Umm, actually plant growth is much more related to the amount of sunshine that the plant gets over the course of it's active cycle. The longer and sunnier a summer is, the more growth that occurs. The diminished growth observed in the years following a major volcanic event could probably be better tied to the amount of ash in the upper atmosphere, which blocks the sunlight. Cooler temperatures are a byproduct of this, and are thus _indirectly_ related to the amount of growth recorded in the trees. The localized (localized by a few years) effect of lowered temperatures is not an indication of whether or not the volcanic event has effected "global warming" as even the greenies point to the fact that global warming is a gradual effect which can only be seen over the course of decades. Of course they only point that out when it helps their argument.
This will only work until the RIAA starts pumping up the fees that online radio stations have to pay to stream songs. Currently broadcast radio stations don't pay any fees to send songs out on the airwaves, but since "digital media"==piracy, radio stations which do simulcast over the internet have to pay royalty fees for their content. Purely digital radio stations are still arguing over how much they should have to pay.
I believe the RIAA is taking the approach that it is possible to make a digital copy from streaming media, so since there is a DMCA blah blah blah. I am not sure about that. I do remember reading awhile ago (last December??) that this move was going to hurt college radio stations that have a simulcast. I expect it to eventually hurt all radio stations broadcasting on the internet, as these fees will make it impossible to compete with regular radio broadcasts.
All the parents who live around me are. Granted, I live near (not in thank doG) a rather wealthy area, but I haven't seen a big differance anywhere that I have been. Sure there's lots of parents who don't act like this (mine are a perfect example, I bought most of my own toys as a child with money I earned cutting neighbors lawns), but there are HUGE numbers that do. Look to how succesful commercialization has become. Stick the words Harry Potter on any peice of crap and stores won't be able to keep them on the shelves.
I think you are dead wrong. Parents buy their kids expensive things all the time just to occupy them. PS2, Gamecube, X-Box, computers, Gameboy, Bikes, TVs, VCRs, etc etc etc etc... This isn't even the extent of it, every Christmas parents nearly beat each other trying to get the newest, stupidest fad so that their kids will love them. Parents would pay for this without even blinking.
I am not 100% sure about this, but I believe that I saw Jar-Jar in the background of one scene of the "forbidden Love" trailer before LotR. It was a quick flash of Amidala doing something with Anakin. Since I prefer to check backgrounds for errors, I noticed him. Anyone wanna support or object that sighting?
The web is content, unlike power, water, or gas, the content varies.
True, but with an ISP you aren't paying for the -content-, but simply paying for the connection -to- the content. In essence, you are paying for the wires and electricity required to get the information from wherever it is to wherever you are. Short of interruptions in service, this will remain unchanged. If you want to spend time looking at cheap pr0n, or reading about oppressed peoples in Saskatoon, either content will cost the ISP the -exact same amount- in wire and electricity.
Yes, which is why Physicists say that it isn't possible to go faster than c. This thinking is the basis for many sci-fi time travel stories. This has always seemed to me to have problems, since if you go deeper you will see that just as you reach the speed of light, according to this thinking, your velocity through time would have to cross over 0, at which point you would "Stop".
Wow. This post/thread is getting crazier by the moment. I am throwing my Karma and two cents on to the pile. At what point does this issue become interesting enough to start it's own topic? This should be the next Ask Slashdot subject!
I know that if I was a terrorist bent on international murder and mayhem, I would be sure to only buy authorized and legal software. Wouldn't want to rip off the Great Evil.
This isn't new. Several of my professors at Michigan Tech ran Perl scripts which did this exact thing...in 1995! I never actually saw them, but they did indeed catch anyone stupid enough to cut and paste code. I always made sure to obfuscate all my stolen..err.."borrowed" code.
What happens when this thing grounds the ionosphere? Prolly a stupid question, as I don't actually know if this is even possible, but I am curious to know if anyone else does.
No. This is a new exploit, which I beleive does more damage. The old one just required a hard reboot (remove battery). The register article says that the phone cannot be turned back on until the message is removed from the SIM card.
Really? Some one can threaten to beat the crap out of me with a big stick, and that's not illegal??
Nope, that's assault brutha!
Actually, threatening to bring a lawsuit would be closer to threatening to ask everyone around whether or not someone should beat you with a stick. In theory, there is no consequence to being served with a lawsuit. In practice, it is very costly in terms of money and time, but the law doesn't and can't account for that except for in cases of abuse of the system, where the plaintiff is SO blatantly wrong that the judge can award damages to the defendant.
Based on a fuzzy video of the docking, flight controllers suspect a 1-foot cable -- or something else entirely -- is preventing the ship from latching on. But no one seemed to know where the cable came from.
I just graduated this past May, and I can definately identify with these feelings. I was there at the end of last year.
What turned it back around for me was taking a class that had NOTHING to do with graduation requirements. In fact, it only went towards general credit, not even core curriculum credit. For me, it was intereactive computer graphics that reminded me what fun it is to play with computers.
Just trying to keep up with changing classes and getting into full classes and taking STUPID required courses (thank you, but I don't _need_ to take an entire course on html) was what was grinding on me. If that is how you are feeling I suggest you try what I did. Just find any old course that looks like fun. Or even a project, there were some cool robotics projects that were always looking for people. Or talk to a favorite professor and try and set up an independant study, or work on research. If however, you just are tired of computers in general, then get out now. You still have time to get some other degree.
