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Another governing factor is how susceptible the satellite is to solar wind. A magnetic field or extreme distance from the sun can reduce this. So, does Titan have a magnetic field, or just the distance helping out?
In WWII, most remote controls (especially those that would work around nuclear devices) had a range of about 0.5 mile. Not coincidentally, the Polish tested a few of these devices shortly after the war. The project stagnated when the three head scientists stopped showing up for work, and funding was pulled.
When's the last time you saw a business say that their core business (and the element which is going to make their new business better) is number 2? When's the last time you saw a press release with "heck, yeah" in the tagline? April Fools written all over this...
People get out of a horse's way, most of the time.
It's better than that. Only an idiot or a drunk will try to sneak up on a mounted police from behind. When the horse kicks you in the head, no one is surprised when the cop says "You okay?... What are you? Drunk? You ought to know better than to approach a horse from behind."
And of course, the only appropriate response is "No officer, I'm not drunk, I'm just an idiot..." Better to go to the hospital than jail...
I think the idea he is getting at is you may be making it possible for people to upload by placing the files in a shared folder, but you are not distributing it. Just like a library is making it possible for you to copy books by putting the photocopier in the library, but they aren't infringing copyright. Think of it as the difference between allowing copyright infringement and initiating infringement.
Fortunately, no laws have been passed that require us to listen to her. Note that laws have been passed that guarantee that she will be played in popular Canadian media.
Hmm, this is interesting. In the US, you're sued for DOWNloading music, and in Canada you're sued for UPloading music. Clearly, you should locate your ssh server for uploading in the US, and your ssh server for downloading in Canada...looks like it could be advantageous having buddies on opposite sides of the border, and doing file transfers between them in a less-observable manner than P2P...
They should treat genetic IP like trademark law - if you can't retain control, then you have no right to stop people from using it. It wouldn't solve most of what you mention, but it would mean that if they can't contain it, it's not the responsibility of their neighbours. That'll make them think more than anything else.
* Fear Factor - out-of-work hollywood actors line up to eat bugs for your amusement
Wow, you nailed every single reason why I watch it. The feeling I experience to watch a has-been celebrity eat the most disgusting thing for merely a chance at winning about a year's pay simply can't be described. The only thought running through my head after an ep is "Wow, they actually got three of them to eat that crap for absolutely nothing!"
From reading some of the top-rated posts, it seems there is a misunderstanding in what he is saying. I don't think he's saying that being rated is bad, but that being rated relative to your co-workers (bell curve) is bad. This is especially bad for small groups. I fall under a similar rating, with the difference that I'm rated against expectations. I have some control in managing those expectations, and have fairly clear guidelines for the rest of them. So, as long as I meet the expectations set for me, I get average or better reviews. The nice thing is, we have a great team of individuals, none of whom I would rate as below-average.
That should be the goal of management: capable individuals striving to meet well-defined goals as part of a superior team. With the bell curve, that is a goal that is never attainable. And if you start getting close, you'll have employees looking elsewhere, and realizing that they can leave for somewhere else that will appreciate them for their current skills and less stress for them.
I recently saw a demo of BizTalk Server 2004, and it was quite impressive. If you think about it, much of the programming done these days is data manipulation (read/write/display included). Why should I have to write code to deal with how to handle that integer field? The sample application they showed had about 3 pages of hand-written code in it (as told by the programming guy there), which handled the really different stuff. Keep in mind that this application was using GIS and automated calling groups, not just basic alphanumeric data. They're a BizTalk shop, and their goal is to never write code for the stuff they do.
Of course, this is only a subset of applications out there. I doubt you could write an office application, web browser, DB server, OS, or other specialised tool with this, but given that the 'other' applications that are used by businesses are database-manipulation tools, this looks quite feasible. Think code reuse, with a standardized interface and graphical widgets to abstract the code.
I've yet to see an OSS tool that could do this, and would be quite interested in any that can. I see this as being very useful for the company-specific tools that are made on a dialy basis.
(And, actually, I believe we already have self-replicating nanomachines: they are called viruses).
Actually, viruses are a poor example of self-replicating nanomachines, simply because they don't self-replicate. They take over a living cell (a nanomachine factory, if you will), and produce new machines under their design.
This is also my beef with the GNU/Linux vs. Linux debate. Nothing in the GPL (that I've heard of) requires that I mention any name, let alone GNU. If I want to make a dstro of Linux and call it AssHat OS, there's nothing in the license to stop me.
Ths result? I call the distro whatever the creator calls it. It's their choice, after all.
