This kind of device is exactly what many homebrewers would need for fermenting. I'd probably pickup two or three as I don't have the space or money for more refrigerators.
That's been the main thing keeping me from getting more serious about brewing - I have no lagering space. I've got four people living in my house, so space and electricity are at a bit of a premium. If this thing (once it gets beyond the vague, pie-in-the-sky idea stage) can cool to an arbitrary temperature, that would be wonderful for homebrewing.
Damn, if I had just gone to Top500, I would have seen that it's running on IA32. Not sure whether they're 2-ways or 4-ways, but they're definitely Xeons.
So, as a follow-up question, do you know/can you point us to info on whether they were the HS20 (2-way IA32), HS40 (4-way IA32), or JS20 (2-way POWER) blades?
Who says you can't do both? This way they get the best of both worlds: They have him, and can use his talents. Meanwhile, SuSE has to scramble to find someone of comparable ability, or lose ground. You *can* have your cake and eat it too!
There are thousands of people sprinkled over the web who claim to do things with magnets that violate the laws of themodynamics; this guy is just one more.
I'll agree with you on The Tick. It had a lot of potential that just didn't click. I think if they hadn't burned through cash like nothing, it could have worked.
GTB, on the other hand, made me laugh every single episode. Some didn't like it, others thought it was great. I am clearly in the latter camp.
I would guess that people still look at you funny when you say "thrice". I understand that it's a lot more efficient than saying "three times", but it's a touch archaic.
Although, I have been trying to bring back the expression "Ods bodkins!" so I don't have much room to talk.
Ah, you see, I have a new game. Now whenever I'm stuck in the same vicinity as someone on a cell phone, I try to fill in the other side of the conversation. It helps if they're being really loud, and if I have a bit of an audience.
I think another fun game might be to bust out your own cell phone and do your best Bob Newhart impression. "Hello, Olympic Games. Well, what can I do for you, Mr. Doubleday?"
Unfortunately, from the article text, it looks like it only took 10 minutes because they really were trying to restrain him without injuring him. Joint locks are difficult if you don't get to hit the guy first. I feel pretty confident in saying that if they'd actually been able to hit him, it would have taken about 10 seconds.
Thank you for bringing that up. I had to deal with someone in college who did the whole "the three is silent" thing, and people would always make some comment about how original this person was. Made me so mad, but I didn't want to be the ass to destroy the stupid persona they'd built up. I just had a private laugh everytime I saw the name.
* They have a mastery of their product that may or may not be obvious. If they say "I'll have to ask engineering" they already know the answer.
I would contest this one. I work with sales guys all day, and there's something I've noticed: The best ones sometimes know nothing about the products they're selling, but they engage engineering almost seamlessly. I've become convinced that a truly good sales guy can sell *anything*. Doesn't matter what.
Now, this is not to say that knowledge of his goods won't make him better, but it's not an absolute requirement. The thing they truly have a mastery of is human interaction and psychology.
The people who sell you stuff are trained by professionals.
* They are NOT YOUR FRIENDS!*
One of my roommates is a natural sales guy. It's amazing to watch him work, and nauseating at the same time. What's worse is when he tries it on me, because I know exactly what he's doing, but sometimes it works anyway.
"You weak-minded fool! He's using an old Jedi mind trick!"
You don't always even need that. My aunt was home alone one night while my uncle was out of town. She woke up and heard someone moving around in the house, and shouted, "Ray, get the gun!"
She heard a pounding of feet out the door shortly after that.
Oh, when I *have* to get things done, my normal plan of attack is to drink a bunch of coffee, and scan through my playlist trying to find the fastest, hardest music I can (early Fear Factory works well, as does some breakbeat techno). Then I just go. Otherwise, I'm a big live trance/hard house/breakbeat fan.
Wow, I'm glad to find that it's not just me. I have ADHD (non-medicated), but it's absolutely impossible for me to get any work done without listening to music. Headphones are great at work because even in an open cube, I can find some isolation without bothering people around me.
