[flame off][humor on] "Our professor allowed us to take a different approach, using an ICDS Enhanced Hot Water Drill, a cage full of GM hamsters and some pantyhose we have created our own version of the worlds very first Wheel. We carved it straight of a rock wall! We call it Wheel Revolution. The wheel was a revolution, and it revolves, so we're getting double-usage out of the name. Bob is able to put his hands on the axis of the wheel while Pete holds his ankles and runs. We'll be holding a public demo for a few days so stop on over and try it out!"
" Our engineering professor liked the idea of us really getting back to the basics."
Actually I did RTFA and it only says they are not using plastics. I also visited his company's web site where they advertise decaffeinated coffee. And read the addendum to the decaffeination link I posted above that Schoenholt wrote himself. He advocates using Methylene Chloride.
"Methylene Chloride
Methylene Chloride is a synthetic chemical solvent. It is not naturally found but must be created by chlorinating methane gas. It sounds terrible but it makes very good tasting decaf.
About The Author:
Donald N. Schoenholt can be reached at:
Gillies Coffee Co.
America's Oldest Coffee Merchant
Toll Free: 1-800-344-5526
Fax: 1-718-499-7771"
Something tells me Methylene Chloride smells like plastic.
The chemical solvent method is the most commonly used method for removing the caffeine from coffee. Common solvents include methylene chloride, ethyl acetate, and highly pressurized carbon dioxide. After the green beans are moistened they are then immersed in the solvent. After the solvent performs its action, the beans are rinsed with water. After the beans have been rinsed, they are steamed. Residual solvents evaporate in the steam. The rinsing and evaporation systems collect the solvent for recycling and re-use. Any remaining solvent will be burned off in the roasting process. The chemical caffeine method will remove 96 - 98% of caffeine.
One decent test to detect if 9/11 is a good reason or bad excuse to implement policy... Replace "9/11" with "Pearl Harbor". If it sounds asinine then that's because it is!
Congratulations, you have uncovered yet another 9/11 'fnord'.
Re:This is a Troll. Here is the proof.
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Not sure I understand why posting it twice makes it a troll? Maybe it needs to be posted and re-posted until the message gets through / isn't modded down to hell?
Or
Maybe I'm missing something.
Re:Open Source is NOT the issue - it's the IMAGE
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Troll=6?? Is today Hopeless-Hax0r-Kid moderator day or what? (linux r00lz! Down with $uit!) This guy is spot on. Informative and insightful. The focus group info is no joke. As long as the Linux community has such disdain for the business community (Troll=6!?) Microsoft has nothing to worry about.
How about we be adults and mod the parent post up instead of giving him the troll raspberries?
Side note: I do think the penguin could be the Linux "happy face" mascot, but a sleek professional looking logo is definitely needed as well.
Whips out cell phone on the way home from work and hits "traffic update/quickest route home" shortcut. Avoids gridlock.
Says "Hey phone record memo: 'Honey pick me up Duffs beer and a some razor blades while you're out please', phone - deliver memo to Wife and verify." Puts phone in pocket
Stops for gas. Clicks button on phone to pay for gas. Gets AT&T/Exxon promotional discount.
Pulls into driveway of mistress, phone chimes with "Dinner at inlaws" reminder his wife sent him last week. Pulls out of mistress's driveway.
Calls wife, points phone at self and asks "Honey do I look okay for dinner?"
Slides phone into car cradle and keys up favorite soothing music mix.
Remembers to call his kids to see if they've managed to get that darn DVD player set up for movies later.
They're the ones who would sue for the companies' failure to uphold their interests.
They're the ones who would cause the stock to fall when a competitor entered the market instead. And it's a BIG market.
There is no mystery about what is being taught in business ethics classes. Business ethics is first about due diligence and accountability to shareholders.
Every system, including capitalism, has shortcomings. Of course there is a much better system, but I don't think it's been invented yet.
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So the next step is to be able to take my Sim down to the EverQuest Arena or enlist in the Galactic Space Infantry a la Unreal Tournament and the screen identities carry through.
E.g. - A badass in UT2003 can then "come home" and hire himself out as a bodyguard or assassin. Hopefully soon we'll see many games (chatrooms, web sites, etc) linked together and be even closer to realizing a Stephenson-esque MetaVerse.
Then we'll be arguing over open MetaVerse protocols and how evil company X is since they won't allow all the little MetaVerses to join their big MetaVerse.
