"We recognise the secondhand car market is part of the revenue mix, for dealers at least," said a spokesman. "However, if it continues to grow, it could potentially starve us of the funds necessary for research and development, and therefore, automakers will be less willing to take a risk on new and diversifying models. It's this creative diversity that makes the auto industry so popular, and without sustained funding from new car sales, this could be at risk."
Those Damn shuttles have TONS more miles on them than that stupid car. Plus they are in a tad more hostile condition than the local freeways and roads.
Congratulations. You've motivated me to do something I've been pondering for years -- start a journal of lame Slashdot comparisons and analogies.
Are they going to sell it at ENORMOUS COST to companies...?
No, they're going to sell it for well below what it's really worth, and those that spearhead the sell-off will reap ENORMOUS CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS from big media corps.
Seemed like 1/2 of Zeldman's book was indeed a long-winded web standards sales pitch. If you're already sold and want to get to work, a more down-and-dirty, roll-up-your-sleeves kind of book is Dan Cederholm's Web Standards Solutions. It's not as entertaining as Zeldman, but I found it much more useful. I've been very happy using Cederhom's book with O'Reilly's XHTML and CSS (by Eric Meyer) guides.
You may be right about sites losing income due to blocked ads. However, if the argument against blocking ads is "do not do unto others" when what I am doing unto them is entirely based on what they did unto me in the first place, that argument won't get very far.
I guess I could "turn the other cheek." Then again, "an eye for an eye..."
Not to troll, I'm just trying to point out that a biblical approach is an instant morass. I know that was just an option. I'll try Kant. And coffee.
You might check out DSLReports for some opinions on that router. One guy seemed to have trouble with P2P on it. In my experience a lot of these home-networking boxlets seem to choke on P2P.
We had DSL and phone for about $65 a month, 512x256 at best. I repeatedly asked to drop the phone line and keep DSL. Now we have Comcast 3000x256 and basic cable TV for $54. Yes, there's a prime-time speed dip but it's still way faster than our DSL was.
Qwest tech support was a nonstop nightmare of finger-pointing and waiting. I've only called Comcast once, but the guy who answered dropped the script when he realized I'd already done some troubleshooting, then found and fixed the problem -- the whole call took under 10 minutes.
I know many people aren't lucky enough to have broadband choices, but for me it's cable, hands down. I don't expect perfection, but I do expect competence and willingness to work for my business.
A while back I was watching my nephew and his friends playing. They had Matchbox(R) cars and a city drawn on a big piece of cardboard with books and blocks for buildings. Intellectual property crept into their play when the oldest decided to "patent" his zoo to stifle a competitor that popped up across town. (I'm still trying to figure out how they've even heard of patents.)
Anyway, you can imagine where this led... Soon the entire metropolis was gridlocked with exclusive patents on everything from ambulances to zebras. As the older boys snapped up the rights to things like swimming pools and cheeseburgers, the little guy was left behind. Right when I was wondering who was going to invent movie tie-ins, he thought to "patent" the sun.
Not long after, the disputes tapered off and the city got back to the everyday business of car trading, skyscraper construction and monster attacks.
In musical theater, live music isn't "background" -- it's sort of the point of the whole thing. The musicians are really part of the cast, just because they're not seen and perform with instruments instead of voices makes them no less important.
Even when I go to the symphony, it's not to see the orchestra. In fact I sometimes close my eyes to focus more on the music (yes, and stay awake (well, except for that one time)).
There's nothing special about the fan. The key to successful use of positive pressure ventilation is in firefighting tactics.
The fan is not started until firefighters are ready to immediately enter and attack the fire. In some cases the fan can create a bit of a chimney effect, but the benefit of the immediate improvement in interior conditions is so great that the fire can be knocked down much more quickly than without.
Bear in mind, also, that putting out the fire is only one of the firefighters' goals. A primary concern at any structure fires is finding and removing trapped or overcome victims (if any).
With proper use, the PPV fan can help firefighters perform search, rescue and extinguishment more effectively in residential and small commercial fires. Even if the fire burns hotter for a couple minutes before it's attacked, that's a worthwhile trade-off for markedly improving the environment for both the firefighters and any occupants.
On the system I'm familiar with, mobile data is on non-trunked frequencies in the same 800MHz range as trunked voice frequencies. It's possible to change the data freqs, but they're left out of trunking. (Actually, trunked radio systems aren't hard to follow if you know some specifics about the system and all of its frequencies -- consumer scanners can do this now). The data is DES-encrypted.
Depending on the usage of the individual terminal, there's plenty of traffic in both directions. Some agencies, for example, equip police and fire units with GPS receivers, which transmit their positions over mobile data frequencies (AVL).
Every city's system is different, but tracking the cops this way probably wouldn't be too feasible. Like so many other monitoring schemes, the real difficulty would be in separating the wheat from the chaff -- is that signal a police car, or is it a building inspector, fire engine, or sewer repair truck?
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"We recognise the secondhand car market is part of the revenue mix, for dealers at least," said a spokesman. "However, if it continues to grow, it could potentially starve us of the funds necessary for research and development, and therefore, automakers will be less willing to take a risk on new and diversifying models. It's this creative diversity that makes the auto industry so popular, and without sustained funding from new car sales, this could be at risk."
