There have been a lot of comments to the parent post, some of which ask why would anyone commute 4 hours a day to get to work. Here is one reason why: I live and work outside of Boston and drive to work, which takes me between 30-40 minutes each way, depending on traffic. As an exercise, I checked out the MBTA (mass transit around here) to see if I could take mass transit to work. I could do this, BUT the best I could do is a little over two hours each way (a combination of bus, subway and train). I live less than 20 miles from work, but no direct mass transit routes between home town and work town. Were I to not be able to drive (for whatever reason), I have a fall-back to take mass transit. It would suck, but if I can't find a comparable job in my home town, then I might stick with it.
It's interesting that I got modded "+5 insightful" for an apparently unjustified criticism. Such is karma, I guess. A lot of posters gripe about moderators on crack when we see nonsensical moderations. I rather think that some mods are on Ritalin.
I'm a transplant to New England, and hear "wicked" used with some frequency. They also say "cool beans." Sometimes I even hear "Wicked cool beans." I think they say that just to be "pissahs."
I work for a small (about 100 person) company with a heterogeneous environment (Linux, OS X, Windows). In the past few years the IT team has settled on Dell for quick turnaround of ordering customized systems and consistency (the devil you know). They order Dell laptops, desktops and servers. It has pretty much turned into a "Dell house." The quick turnaround on customized orders is extremely important to meet developer needs. If Dell makes custom ordering take longer or involves increased hassle, I would bet that our IT management would start looking into other vendors.
I was on a project porting software from HP-UX to Redhat. This was my single experience with this HP hardware and they seemed to be underpowered dogs and the monitors were fuzzy. Was your experience similiar?
The point the parent post seems to miss and the grandparent post glossed over is this: "The difference between theory and practice is that in theory there is no difference." Predicting something is possible does not necessarily make it practical, or even readily implementable. Mathematicians and theoretical physicists, in general focus on theory and simulation, and don't have the experience that experimental physicists have with the gritty little differences between theory and practice that make things go awry.
IMHO, ebay's feedback system is broken. Like the problem you have, ignorant buyers don't get in touch with sellers. Sellers hold feedback hostage from buyers until they receive positive feedback. This skews the feedback seen. I've been exclusively a buyer, I have little interest in selling on ebay. I've fallen into the habit of giving feedback to the seller when he/she gives it first. On one hand, I paid the seller quickly with the method the seller wants, I held up my end of the bargain, I should get pos feedback. On the other hand, I know that not all buyers are good buyers, like the real estate adage, "Buyers are liars," The buyer may pull the crap that the parent poster described.
From what I heard on the radio, the first stage failed. It does not matter if the systems are unrelated, because if the rocket fails, the payload won't go far... up.
As you can see by the replies to the parent post, twisting children's entertainment to adult themes is nothing new. Most of it is garbage, but most entertainment is rehashed garbase anyway.
To add yet antother example, anyone remember Andrew "Dice" Clay and his rendition of Mother Goose rhymes?
I work a short drive from the Woburn CompUSA. I go there to look at stuff, but usually order online from NewEgg because it is cheaper even factoring in shipping.
I used AppleWorks on my ][e many moons ago. I recently bought an iMac G5, tried AppleWorks. I didn't play around with it long before I got sick of it. It looked like the only thing that changed was it now in a GUI intead of a TUI. Not just Ugly, bug Fugly, IMHO.
This is amazingly similiar to a cheesemaking recipe for Queso Blanco.
This is by far the easiest cheese to make. Called Queso Blanco in the Spanish speaking (it means "white cheese") world it is used throughout the world by different names. It can be eaten strait or mixed in with various dishes. Try it in your lasagna recipes instead of Ricotta or in addition to it. Yum!
INGREDIENTS . 1 Gallon Whole Milk 1/4 Cup White Vinegar** .
1. Heat milk to 180 F (82 C) stirring constantly. Be careful not to burn the milk.
2. While mixing with a whisk, slowly add the white vinegar. You will notice the milk begins to curdle.
3. Keep stirring for 10-15 minutes.
4. Line a colander with a fine cheesecloth.
5. Pour the curdled milk through the colander.
6. Allow the curds to cool for about 20 minutes.
7. Tie the four corners of the cheese cloth together and hang it to drain for about 5 - 7 hours (until it stops dripping).
8. The solidified cheese can be broken apart and salted to taste or kept unsalted.
** The juice of 3-5 lemons may also be used in substitute or addition to the vinegar. The resulting cheese will have a much more tangy flavor.
working hours 9AM to 3 PM, a week off at Christmas and Easter
This is a common misconception. My step mother was an elementary school teacher and she worked many more hours than that. Think more like 7 am to 5 pm or 6pm. Teacher have to be there before the students and leave after the students. There is homework to grade and lots of meetings, especially during vacation weeks. This is worst for high school teachers who have lots of crappy book reports, essays, and exams to grade. All the meanwhile, trying to bring positive reenforcement in criticism. Not something on my enjoyment list. It seems to me that teachers are both underpaid and overworked.
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There have been a lot of comments to the parent post, some of which ask why would anyone commute 4 hours a day to get to work. Here is one reason why: I live and work outside of Boston and drive to work, which takes me between 30-40 minutes each way, depending on traffic. As an exercise, I checked out the MBTA (mass transit around here) to see if I could take mass transit to work. I could do this, BUT the best I could do is a little over two hours each way (a combination of bus, subway and train). I live less than 20 miles from work, but no direct mass transit routes between home town and work town. Were I to not be able to drive (for whatever reason), I have a fall-back to take mass transit. It would suck, but if I can't find a comparable job in my home town, then I might stick with it.
