Re:there's a town in upstate new york called fishk
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There's a waterway between New Jersey and Staten Island called the Arthur Kill. How they developed a selective poison that only kills guys named Arthur (and possibly aardvarks) is beyond me.
I agree. I don't want our children to grow up dependent on computers. I want all children to be able to figure out problems like this:
given the following 275 gallon fuel oil tank (assuming the top and bottom are semicircular along the length of the tank), how much oil is in the tank for each inch of depth? You never know when you'll be called on to figure out things like this. The area between a chord of a circle and it's circumference isn't something generally taught, but it can be derived from trig or geometry.
Don't forget Herpes Simplex 10, which is what Eddie Murphy's character 'Ramon' had in Beverly Hills Cop: [from imdb.com]:
"Tell Victor that Ramon - -the fella he met about a week ago? - -tell him that Ramon went to the clinic today, and I found out that I have, um, herpes simplex 10, and I think Victor should go check himself out with his physician to make sure everything is fine before things start falling off on the man."
Because you can't just cut through miles of ice to get to the oceans of Europa.
Sure you can. Deploy a lander with Earth comms equipment connected to a small RTG-powered probe with a metric buttload of fiber optic cable. Let it melt its way down, unreeling fiber as it goes. No need to worry about the ice refreezing above it; in fact, it's a benefit.
So, I can simply not understand why some countries are having such a hard time rolling out fiber connections.
You answered your own question.
It was put there when the roads were dug up for changing some pipes. Where I live, there are no utility pipes of any kind. I have phone, electric, and cable - no city water or sewer.
...any company that wanted to lay down fiber along the road was allowed to do so. In the US, we allow local governments to grant monopolies to a single company for running infrastructure. If I want phone service, Verizon runs the line. Cable TV? It's Comcast.
Also, the rights-of-way are jealously guarded, and prices can be insane if you'd like to run any sort of infrastructure along someone else's RoW.
I was going to say that the English tradition of bird hunting is well known. Although not England (but UK), Scotland is not what I'd call highly populated, at least north of Inverness. I saw some mighty wide-open spaces with lots of game when I was over there. Beautiful country, indeed.
Interesting. Around here the largest commonly-hunted species (aside from white-tailed deer) are black bears. Here is a link to the hunting seasons in Virginia. As you can see, we've got seasons for nearly every critter, edible or not. Over in the fishing section, it reveals the Byzantine rules for frog-gigging, snagging, grabbing, snaring, and the use of a striking iron.
I guess we Southerners are like the Tazmanian devil; we'll eat "Aardvarks, ants, bears, boars, cats, bats, dogs, hogs, elephants, antelopes, pheasants, ferrets, giraffes, gazelles, stoats, goats, shoats, ostriches... "
The 'September Canada Goose' season used to be called the 'Resident Goose Season'. The joke was that you had to ask the goose if he's a resident before you harvest it.
I have the back yard from Hell. Red and white oaks mean acorns, hickory trees mean hickory nuts, and holly trees mean prickly little leaves that fall all year. You can't walk around barefoot without taking damage.
Speaking of squirrels, do the English hunt and eat squirrels? There is a tradition of doing just that at least in the southern US. I used to hunt squirrels every fall as a youngster. My grandmother would cook them for me. No time for it now 8-(.
Here in the Hanover county north of Richmond Va, we had an early and massive acorn crop. It would be interesting to correlate some weather phenomenon to acorns (long drought in late summer = early crop, very wet spring = huge crop, etc).
No, they were being intentional racists; ones that thought their 'higher' moral position justified it. They were also stunningly hypocritical in making a stand against perceived racism in medical funding my making a racist decision of their own.
Those of us in the US should expect at least 4 years of this sort of doublespeak.
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At least on the voltage standardization front, most recently-manufactured power supplies (and I would assume chargers) are built to handle just about any input voltage/frequency combination: 50/60 Hz, 90-480VAC. Heck, I even saw a PS from Siemens the other day that was rated for DC and AC input! Something like 48-480V DC or AC (0-400Hz).
Cows are slaughtered by injecting them with a powerful sedative to knock them unconscious and then their throat is cut and the animal is drained.
Although I don't work in that industry, I seriously doubt that sedatives are used in the US. Your method sounds like it's either Halal or Kosher processing. As a vigorous meat-eater, I would not want a 'powerful sedative' injected into a steer I intent to eat. IIRC, cattle in the US are dispatched with a high-speed hydraulic 'bolt' to the brain.
Not only do I know how sausage is made, I make my own (along with bacon, etc). If you're interested in the art of Charcuterie, I strongly recommend this book. The amount of knowledge and lore in this book is amazing, as are the recipes. The Chicken, sun-dried tomato, and basil sausage is incredible.
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There's a waterway between New Jersey and Staten Island called the Arthur Kill. How they developed a selective poison that only kills guys named Arthur (and possibly aardvarks) is beyond me.
