They are called retortable pouches 'cause they are commercially sterilized in a retort, (much like canned foods). They actually retain considerably higher quality than conventional canning as it takes way less time to get the center of mass to 250F, hold it for 15 minutes, then cool it down. Unfortunately, poultry products tend to get that "Alpo" aroma anyway. As someone mentioned earlier, the products are safe to eat well beyond the expiration date. However, some purely chemical changes still take place over time, (again just like canned goods. These changes can affect color, flavor, and aroma. Guess it depends on how hungry you are.
It's always worth eliminating an MS product. Seriously, on a Windoze box it's a toss up between Opera, (fast, very good mail client, but you get an ad window if you don't pay), and Mozilla, (a bit slower, somewhat flaky mail client). However, if you switch to linux, Mozilla is much more polished than the current Opera-linux version.
Have switched completely to Open Office at home. Near complete switch at work as well, (Have to deal with some huge excel sheets that don't print correctly in OO). OO now has all the features needed by most people. Overall it has excellent support for MS Office files - to include big, ugly powerpoint shows favored by bosses. Stability problems seem to be gone. Linux installations seem to be a bit flakier than the 'doze versions. Both work well once installed. Yes, it does take longer to load than MS Office, (time cut in half if you run the startup button). On the other side it costs about USD500 less and comes with the satisfaction that MS just sold one less licence.
I have operated a similar 32 camera system for about 3 years. In the processw of upgrading it now, (12 more cameras).
1. As mentioned below - don't DIY. Find a contactor that has been in the business for a while.
2. Consider tape storage if you want to store anything more than a few days of video.
3. Don't let the salesperson talk your into "continuous loop" disk recording. You WILL find yourself needing to look at video that has been overwritten.
4. Do get cameras will good resolution under the lighting conditions on your property. (Arrange a test -- don't believe the salesperson's claims.)
5. Have fun!
Don't know if it's commercially available but it does exist.Bayern 3, (German TV channel), showed what appeared to be the whole thing on the anniversary of the lunar landing this past July. Really amazing looking at the technology of the period. The wall sized display of the spacecraft's position appeared to be driven by x and y axis wires, (think of a BIG plotter). I was around for the original. Watching it from today's perspective was even more facinating.
Certainly can't count Iraq out. Hussein has the money required for a major operation. He loves provoking the US to gain sympathy in the Arab world. That said, it is hard to believe that the Hussein government could have actually put this together. The planning, training, and magnatude of the attack indeed surpassed the actions of any terrorist group. However, Iraqi "attacks" and other provocations have generally resulted in the death of more Iraquis than "enemy" personnel. Reasonable speculation would be Iraqi funding of a mission contracted out to someone more professional.
High output infrared LEDs would make a cheap and effective jammer. All video cameras, (espescially some security cameras), are very sensitive to IR. The LEDs have nearly the same effect as shining a flashlight into the camera lens -- images are washed out and lack detail. Might be time to start a designer line of pins, buttons, baseball caps.
The "charcoal filter" stores fuel vapor for later release into the intake system. The EGR system is, (was? Haven't driven a US spec car for a long time), an early and patently rediculous method of controling combustion temperature. It did horrid things to both fuel consumption and power output. The best examples are found in late 70s/early 80s cars with 5 liter engines producing about 125 BHP -- and getting aboout 12 mpg, (about 20L/100 Km).
Actually it has vectorable rotors. One on each side plus one in rear. The side units can move through a pretty impressive arc giving the ability to maneuver and hover with some precision. Probably has some way of controlling CG as well. Don't know the exact specs -- I was on holiday at the Bodensee last week and did get to watch it going through it's paces. Gotta go back for a ride even at the price! Weas a hell of a choice for a name 'tho. More info at http://www.zeppelin-nt.com
That is called truncation. It's a favorite for showing "huge" differences when the real numbers show otherwise. Chop the bottom of the chart a few points below the *bad* data set. Chop the top a few points above the *good one*. (Used to work in a shop where our motto was:"You give us the answer - we'll give you the problem to support it)
Ever heard an unmuffled RX7? Likely one of the most annoying and nerve grating sounds you will ever experience. You won't be needing noisemakers with the cacaphony of 4 to 8 rotaries plus fan noise. Myth has it that Mazda's RX3 was the main reason SCCA started requiring mufflers on race cars.
