or is it more like Kruschev banging his shoe in the UN
For those of you who might not be familar with why a person would do this, I thought I should point out that this is from the bible. A person bangs off their shoes to condemn a place.
Luke 9:5
"If people do not welcome you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave their town, as a testimony against them."
Luke 10:10-12
"But when you enter a town and are not welcomed, go into its streets and say, 'Even the dust of your town that sticks to our feet we wipe off against you. Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God is near.' I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town. "
Acts 13:50-51
"But the Jews incited the God-fearing women of high standing and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them from their region. So they shook the dust from their feet in protest against them and went to Iconium."
So you can see that banging your shoes off is quite a big deal in a bibical Just a little background info.
Do scandinavian women appear as exotic to Americans?
Why yes, they do. If you have gotten tired of them, send them over here:)
To be fair, I think most foriegners are attractive to most natives of any country. Something off the beaten path will always catch your eye. But, I think among all countries, girls from scandinavian countries, and especially Sweeden, have a special place in most American white males' dreams. Yes, I am serious.
At least in the United States, you ask such questions because the jury might not know, and as such it is important to "teach" them the basics so they can do their job.
But talk to a biologist or naturalist today and he'll tell you they have no doubt but that evolution is a fact; how it works, its principles of operation, is something they're still exploring and trying to explain.
Hmmm...that sure is odd. I could have SWORE one of my teachers, (a tenured professor in the biology department who has a PHD in Chemistry and Biology nonetheless), believes evolution is a crock and believes that creation (or "intellegent design", as he says) is the most viable explaination, and believes evolution has too many flaws in it to really be considered a viable theroy. Oh yea, I attend an accredited public college.
Last time I check, Corportations were run by *people*, who I beleive fall under the constituent clause...
Buisness is the same as any other large group. "Hey, congresscritter, my name is Sam, and I am the CEO of Pretty Large Inc. Did you know bill X might force me to lay off 3,000 employees? Just thought you might want to know the impact of the legislation."
What is so wrong about that?
Good idea for nuclear waste?
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Well, Yucca Mountain leaves a whole lot to be desired. I suppose the best thing to do would be to shoot the radioactive waste into the sun. You could lanuch self-guiding ships full of the stuff straight into the sun...the sun sure wouldn't care. But how do you get the stuff in space safely?
Perhaps this space elevator? I think it should be safe(r). Use the elevator to take the radioactive waste top the space station, then build a craft to launch the waste into the sun. No more radioactive waste problem! And it would probably be cheaper than the current proposed solution, plus it would be really great for the space program and scientific development. Is this a good idea?
Any ideas on why they are suspicous of people with graphing calculators? Do you think it would be the same with a more simple calculator?
BTW, I am a double undergraduate major at Clemson (Computer Science and Political Science). Just wanted to let you know you are not the only one trying to do more than 1 degree, though I think 4 is a little excessive:)
Makes point D of this comment that I posted earlier all the more relevant.
Also, I recommend this link for the BOFH stories. This has more than the "official" site. The BOFH stories are hilarious. Will take you a couple of days to read it all, but it is SO worth it!:)
According to the CNN article, Gates has gone with a report card scheme to give his company a "C" rating (for non-americans, grades can be A,B,C,D, or F (no E), and C is "average").
I guess it is nice to see a top Microsoft exec give a realistic review of the company. I wonder if the corperate scandles of late have anything to do with this unusual honesty? Perhaps Gates feared if he gave too rosey a picture, stock holders would be skeptical.
I think if we were really honest with ourselves, we would rate Linux at around the same score (perhaps C+). It is good to see our main competitor admit that we are on a level playing field:)
a 0(1) scheduler's overhead will not significantly increase.
The term you are looking for is probably O(n), but definatly not O(1). O(1) will not increase at all, no matter how much data is put in. O(n) will increase linearly.
A) Users can moderate stories, decide which ones get posted. No more tyranny of the minority (the moderators)
B) Changes to the Slashdot system are documented (the recent change to the karma system for example) and there is a story posted about such chnages so I can voice my objections and be ON TOPIC (unlike this post, which is off-topic, since there is no on-topic place to post it)
C) Stories that are rejected are accomplined with an explaination (seriously, use a drop-down menu. Pick the top 20 reasons, put them in said drop down menu. Pick one. Easy enough. Total coding time: less than one hour.
D) Stories are spell/grammar checked by the editors, and links are checked. When a story is ready to be posted, no less than 3 minutes is spent trying to find out if it is a duplicate.
When all that happens, I will pay. Not a second before.
Please don't mod me as off topic. It is relevant to the sig of the parent, plus there really isn't an ontopic place to post it.
