Ummm, why don't we worry about cleaning up the real sources of excessive money laundering first?
Of course, I'm talking about BANKS, which are far more of a problem than BitCoin or MMOs...for evidence, just look at the headlines of oh, the last 10 years?
"Unlike other solid-to-liquid-fuel processes such as cornstarch into ethanol, this one will accept almost any carbon-based feedstock. If a 175-pound man fell into one end , he would come out the other end as 38 pounds of oil, 7 pounds of gas, and 7 pounds of minerals, as well as 123 pounds of sterilized water."
I know some people would object, but dead bodies could be used for this as well - this would not only help with the energy problem, but also with the issue many major cities are currently having where they don't have enough room to bury all their dead.
For those who don't wish to be buried, you could simply be "oil-ized". Not only do you avoid the cost of cremation/casket/burial, but you could get oil out of the process.
Just imagine heating your home with the remains of Ol' Uncle Earl:-)
A former employer wanted to do something similar, but approached it from another perspective.
They took an area they wanted to expand their product line into, but where they had previously failed due to technical/financial limitations.
Rather than have people work in their free time, they simply had a contest for teams to solve the problem in any way they could think of. You had to work with coworkers during off-hours, but the top three ideas (as voted on by your peers, not management!) all received cash prizes.
The end result is that some innovative ideas were produced and people were glad to work on it because there was a possibility for a $ reward as well as recognition from the company.
It's not quite what the poster was asking about, but I think it's a great idea that many companies could use. It encouraged employees from different areas to get together and brainstorm and made them feel empowered because the whole engineering group, and not just a PHB, would be listening to their ideas.
I've read this book, and it's pretty decent...
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I think a lot of the value in this book is not that it presents any revolutionary ideas, but that it sets down important rules in a clear and easy way to use and implement. The book was a pretty decent read, not too much of a drudge, and I know some people who have fully implemented the strategies outlined within and have been quite happy with their success. If you're pondering buying one of these types of books, I'd say this is a pretty decent one.
The greatest value in these types of books is that they serve as reminders about what we should be doing, instead of just slogging through work using our typical bad habits.
I have to agree with this post. I'm a proud owner of a turbo duo, and all I can say is it's a shame because it has some of the greatest games made in its era. Especially the shoot-em-ups - they're awesome. Also, one of the best Castlevania games was produced for it as well, although only in Japan. Too bad it's awful hard to find games inexpensively for it...
"Which companies or organizations constitute this totalitarian regime?"
When I read this I thought it said prostitute instead of constitute. I laughed to myself over my error until I realized that prostitute was probably a more accurate word to use in this case...
I'm an American, I'm fairly young (22), and yes, I did pass. However, I'm not quite sure what percentage of Americans would get it. And as for the Harry Potter name/word changes, I think they're crap. But that's probably just me.
Ahhh...the old days of working in the computer labs and trying to stop the cheaters. My programming partner Joe and I eventually reached the point where we wouldn't throw out code printouts in the lab - we'd take them home to dispose of them so someone else couldn't steal them out of the trash.
Also, when finishing up the assignments when other people were in the lab and asking how far along we were, we would fake frustration and anger in order to simply avoid dealing with them asking for help or wanting to copy our solution. Thankfully the real world isn't like that, or I'd have quite my job a long time ago.
Pardon my idiocy, but can anyone tell me where the Natalie Portman/hot grits thing started? I'm familiar with most of/.s "in" jokes, but I've never seen the source for this one.
I think there's an aspect to Tom that is too often overlooked and is a reason why I would have liked to see him in the movie (although I understand why he was cut). This is the fact that he's the only character in the book who can completely resist the ring. He toys with it, but as he says, it doesn't really mean anything to him and it would just become a forgotten plaything. No one else, no matter how good their intentions, is able to do this, and I think that's pretty significant.
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Was I the only person who saw the term "rectennas" in the article and thought of the antenna that was in Cartman's butt in the first episode of South Park?
Two funny UPS stories which highlight the kind of service they have:
My roomate in college worked at UPS during the summer, and he said that if a box was fragile or looked interesting they would often "accidently" open them by throwing them in front of trucks as they pulled out. The box & contents would be battered to hell, and they would get to find out what was inside. Also, if something was put on the conveyor belt and it was a little too large, they would kick it until it would go down the conveyor belt.
The second story concerns some books that were supposed to be delivered to me. I lived on 927 S King St. and my package was dropped off at 199 W. Madison St., which was approxiamtely 7 blocks away. I was lucky that one of my friends just happened to live there, or else I never would have got my package. According to UPS's tracking site, the package was delivered to my house. Ever since then, I've tried to ship FedEx whenever possible.
