It's a store of music A store of tunes It's a store of lyrics And a store of videos There's so much that we share On Peer-to-Peer, we swear It's a small store after all
There is just one Apple And one golden iTunes And a smile means Profits for ev'ryone Though the Disney divides And their pockets are wide It's a small store after all
It's a small store after all It's a small store after all It's a small store after all It's a small, small store
This honestly seems to stupid to actually be real. Anyone know for sure? Sounds like reverse psychology to me: Convice people that Net Neutrality will actually give the telcos and cale companies the ability to charge you more for net access. Of course, the reality is that eliminating Net Neutrality will do that, but most consumers won't take the time to investigate and find the truth. In this world of wrong-is-right, up-is-down, less-is-more, and lies-are-truth it's easy for the companies and government to lie to get what they want and they don't have to worry about the average Joe/Jane calling bullsh!t on their lies.
My wife and I are both computer professionals. We have iPods, laptops, etc but we agreed that electronic gadgets (including TVs) would NOT be allowed in our bedroom. Our bedroom is for sleeping, sex, and private time together. Work stays at work; home is home. Don't let the gadgets run your life or ruin your relationship.
Last Christmas, I bought my wife an iPod Nano. As a joke, I wrapped the Nano and put it in a slightly larger box which I wrapped as well. I went a little nuts with the box-in-a-box and soon had seven layers of boxes and wrapping surronding the Nano. I added a final eighth layer when my next door neighbor bought a new refridgerator.
In my day all we had were CAPS! These new-fangled lower-case letters, "special characters", and function keys are just a waste of keyboard space! All we had were punch cards and paper-tape readers and teletypes! And don't get me started on FONTS...
Actually, some of us came here for the tech jobs and decided to stay even when the bubble burst. We just ignore "Six Flags Over Jesus" and "Fsck-us on the Family".
I believe Colbert's straight-talking sensibilities have earned him far more than just a bridge in whatever continent Hungaria is in. Instead I think we should consider renaming one of our lesser used states as an honor more appropriate to his grippy contributions to America. We're not doing anything with Colorado these days anyway, but imagine the appeal of a new and improved state with a virile name like Colberado. Book your tickets today!
Well, I can tell you no such thing would happen! I live in Colorado and all good Christians know "Colorado" as the following: Dobsonia God's Country and, my favorite, Six Flags Over Jesus.
(you can't of course hear it at all if you're over 25 or so, as you age you lose the ability to hear in those outlier frequency ranges).
I'm 40 and can hear those "mosquito" devices. They're extremely annoying and it is the only sound I've run across that actually makes my migraines worse. Personally, I consider the devices to be in violation of "noise pollution" laws.
If it DOES turn out to be a MECO, then, as theory predicts, there can't be any black holes - so then all our past obsrvations must have been wrong or misinterpreted. And if it turns out we have MECO's AND blak holes...well, then something very, very, very wrong must be going on with our current understanding of the universe and all the theories thusfar.
To quote Emperor Palpatine: "You will find that it is you who are mistaken. About a great many things."
Our universe is stranger than we can possibly imagine.
You can have all the backup systems you want (Multiple power feeds, UPSs, generators, etc) and still have a power failure in you datacenter. I was a *nix systems admin at a telecom company when we started having power outages on a daily basis. Turns out all of the backup systems worked fine but the circuit breakers that had been installed were the wrong amperage rating. The power flux when the generator or UPS kicked in was enough to trip the breakers. Took our site engineers almost a month to figure that one out.
There is a difference between being passionate about what you do vs. being passionate about who you work for. I'm passionate about doing systems administration and storage area networking. I'm always reading about these topics and doing hands on learning. I'm also passionate about having a job where I make a difference to society. Now, I've done this kind of work for companies that have treated me poorly and others that have given positive recognition of the work that I do. Those that treat me well, I treat them well; those that treat me poorly, I leave quickly.
I agree that employers need to treat their employees as a valuable asset and not disposable labor. Unfortunately, as long as the business world keeps looking at employees as expendable at the drop of a hat, job security is not in our future.
If you are passionate about what you do, you'll get out of bed in the morning and actually look forward to going to work. Passion also drives you to do your best, not to just get by so you can collect a paycheck.
FYI: The government already has several organizations that review source code and test software before it is accepted for use. Putting something that has not been reviewed on a government computer is a good way to lose your clearance.
I'd also recommend seeing http://www.climatecrisis.net/ "An Inconvenient Truth". I saw it last night and, regardless of your political leanings, Al Gore makes a convincing case that humans are having an impact on the environment. Should we put a solar shade in space? It certainly could help slow the warming, but we need to decrease the cause: CO2 in the atmosphere.
Just think of all the jobs that can be created by switching to other forms of energy generation: water, wind, solar, geothermal, etc.
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It's a store of music
A store of tunes
It's a store of lyrics
And a store of videos
There's so much that we share
On Peer-to-Peer, we swear
It's a small store after all
There is just one Apple
And one golden iTunes
And a smile means
Profits for ev'ryone
Though the Disney divides
And their pockets are wide
It's a small store after all
It's a small store after all
It's a small store after all
It's a small store after all
It's a small, small store
This honestly seems to stupid to actually be real. Anyone know for sure?
