I pretty much figured as much from what I've read. I was surprised to read that the wasn't backup in the instruments, but then they take up a whole lot more room than a couple batteries and wiring. And they need surface space to expose themselves. I can see the antenna as it probably takes up a good bit of space to pack away (actually, I have no idea as I'm not an antenna guy, but I figure they have to have some size from that far away).
Space dragons fear space cats, but the catnip always runs out way too early.
All of the proposals I've read so far are just silly. What we need is to replace all the roads with a 3 foot thick substrate of the finest Italian marble, layer 1 inch of titanium on top, then apply a Teflon sealant over that! Sure it will be around US$1 million per inch, but it will last nearly forever! Rain, snow, and ice can just be brushed off. No need for plows, just tie brooms to the back bumper of a bunch of pickup trucks! No more road erosion due to tire friction, the tires just slide on the Teflon (will need to add those bumper they use for bumper bowling on the shoulders). If there is some damage to the Teflon, just get a spray can of Teflon and spray. Awesomeness all around. And while we're at it, we can upgrade interstate rest stops with gold toilets. Oh shiny! This is my grand plan to revitalize the US economy.
I imagine they use a lot of data from previous missions with similar equipment. Also backup systems for critical systems. And for the unpredictable- go with the movie "Armageddon"- "You're NASA, don't you just sit around and think shit up?!" I can see a guy in an office with the title "Office of Thinking How Shit Can Go Wrong", and he tries to prevent it. And if there is some plan filed away dealing with Space Dragons, give that dude a medal!
Are we going to go through another round of 'Apple got rid of the floppy drive', 'Apple got rid of the serial and parallel inputs', 'Apple got rid of whatever the hell they got rid of'?
My last computer didn't come with a cup of coffee, but I was pissed!
Same thing with me. I ended up taking enough advanced classes (good school district) my senior year to get me out of 4(?) intro college classes- I think 2 calc and 2 chemistry (ha! didn't have to take any chemistry in college). And as another replier posted, I got more time for football, basketball, theatre, and hellraisin'.
As for those who said there are no studies on accelerated learning and social problems, yes there have been. No, I'm not providing links 'cause I found a couple in about 10 seconds of google searching. Searching PsychInfo gave more, but I had to go through the university library website to search that. I didn't read the articles, so they may have said there is no problem at all, but the arguments were that there were no studies.
Actually, if they keep winning the lawsuits, yes they can. Whether this a smart avenue to go down is a different story. Personally, I also don't see why they do not have a model between the mini and the Pro, ie. the 'midi' someone above named. There are 3 levels of laptop. Maybe the margins on the iMac's screen is a factor? Apple's displays are great but expensive, and someone who buys a 'midi' would likely buy a non-Apple display.
For more really really fun and interesting info, go to Operation Clambake. Before you freak about the URL, the URL is real, and so is the guy (Andreas Heldal-Lund, who runs this out of Norway, which is why Scientology has not gotten any legal traction against him yet). I recommend a read, for what little that's worth.
A couple of years ago I fired up my old Amiga 1000. What's that, circa '84, '85? Nifty machine. Still have my Apple II+, but that's been in storage forever. Also have an original Macintosh, but no peripherals (was someone's paperweight). I powered it up, sounded like it was working, but no screen. Haven't got around to cracking it open to play with the innards. Oh, forgot the old Okidata dot matrix printer for the II+. Wonder if I could get that to work? I'll have to find it. Come to think of it, I don't think I've ever thrown out any computer equipment. Well, at least they eBay now!
I don't know if you have this out where you live, but in the Philadelphia area, all 3 major TV stations have a group of investigators that, if you call/write, may help with looking into these shenanigans. It's amazing how 2-3 days after the special airs, an update is aired telling how the company "discovered" it was all a "big mix-up". Something dealing with cellphones, or just phones, would be something the TV stations like to go after- they seem to like to go after the big corps who can screw with the little guy.
I think you should be thanking your lucky stars that she doesn't believe that wearing Spandex "is slimming". I believe the term commonly used when these people go to amusement parks in the summer is "hambeast".
I always thought the Marathon trilogy was a nice combo of action & puzzle solving with a great story thread put in. There's an open source project called Aelph One that lets you play the old games plus a bunch of user-created scenarios. I'm not much of a gamer, so this is probably the pinnacle of my ability.
Well, the crap food you ate would keep up the blood sugar. But crap food normally has little in the way of vitamins and other necessary nutrients. And most likely way too much salt, which can do a doozy by dehydrating you.
For the OP, he probably had a blood sugar crash. The body can only convert so much of itself into sugar before it calls a mea culpa.
I completely agree- my 16:9 laptop monitor always has wasted horizontal space when doing docs, spreadsheets, etc. Give me the OPTION to put it on the side.