The rotor tip speed of the retreating blade is always slower than the vehicle speed. The tip speed of the advancing blade is always greater than the vehicle speed. I doubt that their technology will change this, (to get the difference to zero you must stop the rotor). They do have a apparently sound way of slowing the rotors at high, (vehicle), airspeed. Things get very ugly indeed when the tip speed of the advancing blade approaches the speed of sound. This is a major limiting factor on forward speed of conventional helicopters. Some military helicopters use stubby wings to remove some load from the rotors. Haven't heard of any that actualy slow the rotor down.
I think you will find that all traffic was stopped Thursday night. By sometime Friday only incoming HTTP requests were blocked. You can still read Slashdot from work but you can't get to your Exchange server from home.
I recently purchased two CDs, (HvG's Trad and Fön for the Österreichers out there), that have very noticable pops and clicks). Seem to come and go at random but are particularly noticable in quiet passages. The noise sounds very much like moderate cross-groove scratches on a vinyl record. First thought was that my CD-ROM was dying/ Looks like it could be something more sinister.
Frankly I find the "new products" such as insurance and stocks way scarier that the privacy problem. Having 'em potentially use stocks to insure themselves - in a time of economic downturn seems to be asking for trouble.
Sharing laws and other things can be good. Having laws and other things forcefully inserted is not good, (well - maybe if you are the goatse guy). I get the feeling this treaty wiil fall into the not good category.
Many water cooling systems seem to have well thought out water blocks, pumps, and heat exchangers. For some reason the manufacturers then plumb the things together with toy quality hoses and clamps. Guess Koolance is one of 'em. Would like to see someone develop a kit with real, (i.e. aircraft quality), hoses and fittings. It'd be just the ticket for keeping Athlons quiet and healthy.
From the sound of most of these comments DSL, like broadcast TV, cellular phones, and ISDN, is a technology that the US has fallen so far behind that there is little hope of recovery. Deutsche Telekom and several smaller outfits have been providing reliable service in major cities in Germany for several years.Had to wait a bit for my connection out here in the boonies. However, it is fast, reliable, and costs about USD45/month.
I like the analogy to the drug trade. How long has marijuana been illeagal in the US, (and a lot of other places)? Yep. We've pretty near wiped it out haven't we?
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They are called retortable pouches 'cause they are commercially sterilized in a retort, (much like canned foods). They actually retain considerably higher quality than conventional canning as it takes way less time to get the center of mass to 250F, hold it for 15 minutes, then cool it down. Unfortunately, poultry products tend to get that "Alpo" aroma anyway. As someone mentioned earlier, the products are safe to eat well beyond the expiration date. However, some purely chemical changes still take place over time, (again just like canned goods. These changes can affect color, flavor, and aroma. Guess it depends on how hungry you are.
It's always worth eliminating an MS product. Seriously, on a Windoze box it's a toss up between Opera, (fast, very good mail client, but you get an ad window if you don't pay), and Mozilla, (a bit slower, somewhat flaky mail client). However, if you switch to linux, Mozilla is much more polished than the current Opera-linux version.
Have switched completely to Open Office at home. Near complete switch at work as well, (Have to deal with some huge excel sheets that don't print correctly in OO). OO now has all the features needed by most people. Overall it has excellent support for MS Office files - to include big, ugly powerpoint shows favored by bosses. Stability problems seem to be gone. Linux installations seem to be a bit flakier than the 'doze versions. Both work well once installed. Yes, it does take longer to load than MS Office, (time cut in half if you run the startup button). On the other side it costs about USD500 less and comes with the satisfaction that MS just sold one less licence.
Damn. Likely the most "insightful" comment I've ever read on Slashdot and I'm out of mod points...
I have operated a similar 32 camera system for about 3 years. In the processw of upgrading it now, (12 more cameras).
1. As mentioned below - don't DIY. Find a contactor that has been in the business for a while.
2. Consider tape storage if you want to store anything more than a few days of video.
3. Don't let the salesperson talk your into "continuous loop" disk recording. You WILL find yourself needing to look at video that has been overwritten.
4. Do get cameras will good resolution under the lighting conditions on your property. (Arrange a test -- don't believe the salesperson's claims.)
5. Have fun!
Opera also resixes fonts with Ctrl + scroll wheel. Assigning an spare mouse button as Ctrl makes it even easier for us old folks.
Don't know if it's commercially available but it does exist.Bayern 3, (German TV channel), showed what appeared to be the whole thing on the anniversary of the lunar landing this past July. Really amazing looking at the technology of the period. The wall sized display of the spacecraft's position appeared to be driven by x and y axis wires, (think of a BIG plotter). I was around for the original. Watching it from today's perspective was even more facinating.