It's more than geothermal, the frost line is 4 ft. while the floor is 6 or 7 ft. below grade. this wouldn't account for near-freezing temperatures in the winter, nor would it account for the fluctuations of about 3 degrees I see between a cold winter day and a warm winter day. And it is sadly too responsive to this. That's another reason I'd like to make it active - it would make it easier to achieve colder temperatures by reducing the amount that geothermal effects are causing this.
As for location, it is one staircase away from the kitchen and, given my sedentary lifestyle, is one of the few things keeping me from having a heart attack in the next 10 years...
I live on the Canadian Prairies, a small way outside of what passes for a big city in Canada. Although we still have the usual appliances, it saves us money right now by allowing us to keep things that we usually would leave on the counter in a cold place, like fruit and bread, thus reducing spoilage.
I have something like this in my newly purchased home, and it's totally passive. Essentially, it's an insulated room in the basement with a vent near the ceiling to the outside. Warmer air escapes through the vent (and cooler air may seep in that way, too), and the temperature stays low. When the rest of my basment is around 18 degrees C, this rooms is no more than 8 degrees C in the summer and can get as low as ~0 degrees C in the winter. I keep thinking I should get a system set up to help bleed warm air out of there faster. Given where I live, this could operate well within safe cooling ranges for food for half the year (maybe longer, depending on how fast it heats up). For foods that are less sensitive (whole fruits and vegetables, things that just taste better cool) this is already a full-year solution.
Easiest way to make this active is 2 thermostats (one that supports A/C), maybe a couple of electric switches, and a fan. When the air outside is lower than the target temperature (heat setting) and the air inside is higher (cool setting), allow the fan to run. If wiring in series isn't allowed (if the type of thermostat can't support 120V AC), use switches that are turned on when the thermostat tells it to. Sounds like a fun project...
And they all said that making engineers take liberal arts classes was a waste of time!
And now we have proof. I mean, come on, taking liberal arts classes so you can quote classical literature on SlashDot? That's a waste of time of a waste of time on a waste of time!:D
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Another governing factor is how susceptible the satellite is to solar wind. A magnetic field or extreme distance from the sun can reduce this. So, does Titan have a magnetic field, or just the distance helping out?
How exactly does that improve your case? :P
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I thought the April Fool's jokes were getting out of hand, but now we're being cruel...
In WWII, most remote controls (especially those that would work around nuclear devices) had a range of about 0.5 mile. Not coincidentally, the Polish tested a few of these devices shortly after the war. The project stagnated when the three head scientists stopped showing up for work, and funding was pulled.
Those who go to the display will see the following sign: "I am the one guy in the civil service with a sense of humour."
Don't ask how I know.
When's the last time you saw a business say that their core business (and the element which is going to make their new business better) is number 2? When's the last time you saw a press release with "heck, yeah" in the tagline? April Fools written all over this...
People get out of a horse's way, most of the time.
... What are you? Drunk? You ought to know better than to approach a horse from behind."
It's better than that. Only an idiot or a drunk will try to sneak up on a mounted police from behind. When the horse kicks you in the head, no one is surprised when the cop says "You okay?
And of course, the only appropriate response is "No officer, I'm not drunk, I'm just an idiot..." Better to go to the hospital than jail...
I think the idea he is getting at is you may be making it possible for people to upload by placing the files in a shared folder, but you are not distributing it. Just like a library is making it possible for you to copy books by putting the photocopier in the library, but they aren't infringing copyright. Think of it as the difference between allowing copyright infringement and initiating infringement.
Fortunately, no laws have been passed that require us to listen to her. Note that laws have been passed that guarantee that she will be played in popular Canadian media.
Hmm, this is interesting. In the US, you're sued for DOWNloading music, and in Canada you're sued for UPloading music. Clearly, you should locate your ssh server for uploading in the US, and your ssh server for downloading in Canada...looks like it could be advantageous having buddies on opposite sides of the border, and doing file transfers between them in a less-observable manner than P2P...
They should treat genetic IP like trademark law - if you can't retain control, then you have no right to stop people from using it. It wouldn't solve most of what you mention, but it would mean that if they can't contain it, it's not the responsibility of their neighbours. That'll make them think more than anything else.
* Fear Factor - out-of-work hollywood actors line up to eat bugs for your amusement
Wow, you nailed every single reason why I watch it. The feeling I experience to watch a has-been celebrity eat the most disgusting thing for merely a chance at winning about a year's pay simply can't be described. The only thought running through my head after an ep is "Wow, they actually got three of them to eat that crap for absolutely nothing!"
At least there aren't ads in the middle of my game.
Clearly, you've never played GTA.