What is the point? As one poster said, testing the boundaries of the local version = somewhat entertaining. But SIMS online? I can just imagine trying to explain this to my father:
"Well Dad, you can talk and interact with others, buy and sell fake stuff, live in a fake house, soon they'll even have virtual pets you can own."
[Looking at me like I have 2 heads]"So son, you're saying I go can online and play a simulated version of real life?"
"Yep, you got it."
"Son, wasn't that the really bad thing in that Matrix movie you made us watch?"
An interesting (and slightly worrisome) aspect of this is that most radiation, including UV, is known to greatly increase the number and degree of mutations over time.
Not only does it select for a trait (UV immunity), it causes lots of mutations. Sort of a synergistic Darwinism. Combined with other techniques - What a great way to create nifty new bacteria. Neat, and of course a bit scary.
Thank you for the BARF link. I have always thought dog food was terrible, with the "veterinary"
brands hopefully being the least bad. I'm getting a brand new puppy soon (surprise), and will likely go with BARF now that I know it exists.
You refer to dog breeders making money from "Pure breeds". Good breeders don't use close relatives to accomplish this. At least not what we think of as close relatives. 3rd cousin-in-law twice removed or some such thing is more like it. But together we both make the same point - Because of the lack of genetic diversity in dogs, especially purebreds, distant relatives can be genetically equivalent to fraternal twins (litters are made up of "fraternal twins"). Hence the need to inject some fresh DNA into the line.
My other point to the other poster: Mutts can make the best dogs, and usually have the potential to be healthier, but you never know until after you've owned the dog for half its life. If you want the perfect pet for your own needs the best way to do it is choose a pure breed that fits your needs and lifestyle and then spend a ton of time researching breeders and choosing the right line and puppy for you. This way you are far less likely to be surprised by what you get and be stuck with it for 12 or so years. Sure, there is a mutt out there somewhere who is exactly what you want in size, coat, brains, temperment, activity level, etc, and will live a bit longer than the perfectly chosen purebred, but your chances of finding him as a puppy and raising him as your own are almost exactly nil.
Given the small genetic sample that it seems 95% of dogs have originated from, I wonder if some careful breeding of wolves back into the dog gene pool would help with all the congenital problems that dog breeders have to be so vigilent about. Genetic diversity of course being a Good Thing.
I know dog/wolf hybrids aren't supposed to make good pets, can be dangerous, wild, etc. But careful breeding back into the most popular dog breeds would be worth preventing thousands of cases of hip dysplasia, eye problems, heart problems, skin problems, etc., etc.
A wolf/poodle cross might be a little disturbing though.
Okay, so if you're quite a bit less fat than I am you can fly this thing at 55mph (top speed) for an hour. Let's be slightly conservative and call it a 25 mile range for a round trip for a skinny person. In rain or high winds forget it. So what are its practical uses?
1. Getting to that remote fishing hole the lazy way.
2. Getting home from the bar with no chance of being pulled over.
3. Getting that aerial shot of your neighbor's wife sunbathing.
4. ????
5. Profit???
Well maybe getting home from the bar + fun factor = worth it.
1 - I'm happy to see marketing departments that are actually trying to entertain me. Seems for a long time they were simply bent on insulting me... like that ad where the company tries to fix all it's web problems with a song. I can imagine an Ericsson ad where some soccer mom is desperately searching for her lost child (The Beatles "Help" plays in the background) when AHA, she remembers her little munchkin carries a CELL PHONE! I'll take Bond over that any day.
2 - If the movie does entertain me, I don't care how many product placements are in it. As long as their irrelevant to the enjoyment of the movie. Silly example comes to mind... Superman II wouldn't have been any better or worse had Superman crashed into a Cola sign instead of a Coke sign.
...only the internet can possibly supply the public [with] a near instantaneous collection of news in sheer bulk form. What would the effects of such a system be on America and the world?
"Also in the news, the Earth's first global YAWN preceded the fall of the worldwide vallium market today..."
This may not be what you're looking for, but why not apply your already well developed technical skill set to some other subject?
Financial Industry Tech.
Medical Industry Tech.
Manufacturing, Retail, Biological Research, Education, the list is endless.
If you can get really good at applying your skills to a certain broad industry you'll have quite a leg up on job applicants who's technical skills are similiar (or better) but have no depth of experience A: Applying those skills to particular business models.
B: Using industry specific tools and implementations.
