I grew up in Las Cruces, NM. Very close to Clyde W. Tombaugh's home. Back when I was in the Boy Scouts we got the chance to use this telescope. The workmanship is awesome. This thing was very mechanical, even the clockwork on the side that allowed it to track the sky seemed to be masterfully built and very effective. The mirror quality was something to envy. We could easily make out colors in some of the brighter nebula. That was also the first time I had seen the split in saturns rings. I hope whoever buys this, respects the work that Mr. Tombaugh put into it.
Except that the Earth is currently more like 330 million km from Mars
Actually, we just went through the minimum disatance seperation between earth and mars... it should be currently around 60 million km from mars. Got my info here Nasa
Its either that or vastly increasing the Air Force budget so we can maintain huge numbers of transport aircraft that almost never get used.
I hate to burst your bubble, (ok, no I don't). Transport aircraft are the most used of all aircraft in the Air Force inventory. If it isn't being worked on, you can be sure that it's flying daily. Just because there isn't an active war, doesn't mean they aren't being used.
you don't have to worry about being sent on patrol on the Baghdad city streets.
WRONG! I spent 6 months over in and around Baghdad setting up and maintaining GRC-239 radio terminals and Promina (IDNX) nodes. Carried my M-16 everywhere I went, though thankfully I didn't have to use it. The Air Force doesn't always sit back with the Generals.
I started a Red Hat Network subscription last week for three reasons: to get the general RHN services, to support Red Hat and the work they do, and to get my ISO's early.
then later
Actually, I consider it to be an important benefit. And, hey, thanks for deciding what's important to me. I paid for something. You didn't. I have less money for no good reason, then
I think you are being a bit hypocritical. In your earlier statement you said you supported Red Hat for the work they do. To me this should be the best reason to join there service. Who cares how everybody else gets the software.
My palm doesn't touch the mouse. I use my thumb and pinky to grip the sides with my fingers resting on the buttons. My palm is a good inch off of the top. I use to rest it on the mouse but discovered I hate that sweaty feeling. I changed my form to that more like a pianist would use. Works wonders for those long gaming sessions.
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I think a fair term would be until the next major version is released
What would be the insentive to release the next major version? I could just as easily make major changes to software and call it a minor release. It has to be a given time period or else you have loopholes.
I think your experience is not the typical. Most of the Sys Admin types work in Combat Comm. (aka NCCD) This is the type of job the guy is looking for. Lots of Commercial off the shelf equipment that needs to be set up and torn down every deployment.
eg. When we went into Kosovo, our unit had to set up a server farm with firewalls, proxies, etc... to support 800 users. Oh... and we had to set up the clients as well. We had to do it in three days. I don't know about you, but if that doesn't get your blood pumping I don't know what will.
You can always be a Sys Admin in the military. Some people will tell you that the pay is better on the outside but speaking as a Sys Admin in the Air Force, I can tell you that I live comfortably and have a huge benifits package.
I think the job market right now is pretty competitive and if you don't have a degree you either won't get hired or you end up with a lower salary. In the military not only will they train you in all the latest technology, but they will also (starting 1 Oct 02) pay for 100% of your tuition.
This means that in 4 years with the military you can get lots of training/experience, get your degree, and have a very good resume when the job market opens back up.
I should mention that the military gets 30 days paid vacation per year? Try finding a job with that in the civilian sector.
I just sent an email to webmaster@msn.com and got back an interesting reply... note where I should go for problems with msn.com;o)
--- Original Message ---
From: qhack@mmcable.com
To: webmaster@msn.com
Sent: Oct 25 2001 11:49AM
Subject: Cant see webpage
I hope this is just a mistake and not a perminate thing. I use the Mozilla web browser and can no longer view the MSN website. I have no wish to use Microsoft products but do find the MSN websit to be informative.
Hope you fix this problem,
Q-Hack!
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I just copyrighted all the possible combinations of pulse dialing tones too...
Err... Pulse dialing tones??? Seeing how the pulse is created by opening and shorting the leads of the wire pair coming from the central phone office, I don't see what you mean by tones. Unless you are refering to the frequency that they are opened and closed at.
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I grew up in Las Cruces, NM. Very close to Clyde W. Tombaugh's home. Back when I was in the Boy Scouts we got the chance to use this telescope. The workmanship is awesome. This thing was very mechanical, even the clockwork on the side that allowed it to track the sky seemed to be masterfully built and very effective. The mirror quality was something to envy. We could easily make out colors in some of the brighter nebula. That was also the first time I had seen the split in saturns rings. I hope whoever buys this, respects the work that Mr. Tombaugh put into it.