From reading some of the top-rated posts, it seems there is a misunderstanding in what he is saying. I don't think he's saying that being rated is bad, but that being rated relative to your co-workers (bell curve) is bad. This is especially bad for small groups. I fall under a similar rating, with the difference that I'm rated against expectations. I have some control in managing those expectations, and have fairly clear guidelines for the rest of them. So, as long as I meet the expectations set for me, I get average or better reviews. The nice thing is, we have a great team of individuals, none of whom I would rate as below-average.
That should be the goal of management: capable individuals striving to meet well-defined goals as part of a superior team. With the bell curve, that is a goal that is never attainable. And if you start getting close, you'll have employees looking elsewhere, and realizing that they can leave for somewhere else that will appreciate them for their current skills and less stress for them.
I recently saw a demo of BizTalk Server 2004, and it was quite impressive. If you think about it, much of the programming done these days is data manipulation (read/write/display included). Why should I have to write code to deal with how to handle that integer field? The sample application they showed had about 3 pages of hand-written code in it (as told by the programming guy there), which handled the really different stuff. Keep in mind that this application was using GIS and automated calling groups, not just basic alphanumeric data. They're a BizTalk shop, and their goal is to never write code for the stuff they do.
Of course, this is only a subset of applications out there. I doubt you could write an office application, web browser, DB server, OS, or other specialised tool with this, but given that the 'other' applications that are used by businesses are database-manipulation tools, this looks quite feasible. Think code reuse, with a standardized interface and graphical widgets to abstract the code.
I've yet to see an OSS tool that could do this, and would be quite interested in any that can. I see this as being very useful for the company-specific tools that are made on a dialy basis.
(And, actually, I believe we already have self-replicating nanomachines: they are called viruses).
Actually, viruses are a poor example of self-replicating nanomachines, simply because they don't self-replicate. They take over a living cell (a nanomachine factory, if you will), and produce new machines under their design.
Things can take more than a decade, an election-term, a year, a month or a year. And that doesn't make them boring.
Yes, but it does mean they aren't titillating. And I want to be titillated. Titillate me!
Damn, that's a good word....
Or rather, the hundreds of thousands who died after we helped Saddam gain power, or the thousands while we were removing him?
Well, let's take the easy way out and say both.
This is also my beef with the GNU/Linux vs. Linux debate. Nothing in the GPL (that I've heard of) requires that I mention any name, let alone GNU. If I want to make a dstro of Linux and call it AssHat OS, there's nothing in the license to stop me.
Ths result? I call the distro whatever the creator calls it. It's their choice, after all.
It's more than geothermal, the frost line is 4 ft. while the floor is 6 or 7 ft. below grade. this wouldn't account for near-freezing temperatures in the winter, nor would it account for the fluctuations of about 3 degrees I see between a cold winter day and a warm winter day. And it is sadly too responsive to this. That's another reason I'd like to make it active - it would make it easier to achieve colder temperatures by reducing the amount that geothermal effects are causing this.
As for location, it is one staircase away from the kitchen and, given my sedentary lifestyle, is one of the few things keeping me from having a heart attack in the next 10 years...
I live on the Canadian Prairies, a small way outside of what passes for a big city in Canada. Although we still have the usual appliances, it saves us money right now by allowing us to keep things that we usually would leave on the counter in a cold place, like fruit and bread, thus reducing spoilage.
I have something like this in my newly purchased home, and it's totally passive. Essentially, it's an insulated room in the basement with a vent near the ceiling to the outside. Warmer air escapes through the vent (and cooler air may seep in that way, too), and the temperature stays low. When the rest of my basment is around 18 degrees C, this rooms is no more than 8 degrees C in the summer and can get as low as ~0 degrees C in the winter. I keep thinking I should get a system set up to help bleed warm air out of there faster. Given where I live, this could operate well within safe cooling ranges for food for half the year (maybe longer, depending on how fast it heats up). For foods that are less sensitive (whole fruits and vegetables, things that just taste better cool) this is already a full-year solution.
Easiest way to make this active is 2 thermostats (one that supports A/C), maybe a couple of electric switches, and a fan. When the air outside is lower than the target temperature (heat setting) and the air inside is higher (cool setting), allow the fan to run. If wiring in series isn't allowed (if the type of thermostat can't support 120V AC), use switches that are turned on when the thermostat tells it to. Sounds like a fun project...
And they all said that making engineers take liberal arts classes was a waste of time!
:D
And now we have proof. I mean, come on, taking liberal arts classes so you can quote classical literature on SlashDot? That's a waste of time of a waste of time on a waste of time!
From Liar Liar:
Fletcher: Your honor, I object!
Judge: And why is that, Mr. Reed?
Fletcher: Because it's devastating to my case!
They already proposed one.
Also, I used to have a keyboard with one nipple...