I agree. I don't want our children to grow up dependent on computers. I want all children to be able to figure out problems like this:
given the following 275 gallon fuel oil tank (assuming the top and bottom are semicircular along the length of the tank), how much oil is in the tank for each inch of depth? You never know when you'll be called on to figure out things like this. The area between a chord of a circle and it's circumference isn't something generally taught, but it can be derived from trig or geometry.
Don't forget Herpes Simplex 10, which is what Eddie Murphy's character 'Ramon' had in Beverly Hills Cop: [from imdb.com]:
"Tell Victor that Ramon - -the fella he met about a week ago? - -tell him that Ramon went to the clinic today, and I found out that I have, um, herpes simplex 10, and I think Victor should go check himself out with his physician to make sure everything is fine before things start falling off on the man."
P52, P53, whatever it takes.
Because you can't just cut through miles of ice to get to the oceans of Europa.
Sure you can. Deploy a lander with Earth comms equipment connected to a small RTG-powered probe with a metric buttload of fiber optic cable. Let it melt its way down, unreeling fiber as it goes. No need to worry about the ice refreezing above it; in fact, it's a benefit.
I could charge my phone in a second: "Muad......DAVE!"
Or "vowells are oval" or, ...
Supporting or sustaining life
I'd say it performs this function very well for the old lady who's facing getting clubbed to death by a robber. Not so much for the robber.
And assuming the person that ate the Baconator didn't have a heart attack on the way up the ladder.
So, I can simply not understand why some countries are having such a hard time rolling out fiber connections.
You answered your own question.
It was put there when the roads were dug up for changing some pipes. Where I live, there are no utility pipes of any kind. I have phone, electric, and cable - no city water or sewer.
Also, the rights-of-way are jealously guarded, and prices can be insane if you'd like to run any sort of infrastructure along someone else's RoW.
I was going to say that the English tradition of bird hunting is well known. Although not England (but UK), Scotland is not what I'd call highly populated, at least north of Inverness. I saw some mighty wide-open spaces with lots of game when I was over there. Beautiful country, indeed.
Interesting. Around here the largest commonly-hunted species (aside from white-tailed deer) are black bears. Here is a link to the hunting seasons in Virginia. As you can see, we've got seasons for nearly every critter, edible or not. Over in the fishing section, it reveals the Byzantine rules for frog-gigging, snagging, grabbing, snaring, and the use of a striking iron.
I guess we Southerners are like the Tazmanian devil; we'll eat "Aardvarks, ants, bears, boars, cats, bats, dogs, hogs, elephants, antelopes, pheasants, ferrets, giraffes, gazelles, stoats, goats, shoats, ostriches... "
The 'September Canada Goose' season used to be called the 'Resident Goose Season'. The joke was that you had to ask the goose if he's a resident before you harvest it.
Excellent point. The 'and myBlob is not null' was brought to you by the unnecessary, unneeded, and redundant department.
If it returns 1, the column has data. If it returns 0, it's null.
I have the back yard from Hell. Red and white oaks mean acorns, hickory trees mean hickory nuts, and holly trees mean prickly little leaves that fall all year. You can't walk around barefoot without taking damage.
Speaking of squirrels, do the English hunt and eat squirrels? There is a tradition of doing just that at least in the southern US. I used to hunt squirrels every fall as a youngster. My grandmother would cook them for me. No time for it now 8-(.
Here in the Hanover county north of Richmond Va, we had an early and massive acorn crop. It would be interesting to correlate some weather phenomenon to acorns (long drought in late summer = early crop, very wet spring = huge crop, etc).
No, they were being intentional racists; ones that thought their 'higher' moral position justified it. They were also stunningly hypocritical in making a stand against perceived racism in medical funding my making a racist decision of their own.
Those of us in the US should expect at least 4 years of this sort of doublespeak.
One word: Horta.
At least on the voltage standardization front, most recently-manufactured power supplies (and I would assume chargers) are built to handle just about any input voltage/frequency combination: 50/60 Hz, 90-480VAC. Heck, I even saw a PS from Siemens the other day that was rated for DC and AC input! Something like 48-480V DC or AC (0-400Hz).
It seemed the proper way.
You mean like that song, "Runaround ???"
That post has just earned you the coveted "Friend of Muad'Dave" status. Well said!
Cows are slaughtered by injecting them with a powerful sedative to knock them unconscious and then their throat is cut and the animal is drained.
Although I don't work in that industry, I seriously doubt that sedatives are used in the US. Your method sounds like it's either Halal or Kosher processing. As a vigorous meat-eater, I would not want a 'powerful sedative' injected into a steer I intent to eat. IIRC, cattle in the US are dispatched with a high-speed hydraulic 'bolt' to the brain.
As I always say, "No brain, no pain."
Not only do I know how sausage is made, I make my own (along with bacon, etc). If you're interested in the art of Charcuterie, I strongly recommend this book. The amount of knowledge and lore in this book is amazing, as are the recipes. The Chicken, sun-dried tomato, and basil sausage is incredible.