Wait a minute - if "sampling" is so bad, then why didn't Queen sue Vanilla Ice?
Well, if I remember correctly, Vanilla Ice *did* get sued.
Why hasn't James Brown sued any of the rap acts that have sampled his stuff? (and many, many, many hip hop songs have ripped off his stuff)
I heard an urban legend that the drummer on that song (who probably actually came up with the beat) is obscenely rich, thanks to everyone and their grandmother having to pay royalties on that beat.
Why didn't the Jimi Hendrix estate sue the now defunct WCW (since I don't think Time Warner owns the Hendrix copyrights)? The nWo theme was nothing but a mishmash of Jimi Hendrix riffs, after all..
They probably went through the proper channels. They'd be too visible a target otherwise.
Now from an artistic perspective, is it right to have an album just sampling other people's music? That's open to debate. Is it legally allowed if you pay royalites? Yes, and if all the acts listed *did* sample, and *didn't* get sued, that's probably what they did.
Instead of bringing in candidates and quizzing them with stock questions to find out how bright they are, make the world's hardest instructions for applying and then just bring in the ones who follow them.
You've applied for a US Goverment job recently, haven't you? They give new meaning to the word "Byzantine", and if you don't follow the instructions exactly, you get weeded out by a GS-9.
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This kind of device is exactly what many homebrewers would need for fermenting. I'd probably pickup two or three as I don't have the space or money for more refrigerators.
That's been the main thing keeping me from getting more serious about brewing - I have no lagering space. I've got four people living in my house, so space and electricity are at a bit of a premium. If this thing (once it gets beyond the vague, pie-in-the-sky idea stage) can cool to an arbitrary temperature, that would be wonderful for homebrewing.
Rings?! I could implant some RFID tags in rings and start a drunken Green Lantern Corps. That would rock.
Holy crap, that's the best idea I've heard in.......well, ever! I'm in!
Not coming from Strongbad.
Rejected.
We also would have accepted:
DELETED!!
Damn, if I had just gone to Top500, I would have seen that it's running on IA32. Not sure whether they're 2-ways or 4-ways, but they're definitely Xeons.
So, as a follow-up question, do you know/can you point us to info on whether they were the HS20 (2-way IA32), HS40 (4-way IA32), or JS20 (2-way POWER) blades?
For the record, IBM BladeCenter = dead sexy.
Who says you can't do both? This way they get the best of both worlds: They have him, and can use his talents. Meanwhile, SuSE has to scramble to find someone of comparable ability, or lose ground. You *can* have your cake and eat it too!
*That's* how successful corporate raiding works.
There are thousands of people sprinkled over the web who claim to do things with magnets that violate the laws of themodynamics; this guy is just one more.
:)
What? Name one. Oh, wait.
Nevermind.
Yeah, and Jimmy Kimmel gets her.
Hey, Sarah! If you wanted fat and not funny, I could have toned down my sense of humor for you, baby!
I'll agree with you on The Tick. It had a lot of potential that just didn't click. I think if they hadn't burned through cash like nothing, it could have worked.
GTB, on the other hand, made me laugh every single episode. Some didn't like it, others thought it was great. I am clearly in the latter camp.
Oh, and add Greg the Bunny in there. Any show with Eugene Levy, Seth Green, and Bob Gunton has my vote.
"I'm afraid this weekend's no good for me. I was planning on spending the weekend in wine country, which is what I call the room above my garage."
I would guess that people still look at you funny when you say "thrice". I understand that it's a lot more efficient than saying "three times", but it's a touch archaic.
Although, I have been trying to bring back the expression "Ods bodkins!" so I don't have much room to talk.
Ah, you see, I have a new game. Now whenever I'm stuck in the same vicinity as someone on a cell phone, I try to fill in the other side of the conversation. It helps if they're being really loud, and if I have a bit of an audience.