It seems like most of the questions here center around your acting career, and I feel like most of them have been answered before in your book or in other places. One of the questions I'd like to know the answer to is what you do in your spare time. I mean, do you like to golf, frag people in Unreal, play pinball, or what? And does your fame get in the way of your hobbies? Thanks for all your great work.
Just so you know, I heard a rumor that the Shining Force team is making an RPG for one of the new systems, although I couldn't remember if it was for XBox or Gameboy Advance.
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Actually, it has been confirmed that Soul Caliber will be coming to the XBox.
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...and Stephen King, and numerous other authors. I've read at least three or four books with this idea, including one where a plane was crashed into the Pentagon. Sooner or later, a lot of fiction becomes fact.
The problem with your line of thinking is that Nagasaki and Hiroshima occurred during a war between the U.S. and Japan, while the attack on Pearl Harbor and today's events occurred outside a state of war. And if the people responsible feel that they are at war with the U.S., then maybe they ought to claim responsibility for their actions.
One thing to remember about the movie though - they did it at night when the buildings would be mostly empty, in order to avoid killing innocents...not that there isn't still a horrible parralel between the movie and today's events.
One question for you: how do you think this "#1" nation got to be so free? Do you think it was by allowing an oppressive government to do whatever it wished?
Washington and the other revolutionary leaders never would allowed England's rule by saying, "We can't prevent it and as long as we live here, you might as well get used to it. If you don't like it, move some place else." It seems that on one hand you say America is a place of freedom and on the other you say we should just accept that we have a government that spies on us for sometimes evil purposes. Which is it?
I would argue that for any country to be "#1" implies that it treats its citizens with respect and allows them true freedom. But maybe that's just me...
They say that they're legally obligated to correct the error...but have you ever tried to correct an error on your credit report? It's almost impossible. Imagine not being able to shop at a store for a few weeks while you try and get your mis-id sorted out...
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Ummm, why don't we worry about cleaning up the real sources of excessive money laundering first?
Of course, I'm talking about BANKS, which are far more of a problem than BitCoin or MMOs...for evidence, just look at the headlines of oh, the last 10 years?
Just wanted to mention that there's at least one other Slashdot reader in Milwaukee :-)
"Unlike other solid-to-liquid-fuel processes such as cornstarch into ethanol, this one will accept almost any carbon-based feedstock. If a 175-pound man fell into one end , he would come out the other end as 38 pounds of oil, 7 pounds of gas, and 7 pounds of minerals, as well as 123 pounds of sterilized water."
:-)
I know some people would object, but dead bodies could be used for this as well - this would not only help with the energy problem, but also with the issue many major cities are currently having where they don't have enough room to bury all their dead.
For those who don't wish to be buried, you could simply be "oil-ized". Not only do you avoid the cost of cremation/casket/burial, but you could get oil out of the process.
Just imagine heating your home with the remains of Ol' Uncle Earl
The iPod is the most popular music player just about anywhere you would look, whether it be a company, school, or recreational area.
That's because they have the largest market share of any MP3 manufacturer.
It's not like M$ has their own branded player yet...
A former employer wanted to do something similar, but approached it from another perspective.
They took an area they wanted to expand their product line into, but where they had previously failed due to technical/financial limitations.
Rather than have people work in their free time, they simply had a contest for teams to solve the problem in any way they could think of. You had to work with coworkers during off-hours, but the top three ideas (as voted on by your peers, not management!) all received cash prizes.
The end result is that some innovative ideas were produced and people were glad to work on it because there was a possibility for a $ reward as well as recognition from the company.
It's not quite what the poster was asking about, but I think it's a great idea that many companies could use. It encouraged employees from different areas to get together and brainstorm and made them feel empowered because the whole engineering group, and not just a PHB, would be listening to their ideas.
I think a lot of the value in this book is not that it presents any revolutionary ideas, but that it sets down important rules in a clear and easy way to use and implement. The book was a pretty decent read, not too much of a drudge, and I know some people who have fully implemented the strategies outlined within and have been quite happy with their success. If you're pondering buying one of these types of books, I'd say this is a pretty decent one.
The greatest value in these types of books is that they serve as reminders about what we should be doing, instead of just slogging through work using our typical bad habits.
"Which companies or organizations constitute this totalitarian regime?"
When I read this I thought it said prostitute instead of constitute. I laughed to myself over my error until I realized that prostitute was probably a more accurate word to use in this case...
