True. I should have said Can the digestive tract, bloodstream, and bladder combined handle 80 ounces of liquid before your first trip to the bathroom.
When I was in college, we used to have contests to see who could drink the most beer before having to take a leak (the loser would have to throw an extra fiver into the pot while playing poker or some such punishment). The record was eight beers (96 ounces). That's 80 ounces with a tall-boy to spare.
Can the human bladder even hold that much? I don't know. I'm sure it stretches a bit, and there's probably a variance from person to person. But it doesn't matter because it doesn't go straight to your bladder, you goof. You see, you have this thing called a digestive tract. Anything you swallow generally goes there first. Nutrients (not that Coke contains much of these) and liquids are extracted and absorbed into your bloodstream. Blood passes through the kidneys and excess water (among other things) is filtered out. Then it goes to your bladder. So the real question should be Can the human digestive tract hold 5 pints, and the answer is probably Yes.
As other posters have already pointed out, the average human body contains about 5 quarts of blood. If you only have 5 pints a trip to the emergency room is probably in order
A brief example of just how much of a dork I really am:
While reading the article and/. comments, I kept thinking to myself, "Our enemies should just develop light sabres and bounce the beams back at us... not to mention that light sabres aren't as clumsy or random blasters."
Sure they're biased, but that doesn't necessarily invalidate all of their points. Hey, the American Dairy Council has an obvious vested interest in milk sales, but that doesn't necessarily mean:
that milk isn't a good supply of calcium
that milk doesn't go well with cookies
that the supermodel on the billboard doesn't look totally smokin' hot with white, creamy liquid on her upper lip
Indeed, hook the camera up to the screen and watch the pr0n that you're making while you make it. You could even point the camera at the TV and get that cool infinite-body-parts effect going on.
What they do is to sterilize anyone who shares 50% of the same genetic material as the person who commits the crime
Ummm... wouldn't that mean sterilizing everybody, then? IIRC, humans share a high percentage (well over 90%) with other mammals, let alone with other humans.
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Hrrrmmm... that's odd. I've never had to go through much grief to cancel a credit card.
I know how much of a pain it can be to drop an ISP, though. After I convinced a buddy of mine to switch to a real ISP a few years ago. He also had trouble canceling his account. AOL wanted a "good reason" so I told him to inform them that he no longer had a computer because he sold it as part of his bankruptcy proceedings... they dropped him on the spot, right then and there.
On the other hand, a tree is also fuel, but you try shove a tree up your tank the next time you go for gas.
In some parts of the U.S. we already do... up to 10% of the fuel at most gas stations around here is ethanol. Well, okay, it's grain alcohol not wood alcohol, but you get the idea.
It was an interesting concept at its inception back in the late 70's/early 80's (I think), but it hasn't quite lived up to expectations. I think it's stuck around more as a farmer subsidy kind of thing than an effective way of reducing dependence on fossil fuels. Oh, and I think engine and fuel system longevity is harmed somewhat, too.
...to shed heat from the coolant. Just run the water coming from the cpu to a shower head (or similar) suspended above an open reservior. The water is dispersed by the shower head (increasing surface area) and cooled by the air as it falls into the container below.
Granted, this approach requires an open reservoir outside of the case, but it's simple, effective, and cheap.
Bonus: it can also replace those stupid "Sounds of Nature" tapes that people use for background noise at bedtime.
I got this card for my new box (built it in late February). I haven't had the Win 2000 problems the poster in a previous thread mentions... works just fine for me. Radeon support in Linux has been a real bear though. It works okay with the frame buffer drivers, but zilcho otherwise. Supposedly works better with XFree86 4.X versions, but I haven't upgraded from 3 yet.
I haven't tried any of the Tivo-like functionality yet, but I don't really care much about that stuff. I got mine primarily for capturing camcorder videos to send to friends an family, and I'm pleased with it so far
I'd use the TV stuff more, but I don't want to drag cable accross the house to the PC... any suggestions for a good wireless solution?
Interesting point about the frisbee. But how much more lift would it have in a zero-g (though not a vacuum, mind you) environment without gravity acting against the lift forces? Might be a bit harder to catch then.
