some sulfur, catch the fumes in a jar, add water and mix.
- magnesium + water! need i say more
:)
i used to do these when i was in jr high. minus the ass part though.I do not read the Koran or the Bhagavad Gita because the Bible claims to be truth and I believe what the Bible says. The Bible teaches that there is one way to the Father, and that is through his son Jesus Christ. (John 14:6) It would be going against what I believe to be truth to read these other texts in search of 'some other truth'.
I fully respect your beliefs since they seem to make you happy, but I have a question. Would it be wrong then to read the Quran, the Rig Veda, etc not in search of a truth to replace what you believe, but rather to get an idea of where a Muslim or Hindu etc is coming from?
sir, please, I implore you to explain what a deltic is to me. I didn't see your previous reply explaining it. I promise I won't laugh or anything, since whatever answer you have is better than me thinking you're an old train.
if you would like more control when that happens, you would probally be interested in learning about astral projection.
this is probally a stupid question, but how would a programmer protect against someone doing that?
The fabric contains electronic wires and tiny capsules of a special thermochromatic ink that get darker or lighter as they are heated or cooled.
hehehe...just like HyperColor shirts, except it's electronic.
It's cool that some robots can go over any terrain from LA to Las Vegas, but what I really want to see developed is a robot to get me out of the fucking LA traffic headed..well..anywhere, not just Vegas. Let it drive, pick me up and carry me, or hover - I don't really care. ugh...stupid drivers.
..with my proposed business plan of:
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1. Come up with a cool new [browser|media player|email client|kernel]
2. Rip off some open source software..excuse me..."add value" to it.
2. ??
3. Profit!
Back to the drawing board I guess
Thus a wide range of established chemistries and protocols can be seamlessly transferred to a nanoliter droplet format.
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Can it be used for TCP/IP? If so I would like to electrowet those mpegs to my computer. Stupid