And let's not forget -- when you have that well worn reference book, it'll open up to the places you go to all the time, because you've broken the spine in. You can also get discoloration of the pages, which serves as an indicator of what sections are more heavily used.
Sort of like how some people are recording alternate commentary tracks for movies, I'd love to see a way for people to mark up e-books, and then seperate it from the original content, so that you can share it out to other people. It could also be useful in general for collaboration in projects -- have a way of showing a single team member's comments, or everyones, etc. Teachers could use it to mark which sections the students need to read or problems to do for class, etc.
(yes, I know... this would require the ebook to be rendered the same way for everyone... which might not be the case, if someone prefers a larger font size, and the system repaginates it... but I don't want commentary that's just at a point in the book -- I want to be able to draw on pictures, scribble notes in the margins, etc.)
Actually, the solar observing projects haven't (yet) been cut completely--
STEREO is set to launch this year (but no one knows when, due to problems with a battery used in the system to destruct the third stage of the rocket in case something goes wrong)
SOLAR-B is set to launch this year as well (it's a joint JAXA project, though)
That's not to say that these projects aren't hitting financial problems -- STEREO's delay is a problem, as it costs more to keep the spacecraft in storage on the ground than it does to track them in space.
It's not cheap, but they didn't mention the Kilowatt, which is basically an exercise joystick. (you have to throw your weight into it, and it's supposed to have some adjustable resistance)
I don't see the real point in making sequels, except perhaps to piss people off when it's not like the original.
There have been very, very few sequels that were better than the original -- Army of Darkness, Empire Strikes Back, The Wrong Trowsers... (Mallrats, but on a different level)... and each of these was absolutely nothing like the original, and they had the advantage that they weren't just copying the original story.
I thought it was cool that Henson allowed Mirror Mask to be made -- I'd prefer seeing more stuff along those lines -- one off, original stories. Yes, some of them might suck, but as with anything, you take risks, and you release a few, some might flop, some might be great, and hopefully in the end it's a net gain.
Any of the enjoyable viewing that I've done has been over the shoulder of the player in question.
It gives you an opportunity to hear their reactions to the game, as well as see the game from their point of view, with the same resolution (although from a greater distance).
Although I could see some interesting displays foer spectators (quadrants, overhead view of the map w/ all players marked in one, top two player's views in the next two quadrants, and another one cycling between strategic points / player views / game statistics), it would require massive resolution to have the necessary clarity. (could also do stats as a scroll, or something like the NASCAR thing along the side of the screen)
Maybe it could be pulled off with HDTV... I'm not really sure.... but in my opinion, it's still gotta be better than watching bowling on TV.
There are some people who really are fun to watch playing video games.
But the game matters, and the player matters -- I wouldn't want to watch some slow turn-based RPG, or your average gamer -- it's that much more impressive when you see someone playing a game that you know well, and you watch them when they're completely in the zone -- not some camping lamer.
I can't personally say the same thing about bass fishing, and that makes it on TV.
I'll compare this to the olympics -- watching skilling is much more thrilling when you ski yourself, and you have some measure of appreciation for just how much better they folks competing are to the normal folks you hang out with.
The last time I went looking for a job, I spent months. There are plenty of IT jobs out there, but it's annoying to go through 90 jobs, to find the 5 that don't require a security clearance.
(the contractors want people with 'em, but they're not willing to fund people to get them, as it cuts into their profits... particularly if you fail the clearance).
I would've loved to search 'and not requiring a security clearance'. I'm guessing other people in this area might also like 'and not must be US citizen'
Even the 'smaller' full sized fridges (intended for smaller apartments and the like), tend to have a lower overall efficiency than a full sized fridge.
A better trick to keeping a fridge's efficiency up is to keep it full -- if you have a mostly empty fridge, you'll be exchanging all of the cold air for warm every time you open it. Fill up the fridge (and freezer) with jugs of water (leave air space for those going into the freezer), and you can not only save power in the long run, but you're also better protected from spoilage if the power goes out. (a full freezer is generally good for 48hrs... a half full freezer might last for only 1/2 of that.).
Oh -- and the person who suggested buying in bulk -- yes, it can help, but only if you actually use it all up in time. (keep and eye on things... if you don't have a high enough usage rate, you can lose any savings in spoilage)
Thanks for the link -- this little passage really made my day:
One other notable payment was the renegotiation of a $6 million charge due upon delivery of the final PC version of Duke Nukem Forever back in March 2005. The epic delay of 3D Realms' shooter has meant that $4.25 million of the final milestone payment has already been paid, alongside the promise of a final $500,000 upon the commercial release of Duke Nukem Forever prior to December 31, 2006.