Heck! the state that I am originally from (look it up on National Geographic - as "Kerala" was named as the one of the best 50 places to visit), the literacy rate is 100%. Can any other place in the world claim the same ?
Why repling to myself is bad form, I thought I should clear up that I wasn't asking for a cliff notes version, nor a spolier summary. I did however think it would be nice to clear up what is going on in this book (since from the review it is unfamilar to anything I have read). By chapter summaries, I meant I was hoping for a little more detail of what is going on in this book, what motivates the characters, and why these statues are appearing. This review didn't do that. There is not enough material for me. I do agree with those that commented they didn't want the book spolied. Neither do I, but I do need more to go on for a book that deviates from any plot lines that I am familar with.
I hope this clears that up a bit:)
Review is confusing
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What exactly is this book about? I find this book review lacking in the detail and length of normal book reviews. I would have expected a better review of the book, perhaps chapter by chapter highlights.
From the review, it sounds like big statues to future events randomly appear. But I don't know what that means to the characters. How do people react to this? Do people try to prevent the wars before they start? Does it matter who the victor is? Does anyone ever figure out why these statues are appearing? Assuming they are being sent by humanity from the future, what is the motivation of those that send the statues? Are they warnings?
I am having a hard time understanding the genre of the book and its plot from the review. If anyone else has read it, post your experiences.
On an unrelated note, anyone else notice the karma system has changed? Apparently, my karma is now "excellent." Man, I want a point system back!
How about a laser based on the ISS? Would solve most of your objections. In space, it wouldn't have to go thru the atmosphere or as far, and since the space station is orbiting like the trash, it would be much easier to track. Put some radar on the space station, hook it up to the laser, and fire away. The only consern is making sure the earth isn't behind the shot (in case you miss), but other than that, it should work.
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or is it more like Kruschev banging his shoe in the UN
For those of you who might not be familar with why a person would do this, I thought I should point out that this is from the bible. A person bangs off their shoes to condemn a place.
Luke 9:5
"If people do not welcome you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave their town, as a testimony against them."
Luke 10:10-12
"But when you enter a town and are not welcomed, go into its streets and say, 'Even the dust of your town that sticks to our feet we wipe off against you. Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God is near.' I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town. "
Acts 13:50-51
"But the Jews incited the God-fearing women of high standing and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them from their region. So they shook the dust from their feet in protest against them and went to Iconium."
So you can see that banging your shoes off is quite a big deal in a bibical Just a little background info.
Do scandinavian women appear as exotic to Americans?
:)
Why yes, they do. If you have gotten tired of them, send them over here
To be fair, I think most foriegners are attractive to most natives of any country. Something off the beaten path will always catch your eye. But, I think among all countries, girls from scandinavian countries, and especially Sweeden, have a special place in most American white males' dreams. Yes, I am serious.
E. No Federal law == amendment not apply.
That sort of ignores Amendment 14, which in (really) short says that the Federal constitution applys to the states as well.
At least in the United States, you ask such questions because the jury might not know, and as such it is important to "teach" them the basics so they can do their job.
How can I look this up? I would actually read it.
According to people I've talked to, basically every time you pull the handle, the insurance company buys you a new plane.
Um, if you need to pull the handle, it strongly suggests that not pulling the handle would have also destroyed the plane.
With handle=probably will save your life, might save the plane.
Without handle= Both are doomed.
Am I missing something?
I never take off my watch. Even to sleep. Yep, I am wierd that way.
Hmmm...that sure is odd. I could have SWORE one of my teachers, (a tenured professor in the biology department who has a PHD in Chemistry and Biology nonetheless), believes evolution is a crock and believes that creation (or "intellegent design", as he says) is the most viable explaination, and believes evolution has too many flaws in it to really be considered a viable theroy. Oh yea, I attend an accredited public college.
Last time I check, Corportations were run by *people*, who I beleive fall under the constituent clause...
Buisness is the same as any other large group. "Hey, congresscritter, my name is Sam, and I am the CEO of Pretty Large Inc. Did you know bill X might force me to lay off 3,000 employees? Just thought you might want to know the impact of the legislation."
What is so wrong about that?
Well, Yucca Mountain leaves a whole lot to be desired. I suppose the best thing to do would be to shoot the radioactive waste into the sun. You could lanuch self-guiding ships full of the stuff straight into the sun...the sun sure wouldn't care. But how do you get the stuff in space safely?
Perhaps this space elevator? I think it should be safe(r). Use the elevator to take the radioactive waste top the space station, then build a craft to launch the waste into the sun. No more radioactive waste problem! And it would probably be cheaper than the current proposed solution, plus it would be really great for the space program and scientific development. Is this a good idea?
