That sounds a lot like an RPG called Paranoia...:)/me pictures two people claiming to know a piece of information, yet neither really does.
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That sounds very interesting...Would you happen to know of a good resource for someone who's hasn't finished building his bedroom?
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"All it takes" for what? A rogue government starting a breeder reactor program? Those plans take a long time to come to completion.
A terrorist attack? Infrastructure is already being put in place to scan for radioactive material entering the country.
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How much energy used to manufacture these flourescent bulbs,
Even if they do cost more to manufacture than incandescents, that's to be expected. Compact flourescent bulbs are a relatively new technology; we haven't had one hundred years to perfect making them cheaply.
the fixtures to use them and to replace existing fixtures?
Most compact flourescents I've seen fit into ordinary light sockets. No new fixtures required. (In fact, they even make older fixtures safer. You're not drawing anywhere near as much power as you did with a similar-output incandescent, so you're not taxing your old electrical wiring as much.)
How much additional waste is generated?
As opposed to...?
How much energy to retool factories to produce more of one and less of the other?
You re-tool once, then you recoup your cost in sales of the product. That's what business economics are for. Good business judgement will help prevent you from retooling more often than is necessary. (Hey...eventually something's going to replace compact flourescants as the most economical home light source. Anyone know of efficiency marks for electroluminescent films? Or LEDs?)
As titzandkunt sortof points out, deuterium isn't toxic in small amounts. However, if there were, for example, a major spill of deuterium in a local water supply (think pond or lake in a well-using community), there would be a significant health risk.
A spill in a lake would have a significant effect on the ecology of that lake. (The D20 would sink to the bottom, having different effects on the organisms down there.)
I think it depends on expansion. And since, by most accounts, the expansion of the universe is accelerating, I think we've got an "eternal" machine running.
PR is the same in corporate politics as it is in government politics. Say whatever you want that supports your position.
Sites that like you will spin it in a good way. People reading those sites will continue to like you.
Sites that don't like you will spin it in a bad way. People reading those sites will continue to dislike you.
The only real way to convert people from one camp to another is individuals reaching out to individuals...I'd sooner trust someone I know personally about a subject than I would a website I found.
Was populous the game wherein you are a diety and can raise and lower land, and have your followers attack other people, and cause floods, and whatnot?
I think so...I played it on the Super NES.
If it is, is it available currently in any format? As I remeber having played something like that some time ago, and the name sounds familiar.
Well...SNES roms, for one. I don't know if it was released for any other architecture.
Actually, individual segments of a vocal population push the censoring/outlawing...and they do it one small bit at a time.
Think about it...did you know that rifled air-pressure-powered pellet guns are considered firearms in Michigan?
I've been told there's legislation in the works to prohibit the sale of firearms used in a war. Meaning M16s, sure. But that also includes WWI-era Springfield rifles and 18th and 19th century muzzleloaders.
The appropriateness of either measure depends on your involvement with various aspects of the issue. But with every measure comes someone's justification. (Whose validity also depends on your involvement with the issue...)
(Someone's bound to correct or clarify on these points...consider it welcome. IANAE.)
That makes a lot of sense, except for one thing I'm not clear one. How do two subspecies of, say, horses, become incompatible to breed? When does "being the fittest" mean "being incompatible with other breeds?"
That doesn't really disprove it. Luck is a big factor in most gene pools, particularly being in the right place at the right time. e.g. being the first morsel a T-Rex sees upon arrival.
Sure, there are genetic factors that influence the chance of a creature being eaten...Is it poisonous? Does it have camoflage? Is it larger than everything around it, without much of a way to defend itself?
But the member of the same species that happened to be elsewhere is still more likely to survive.
...as a result of blogs. The stuff I've posted in my various blogs would pound me to a paste in any sort of political election.
For now, it'll only be the foolish adult politicians who say things in their blogs that will come back to haunt them in their careers. Combine kids and blogs, and you'll have a public record of your childhood behavior.
They want a device that they can pick up, press a button or two, scroll a bit, and find the song they want to play. They also don't want a clunky device that has a lot of buttons.
The interface was the basis of my point. You could scroll down to "Advanced", and choose whatever feature you need.
Vorbis support should be completely transparent to the user...it's just another audio file.
2:... Satalite radio, never heard of it, sounds crap, I have an Ipod with shite loads of music, I have internet radio piss off I'm not buying that crap.
I know someone who's had it for a while. (And he preferred paying its subscription cost to paying child support.)
3: Ipod £200, a bit expensive, I'm going to wait for the price to come down. Maybe I'll get a pda.
I don't know of any PDAs that have multi-GB storage. For a large collector, using them as a music player would be silly. If you were thinking of getting a PDA for its address book, task lists, etc., then you're dealing with an irrelevant need.
Top tip...5 years time.
They've got similar items, that have been featured on Slashdot in the past. The whole unit fits where your radio would normally go. I haven't seen any in the wild yet, and it's been a few years.
You could have millions of features on a device as long as it's easy to use.
