Wouldn't make a difference - the problem was with the grid & its control systems, not with the generation. True, though, we SHOULD be using more wind power.:)
> "We need more regulation to fix this"
True. Deregulation was the worst thing to happen to the power industry. (I'm currently working IN the industry, btw.)
> "We're all dependant on each other"
Mostly. And that's not the best thing as power grids go - remember the California problem a few years back? Guess who paid for it - many of us in the Pacific Northwest, who got to send power down their way (since they don't want to cut down on power in CA, but also don't want power plants in their area). So we sent our power down there (contractual reasons), and our local power rates went nuts.
> "It was Bush's fault" > "It was Cheney's fault"
Uhm, no, but the aftermath sure wasn't addressed by either.
> "I love my bicycle, I hear they use lots of them in France"
Do they? I hadn't noticed. I thought they all drove ugly little Citroens & Peugots that are hardly big enough to fit a bottle of wine & a baugette.:)
> "I hate technology, I was glad"
Yeah, glad until the power goes out when you're crossing a busy intersection, or are in a hospital with inadequate emergency generators, or are an old person who can't take the heat when the A/C goes out, or, or, or. Without electricity, our civilization WILL fall, and, like the old lady in the commercial, will have a very hard time getting back up.
Okay, let's say you buy a song from the Itunes music store. You can either play that from iTunes, or on an iPod, or you can burn it to a CD. What if you have another music player you'd like to listen to that song on? Without this tool, or tools like it, you're screwed. Period. You've already PAID for the song - why shouldn't you be able to play it on whatever player you want?
You don't need to be a pirate to want DRM-less music. Since it's already been proven that p2p file sharing doesn't hurt CD sales, I don't see why people are bitching about this so much.
Word came out about Gmail yesterday. The 'best' jokes aren't ones people flat-out deny are jokes.
If someone doesn't start up such a service, someone soon will - it's a great idea, and I'd definitely trust Google's technical abilities for such a service over most anyone else's. They've got scalability _down_.
Every possible thig that can go wrong DOES go wrong. The lesson to be learned here? Don't do anything, because MS will buy it out and have all your stuff!
Please keep in mind that while the DOJ was compromised by the Bush administration, the FTC has said 'no' to MS takeovers before, and I very much doubt this one would fly.
If they can do what they say, I'd definitely consider the service. I'd be more than willing to pay for a non-ad-infested if I could access it via IMAP as well as through a web interface. Especially if it had some really great anti-spam features and/or procmail filter access.
Does anyone know how to move downloaded e-mail back up to an IMAP server?
If you realized it was April 1st before reading anything online, because you have a friggin' CALENDAR, then you're a super-duper-telepathic uber-genius who must be immortalized via a bronze sculpture in the middle of every town square in the world.
That show had some great dogfight stuff with more realistic than normal physics. Better than B5 B5 in that respect.
Battlestar Galactica (the original - haven't seen the 'reimagined' version yet) had some good stuff, but it was repeated over and over throughout the series.
In general, though, the more 'realistic' it is, the less spectacular it's going to be. *shrug*
I'll have to agree with your assessment of Star Wars VI (coming to DVD on 9-21!) - that was some fun stuff.
Oh, I just remembered something - Battle Beyond the Stars. Some good stuff in there, albeit a pretty hokey story, and even worse acting. The ship models were used in many later movies. (as were many designs from the 'rag-tag fugitive fleet' from Battlestar Galactica)
> they are still prone to packet failure (automatic weapons fire)
The same weakness is found in most station wagons, though, plus they're easier to hit, being on the ground and all. Plus there's roadspikes, oil slicks, etc. Every transfer method has its weakness, I suppose.
Now, what I'd really like to see is an encrypted version of this, but I'll be damned if I know how to encrypt a pigeon and still have it be able to be decrypted correctly. Hmmm...
And if you go a bit farther back, what if Jay Miner had never left Atari, and the Amiga had been born an Atari, first? If you check out the design of his earlier creation, the Atari 800, you'll notice some striking hardware design similarities.
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> Actually, I'm waiting for a sequel to "Ishtar".
You're in luck! The sequel was just announced to be opening on May 19, 2005. Lucky you!
Well, uh, the aliens on Camino were pretty cool-lookin', and it was fun (though silly) to see Yoda open a keg of whoop-ass on Dooku.
Other than that, not worth the price of the free parking.
At least Ep I had that awesome lightsabre battle at the end. Now _that_ was worth the money.
The Star Wars pod racing game at the arcade is okay, but now that I've come in first on expert level (not that hard), what's left for me? *sniff*
Don't forget: Someone will have a bad feeling about something.
Campers are teh 5uck!
> "We should be using wind power"
:)
:)
Wouldn't make a difference - the problem was with the grid & its control systems, not with the generation. True, though, we SHOULD be using more wind power.
> "We need more regulation to fix this"
True. Deregulation was the worst thing to happen to the power industry. (I'm currently working IN the industry, btw.)
