I take issue with this study, as it appears to be claiming that playing video games and watching television are equal. Surely there are more portions of the brain being stimulated when playing video games than when staring at the TV?
Yesterday, Voyager 1 passed 100 astronomical units from the sun as it continues operating after nearly 30 years in space. That is about 15 billion kilometers or 9.3 billion miles as it travels about 1 million miles per day.
I'm not quite sure I've got a grasp on how far that is. Could you give it to me in # of songs, or Libraries of Congress or some other similar standard?
The score is an important part of deciding whether to read a comment.
Indeed. Perhaps that is why the "Comments" section of your account Preferences contains more than 20 options for customizing your view based on comment score...
I just didn't like the shape of my case, as it was too wide to allow another USB cord to plug in horizontally next to it, so I intentionally removed the case and covered the circuitry in clear heatshrink. I used three or four layers for a bit of added durability, but just one layer is probably sufficient. This has the benefit of protecting the circuit while still allowing for some room for air to get in to dissipate heat (those things can get a bit warm).
Yes, clearly I am a criminal of the lowest sort to wish to get some visible credit if people out there copy and use the images that I put my time and energy into scanning. What a tragedy that I would ruin these super-high quality 800x1024 jpegs by placing a small reference to my site in the corner underneath all the relevant text on each page.
If you have such a huge problem with the super-imposed logo, you could have bothered reading this bit in the intro:
High resolution, non-watermarked TIFF files are also available upon request.
As in, the priceless historical documents are preserved in a 2533x3244 non-compressed, non-logo-ified format, and freely available to anyone who takes the huge effort it requires to simply ask. But I suppose that would have ruined your opportunity for the little over-dramatic show you just put on there.
Here's a little self-plug for something somewhat related that I scanned. A "Civil Defense Manual" for Seattle from 1951. Check it out, there's some unintentionally amusing stuff in there.
Has anyone else noticed that installing the Google Toolbar in Firefox causes "title" tags in images not to display properly? I uninstalled the Toolbar and went back to the Googlebar extension because of that. It can be rather frustrating if you don't know what is causing it.
One time I was browsing through the bargain bin at the local electronics store and I saw a copy of Deus Ex. This was a few years after it had come out, and I hadn't played it still, but I had heard it was pretty good so I figured I could spring $10 for it. Better still, it was a "Limited edition."
So I bring it home and fire it up, only to discover that what is "limited" about it isn't the number of copies they published, but the amount of the actual game that was on the CDs. It was essentially a 1-level demo version. I was pretty pissed that they would use the phrase "limited edition" like that.
At least the story has a happy ending, because I just threw away the CD and downloaded the full version over p2p.
Safeway has been doing this for years. Some friends of ours got a card in the mail shortly after they had a baby, congratulating them on their new addition, and offering them these fine baby products, available at Safeway. A year later they got a "happy birthday" card for the baby with some coupons and such.
Oh, one more thing I forgot to mention. This wasn't available 10 years ago of course, but now you can just write the number under a UPC code down, then go to Google and type it in, and viola, auto-generated UPC graphic, ready for printing. Try it out.
It's even simpler than that. One summer about 8 years ago when I was in high school, I sat down and decoded the UPCs of a few products in an afternoon. Once you know what the codes are, it's trivial to draw your own bar codes using MS Paint. You can then print them off using any old ink-jet printer. Don't believe me? This is the page that I wrote up after figuring it all out. I made the UPC graphics on that page using just Paint. I also printed off some test barcodes using the cheapo inkjet we had, and ran them by the "price checker" thingys in the local Target. They scanned no problem.
I've wondered for years whether it would really be that easy to get away with switching UPCs just like this. I guess the answer is "pretty easy." Of course, if you get as greedy as these people did, you're obviously going to get caught before too long.
Speaking of filters...
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I think this would be a good place to post an email exchange that my best friend had with random representative (whoever answers the emails sent to the help address) at PUR.
> From: Willett, J.R. > Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2000 3:16 PM > Subject: PUR > > Hi > > I received a PUR Water Filtration Pitcher (Plus LX, Platinum Edition) as a > Christmas present, and I have a question about what things it can't > filter. > > I have been very satisfied with its performance in removing chlorine from > tapwater, however I am wondering what the limits are in its filtering > capabilities. Could it, for instance, remove ammonia from an ammonia-water > solution? In other words, could I use it in the desert to recycle urine > into > drinking water? The box says a lot about what it can filter, but not much > about what it can't filter. It only says that the water must be sterile, > and > everyone knows that urine is completely sterile on leaving the body. Upon > leaving the urinary tract, it provides an ideal environment for growing > bacteria, but it is completely sterile inside you. The reason we don't > habitually drink our own urine is because the water in our urine carries > bodily poisons with it, including ammonia. If, however, your pitcher can > remove these poisons, I can see how my PUR Water Filtration Pitcher could > come in handy when water is scarce. > > Although my roommate has offered to sample my filtered urine, I thought I > would ask you people first, before I pee in my PUR pitcher. > > Thanks, > > -J.R. Willett -----Original Message----- From: Beckenbach.Mark [mailto:Beckenbach.Mark@purwater.com] Sent: Friday, January 14, 2000 9:38 AM To: 'Willett, J.R.' Subject: RE: PUR
Hello J.R., Gee-Whiz, I must admit that I read your e-mail with some skepticism. Upon further reflection I came to the conclusion that you could indeed run human urine through our filters. If you do this it could very well hasten your way to death, but you can filter urine. We don't normally test urine or the body's by-products associated with it. Drinking urine is a bit out of the main stream, if you'll pardon the pun. The filter may have some effect on the potency of the ammonia. If you're in an emergency situation with out water, drinking urine will only make your day worse. The ammonia in urine isn't what's going to ruin an already pisser of a day, its the salts. By constantly reintroducing those salts into your system, you are increasing the amount of salt in your system, and decreasing the amount of usable fluids. This salt will draw water from other tissues in your body, as will your kidneys. Your kidneys need the extra water to flush the salts out. It's a viscous circle. As your kidneys are shutting down, the poisons in your body will increase; thereby playing havoc with your heart. The lack of electrolytes in your in your brain can cause the synapses to misfire eventually causing you to get delirious and run screaming into the desert waving your hands over your head chasing Elvis. All levity aside, I am not a physician. However I do understand our products and have a thorough understanding of human physiology. My recommendation is not to do it. Carry a bladder of water in your trunk. Being prepared is the best way to keep from having to drink pee. Mahalo, Mark
-----Original Message----- From: Willett, J.R. Sent: Friday, January 14, 2000 10:17 AM Subject: RE: PUR
Mark,
Thankyou for your timely reply in this matter. Not only have you saved us from what could have been a disasterous science experiment, but you have provided a tremendous amount of amusement to several college students with perhaps too much time on their hands to wonder about such things.
