It isn't ignorance. Yes, in common usage the word can be used to indicate a vague, overly large amount. Precisely, the word does mean 20. To what lengths are we going to go back and forth about this? I suggest we cut to the chase. Pistols at dawn!
I'm re-watching ST-TOS now (friend let me copy the entire series in avi format), and I've seen the first few episodes, starting with the original pilot episode. The first season had amazingly involved storylines that were probably way over most viewers heads at that time, since most tv then was 'I Love Lucy' fare.
What ST did was give young people a version of the future that was hopeful, something that was seriously lacking in the sixties in peoples live. It showed people cooperating for altruistic reasons. Explored human emotions in ways that were not the norm then. It showed sixties viewers the possibility of a future where humans had not destroyed themselves by nucleur war, something seen as quite likely considering the state of the political world then. It was a future that people wanted to see actually happen for their childrens children, and damned if it didn't inspire so many to make much of what then was far-off science fiction fantasy into present day reality.
sitting on the commode. Used to be a great place to think, now I just play tetris the whole time.......
You need to have balance in all things in life, too much of anything is no good for you. Whether it's drinking/drug use, smoking, cellphone/ internet/ tv, hobby (even some people) or anything that takes over an otherwise normal life. If you can't walk away from something for an extended period of time without going through anxiety, you might want to consider the possibility that you have an "addiction problem" with them. When something takes you over and becomes a 'need', or an obssession, it might be time you put it down for a while.
"Roland the gunslinger" is a character in Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" book series. He has a line that has always stuck with me in my life. It's from a part of the story when he's journeying through "The Wastelands", a desolate part of his world. He's smoking a tobacco cigarette, and tobacco's a very scarce commodity in 'The Wastelands'. Another fellow traveler asks him for some of his tobacco, and the gunslinger gives him half of what he has left, saying,...
"When a man can't share his addictions, it's time he gave them up."
(BTW, you really shouldn't spend too much time on the john, good way to get a thrombusted hemmoroid, not good. The phrase "Sh*t or get off the pot" gets it's origin from this.)
What I've learned from reading other comments on/. cellphone stories is this: All you do is pay for a month or two of service to Virgin Mobile, then call them to say that you are thinking of switching to another company for a better deal (with carrier X). The VM rep will offer you the same plan (300 minutes/ Unlimited Talk/ Text) for $25. (I'm ''grandfathered'' in at the $25 rate, been with VM for years)
Yes, I believe the gentleman was the actual pilot of the Enola Gay, the late Paul Tibbets.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Tibbets
I've searched for a positive link to the actual History Channel WWII documentary episode where at its end this was mentioned, and could only get confirmation about the quote from the link posted below. When I wrote my op I wasn't 100% sure, that's why I couched my phrasing carefully.
World War ELEVEN
This morning, after standard news fare, we kept the television on; but perused to the History Channel. The edict of the hour was live footage and narrative of the atomic bombing plans in World War II by pilots of the Enola Gay and Bockscar.
My husband and I commented on how the History Channel should be required in study hall or detention in high schools across the land. There was commentary that many high school graduates thought that the atomic bombs were dropped in World War ELEVEN:(
While a saddening fact and testimonial to the state of our education system, what can we do? Pour more money into the school system? We have a very finite amount of cash, yet America’s teachers have impressionable minds in their charge and a good teacher is worth his/her weight in gold. Some schools have precious few resources to meet the VERY basics.
http://anniesanalysis.wordpress.com/2012/04/10/world-war-eleven/
The atmosphere of Mars is, like that of Venus, composed mostly of carbon dioxide though far thinner. There has been renewed interest in its composition since the detection of traces of methane[2][3] that may indicate life but may also be produced by a geochemical process, volcanic or hydrothermal activity.
The atmospheric pressure on the Martian surface averages 600 pascals (0.087 psi), about 0.6% of Earth's mean sea level pressure of 101.3 kilopascals (14.69 psi) and only.0065% that of Venus's 9.2 megapascals (1,330 psi). It ranges from a low of 30 pascals (0.0044 psi) on Olympus Mons's peak to over 1,155 pascals (0.1675 psi) in the depths of Hellas Planitia. Mars's atmospheric mass of 25 teratonnes compares to Earth's 5148 teratonnes with a scale height of about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) versus Earth's 7 kilometres (4.3 mi). The Martian atmosphere is about 95% carbon dioxide, 3% nitrogen, 1.6% argon, and traces of free oxygen, carbon monoxide, water and methane, among other gases, for a mean molar mass of 43.34 g/mol.[1][5] The atmosphere is quite dusty, giving the Martian sky a light brown or orange color when seen from the surface; data from the Mars Exploration Rovers indicate that suspended dust particles within the atmosphere are roughly 1.5 micrometres across
Don't make fun of the American kid. At least he realized that WW2 happened in the past.