Sounds like reverse psychology to me: Convice people that Net Neutrality will actually give the telcos and cale companies the ability to charge you more for net access. Of course, the reality is that eliminating Net Neutrality will do that, but most consumers won't take the time to investigate and find the truth. In this world of wrong-is-right, up-is-down, less-is-more, and lies-are-truth it's easy for the companies and government to lie to get what they want and they don't have to worry about the average Joe/Jane calling bullsh!t on their lies.
I wonder if DUF1220 is actually a gene that makes humans crave beer?
On how long it will take for someone to dress-up in a glowing green outfit and pretend to be an alien?
I'd say about 5 minutes.
My wife and I are both computer professionals. We have iPods, laptops, etc but we agreed that electronic gadgets (including TVs) would NOT be allowed in our bedroom. Our bedroom is for sleeping, sex, and private time together. Work stays at work; home is home. Don't let the gadgets run your life or ruin your relationship.
I'm sure he's flush with excitement about your announcement!
Last Christmas, I bought my wife an iPod Nano. As a joke, I wrapped the Nano and put it in a slightly larger box which I wrapped as well. I went a little nuts with the box-in-a-box and soon had seven layers of boxes and wrapping surronding the Nano. I added a final eighth layer when my next door neighbor bought a new refridgerator.
She forgave me when she got to the Nano.
In my day all we had were CAPS! These new-fangled lower-case letters, "special characters", and function keys are just a waste of keyboard space! All we had were punch cards and paper-tape readers and teletypes! And don't get me started on FONTS...
Actually, some of us came here for the tech jobs and decided to stay even when the bubble burst.
We just ignore "Six Flags Over Jesus" and "Fsck-us on the Family".
Do these come in short- and tall-stack versions?
Are maple syrup and butter options?
I believe Colbert's straight-talking sensibilities have earned him far more than just a bridge in whatever continent Hungaria is in. Instead I think we should consider renaming one of our lesser used states as an honor more appropriate to his grippy contributions to America. We're not doing anything with Colorado these days anyway, but imagine the appeal of a new and improved state with a virile name like Colberado. Book your tickets today!
Well, I can tell you no such thing would happen! I live in Colorado and all good Christians know "Colorado" as the following:
Dobsonia
God's Country
and, my favorite, Six Flags Over Jesus.
But if the cops can spy on us while we're out in public, we should be able to record them when they come onto our property.
(you can't of course hear it at all if you're over 25 or so, as you age you lose the ability to hear in those outlier frequency ranges).
I'm 40 and can hear those "mosquito" devices. They're extremely annoying and it is the only sound I've run across that actually makes my migraines worse.
Personally, I consider the devices to be in violation of "noise pollution" laws.
But...you don't...understand. Matt..Damon..can't pull off...the hammy...overacting of...William Shatner.
If it DOES turn out to be a MECO, then, as theory predicts, there can't be any black holes - so then all our past obsrvations must have been wrong or misinterpreted. And if it turns out we have MECO's AND blak holes...well, then something very, very, very wrong must be going on with our current understanding of the universe and all the theories thusfar.
To quote Emperor Palpatine: "You will find that it is you who are mistaken. About a great many things."
Our universe is stranger than we can possibly imagine.
Reminds me of the Bugs Bunny/Marvin Martian cartoon where Marvin uses an eyedropper to reconstitute martian monsters from pellets.
I wonder if they are planning on freeze drying soldiers so they can have an instant army.
Do you think that airplanes will evolve to keeps snakes off of them?
You can have all the backup systems you want (Multiple power feeds, UPSs, generators, etc) and still have a power failure in you datacenter. I was a *nix systems admin at a telecom company when we started having power outages on a daily basis. Turns out all of the backup systems worked fine but the circuit breakers that had been installed were the wrong amperage rating. The power flux when the generator or UPS kicked in was enough to trip the breakers. Took our site engineers almost a month to figure that one out.
There is a difference between being passionate about what you do vs. being passionate about who you work for. I'm passionate about doing systems administration and storage area networking. I'm always reading about these topics and doing hands on learning. I'm also passionate about having a job where I make a difference to society. Now, I've done this kind of work for companies that have treated me poorly and others that have given positive recognition of the work that I do. Those that treat me well, I treat them well; those that treat me poorly, I leave quickly.
I agree that employers need to treat their employees as a valuable asset and not disposable labor. Unfortunately, as long as the business world keeps looking at employees as expendable at the drop of a hat, job security is not in our future.
Passion about what you do != stupidity.
If you are passionate about what you do, you'll get out of bed in the morning and actually look forward to going to work. Passion also drives you to do your best, not to just get by so you can collect a paycheck.
FYI: The government already has several organizations that review source code and test software before it is accepted for use. Putting something that has not been reviewed on a government computer is a good way to lose your clearance.
Don't you need a heart to have a heart attack?
After what he and his cronies did I didn't think they had a whole one between them.
Fact: Fisher Pens has received quite a bit of free PR in the last 38 years.
I'm sure this has more than made up for their development costs.
I'd also recommend seeing http://www.climatecrisis.net/ "An Inconvenient Truth". I saw it last night and, regardless of your political leanings, Al Gore makes a convincing case that humans are having an impact on the environment. Should we put a solar shade in space? It certainly could help slow the warming, but we need to decrease the cause: CO2 in the atmosphere.
Just think of all the jobs that can be created by switching to other forms of energy generation: water, wind, solar, geothermal, etc.