Your credit rating has very little to do with the way you manage your finances. For example, I was recently denied a car loan over $5000. There was nothing bad on my credit report and I pay all my bills on time. I even had a $6000 car loan that I paid off last year. So why was I denied? Because I had too little credit.
This is why you should do more stuff on credit, even if you don't need to. Hear me out... Get yourself a $300 secured card (Or whatever) and use that card for all your lunch purchases, gas purchases, etc, throughout the month. Then, when your bill comes in, pay it off in full. You don't pay any interest, and you build a credit history. Plus you have the advantage of fraud protection that isn't available with cash, you don't have to go inside at the gas station, etc.
There is no reason for anyone not to have a low-limit credit card to build their credit history.
Another thing to question on this is if you're allowed to upgrade the hard drive of the TiVo or not. Yes, the TiVo is an appliance, but I was able to toss an old 80GB Hard drive into my TiVo, doubling it's capacity at no additional cost to myself (Was upgrading my computer, had spare 80GB Drive: instant tivo upgrade)
The claim at a Futurama Episode was 30 minute is correct, from the standpoint of it started on TV at X time and at X+30 minutes it was over. It is that standpoint that anyone comparing 2 TV shows would compare. Aqua teen hungerforce was released in 15 minute episodes, but likely the running time is only 10 minutes. Doesn't mean we say it's a 10 minute show.
Firefly started at X time, and X+60 minutes later it was over. 1 hour show. So putting a 22 minute non-commercial TV show up against a 60 minute (including commercials) TV show is a bad example.
Not exactly... I know I'm being pedantic, but the Futurama eps are approx. 22 minutes each, so more like 24 1-hour eps.
Interesting, last time I watched Firefly from the Sci-Fi channel on rerun there were commercials. Where did you find these magical 60 minute cuts of firefly without commercial?
So not only are you being pedantic, you're completely off-base at the same time!
You seriously had a 4MB video card 10 years ago? ~1995. My computer in '96 came with a 2MB STB Lightspeed 128, which was a lot of memory for a video card at the time. When the 3dfx cards came out they were "loaded" with 4MB, but that was in '96. You rich bastard!
Moreover the whole "is chemically very little different to" is incredibly suspect, small chemical changes have very large changes of effect. See also ethane v ethanol and dihydrogen monoxide v hydrogen peroxide.
Are you going to be the one doing tech support for all these new converts tomarrow? no? Why not? They transition would be seamless right? I mean Linux *IS* ready for the desktop...
Hard to say. When you get locked into Microsoft Office, and other windows apps because thats what is used at work, then is it Microsoft's fault for locking you into the product, works fault for not using a different product or your own fault for not reverse engineering the product and writing your own compatible version?
If I had to pin it on anything exactly I would say it's Slashdot user 307709's fault because that user is posting on slashdot instead of advancing the open source movement.
Right now Linux is to CB Radio as Windows is to Telephone before the breakup. Yes, there are alternatives, but for the mass market, they just aren't usable for the majority.
I know in general how to download genetic code, but that's not what I'm looking for here. I want a copy of your son's genetic code. Perhaps the method of creating a son is self evidant, but I've tried MULTIPLE times and only received daughters. Was wondering if I could look at a diff.
you physically know less information when quantized.
Except you also now know that you were incorrect with your initial thought. So adding negative information in that regard increases your total information.
Wow You mean I've finally "met" the person who invented the "canada is the 51st state" joke? Pretty inventive, you know people all over the world have been using your joke without referance?
sorry, I'm too lazy to pretend, come up with something actually witty and I might pretend to laugh.
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According to the CIA World Fact book, the world uses 15.29 trillion kWh of power a year, so, if there are 86400 hours a year, then we use 1.769676e-4 Trillion kW a year.
*blink* *blink* Typo? We would use 17,696,760 kW/hr (I'm human, I don't mind rounding long numbers when the answer doesn't need to be perfect)
This computes to 5.61161e-12 TkW a second.
295,945 kW/sec
So, if this thing ran for.02 seconds (I think they said for "milliseconds" then, they would need to generate (4x) 1.12232111e-13 TkW to make this thing work.
5,918kW/.02sec
So the voltage used would have to have been [4*1.12232111e-13e-13]/19000000 = 2.36278128e-12 Trillion Volts.
0.0236278128 volts? I may have misplaced a decimal point, because that looks like a pretty small amount. But then again something to e-12 is small, even if we're counting it in trillians (e10)?
Now, please take MY numbers with a huge grain of salt, I'm definately a layman in this, but I just thought his choice of not converting to layman human readable numbers was a obfuscating method of displaying the information.
Also, just punching your numbers into google shows that the final number should be 2.36278128 × 10(^-20). So one of us is way off here, and I'm not an electrical engineer, so there is a good chance it's me.
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Your credit rating has very little to do with the way you manage your finances. For example, I was recently denied a car loan over $5000. There was nothing bad on my credit report and I pay all my bills on time. I even had a $6000 car loan that I paid off last year. So why was I denied? Because I had too little credit.
This is why you should do more stuff on credit, even if you don't need to. Hear me out... Get yourself a $300 secured card (Or whatever) and use that card for all your lunch purchases, gas purchases, etc, throughout the month. Then, when your bill comes in, pay it off in full. You don't pay any interest, and you build a credit history. Plus you have the advantage of fraud protection that isn't available with cash, you don't have to go inside at the gas station, etc.
There is no reason for anyone not to have a low-limit credit card to build their credit history.