Is this sung to any particular toon? Some needs to do an MP3 of this!
Any ideas on why they are suspicous of people with graphing calculators? Do you think it would be the same with a more simple calculator?
BTW, I am a double undergraduate major at Clemson (Computer Science and Political Science). Just wanted to let you know you are not the only one trying to do more than 1 degree, though I think 4 is a little excessive
Seriously, you need to post the EULA for girls! This knowledge needs to be known! If not you, if not now, then who and when?
Err...no, 2400 IS a leap year!
To review:
2000: leap year
2100: not a leap year
2200: not a leap year
2300: not a leap year
2400: leap year
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/07/24/14272
Makes point D of this comment that I posted earlier all the more relevant.
Also, I recommend this link for the BOFH stories. This has more than the "official" site. The BOFH stories are hilarious. Will take you a couple of days to read it all, but it is SO worth it!
I wasn't thinking about the quality of linux per se, but rather how we are doing in market penetration. We are growing, but we have a long way to go.
According to the CNN article, Gates has gone with a report card scheme to give his company a "C" rating (for non-americans, grades can be A,B,C,D, or F (no E), and C is "average").
I guess it is nice to see a top Microsoft exec give a realistic review of the company. I wonder if the corperate scandles of late have anything to do with this unusual honesty? Perhaps Gates feared if he gave too rosey a picture, stock holders would be skeptical.
I think if we were really honest with ourselves, we would rate Linux at around the same score (perhaps C+). It is good to see our main competitor admit that we are on a level playing field
In the real world, nobody ever drives the speed limit under good driving conditions
Actually, I do. You can read all about it on this thread.
Enjoy.
a 0(1) scheduler's overhead will not significantly increase.
The term you are looking for is probably O(n), but definatly not O(1). O(1) will not increase at all, no matter how much data is put in. O(n) will increase linearly.
I will subscribe when:
A) Users can moderate stories, decide which ones get posted. No more tyranny of the minority (the moderators)
B) Changes to the Slashdot system are documented (the recent change to the karma system for example) and there is a story posted about such chnages so I can voice my objections and be ON TOPIC (unlike this post, which is off-topic, since there is no on-topic place to post it)
C) Stories that are rejected are accomplined with an explaination (seriously, use a drop-down menu. Pick the top 20 reasons, put them in said drop down menu. Pick one. Easy enough. Total coding time: less than one hour.
D) Stories are spell/grammar checked by the editors, and links are checked. When a story is ready to be posted, no less than 3 minutes is spent trying to find out if it is a duplicate.
When all that happens, I will pay. Not a second before.
Please don't mod me as off topic. It is relevant to the sig of the parent, plus there really isn't an ontopic place to post it.
Heck! the state that I am originally from (look it up on National Geographic - as "Kerala" was named as the one of the best 50 places to visit), the literacy rate is 100%. Can any other place in the world claim the same ?
Vatican City, a.k.a. The Holy See, immediatly comes to mind. See here.
Why repling to myself is bad form, I thought I should clear up that I wasn't asking for a cliff notes version, nor a spolier summary. I did however think it would be nice to clear up what is going on in this book (since from the review it is unfamilar to anything I have read). By chapter summaries, I meant I was hoping for a little more detail of what is going on in this book, what motivates the characters, and why these statues are appearing. This review didn't do that. There is not enough material for me. I do agree with those that commented they didn't want the book spolied. Neither do I, but I do need more to go on for a book that deviates from any plot lines that I am familar with.
I hope this clears that up a bit
What exactly is this book about? I find this book review lacking in the detail and length of normal book reviews. I would have expected a better review of the book, perhaps chapter by chapter highlights.
From the review, it sounds like big statues to future events randomly appear. But I don't know what that means to the characters. How do people react to this? Do people try to prevent the wars before they start? Does it matter who the victor is? Does anyone ever figure out why these statues are appearing? Assuming they are being sent by humanity from the future, what is the motivation of those that send the statues? Are they warnings?
I am having a hard time understanding the genre of the book and its plot from the review. If anyone else has read it, post your experiences.
On an unrelated note, anyone else notice the karma system has changed? Apparently, my karma is now "excellent." Man, I want a point system back!
How about a laser based on the ISS? Would solve most of your objections. In space, it wouldn't have to go thru the atmosphere or as far, and since the space station is orbiting like the trash, it would be much easier to track. Put some radar on the space station, hook it up to the laser, and fire away. The only consern is making sure the earth isn't behind the shot (in case you miss), but other than that, it should work.
I agree fully. I can't tell you how many times I have gone to various Linux chat rooms for help, only to be flammed for my choice of distro (Red Hat).
For crying out loud, it's all Linux! Don't berate your fellow Linux user!