Except that the Earth is currently more like 330 million km from Mars
Actually, we just went through the minimum disatance seperation between earth and mars... it should be currently around 60 million km from mars. Got my info here Nasa
Both 114 and 116 exist...
http://www.webelements.com/
Its either that or vastly increasing the Air Force budget so we can maintain huge numbers of transport aircraft that almost never get used.
I hate to burst your bubble, (ok, no I don't).
Transport aircraft are the most used of all aircraft in the Air Force inventory. If it isn't being worked on, you can be sure that it's flying daily. Just because there isn't an active war, doesn't mean they aren't being used.
I looked at this and said cool... My wife looked at it and said YUCK!!!
Just goes to show, Not for everybody.
two words...
Yep!
isn't this old news???
you don't have to worry about being sent on patrol on the Baghdad city streets.
WRONG! I spent 6 months over in and around Baghdad setting up and maintaining GRC-239 radio terminals and Promina (IDNX) nodes. Carried my M-16 everywhere I went, though thankfully I didn't have to use it. The Air Force doesn't always sit back with the Generals.
Funny I do not remember American going into some socialist welfare state when Clinton was in office.
Thats because we had a congres that shot down bills like Hillary's socialistic Health care!
it is no more of a threat than any of the popular P2P services.
"The Americans are not in Bagdad"
Sinfest By Tatsuya Ishida
The battle of God, The Dragon, and Google!
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Don't you think? It is the gold coin in the cat.
Or something...
When voice recognition works so wheel.
The QWERTY layout is actually designed to slow down typing.
This is a fallacy. The QWERTY layout was designed to keep the keys from sticking, thereby increasing speed.
I was also denied a PNY rebate... reason: The offer was no longer offered. mmm... BestBuy said it would take 8 weeks... now I know why!
If ever I had the preminision to see it coming... this would be it.
I started a Red Hat Network subscription last week for three reasons: to get the general RHN services, to support Red Hat and the work they do, and to get my ISO's early.
then later
Actually, I consider it to be an important benefit. And, hey, thanks for deciding what's important to me. I paid for something. You didn't. I have less money for no good reason, then
I think you are being a bit hypocritical. In your earlier statement you said you supported Red Hat for the work they do. To me this should be the best reason to join there service. Who cares how everybody else gets the software.
Your concept has one small flaw... how do you aim it back at the microwave source? Any tracking system would be effected and therefore useless.
My palm doesn't touch the mouse. I use my thumb and pinky to grip the sides with my fingers resting on the buttons. My palm is a good inch off of the top. I use to rest it on the mouse but discovered I hate that sweaty feeling. I changed my form to that more like a pianist would use. Works wonders for those long gaming sessions.
The Kama Sutra!
I think a fair term would be until the next major version is released
What would be the insentive to release the next major version? I could just as easily make major changes to software and call it a minor release. It has to be a given time period or else you have loopholes.
I think your experience is not the typical. Most of the Sys Admin types work in Combat Comm. (aka NCCD) This is the type of job the guy is looking for. Lots of Commercial off the shelf equipment that needs to be set up and torn down every deployment.
eg. When we went into Kosovo, our unit had to set up a server farm with firewalls, proxies, etc... to support 800 users. Oh... and we had to set up the clients as well. We had to do it in three days. I don't know about you, but if that doesn't get your blood pumping I don't know what will.
You can always be a Sys Admin in the military. Some people will tell you that the pay is better on the outside but speaking as a Sys Admin in the Air Force, I can tell you that I live comfortably and have a huge benifits package.
I think the job market right now is pretty competitive and if you don't have a degree you either won't get hired or you end up with a lower salary. In the military not only will they train you in all the latest technology, but they will also (starting 1 Oct 02) pay for 100% of your tuition.
This means that in 4 years with the military you can get lots of training/experience, get your degree, and have a very good resume when the job market opens back up.
I should mention that the military gets 30 days paid vacation per year? Try finding a job with that in the civilian sector.
I just sent an email to webmaster@msn.com and got back an interesting reply... note where I should go for problems with msn.com ;o)
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--- Original Message ---
From: qhack@mmcable.com
To: webmaster@msn.com
Sent: Oct 25 2001 11:49AM
Subject: Cant see webpage
I hope this is just a mistake and not a perminate thing. I use the Mozilla web browser and can no longer view the MSN website. I have no wish to use Microsoft products but do find the MSN websit to be informative.
Hope you fix this problem,
Q-Hack!
--------------------
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I just copyrighted all the possible combinations of pulse dialing tones too...
Err... Pulse dialing tones??? Seeing how the pulse is created by opening and shorting the leads of the wire pair coming from the central phone office, I don't see what you mean by tones. Unless you are refering to the frequency that they are opened and closed at.