I went out to a restaurant with my family {all 22 of them} the Sunday after thanksgiving we asked the waitress if she could lower the shades as the sun had peaked up over the trees and for those directly facing the great big windows covering the front of the restaurant it was fairly blinding and uncomfortable.
A women at another table made a scene to get the waitress to leave the shades up... ALL THE WAY UP...
Afterwards I let her know that I don't usually eat at restaurants, go to malls, movie theaters, or any other place with crowds because of all the rude and inconsiderate people that go to those places, like her. I think the quiet guy sitting with her that was hanging his head in shame was the Pastor at the church up the road a few blocks.
Last time I went to the theater I spent $40 for a movie that I didn't get to hear because of the kids playing around in the first couple rows.
Is it even possible for new people to come along and learn all of this?
Yes, they can, will, and have. I'm also sure there was someone asking the same question a decade, two decades, a century ago. We have great capacity for learning and adapting. Almost all of the successful people I work with are constantly going back to school, are brushing up on subjects with a new book, or attending training seminars even the ones close to retirement. {random photography classes are fairly common too especially if they just bought an expensive and nifty camera}
When we interview people under 30 they are saying stuff like "I do Apple IOS programming and nothing else".
The question isn't what they have done, it's how willing are they to learn and how hard will they work at it. If it's still the same answer "I do Apple IOS programming and nothing else" expect to see them behind the counter at the apple genius bar or at the drive through asking "Would you like fries with that?".
We are not eliminating the usage we are just spreading it out. The peak hours would have lower usage but the previously low hours would have higher usage balancing the usage out but not reducing it. Does balancing that peak load out mean they could reduce the cost of production in any meaningful amount. {charging a battery is not 100% efficient so I imagine the overall demand would go up...}
I would imagine that in order to maintain profit margin there would be a small overall increase in price if peak charges where eliminated. Would that equate to a larger bill I don't know.
Wouldn't this just change the hours when peak usage occurs and result in the power company expanding peak hour charges or increasing the charges across the board?
Weren't they free before they were held captive by humans?
No, many of them were bred in captivity {tfa didn't mention the origin of these chimps} and do not necessarily have the skills needed to survive in the jungles of FLORIDA?!?!?
Anyway they would need to adapt since they have never foraged for food, been made to face weather, or fought off predators and would probably need to be looked after until they did adapt. Not completely uncomplicated but not unsurmountable either.
I'm skinny and until recently I never exercised , how much I eat has been a running joke and source of amazement at work. It makes my wife and a lot of other people annoyed that I can sit at the computer all day and eat whatever with out worrying about my weight.
I have two brothers that are the same way they eat whatever don't exercise and are skinny
I exercise to build muscle because my back was hurting in the morning when I woke up not to maintain my weight. My wife thinks one day I'll start gaining weight, but that usually happens to a guy in his 30s which are in the review mirror for me.
Not really days of old... I imagine it's not the guy running the site but the ex boyfriends that are getting the riverside chats about carpet swatches.
I used to play video games almost everyday when I was young, Doom was released a decade later. I went to a computer fair and saw some mods for it that I thought were funny so I went ahead and picked them up {on a 3.5... yeah I know}.
If the company you work for uses technology and sales something more mundane then chances are they are going to buy commercial w/support contract before they move into developing a FOSS solution that can meet their needs {even if there is a solution that meets their needs they may overlook it if there is not a way to get a BIG support contract}. A technical company would be more likely to use FOSS and contribute back to FOSS.
This isn't enhancing our experience with these things, just making them tools for someone else to exploit.
I can hear it already....
What's that smell? The toaster has malware, go back to sleep we were almost out of bread anyway. I told you an internet toaster was stupid idea. Don't worry the fridge will remind you to pick up bread. I don't like the fridge either it keeps saying we are out of cheese because I didn't buy right brand.
Public schools here do not allow students to attend unless they are vaccinated {I know this cause the school sends out reminders so you are never late}. They would have to go to a private school but I think the only private school here requires them also. I live in the US-midwest.
Marshall Valvestate have a good sound. My brother plays one of the older ones it has less feed back than my tube so you can push it harder but you can still make it squeal if you want.
