Notice the original poster was from New Jersey. His 'damage report' should have mentioned how bad the Devils sucked, as they were destroyed by the former Hartford Whalers. How humiliating that must have been.
Then again, if we were all waiting for Linux, there would be no Linux either.
And then maybe FSF would have finished Hurd, and we'd be running the "GNU OS". So, to wrap up my reasoning: "Sorry, RMS. Linus got his kernel out first, everyone calls the system Linux, no one's going to call it GNU because of the particular way that things came together. Now quit complaining and be happy that we all have a free OS to use."
You do realize that the print heads are contained in the cartridge, saving you from having expensive head replacements as often as with the Canon cartridges? Oh, and the HP's hold more ink.
If you disagree with HP's engineers and don't want to replace the print heads every time you run out of ink, use a refill kit.
As far as "Shitty PC's" and "Disposal (sic) Printers", that's what the market demands. No company makes any money mass-producing the PC's that the geek crowd wants, that's why we build our own. Incidentally, my friend is still using my Deskjet 500C that's nearly 10 years old.
Um. It's been over 10 years that they've been developing Linux, too. Does that make it bad?
Well, Linux has been released to the public, and is well past version 1, which the Hurd probably won't be until 2010. I think the point was, that if we were waiting for Hurd, there would be no free Unix-like OS for our PCs. Unless you count BSD, which we all know is dying.
Did you not use glibc? My router was using uClibc to conserve space on the boot floppy, so it was completely GNU-free. I was wondering if you did the same.
Of course, an object the size of a cat does not normally appear to be affected by quantum phenomena. The whole point of the thought experiment is that the hammer is triggered by the radioactive decay of an atom. Since this decay is governed by quantum phenomena, it is assumed to be in an indeterminate state until observed.
One question raised is, does the cat count as an observer? Or, for that matter, does the hammer? Our everyday experience indicates that cats, hammers, and glass vials are either alive/dead, up/down, broken/whole, and cannot exist in superpositioned states. So, when the box is sealed, do we have a cat that is neither dead nor alive until we open it, or does the fact that the cat is affected by the decay collapse the wave function?
Point a) I agree with. Point b) - We discovered that the world was round and orbited the sun before we had electric light. Point c) - Not if they're watching Survivor and Fear Factor.;)
There are only two galaxies visible to the naked eye, and one of them, we're in. (the milky way).
The other one you refer to is obviously the Andromeda galaxy, or M31. However, M33 is visible to the naked eye under good conditions, and there are reports that M81 is also.
Ah, this won't work as well. You're converting the digital to analog and back to digital in the sound card when you do this. And, you have to make sure that no Windows sounds play while you're doing your recording. A virtual soundcard (whether through VMWare or the Total Recorder thing) is the way to go; you stay digital through the whole process.
Actually, there's a Wal-Mart near me that, several years ago, moved about 200 yards away into a new building. Their old space is now a Big Lots.
For those not familiar, Big Lots buys up loads of crap that no one wants and sells it at fairly cheap prices. They have a smattering of stuff from groceries, household products, furniture, toys, etc. If you can find something you want, you can usually get a good deal. I guess Wal-Mart doesn't think of Big Lots as competition, really.
It is sad to see all the K-Marts closing around us, but K-Mart could have prevented their demise if they had tried about six years ago. All they had to do was keep their prices competitive with Wal-Mart and carry stuff people wanted. And maybe clean up their stores - all the K-Marts around here are 20+ years old and look like it, most of the Wal-Marts are 5-10 years old but look brand new.
holding individual users liable for viruses that spread via their machines makes sense to me. I'd liken it to automobile collisions--if your failure to properly control your car on the road leads to someone else's property being damaged, you get sued.
Great, now I'll have to get liability insurance on my computers too.
Yours must be a single globe. I've got a CFL in our one fan that has a globe, but the rest of the fans in the house have the three or four smaller fixtures on stems, and the regular size CFL's won't fit. I have found that Home Depot sells a super-efficient ceiling fan with a 30W dimmable CircLine bulb and a thermostatic remote control - I might replace the old clunkers in the most-occupied rooms with these at some point.