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A giant 2-pole blade switch.
Jacob's ladder and/or plasma sphere.
Enormous red button with yellow stripes.
Sharks. With frickin' laser beams.
Worse than that time you downloaded Firefox with Firebird?
No, they're going to sell it for well below what it's really worth, and those that spearhead the sell-off will reap ENORMOUS CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS from big media corps.
OMG!!! that would SO rule! BRB
Seemed like 1/2 of Zeldman's book was indeed a long-winded web standards sales pitch. If you're already sold and want to get to work, a more down-and-dirty, roll-up-your-sleeves kind of book is Dan Cederholm's Web Standards Solutions . It's not as entertaining as Zeldman, but I found it much more useful. I've been very happy using Cederhom's book with O'Reilly's XHTML and CSS (by Eric Meyer) guides.
Looks like America always needs an enemy
"If tyranny and oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy."
--James Madison
Here comes the GIAA.
We need a system where someone can run for office, get elected, then draw a salary to represent our best interests.
You may be right about sites losing income due to blocked ads. However, if the argument against blocking ads is "do not do unto others" when what I am doing unto them is entirely based on what they did unto me in the first place, that argument won't get very far.
I guess I could "turn the other cheek." Then again, "an eye for an eye..."
Not to troll, I'm just trying to point out that a biblical approach is an instant morass. I know that was just an option. I'll try Kant. And coffee.
"why do you pay to see movies you know won't live up to your expectations?"
Like all my foibles, I blame peer pressure.
I was thinking it was a script idea for the timely new sitcom remake "Three's Company Too."
You might check out DSLReports for some opinions on that router. One guy seemed to have trouble with P2P on it. In my experience a lot of these home-networking boxlets seem to choke on P2P.
One Adam Twelve, see the man at 34 degrees 0 minutes 26 seconds north by 118 degrees 30 minutes 5 seconds west.
Well, the movie wasn't either.
We had DSL and phone for about $65 a month, 512x256 at best. I repeatedly asked to drop the phone line and keep DSL. Now we have Comcast 3000x256 and basic cable TV for $54. Yes, there's a prime-time speed dip but it's still way faster than our DSL was.
Qwest tech support was a nonstop nightmare of finger-pointing and waiting. I've only called Comcast once, but the guy who answered dropped the script when he realized I'd already done some troubleshooting, then found and fixed the problem -- the whole call took under 10 minutes.
I know many people aren't lucky enough to have broadband choices, but for me it's cable, hands down. I don't expect perfection, but I do expect competence and willingness to work for my business.
A while back I was watching my nephew and his friends playing. They had Matchbox(R) cars and a city drawn on a big piece of cardboard with books and blocks for buildings. Intellectual property crept into their play when the oldest decided to "patent" his zoo to stifle a competitor that popped up across town. (I'm still trying to figure out how they've even heard of patents.)
Anyway, you can imagine where this led... Soon the entire metropolis was gridlocked with exclusive patents on everything from ambulances to zebras. As the older boys snapped up the rights to things like swimming pools and cheeseburgers, the little guy was left behind. Right when I was wondering who was going to invent movie tie-ins, he thought to "patent" the sun.
Not long after, the disputes tapered off and the city got back to the everyday business of car trading, skyscraper construction and monster attacks.
In musical theater, live music isn't "background" -- it's sort of the point of the whole thing. The musicians are really part of the cast, just because they're not seen and perform with instruments instead of voices makes them no less important.
Even when I go to the symphony, it's not to see the orchestra. In fact I sometimes close my eyes to focus more on the music (yes, and stay awake (well, except for that one time)).
Buyer pays shipping.
successful mission upon successful mission
No.
There's nothing special about the fan. The key to successful use of positive pressure ventilation is in firefighting tactics.
The fan is not started until firefighters are ready to immediately enter and attack the fire. In some cases the fan can create a bit of a chimney effect, but the benefit of the immediate improvement in interior conditions is so great that the fire can be knocked down much more quickly than without.
Bear in mind, also, that putting out the fire is only one of the firefighters' goals. A primary concern at any structure fires is finding and removing trapped or overcome victims (if any).
With proper use, the PPV fan can help firefighters perform search, rescue and extinguishment more effectively in residential and small commercial fires. Even if the fire burns hotter for a couple minutes before it's attacked, that's a worthwhile trade-off for markedly improving the environment for both the firefighters and any occupants.
On the system I'm familiar with, mobile data is on non-trunked frequencies in the same 800MHz range as trunked voice frequencies. It's possible to change the data freqs, but they're left out of trunking. (Actually, trunked radio systems aren't hard to follow if you know some specifics about the system and all of its frequencies -- consumer scanners can do this now). The data is DES-encrypted.
Depending on the usage of the individual terminal, there's plenty of traffic in both directions. Some agencies, for example, equip police and fire units with GPS receivers, which transmit their positions over mobile data frequencies (AVL).
Every city's system is different, but tracking the cops this way probably wouldn't be too feasible. Like so many other monitoring schemes, the real difficulty would be in separating the wheat from the chaff -- is that signal a police car, or is it a building inspector, fire engine, or sewer repair truck?