I'm an American, I'm fairly young (22), and yes, I did pass. However, I'm not quite sure what percentage of Americans would get it. And as for the Harry Potter name/word changes, I think they're crap. But that's probably just me.
Ahhh...the old days of working in the computer labs and trying to stop the cheaters. My programming partner Joe and I eventually reached the point where we wouldn't throw out code printouts in the lab - we'd take them home to dispose of them so someone else couldn't steal them out of the trash.
Also, when finishing up the assignments when other people were in the lab and asking how far along we were, we would fake frustration and anger in order to simply avoid dealing with them asking for help or wanting to copy our solution. Thankfully the real world isn't like that, or I'd have quite my job a long time ago.
My god, a polite response on /.? Now I truly know the apocalypse is approaching...
Seriously though, kudos on the respectful reply - it's pretty refreshing.
Pardon my idiocy, but can anyone tell me where the Natalie Portman/hot grits thing started? I'm familiar with most of /.s "in" jokes, but I've never seen the source for this one.
I think there's an aspect to Tom that is too often overlooked and is a reason why I would have liked to see him in the movie (although I understand why he was cut). This is the fact that he's the only character in the book who can completely resist the ring. He toys with it, but as he says, it doesn't really mean anything to him and it would just become a forgotten plaything. No one else, no matter how good their intentions, is able to do this, and I think that's pretty significant.
Was I the only person who saw the term "rectennas" in the article and thought of the antenna that was in Cartman's butt in the first episode of South Park?
Damn, those guys are prophets!
Two funny UPS stories which highlight the kind of service they have:
My roomate in college worked at UPS during the summer, and he said that if a box was fragile or looked interesting they would often "accidently" open them by throwing them in front of trucks as they pulled out. The box & contents would be battered to hell, and they would get to find out what was inside. Also, if something was put on the conveyor belt and it was a little too large, they would kick it until it would go down the conveyor belt.
The second story concerns some books that were supposed to be delivered to me. I lived on 927 S King St. and my package was dropped off at 199 W. Madison St., which was approxiamtely 7 blocks away. I was lucky that one of my friends just happened to live there, or else I never would have got my package. According to UPS's tracking site, the package was delivered to my house. Ever since then, I've tried to ship FedEx whenever possible.
It seems like most of the questions here center around your acting career, and I feel like most of them have been answered before in your book or in other places. One of the questions I'd like to know the answer to is what you do in your spare time. I mean, do you like to golf, frag people in Unreal, play pinball, or what? And does your fame get in the way of your hobbies? Thanks for all your great work.
Here's just a few of the good reasons - look up some information on them and you'll see how closely they parallel this situation:
Nazi Germany
Stalin's rule of the Soviet Union
Good ol' Joe McCarthy
Hoover
There's a very real reason to fear this, even if you've never broken a law in your life.
Just so you know, I heard a rumor that the Shining Force team is making an RPG for one of the new systems, although I couldn't remember if it was for XBox or Gameboy Advance.
Actually, it has been confirmed that Soul Caliber will be coming to the XBox.
...and Stephen King, and numerous other authors. I've read at least three or four books with this idea, including one where a plane was crashed into the Pentagon. Sooner or later, a lot of fiction becomes fact.
The problem with your line of thinking is that Nagasaki and Hiroshima occurred during a war between the U.S. and Japan, while the attack on Pearl Harbor and today's events occurred outside a state of war. And if the people responsible feel that they are at war with the U.S., then maybe they ought to claim responsibility for their actions.
One thing to remember about the movie though - they did it at night when the buildings would be mostly empty, in order to avoid killing innocents...not that there isn't still a horrible parralel between the movie and today's events.
One question for you: how do you think this "#1" nation got to be so free? Do you think it was by allowing an oppressive government to do whatever it wished?
Washington and the other revolutionary leaders never would allowed England's rule by saying, "We can't prevent it and as long as we live here, you might as well get used to it. If you don't like it, move some place else." It seems that on one hand you say America is a place of freedom and on the other you say we should just accept that we have a government that spies on us for sometimes evil purposes. Which is it?
I would argue that for any country to be "#1" implies that it treats its citizens with respect and allows them true freedom. But maybe that's just me...
And how about that Bill Gates guy? He goes from Windows3.x to Windows95...where did the other 90+ go to?
They say that they're legally obligated to correct the error...but have you ever tried to correct an error on your credit report? It's almost impossible. Imagine not being able to shop at a store for a few weeks while you try and get your mis-id sorted out...