this goes a long way beyond taking aluminum cans to the recycling center. i noticed he didn't mention much about biogas, a method of turning compost (usually from horses or sheep or cows) into methane and fertilizer. so far, that's my favorite waste-to-energy method, though i can't seem to get the city to let me put a biodigester in the back yard: they seem to be reluctant to have a methane tank hanging out in the middle of the block.
I really like the results of water-cooling, but (as in cars) have noticed that the tolerances must be much tighter, leaving the water-cooled system much more fragile. It would suck to be in the middle of a LAN party and have the power supply flake out.
the more i read about data mining, the more it seems to provide a conectinvity and interaction leap, a step we are really due, in a technological sense.
when the internet was new and all (shortly after Al Gore invented it), there was much talk of how Big Brother would swoop in and turn us into ones and zeros, monitor our every move, and control us through the new portal. that hasn't happened yet (though Ashcroft is trying).
doese it seem that data mining is more harmful (making us all into terrorsts for buying fireworks and seeing born on the fourth of july in the same day) than good (allowing better prediction of supply and demand to lower costs and raise productivity)?
i saw real genius in the theatres (yes, i am *that* old) and loved it. all through my college days, it provided the benchmark by which i gauged so-called pranks.
and thanks for the Mussolini quote; i've been needing just that very thing.
i recently bought an inspiron 8200 with the radeon 9000 -- and as a game machine, i have to admit it is superb. i have wireless functionality, so all in all it certainly does make lan parties easier, hosting as well as attending.
though i couldn't see how gaming could be done without a mouse!
I have been aware of the social, political, and environmental implications of the diamond trade for a long time. Before we got married, I think my husband was struggling with more of the sheer expense (for nothing of any real value) issue when he finally came to me and asked.
Him: What kind of engagement rimgs do you like?
Me: Brick ones.
Him: Huh?
Me, looking up from my book: Brick ones. With two stories and a porch.
Him: Hm. [brightening] Can it have a garage, too?
Me: Sure. You're buying it.
This conversation really happened, and we are quite happily living for the fourth year in our brick, two-storey home, with a fine swing on the porch. It doesn't have a garage as yet, but last month it appraised at $32,000 more than the purchase price. With equity like that, we could build a garage and a data haven as well.
And the last time i checked, diamonds don't have spare rooms that can be used as anything, let alone converted into a nursery when life takes an unexpected turn.
Chances are that if your lady has sense enough to like a geek, then she has sense enough to value something other than a diamond. I advise asking; you might be surprised at the answer.
i don't see this as invasive. it's not as though it's an implant or something. and frankly, when i go hiking with my adult friends, we use various methods to keep track of each other. there is another principle on/. that we hold to be true: the technology isn't the problem -- bad application of it is.
personally, i wouldn't have minded my parents being able to know where i was, not at 5 or 15 or 25. but then, i had an amazing amount of autonomy, too. let's all remember that a 15 year old can't be 'locked' into a watch or anything else and give them some credit, even if their parents dont deserve any.
Perhaps it is true that those of us who like Linux come from the i-can-tweak-better-than-you tradition, but when even my mother (my mother!!) prefers to use a Linux (mandrake 8) box over the windows one, this sense of Linux needing constant attention and support in order to type a document is simply not realistic anymore. Linux distros have done a fine job of recognizing the need to woo the desktop-user, and mandrake's releases continue to win over not just security geeks and sys admin, but real, regular users who think a computer is for writing letters, balancing checkbooks, and viewing pictures of their grandchildren. well, and to play freecell, of course.
i know what you are talking about. i know a trial lawyer (a really good one) who managed to break the cycle though: he started painting nudes in the Virgin Islands and drinking more beer. He's a really great guy and wouldn't go back to the courts for anything. Perhaps you shoudl try it?
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this goes a long way beyond taking aluminum cans to the recycling center. i noticed he didn't mention much about biogas, a method of turning compost (usually from horses or sheep or cows) into methane and fertilizer. so far, that's my favorite waste-to-energy method, though i can't seem to get the city to let me put a biodigester in the back yard: they seem to be reluctant to have a methane tank hanging out in the middle of the block.