Yeah, I know it's Sinistar not Gravastar. It was an admittedly lame joke, but funnier than the cream cheese and onions crack in the headline (at least I thought so).
Sinistar scared the hell out of me when I was a kid though. The first time I ever saw the game, I played the sit-down version with the speakers mounted right next to your ears. The audio for Sinistar himself was cranked way up compared to the normal game sound effects, and the first time he roared/screamed/whatever I jumped about a mile into the air, "Gaahhhh, WTF was that!" I wasn't aware of the remake, though... might have to check that out once for a laugh.
I understand gravastars taste terrific with cream cheese and red onion.
No, I think Gravastar was that 80's video game from Williams Electronics where the big crystalline space monster chases your ship around... kinda looks like a big disembodied Skeletor or something.
I think it would be cool if there were a bunch of those things floating around space instead of black holes. Rawwwrrrr!
You're right, they don't need a big, honkin' general purpose PC, digital camera, and other stuff. Such a thing could be built with hardware specifically built for the purpose of simple digital image recognition, pet-door locking mechanism interface, etc, etc. They should have just gone down to Radio Shack and asked for a $19.99 Cat-Victim-Image-Capture/Recognition-Pet-Door-Inte rfacer-Detect-O-Matic and been done with it.
What? Such a device doesn't exist?
Damn, guess they'll have to make do with a PC, digital camera, and image processing software, then.
On one of the overclocking websites, someone mentioned making effective filters out of pantyhose, though I'm not sure I would survive the ribbing I'd get from my friends if I tried it.
Ummm... how would we know they're at risk? We've never discovered them, and therefore don't really know anything about them?
"Elephants, tigers, grizzly bears, etc."
I think we've probably already found just about all of the large, land vertabrates that exist. Especially the ones that live "close to human habitation". The vast majority of undiscovered species are likely to be small (microbes, insects, etc.) and/or live in areas where sampling is extremely problematic and expensive (like the geothermal vents in mid-oceanic ridges).
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My response to this is the same as that of Wowbagger the Infinitely Prolonged when told of the impossibility of personally insulting every living thing in the universe:
Slashdot Mirror
Right after "fiendish plan" please insert the following:
"and shows you the self-destruct mechanism"
True. I should have said Can the digestive tract, bloodstream, and bladder combined handle 80 ounces of liquid before your first trip to the bathroom.
When I was in college, we used to have contests to see who could drink the most beer before having to take a leak (the loser would have to throw an extra fiver into the pot while playing poker or some such punishment). The record was eight beers (96 ounces). That's 80 ounces with a tall-boy to spare.
A few points:
A brief example of just how much of a dork I really am:
While reading the article and /. comments, I kept thinking to myself, "Our enemies should just develop light sabres and bounce the beams back at us... not to mention that light sabres aren't as clumsy or random blasters."
it's much better to eat a well balanced diet
That's why I was sure to mention cookies as well.
Sure they're biased, but that doesn't necessarily invalidate all of their points. Hey, the American Dairy Council has an obvious vested interest in milk sales, but that doesn't necessarily mean:
that milk isn't a good supply of calcium
that milk doesn't go well with cookies
that the supermodel on the billboard doesn't look totally smokin' hot with white, creamy liquid on her upper lip
Indeed, hook the camera up to the screen and watch the pr0n that you're making while you make it. You could even point the camera at the TV and get that cool infinite-body-parts effect going on.
Well, yeah, if you want to get all anal about it.
I what the questioner really had in mind was the coolness factor of having a child named "Foo Bar".
What they do is to sterilize anyone who shares 50% of the same genetic material as the person who commits the crime
Ummm... wouldn't that mean sterilizing everybody, then? IIRC, humans share a high percentage (well over 90%) with other mammals, let alone with other humans.
Spider-Man wins. Fatality!
Hrrrmmm... that's odd. I've never had to go through much grief to cancel a credit card.
I know how much of a pain it can be to drop an ISP, though. After I convinced a buddy of mine to switch to a real ISP a few years ago. He also had trouble canceling his account. AOL wanted a "good reason" so I told him to inform them that he no longer had a computer because he sold it as part of his bankruptcy proceedings... they dropped him on the spot, right then and there.