They could've added their own chip, driving up costs, weight and heat, while decreasing battery lifetime.
It probably would have also increased the time to market.
So, they had a part to play, and in this case, they might've made the right decision -- the older laptops w/ FW800 are still on the market, and I would assume that Apple's going to push for support in the future.
Personally, I don't like FW800, as it uses a completely different connection and cable than FW400, unlike the various USB specs, and the various ethernet specs using RJ45 plugs... and with a laptop, I don't want to go carrying around even more cables. I would like to see FW800 on the iMac mini, though, so I can get better disk performance than the internal.
You act like it's something new... just watch any infomercial, or commercial for exercise/kitchen gadgets at 2am:
Have you ever wished you could figure out how to make your application work with Microsoft Windows?
Now you can!
How much would something like this be worth?
We don't know, either... just send us a blank check, and ask for rush delivery!
Act now, and we'll throw in 12,000 pages of documentation*.
But wait, there's more... we'll also throw in 500 hours** of FREE tech support!***
-- * some pages intentionally left blank ** no refund for time spent on hold *** free tech support may incur phone charges on your part. Offer not valid in countries we're not getting sued for unlawful business practices
Your brain uncritically accepts the first information it gets in any new
subject area as correct, whether it is or not.
Subsequent information that is in keeping with the information already
present in your brain is uncritically accepted as correct, whether it is or
not.
A new item that is contradictory to the information present in your brain is
automatically rejected as incorrect, whether it is or not.
Your brain considers every item that is compatible with the majority of its
information in a given subject area to be correct and every item that is
contradictory to its information to be incorrect. As a result, the brain has no
internal way to know which items of its information are correct
representations of the real world and which are not.
Your brain has no way to know whether or not it has all the information
required to respond appropriately to a given stimulus.
Unless your brain has additional information to the contrary, it interprets
similar items as being identical.
Your brain cannot measure anything directly. All measurements must be
made by comparison against an appropriate standard, which is often done
incorrectly.
Your brain continues to interpret the external world as it was when the last
sensory signal about a given subject area was received. As a result, the
brain is not aware that some of its formerly correct information is now
incorrect.
I would recommend Firefox be distributed with this option disabled
Which would give web developers no reason to ever bother using it, and they'll continue doing the same little tricks they've been using for years to keep you from seeing that they're tracking the links.
Take a look at the HTML source on Fark -- you'll see javascript to overwrite the status line so it doesn't show it's tracking you... and there are hundreds, if not thousands or millions of other sites that do the same.
Penn and Teller covered this on their show Bullshit!... I think it was the episode Safety Hysteria.
(Unlike in Mythbusters, they also swabbed people, just for comparison)
Oh -- and if you wash your hands after using a public toilet -- don't touch the door handle, as there's a large number of people who don't, and you'll just get contaminated again.
It would be one of the top open source projects, but it seems that the blurb posted on slashdot, and the actual article don't match. The article states:
Ana Kronschnabl and Tomas Rawlings pick the best open source websites where users can change the content
Which of course... would be open content, not open source. (unless the users can change the code used to drive the websites, perhaps).
Obviously, the editors don't care, but for those of us who actually try to read the article, I found the following, so others don't have to waste their time, as well:
First off, I've been a BBEdit beta tester on and off.
If you are a BBEdit user, and you have a complaint about the software, then tell them.
They've added a number of features that users have asked for (I know, because I requested a number of them). As I've said before the key to change is to complain.
BBEdit might look expensive in terms of absolute dollars, but as with any purchase, you have to look at the benefits vs. the cost... if you can find a tool that makes you 1% more productive, that you have to buy an upgrade for every 2 years, it might be worth 2% of your annual salary. Don't look at editors in terms of price -- look at them in terms of efficiency. How is it that companies can justify shelling out for bigger monitors, or Photoshop, or Quark? It's because they can recoop the value.
(of course, if you're a consultant, charging by the hour, and have fixed contracts, then you might not want to upgrade)
It's easy to bitch with generalizations, but you haven't given any concrete reasons about why the other editors are better (other than price, which may be a moot point, as I've said).
The problem is that it's against the government's own guidelines. Specifically, OMB memo 00-13, which it's my understanding was to clarify 5 USC 552a, aka. The Privacy Act of 1974.
So, by the Privacy Act of 1974, setting cookies may be illegal for the government to do. (I'm not saying 'is illegal', as I'm not a lawyer, and I have no idea if there is a legal precident for this)
I need breasts with brains. I don't mean individual brains, obviously... I mean, not a brain each. You know, I like intelligent women, but you've got to draw the line somewhere... I think breast brains would be over-egging the woman pudding. Besides, you give breasts the power of independent thought and the next thing that happens they don't get on.
