Here in the GVRD (Greater Vancouver Regional District) the issue is not so much that the builders are planning on picking up the repair work from their previously crappy designs/construction, but that they plan on *not* being around when the inevitable leaks, failures and so on occur.
The inspectors and builders I know tell me this has been the response to the hot housing market here, i.e., the unscrupulous exploiting the desparate/ignorant/naive. The worst examples seem to have occurred within the last decade...
Obviously the physical paradigm is wrong -- instead of a sushi roll on a plank, North Americans would probably more fit the "dozen eggs in a carton" model.
Guests would have their individual, snug little fabric cylinders packed together for space efficiency.
During the day they would work in, say, more rectangular analogues to accomodate their miniature office environment, e.g., desk, computer, inspirational poster, etc.
Why so cynical? Slashdot is a paragon of the Open Source community.
It's only reasonable and expected that they would (under appropriate license) distribute the original and the improvements together so everyone can benefit.
There are 3 things I've learned never to discuss with people: religion, politics, and the Great Pumpkin.
Oh carp! You missed one -- uh, GWB's plan for terrorism is just like the Great Pumpkin: a wild tale told by a fanatical little boy, but with results disappointingly never showing up.
Note that the Tsar Bomb design was never weaponized due to the constraints it placed on delivery systems. Though it *was* clean enough for local (i.e., European) use.
the leader of one such group basically took it upon himself to make the US pay for abandoning his country. you might have heard of the guy. he goes by the name of Osama.
I would love to see us progress to the point where cows are well fed, happy and healthy.
It would probably be more economic to just grow vat people with simple feeding requirements and a finger to push the factory button. That way the upper class could more efficiently use their vast resources to maintain their inefficient, old-fashioned naturally-grown selves...
A "Scientific fact" is usually something that can be expressed as a simple equation or formula. Anything that can't be reduced to that level of certainty probably will never be anything but a Theory.
As you've been modded +3 Informative as of the time of my reading, I must accept that I have learned something new today.
You're right -- my first response to my 12 year old after they've been sprung is, "Suck it up mister, or else someone's going to make you their bitch if you're not a hardcase yet!"
Dammit, at their age I was carrying a gun and defending my land from railroad surveyers and rabid dogs.
I picked a Motorola V180 for the following features:
- great battery life (easily a week with regular use) - colour screen - small screen on the outer shell - cheap (a few generations behind) - NO CAMERA (so there'd be fewer objections to its presence on client sites)
It seems to be as good a flip phone as you can get without having a camera.
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Just a bit of paranoia -- any chance that pressure from a certain new partner on Novell can upset IBMs case?
Here in the GVRD (Greater Vancouver Regional District) the issue is not so much that the builders are planning on picking up the repair work from their previously crappy designs/construction, but that they plan on *not* being around when the inevitable leaks, failures and so on occur.
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The inspectors and builders I know tell me this has been the response to the hot housing market here, i.e., the unscrupulous exploiting the desparate/ignorant/naive. The worst examples seem to have occurred within the last decade
It must really eat Gates up, no matter how much $$$ he has he is still a loser.
;-)
And with that single statement you've depressed untold multitudes of (much less wealthy) geeks!
Uh, did you just offer to become Ballmer's cam whore?
I'll never be able to laugh at the Monkey Dance the same way again!
Obviously the physical paradigm is wrong -- instead of a sushi roll on a plank, North Americans would probably more fit the "dozen eggs in a carton" model.
Guests would have their individual, snug little fabric cylinders packed together for space efficiency.
During the day they would work in, say, more rectangular analogues to accomodate their miniature office environment, e.g., desk, computer, inspirational poster, etc.
Why so cynical? Slashdot is a paragon of the Open Source community.
It's only reasonable and expected that they would (under appropriate license) distribute the original and the improvements together so everyone can benefit.
There are 3 things I've learned never to discuss with people: religion, politics, and the Great Pumpkin.
Oh carp! You missed one -- uh, GWB's plan for terrorism is just like the Great Pumpkin: a wild tale told by a fanatical little boy, but with results disappointingly never showing up.
There.
Note that the Tsar Bomb design was never weaponized due to the constraints it placed on delivery systems. Though it *was* clean enough for local (i.e., European) use.
the leader of one such group basically took it upon himself to make the US pay for abandoning his country. you might have heard of the guy. he goes by the name of Osama.
False.
His primary motivation at the beginning seems to be digust at Saudia Arabia's dependence on the US.
You should've posted non-AC for an actual informative post!
I was wondering about this too.
Try searching for "solid state gyros". There's also this paper too.
Elitist northern swine... go drink some Molson and chase a polar bear.
It'd take a lot of beer to make a even a Canadian hog make a go for a polar bear.
I would love to see us progress to the point where cows are well fed, happy and healthy.
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It would probably be more economic to just grow vat people with simple feeding requirements and a finger to push the factory button. That way the upper class could more efficiently use their vast resources to maintain their inefficient, old-fashioned naturally-grown selves
GenCon looked more like a Wal-Mart at 2AM. There were hotter attendees than booth operators.
.... that's got to be the worst mental image, ever!
Dammit
How's about I demo some SQL injection, baby!
A "Scientific fact" is usually something that can be expressed as a simple equation or formula. Anything that can't be reduced to that level of certainty probably will never be anything but a Theory.
As you've been modded +3 Informative as of the time of my reading, I must accept that I have learned something new today.
Heavens! We wouldn't want an army of networked zombies out there, would we?
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Oh wait
We'll know it's a stable environment when the first slime comes out the ocean and can pronounce, "La Jolla".
You're right -- my first response to my 12 year old after they've been sprung is, "Suck it up mister, or else someone's going to make you their bitch if you're not a hardcase yet!"
Dammit, at their age I was carrying a gun and defending my land from railroad surveyers and rabid dogs.
Ok -- might as well finish the ad. What do you recommend for microphones?
Actually I'm looking forward to Megatron's transforming and showering the Lawnobots with chocolate sauce (or, if filled with Energon, melted cheese).
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I especially can't wait to see how they handle Unicron in cruise ship mode
at what point do you let it vote?
Depending on the political climate, whether or not it switched on either Fox or PBS.
I had the impression that nearly everyone under 25 didn't care.
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Yeah, it's a good thing we're not cynical or sarcastic or something.
Now where's that tag
If a CEO gets hired by a high risk company, then he risks giving himself a bad name.
Carly Fiorina.
I picked a Motorola V180 for the following features:
- great battery life (easily a week with regular use)
- colour screen
- small screen on the outer shell
- cheap (a few generations behind)
- NO CAMERA (so there'd be fewer objections to its presence on client sites)
It seems to be as good a flip phone as you can get without having a camera.