My writing generally doesn't include lists, tables, etc. for formatting. That being said, I've also got sigil, caliber, and the directions from IBM developerWorks on how to create an ePUB completely by hand - which is always handy to know:-)
Their new design involves using the plasma as its' own containment field, rather than a bunch of superconducting magnets around the periphery. So not only is the energy of the containment field going into the plasma itself rather than being "wasted" on the magnets and other infrastructure, but the containment field is actually part of the fuel.
They predict that the costs will be comparable to a coal-fired plant. Even if it ends up costing more, it might be worth it because the coal-fired plant isn't being held accountable for all the externalities of coal-fired plants - the extra deaths due to pollution, etc. Hopefully this time "in 20 years" will really be true.
The Better Business Bureau is pretty useless, and trying to get them banned from doing business will be impossible, and doesn't help the OP (original poster). A legal notice with demands for a refund and termination of the contract for failure to perform is the way to go. Anything else is a waste of time.
Now, if that fails, go through with the legal mumbo-jumbo, and you can then name the company (lawsuits are public records).
For those who haven't read it, John Varley's "Press Enter" is what a series of internet murders could really look like. It reads like a blueprint or how-to.
I've played around with the kernel api for manipulating the virtual terminals. It was nice to be able to select from a 256*256*256 color palette for the 16 colors (same as I did in DOS OMG ages ago when I saw my copy of Alpha4 do it, and figured *I* could do it to).
Will I miss the VTs? Yes, because none of the software terminals running under X can do this.
Thanks for the feedback. As I pointed out to another comment, pdf has its uses, and sigil and caliber let you do epub directly. My point was that it IS possible to use pdf as a submission format, and if all you have is text (no tables, no fancy formatting) why not use it?
Of course, the real use is to let others preview your stuff so they can give feedback on the content - not the layout - before you save it in ePUB format. Content, not formatting, is king:-)
And for those like me, who can type faster (and way more legibly) than they can ever write, a keyboard is a must. But I read PDFs on my Android phone, no problem (then again, I have serious retina problems, so I've got really big fonts set as the default, and I triple-tap to enable zooming in, and that applies to ANY format, even web sites that insist on using stupidly small fonts:-)
Yes, PDF sucks as a format - however, you can convert PDF to ePUB with various tools if you don't want Adobe tracking everything you do, and free ePUB editors. And libreoffice has an extension for "export to ePUB".
But for distributing previews to the people you want to get feedback from (corrections, etc), a PDF is fine.
This would be for dedicated sports fans: a spherical LCD with the screen on the inside surface. The user would enter the sphere through a small hatch (which would also be a screen on the inside) and go out on a catwalk to the center of the sphere where his strap-in, gimbleable, joystick-controlled La-Z-Boy would be. Game on, total immersion!
If a book can be converted to pdf without using adobe software, (use libre office's File | Export as PDF...), why not. Google Books accepts pdf in addition to epub.
Back in the days of 8-bit and 16-bit hardware, games HAD to be interesting. Now? Gimmicks over gameplay. "Experience so real you don't notice the underlying game isn't all that fun."
To use your example, what they SHOULD be doing is "This guy bought a new fridge. Let's sell him the add-on kit for the ice cube maker for $150." Or the replacement front door, with easy do-it-yourself instructions, with the cold water dispenser, for $250." Or "extra / replacement shelves". Or, "since they bought a new fridge but no stove, how about a discount on a new stove?"
Here's the thing - People with limited mobility need something a bit more personal than a tramway on a fixed schedule that doesn't give them time to get on and off. Old people tend to fall into that category. Same thing for trams and baby carriages. And this gives door-to-door service. Could even be used for automated package delivery:-)
If they're going online with this phone, they're paying for some sort of voice+data plan. Even in the first year, that plan is going to cost a lot more than the phone. Better to postpone buying a phone for a couple of months and buying something that can actually do the job rather than a piece of garbage that will continue to disappoint on every single use.
