Hmmm... That's all nice except for the fact the last 100 CD-R spindle I bought was $23.95 CDN, not $36.92 or $59.99. I just checked, and it looks like it has gone up a bit, but not that much:
A good defensive driver would anticipate the idiot beside him may pull in front and would make adjustments to deal with that fact. Trust me. I ride a motorcycle. I have to assume that every other driver out there is a homicidal maniac and drive accordingly. I've experienced plenty of idiots, but so far I haven't hit one.
> How safe would we be if everyone drove glass cars with a big spike pointing out of the steering wheel toward the driver ?
After a few months, I'd say, a hell of a lot safer. Why? Because all the bad drivers would be eliminated from the road. That, and people would take greater care rather than relying on seatbelts or airbags to protect them.
> bleck... I see now the error of my post, of course plants do not emit CO2
Well, actually, they do. Most plants emit some CO2 at night. Of course, during daylight, they absorb more CO2 than they emitted at night, but still... Your statement was technically correct.
> They are just dropping off some supplies and doing a little work on testing repair methods from what I understand.
They are also going to repair the gyroscopes on the ISS. The ISS has four, but one is completely dead and another has no power to it. They are bringing up a replacement for the faulty one and plan to restore power to the other. If the gyroscopes fail, they have to use propellant to keep the ISS on orbit. If they run out of propellant... well... is there anyone else here old enough to remember Skylab?
> What ever happened to the days when everything NASA was super high quality?
Two things... My roomate's old beater car is three years newer than the Space Shuttle. There's no way in hell you'd catch me trying to drive that thing at mach whatever (if it would even do it.)
Second, (and somewhat more seriously) this was one of four fuel sensors that have to work at -400 degrees (I don't recall if NASA TV said C or F... I would guess C) in liquid hydrogen. That's not a trivial task. Of course, that's why they design redundant systems. They really only need two of the four sensors to work... and they only need them in the case where another failure causes a low fuel situation (which should never happen.) This sensor was part of a backup system to a backup system. So, really, they probably could have gone ahead in full safety. It's just that on this launch, no one wants to screw up.
I'm sure the quality is fine... they're just being super cautious this time.
Yes. Yes, it does. That was the lamest piece of big-media self-promotion I've seen in a long time. I couldn't watch the whole thing... I got somewhere into the "miss congenitalia" bit and gave up.
Anyways, sorry you got modded down for your most insightful comment.
Dang, I put [Grammar Nazi] tags around that, but slashdot stripped them.
In any case, here's the deal on shall and shalt... "Shalt" is present second person singular. "Shall" is present first or second person singular, so either would be correct in the GP statement.
That should be "_Thou_ shall not..." (or, possibly, "Thou shalt.." but I'm not sure on the difference between shall and shalt.) "Thy" is a singular form of "Your" and "Thou" is a singular form of "You."
The above story shows the nice conclusion, but there were tense moments in the weeks leading up to the successful launch -- and, probably, right up until the booster was safely in the water.
If you had carefully RTFA, you would notice that nobody is suggesting that encryption software is illegal. They included it as a component of their case to establish _criminal intent_. In other words, if he's hiding something, he knows he has something to hide, therefore he knows he's doing something wrong... not just really, really stupid. Again, they're not suggesting everybody that has encryption software knows they're doing something wrong... in this case, the fact that he was doing something wrong was established with other evidence. The fact that he knew that what he was doing was wrong was supported by the fact that he tried to hide it. The same argument would probably be made if he had locked the pictures in an industrial-strength safe. As usual, the FA is not as bad as the slashdot headline.
I think we pay something like $5/mo for the VoIP number, plus 1.1c/min (CAD$). Normally DID's (direct inward dial, which is what numbers that terminate on VoIP are called) are cheaper than that, but this number is in an area not serviced by many VoIP providers.
Please tell who you're using. I'm also in Canada and have had trouble finding DIDs.
Ah, but the stereo in my 2001 Jimmy has remote controls placed on the steering wheel, and is also interconnected with the onstar system. I have a Kenwood CD/MP3 player head unit I would love to install in the Jimmy, but if I do, I lose other functionality.
In some GM cars, GM has actually placed some of the control sysetms into the head unit. If you remove the stereo, the car won't run! 3rd party stereo manufacturers had to rig up a system where the old stereo goes in the trunk to run the engine, and the new stereo goes in the dash to play music.
I love car/computer analogies, and this time I think this one fits fairly well.
Not only that... I actually read my "Membership Agreement" this past year, and in it, I agree to allow them to inspect the receipt as part of the conditions of membership.
