I tried Opera various times after new releases and I just had too many compatibility problems. The interface was also very cluttered and the program was just generally unreliable. Firefox/Mozilla was the first true alternative to IE that I found truely usable. IMHO.
Absolutely. Being born the US and living my life here, I can't help but be one of the more resource consuming people on the planet. I try to do what I can, but it certainly isn't enough to achieve complete sustainability. How for can/should I go?
Lately, with recent world events, these feeling have spilled over into moral issues as well as environmental. I feel like even if I try to be green and responsible, I'm living in a bubble (the US) that is "protected" by a bunch of people who aren't making the "right" decisions. Bush has only heightened that feeling...
I don't think they have been doing much to protect the "zilla" portion of the name. Try searching for "zilla" on google. Go!Zilla?!?! How many others? It's a while before there is even mention of GODzilla...
In watching your show and reading your book, I have noticed that you often discuss how to reuse fry oil. I have heard that this is unhealthy due to the creation of free radicals in the oil during the first use. What are your thoughts about reusing oil and free radicals?
I did notice that you discuss smoke points of various oils and try to ensure you don't push the tempurate of oil past that point. You also account for the reduction of the smoke point when reusing oil. Does this help to reduce the formation of free radicals?
Thanks. Keep up the fantastic work! Best show on FoodTV!
Check out Jabber at http://www.jabber.org and http://www.jabber.com. Personally, I use the JIM client from jabber.com and the jabber.com server. It's rather stable and lets me communicate with my MSN using friends and Jabber folks. Pretty nice, IMHO.
I don't know if anyone remembers OMEGA, published by Origins (in the late 80's or early 90's). It was basically a game of tank combat. Instead of directly controlling the tank, you instead had to "program" it using a simplified scripting language. I had a lot of fun with it, but unfortunately, I can no longer find the media or books. Anyway, just though I would mention it as a great "edutainment" product.
be honest, who did you want to be when you played Star Wars as a kid? Han or Luke? Be honest now.;-)
I agree. Han Solo is one of the elements that puts 4, 5, and 6 above other "good" movies. Course, that fact that he was played by Harrison Ford did hurt either.;-)
Well, who wants to have to store nuclean waste? Of course people are against it. The fact is, nuclear power generation is far from "clean" and those are legitimate reasons for going "Nuke Free".
Certainly, not everyone agrees with how heavily to weigh the pro and cons. However, difficulty storing nuclear waste is one reason to stop using nuclear power.
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This title of the article seems to suggest that this is a contest to see who "wins", the open source guys or the secretive corporate guys. I just don't think that really matters.
The parallels to open source programming run rather deep. There are many advantages to open source software (or open data science). However, there will always be room for people to work on propriatary projects. Micro$oft currently co-exists with open source developers. There is room for both. Sure, they don't always get along, but that's another story.
The way I see it, every scientist builds upon the research of others. That's just how science works. The open sharing of data only serves to speed up that process. Ultimately, every scientific discovery will be "borrowed" by some other scientist down the line. So what if a company takes some of that data and uses it's additional monetary resources to turn the data into a pill that can cure a disease. The point is, science and mankind, benefit in the long run.
There is another side to this as well. Corporate research tends to be very focused on solving a specific problem or answering a specific question. While this type of scince is very valuable and necessary, there is another type of science. The kind where researches study a phenomenon just find out what's going on and how things work. Often this type of "basic research" uncovers answers to problems that previously seemed unrelated. It appears that open data sharing would help to promote this kind of "basic research".
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I tried Opera various times after new releases and I just had too many compatibility problems. The interface was also very cluttered and the program was just generally unreliable. Firefox/Mozilla was the first true alternative to IE that I found truely usable. IMHO.
Absolutely. Being born the US and living my life here, I can't help but be one of the more resource consuming people on the planet. I try to do what I can, but it certainly isn't enough to achieve complete sustainability. How for can/should I go?
Lately, with recent world events, these feeling have spilled over into moral issues as well as environmental. I feel like even if I try to be green and responsible, I'm living in a bubble (the US) that is "protected" by a bunch of people who aren't making the "right" decisions. Bush has only heightened that feeling...
I don't think they have been doing much to protect the "zilla" portion of the name. Try searching for "zilla" on google. Go!Zilla?!?! How many others? It's a while before there is even mention of GODzilla...
In watching your show and reading your book, I have noticed that you often discuss how to reuse fry oil. I have heard that this is unhealthy due to the creation of free radicals in the oil during the first use. What are your thoughts about reusing oil and free radicals?
I did notice that you discuss smoke points of various oils and try to ensure you don't push the tempurate of oil past that point. You also account for the reduction of the smoke point when reusing oil. Does this help to reduce the formation of free radicals?
Thanks. Keep up the fantastic work! Best show on FoodTV!
Check out Jabber at http://www.jabber.org and http://www.jabber.com. Personally, I use the JIM client from jabber.com and the jabber.com server. It's rather stable and lets me communicate with my MSN using friends and Jabber folks. Pretty nice, IMHO.
I don't know if anyone remembers OMEGA, published by Origins (in the late 80's or early 90's). It was basically a game of tank combat. Instead of directly controlling the tank, you instead had to "program" it using a simplified scripting language. I had a lot of fun with it, but unfortunately, I can no longer find the media or books. Anyway, just though I would mention it as a great "edutainment" product.
BTW: Anyone know of anything similar?
be honest, who did you want to be when you played Star Wars as a kid? Han or Luke? Be honest now. ;-)
;-)
I agree. Han Solo is one of the elements that puts 4, 5, and 6 above other "good" movies. Course, that fact that he was played by Harrison Ford did hurt either.
Well, who wants to have to store nuclean waste? Of course people are against it. The fact is, nuclear power generation is far from "clean" and those are legitimate reasons for going "Nuke Free".
Certainly, not everyone agrees with how heavily to weigh the pro and cons. However, difficulty storing nuclear waste is one reason to stop using nuclear power.
This title of the article seems to suggest that this is a contest to see who "wins", the open source guys or the secretive corporate guys. I just don't think that really matters.
The parallels to open source programming run rather deep. There are many advantages to open source software (or open data science). However, there will always be room for people to work on propriatary projects. Micro$oft currently co-exists with open source developers. There is room for both. Sure, they don't always get along, but that's another story.
The way I see it, every scientist builds upon the research of others. That's just how science works. The open sharing of data only serves to speed up that process. Ultimately, every scientific discovery will be "borrowed" by some other scientist down the line. So what if a company takes some of that data and uses it's additional monetary resources to turn the data into a pill that can cure a disease. The point is, science and mankind, benefit in the long run.
There is another side to this as well. Corporate research tends to be very focused on solving a specific problem or answering a specific question. While this type of scince is very valuable and necessary, there is another type of science. The kind where researches study a phenomenon just find out what's going on and how things work. Often this type of "basic research" uncovers answers to problems that previously seemed unrelated. It appears that open data sharing would help to promote this kind of "basic research".