The North American equivalent of this is people spending $200 a month for hdtv via both cable and satellite at the same time, and streaming internet, and watching it on a cheap CRT in standard definition, because they "need their TV shows NOW" and don't want to delay gratification for the time it would take to save up the money for a better TV.
I think that part of the "selling point" of such a community is that the fleet of driverless cars would obviate the need for public transit, except for underground subways. The fare you pay represents only a portion of the actual costs to municipal, state/provincial, and federal subsidies. The biggest cost for a public transit system is salaries, benefits, and pensions, not capital costs.
So you could have a designated area where cars are not allowed, same as you have areas designated as pedestrians only, or HOV (high-occupancy-vehicles, meaning 2 or more people in the car - and your blow-up girlfriend doesn't count, though people have tried:-) only. Retirement communities would be big on this, since part of the problem is getting gramps to admit that he can't drive any more.
her TomHudson & Barbara, not Barbie accounts banned
Nope. Full explanation of how I was unable to see well enough to use a computer for more than 2 years, and thought I would never be able to, so don't have my old passwords (though they may be written down somewhere) can be found here.
We don't need a "space plane." Wings provide another point of failure, one that has figured prominently in the shuttle, and forces compromises in terms of useable internal stowage. Also, wings kind of imply the need for a landing strip. You can't just plop it down anywhere.
Capsules have some control over their destination by having an asymmetric center of gravity. Rotating the capsule can cause it to go into a steeper or shallower descent, or in a slightly different direction. It's not a lifting body, but it's better than nothing.
Why wouldn't you be able to test things on it? Games, stand-alone applications, development environments. Computing is *still* more than the Internet. If you're really paranoid, just disconnect the network cable.
Or - the company also has loans with lenders, and gave shares as collateral. The shares dropped in price enough that the collateral was no longer sufficient to guarantee the loans. Lenders start making calls saying they have 30 days to put up more collateral or their loans will be called. Business files a preemptive bankruptcy.
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My writing generally doesn't include lists, tables, etc. for formatting. That being said, I've also got sigil, caliber, and the directions from IBM developerWorks on how to create an ePUB completely by hand - which is always handy to know :-)
Their new design involves using the plasma as its' own containment field, rather than a bunch of superconducting magnets around the periphery. So not only is the energy of the containment field going into the plasma itself rather than being "wasted" on the magnets and other infrastructure, but the containment field is actually part of the fuel.
They predict that the costs will be comparable to a coal-fired plant. Even if it ends up costing more, it might be worth it because the coal-fired plant isn't being held accountable for all the externalities of coal-fired plants - the extra deaths due to pollution, etc. Hopefully this time "in 20 years" will really be true.
Now, if that fails, go through with the legal mumbo-jumbo, and you can then name the company (lawsuits are public records).
For those who haven't read it, John Varley's "Press Enter" is what a series of internet murders could really look like. It reads like a blueprint or how-to.
I've played around with the kernel api for manipulating the virtual terminals. It was nice to be able to select from a 256*256*256 color palette for the 16 colors (same as I did in DOS OMG ages ago when I saw my copy of Alpha4 do it, and figured *I* could do it to).
Will I miss the VTs? Yes, because none of the software terminals running under X can do this.
Of course, the real use is to let others preview your stuff so they can give feedback on the content - not the layout - before you save it in ePUB format. Content, not formatting, is king :-)
And for those like me, who can type faster (and way more legibly) than they can ever write, a keyboard is a must. But I read PDFs on my Android phone, no problem (then again, I have serious retina problems, so I've got really big fonts set as the default, and I triple-tap to enable zooming in, and that applies to ANY format, even web sites that insist on using stupidly small fonts :-)
But for distributing previews to the people you want to get feedback from (corrections, etc), a PDF is fine.
It's very simple. The bottom of the ocean is COLD. There's not going to be much circulation going on between the upper warmer layers and the bottom.
And that is why students who can't find jobs are now suing their educators, and so is the government.
This would be for dedicated sports fans: a spherical LCD with the screen on the inside surface. The user would enter the sphere through a small hatch (which would also be a screen on the inside) and go out on a catwalk to the center of the sphere where his strap-in, gimbleable, joystick-controlled La-Z-Boy would be. Game on, total immersion!