"No Starch Press" had another "Wicked cool" book, http://books.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/01/25/1459239 on Java.
I'm a transplant to New England, and hear "wicked" used with some frequency. They also say "cool beans." Sometimes I even hear "Wicked cool beans." I think they say that just to be "pissahs."
I work for a small (about 100 person) company with a heterogeneous environment (Linux, OS X, Windows). In the past few years the IT team has settled on Dell for quick turnaround of ordering customized systems and consistency (the devil you know). They order Dell laptops, desktops and servers. It has pretty much turned into a "Dell house." The quick turnaround on customized orders is extremely important to meet developer needs. If Dell makes custom ordering take longer or involves increased hassle, I would bet that our IT management would start looking into other vendors.
They were workstations.
Thats a blast from the recent past.
Here's a selection of videos
For kicks (or if you're bored), do a google search on monkey boy ballmer.
I was on a project porting software from HP-UX to Redhat. This was my single experience with this HP hardware and they seemed to be underpowered dogs and the monitors were fuzzy. Was your experience similiar?
Did you damage the can? If there is recycling where you live, don't forget the container deposit.
Their almost must be a project almost. As in
Boss: "How far along the gizmo project are we?"
Peon: "We are almost done with it."
Except maybe to any of their stockholders curious about why they were lied to.
Indeed. I talked to the other stockholder and we are both curious about this.
The point the parent post seems to miss and the grandparent post glossed over is this:
"The difference between theory and practice is that in theory there is no difference." Predicting something is possible does not necessarily make it practical, or even readily implementable. Mathematicians and theoretical physicists, in general focus on theory and simulation, and don't have the experience that experimental physicists have with the gritty little differences between theory and practice that make things go awry.
IMHO, ebay's feedback system is broken. Like the problem you have, ignorant buyers don't get in touch with sellers. Sellers hold feedback hostage from buyers until they receive positive feedback. This skews the feedback seen. I've been exclusively a buyer, I have little interest in selling on ebay. I've fallen into the habit of giving feedback to the seller when he/she gives it first. On one hand, I paid the seller quickly with the method the seller wants, I held up my end of the bargain, I should get pos feedback. On the other hand, I know that not all buyers are good buyers, like the real estate adage, "Buyers are liars," The buyer may pull the crap that the parent poster described.
Following the mania for minutia, Here's what wikipedia has to say about limelight, also known as Calcium Light
From what I heard on the radio, the first stage failed. It does not matter if the systems are unrelated, because if the rocket fails, the payload won't go far... up.
As you can see by the replies to the parent post, twisting children's entertainment to adult themes is nothing new. Most of it is garbage, but most entertainment is rehashed garbase anyway.
To add yet antother example, anyone remember Andrew "Dice" Clay and his rendition of Mother Goose rhymes?
China is a safe haven for all sorts of internet activity which is illegal and reprehensible here
Two questions:
1. Like what?
2. Where is here?
I work a short drive from the Woburn CompUSA. I go there to look at stuff, but usually order online from NewEgg because it is cheaper even factoring in shipping.
I used AppleWorks on my ][e many moons ago.
I recently bought an iMac G5, tried AppleWorks.
I didn't play around with it long before I got sick of it.
It looked like the only thing that changed was it now in a GUI intead of a TUI.
Not just Ugly, bug Fugly, IMHO.
This is amazingly similiar to a cheesemaking recipe for Queso Blanco.
This is by far the easiest cheese to make. Called Queso Blanco in the Spanish speaking (it means "white cheese") world it is used throughout the world by different names. It can be eaten strait or mixed in with various dishes. Try it in your lasagna recipes instead of Ricotta or in addition to it. Yum!
INGREDIENTS
.
1 Gallon Whole Milk
1/4 Cup White Vinegar**
.
1. Heat milk to 180 F (82 C) stirring constantly. Be careful not to burn the milk.
2. While mixing with a whisk, slowly add the white vinegar. You will notice the milk begins to curdle.
3. Keep stirring for 10-15 minutes.
4. Line a colander with a fine cheesecloth.
5. Pour the curdled milk through the colander.
6. Allow the curds to cool for about 20 minutes.
7. Tie the four corners of the cheese cloth together and hang it to drain for about 5 - 7 hours (until it stops dripping).
8. The solidified cheese can be broken apart and salted to taste or kept unsalted.
** The juice of 3-5 lemons may also be used in substitute or addition to the vinegar. The resulting cheese will have a much more tangy flavor.
Isn't it obvious? Since it it too small to be a gas giant, it has to be an enormous stack of turtles which is causing the wobble.
Although I agree with the principle of what you say,
save fifty cents on a cup of coffee.
When was the last time you bought a cup of coffee at a trendy metro coffeeshop?
Well, twinkies will make you grow. But not the way one wants ....
Doctor: Mr Simpson, you have an ideal weight... For someone 8'10" tall.
Is this friend an anonymous source
working hours 9AM to 3 PM, a week off at Christmas and Easter
This is a common misconception. My step mother was an elementary school teacher and she worked many more hours than that. Think more like 7 am to 5 pm or 6pm. Teacher have to be there before the students and leave after the students. There is homework to grade and lots of meetings, especially during vacation weeks. This is worst for high school teachers who have lots of crappy book reports, essays, and exams to grade. All the meanwhile, trying to bring positive reenforcement in criticism. Not something on my enjoyment list.
It seems to me that teachers are both underpaid and overworked.
How could a term like "Tiger" in any non-judicial sense (such as common sense) ever be accused of being an intellectual property?
You mean common words like apple and windows?