I have a very old crate tube that still works. Unfortunately I've not had a reel to reel since the 80s but yes they did have a different sound. It's probably just nostalgia but I like the tube amp and tape sound better.
Morality engine, makes me think of Asimov's 3 laws....
1. A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. 2. A robot must obey the orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. 3. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Laws.
The first shoot out in the streets between cops an bad guys would result in a pile of robots between them.
I question deadlines all the time it usually goes like this.
Management: Can you finish it by then? Me: Yes, but you will incur a large amount of overtime. {My Dept. gets paid overtime which is uncommon so I sometimes have to remind them.} Management: Oh, well let's push it out a couple days.
I always thought Tesla was an electrical engineer racing to the patent office with new products and ideas like every one else in the late 1800s. I don't know what that has to do with steam punk.
You mean pick up Joe's iPhone {or android} after he drops it or forgets it on the table in a restaurant. He set up a password on it but it's not locked {he turned it off to watch a movie cause he doesn't really know how to use the phone} and everything auto logs in for you. {of course his PC is no better but he doesn't carry it around with him everyday and loose it all the time}
I know a few people who although they pay plenty of good money to the cable company still download tv shows that air on the services they pay for. Why do they do it? Out of convenience I imagine such as two tv shows that air at the same time or shows they missed.
Personally I use either the on demand feature or the networks website when I miss my show. {I've noticed recently that all my favorite shows are available at the networks website the day after they air this hasn't always been the case}
There is a big difference between going to the library and burning books you don't want others to read and deleting a ebook off of your device to make room to download more ebooks from a large repository of ebooks {you've not deleted it from the repository just your device you can still download it again}.
I telecommute and consider myself lucky, I get to live in the Mid-west where the cost of living is low and work for a company in California. I have looked around and there are plenty of jobs but telecommuting really limits the opportunities.
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I went out to a restaurant with my family {all 22 of them} the Sunday after thanksgiving we asked the waitress if she could lower the shades as the sun had peaked up over the trees and for those directly facing the great big windows covering the front of the restaurant it was fairly blinding and uncomfortable.
A women at another table made a scene to get the waitress to leave the shades up... ALL THE WAY UP...
Afterwards I let her know that I don't usually eat at restaurants, go to malls, movie theaters, or any other place with crowds because of all the rude and inconsiderate people that go to those places, like her. I think the quiet guy sitting with her that was hanging his head in shame was the Pastor at the church up the road a few blocks.
Last time I went to the theater I spent $40 for a movie that I didn't get to hear because of the kids playing around in the first couple rows.
Is it even possible for new people to come along and learn all of this?
Yes, they can, will, and have. I'm also sure there was someone asking the same question a decade, two decades, a century ago. We have great capacity for learning and adapting. Almost all of the successful people I work with are constantly going back to school, are brushing up on subjects with a new book, or attending training seminars even the ones close to retirement. {random photography classes are fairly common too especially if they just bought an expensive and nifty camera}
When we interview people under 30 they are saying stuff like "I do Apple IOS programming and nothing else".
The question isn't what they have done, it's how willing are they to learn and how hard will they work at it. If it's still the same answer "I do Apple IOS programming and nothing else" expect to see them behind the counter at the apple genius bar or at the drive through asking "Would you like fries with that?".
beer, pickled eggs, and pork rinds... you would think that would make me like watching football or nascar but it didn't.
stupid spell check.....
*rear view mirror*
I apologize for any incontinence this may have caused you.
We are not eliminating the usage we are just spreading it out. The peak hours would have lower usage but the previously low hours would have higher usage balancing the usage out but not reducing it. Does balancing that peak load out mean they could reduce the cost of production in any meaningful amount. {charging a battery is not 100% efficient so I imagine the overall demand would go up...}
I would imagine that in order to maintain profit margin there would be a small overall increase in price if peak charges where eliminated. Would that equate to a larger bill I don't know.
Wouldn't this just change the hours when peak usage occurs and result in the power company expanding peak hour charges or increasing the charges across the board?
Weren't they free before they were held captive by humans?
