(Incidentally, this article tells us that Natalie Portman comments on Slashdot are "getting old... This Natalie Portman nonsense has been going on for months; it's not funny anymore." Note that the date is Oct 24 *2000*).
I was going to ask "how do you see it if it doesn't fuse", but then I got smart and read the Wikipedia page on white dwarfs which was really quite good, from a layman's perspective.
There's been some discussion of this on my favorite Internet station, WOXY. While the owners have assured us that there is enough revenue to sustain WOXY under the current model, all of their user-based streams would probably go away or be vastly different (P2P, in nature, instead of broadcast). Also, I got the feeling that "sustain" meant more "squeak by" than "doing peachy".
I've written both my senators and my congresscritter about this. Pretty please, do the same.
It is becoming increasingly clear that while high levels of cholesterol are associated with certain conditions, they are not the cause.
Can you cite a recent, credible study that states this as the conclusion? Furthermore, does said study explain the mechanism whereby cholesterol reducing drugs reduce the risk factors of people with extant heart disease?
I'm not interested in low serum levels of cholesterol. I'm interested in a normal range of cholesterol and mine is elevated. You obviously have a lot to learn about me. -l
Intake cholesterol is indeed partly related to blood serum levels of cholesterol. I read an NIH study about cafestol in coffee that confirmed what is stated in the Wikipedia article on cafestol: "Studies have shown that regular consumption of boiled coffee increases serum cholesterol by 8% in men and 10% in women".
So, use filters or suffer the long term consequences. I drink a pot of decaf a day so for me this finding is significant. I've switched back to paper filters as a result. I plan on comparing my cholesterol levels since the change at my next well check.
To me, the analog genuinely looks worse than it used to. I can only assume that this is because they don't maintain it properly and want you to go digital. They've also started migrating channels over to digital-only. That would be fine if the pricing weren't so much higher.
Analog via cable is another matter. As long as the cable companies can squeeze dollars from that turnip, it will continue.
And so long as they price the digital at 2 - 3 times the cost of the analog version, that will continue. The shitty part is they've made the analog cable worse, intentionally, to drive sales of digital cable.
I said "fuck em" and went with an inexpensive Dish network package.
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Exactly. And as a man of the polis, you share your ideas, opinions, etc. I mean, why else would this aphorism exist: "Opinions are like assholes. Everyone has one."
Why is it that authors, singers, actors, etc feel the need to get political? Are we enveloped in a society where it is expected that if you have any leverage, you push your beliefs on other people?
Why does anyone? Why do Slashdot posters get all political trying to push their ideologies on other people?
People are, by nature, "political animals" as Aristotle suggested 2300 years ago.
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You are correct in that there is no a priori center of the universe definable from its shape. However, for many purposes, defining an observer as the center is useful.
Here in Seattle we pay about 4 cents a KWH. I pay about twice that, because I have both the Green Power (wind-only, pays for construction of wind turbines) and Green Up (pays for schools and bus stops to have solar power) programs.
That's pretty sweet. I should point out that that's my peak rate. My lowest this year was $0.068 in November. I have Green Choice wind power which, at the time we signed up, was higher for the fuel surcharge. It is now about the same or lower than the normal fuel surcharge. My fuel charge is fixed for 10 years (and saved us quite a bit after Katrina). The reason my per kwh varies is because Austin has a tiered rate and they increase the rates slightly during the summer months. The lowest tier/rate is up to 500 kwh. During the summer I exceed that.
The last time I checked, Austin Energy had about the third cheapest power in the state. It was only surpassed by a couple power co-ops. The whole deregulation thing has been a complete scam. Commercial power has been way more expensive and the major provider, TXU, now wants to build 11 old-style coal plants within 5 years. Their utter disregard for the public, in pricing as well as health and environment is absolutely appalling.
I switched to LCD awhile back. We have 1 CRT which I plan on replacing when it is feasible. We keep our computers off except when we need them. I used to host a website, mail, etc. at home, but I figured out the electricity cost and it worked out slightly in favor of web hosting, so I switched to that. My workstation is a dual Opteron so it eats power. I don't have money to throw around, so I'll be using it for some time. The wife and the kid both have various Athlon parts.
The other thing that's nice is we switch off all the TV, stereo, satellite receiver, etc. electronics during the day. I haven't bought a Kill-a-watt yet, but I expect that that eliminates heat and some power and has very little downside (except the satellite needing to resync after reboot).
What kind of Perl statistics do you do? (I write Perl and I'm interested in going into observational astronomy with a dash of computational thrown in for good measure.)
I live in Austin and let me tell you, there are tons of unhappy employees. In recent years, the bureaucratic infighting has really gotten in the way of good business practices, efficiency, and employee satisfaction. If your employees aren't happy, they're certainly not going to provide good customer service, no matter how much you pay them.
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Donor? Receiver? Oh no, I think I know a certain goat-related website that fits this thread...
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If anything, the students own the professors' works! :)
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Right, and there's probably not enough top-quality silicon to do it anyway without some sort of very expensive refinement process. -l
In retrospect, was it really so bad to lose El Paso? :)
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Man, am I getting old.
