Err. No. You're taking it out of the atmosphere and putting it back in the atmosphere. It's called photosynthesis. That's why plants keep their leaves out in the air, rather than under the ground.
I use the term "ground" loosely. If carbon is in plants, it is "in the ground" - the point is that it is *not* in the atmosphere. Carbon is removed from the atmosphere at a slow rate by plants and trees. My point is that if you put carbon back into the atmosphere, you are doing it over a very short period of time compared to the time it took to remove it from the atmosphere. This may upset the balance of the carbon cycle.
The oil was produced by CO2 fixing plants within the last year, you could just burn it and not add anything to the Carbon Cycle (which is why using it to fuel cars is so cool).
You're missing an important point: you are taking the carbon out of the ground and putting it into our atmosphere. There IS a difference. Plus, this is happening at a much faster rate than would normally.
"viola" can also be used in a context where you are trying to be funny, for the personality impaired readers out there. Otherwise known as a "play on words" (an amusing use of a word with more than one meaning or that sounds like another word).
I just feel like at some point someone will make an argument backed up with facts...
There are tons of cross-platform, large Java applications out there. I'll leave the googling to you.
Java works really well. It looks okay in linux, gtk look and feel is not great but this is linux and for the most part we are used to every app looking different, having different file dialogs and such, and gnome look and feel is very new and not quite finished. On the other hand windows looks and feel looks just like windows xp apps (which you cant really say for ported gtk apps, can you, I bet kde is better but I don't really use any on windows).
That's the whole idea! Each platform should have its own look and feel so the users feel at home. Besides, this is customizable, so your point is basically invalid.
The only reall issue with java is that it uses a lot of memory unless you are really carefull about how many objects you construct, and cleaning up complicated and confusing references to them that all programs eventually have. And really this only looks bad becuase all java programs start out with 10MB of memory used just so the jre can do its thing. I hava feeling that this will get better over time, and I have an even stronger feeling that this really wont matter in the long run...
Sun is working on this (ie. shared vm technology). Let's face it, no language is a panacea. You can't tell me that VB,.NET, Perl, etc.. don't all have their unique problems. As I think you are alluding to, a large memory footprint is not as a big of a problem and will be less of a problem in the future due to computers having more and more RAM in them.
I don't mind today's theories as much as they are so commonly touted as FACT, not theory. You need to take every freakin thing with a huge grain of salt these days.
This caused riots in Nepal, although ment as a compliment to cultural similarities between the two countries, Nepali population, mistook this as a big brother attitude, and rioted for quite a few days.
Fucking morons. Who riots over something some actress says. Sheesh!
This last stab from Microsoft is sad and pathetic. Come on, Microsoft, taking these uneducated cheapshots at open source is not going to get you anywhere. Silence these fools and come out with a better message, or get into another business.
What is it beyond the 50 billion(not that this money actually exists) in the bank that they want?? This is all very psychotic to me. Dudes, cash out, hit the Riviera, French, Mexican, Mayan, whatever. They must be doing this for a good laugh, watching us wetting our pants everytime they speak. There's just no other reason. Maybe it's some "wag the dog" thing. What are they distracting us from?
It's about power. Maybe a little about accomplishment. Doubtful that the customer is as important as a person as as a worshipper.
Either way, the fact that they'll actually have to spend money to get/keep/use the data will drive them bat-shit crazy.
Doesn't seem likely to happen. As it stands now, it's *your* responsibility to keep the information in your credit report accurate. Of course you don't have to, but when you need the services of a company which uses your credit report and it's out of order, you suffer the consequences. How to get out of that trap?
There is no evidence that we are capable of slowing it down.
Does that mean we should not try to slow down global warming? If we throw our arms up in defeat, then definitely we cannot slow down global warming.
Earthly cycles can last for tens of thousands of years. Can we afford to wait for things to work themselves out naturally? *Some day* they would were it not for human interference. Assuming we humans are here to stay and that that we don't want to wait for nature to repair itself thousands of generations down the line -- should we not try and do something about this problem? If not, why are you against it?