C: Navigating the vastly different cultural and political landscapes of a given industry. D: Dealing well with industry specific vendors.
E: I'm sure the list goes on.
So pick an industry of interest and attack it with gusto. Of course YMMV.
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[flame off][humor on]
"Our professor allowed us to take a different approach, using an ICDS Enhanced Hot Water Drill, a cage full of GM hamsters and some pantyhose we have created our own version of the worlds very first Wheel. We carved it straight of a rock wall! We call it Wheel Revolution. The wheel was a revolution, and it revolves, so we're getting double-usage out of the name. Bob is able to put his hands on the axis of the wheel while Pete holds his ankles and runs. We'll be holding a public demo for a few days so stop on over and try it out!"
" Our engineering professor liked the idea of us really getting back to the basics."
"...10 or 20 times better for optical communication."
Just what we need, 10 to 20 times more unneeded Dark Fiber.
Something tells me Methylene Chloride smells like plastic.
One decent test to detect if 9/11 is a good reason or bad excuse to implement policy... Replace "9/11" with "Pearl Harbor". If it sounds asinine then that's because it is!
Congratulations, you have uncovered yet another 9/11 'fnord'.
Not sure I understand why posting it twice makes it a troll? Maybe it needs to be posted and re-posted until the message gets through / isn't modded down to hell?
Or
Maybe I'm missing something.
Troll=6?? Is today Hopeless-Hax0r-Kid moderator day or what? (linux r00lz! Down with $uit!) This guy is spot on. Informative and insightful. The focus group info is no joke. As long as the Linux community has such disdain for the business community (Troll=6!?) Microsoft has nothing to worry about.
How about we be adults and mod the parent post up instead of giving him the troll raspberries?
Side note: I do think the penguin could be the Linux "happy face" mascot, but a sleek professional looking logo is definitely needed as well.
Thank you for the docket number.
I just made a few edits to the Digital Consumer letter, and cut & paste it into the official FCC comment submittal form.
That way it's not just another Digital Consumer spam.
And the best part...it took less time than posting this comment.
So ya'll get to it.
Hey that thief stole MY PRANK! I'M the Bigfoot prankster!
!@#$!% garBage man.
I LOVE Dilbert! I wonder if he got this idea from his garage man?
Average Joe "geeking" to come:
Whips out cell phone on the way home from work and hits "traffic update/quickest route home" shortcut. Avoids gridlock.
Says "Hey phone record memo: 'Honey pick me up Duffs beer and a some razor blades while you're out please', phone - deliver memo to Wife and verify." Puts phone in pocket
Stops for gas. Clicks button on phone to pay for gas. Gets AT&T/Exxon promotional discount.
Pulls into driveway of mistress, phone chimes with "Dinner at inlaws" reminder his wife sent him last week. Pulls out of mistress's driveway.
Calls wife, points phone at self and asks "Honey do I look okay for dinner?"
Slides phone into car cradle and keys up favorite soothing music mix.
Remembers to call his kids to see if they've managed to get that darn DVD player set up for movies later.
They're the ones who would sue for the companies' failure to uphold their interests.
They're the ones who would cause the stock to fall when a competitor entered the market instead. And it's a BIG market.
There is no mystery about what is being taught in business ethics classes. Business ethics is first about due diligence and accountability to shareholders.
Every system, including capitalism, has shortcomings. Of course there is a much better system, but I don't think it's been invented yet.
So the next step is to be able to take my Sim down to the EverQuest Arena or enlist in the Galactic Space Infantry a la Unreal Tournament and the screen identities carry through.
E.g. - A badass in UT2003 can then "come home" and hire himself out as a bodyguard or assassin. Hopefully soon we'll see many games (chatrooms, web sites, etc) linked together and be even closer to realizing a Stephenson-esque MetaVerse.
Then we'll be arguing over open MetaVerse protocols and how evil company X is since they won't allow all the little MetaVerses to join their big MetaVerse.
What is the point? As one poster said, testing the boundaries of the local version = somewhat entertaining. But SIMS online? I can just imagine trying to explain this to my father:
"Well Dad, you can talk and interact with others, buy and sell fake stuff, live in a fake house, soon they'll even have virtual pets you can own."
[Looking at me like I have 2 heads]"So son, you're saying I go can online and play a simulated version of real life?"
"Yep, you got it."
"Son, wasn't that the really bad thing in that Matrix movie you made us watch?"