I really like the results of water-cooling, but (as in cars) have noticed that the tolerances must be much tighter, leaving the water-cooled system much more fragile. It would suck to be in the middle of a LAN party and have the power supply flake out.
Cool! can we combine colors? and do neat little effects with them? This could be so much fun in the computer lab late at night.
What does the /. community think of the growing move toward the web platform. Can the web save OS2 from the land of the dinosaur?
the more i read about data mining, the more it seems to provide a conectinvity and interaction leap, a step we are really due, in a technological sense. when the internet was new and all (shortly after Al Gore invented it), there was much talk of how Big Brother would swoop in and turn us into ones and zeros, monitor our every move, and control us through the new portal. that hasn't happened yet (though Ashcroft is trying). doese it seem that data mining is more harmful (making us all into terrorsts for buying fireworks and seeing born on the fourth of july in the same day) than good (allowing better prediction of supply and demand to lower costs and raise productivity)?
i saw real genius in the theatres (yes, i am *that* old) and loved it. all through my college days, it provided the benchmark by which i gauged so-called pranks. and thanks for the Mussolini quote; i've been needing just that very thing.
you made me laugh. sorry this is still at 0 and that i don't have any moderator points today.
love and peace.
i propose we grabe one of these stations and turn it into the /. Underground Lounge. Door and Richard are always welcome, of course.
i recently bought an inspiron 8200 with the radeon 9000 -- and as a game machine, i have to admit it is superb. i have wireless functionality, so all in all it certainly does make lan parties easier, hosting as well as attending. though i couldn't see how gaming could be done without a mouse!
Maybe it's time for satellite radio to adopt the Spring and Fall Fund Drives that plague avid listeners of public radio.
Go ask Michael Moore what he thinks of librarians. Not only are we anti-censorship champions, but according to him, we are also subversive. You think they're just sitting there at the desk, all quiet and everything. They're like plotting the revolution, man. i'm not one to disagree.
and Neal Stephenson certainly had quite a different and powerful image in snowcrash.
love and peace,the librarian
the millenium generation. love and peace.
I have been aware of the social, political, and environmental implications of the diamond trade for a long time. Before we got married, I think my husband was struggling with more of the sheer expense (for nothing of any real value) issue when he finally came to me and asked.
This conversation really happened, and we are quite happily living for the fourth year in our brick, two-storey home, with a fine swing on the porch. It doesn't have a garage as yet, but last month it appraised at $32,000 more than the purchase price. With equity like that, we could build a garage and a data haven as well.
And the last time i checked, diamonds don't have spare rooms that can be used as anything, let alone converted into a nursery when life takes an unexpected turn.
Chances are that if your lady has sense enough to like a geek, then she has sense enough to value something other than a diamond. I advise asking; you might be surprised at the answer.
Love and peace,
heidi
i don't see this as invasive. it's not as though it's an implant or something. and frankly, when i go hiking with my adult friends, we use various methods to keep track of each other. there is another principle on /. that we hold to be true: the technology isn't the problem -- bad application of it is.
personally, i wouldn't have minded my parents being able to know where i was, not at 5 or 15 or 25. but then, i had an amazing amount of autonomy, too. let's all remember that a 15 year old can't be 'locked' into a watch or anything else and give them some credit, even if their parents dont deserve any.
Perhaps it is true that those of us who like Linux come from the i-can-tweak-better-than-you tradition, but when even my mother (my mother!!) prefers to use a Linux (mandrake 8) box over the windows one, this sense of Linux needing constant attention and support in order to type a document is simply not realistic anymore. Linux distros have done a fine job of recognizing the need to woo the desktop-user, and mandrake's releases continue to win over not just security geeks and sys admin, but real, regular users who think a computer is for writing letters, balancing checkbooks, and viewing pictures of their grandchildren. well, and to play freecell, of course.
i know what you are talking about. i know a trial lawyer (a really good one) who managed to break the cycle though: he started painting nudes in the Virgin Islands and drinking more beer. He's a really great guy and wouldn't go back to the courts for anything. Perhaps you shoudl try it?