The reason I read it this year is they added a number of "sign here" places, which, upon a little bit of inspection, were "permission to give my name to third parties." The newish PIPEDA Act in Canada prevents them from sharing this information without my permission.
I only signed one out of the four places they asked. The others weren't required for membership. yet.
Actually, I tend not to be an American-hater. I often find myself defending Americans and their policies to other Canadians. In my post, I was just trying to point out the growing frustration with US policy towards Canada.
Oh, and I probably would have voted Bush if they asked me. Or maybe Libertarian.
And I didn't vote for Paul, although I think he was probably the best man for the job at the time.
We usually pussyfoot around, but there are more and more of us at many levels that are getting quite pissed off with the US government's economic policies towards Canada. Read about softwood lumber, cattle (please don't say it's about BSE. It's incredibly clear by now it has nothing to do with BSE.), fishing issues (google for Jesse Ventura's comments on this), "offshoring" of jobs to Canada, and on and on.
C'mon... I live in Saskabush and I had 1.5Mbit broadband in early 1996! Yes, there is a high density in (what we here call) eastern Canada, but sparsely populated Saskatchewan also has great coverage of broadband. For example: The town of Kenaston (pop. less than 300, 50 miles from major center) has broadband. [Flamebait]We have our socialist government and crown corporations to thank for it.[/Flamebait]
Yes. I first heard this when I got my ADSL in January 1997. Back then I heard they were just doing high-speed internet as a test to see if they could actually deliver TV. Well, they have it here, now:
Slashdot Mirror
Hmmm... That's all nice except for the fact the last 100 CD-R spindle I bought was $23.95 CDN, not $36.92 or $59.99. I just checked, and it looks like it has gone up a bit, but not that much:
Ridata CD-R Media 100 Disc $26.95 CDN
So, how much are Ridatas in the US?
Same thing: $19.99US = $24.38
I doubt you could pay for the shipping with that small of a difference.
> defensive driver
A good defensive driver would anticipate the idiot beside him may pull in front and would make adjustments to deal with that fact. Trust me. I ride a motorcycle. I have to assume that every other driver out there is a homicidal maniac and drive accordingly. I've experienced plenty of idiots, but so far I haven't hit one.
> How safe would we be if everyone drove glass cars with a big spike pointing out of the steering wheel toward the driver ?
After a few months, I'd say, a hell of a lot safer. Why? Because all the bad drivers would be eliminated from the road. That, and people would take greater care rather than relying on seatbelts or airbags to protect them.
> bleck... I see now the error of my post, of course plants do not emit CO2
Well, actually, they do. Most plants emit some CO2 at night. Of course, during daylight, they absorb more CO2 than they emitted at night, but still... Your statement was technically correct.
Dammit, you're right. I wasn't thinking there. I assumed C because most science-type people use that.
> They are just dropping off some supplies and doing a little work on testing repair methods from what I understand.
They are also going to repair the gyroscopes on the ISS. The ISS has four, but one is completely dead and another has no power to it. They are bringing up a replacement for the faulty one and plan to restore power to the other. If the gyroscopes fail, they have to use propellant to keep the ISS on orbit. If they run out of propellant... well... is there anyone else here old enough to remember Skylab?
> What ever happened to the days when everything NASA was super high quality?
Two things... My roomate's old beater car is three years newer than the Space Shuttle. There's no way in hell you'd catch me trying to drive that thing at mach whatever (if it would even do it.)
Second, (and somewhat more seriously) this was one of four fuel sensors that have to work at -400 degrees (I don't recall if NASA TV said C or F... I would guess C) in liquid hydrogen. That's not a trivial task. Of course, that's why they design redundant systems. They really only need two of the four sensors to work... and they only need them in the case where another failure causes a low fuel situation (which should never happen.) This sensor was part of a backup system to a backup system. So, really, they probably could have gone ahead in full safety. It's just that on this launch, no one wants to screw up.
I'm sure the quality is fine... they're just being super cautious this time.
Two weeks, they said on Nasa TV.
(waiting, waiting, waiting, whoever came up with the "slow down cowboy thing?" Geez, I have a simple answer, let me answer.)
Yes. Yes, it does. That was the lamest piece of big-media self-promotion I've seen in a long time. I couldn't watch the whole thing... I got somewhere into the "miss congenitalia" bit and gave up.
Anyways, sorry you got modded down for your most insightful comment.
Dang, I put [Grammar Nazi] tags around that, but slashdot stripped them.