I think another fun game might be to bust out your own cell phone and do your best Bob Newhart impression. "Hello, Olympic Games. Well, what can I do for you, Mr. Doubleday?"
Unfortunately, from the article text, it looks like it only took 10 minutes because they really were trying to restrain him without injuring him. Joint locks are difficult if you don't get to hit the guy first. I feel pretty confident in saying that if they'd actually been able to hit him, it would have taken about 10 seconds.
Thank you for bringing that up. I had to deal with someone in college who did the whole "the three is silent" thing, and people would always make some comment about how original this person was. Made me so mad, but I didn't want to be the ass to destroy the stupid persona they'd built up. I just had a private laugh everytime I saw the name.
* They have a mastery of their product that may or may not be obvious. If they say "I'll have to ask engineering" they already know the answer.
I would contest this one. I work with sales guys all day, and there's something I've noticed: The best ones sometimes know nothing about the products they're selling, but they engage engineering almost seamlessly. I've become convinced that a truly good sales guy can sell *anything*. Doesn't matter what.
Now, this is not to say that knowledge of his goods won't make him better, but it's not an absolute requirement. The thing they truly have a mastery of is human interaction and psychology.
The people who sell you stuff are trained by professionals.
* They are NOT YOUR FRIENDS!*
One of my roommates is a natural sales guy. It's amazing to watch him work, and nauseating at the same time. What's worse is when he tries it on me, because I know exactly what he's doing, but sometimes it works anyway.
"You weak-minded fool! He's using an old Jedi mind trick!"
You don't always even need that. My aunt was home alone one night while my uncle was out of town. She woke up and heard someone moving around in the house, and shouted, "Ray, get the gun!"
She heard a pounding of feet out the door shortly after that.
And so by this logic, we can see that it's not just one local outbreak of idiocy, it's a widespread epidemic. Ergo, "God, I hate California."
Q.E.D.
Oh, when I *have* to get things done, my normal plan of attack is to drink a bunch of coffee, and scan through my playlist trying to find the fastest, hardest music I can (early Fear Factory works well, as does some breakbeat techno). Then I just go. Otherwise, I'm a big live trance/hard house/breakbeat fan.
Wow, I'm glad to find that it's not just me. I have ADHD (non-medicated), but it's absolutely impossible for me to get any work done without listening to music. Headphones are great at work because even in an open cube, I can find some isolation without bothering people around me.
Wait a minute - if "sampling" is so bad, then why didn't Queen sue Vanilla Ice?
Well, if I remember correctly, Vanilla Ice *did* get sued.
Why hasn't James Brown sued any of the rap acts that have sampled his stuff? (and many, many, many hip hop songs have ripped off his stuff)
I heard an urban legend that the drummer on that song (who probably actually came up with the beat) is obscenely rich, thanks to everyone and their grandmother having to pay royalties on that beat.
Why didn't the Jimi Hendrix estate sue the now defunct WCW (since I don't think Time Warner owns the Hendrix copyrights)? The nWo theme was nothing but a mishmash of Jimi Hendrix riffs, after all..
They probably went through the proper channels. They'd be too visible a target otherwise.
Now from an artistic perspective, is it right to have an album just sampling other people's music? That's open to debate. Is it legally allowed if you pay royalites? Yes, and if all the acts listed *did* sample, and *didn't* get sued, that's probably what they did.
Ooh, ooh! Double comedy shot!
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First off, I think he got enough whine with Luke in A New Hope! <rimshot
Second, a Greg the Bunny quote:
"We used to make fun of words like Pinot, and Noir, and Festival." <rimshot
It can be two things!
Instead of bringing in candidates and quizzing them with stock questions to find out how bright they are, make the world's hardest instructions for applying and then just bring in the ones who follow them.
You've applied for a US Goverment job recently, haven't you? They give new meaning to the word "Byzantine", and if you don't follow the instructions exactly, you get weeded out by a GS-9.