Which is exactly why EA will do everything in their power to end the case with an out of court settlement. Note to those suing EA: Please, don't settle! Take it all the way.
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Nintendo: Fun
I take issue with this study, as it appears to be claiming that playing video games and watching television are equal. Surely there are more portions of the brain being stimulated when playing video games than when staring at the TV?
The score is an important part of deciding whether to read a comment.
Indeed. Perhaps that is why the "Comments" section of your account Preferences contains more than 20 options for customizing your view based on comment score...
I just didn't like the shape of my case, as it was too wide to allow another USB cord to plug in horizontally next to it, so I intentionally removed the case and covered the circuitry in clear heatshrink. I used three or four layers for a bit of added durability, but just one layer is probably sufficient. This has the benefit of protecting the circuit while still allowing for some room for air to get in to dissipate heat (those things can get a bit warm).
From what you say, it sounds like "Conscientious Objector status" and "going back on the job market" are the same thing.
I'd write a more detailed comment, but I'm off to play Starcraft.
If you have such a huge problem with the super-imposed logo, you could have bothered reading this bit in the intro:As in, the priceless historical documents are preserved in a 2533x3244 non-compressed, non-logo-ified format, and freely available to anyone who takes the huge effort it requires to simply ask. But I suppose that would have ruined your opportunity for the little over-dramatic show you just put on there.
Har har... If it were a front-page story I'd be worried, but even a +5 comment (if it gets that high) I think I can handle. ;^)
Here's a little self-plug for something somewhat related that I scanned. A "Civil Defense Manual" for Seattle from 1951. Check it out, there's some unintentionally amusing stuff in there.
Yeah, I saw that movie, too.
Has anyone else noticed that installing the Google Toolbar in Firefox causes "title" tags in images not to display properly? I uninstalled the Toolbar and went back to the Googlebar extension because of that. It can be rather frustrating if you don't know what is causing it.
One time I was browsing through the bargain bin at the local electronics store and I saw a copy of Deus Ex. This was a few years after it had come out, and I hadn't played it still, but I had heard it was pretty good so I figured I could spring $10 for it. Better still, it was a "Limited edition."
So I bring it home and fire it up, only to discover that what is "limited" about it isn't the number of copies they published, but the amount of the actual game that was on the CDs. It was essentially a 1-level demo version. I was pretty pissed that they would use the phrase "limited edition" like that.
At least the story has a happy ending, because I just threw away the CD and downloaded the full version over p2p.
Popular Mechanics also did a piece on the disaster that was just waiting to happen in New Orleans. Check it out.
I really could have gone without hearing the phrase "impregnate your mom" this evening.
Whoa, wait... Someone on Slashdot... defending Bill Gates... and getting modded up to +5 Insightful?
I think I just heard the fabric of space-time tear.
Hmm. That seemed more like "Roger Ebert Mocks Star Wars Questions."
I haven't set up a torrent before, so this may not work, but you can try this.
Though last I checked the source site was actually holding up astoundingly well. It gave me download speeds exceeding 300Kb/s.
I've seen divers who swim with full size (17 feet) Great Whites without a cage and escape harmless.
Yeah, I can imagine that most humans would be pretty harmless lying in a hospital bed.
Safeway has been doing this for years. Some friends of ours got a card in the mail shortly after they had a baby, congratulating them on their new addition, and offering them these fine baby products, available at Safeway. A year later they got a "happy birthday" card for the baby with some coupons and such.
Oh, one more thing I forgot to mention. This wasn't available 10 years ago of course, but now you can just write the number under a UPC code down, then go to Google and type it in, and viola, auto-generated UPC graphic, ready for printing. Try it out.
It's even simpler than that. One summer about 8 years ago when I was in high school, I sat down and decoded the UPCs of a few products in an afternoon. Once you know what the codes are, it's trivial to draw your own bar codes using MS Paint. You can then print them off using any old ink-jet printer. Don't believe me? This is the page that I wrote up after figuring it all out. I made the UPC graphics on that page using just Paint. I also printed off some test barcodes using the cheapo inkjet we had, and ran them by the "price checker" thingys in the local Target. They scanned no problem.
I've wondered for years whether it would really be that easy to get away with switching UPCs just like this. I guess the answer is "pretty easy." Of course, if you get as greedy as these people did, you're obviously going to get caught before too long.
Oh, so they haven't stopped doing it since we were told about this four days ago on Slashdot?
Thanks. I'll look forward to the next update on Wednesday to see if they're still banning modded Xboxes or not.
Which is exactly why EA will do everything in their power to end the case with an out of court settlement. Note to those suing EA: Please, don't settle! Take it all the way.