Does anyone know of a CFL that is sized (and shaped) appropriately for the light fixture on a celiing fan? These are just about the only places we have incandescents in our house. A CFL replacement would need to be about half the size of the run-of-the mill CFL, have output roughly equivalent to a 30-40w incandescent, as well as being shaped similarly to a standard bulb due to Wife Acceptance Factor.
I would be really surprised if SUVs are actually safer than a regular car on the whole.
No, I'm pretty sure they're not. They have longer braking distances and poorer maneuverability than cars, in addition to their rollover problems. Also, they tend to be more rigid in construction, which seems as if they wouldn't absorb collision energy as effectively as a car with all its "crumple zones". Their only advantage is sheer size, which is negated because of the numbers of them on the road (you're driving a big vehicle, but you're more likely to collide with another big vehicle). In fact, some SUV drivers obviously get some sort of "invulnerability complex" when they get behind the wheel, causing them to be a greater danger to themselves and others on the road.
Anyone who thinks size = safety has obviously never seen an Indy car driver walk away from the mangled wreckage of his car after a 200+mph crash.
Note: I don't think SUVs should be banned, or that everyone that drives one is an idiot. They do have their uses, and for some folks they may nearly be a necessity. There are a lot of folks, though, that buy them for no good reason, and it is these people that I dearly wish would get a clue.
In addition to the fact that a projector needs a point source, a fluorescent lamp also wouldn't have the right color spectrum to make the projected image look right. Although I suppose that could be adjusted for to some degree.
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winston said it best in Orwells Brave New World
Hmmm, who is more disappointed right now, Orwell or Huxley?
Notice the original poster was from New Jersey. His 'damage report' should have mentioned how bad the Devils sucked, as they were destroyed by the former Hartford Whalers. How humiliating that must have been.
Then again, if we were all waiting for Linux, there would be no Linux either.
And then maybe FSF would have finished Hurd, and we'd be running the "GNU OS". So, to wrap up my reasoning: "Sorry, RMS. Linus got his kernel out first, everyone calls the system Linux, no one's going to call it GNU because of the particular way that things came together. Now quit complaining and be happy that we all have a free OS to use."
Overpriced (read price gouging) ink jet cartrides
You do realize that the print heads are contained in the cartridge, saving you from having expensive head replacements as often as with the Canon cartridges? Oh, and the HP's hold more ink.
If you disagree with HP's engineers and don't want to replace the print heads every time you run out of ink, use a refill kit.
As far as "Shitty PC's" and "Disposal (sic) Printers", that's what the market demands. No company makes any money mass-producing the PC's that the geek crowd wants, that's why we build our own. Incidentally, my friend is still using my Deskjet 500C that's nearly 10 years old.
Um. It's been over 10 years that they've been developing Linux, too. Does that make it bad?
Well, Linux has been released to the public, and is well past version 1, which the Hurd probably won't be until 2010. I think the point was, that if we were waiting for Hurd, there would be no free Unix-like OS for our PCs. Unless you count BSD, which we all know is dying.
Did you not use glibc? My router was using uClibc to conserve space on the boot floppy, so it was completely GNU-free. I was wondering if you did the same.
they are somehow using a material that absorbs this higher-frequency radiation and converts it to visible light.
Um, microwaves are lower frequencies than either visible or UV light.
Of course, an object the size of a cat does not normally appear to be affected by quantum phenomena. The whole point of the thought experiment is that the hammer is triggered by the radioactive decay of an atom. Since this decay is governed by quantum phenomena, it is assumed to be in an indeterminate state until observed.
One question raised is, does the cat count as an observer? Or, for that matter, does the hammer? Our everyday experience indicates that cats, hammers, and glass vials are either alive/dead, up/down, broken/whole, and cannot exist in superpositioned states. So, when the box is sealed, do we have a cat that is neither dead nor alive until we open it, or does the fact that the cat is affected by the decay collapse the wave function?
Modern electronic ballasts run the fluorescent tubes at around 20kHz. I doubt you can see flicker at that frequency.