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Umm, actually plant growth is much more related to the amount of sunshine that the plant gets over the course of it's active cycle. The longer and sunnier a summer is, the more growth that occurs. The diminished growth observed in the years following a major volcanic event could probably be better tied to the amount of ash in the upper atmosphere, which blocks the sunlight. Cooler temperatures are a byproduct of this, and are thus _indirectly_ related to the amount of growth recorded in the trees. The localized (localized by a few years) effect of lowered temperatures is not an indication of whether or not the volcanic event has effected "global warming" as even the greenies point to the fact that global warming is a gradual effect which can only be seen over the course of decades. Of course they only point that out when it helps their argument.
This will only work until the RIAA starts pumping up the fees that online radio stations have to pay to stream songs. Currently broadcast radio stations don't pay any fees to send songs out on the airwaves, but since "digital media"==piracy, radio stations which do simulcast over the internet have to pay royalty fees for their content. Purely digital radio stations are still arguing over how much they should have to pay.
I believe the RIAA is taking the approach that it is possible to make a digital copy from streaming media, so since there is a DMCA blah blah blah. I am not sure about that. I do remember reading awhile ago (last December??) that this move was going to hurt college radio stations that have a simulcast. I expect it to eventually hurt all radio stations broadcasting on the internet, as these fees will make it impossible to compete with regular radio broadcasts.
(also off topic)
Who wants a man with bigger breasts?
Sorry.
All the parents who live around me are. Granted, I live near (not in thank doG) a rather wealthy area, but I haven't seen a big differance anywhere that I have been. Sure there's lots of parents who don't act like this (mine are a perfect example, I bought most of my own toys as a child with money I earned cutting neighbors lawns), but there are HUGE numbers that do. Look to how succesful commercialization has become. Stick the words Harry Potter on any peice of crap and stores won't be able to keep them on the shelves.
I think you are dead wrong. Parents buy their kids expensive things all the time just to occupy them. PS2, Gamecube, X-Box, computers, Gameboy, Bikes, TVs, VCRs, etc etc etc etc... This isn't even the extent of it, every Christmas parents nearly beat each other trying to get the newest, stupidest fad so that their kids will love them. Parents would pay for this without even blinking.
I am not 100% sure about this, but I believe that I saw Jar-Jar in the background of one scene of the "forbidden Love" trailer before LotR. It was a quick flash of Amidala doing something with Anakin. Since I prefer to check backgrounds for errors, I noticed him. Anyone wanna support or object that sighting?
The web is content, unlike power, water, or gas, the content varies.
True, but with an ISP you aren't paying for the -content-, but simply paying for the connection -to- the content. In essence, you are paying for the wires and electricity required to get the information from wherever it is to wherever you are. Short of interruptions in service, this will remain unchanged. If you want to spend time looking at cheap pr0n, or reading about oppressed peoples in Saskatoon, either content will cost the ISP the -exact same amount- in wire and electricity.
Yes, which is why Physicists say that it isn't possible to go faster than c. This thinking is the basis for many sci-fi time travel stories. This has always seemed to me to have problems, since if you go deeper you will see that just as you reach the speed of light, according to this thinking, your velocity through time would have to cross over 0, at which point you would "Stop".
Which "organ" would they transplant for "fertility treatment"? Just asking for my..ummm.. friend. Yeah, this guy I know. Not me.
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Wow. This post/thread is getting crazier by the moment. I am throwing my Karma and two cents on to the pile. At what point does this issue become interesting enough to start it's own topic? This should be the next Ask Slashdot subject!
I know that if I was a terrorist bent on international murder and mayhem, I would be sure to only buy authorized and legal software. Wouldn't want to rip off the Great Evil.
This isn't new. Several of my professors at Michigan Tech ran Perl scripts which did this exact thing...in 1995! I never actually saw them, but they did indeed catch anyone stupid enough to cut and paste code. I always made sure to obfuscate all my stolen..err.."borrowed" code.
we aren't a democracy. we are in fact a republic. There are major and important differences. Look them up, there will be a quiz tomorrow.
What happens when this thing grounds the ionosphere? Prolly a stupid question, as I don't actually know if this is even possible, but I am curious to know if anyone else does.
No. This is a new exploit, which I beleive does more damage. The old one just required a hard reboot (remove battery). The register article says that the phone cannot be turned back on until the message is removed from the SIM card.
- Really? Some one can threaten to beat the crap out of me with a big stick, and that's not illegal??
Nope, that's assault brutha!Actually, threatening to bring a lawsuit would be closer to threatening to ask everyone around whether or not someone should beat you with a stick. In theory, there is no consequence to being served with a lawsuit. In practice, it is very costly in terms of money and time, but the law doesn't and can't account for that except for in cases of abuse of the system, where the plaintiff is SO blatantly wrong that the judge can award damages to the defendant.
- Based on a fuzzy video of the docking, flight controllers suspect a 1-foot cable -- or something else entirely -- is preventing the ship from latching on. But no one seemed to know where the cable came from.
Well, at least they are on top of things!I just graduated this past May, and I can definately identify with these feelings. I was there at the end of last year.
What turned it back around for me was taking a class that had NOTHING to do with graduation requirements. In fact, it only went towards general credit, not even core curriculum credit. For me, it was intereactive computer graphics that reminded me what fun it is to play with computers.
Just trying to keep up with changing classes and getting into full classes and taking STUPID required courses (thank you, but I don't _need_ to take an entire course on html) was what was grinding on me. If that is how you are feeling I suggest you try what I did. Just find any old course that looks like fun. Or even a project, there were some cool robotics projects that were always looking for people. Or talk to a favorite professor and try and set up an independant study, or work on research. If however, you just are tired of computers in general, then get out now. You still have time to get some other degree.
John
your an idiot.
no, you're an idiot.
sorry, couldn't resist.
you can ONLY be president/senator/representative if:
c.) You are a christian (just TRY being agnostic/athiest/anything else).
What about Joe Lieberman?? I don't think he is christian.