Unfortunately, sir, you are incorrect. Up here in Canada, as you put it, centre is always spelled -re unless one is referring to an object in the United States.
We still centre our sights on targets, albeit without handguns. Americans are the only ones who center anything.
As far as objects go, yes, Med Centre remains as such, although, the Kennedy Space Center is spelled in the American fashion.
The Bonzai that you have on in the states is wayyyyy tamer than it is up here in Canada. It's been showing up here for a few years now, and they get pretty racy at times. Full frontal nudity of 16 year olds(It's okay if you've got parental consent!), language that would make a sailor blush... and they actually say things like 'gambling' (oh no!) and take a drink and pour another.
It doesn't sounds like a big deal, but trust me, the fox version is heavily patheticized... and everything that they cut out gets replaced with more commercials.
Great. Teach them everything on a proprietary console.
That makes a world of sense.
The whole point of teaching students how to do things on systems which exist is that they can actually apply that knowledge elsewhere. When I was in high school, we learn almost everything on teaching systems designed solely to be used in a teaching environment. When we left the course, everyone in the class was fully qualified to teach a course using the proprietary hardware..... but where did that get us?
Sure, they'll learn the principals of programming, but they'll never move beyond that.
...those old systems could also be fitted with your own joystick, mods, etc., as well.
Except they've already got a software base. This, on the other hand, does not.
Hrm.... would I rather mod out my C=64 (heh, already did, oops) with thousands of software titles freely available online and from the massive boxes of disks in my basement....
Or will I pay a good chunk of my paycheque for a system limited in both hardware capabilities and developer base?
Great strategy guys. Really. You'll make millions.
Don't be so sure about what you hear about language nazis in Canada. True, Quebec has repressive laws against signage in English, however, I'm a french speaker in Toronto. I can't get court services or directions in French, and public institutions which used to have French language printed on them (The zoo, the subway, CN tower, discovery walks) are now solely in English, removed by the loyalist conservatives in the mid 1990s.
Even the new subway line, Sheppherd, commisioned in 2002, originally had trilingual signage.... English, Cantonese, and French. The subway was opened for three days until some vandal spray painted 'FROGS GO HOME' on the signage at Yonge-Shepperd transfer. The signage was replace within 48 hours with Anglophone signage.
English speakers in Canada frequently comment on the inaccessibility of English in Quebec. They should know that they've done the exact same thing.
Well, I might as well use this opportunity while my comment is rated +5.
This forum is generating a substantial amount of commentary. If anyone in this forum has a son or daughter, niece or nephew who might be interested in ham radio, I have a built 20-metre CW transmitter kit that was sent to me several years ago by the test lab operator for the ARRL's periodical.
Several years ago, this gesture inspired me. The generosity of this man opened up a world of opportunity for me in communications. He opened my eyes to the entire world. He helped get me where I am today. Little does he know what course he'd set for me when I was in my early teens. I lost track of him; I can't even remember his name. If he's still alive, he has all of my blessings and thanks.
I want someone else to have the same opportunity that I did. If you know of a youth in your community that's passed their licensing test but can't afford their first rig, please, send me a message.
But that's part of the excitement! This shouldn't be an argument of 'when I was your age' but the whole point of the whole exercise is to jump headfirst into the pool. If you don't, you'll never get used to the water.
I could spend my whole life afraid of what's on the other side of the looking glass. That first QSO is just as shaky no matter the medium.
As a diehard fan, it's always made a lot more sense to just plug in the radio if I'm going to do comms in morse. It's a lot more gratifying, and believe it or not, a lot more entertaining than over the net. With a radio, you don't have to pay for air time, nor do you have to set up complicated clients.
Many a night has been spent in front of a glowing dim console, applying a feather touch to an old worn dial to a hear a faint signal, a single voice coming from a hemisphere away. Sure, the internet is a guaranteed easy, clean connection. That's a given.... but it's just not the same.
Well, maybe I'm blowing things out of proportion. Interac *is* widely accepted in Toronto, but in my experience, it's been less than 75% of the time as compared to 98% of the time Ottawa. I have difficulty finding a good family run restaurant that accepts the card. People take cash or have a mastercard imprint machine.
Although I certainly have better luck with my Interac card than with my Diner's Club Card.:D
Interac was fantastic in Ottawa. Nobody really charged extra (except for a few convenience stores) and most banks let you do free transactions at merchants and a small fee (only 10% of your $20 withdrawal!) for cash withdrawals.