An interesting (and slightly worrisome) aspect of this is that most radiation, including UV, is known to greatly increase the number and degree of mutations over time.
Not only does it select for a trait (UV immunity), it causes lots of mutations. Sort of a synergistic Darwinism. Combined with other techniques - What a great way to create nifty new bacteria. Neat, and of course a bit scary.
Thank you for the BARF link. I have always thought dog food was terrible, with the "veterinary" brands hopefully being the least bad. I'm getting a brand new puppy soon (surprise), and will likely go with BARF now that I know it exists.
Thanks again!
A couple of points
You refer to dog breeders making money from "Pure breeds". Good breeders don't use close relatives to accomplish this. At least not what we think of as close relatives. 3rd cousin-in-law twice removed or some such thing is more like it. But together we both make the same point - Because of the lack of genetic diversity in dogs, especially purebreds, distant relatives can be genetically equivalent to fraternal twins (litters are made up of "fraternal twins"). Hence the need to inject some fresh DNA into the line.
My other point to the other poster: Mutts can make the best dogs, and usually have the potential to be healthier, but you never know until after you've owned the dog for half its life. If you want the perfect pet for your own needs the best way to do it is choose a pure breed that fits your needs and lifestyle and then spend a ton of time researching breeders and choosing the right line and puppy for you. This way you are far less likely to be surprised by what you get and be stuck with it for 12 or so years. Sure, there is a mutt out there somewhere who is exactly what you want in size, coat, brains, temperment, activity level, etc, and will live a bit longer than the perfectly chosen purebred, but your chances of finding him as a puppy and raising him as your own are almost exactly nil.
Given the small genetic sample that it seems 95% of dogs have originated from, I wonder if some careful breeding of wolves back into the dog gene pool would help with all the congenital problems that dog breeders have to be so vigilent about. Genetic diversity of course being a Good Thing.
I know dog/wolf hybrids aren't supposed to make good pets, can be dangerous, wild, etc. But careful breeding back into the most popular dog breeds would be worth preventing thousands of cases of hip dysplasia, eye problems, heart problems, skin problems, etc., etc.
A wolf/poodle cross might be a little disturbing though.
Okay, so if you're quite a bit less fat than I am you can fly this thing at 55mph (top speed) for an hour. Let's be slightly conservative and call it a 25 mile range for a round trip for a skinny person. In rain or high winds forget it. So what are its practical uses?
1. Getting to that remote fishing hole the lazy way.
2. Getting home from the bar with no chance of being pulled over.
3. Getting that aerial shot of your neighbor's wife sunbathing.
4. ????
5. Profit???
Well maybe getting home from the bar + fun factor = worth it.
Just 2 points:
1 - I'm happy to see marketing departments that are actually trying to entertain me. Seems for a long time they were simply bent on insulting me... like that ad where the company tries to fix all it's web problems with a song. I can imagine an Ericsson ad where some soccer mom is desperately searching for her lost child (The Beatles "Help" plays in the background) when AHA, she remembers her little munchkin carries a CELL PHONE!
I'll take Bond over that any day.
2 - If the movie does entertain me, I don't care how many product placements are in it. As long as their irrelevant to the enjoyment of the movie. Silly example comes to mind... Superman II wouldn't have been any better or worse had Superman crashed into a Cola sign instead of a Coke sign.
That's easy, his singing career...
.wma (Oh my God!)
Tambourine Man blurb.wav
Full Lucy in the Sky w/ Diamonds track
...only the internet can possibly supply the public [with] a near instantaneous collection of news in sheer bulk form. What would the effects of such a system be on America and the world?
"Also in the news, the Earth's first global YAWN preceded the fall of the worldwide vallium market today..."
Master of Science: Information Technology at RIT...
This may not be what you're looking for, but why not apply your already well developed technical skill set to some other subject?
Financial Industry Tech.
Medical Industry Tech.
Manufacturing, Retail, Biological Research, Education, the list is endless.
If you can get really good at applying your skills to a certain broad industry you'll have quite a leg up on job applicants who's technical skills are similiar (or better) but have no depth of experience
A: Applying those skills to particular business models.
B: Using industry specific tools and implementations.
C: Navigating the vastly different cultural and political landscapes of a given industry.
D: Dealing well with industry specific vendors.
E: I'm sure the list goes on.
So pick an industry of interest and attack it with gusto.
Of course YMMV.