It is not as if decreasing emissions of certain chemicals is going to harm the earth in any case. If it doesn't improve the greenhouse situation, it will at leaste improve some other situation. Trying to decrease the greenhouse effect can only have good consequences for the environment, do you not agree? So why hold back and wait for conclusive evidence to come in, which may never ever appear? Has any major aspect of our planet ever been conclusively agreed on?
There is no question that global warming is happening. There is a question of whether humans have anything to do with it and whether humans can do anything to stop it.
We may never come to a fully conclusive answer. There may well be more than one single cause of global warming. Do we wait until it's too late before trying to slow global warming down? Of course there are things we can do to slow it down. Some things are already being done, like reducing CFC's and making more energy efficient cars.
Another area you can see global warming in is snow capped mountain tops. The snow isn't as abundant as it used to be. Just ask the locals.
I wonder why so little is being done to prevent pollution of our rivers and lakes? Too many of these are polluted with deadly toxins like mercury and lead. There's too much money and greed involved... not an easily solved problem.
The minor performance increase a home user might realise with SCSI is far outweighed by the exhorbitant price premium they charge.
I've seen a lot more IDE drives die than SCSI drives, and I've dealth with at least 50% SCSI drives. SCSI drives seem to be a lot more reliable than IDE.
A problem I found with consumer-targeted products is that they can only handle a smaller number of pages at a time, and the sheet feeder is pretty basic. Recent photocopier machines (that I have seen) have much better sheet feeders and can handle more pages at a time. Anyone else have similar experiences?
I guess I'd better hurry up and get my patent for the anti^H^H^H^Hnanobiotics submitted.
Shhh... now that you've got a cool word invented, la low until someone invents a successful company called "nanobiotics" and sue the bastards for everything they've got. It's really all you need to do these days!
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There really must be something to gain for the merchants if they are overlooking obvious security flaws like those that exist with RFID. So much corruption.... probably related.
Perhaps there is a movement to implement RFID in all areas of society so that the public will simply accept it.
No thanks. Any issue I might agree with them on is swamped by this.
That's exactly my sentiment. ACLU should rot in hell for trying to keep the daily slaughter of fully grown babies. Just because these beautiful babies aren't outside of the woman's body yet doesn't mean anything. Sure the ACLU and their cronies can try and say "prove" it's a baby, it's the mother's right, it's a biological process, etc.. that's just their way of sidestepping the issue with confusing legal or medical terms. If you can love the child growing inside, then who has the right to kill it?? If you can't see that killing a fully grown baby is wrong, then you must either not get it or be very sick.
If the woman can't make up her mind whether she wants a baby by the end of 3 months, too fucking bad. Give the baby up for adoption once it is born. And, I have yet to hear a good argument for killing babies in the 3rd trimester. They don't have one!
If you don't agree with what I'm saying then consider this: read carefully what is on the ACLU's website and Planned Parenthood's website compared with counter-arguments. Those who are in favour of killing babies (ie. by severing their spinal cord, sucking their brains out of their heads, etc.) are very careful to not be explicit about how it is done. Visit websites with a counter opinion and you will be absolutely DISGUSTED and shocked that the procedures are even legal anywhere in the world! Let alone the "land of the free", the place which should be a model for others to emulate. It's mind boggling. So why is the ACLU and "Planned Parenthood" (don't you love the way they use euphamisms) avoiding talking about what really happens?
IMO the trial shouldn't be about DieBold, it should be about electronic voting in general. There should never ever be electronic voting. It's way too easy to play with the data after/during an election. Can the human race get together to devise a fool proof paper-based solution to avoid the Florida recount type of bullshit? You're damn right. Let's stop pretending that throwing a computer at any problem will solve it and that non-computer solutions are archaic.
I found have found it helpful if I was taught better ways at visualizing things. If you can visualize something easily, it is easier to manipulate it inside your mind.
Am I the only one wondering why this guy got ONLY 18 MONTHS in jail for killing someone due to reckless disregard for others?? This should almost be considered first degree murder.
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Err. No. You're taking it out of the atmosphere and putting it back in the atmosphere. It's called photosynthesis. That's why plants keep their leaves out in the air, rather than under the ground.
I use the term "ground" loosely. If carbon is in plants, it is "in the ground" - the point is that it is *not* in the atmosphere. Carbon is removed from the atmosphere at a slow rate by plants and trees. My point is that if you put carbon back into the atmosphere, you are doing it over a very short period of time compared to the time it took to remove it from the atmosphere. This may upset the balance of the carbon cycle.
