Roaming Profiles *is* being worked on...It's the pet project of Ben Bucksch over at Beonex. He's already made great progress - you can see for yourself, check out bug 124029.
Grosse Pointe Blank. Classic. John Cusak rules. Great soundtrack, too. /me regrets having left the bulk of his DVDs (including Grosse Pointe Blank) at his old place..:(
This is merely another case of Slashdot editors not even looking at what they post - this is nonsense. For information on what ActiveX work *is* happening within the Mozilla project, visit Adam Lock's (the developer of mozilla ActiveX stuff) site. Try the FAQ.
BB King - Love that man. It's true, he sits on a stool the entire show, with Lucille on his lap. Let me tell ya - that makes things *really* easy for the guys who run the followspots. Set it and forget it! Willie Nelson, too, although I suspect that in his case, it's because he's too stoned to safely move, so he just stands still. (note to mods - this is only a little offtopic - it still deals with how physical infirmity can affect a performance)
A quick google search for the terms "evolution" and "species" on the site "vatican.va" turned up this link. My favorite part is where they try to equate evolution with communism.:)
Please, please, please, PLEASE try to remember - Chimera is NOT Mozilla. It's a side project, associated with mozilla.org in a similar fashion as Phoenix. When comparing Safari to Mozilla, please do it properly, and compare it with the actual Mozilla OS X builds.
I know, that was the main thing I wanted to read about.....? I guess I'll just amke a story item up, then: "Home Depot To Migrate All PC's, Registers, and Forklifts to Windows 3.11" Now *that's* what I call the Dark Side.
No, not "Funny" - "Informative". LN2 is a very common high-end fogging method. Very expensive and complicated, though, not to mention dangerous. Interesting Products, Inc., out of Chicago, is, as far as I know, the best-known manufacturer of LN2 fogging effects. But yeah, don't try this at home.
Ooh, I almost forgot - surface area of the ice, as well as teh rate of pour, affects the volume of fog. Therefore, if you buy your ice in block form, smash it into little tiny pieces before use. But, for god's sake - don't TOUCH the stuff! It *will* burn you if it comes in contact with your bare skin - it's about 100 below zero, Farenheit.
OOh, finally, something on Slashdot that I can comment authoritatively on! (I'm a stagehand, and often use atmospheric effects) I would just like to refute the posters assertations about dry ice foggers. Firstly, dry ice is certainly NOT expensive. Prices usually fall in the $0.50 to $1.00 / lb range, depending on the form (block, pellets, etc.) and supplier. Which brings me to the second point, availability - Go to your local grocery store. If they don't have it (most in southern and western states usually will), they'll be able to tell you who will. Once you have the dry ice (I'd suggest about 25-35 lbs. for a good, long show), it's very easy to turn it into fog. Step 1 - pour hot water over it. Step 2 - there is no step 2! There are many many pre-made machines for this purpose, such as the City Theatrical Aquafogger, which are available for rental, but it's such a simple device, anyone here should easily be able to make one on their own. The basic things you need are as follows - a barrel - big enough to hold the dry ice, plus all the hot water that will be poured through it. A basket, to hold the dry ice in, above the level of the water. A fan and a tube, to take the resultant fog, and put it where you want it (dryer hose works very well for this). And finally, a method for pouring large amounts of very hot water over the dry ice - the faster the rate of pour, the faster the sublimation of the dry ice, and hence, the larger the volume of fog generated. For the water-pouring, something as simple as a 5-gallon pail is quite sufficient. One down side to a dry-ice fogger, however - that 25lb load will only last about 10 minutes, and the fog only a few minutes longer than that. If the effect that you're looking for is a long-lasting, room-filling, hanging haze, then you'll be better off with an oil-based fogger. (Just avoid prolonged breathing of concentrated amounts of the fog - it's been shown to produce many respiratory ailments - and that was the professional stuff)
Note to self: Do *not* ever think of attending Iowa College. Look, I'm as big a technology advocate as anyone here on/., but eliminating the *library*??? That's madness.
Ow!!! Hey, that wasn't necessary!! When I posted the parent, I was quite happy to just let it sit at '1', right where it belonged. Then someone came along and +1'ed it, which was very nice...and then that AC had to get involved and complain, and now I've just been modded *down* three times!! That's just not fair!! (and yes, I know this post is offtopic, please don't hurt me! I'm lost enough karma for the day!!)
yah, how about that? I was surprised as the AC. I just wanted to mention that I liked Mr. Anthony's work, and, lo and behold, a +1, Insightful. Heh, I guess Piers got mod points!:-) But seriously - Piers' work is some of the best-written I have ever had the pleasure to read. I read my first Xanth book back in 6th grade, and I just recently finished "For Love of Evil", one of the Incarnations of Immortality, and I've still got a *lot* to catch up on.
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Roaming Profiles *is* being worked on...It's the pet project of Ben Bucksch over at Beonex. He's already made great progress - you can see for yourself, check out bug 124029.
from the for-the-love-of-god-PLEASE-STOP! dept.
Grosse Pointe Blank. Classic. John Cusak rules.
/me regrets having left the bulk of his DVDs (including Grosse Pointe Blank) at his old place.. :(
Great soundtrack, too.
This is merely another case of Slashdot editors not even looking at what they post - this is nonsense. For information on what ActiveX work *is* happening within the Mozilla project, visit Adam Lock's (the developer of mozilla ActiveX stuff) site. Try the FAQ.
Fortunately, we have a reference point for the kilogram that is *not* dependent upon units already derived from the kilogram - 2.20462 pounds!