You have a good point about our education system today. I recently saw a History Channel show about a veteran crewman from the Enola Gay bomber who gave speeches of his experience to American schoolkids. He said in one high school one student thanked him for his service in "World War Eleven" (WWII).
Not yet. But introduce oxygen creating lichens to the surface, mayhap one day we could at the least have enclosed domes trapping oxygen. That would keep us alive until we figure out how to create a working magnetosphere. Not an easy thing to do, creating an atmosphere that wouldn't get blown away by cosmic winds, not impossible though.
- - -
The 'impossible' is just something that hasn't been done yet.
In recent weeks, North Korea has invalidated its 1953 armistice and threatened a preemptive nuclear strike on the U.S. Here are some other signs that the country is preparing for war:
Creating military formations that put soldiers with boots in front
Shutting off nation’s 14 lights at night so country is much more difficult to see
North Korean malls playing instrumental version of “(I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life” overdubbed with anti-U.S. lyrics
Strapping landmines to every North Korean citizen
Propaganda team Photoshopping an image of a muscular, shirtless Kim Jong-un putting the Statue of Liberty in a headlock
Mandating all citizens maintain a “victory dirt patch”
Reprinting every obituary published in American newspapers and adding at the end of each one, “We did this!”
Releasing several reports by the state news agency about how uneventful a day April 8 is going to be
So I was noticing how filthy the wheels are... and I'm wondering, if the planets as dry as it's supposed to be, why would dirt be sticking to anything? What's making it sticky? Static? I'm a bit perplexed by what seems to be moist earth rather than desert sands as I'd expect.
I googled that question and it came up with this page (linked below). Scroll down to see some very fine closeup pics of the rovers dirty wheels.
The best comments seem to agree that it could be a combination of very fine dust and static involved.
Thanks, it is really cool, your tax dollars at work for something worthy, huh.
I took no offense, btw. I'm doing this all at home all comfylike in my lazyboy, glad it helped you get through your workday. You sound like you know your sh*t, you and others here like having these images in more detail, I'm down with that. I hate zooming in and the image gets blocky looking. Still, great imaging for, what is it, a 2mp camera? Makes me impatient to see the next pics after Curiosity gets moving again to it's next location. Like maybe an interactive panorama taken from the top of Mt. Sharp.:)
Blame me, I guess I got lazy when I submitted this story that I learned about from scanning GoogleNews. I knew then that I could've dug around the internet a little and googled a bit more for the NASA link I would've found a better link for this. Just felt lazy and figured this page would be 'good enough' (seems pretty damn amazing to me!). I forget how demanding the Slashdot crowd can get sometimes.
Still, the fact that I can do a 360 panorama tour of the Planet Mars (and view it from my $100 android phone no less) seems absolutely magical to me.
Why can't god put a roof on the planet, that'd stop the atmosphere escaping, and also be a pretty strong hint he actually exists.
Why should God have to build that roof, or cure all diseases for us? (S)He created us humans with enough intelligence to figure out how to do these things on or own. Now THAT's what I'd call good use of engineering!
And by the way, why do you feel God owes you 'proof' of His/Her existence? Isn't the fact that you exist at all, on a planet that is a mixture of rock and mud and water (with a breathable atmosphere), spinning so fast that were if not for gravity centrifigul force would spew everything off, a planet that is hurtling through the vacuum ofspace at tremendous speeds enough to give you pause at the utter absurdity of our very existence? God provides all this evidence of Him/Her, but you are so stubborn that you still want MORE proof? What would convince you, an actual personal appearance by the Almighty, perhaps one where (S)He dons a hat and cane and performs a song and dance for you, singing, "Hello my baby, hello my darling, hello my ragtime gal... Send me a kiss by wire, baby my heart's on fire..."?!?
How about just being grateful for your life and the lives of the others you love? Quit yer bitchin'! In a relatively short moment of cosmic time, you will have died from old age from 'this' life, and you'll have your answer then. Stop demanding proof of God or else you're going to keep going around insisting your life in just an accident of chance. The odds of our very existence are so astronomical you couldn't even comprehend that number. You're not a kid anymore, now start using that brain that ''God gave you''.:-)
In other words, you'll just have to wait and see...