The oil was produced by CO2 fixing plants within the last year, you could just burn it and not add anything to the Carbon Cycle (which is why using it to fuel cars is so cool).
You're missing an important point: you are taking the carbon out of the ground and putting it into our atmosphere. There IS a difference. Plus, this is happening at a much faster rate than would normally.
"Make sure you "rough up" the bag a bit ahead of time (just throw it around against some rocks or something, or the pavement)."
Remember to remove the laptop first.
Yes, and remember folks... RAM DISK is not an installation procedure!
"viola" can also be used in a context where you are trying to be funny, for the personality impaired readers out there. Otherwise known as a "play on words" (an amusing use of a word with more than one meaning or that sounds like another word).
I just feel like at some point someone will make an argument backed up with facts...
.NET, Perl, etc.. don't all have their unique problems. As I think you are alluding to, a large memory footprint is not as a big of a problem and will be less of a problem in the future due to computers having more and more RAM in them.
There are tons of cross-platform, large Java applications out there. I'll leave the googling to you.
Java works really well. It looks okay in linux, gtk look and feel is not great but this is linux and for the most part we are used to every app looking different, having different file dialogs and such, and gnome look and feel is very new and not quite finished. On the other hand windows looks and feel looks just like windows xp apps (which you cant really say for ported gtk apps, can you, I bet kde is better but I don't really use any on windows).
That's the whole idea! Each platform should have its own look and feel so the users feel at home. Besides, this is customizable, so your point is basically invalid.
The only reall issue with java is that it uses a lot of memory unless you are really carefull about how many objects you construct, and cleaning up complicated and confusing references to them that all programs eventually have. And really this only looks bad becuase all java programs start out with 10MB of memory used just so the jre can do its thing. I hava feeling that this will get better over time, and I have an even stronger feeling that this really wont matter in the long run...
Sun is working on this (ie. shared vm technology). Let's face it, no language is a panacea. You can't tell me that VB,
one assumption I think people will laugh at in the future is the assumption that a lack of evidence is indicitive of a lack of existance.
Interesting. That fits in well with my argument about global warming.
I don't mind today's theories as much as they are so commonly touted as FACT, not theory. You need to take every freakin thing with a huge grain of salt these days.
This caused riots in Nepal, although ment as a compliment to cultural similarities between the two countries, Nepali population, mistook this as a big brother attitude, and rioted for quite a few days.
Fucking morons. Who riots over something some actress says. Sheesh!
This last stab from Microsoft is sad and pathetic. Come on, Microsoft, taking these uneducated cheapshots at open source is not going to get you anywhere. Silence these fools and come out with a better message, or get into another business.
What is it beyond the 50 billion(not that this money actually exists) in the bank that they want?? This is all very psychotic to me. Dudes, cash out, hit the Riviera, French, Mexican, Mayan, whatever. They must be doing this for a good laugh, watching us wetting our pants everytime they speak. There's just no other reason. Maybe it's some "wag the dog" thing. What are they distracting us from?
It's about power. Maybe a little about accomplishment. Doubtful that the customer is as important as a person as as a worshipper.
Copyright is censorship.
Care to elaborate?
Either way, the fact that they'll actually have to spend money to get/keep/use the data will drive them bat-shit crazy.
Doesn't seem likely to happen. As it stands now, it's *your* responsibility to keep the information in your credit report accurate. Of course you don't have to, but when you need the services of a company which uses your credit report and it's out of order, you suffer the consequences. How to get out of that trap?
There is no evidence that we are capable of slowing it down.
Does that mean we should not try to slow down global warming? If we throw our arms up in defeat, then definitely we cannot slow down global warming.
Earthly cycles can last for tens of thousands of years. Can we afford to wait for things to work themselves out naturally? *Some day* they would were it not for human interference. Assuming we humans are here to stay and that that we don't want to wait for nature to repair itself thousands of generations down the line -- should we not try and do something about this problem? If not, why are you against it?