--Jeff, from Coupling, "The Girl with Two Breasts"
You can use TLS in jabberd, but you then can't be sure it's encrypted, as most clients will try encryption, then fall back to unencrypted. I personally use the separate SSL port for jabber, and run my own server, so there's no one to intercept the communication setup traffic but me.
Slashdot Mirror
And let's not forget -- when you have that well worn reference book, it'll open up to the places you go to all the time, because you've broken the spine in. You can also get discoloration of the pages, which serves as an indicator of what sections are more heavily used.
... this would require the ebook to be rendered the same way for everyone ... which might not be the case, if someone prefers a larger font size, and the system repaginates it ... but I don't want commentary that's just at a point in the book -- I want to be able to draw on pictures, scribble notes in the margins, etc.)
Sort of like how some people are recording alternate commentary tracks for movies, I'd love to see a way for people to mark up e-books, and then seperate it from the original content, so that you can share it out to other people. It could also be useful in general for collaboration in projects -- have a way of showing a single team member's comments, or everyones, etc. Teachers could use it to mark which sections the students need to read or problems to do for class, etc.
(yes, I know
Actually, the solar observing projects haven't (yet) been cut completely--
STEREO is set to launch this year (but no one knows when, due to problems with a battery used in the system to destruct the third stage of the rocket in case something goes wrong)
SOLAR-B is set to launch this year as well (it's a joint JAXA project, though)
SDO should be on track as well
That's not to say that these projects aren't hitting financial problems -- STEREO's delay is a problem, as it costs more to keep the spacecraft in storage on the ground than it does to track them in space.
ie. the voters and/or lobbyists. Add 'scientific' in there, and he's most likely talking about groups like the American Geophysical Union and the American Astronomical Society
ps. There's a thing called a dictionary for when you find words that you don't understand.
It's not cheap, but they didn't mention the Kilowatt, which is basically an exercise joystick. (you have to throw your weight into it, and it's supposed to have some adjustable resistance)
It looks like the company has a less expensive controller coming out, too.
If you search for 'exercise controllers' on your favorite search engine, you'll also find info about products from companies like Qmotions and CatEye.
I don't see the real point in making sequels, except perhaps to piss people off when it's not like the original.
... (Mallrats, but on a different level) ... and each of these was absolutely nothing like the original, and they had the advantage that they weren't just copying the original story.
There have been very, very few sequels that were better than the original -- Army of Darkness, Empire Strikes Back, The Wrong Trowsers
I thought it was cool that Henson allowed Mirror Mask to be made -- I'd prefer seeing more stuff along those lines -- one off, original stories. Yes, some of them might suck, but as with anything, you take risks, and you release a few, some might flop, some might be great, and hopefully in the end it's a net gain.
Any of the enjoyable viewing that I've done has been over the shoulder of the player in question.
... I'm not really sure. ... but in my opinion, it's still gotta be better than watching bowling on TV.
It gives you an opportunity to hear their reactions to the game, as well as see the game from their point of view, with the same resolution (although from a greater distance).
Although I could see some interesting displays foer spectators (quadrants, overhead view of the map w/ all players marked in one, top two player's views in the next two quadrants, and another one cycling between strategic points / player views / game statistics), it would require massive resolution to have the necessary clarity. (could also do stats as a scroll, or something like the NASCAR thing along the side of the screen)
Maybe it could be pulled off with HDTV
There are some people who really are fun to watch playing video games.
But the game matters, and the player matters -- I wouldn't want to watch some slow turn-based RPG, or your average gamer -- it's that much more impressive when you see someone playing a game that you know well, and you watch them when they're completely in the zone -- not some camping lamer.
I can't personally say the same thing about bass fishing, and that makes it on TV.
I'll compare this to the olympics -- watching skilling is much more thrilling when you ski yourself, and you have some measure of appreciation for just how much better they folks competing are to the normal folks you hang out with.
I live in the Washington, DC area.
... particularly if you fail the clearance).
The last time I went looking for a job, I spent months. There are plenty of IT jobs out there, but it's annoying to go through 90 jobs, to find the 5 that don't require a security clearance.
(the contractors want people with 'em, but they're not willing to fund people to get them, as it cuts into their profits
I would've loved to search 'and not requiring a security clearance'. I'm guessing other people in this area might also like 'and not must be US citizen'
Even the 'smaller' full sized fridges (intended for smaller apartments and the like), tend to have a lower overall efficiency than a full sized fridge.
