Earmuffs that actually block out most sound aren't very comfortable. I got a pair of these "http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/?productNumber=214443" thinking that I could wear them all day while my coworkers argued next to me. While they did a pretty good job of blocking out my coworkers, I found them uncomfortable after more than 10 minutes. They need a good seal to really kill the sound, so loosening them really isn't an option.
It's like STDs - if you're careless and go sticking your junk everywhere without taking precautions, you'll probably catch something cruel, eventually.
That's why I run Linux. Running Linux pretty much rules out any possibility of having sex, and hence any chance of contracting an STD.
I can't speak for your sister and her child's reason for excluding sea creatures from their vegetarianism, but for me pescatarianism is a stepping stone to vegetarianism. I wouldn't be able to become a full vegetarian by going cold turkey:P. So, I'm currently eating fish and crustaceans on a limited basis until I'm ready to do without any meat.
Feel free to call me a "giant hypocrite" or whatever you want, but for me becoming a vegetarian is a major lifestyle change that has significant psychological, cultural, and dietary challenges and it isn't going to happen without approaching the problem intelligently.
It's interesting to see the Slashdot community grappel with this story. On the one hand, Slashdot is typically a staunch defender of privacy. Yet, when the privacy infringer is infringing in such a way that appeals to nerd sensibilities, some of us seem to ease up on our privacy demands, at least as long as it's not our privacy they're talking about.
The thing I think is important to keep in mind in these cases is to ask yourself, "What if I were in that person's situation? Would I like it if Google had taken pictures of my private property? How would I feel about it?" I know I wouldn't like it.
With that said, I think the lawsuit is unwarranted, as the Borings could just have asked Google to take the images down, who (presumably) would've done just that.
The summary makes 2 references to Gavin Potter being a psychologist, but it ignores the part of the article that notes he has a master's degree in operations research. This is very much an OR problem. Still, it is impressive that he has been able to do as well as he has considering his competition. Good luck to him!
The preface of 'The Hacker's Diet' makes it sound like a reasonable approach to healthy eating.
Another source for sane advice based on the current scientific literature is 'drclydewilson.com'. He's kind of intense, but he knows nutrition as well as anyone out there. He has his own lab at UCSF and teaches at Stanford, in addition to working for a non-profit nutrition organization. His original title for his book was 'Nutrition Engineering', which explains his approach in a nutshell.
Sometime in pre-history, it was noticed that many things like; dried marigold petals and spider web staunches blood. It was common practice to bleed patients at one time, and when the leech was removed, spider web was used as a poltice. I have personally used spider web on cuts, and it stops the flow in seconds. I should have applied for a research grant dang it!
All I'll say is that I've lost a hell of a lot more data on various Linux filesystems than I have on Solaris, FreeBSD, OS X or Windows filesystems.
I love how XFS gets grouped as "various Linux filesystems". The parent doesn't even specify which Linux filesystems, so he may have never lost data with XFS. If you're going to take the NFS criticsm with a grain of salt, then I'm going to need a salt lick to see past your argument that "well, I've lost more data, so Linux filesystems are worse than other filesystems". File systems are judged on design and statistical data. Some are better for some applications, others are better other applications. NTFS is not at the top of any of its classes (home, business uses, etc.). XFS would be an appropriate choice for this application, for the reasons stated by the grandparent.
Cziksentmihalyi is pronounced "CHICK-SENT-ME-HIGH", and although he was the first to academically describe this state, as Cziksentmihalyi acknowledges, it has been known and pursued for much, much longer by yogis and many others.
I've been using Wi-Fi for my toilet cams since 2001. Prior to wireless it was really a hassle to have to retrieve the tapes after they had been dumped on for a few days. Now it's walk in, drop in a cam, order a Filet-O-Fish, sit down, open my laptop and watch the show;).
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Earmuffs that actually block out most sound aren't very comfortable. I got a pair of these "http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/?productNumber=214443" thinking that I could wear them all day while my coworkers argued next to me. While they did a pretty good job of blocking out my coworkers, I found them uncomfortable after more than 10 minutes. They need a good seal to really kill the sound, so loosening them really isn't an option.