> "We're all dependant on each other"
Mostly. And that's not the best thing as power grids go - remember the California problem a few years back? Guess who paid for it - many of us in the Pacific Northwest, who got to send power down their way (since they don't want to cut down on power in CA, but also don't want power plants in their area). So we sent our power down there (contractual reasons), and our local power rates went nuts.
> "It was Bush's fault"
> "It was Cheney's fault"
Uhm, no, but the aftermath sure wasn't addressed by either.
> "I love my bicycle, I hear they use lots of them in France"
Do they? I hadn't noticed. I thought they all drove ugly little Citroens & Peugots that are hardly big enough to fit a bottle of wine & a baugette.
> "I hate technology, I was glad"
Yeah, glad until the power goes out when you're crossing a busy intersection, or are in a hospital with inadequate emergency generators, or are an old person who can't take the heat when the A/C goes out, or, or, or. Without electricity, our civilization WILL fall, and, like the old lady in the commercial, will have a very hard time getting back up.
Okay, let's say you buy a song from the Itunes music store. You can either play that from iTunes, or on an iPod, or you can burn it to a CD. What if you have another music player you'd like to listen to that song on? Without this tool, or tools like it, you're screwed. Period. You've already PAID for the song - why shouldn't you be able to play it on whatever player you want?
You don't need to be a pirate to want DRM-less music. Since it's already been proven that p2p file sharing doesn't hurt CD sales, I don't see why people are bitching about this so much.
"I am Bittorrentholio...I need PDTP for my Torrenthole!"
"Heh heh heh heh...file transfers RULE!"
I suspect it already IS that shape. Just guessing, mind. :)
Word came out about Gmail yesterday. The 'best' jokes aren't ones people flat-out deny are jokes.
If someone doesn't start up such a service, someone soon will - it's a great idea, and I'd definitely trust Google's technical abilities for such a service over most anyone else's. They've got scalability _down_.
Imagine this scenario:
Every possible thig that can go wrong DOES go wrong. The lesson to be learned here? Don't do anything, because MS will buy it out and have all your stuff!
Please keep in mind that while the DOJ was compromised by the Bush administration, the FTC has said 'no' to MS takeovers before, and I very much doubt this one would fly.
By the way, Gmail not a joke, says Google .
If they can do what they say, I'd definitely consider the service. I'd be more than willing to pay for a non-ad-infested if I could access it via IMAP as well as through a web interface. Especially if it had some really great anti-spam features and/or procmail filter access.
Does anyone know how to move downloaded e-mail back up to an IMAP server?
If you realized it was April 1st before reading anything online, because you have a friggin' CALENDAR, then you're a super-duper-telepathic uber-genius who must be immortalized via a bronze sculpture in the middle of every town square in the world.
That show had some great dogfight stuff with more realistic than normal physics. Better than B5 B5 in that respect.
Battlestar Galactica (the original - haven't seen the 'reimagined' version yet) had some good stuff, but it was repeated over and over throughout the series.
In general, though, the more 'realistic' it is, the less spectacular it's going to be. *shrug*
I'll have to agree with your assessment of Star Wars VI (coming to DVD on 9-21!) - that was some fun stuff.
Oh, I just remembered something - Battle Beyond the Stars. Some good stuff in there, albeit a pretty hokey story, and even worse acting. The ship models were used in many later movies. (as were many designs from the 'rag-tag fugitive fleet' from Battlestar Galactica)
> they are still prone to packet failure (automatic weapons fire)
The same weakness is found in most station wagons, though, plus they're easier to hit, being on the ground and all. Plus there's roadspikes, oil slicks, etc. Every transfer method has its weakness, I suppose.
Now, what I'd really like to see is an encrypted version of this, but I'll be damned if I know how to encrypt a pigeon and still have it be able to be decrypted correctly. Hmmm...
Yeah, if by 'home,' you mean 'South Dakota.' *shudder*
Arcology
Ohhh, I'm sure a G5 is too smart for _that_.
I think I'd be too intimidated to play chess against "the world's most powerful computer." Gosh. :)
Joke aside, I'm eagerly awaiting the 970FX PowerMac, and VERY eagerly awaiting the 3gHz (980?) machines this summer. Ohhh yeahhh...
I'm fond of taking the keyboard plug and pulling it out juuuuust enough to where it's no longer working, but it still LOOKS like it's plugged in.
Uhm. I'm sure I don't know what you're talking about.
It's not just the nipples. I believe it's the titty as a whole.
(paraphrased from a great obscure movie)
Yes, they even made that into a song, "Cows with Guns."
Yes, let it forevermore be known as the "Red Meat Planet"!
(Atkins Diet Approved!)
I knew a clownfish. You, sir, are no clownfish.
And if you go a bit farther back, what if Jay Miner had never left Atari, and the Amiga had been born an Atari, first? If you check out the design of his earlier creation, the Atari 800, you'll notice some striking hardware design similarities.
Probably a tip from the fly...