Probably the only thing that can be counted on is that some to many of the changes will change again by the time the official release comes out. I'm not saying this is a good or bad thing, just that it tends to happen with most large programs/suites. Release early preview, get feedback, make some changes, release preview 2, etc. Actually, I guess that would probably put it into the "good" category.
Why the heck do several of you think I'm a straight BS--> MS student? I got my BS in EE 12 years ago! Don't any of your company's offer some funds to go to school?
Maybe I tried an earlier version, or the profs were using some funky stuff, but normally there were errors. It's no big deal, it was only $50 through the school. Should have mentioned this in my main post. That cheap, it's worth skipping the extra step of conversion.
By the way, I was not the AC poster. I put my name to my posts. I also replied to you just a little bit ago. I hope I made myself clear in my earlier post. If you were offended by my tone, well I was a bit upset at your characterization of me and your misunderstanding of my single main point- he stated it was a one-time only cost.
Though I still think you're a moron for assuming that only a kid would get a masters degree. Sure, why would anyone want to have their company pay for an advanced degree that turns into an automatic raise? Boggles the mind, doesn't it?
Well, jackass, besides the fact I got me BSEE in '97, and have been working since as a consultant to the fed and military for one of the "Big 6" firms, you really mistook my posting. I never claimed any definitive results or studies. I only took issue with his statement that you "pay once, that is the total cost". I never claimed to promote OSS.
I feel sorry for whoever you work for or who hires you, because your comprehension of my disagreeing with a single statement turned into a complete tirade of me "jerking off" and being an OSS advocate. Or you're just a shill.
For the record, at home I use OS X, XP, and Vista.
I've played with it in the past, but I have no real reason to just play around. I'm not a programmer, so I have no need for OSS, and student discounts on the various commercial packages are rather nice nowadays. Couple that with free- and shareware, I just have a need that takes away from my other hobbies (today we had a family lawn cleanup. My brother-in-law and I hacked out 2 tree stumps, and afterwards my 2 year old nephew did his best to fill in the holes with his plastic shovel, though his attempt to emulate CrazyUncleBryan with the sledge hammer amounted to picking it up 1/2 inch and laughing. Fun day.)
If a reason to use Linux popped up, I would have no problem with it.
Slashdot Mirror
I pretty much figured as much from what I've read. I was surprised to read that the wasn't backup in the instruments, but then they take up a whole lot more room than a couple batteries and wiring. And they need surface space to expose themselves. I can see the antenna as it probably takes up a good bit of space to pack away (actually, I have no idea as I'm not an antenna guy, but I figure they have to have some size from that far away).
Space dragons fear space cats, but the catnip always runs out way too early.
All of the proposals I've read so far are just silly. What we need is to replace all the roads with a 3 foot thick substrate of the finest Italian marble, layer 1 inch of titanium on top, then apply a Teflon sealant over that! Sure it will be around US$1 million per inch, but it will last nearly forever! Rain, snow, and ice can just be brushed off. No need for plows, just tie brooms to the back bumper of a bunch of pickup trucks! No more road erosion due to tire friction, the tires just slide on the Teflon (will need to add those bumper they use for bumper bowling on the shoulders). If there is some damage to the Teflon, just get a spray can of Teflon and spray. Awesomeness all around. And while we're at it, we can upgrade interstate rest stops with gold toilets. Oh shiny! This is my grand plan to revitalize the US economy.
I imagine they use a lot of data from previous missions with similar equipment. Also backup systems for critical systems. And for the unpredictable- go with the movie "Armageddon"- "You're NASA, don't you just sit around and think shit up?!" I can see a guy in an office with the title "Office of Thinking How Shit Can Go Wrong", and he tries to prevent it. And if there is some plan filed away dealing with Space Dragons, give that dude a medal!
Will they also integrate a cheese flavor detector? How many thousands of years has human kind been wondering what flavor of cheese the moon is?
My hope is a nice sharp cheddar, but with all those holes you can see on the surface I have a sinking feeling that it will probably be Swiss.
Are we going to go through another round of 'Apple got rid of the floppy drive', 'Apple got rid of the serial and parallel inputs', 'Apple got rid of whatever the hell they got rid of'?
My last computer didn't come with a cup of coffee, but I was pissed!
OK, but what's the deal with the demon-tentacles?!
Was it a nice robe? :)
Same thing with me. I ended up taking enough advanced classes (good school district) my senior year to get me out of 4(?) intro college classes- I think 2 calc and 2 chemistry (ha! didn't have to take any chemistry in college). And as another replier posted, I got more time for football, basketball, theatre, and hellraisin'.
As for those who said there are no studies on accelerated learning and social problems, yes there have been. No, I'm not providing links 'cause I found a couple in about 10 seconds of google searching. Searching PsychInfo gave more, but I had to go through the university library website to search that. I didn't read the articles, so they may have said there is no problem at all, but the arguments were that there were no studies.
"You can't have your cake and eat it too."