It's like STDs - if you're careless and go sticking your junk everywhere without taking precautions, you'll probably catch something cruel, eventually.
That's why I run Linux. Running Linux pretty much rules out any possibility of having sex, and hence any chance of contracting an STD.
I can't speak for your sister and her child's reason for excluding sea creatures from their vegetarianism, but for me pescatarianism is a stepping stone to vegetarianism. I wouldn't be able to become a full vegetarian by going cold turkey :P. So, I'm currently eating fish and crustaceans on a limited basis until I'm ready to do without any meat.
Feel free to call me a "giant hypocrite" or whatever you want, but for me becoming a vegetarian is a major lifestyle change that has significant psychological, cultural, and dietary challenges and it isn't going to happen without approaching the problem intelligently.
Well put; exactly my thoughts.
It's interesting to see the Slashdot community grappel with this story. On the one hand, Slashdot is typically a staunch defender of privacy. Yet, when the privacy infringer is infringing in such a way that appeals to nerd sensibilities, some of us seem to ease up on our privacy demands, at least as long as it's not our privacy they're talking about. The thing I think is important to keep in mind in these cases is to ask yourself, "What if I were in that person's situation? Would I like it if Google had taken pictures of my private property? How would I feel about it?" I know I wouldn't like it. With that said, I think the lawsuit is unwarranted, as the Borings could just have asked Google to take the images down, who (presumably) would've done just that.
The summary makes 2 references to Gavin Potter being a psychologist, but it ignores the part of the article that notes he has a master's degree in operations research. This is very much an OR problem. Still, it is impressive that he has been able to do as well as he has considering his competition. Good luck to him!
The preface of 'The Hacker's Diet' makes it sound like a reasonable approach to healthy eating.
Another source for sane advice based on the current scientific literature is 'drclydewilson.com'. He's kind of intense, but he knows nutrition as well as anyone out there. He has his own lab at UCSF and teaches at Stanford, in addition to working for a non-profit nutrition organization. His original title for his book was 'Nutrition Engineering', which explains his approach in a nutshell.
(Said a Shooter McGavin voice)
Creepy!
That's interesting-- I thought that would have been weeded out by evolution. I mean what good is self-preservation if you aren't going to reproduce?
FYI... (Marijuana) flowers is pot. Pot is (marijuana) flowers.
(The flowers of cannabis are the female plant's buds, and buds are known as 'pot').
So, then, you're telling me this patent dude patented a tautology 100 different ways? Dude, I need a hit!
Stealing is wrong. Breaking the rules/law is not inherently wrong, but only if the rules/law correctly correspond to an act which is truly wrong.
In this sense, one can see why some of our rules and laws are wrong in themselves, and so go to against them is right.
Cziksentmihalyi is pronounced "CHICK-SENT-ME-HIGH", and although he was the first to academically describe this state, as Cziksentmihalyi acknowledges, it has been known and pursued for much, much longer by yogis and many others.
Umm, I don't such a price tag would really be a deterrent to the military, considering that DoD's annual budget is in the hundreds of billions range.
I've been using Wi-Fi for my toilet cams since 2001. Prior to wireless it was really a hassle to have to retrieve the tapes after they had been dumped on for a few days. Now it's walk in, drop in a cam, order a Filet-O-Fish, sit down, open my laptop and watch the show ;).
He would just need to read the encylopedia once, then he would perfect. He probably would not even need to read most of it.
Dream jeopardy: Kim Peek vs. Ken Jennings. Kim would have to hope that his specialty areas came up.
Hydrogen is a peasant, while helium is a member of the nobility.
You insensitive clod!
Indeed.
Yeah, but this will probably be used in Iraq, so who cares if kills civilians?
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Hehehehhehehehehe... Maybe he should've hosted it on your douche-mobile instead?
I tell it to every girl I meet!
Why don't they think it is funny like we do?