So, um, yeah, interac was great for acceptance in Ottawa because everyone, even your local corner store, took it. Free.
I've since moved to Toronto where it seems as if nobody takes Interac. Even upscale restaurants won't touch the card with a ten foot pole. Corner stores are all cash, and I can't even buy a book of subway tickets or even my monthly metropass with it. The places that do take it charge an extra $0.25 or $0.50 for you to use it. It's fucking shameful.
I used to be a credit card holdout.... certainly didn't want one, because I don't trust myself with them. I've since been forced to get a mastercard in order to avoid using cash in Toronto, but now I'm a slave to money-management software.
On the upside, my bank statements are simpler (paycheque deposit, mastercard bill, remainder to savings account) and I'm collecting hundreds of Sony points. Since I spend about $1800 on my mastercard a month (even my rent goes on there), each month that's $18 off of the sony product of my choice..... so after 10 months of spending money that I'd be spending anyway, I'll get a couple hundred bucks off of the home theater system that I was going to buy anyway.
No, I can safely assure you that at Nortel when we were developing DSL technologies the original intent was residential high speed access superior to ISDN. TV was just one of the ideas we were playing around with.
If he's a professional disc jockey and he's using a computer for his gigs, then he's a sap. He can purchase or rent an inexpensive set of Denon professionnal players, or the slightly spiffier Pioneer CDJ-100s.
Pro is pro is pro. If you showed up to my party with only a laptop, I'd fire you on the spot.
This is coming from a professional dj and promoter.
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You insensitive clod.
Msn.ca provides search results localized to Canada based web sites, just as google.ca does the same.
I don't think that's unreasonable at all.
That's only XP. Is there one available for 2000? If there is, I can't find it.
Very common misconception.
Unfortunately, sir, you are incorrect. Up here in Canada, as you put it, centre is always spelled -re unless one is referring to an object in the United States.
We still centre our sights on targets, albeit without handguns. Americans are the only ones who center anything.
As far as objects go, yes, Med Centre remains as such, although, the Kennedy Space Center is spelled in the American fashion.
The Bonzai that you have on in the states is wayyyyy tamer than it is up here in Canada. It's been showing up here for a few years now, and they get pretty racy at times. Full frontal nudity of 16 year olds(It's okay if you've got parental consent!), language that would make a sailor blush... and they actually say things like 'gambling' (oh no!) and take a drink and pour another.
It doesn't sounds like a big deal, but trust me, the fox version is heavily patheticized... and everything that they cut out gets replaced with more commercials.
Einstein was also called a lost cause by his teachers and was all but booted out of school.
Details, people... details.
Great. Teach them everything on a proprietary console.
That makes a world of sense.
The whole point of teaching students how to do things on systems which exist is that they can actually apply that knowledge elsewhere. When I was in high school, we learn almost everything on teaching systems designed solely to be used in a teaching environment. When we left the course, everyone in the class was fully qualified to teach a course using the proprietary hardware..... but where did that get us?
Sure, they'll learn the principals of programming, but they'll never move beyond that.
...those old systems could also be fitted with your own joystick, mods, etc., as well.
Except they've already got a software base. This, on the other hand, does not.
Hrm.... would I rather mod out my C=64 (heh, already did, oops) with thousands of software titles freely available online and from the massive boxes of disks in my basement....
Or will I pay a good chunk of my paycheque for a system limited in both hardware capabilities and developer base?
Great strategy guys. Really. You'll make millions.
The woman playing Tamagotchi in her car while driving won a few years back.
Area Man Constantly Mentioning He Doesn't Own A Television
Don't be so sure about what you hear about language nazis in Canada. True, Quebec has repressive laws against signage in English, however, I'm a french speaker in Toronto. I can't get court services or directions in French, and public institutions which used to have French language printed on them (The zoo, the subway, CN tower, discovery walks) are now solely in English, removed by the loyalist conservatives in the mid 1990s.
Even the new subway line, Sheppherd, commisioned in 2002, originally had trilingual signage.... English, Cantonese, and French. The subway was opened for three days until some vandal spray painted 'FROGS GO HOME' on the signage at Yonge-Shepperd transfer. The signage was replace within 48 hours with Anglophone signage.