Actually, if they keep winning the lawsuits, yes they can. Whether this a smart avenue to go down is a different story. Personally, I also don't see why they do not have a model between the mini and the Pro, ie. the 'midi' someone above named. There are 3 levels of laptop. Maybe the margins on the iMac's screen is a factor? Apple's displays are great but expensive, and someone who buys a 'midi' would likely buy a non-Apple display.
"None of the illegal immigrants I've ever met have arrived by airplane."
Well I'll go one further- no illegal immigrants I've met have ever arrived by leaving on an airplane.
For more really really fun and interesting info, go to Operation Clambake. Before you freak about the URL, the URL is real, and so is the guy (Andreas Heldal-Lund, who runs this out of Norway, which is why Scientology has not gotten any legal traction against him yet). I recommend a read, for what little that's worth.
http://www.xenu.net/
A couple of years ago I fired up my old Amiga 1000. What's that, circa '84, '85? Nifty machine. Still have my Apple II+, but that's been in storage forever. Also have an original Macintosh, but no peripherals (was someone's paperweight). I powered it up, sounded like it was working, but no screen. Haven't got around to cracking it open to play with the innards. Oh, forgot the old Okidata dot matrix printer for the II+. Wonder if I could get that to work? I'll have to find it. Come to think of it, I don't think I've ever thrown out any computer equipment. Well, at least they eBay now!
I don't know if you have this out where you live, but in the Philadelphia area, all 3 major TV stations have a group of investigators that, if you call/write, may help with looking into these shenanigans. It's amazing how 2-3 days after the special airs, an update is aired telling how the company "discovered" it was all a "big mix-up". Something dealing with cellphones, or just phones, would be something the TV stations like to go after- they seem to like to go after the big corps who can screw with the little guy.
I think you should be thanking your lucky stars that she doesn't believe that wearing Spandex "is slimming". I believe the term commonly used when these people go to amusement parks in the summer is "hambeast".
I always thought the Marathon trilogy was a nice combo of action & puzzle solving with a great story thread put in. There's an open source project called Aelph One that lets you play the old games plus a bunch of user-created scenarios. I'm not much of a gamer, so this is probably the pinnacle of my ability.
Well, the crap food you ate would keep up the blood sugar. But crap food normally has little in the way of vitamins and other necessary nutrients. And most likely way too much salt, which can do a doozy by dehydrating you.
For the OP, he probably had a blood sugar crash. The body can only convert so much of itself into sugar before it calls a mea culpa.
In this case, I believe "???" = "Porn"
I completely agree- my 16:9 laptop monitor always has wasted horizontal space when doing docs, spreadsheets, etc. Give me the OPTION to put it on the side.
Probably the only thing that can be counted on is that some to many of the changes will change again by the time the official release comes out. I'm not saying this is a good or bad thing, just that it tends to happen with most large programs/suites. Release early preview, get feedback, make some changes, release preview 2, etc. Actually, I guess that would probably put it into the "good" category.
You mean I have to pay for "Badger Badger Badger" and "Gonads and Strife"?!?!?
Arrrrgggggg!
Why the heck do several of you think I'm a straight BS--> MS student? I got my BS in EE 12 years ago! Don't any of your company's offer some funds to go to school?
Maybe I tried an earlier version, or the profs were using some funky stuff, but normally there were errors. It's no big deal, it was only $50 through the school. Should have mentioned this in my main post. That cheap, it's worth skipping the extra step of conversion.
By the way, I was not the AC poster. I put my name to my posts. I also replied to you just a little bit ago. I hope I made myself clear in my earlier post. If you were offended by my tone, well I was a bit upset at your characterization of me and your misunderstanding of my single main point- he stated it was a one-time only cost.
Though I still think you're a moron for assuming that only a kid would get a masters degree. Sure, why would anyone want to have their company pay for an advanced degree that turns into an automatic raise? Boggles the mind, doesn't it?
Well, jackass, besides the fact I got me BSEE in '97, and have been working since as a consultant to the fed and military for one of the "Big 6" firms, you really mistook my posting. I never claimed any definitive results or studies. I only took issue with his statement that you "pay once, that is the total cost". I never claimed to promote OSS.
I feel sorry for whoever you work for or who hires you, because your comprehension of my disagreeing with a single statement turned into a complete tirade of me "jerking off" and being an OSS advocate. Or you're just a shill.
For the record, at home I use OS X, XP, and Vista.
I've played with it in the past, but I have no real reason to just play around. I'm not a programmer, so I have no need for OSS, and student discounts on the various commercial packages are rather nice nowadays. Couple that with free- and shareware, I just have a need that takes away from my other hobbies (today we had a family lawn cleanup. My brother-in-law and I hacked out 2 tree stumps, and afterwards my 2 year old nephew did his best to fill in the holes with his plastic shovel, though his attempt to emulate CrazyUncleBryan with the sledge hammer amounted to picking it up 1/2 inch and laughing. Fun day.)
If a reason to use Linux popped up, I would have no problem with it.