What we witnessed between APK and his counter-troll was a rare troll courtship mating display. Now that the courtship has been accepted, the pair has slunk off under a bridge to begin "making goatse" --- all part of the beautiful cycle of life through which a new brood of tad-trolls are spawned.
That's nice, I'd like to wish the new couple many happy years together, fighting their war on mental health.
Last year I submitted an "Ask Slashdot" question about cellphone security and my android phone, and I got ripped a new a***ole by the commenters (except for one who agreed it sure does exist) for it, even lost some 'karma' points over it. "Can't happen!" Cell/ bluetooth signals are secure." Now, the comments are all " Of course, anyone with a few bucks can build one from Radio Shack parts." WTF!! Did something suddenly change since a few months ago? This tech has been around for years.
I knew I was right! And Slashdot editors, I demand my karma point back! Or I'll..., I'll...,.... I'll start mad spamposting like that APK guy, I swear I will! (He hasn't posted lately, what, did he finally fall asleep or something?)
Google for other links to the story and her picture, you'll see she was a good looker, cute blonde, etc. The other articles say she had a porn video still running on her tv when the neighbors found her. Overly obsessed with sex, the story reads like an x-rated twilight zone episode. Orgasms give that release of 'feel good' dopamine in the brain, like you get from some drugs. She was an addict of her orgasms, I guess you can get hooked on them like any drug addict. Crazy way to have your life end.
Professor Falken believes that the bees are the next species to take over the earth after we destroy ourselves from nuclear weapons. And, he's the very smart man who built the W.O.P.R. computer.
Those things will kill you. In 2010, a healthy 30 year old British woman died of a heart attack from over-stimulation by her vibrator, proving that too much of a good thing is no good for you.
I know a non-tech type man who bought a car unaware that it had OnStar. He must've hit a button accidentally because a voice asks, "This is OnStar, how can I help you?"
"Who the hell are you?!"
"This is Matt from OnStar sir, how can I help you?"
"You can get the f**k out of my car, that's what!"
He drove right to the car dealer demanding OnStar be physically removed, not just deactivated, or cancel the deal. Some people pay good money for the OnStar 'feature', some wouldn't take it if you paid them.
- - -
May you live in interesting times. - Ancient Chinese curse
Slashdot Mirror
It isn't ignorance. Yes, in common usage the word can be used to indicate a vague, overly large amount. Precisely, the word does mean 20. To what lengths are we going to go back and forth about this? I suggest we cut to the chase. Pistols at dawn!
What ST did was give young people a version of the future that was hopeful, something that was seriously lacking in the sixties in peoples live. It showed people cooperating for altruistic reasons. Explored human emotions in ways that were not the norm then. It showed sixties viewers the possibility of a future where humans had not destroyed themselves by nucleur war, something seen as quite likely considering the state of the political world then. It was a future that people wanted to see actually happen for their childrens children, and damned if it didn't inspire so many to make much of what then was far-off science fiction fantasy into present day reality.
sitting on the commode. Used to be a great place to think, now I just play tetris the whole time.......
You need to have balance in all things in life, too much of anything is no good for you. Whether it's drinking/drug use, smoking, cellphone/ internet/ tv, hobby (even some people) or anything that takes over an otherwise normal life. If you can't walk away from something for an extended period of time without going through anxiety, you might want to consider the possibility that you have an "addiction problem" with them. When something takes you over and becomes a 'need', or an obssession, it might be time you put it down for a while.
"Roland the gunslinger" is a character in Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" book series. He has a line that has always stuck with me in my life. It's from a part of the story when he's journeying through "The Wastelands", a desolate part of his world. He's smoking a tobacco cigarette, and tobacco's a very scarce commodity in 'The Wastelands'. Another fellow traveler asks him for some of his tobacco, and the gunslinger gives him half of what he has left, saying,...
"When a man can't share his addictions, it's time he gave them up."
(BTW, you really shouldn't spend too much time on the john, good way to get a thrombusted hemmoroid, not good. The phrase "Sh*t or get off the pot" gets it's origin from this.)
"Scores" can also mean an indeterminate large number. You didn't know that. Gold star taken back, parents shamed.
The OP's usage was correct.
Never mind, I must've misunderstood, been a long couple of days for me, mod me into.oblivion, hittin' the sack.