... a half full freezer might last for only 1/2 of that.).
... if you don't have a high enough usage rate, you can lose any savings in spoilage)
A better trick to keeping a fridge's efficiency up is to keep it full -- if you have a mostly empty fridge, you'll be exchanging all of the cold air for warm every time you open it. Fill up the fridge (and freezer) with jugs of water (leave air space for those going into the freezer), and you can not only save power in the long run, but you're also better protected from spoilage if the power goes out. (a full freezer is generally good for 48hrs
Oh -- and the person who suggested buying in bulk -- yes, it can help, but only if you actually use it all up in time. (keep and eye on things
The exact statement from the NASA administrator is available on NASA's website:
n ce.html
http://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/griffin_scie
There's lots of scientist geeks out there who interact with the sun. (and by 'interact with', I mean, sit in basements and look at pictures of it)
But I've actually seen some of them go into the big blue room while the glowy thing is still out.
They could've added their own chip, driving up costs, weight and heat, while decreasing battery lifetime.
... and with a laptop, I don't want to go carrying around even more cables. I would like to see FW800 on the iMac mini, though, so I can get better disk performance than the internal.
It probably would have also increased the time to market.
So, they had a part to play, and in this case, they might've made the right decision -- the older laptops w/ FW800 are still on the market, and I would assume that Apple's going to push for support in the future.
Personally, I don't like FW800, as it uses a completely different connection and cable than FW400, unlike the various USB specs, and the various ethernet specs using RJ45 plugs
You're right -- I should have provided more information.
The author was Carl R. Pacifico. The document has not been peer reviewed, and the full paper, 'The Human Thinking Process - A Hypothesis in Evolutionary Neuropsychology' (pdf) has only been published on the internet through Drexel Univeristy's Carl. R. Pacifico Professorship of Neuropsychology, which he funded, so can't be considered an unbiased peer review.
As he died last month, he won't have a chance to conduct further research to prove or disprove his hypothesis.
I'm not in the field, myself, so I can't make a judgement if any of his research is sound
You act like it's something new ... just watch any infomercial, or commercial for exercise/kitchen gadgets at 2am:
It's nothing new ... my grandfather has written a few books on the human thought processes, and I typically cite his 'The Eight Common Errors in the Thinking Process' (pdf).
The quick summary (from the intro)
All this new research has done is support #2-4.
Take a look at the HTML source on Fark -- you'll see javascript to overwrite the status line so it doesn't show it's tracking you
Penn and Teller covered this on their show Bullshit! ... I think it was the episode Safety Hysteria.
(Unlike in Mythbusters, they also swabbed people, just for comparison)
Oh -- and if you wash your hands after using a public toilet -- don't touch the door handle, as there's a large number of people who don't, and you'll just get contaminated again.
I think you've hit the nail on the head... The two descriptions don't match, and the list doesn't fit either one of the descriptions.
(I'd mod you up, but I've already posted)
First off, I've been a BBEdit beta tester on and off.
... if you can find a tool that makes you 1% more productive, that you have to buy an upgrade for every 2 years, it might be worth 2% of your annual salary. Don't look at editors in terms of price -- look at them in terms of efficiency. How is it that companies can justify shelling out for bigger monitors, or Photoshop, or Quark? It's because they can recoop the value.
If you are a BBEdit user, and you have a complaint about the software, then tell them.
They've added a number of features that users have asked for (I know, because I requested a number of them). As I've said before the key to change is to complain.
BBEdit might look expensive in terms of absolute dollars, but as with any purchase, you have to look at the benefits vs. the cost
(of course, if you're a consultant, charging by the hour, and have fixed contracts, then you might not want to upgrade)
It's easy to bitch with generalizations, but you haven't given any concrete reasons about why the other editors are better (other than price, which may be a moot point, as I've said).
The problem is that it's against the government's own guidelines. Specifically, OMB memo 00-13, which it's my understanding was to clarify 5 USC 552a, aka. The Privacy Act of 1974.
So, by the Privacy Act of 1974, setting cookies may be illegal for the government to do. (I'm not saying 'is illegal', as I'm not a lawyer, and I have no idea if there is a legal precident for this)
in keeping w/ talking tits:
--Jeff, from Coupling, "The Girl with Two Breasts"
You can use TLS in jabberd, but you then can't be sure it's encrypted, as most clients will try encryption, then fall back to unencrypted. I personally use the separate SSL port for jabber, and run my own server, so there's no one to intercept the communication setup traffic but me.
And yes, Adium will work with it.