English speakers in Canada frequently comment on the inaccessibility of English in Quebec. They should know that they've done the exact same thing.
Send me an email. Use the spam friendly account.
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Heh. That it does. But don't HAM on acid. It's just messy.
Well, I might as well use this opportunity while my comment is rated +5.
This forum is generating a substantial amount of commentary. If anyone in this forum has a son or daughter, niece or nephew who might be interested in ham radio, I have a built 20-metre CW transmitter kit that was sent to me several years ago by the test lab operator for the ARRL's periodical.
Several years ago, this gesture inspired me. The generosity of this man opened up a world of opportunity for me in communications. He opened my eyes to the entire world. He helped get me where I am today. Little does he know what course he'd set for me when I was in my early teens. I lost track of him; I can't even remember his name. If he's still alive, he has all of my blessings and thanks.
I want someone else to have the same opportunity that I did. If you know of a youth in your community that's passed their licensing test but can't afford their first rig, please, send me a message.
I want to make sure they get a good start.
73, VA3CSG
To issue a correction in morse code, you enter eight dits. ........
Just like that. Easy as pie.
But that's part of the excitement! This shouldn't be an argument of 'when I was your age' but the whole point of the whole exercise is to jump headfirst into the pool. If you don't, you'll never get used to the water.
I could spend my whole life afraid of what's on the other side of the looking glass. That first QSO is just as shaky no matter the medium.
As a diehard fan, it's always made a lot more sense to just plug in the radio if I'm going to do comms in morse. It's a lot more gratifying, and believe it or not, a lot more entertaining than over the net. With a radio, you don't have to pay for air time, nor do you have to set up complicated clients.
Many a night has been spent in front of a glowing dim console, applying a feather touch to an old worn dial to a hear a faint signal, a single voice coming from a hemisphere away. Sure, the internet is a guaranteed easy, clean connection. That's a given.... but it's just not the same.
*sigh*
73, VA3CSG
C=64 was native at 1MHz. If you're going to attempt to be funny, at least fact-check.
*sigh* No no no. You've got it all wrong. The Bush government *cuts* taxes.
;)
They just impose levies and tariffs.
Well, maybe I'm blowing things out of proportion. Interac *is* widely accepted in Toronto, but in my experience, it's been less than 75% of the time as compared to 98% of the time Ottawa. I have difficulty finding a good family run restaurant that accepts the card. People take cash or have a mastercard imprint machine.
:D
Although I certainly have better luck with my Interac card than with my Diner's Club Card.
Interac was fantastic in Ottawa. Nobody really charged extra (except for a few convenience stores) and most banks let you do free transactions at merchants and a small fee (only 10% of your $20 withdrawal!) for cash withdrawals.
So, um, yeah, interac was great for acceptance in Ottawa because everyone, even your local corner store, took it. Free.
I've since moved to Toronto where it seems as if nobody takes Interac. Even upscale restaurants won't touch the card with a ten foot pole. Corner stores are all cash, and I can't even buy a book of subway tickets or even my monthly metropass with it. The places that do take it charge an extra $0.25 or $0.50 for you to use it. It's fucking shameful.
I used to be a credit card holdout.... certainly didn't want one, because I don't trust myself with them. I've since been forced to get a mastercard in order to avoid using cash in Toronto, but now I'm a slave to money-management software.
On the upside, my bank statements are simpler (paycheque deposit, mastercard bill, remainder to savings account) and I'm collecting hundreds of Sony points. Since I spend about $1800 on my mastercard a month (even my rent goes on there), each month that's $18 off of the sony product of my choice..... so after 10 months of spending money that I'd be spending anyway, I'll get a couple hundred bucks off of the home theater system that I was going to buy anyway.
Ain't life grand?
Last time that I checked, Walmart was a business, not a person.... ...but I could be wrong. :P
No, I can safely assure you that at Nortel when we were developing DSL technologies the original intent was residential high speed access superior to ISDN. TV was just one of the ideas we were playing around with.
I work for the verisign call centre in Toronto, actually.
If he's a professional disc jockey and he's using a computer for his gigs, then he's a sap. He can purchase or rent an inexpensive set of Denon professionnal players, or the slightly spiffier Pioneer CDJ-100s.
Pro is pro is pro. If you showed up to my party with only a laptop, I'd fire you on the spot.
This is coming from a professional dj and promoter.