Certainly can't count Iraq out. Hussein has the money required for a major operation. He loves provoking the US to gain sympathy in the Arab world. That said, it is hard to believe that the Hussein government could have actually put this together. The planning, training, and magnatude of the attack indeed surpassed the actions of any terrorist group. However, Iraqi "attacks" and other provocations have generally resulted in the death of more Iraquis than "enemy" personnel. Reasonable speculation would be Iraqi funding of a mission contracted out to someone more professional.
High output infrared LEDs would make a cheap and effective jammer. All video cameras, (espescially some security cameras), are very sensitive to IR. The LEDs have nearly the same effect as shining a flashlight into the camera lens -- images are washed out and lack detail. Might be time to start a designer line of pins, buttons, baseball caps.
The "charcoal filter" stores fuel vapor for later release into the intake system. The EGR system is, (was? Haven't driven a US spec car for a long time), an early and patently rediculous method of controling combustion temperature. It did horrid things to both fuel consumption and power output. The best examples are found in late 70s/early 80s cars with 5 liter engines producing about 125 BHP -- and getting aboout 12 mpg, (about 20L/100 Km).
Actually it has vectorable rotors. One on each side plus one in rear. The side units can move through a pretty impressive arc giving the ability to maneuver and hover with some precision. Probably has some way of controlling CG as well. Don't know the exact specs -- I was on holiday at the Bodensee last week and did get to watch it going through it's paces. Gotta go back for a ride even at the price! Weas a hell of a choice for a name 'tho. More info at http://www.zeppelin-nt.com
That is called truncation. It's a favorite for showing "huge" differences when the real numbers show otherwise. Chop the bottom of the chart a few points below the *bad* data set. Chop the top a few points above the *good one*. (Used to work in a shop where our motto was:"You give us the answer - we'll give you the problem to support it)
Sounds like a wonderful opportunity for a freenet site!
Ever heard an unmuffled RX7? Likely one of the most annoying and nerve grating sounds you will ever experience. You won't be needing noisemakers with the cacaphony of 4 to 8 rotaries plus fan noise. Myth has it that Mazda's RX3 was the main reason SCCA started requiring mufflers on race cars.
The rotor tip speed of the retreating blade is always slower than the vehicle speed. The tip speed of the advancing blade is always greater than the vehicle speed. I doubt that their technology will change this, (to get the difference to zero you must stop the rotor). They do have a apparently sound way of slowing the rotors at high, (vehicle), airspeed. Things get very ugly indeed when the tip speed of the advancing blade approaches the speed of sound. This is a major limiting factor on forward speed of conventional helicopters. Some military helicopters use stubby wings to remove some load from the rotors. Haven't heard of any that actualy slow the rotor down.
I think you will find that all traffic was stopped Thursday night. By sometime Friday only incoming HTTP requests were blocked. You can still read Slashdot from work but you can't get to your Exchange server from home.
I recently purchased two CDs, (HvG's Trad and Fön for the Österreichers out there), that have very noticable pops and clicks). Seem to come and go at random but are particularly noticable in quiet passages. The noise sounds very much like moderate cross-groove scratches on a vinyl record. First thought was that my CD-ROM was dying/ Looks like it could be something more sinister.
Well, both piston and turbine steam engines come to mind. Sterling engines too, (though they never have been used for much).
Frankly I find the "new products" such as insurance and stocks way scarier that the privacy problem. Having 'em potentially use stocks to insure themselves - in a time of economic downturn seems to be asking for trouble.
I believe these three laws were programmed into Robbie the Robot 30+ years ago.
Sharing laws and other things can be good. Having laws and other things forcefully inserted is not good, (well - maybe if you are the goatse guy). I get the feeling this treaty wiil fall into the not good category.
Many water cooling systems seem to have well thought out water blocks, pumps, and heat exchangers. For some reason the manufacturers then plumb the things together with toy quality hoses and clamps. Guess Koolance is one of 'em. Would like to see someone develop a kit with real, (i.e. aircraft quality), hoses and fittings. It'd be just the ticket for keeping Athlons quiet and healthy.
From the sound of most of these comments DSL, like broadcast TV, cellular phones, and ISDN, is a technology that the US has fallen so far behind that there is little hope of recovery. Deutsche Telekom and several smaller outfits have been providing reliable service in major cities in Germany for several years.Had to wait a bit for my connection out here in the boonies. However, it is fast, reliable, and costs about USD45/month.
I like the analogy to the drug trade. How long has marijuana been illeagal in the US, (and a lot of other places)? Yep. We've pretty near wiped it out haven't we?
Maybe not used to much trafic. Appears to be Slashdotted now.