Bah. Just mail it it in. Most creditors give you a few days grace period and/or require the envelope be postmarked on or before the due date
Even if they charge you a small late fee, it's likely to be less than next day air shipping charges
Damn... too bad we shipped off all the keyboard sanitizers on the B-Ark.
Cool. Can we shape the bubble cities like guitars? You know, like on the old Boston album cover art?
On the other hand, a tree is also fuel, but you try shove a tree up your tank the next time you go for gas.
In some parts of the U.S. we already do... up to 10% of the fuel at most gas stations around here is ethanol. Well, okay, it's grain alcohol not wood alcohol, but you get the idea.
It was an interesting concept at its inception back in the late 70's/early 80's (I think), but it hasn't quite lived up to expectations. I think it's stuck around more as a farmer subsidy kind of thing than an effective way of reducing dependence on fossil fuels. Oh, and I think engine and fuel system longevity is harmed somewhat, too.
...to shed heat from the coolant. Just run the water coming from the cpu to a shower head (or similar) suspended above an open reservior. The water is dispersed by the shower head (increasing surface area) and cooled by the air as it falls into the container below.
Granted, this approach requires an open reservoir outside of the case, but it's simple, effective, and cheap.
Bonus: it can also replace those stupid "Sounds of Nature" tapes that people use for background noise at bedtime.
I got this card for my new box (built it in late February). I haven't had the Win 2000 problems the poster in a previous thread mentions... works just fine for me. Radeon support in Linux has been a real bear though. It works okay with the frame buffer drivers, but zilcho otherwise. Supposedly works better with XFree86 4.X versions, but I haven't upgraded from 3 yet.
I haven't tried any of the Tivo-like functionality yet, but I don't really care much about that stuff. I got mine primarily for capturing camcorder videos to send to friends an family, and I'm pleased with it so far
I'd use the TV stuff more, but I don't want to drag cable accross the house to the PC... any suggestions for a good wireless solution?
Interesting point about the frisbee. But how much more lift would it have in a zero-g (though not a vacuum, mind you) environment without gravity acting against the lift forces? Might be a bit harder to catch then.
Yeah, I know it's Sinistar not Gravastar. It was an admittedly lame joke, but funnier than the cream cheese and onions crack in the headline (at least I thought so).
Sinistar scared the hell out of me when I was a kid though. The first time I ever saw the game, I played the sit-down version with the speakers mounted right next to your ears. The audio for Sinistar himself was cranked way up compared to the normal game sound effects, and the first time he roared/screamed/whatever I jumped about a mile into the air, "Gaahhhh, WTF was that!" I wasn't aware of the remake, though... might have to check that out once for a laugh.
Yeah, yeah... OT... I know.
No, I think Gravastar was that 80's video game from Williams Electronics where the big crystalline space monster chases your ship around... kinda looks like a big disembodied Skeletor or something.
I think it would be cool if there were a bunch of those things floating around space instead of black holes. Rawwwrrrr!
You're right, they don't need a big, honkin' general purpose PC, digital camera, and other stuff. Such a thing could be built with hardware specifically built for the purpose of simple digital image recognition, pet-door locking mechanism interface, etc, etc. They should have just gone down to Radio Shack and asked for a $19.99 Cat-Victim-Image-Capture/Recognition-Pet-Door-Inte rfacer-Detect-O-Matic and been done with it.
What? Such a device doesn't exist?
Damn, guess they'll have to make do with a PC, digital camera, and image processing software, then.
On one of the overclocking websites, someone mentioned making effective filters out of pantyhose, though I'm not sure I would survive the ribbing I'd get from my friends if I tried it.
Hey, back off, dude. It's their law, they bought it, and they can break it if they want to!
Ummm... how would we know they're at risk? We've never discovered them, and therefore don't really know anything about them?
"Elephants, tigers, grizzly bears, etc."
I think we've probably already found just about all of the large, land vertabrates that exist. Especially the ones that live "close to human habitation". The vast majority of undiscovered species are likely to be small (microbes, insects, etc.) and/or live in areas where sampling is extremely problematic and expensive (like the geothermal vents in mid-oceanic ridges).
My response to this is the same as that of Wowbagger the Infinitely Prolonged when told of the impossibility of personally insulting every living thing in the universe:
"A man can dream, can't he?"