Damn, I already posted in this, so I can't mod this comment up - read the link, folks.
+1, dammit.
BB King - Love that man. It's true, he sits on a stool the entire show, with Lucille on his lap. Let me tell ya - that makes things *really* easy for the guys who run the followspots. Set it and forget it! Willie Nelson, too, although I suspect that in his case, it's because he's too stoned to safely move, so he just stands still.
(note to mods - this is only a little offtopic - it still deals with how physical infirmity can affect a performance)
+1, obscure Kevin Smith reference. :)
"Hey, is that Ben Affleck?" "Yo, you were the bomb in Phantoms!"
OH, "Library of Congress"! Well, duh, that makes a lot more than what I *thought* LOC meant - "lines of code". 64,000 lines of code every day. Heh.
http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/pius_xii/encycli cals/documents/hf_p-xii_enc_12081950_humani-generi s_en.html
:)
A quick google search for the terms "evolution" and "species" on the site "vatican.va" turned up this link. My favorite part is where they try to equate evolution with communism.
Please, please, please, PLEASE try to remember - Chimera is NOT Mozilla. It's a side project, associated with mozilla.org in a similar fashion as Phoenix. When comparing Safari to Mozilla, please do it properly, and compare it with the actual Mozilla OS X builds.
Thanks.
Setec Astronomy:
"cooty's rat semen"
"too many secrets"
Update: 12/18 00:30 GMT by T: The Home Depot item got chopped by accident; it's been restored below.
OK, everyone may now feel free to mod the parent as Offtopic.
How about:
Home Depot hires a sith CEO: You underestimate the power tools of the Dark Side!
Mmmm, dark jedi circular saw.....
I know, that was the main thing I wanted to read about.....?
I guess I'll just amke a story item up, then:
"Home Depot To Migrate All PC's, Registers, and Forklifts to Windows 3.11"
Now *that's* what I call the Dark Side.
"...marginalized by Bigfoot enthusiasts..."
:)
Wow, it must *really* suck to be him.
No, not "Funny" - "Informative". LN2 is a very common high-end fogging method. Very expensive and complicated, though, not to mention dangerous. Interesting Products, Inc., out of Chicago, is, as far as I know, the best-known manufacturer of LN2 fogging effects.
But yeah, don't try this at home.
Ooh, I almost forgot - surface area of the ice, as well as teh rate of pour, affects the volume of fog. Therefore, if you buy your ice in block form, smash it into little tiny pieces before use. But, for god's sake - don't TOUCH the stuff! It *will* burn you if it comes in contact with your bare skin - it's about 100 below zero, Farenheit.
I've always wanted to find cannabis oil, if such a thing exists - imagine, a few drops of that, mixed with the fog juice - man, what a party!!
OOh, finally, something on Slashdot that I can comment authoritatively on! (I'm a stagehand, and often use atmospheric effects)
I would just like to refute the posters assertations about dry ice foggers. Firstly, dry ice is certainly NOT expensive. Prices usually fall in the $0.50 to $1.00 / lb range, depending on the form (block, pellets, etc.) and supplier. Which brings me to the second point, availability - Go to your local grocery store. If they don't have it (most in southern and western states usually will), they'll be able to tell you who will.
Once you have the dry ice (I'd suggest about 25-35 lbs. for a good, long show), it's very easy to turn it into fog. Step 1 - pour hot water over it. Step 2 - there is no step 2! There are many many pre-made machines for this purpose, such as the City Theatrical Aquafogger, which are available for rental, but it's such a simple device, anyone here should easily be able to make one on their own.
The basic things you need are as follows - a barrel - big enough to hold the dry ice, plus all the hot water that will be poured through it. A basket, to hold the dry ice in, above the level of the water. A fan and a tube, to take the resultant fog, and put it where you want it (dryer hose works very well for this). And finally, a method for pouring large amounts of very hot water over the dry ice - the faster the rate of pour, the faster the sublimation of the dry ice, and hence, the larger the volume of fog generated. For the water-pouring, something as simple as a 5-gallon pail is quite sufficient.
One down side to a dry-ice fogger, however - that 25lb load will only last about 10 minutes, and the fog only a few minutes longer than that. If the effect that you're looking for is a long-lasting, room-filling, hanging haze, then you'll be better off with an oil-based fogger. (Just avoid prolonged breathing of concentrated amounts of the fog - it's been shown to produce many respiratory ailments - and that was the professional stuff)
Best. Website. Ever.
Don't you (and you, too, /. editor!) mean Draconian? I'm pretty sure that's it.
Note to self: Do *not* ever think of attending Iowa College. /., but eliminating the *library*??? That's madness.
Look, I'm as big a technology advocate as anyone here on
Ow!!! Hey, that wasn't necessary!! When I posted the parent, I was quite happy to just let it sit at '1', right where it belonged. Then someone came along and +1'ed it, which was very nice...and then that AC had to get involved and complain, and now I've just been modded *down* three times!! That's just not fair!!
(and yes, I know this post is offtopic, please don't hurt me! I'm lost enough karma for the day!!)
yah, how about that? I was surprised as the AC. I just wanted to mention that I liked Mr. Anthony's work, and, lo and behold, a +1, Insightful. Heh, I guess Piers got mod points! :-)
But seriously - Piers' work is some of the best-written I have ever had the pleasure to read. I read my first Xanth book back in 6th grade, and I just recently finished "For Love of Evil", one of the Incarnations of Immortality, and I've still got a *lot* to catch up on.