His family would never see him agains.
So it's a win-win for the whole family?
It's NOT the final output format, which works fine on eReaders including my Android smartphone, or iPhones,, or whatever.
The idea is to use the PDF as a submission format for eBooks you want to publish, such as google's Google Books platform.
If a book can be converted to pdf without using adobe software, (use libre office's File | Export as PDF ...), why not. Google Books accepts pdf in addition to epub.
Back in the days of 8-bit and 16-bit hardware, games HAD to be interesting. Now? Gimmicks over gameplay. "Experience so real you don't notice the underlying game isn't all that fun."
To use your example, what they SHOULD be doing is "This guy bought a new fridge. Let's sell him the add-on kit for the ice cube maker for $150." Or the replacement front door, with easy do-it-yourself instructions, with the cold water dispenser, for $250." Or "extra / replacement shelves". Or, "since they bought a new fridge but no stove, how about a discount on a new stove?"
Here's the thing - People with limited mobility need something a bit more personal than a tramway on a fixed schedule that doesn't give them time to get on and off. Old people tend to fall into that category. Same thing for trams and baby carriages. And this gives door-to-door service. Could even be used for automated package delivery :-)
If they're going online with this phone, they're paying for some sort of voice+data plan. Even in the first year, that plan is going to cost a lot more than the phone. Better to postpone buying a phone for a couple of months and buying something that can actually do the job rather than a piece of garbage that will continue to disappoint on every single use.
The North American equivalent of this is people spending $200 a month for hdtv via both cable and satellite at the same time, and streaming internet, and watching it on a cheap CRT in standard definition, because they "need their TV shows NOW" and don't want to delay gratification for the time it would take to save up the money for a better TV.
I think that part of the "selling point" of such a community is that the fleet of driverless cars would obviate the need for public transit, except for underground subways. The fare you pay represents only a portion of the actual costs to municipal, state/provincial, and federal subsidies. The biggest cost for a public transit system is salaries, benefits, and pensions, not capital costs.
So you could have a designated area where cars are not allowed, same as you have areas designated as pedestrians only, or HOV (high-occupancy-vehicles, meaning 2 or more people in the car - and your blow-up girlfriend doesn't count, though people have tried :-) only. Retirement communities would be big on this, since part of the problem is getting gramps to admit that he can't drive any more.
her TomHudson & Barbara, not Barbie accounts banned
Nope. Full explanation of how I was unable to see well enough to use a computer for more than 2 years, and thought I would never be able to, so don't have my old passwords (though they may be written down somewhere) can be found here.
The real issue with APK, (google "APK Hosts File Troll"): Victims of technological change - Why haters gotta hate - which is somewhat on topic to this story.
Oh, and 3 stories on the front page (1 Thursday, two Sunday) Diners Tend To Eat More If Their Companions Are Overweight, First Birth From Human Womb Transplant, and NASA Asks Boeing, SpaceX To Stop Work On Next-Gen Space Taxi.
What have YOU been doing to contribute to the site - except for attacking me based on my gender identity and pimping your hosts file?
Anyway, time to ignore him for another week.
21st century organizations need rule breakers -- agile, inventive, and interconnected with specialists on the 'Net
Like Anonymous, Snowden, Bradley, Silk Road, - the FBI wants to talk to you, citizen!
Capsules have some control over their destination by having an asymmetric center of gravity. Rotating the capsule can cause it to go into a steeper or shallower descent, or in a slightly different direction. It's not a lifting body, but it's better than nothing.
It only takes a few people to independently report that the RTM version still has a keylogger. Not "everyone", or even "most people."
Why wouldn't you be able to test things on it? Games, stand-alone applications, development environments. Computing is *still* more than the Internet. If you're really paranoid, just disconnect the network cable.
Or - the company also has loans with lenders, and gave shares as collateral. The shares dropped in price enough that the collateral was no longer sufficient to guarantee the loans. Lenders start making calls saying they have 30 days to put up more collateral or their loans will be called. Business files a preemptive bankruptcy.