What I've learned from reading other comments on /. cellphone stories is this: All you do is pay for a month or two of service to Virgin Mobile, then call them to say that you are thinking of switching to another company for a better deal (with carrier X). The VM rep will offer you the same plan (300 minutes/ Unlimited Talk/ Text) for $25. (I'm ''grandfathered'' in at the $25 rate, been with VM for years)
You mean the one guy who flew it?
Yes, I believe the gentleman was the actual pilot of the Enola Gay, the late Paul Tibbets.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Tibbets
I've searched for a positive link to the actual History Channel WWII documentary episode where at its end this was mentioned, and could only get confirmation about the quote from the link posted below. When I wrote my op I wasn't 100% sure, that's why I couched my phrasing carefully.
World War ELEVEN
This morning, after standard news fare, we kept the television on; but perused to the History Channel. The edict of the hour was live footage and narrative of the atomic bombing plans in World War II by pilots of the Enola Gay and Bockscar.
My husband and I commented on how the History Channel should be required in study hall or detention in high schools across the land. There was commentary that many high school graduates thought that the atomic bombs were dropped in World War ELEVEN:(
While a saddening fact and testimonial to the state of our education system, what can we do? Pour more money into the school system? We have a very finite amount of cash, yet America’s teachers have impressionable minds in their charge and a good teacher is worth his/her weight in gold. Some schools have precious few resources to meet the VERY basics. http://anniesanalysis.wordpress.com/2012/04/10/world-war-eleven/
The atmosphere of Mars is, like that of Venus, composed mostly of carbon dioxide though far thinner. There has been renewed interest in its composition since the detection of traces of methane[2][3] that may indicate life but may also be produced by a geochemical process, volcanic or hydrothermal activity.
The atmospheric pressure on the Martian surface averages 600 pascals (0.087 psi), about 0.6% of Earth's mean sea level pressure of 101.3 kilopascals (14.69 psi) and only .0065% that of Venus's 9.2 megapascals (1,330 psi). It ranges from a low of 30 pascals (0.0044 psi) on Olympus Mons's peak to over 1,155 pascals (0.1675 psi) in the depths of Hellas Planitia. Mars's atmospheric mass of 25 teratonnes compares to Earth's 5148 teratonnes with a scale height of about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) versus Earth's 7 kilometres (4.3 mi). The Martian atmosphere is about 95% carbon dioxide, 3% nitrogen, 1.6% argon, and traces of free oxygen, carbon monoxide, water and methane, among other gases, for a mean molar mass of 43.34 g/mol.[1][5] The atmosphere is quite dusty, giving the Martian sky a light brown or orange color when seen from the surface; data from the Mars Exploration Rovers indicate that suspended dust particles within the atmosphere are roughly 1.5 micrometres across
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmosphere_of_Mars
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_of_Mars
Don't make fun of the American kid. At least he realized that WW2 happened in the past.
You have a good point about our education system today. I recently saw a History Channel show about a veteran crewman from the Enola Gay bomber who gave speeches of his experience to American schoolkids. He said in one high school one student thanked him for his service in "World War Eleven" (WWII).
What you call artifacting, I call dusty air.
Air? On Mars?
Not yet. But introduce oxygen creating lichens to the surface, mayhap one day we could at the least have enclosed domes trapping oxygen. That would keep us alive until we figure out how to create a working magnetosphere. Not an easy thing to do, creating an atmosphere that wouldn't get blown away by cosmic winds, not impossible though.
- - -
The 'impossible' is just something that hasn't been done yet.
Creating military formations that put soldiers with boots in front
Shutting off nation’s 14 lights at night so country is much more difficult to see
North Korean malls playing instrumental version of “(I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life” overdubbed with anti-U.S. lyrics
Strapping landmines to every North Korean citizen
Propaganda team Photoshopping an image of a muscular, shirtless Kim Jong-un putting the Statue of Liberty in a headlock
Mandating all citizens maintain a “victory dirt patch”
Reprinting every obituary published in American newspapers and adding at the end of each one, “We did this!”
Releasing several reports by the state news agency about how uneventful a day April 8 is going to be
http://www.theonion.com/articles/north-koreas-war-preparations,31794/
So I was noticing how filthy the wheels are... and I'm wondering, if the planets as dry as it's supposed to be, why would dirt be sticking to anything? What's making it sticky? Static? I'm a bit perplexed by what seems to be moist earth rather than desert sands as I'd expect.