Point a) I agree with. ;)
Point b) - We discovered that the world was round and orbited the sun before we had electric light.
Point c) - Not if they're watching Survivor and Fear Factor.
There are only two galaxies visible to the naked eye, and one of them, we're in. (the milky way).
The other one you refer to is obviously the Andromeda galaxy, or M31. However, M33 is visible to the naked eye under good conditions, and there are reports that M81 is also.
I don't think it's too smart to post a link to a C64 web server on /. Much more powerful systems have faltered under the load.
Thank you for the link
It was quite entertaining
I must bookmark it
What a cool table
All the elements in place
I wish I had one
Why wheat? Why not HEMP?!
Ah, this won't work as well. You're converting the digital to analog and back to digital in the sound card when you do this. And, you have to make sure that no Windows sounds play while you're doing your recording. A virtual soundcard (whether through VMWare or the Total Recorder thing) is the way to go; you stay digital through the whole process.
Anyone got a T1, a *large* hard drive, and a grudge?
If you're just doing it to hurt them, you don't need the large hard drive. Just download and delete.
Actually, there's a Wal-Mart near me that, several years ago, moved about 200 yards away into a new building. Their old space is now a Big Lots.
For those not familiar, Big Lots buys up loads of crap that no one wants and sells it at fairly cheap prices. They have a smattering of stuff from groceries, household products, furniture, toys, etc. If you can find something you want, you can usually get a good deal. I guess Wal-Mart doesn't think of Big Lots as competition, really.
It is sad to see all the K-Marts closing around us, but K-Mart could have prevented their demise if they had tried about six years ago. All they had to do was keep their prices competitive with Wal-Mart and carry stuff people wanted. And maybe clean up their stores - all the K-Marts around here are 20+ years old and look like it, most of the Wal-Marts are 5-10 years old but look brand new.
I can't believe someone brought up Scientology on Slashdot and there are only two replies in the thread.
holding individual users liable for viruses that spread via their machines makes sense to me. I'd liken it to automobile collisions--if your failure to properly control your car on the road leads to someone else's property being damaged, you get sued.
Great, now I'll have to get liability insurance on my computers too.
There's no need to get
your panties all wadded up
over my haiku.
Yours must be a single globe. I've got a CFL in our one fan that has a globe, but the rest of the fans in the house have the three or four smaller fixtures on stems, and the regular size CFL's won't fit. I have found that Home Depot sells a super-efficient ceiling fan with a 30W dimmable CircLine bulb and a thermostatic remote control - I might replace the old clunkers in the most-occupied rooms with these at some point.
Does anyone know of a CFL that is sized (and shaped) appropriately for the light fixture on a celiing fan? These are just about the only places we have incandescents in our house. A CFL replacement would need to be about half the size of the run-of-the mill CFL, have output roughly equivalent to a 30-40w incandescent, as well as being shaped similarly to a standard bulb due to Wife Acceptance Factor.
I would be really surprised if SUVs are actually safer than a regular car on the whole.
No, I'm pretty sure they're not. They have longer braking distances and poorer maneuverability than cars, in addition to their rollover problems. Also, they tend to be more rigid in construction, which seems as if they wouldn't absorb collision energy as effectively as a car with all its "crumple zones". Their only advantage is sheer size, which is negated because of the numbers of them on the road (you're driving a big vehicle, but you're more likely to collide with another big vehicle). In fact, some SUV drivers obviously get some sort of "invulnerability complex" when they get behind the wheel, causing them to be a greater danger to themselves and others on the road.
Anyone who thinks size = safety has obviously never seen an Indy car driver walk away from the mangled wreckage of his car after a 200+mph crash.
Note: I don't think SUVs should be banned, or that everyone that drives one is an idiot. They do have their uses, and for some folks they may nearly be a necessity. There are a lot of folks, though, that buy them for no good reason, and it is these people that I dearly wish would get a clue.
In addition to the fact that a projector needs a point source, a fluorescent lamp also wouldn't have the right color spectrum to make the projected image look right. Although I suppose that could be adjusted for to some degree.