One thing you're forgetting: "Game Cards"
Another thing to question on this is if you're allowed to upgrade the hard drive of the TiVo or not. Yes, the TiVo is an appliance, but I was able to toss an old 80GB Hard drive into my TiVo, doubling it's capacity at no additional cost to myself (Was upgrading my computer, had spare 80GB Drive: instant tivo upgrade)
You wouldn't get OS X I know, but don't all slashdoters replace that with linux anyways?
You're behind the times. No, most slashdotters won't replace OS X with linux. Hell, most slashdotters use windows.
Sure, if you include commercials, teasers for other programs and stuff, then you're probably right.
You conceeded the running times point to me. That discussion was done.
You did, when you "corrected" the information given by the original poster.
The claim at a Futurama Episode was 30 minute is correct, from the standpoint of it started on TV at X time and at X+30 minutes it was over. It is that standpoint that anyone comparing 2 TV shows would compare. Aqua teen hungerforce was released in 15 minute episodes, but likely the running time is only 10 minutes. Doesn't mean we say it's a 10 minute show.
Firefly started at X time, and X+60 minutes later it was over. 1 hour show. So putting a 22 minute non-commercial TV show up against a 60 minute (including commercials) TV show is a bad example.
Not exactly... I know I'm being pedantic, but the Futurama eps are approx. 22 minutes each, so more like 24 1-hour eps.
Interesting, last time I watched Firefly from the Sci-Fi channel on rerun there were commercials. Where did you find these magical 60 minute cuts of firefly without commercial?
So not only are you being pedantic, you're completely off-base at the same time!
(Good thing it's freedom day!)
If you leave any words referencing the Eatlesbay out of your comments, he loses a significant factor in his PageRank.
I just have to say this:
Beatles, George Harrison, (and just for fun: english wankers)
I was lucky I was wearing my corset when I read the headline or I fear my sides might have split.
You high UID slashdotters have some f'd up fetishes.
When I read that the average age of the WoW player is 32, I was shocked.
Don't be... God plays, and he's like a bagizillion years old, so really throws off the average.
Yes, but did you take inflation into account?
You seriously had a 4MB video card 10 years ago? ~1995. My computer in '96 came with a 2MB STB Lightspeed 128, which was a lot of memory for a video card at the time. When the 3dfx cards came out they were "loaded" with 4MB, but that was in '96. You rich bastard!
I think since you invented this process you really should talk to New Orleans about the industrial spill of your product.
Moreover the whole "is chemically very little different to" is incredibly suspect, small chemical changes have very large changes of effect. See also ethane v ethanol and dihydrogen monoxide v hydrogen peroxide.
Caffeine v Morphine
Are you going to be the one doing tech support for all these new converts tomarrow? no? Why not? They transition would be seamless right? I mean Linux *IS* ready for the desktop...
And whose fault is that?
Hard to say. When you get locked into Microsoft Office, and other windows apps because thats what is used at work, then is it Microsoft's fault for locking you into the product, works fault for not using a different product or your own fault for not reverse engineering the product and writing your own compatible version?
If I had to pin it on anything exactly I would say it's Slashdot user 307709's fault because that user is posting on slashdot instead of advancing the open source movement.
Right now Linux is to CB Radio as Windows is to Telephone before the breakup. Yes, there are alternatives, but for the mass market, they just aren't usable for the majority.
I know in general how to download genetic code, but that's not what I'm looking for here. I want a copy of your son's genetic code. Perhaps the method of creating a son is self evidant, but I've tried MULTIPLE times and only received daughters. Was wondering if I could look at a diff.
And he's basically open source, too boot!
Where can we download his genetic code? Or is it not under the GPL?
The wireless spectrum is finite
Yes, there's lots of spectrum out there if you're willing to go to high enough frequencies. But it's not infinite.
I'm a little confused, where do you two disagree there?
you physically know less information when quantized.
Except you also now know that you were incorrect with your initial thought. So adding negative information in that regard increases your total information.
Wow You mean I've finally "met" the person who invented the "canada is the 51st state" joke? Pretty inventive, you know people all over the world have been using your joke without referance?
Pretend this was witty.
sorry, I'm too lazy to pretend, come up with something actually witty and I might pretend to laugh.
According to the CIA World Fact book, the world uses 15.29 trillion kWh of power a year, so, if there are 86400 hours a year, then we use 1.769676e-4 Trillion kW a year.
.02 seconds (I think they said for "milliseconds" then, they would need to generate (4x) 1.12232111e-13 TkW to make this thing work.
*blink* *blink* Typo? We would use 17,696,760 kW/hr (I'm human, I don't mind rounding long numbers when the answer doesn't need to be perfect)
This computes to 5.61161e-12 TkW a second.
295,945 kW/sec
So, if this thing ran for
5,918kW/.02sec
So the voltage used would have to have been [4*1.12232111e-13e-13]/19000000 = 2.36278128e-12 Trillion Volts.
0.0236278128 volts? I may have misplaced a decimal point, because that looks like a pretty small amount. But then again something to e-12 is small, even if we're counting it in trillians (e10)?
Now, please take MY numbers with a huge grain of salt, I'm definately a layman in this, but I just thought his choice of not converting to layman human readable numbers was a obfuscating method of displaying the information.
Also, just punching your numbers into google shows that the final number should be 2.36278128 × 10(^-20). So one of us is way off here, and I'm not an electrical engineer, so there is a good chance it's me.