I googled that question and it came up with this page (linked below). Scroll down to see some very fine closeup pics of the rovers dirty wheels.
The best comments seem to agree that it could be a combination of very fine dust and static involved.
http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread880460/pg1
I took no offense, btw. I'm doing this all at home all comfylike in my lazyboy, glad it helped you get through your workday. You sound like you know your sh*t, you and others here like having these images in more detail, I'm down with that. I hate zooming in and the image gets blocky looking. Still, great imaging for, what is it, a 2mp camera? Makes me impatient to see the next pics after Curiosity gets moving again to it's next location. Like maybe an interactive panorama taken from the top of Mt. Sharp. :)
Still, the fact that I can do a 360 panorama tour of the Planet Mars (and view it from my $100 android phone no less) seems absolutely magical to me.
Amazing times we live in. :^)
Why can't god put a roof on the planet, that'd stop the atmosphere escaping, and also be a pretty strong hint he actually exists.
Why should God have to build that roof, or cure all diseases for us? (S)He created us humans with enough intelligence to figure out how to do these things on or own. Now THAT's what I'd call good use of engineering!
And by the way, why do you feel God owes you 'proof' of His/Her existence? Isn't the fact that you exist at all, on a planet that is a mixture of rock and mud and water (with a breathable atmosphere), spinning so fast that were if not for gravity centrifigul force would spew everything off, a planet that is hurtling through the vacuum ofspace at tremendous speeds enough to give you pause at the utter absurdity of our very existence? God provides all this evidence of Him/Her, but you are so stubborn that you still want MORE proof? What would convince you, an actual personal appearance by the Almighty, perhaps one where (S)He dons a hat and cane and performs a song and dance for you, singing, "Hello my baby, hello my darling, hello my ragtime gal... Send me a kiss by wire, baby my heart's on fire..."?!?
How about just being grateful for your life and the lives of the others you love? Quit yer bitchin'! In a relatively short moment of cosmic time, you will have died from old age from 'this' life, and you'll have your answer then. Stop demanding proof of God or else you're going to keep going around insisting your life in just an accident of chance. The odds of our very existence are so astronomical you couldn't even comprehend that number. You're not a kid anymore, now start using that brain that ''God gave you''. :-)
In other words, you'll just have to wait and see...
It looks like one, but it's not a joystick, it's a sundial. NASA uses it to fine tune Curiosity's positioning system
What we witnessed between APK and his counter-troll was a rare troll courtship mating display. Now that the courtship has been accepted, the pair has slunk off under a bridge to begin "making goatse" --- all part of the beautiful cycle of life through which a new brood of tad-trolls are spawned.
That's nice, I'd like to wish the new couple many happy years together, fighting their war on mental health.
I knew I was right! And Slashdot editors, I demand my karma point back! Or I'll..., I'll..., .... I'll start mad spamposting like that APK guy, I swear I will! (He hasn't posted lately, what, did he finally fall asleep or something?)
Ok, I really wouldn't do that. ;^)
Pics or videos or it didn't happen.
Google for other links to the story and her picture, you'll see she was a good looker, cute blonde, etc. The other articles say she had a porn video still running on her tv when the neighbors found her. Overly obsessed with sex, the story reads like an x-rated twilight zone episode. Orgasms give that release of 'feel good' dopamine in the brain, like you get from some drugs. She was an addict of her orgasms, I guess you can get hooked on them like any drug addict. Crazy way to have your life end.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/28/spamhaus_mega_ddos_little_collateral_damage/
"Want to play a game?"
http://newsflavor.com/world/usa-canada/girl-dies-from-arousal/
The more you know...
http://www.theonion.com/articles/kim-jongun-privately-doubting-hes-crazy-enough-to,18374/
And then this one on gay marriage...
http://www.theonion.com/articles/kim-jongun-comes-out-in-support-of-gay-marriage-im,31821/
This was news to me...
http://www.theonion.com/articles/world-surrenders-to-north-korea,31265/
I am so grateful that I wasn't born there.
"Who the hell are you?!"
"This is Matt from OnStar sir, how can I help you?"
"You can get the f**k out of my car, that's what!"
He drove right to the car dealer demanding OnStar be physically removed, not just deactivated, or cancel the deal. Some people pay good money for the OnStar 'feature', some wouldn't take it if you paid them.
- - -
May you live in interesting times. - Ancient Chinese curse