No, many of them were bred in captivity {tfa didn't mention the origin of these chimps} and do not necessarily have the skills needed to survive in the jungles of FLORIDA?!?!?
Anyway they would need to adapt since they have never foraged for food, been made to face weather, or fought off predators and would probably need to be looked after until they did adapt. Not completely uncomplicated but not unsurmountable either.
I'm skinny and until recently I never exercised , how much I eat has been a running joke and source of amazement at work. It makes my wife and a lot of other people annoyed that I can sit at the computer all day and eat whatever with out worrying about my weight.
I have two brothers that are the same way they eat whatever don't exercise and are skinny
I exercise to build muscle because my back was hurting in the morning when I woke up not to maintain my weight. My wife thinks one day I'll start gaining weight, but that usually happens to a guy in his 30s which are in the review mirror for me.
Not really days of old... I imagine it's not the guy running the site but the ex boyfriends that are getting the riverside chats about carpet swatches.
I used to play video games almost everyday when I was young, Doom was released a decade later. I went to a computer fair and saw some mods for it that I thought were funny so I went ahead and picked them up {on a 3.5... yeah I know}.
If the company you work for uses technology and sales something more mundane then chances are they are going to buy commercial w/support contract before they move into developing a FOSS solution that can meet their needs {even if there is a solution that meets their needs they may overlook it if there is not a way to get a BIG support contract}. A technical company would be more likely to use FOSS and contribute back to FOSS.
This isn't enhancing our experience with these things, just making them tools for someone else to exploit.
I can hear it already....
What's that smell?
The toaster has malware, go back to sleep we were almost out of bread anyway.
I told you an internet toaster was stupid idea.
Don't worry the fridge will remind you to pick up bread.
I don't like the fridge either it keeps saying we are out of cheese because I didn't buy right brand.
Public schools here do not allow students to attend unless they are vaccinated {I know this cause the school sends out reminders so you are never late}. They would have to go to a private school but I think the only private school here requires them also. I live in the US-midwest.
Marshall Valvestate have a good sound. My brother plays one of the older ones it has less feed back than my tube so you can push it harder but you can still make it squeal if you want.
I have a very old crate tube that still works. Unfortunately I've not had a reel to reel since the 80s but yes they did have a different sound. It's probably just nostalgia but I like the tube amp and tape sound better.
Morality engine, makes me think of Asimov's 3 laws....
1. A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
2. A robot must obey the orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
3. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Laws.
The first shoot out in the streets between cops an bad guys would result in a pile of robots between them.
I question deadlines all the time it usually goes like this.
Management: Can you finish it by then?
Me: Yes, but you will incur a large amount of overtime. {My Dept. gets paid overtime which is uncommon so I sometimes have to remind them.}
Management: Oh, well let's push it out a couple days.
I always thought Tesla was an electrical engineer racing to the patent office with new products and ideas like every one else in the late 1800s. I don't know what that has to do with steam punk.
You mean pick up Joe's iPhone {or android} after he drops it or forgets it on the table in a restaurant. He set up a password on it but it's not locked {he turned it off to watch a movie cause he doesn't really know how to use the phone} and everything auto logs in for you. {of course his PC is no better but he doesn't carry it around with him everyday and loose it all the time}
Earplugs don't stop all outside sound but I was thinking the same thing....
anechoic chamber + nice bed = best sleep ever
I know a few people who although they pay plenty of good money to the cable company still download tv shows that air on the services they pay for. Why do they do it? Out of convenience I imagine such as two tv shows that air at the same time or shows they missed.
Personally I use either the on demand feature or the networks website when I miss my show. {I've noticed recently that all my favorite shows are available at the networks website the day after they air this hasn't always been the case}
There is a big difference between going to the library and burning books you don't want others to read and deleting a ebook off of your device to make room to download more ebooks from a large repository of ebooks {you've not deleted it from the repository just your device you can still download it again}.
I telecommute and consider myself lucky, I get to live in the Mid-west where the cost of living is low and work for a company in California. I have looked around and there are plenty of jobs but telecommuting really limits the opportunities.
I thought it was filled to the rim with Brim
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWoVpY2aczo