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What the hell is wrong with using the word "impersonate"? At least it doesn't sound anything like sending text messages.
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Gnome Terminal ups that count.
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I was going to ask "how do you see it if it doesn't fuse", but then I got smart and read the Wikipedia page on white dwarfs which was really quite good, from a layman's perspective.
Cheers and thanks for the wonderful comment,
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No way! The Archies were totally real!
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Yeah, you end up with Iraq.
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There's been some discussion of this on my favorite Internet station, WOXY. While the owners have assured us that there is enough revenue to sustain WOXY under the current model, all of their user-based streams would probably go away or be vastly different (P2P, in nature, instead of broadcast). Also, I got the feeling that "sustain" meant more "squeak by" than "doing peachy".
I've written both my senators and my congresscritter about this. Pretty please, do the same.
Cheers,
-l
Can you cite a recent, credible study that states this as the conclusion? Furthermore, does said study explain the mechanism whereby cholesterol reducing drugs reduce the risk factors of people with extant heart disease?
-l
I'm not interested in low serum levels of cholesterol. I'm interested in a normal range of cholesterol and mine is elevated. You obviously have a lot to learn about me.
-l
Intake cholesterol is indeed partly related to blood serum levels of cholesterol. I read an NIH study about cafestol in coffee that confirmed what is stated in the Wikipedia article on cafestol: "Studies have shown that regular consumption of boiled coffee increases serum cholesterol by 8% in men and 10% in women".
So, use filters or suffer the long term consequences. I drink a pot of decaf a day so for me this finding is significant. I've switched back to paper filters as a result. I plan on comparing my cholesterol levels since the change at my next well check.
-l
To me, the analog genuinely looks worse than it used to. I can only assume that this is because they don't maintain it properly and want you to go digital. They've also started migrating channels over to digital-only. That would be fine if the pricing weren't so much higher.
-l
And so long as they price the digital at 2 - 3 times the cost of the analog version, that will continue. The shitty part is they've made the analog cable worse, intentionally, to drive sales of digital cable.
I said "fuck em" and went with an inexpensive Dish network package.
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Some vaccines can be used after the fact. It just depends on the nature of the vaccine and the virus it targets.
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Heh, this gave me an idea. I bet Bush would get more support for his anti-missile defense program if it doubled as an asteroid defense.
Now if it just *worked*...
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Exactly. And as a man of the polis, you share your ideas, opinions, etc. I mean, why else would this aphorism exist: "Opinions are like assholes. Everyone has one."
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Why does anyone? Why do Slashdot posters get all political trying to push their ideologies on other people?
People are, by nature, "political animals" as Aristotle suggested 2300 years ago.
-l
You are correct in that there is no a priori center of the universe definable from its shape. However, for many purposes, defining an observer as the center is useful.
-l
That's pretty sweet. I should point out that that's my peak rate. My lowest this year was $0.068 in November. I have Green Choice wind power which, at the time we signed up, was higher for the fuel surcharge. It is now about the same or lower than the normal fuel surcharge. My fuel charge is fixed for 10 years (and saved us quite a bit after Katrina). The reason my per kwh varies is because Austin has a tiered rate and they increase the rates slightly during the summer months. The lowest tier/rate is up to 500 kwh. During the summer I exceed that.
The last time I checked, Austin Energy had about the third cheapest power in the state. It was only surpassed by a couple power co-ops. The whole deregulation thing has been a complete scam. Commercial power has been way more expensive and the major provider, TXU, now wants to build 11 old-style coal plants within 5 years. Their utter disregard for the public, in pricing as well as health and environment is absolutely appalling.
I switched to LCD awhile back. We have 1 CRT which I plan on replacing when it is feasible. We keep our computers off except when we need them. I used to host a website, mail, etc. at home, but I figured out the electricity cost and it worked out slightly in favor of web hosting, so I switched to that. My workstation is a dual Opteron so it eats power. I don't have money to throw around, so I'll be using it for some time. The wife and the kid both have various Athlon parts.
The other thing that's nice is we switch off all the TV, stereo, satellite receiver, etc. electronics during the day. I haven't bought a Kill-a-watt yet, but I expect that that eliminates heat and some power and has very little downside (except the satellite needing to resync after reboot).
My power could be cheaper if the City didn't use the utility as part of general revenue... but then they'd offset it with higher sales or property taxes so it'd probably all work out the same. (Offtopic: interesting article on how Americans already pay a flat tax of about 40% per household).
What kind of Perl statistics do you do? (I write Perl and I'm interested in going into observational astronomy with a dash of computational thrown in for good measure.)
Cheers,
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You pay $0.19/kwh? Holy crap that's a lot. My peak rate last summer $0.074/kwh here in Austin, TX (on Austin Energy).
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I live in Austin and let me tell you, there are tons of unhappy employees. In recent years, the bureaucratic infighting has really gotten in the way of good business practices, efficiency, and employee satisfaction. If your employees aren't happy, they're certainly not going to provide good customer service, no matter how much you pay them.
$0.02USD,
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Financing is available. Operators are standing by.
I'd do it in a heartbeat. I hope you have some passion in your life.
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