It is not as if decreasing emissions of certain chemicals is going to harm the earth in any case. If it doesn't improve the greenhouse situation, it will at leaste improve some other situation. Trying to decrease the greenhouse effect can only have good consequences for the environment, do you not agree? So why hold back and wait for conclusive evidence to come in, which may never ever appear? Has any major aspect of our planet ever been conclusively agreed on?
There is no question that global warming is happening. There is a question of whether humans have anything to do with it and whether humans can do anything to stop it.
We may never come to a fully conclusive answer. There may well be more than one single cause of global warming. Do we wait until it's too late before trying to slow global warming down? Of course there are things we can do to slow it down. Some things are already being done, like reducing CFC's and making more energy efficient cars.
Another area you can see global warming in is snow capped mountain tops. The snow isn't as abundant as it used to be. Just ask the locals.
I wonder why so little is being done to prevent pollution of our rivers and lakes? Too many of these are polluted with deadly toxins like mercury and lead. There's too much money and greed involved... not an easily solved problem.
The minor performance increase a home user might realise with SCSI is far outweighed by the exhorbitant price premium they charge.
I've seen a lot more IDE drives die than SCSI drives, and I've dealth with at least 50% SCSI drives. SCSI drives seem to be a lot more reliable than IDE.
A problem I found with consumer-targeted products is that they can only handle a smaller number of pages at a time, and the sheet feeder is pretty basic. Recent photocopier machines (that I have seen) have much better sheet feeders and can handle more pages at a time. Anyone else have similar experiences?
Could someone tell me what the " ^H^H^H^ " stands for?
It's basically an escape sequence for the backspace key. If you see ^W, that deletes the last word instead of the last character.
I guess I'd better hurry up and get my patent for the anti^H^H^H^Hnanobiotics submitted.
Shhh... now that you've got a cool word invented, la low until someone invents a successful company called "nanobiotics" and sue the bastards for everything they've got. It's really all you need to do these days!
Haha, that's awesome. You must be into stats.
There really must be something to gain for the merchants if they are overlooking obvious security flaws like those that exist with RFID. So much corruption.... probably related.
Perhaps there is a movement to implement RFID in all areas of society so that the public will simply accept it.
No thanks. Any issue I might agree with them on is swamped by this.
That's exactly my sentiment. ACLU should rot in hell for trying to keep the daily slaughter of fully grown babies. Just because these beautiful babies aren't outside of the woman's body yet doesn't mean anything. Sure the ACLU and their cronies can try and say "prove" it's a baby, it's the mother's right, it's a biological process, etc.. that's just their way of sidestepping the issue with confusing legal or medical terms. If you can love the child growing inside, then who has the right to kill it?? If you can't see that killing a fully grown baby is wrong, then you must either not get it or be very sick.
If the woman can't make up her mind whether she wants a baby by the end of 3 months, too fucking bad. Give the baby up for adoption once it is born. And, I have yet to hear a good argument for killing babies in the 3rd trimester. They don't have one!
If you don't agree with what I'm saying then consider this: read carefully what is on the ACLU's website and Planned Parenthood's website compared with counter-arguments. Those who are in favour of killing babies (ie. by severing their spinal cord, sucking their brains out of their heads, etc.) are very careful to not be explicit about how it is done. Visit websites with a counter opinion and you will be absolutely DISGUSTED and shocked that the procedures are even legal anywhere in the world! Let alone the "land of the free", the place which should be a model for others to emulate. It's mind boggling. So why is the ACLU and "Planned Parenthood" (don't you love the way they use euphamisms) avoiding talking about what really happens?
IMO the trial shouldn't be about DieBold, it should be about electronic voting in general. There should never ever be electronic voting. It's way too easy to play with the data after/during an election. Can the human race get together to devise a fool proof paper-based solution to avoid the Florida recount type of bullshit? You're damn right. Let's stop pretending that throwing a computer at any problem will solve it and that non-computer solutions are archaic.
I found have found it helpful if I was taught better ways at visualizing things. If you can visualize something easily, it is easier to manipulate it inside your mind.
Am I the only one wondering why this guy got ONLY 18 MONTHS in jail for killing someone due to reckless disregard for others?? This should almost be considered first degree murder.
...it seems to me that they've handily reduced the scope of their statement while keeping the moniker of Open Source Software so they can bash on it.
Well said!