In any case, here's the deal on shall and shalt... "Shalt" is present second person singular. "Shall" is present first or second person singular, so either would be correct in the GP statement.
[/Grammar Nazi]
That should be "_Thou_ shall not..." (or, possibly, "Thou shalt.." but I'm not sure on the difference between shall and shalt.) "Thy" is a singular form of "Your" and "Thou" is a singular form of "You."
For more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thou
Um, no?0 /titan-missile050430.html
http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/04/3
The above story shows the nice conclusion, but there were tense moments in the weeks leading up to the successful launch -- and, probably, right up until the booster was safely in the water.
Kremvax is fine, but moskvax is down and there's no published route around moskvax.
Someone please mod this up. This is the best explanation I've seen here yet.
If you had carefully RTFA, you would notice that nobody is suggesting that encryption software is illegal. They included it as a component of their case to establish _criminal intent_. In other words, if he's hiding something, he knows he has something to hide, therefore he knows he's doing something wrong... not just really, really stupid. Again, they're not suggesting everybody that has encryption software knows they're doing something wrong... in this case, the fact that he was doing something wrong was established with other evidence. The fact that he knew that what he was doing was wrong was supported by the fact that he tried to hide it. The same argument would probably be made if he had locked the pictures in an industrial-strength safe. As usual, the FA is not as bad as the slashdot headline.
Sheesh! Although it doesn't prove the AC is who he says he is, a quick google search or two will let you know what this BotBlock service is: http://www.chime.tv/products/botblock.shtml and the blog he is referring to: http://www.chir.ag/?20040302
I'd mod you down like you asked, but I don't have mod points, so I'll reply with facts instead.
I think we pay something like $5/mo for the VoIP number, plus 1.1c/min (CAD$). Normally DID's (direct inward dial, which is what numbers that terminate on VoIP are called) are cheaper than that, but this number is in an area not serviced by many VoIP providers.
Please tell who you're using. I'm also in Canada and have had trouble finding DIDs.
Ah, but the stereo in my 2001 Jimmy has remote controls placed on the steering wheel, and is also interconnected with the onstar system. I have a Kenwood CD/MP3 player head unit I would love to install in the Jimmy, but if I do, I lose other functionality.
In some GM cars, GM has actually placed some of the control sysetms into the head unit. If you remove the stereo, the car won't run! 3rd party stereo manufacturers had to rig up a system where the old stereo goes in the trunk to run the engine, and the new stereo goes in the dash to play music.
I love car/computer analogies, and this time I think this one fits fairly well.
> Same at Costco.
Not only that... I actually read my "Membership Agreement" this past year, and in it, I agree to allow them to inspect the receipt as part of the conditions of membership.
The reason I read it this year is they added a number of "sign here" places, which, upon a little bit of inspection, were "permission to give my name to third parties." The newish PIPEDA Act in Canada prevents them from sharing this information without my permission.
I only signed one out of the four places they asked. The others weren't required for membership. yet.
ttyl
srw
> Plus you started to hate people with numbers that had many 8 9 or 0 in it..
The local top 20 radio station's number here was 477-1000. We had a rotary phone. Needless to say, I was never the "first caller in."
... or taking a friendly jab at it. :-)
Actually, I tend not to be an American-hater. I often find myself defending Americans and their policies to other Canadians. In my post, I was just trying to point out the growing frustration with US policy towards Canada.
Oh, and I probably would have voted Bush if they asked me. Or maybe Libertarian.
And I didn't vote for Paul, although I think he was probably the best man for the job at the time.
Don't forget, our top "government official" (The Prime Minister) could also be described as a savvy business person. (See http://www.csl.ca/ )
We usually pussyfoot around, but there are more and more of us at many levels that are getting quite pissed off with the US government's economic policies towards Canada. Read about softwood lumber, cattle (please don't say it's about BSE. It's incredibly clear by now it has nothing to do with BSE.), fishing issues (google for Jesse Ventura's comments on this), "offshoring" of jobs to Canada, and on and on.
Free trade my ass.
C'mon... I live in Saskabush and I had 1.5Mbit broadband in early 1996! Yes, there is a high density in (what we here call) eastern Canada, but sparsely populated Saskatchewan also has great coverage of broadband. For example: The town of Kenaston (pop. less than 300, 50 miles from major center) has broadband. [Flamebait]We have our socialist government and crown corporations to thank for it.[/Flamebait]
Yes. I first heard this when I got my ADSL in January 1997. Back then I heard they were just doing high-speed internet as a test to see if they could actually deliver TV. Well, they have it here, now:
Sasktel (Follow any of the "MAX" links.)