Unless Hubble detects something that really worries politicians (i.a. a meteorit coming really soon, big enough to make trouble and that could be avoidable) it will be around last in their agendas
Don't give up hope. There's always the chance of WMD in space somewhere.
Me three. Scott Adams of all people should be in touch enough with his nerd readership to realize that none of us would take kindly to that kind of sellout.
The only thing that comes to mind is that it must have been some serious chunk o' change that led to this. Maybe he thought that his strip had jumped the shark and he was going to grab what he could before the bottom falls out, ala Garfield.
Let's dump the whole GNU/Linux nonsense and make it part of the license that you have the "freedom" to call your project whatever you want unconditionally.
The Chinese are not the Red Menace they are made out to be.
Yes, until they decide to get mad at Taiwan and invade. And because they now have many of our tech resources and capabilities, they could slap us down one way or another if we decide to take the wrong side. Like saying they won't hold anymore of our debt, which could lead to our dollar spiraling downward and worth less than a peso.
Not to mention all of the human rights issues that China has (or lack thereof more specifically). They should never have gotten Most Favored Nation (MFN) status because of this.
Make no mistake, the Red Menace could prove to be alive and well someday.
is a dc-dc converter that can switch automatically between step-down and step-up operation in response to changing input voltage.
Without examining the circuit myself, I could imagine that when the batteries fall below Vcc that the converter switches from step down to step-up to provide additional play time, until the batteries are completely drained.
You and I know that, but the vast majority of ignorant consumers who walk in a WalMart (and the EU counterpart) will not give this the slightest thought.
Though I suspect many do wonder why only a "starter cartridge" came with the printer.
1) Solar Flux
2) Those darn Russians
3) Sensor installed upside down
4) Kids with laser pointers
5) Meteorite
6) Tax purposes
7) Unfriendly UFO
8) Overheating
9) Autodestruct after two-weeks of reruns
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If it hits the target everyone gets free tacos!
Well I'd rather fly into space in a honda than in a ferrari.
....thanks imageshack
Sir, your car awaits you.
Mechanical fondleability someday.
Unless Hubble detects something that really worries politicians (i.a. a meteorit coming really soon, big enough to make trouble and that could be avoidable) it will be around last in their agendas
Don't give up hope. There's always the chance of WMD in space somewhere.
Me three. Scott Adams of all people should be in touch enough with his nerd readership to realize that none of us would take kindly to that kind of sellout.
The only thing that comes to mind is that it must have been some serious chunk o' change that led to this. Maybe he thought that his strip had jumped the shark and he was going to grab what he could before the bottom falls out, ala Garfield.
In any case I'm sorry to see it.
Let's dump the whole GNU/Linux nonsense and make it part of the license that you have the "freedom" to call your project whatever you want unconditionally.
oh wait - Stallman is still alive.
Why is the MoBo blue?
They come in all colors depending on the shop that makes them.
If you would like, you can call this Steve's "blue period."
yeah, I fail it.
to say thumbs up to privacy invasion!
can anyone think of something commonplace, that at the time seemed like total utter snake-oil lubed bullshit?
"They will welcome us."
Aside from that, do these mega-mergers ever actually, you know, work? Timewarner-AOL, HP Compaq?
The same way black holes work.
The Chinese are not the Red Menace they are made out to be.
Yes, until they decide to get mad at Taiwan and invade. And because they now have many of our tech resources and capabilities, they could slap us down one way or another if we decide to take the wrong side. Like saying they won't hold anymore of our debt, which could lead to our dollar spiraling downward and worth less than a peso.
Not to mention all of the human rights issues that China has (or lack thereof more specifically). They should never have gotten Most Favored Nation (MFN) status because of this.
Make no mistake, the Red Menace could prove to be alive and well someday.
Imagine how fun it would be to use this to send text messages!
No silly, that's what these are for.
is a dc-dc converter that can switch automatically between step-down and step-up operation in response to changing input voltage.
Without examining the circuit myself, I could imagine that when the batteries fall below Vcc that the converter switches from step down to step-up to provide additional play time, until the batteries are completely drained.
Maybe someone can confirm/deny this.
I used to know it all, and then I hit my head on a SPARC system.
Yeah, me too. Then I started reading slashdot and became a 1337 know-it-all
Kiss my ring.
You and I know that, but the vast majority of ignorant consumers who walk in a WalMart (and the EU counterpart) will not give this the slightest thought.
Though I suspect many do wonder why only a "starter cartridge" came with the printer.
consumers will win once the US dollar rises over Eueo
Which is code words for
"The people who buy our products are incredibly stupid schmucks that will buy anything we say."
it reminds me of the possibility for a real life version of the car from Night Rider, KITT
It's Knight Rider, and KITT stands for Knight Industries Two Thousand.
I don't want my car to talk to me. I want it to run on water
Or at least stop breaking and get 100 mpg.
Forget the talking.
we can hope the spammers will stop too.
I think I would rather invest in the lottery as at least it has a chance.
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Well, talk like that and Cyan1d3 is the med you need.
but big rockets? They seem so dated
Thankfully the promise of dilithium crystals to power a new generation of warp drives is just right around the corner.
That and transporter technology will finally free us from "big rockets."
1) Solar Flux
2) Those darn Russians
3) Sensor installed upside down
4) Kids with laser pointers
5) Meteorite
6) Tax purposes
7) Unfriendly UFO
8) Overheating
9) Autodestruct after two-weeks of reruns
Is this some American thing?
Yes, and we call it "Ashcrofting".
It's good for you.
Also, the programmers at EA won't have to work extra long hours any more
Actually this deal will insure that coders go 15 years without a lunchbreak
It sux to be them.
Maybe I'm wrong, but shouldn't it be pwnd or 0wned or 0wn3d or 0\/\/|/|3|) or some variation on that instead of owned
Yes, you are correct. The problem is Slashdot doesn't have spell-check yet.