IMO, the iPod's biggest advantage is its simple hardware interface combined with a menu system. You could easily pack more features under an "Advanced" menu, and the physical layout wouldn't have to change at all.
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That sounds a lot like an RPG called Paranoia... :) /me pictures two people claiming to know a piece of information, yet neither really does.
That sounds very interesting...Would you happen to know of a good resource for someone who's hasn't finished building his bedroom?
"All it takes" for what? A rogue government starting a breeder reactor program? Those plans take a long time to come to completion.
A terrorist attack? Infrastructure is already being put in place to scan for radioactive material entering the country.
How much energy used to manufacture these flourescent bulbs,
Even if they do cost more to manufacture than incandescents, that's to be expected. Compact flourescent bulbs are a relatively new technology; we haven't had one hundred years to perfect making them cheaply.
the fixtures to use them and to replace existing fixtures?
Most compact flourescents I've seen fit into ordinary light sockets. No new fixtures required. (In fact, they even make older fixtures safer. You're not drawing anywhere near as much power as you did with a similar-output incandescent, so you're not taxing your old electrical wiring as much.)
How much additional waste is generated?
As opposed to...?
How much energy to retool factories to produce more of one and less of the other?
You re-tool once, then you recoup your cost in sales of the product. That's what business economics are for. Good business judgement will help prevent you from retooling more often than is necessary. (Hey...eventually something's going to replace compact flourescants as the most economical home light source. Anyone know of efficiency marks for electroluminescent films? Or LEDs?)
As titzandkunt sortof points out, deuterium isn't toxic in small amounts. However, if there were, for example, a major spill of deuterium in a local water supply (think pond or lake in a well-using community), there would be a significant health risk.
A spill in a lake would have a significant effect on the ecology of that lake. (The D20 would sink to the bottom, having different effects on the organisms down there.)
I think it depends on expansion. And since, by most accounts, the expansion of the universe is accelerating, I think we've got an "eternal" machine running.
Deuterium and palladium are both pretty toxic. I don't know that having toxic reactants is much better than having toxic products.
On the bright side, at least palladium is solid at STP.
PR is the same in corporate politics as it is in government politics. Say whatever you want that supports your position.
Sites that like you will spin it in a good way. People reading those sites will continue to like you.
Sites that don't like you will spin it in a bad way. People reading those sites will continue to dislike you.
The only real way to convert people from one camp to another is individuals reaching out to individuals...I'd sooner trust someone I know personally about a subject than I would a website I found.
Was populous the game wherein you are a diety and can raise and lower land, and have your followers attack other people, and cause floods, and whatnot?
I think so...I played it on the Super NES.
If it is, is it available currently in any format? As I remeber having played something like that some time ago, and the name sounds familiar.
Well...SNES roms, for one. I don't know if it was released for any other architecture.
They're blatantly using the MST3k formula.
... I don't see that as a current trademark violation.
Then will someone please use this logic to get rid of SUVs and reality shows?
At one point they even called the show "Mister Sinus Theater 3000."
And they've changed the name to "Mr. Sinus"
Quoth the Article: "We just want them to stop using our name," he says. "he" being the President of Best Brains.
So they're suing them after the name change?
Actually, individual segments of a vocal population push the censoring/outlawing...and they do it one small bit at a time.
Think about it...did you know that rifled air-pressure-powered pellet guns are considered firearms in Michigan?
I've been told there's legislation in the works to prohibit the sale of firearms used in a war. Meaning M16s, sure. But that also includes WWI-era Springfield rifles and 18th and 19th century muzzleloaders.
The appropriateness of either measure depends on your involvement with various aspects of the issue. But with every measure comes someone's justification. (Whose validity also depends on your involvement with the issue...)
(Someone's bound to correct or clarify on these points...consider it welcome. IANAE.)
I mostly use it as a credit card. Purchases show up the next day when I check the balance on the ATM.
That makes a lot of sense, except for one thing I'm not clear one. How do two subspecies of, say, horses, become incompatible to breed? When does "being the fittest" mean "being incompatible with other breeds?"
*looks at the back*
Huh...then why would my debit card have Mastercard's symbol on it?
That doesn't really disprove it. Luck is a big factor in most gene pools, particularly being in the right place at the right time. e.g. being the first morsel a T-Rex sees upon arrival.
Sure, there are genetic factors that influence the chance of a creature being eaten...Is it poisonous? Does it have camoflage? Is it larger than everything around it, without much of a way to defend itself?
But the member of the same species that happened to be elsewhere is still more likely to survive.
That's a risk Google takes by being a search engine.
Actually, that's a risk any business takes when they get as much attention as Google does.
You mean like my debit card? It uses's Mastercard's infrastructure, and asks for a PIN.
...as a result of blogs. The stuff I've posted in my various blogs would pound me to a paste in any sort of political election.
For now, it'll only be the foolish adult politicians who say things in their blogs that will come back to haunt them in their careers. Combine kids and blogs, and you'll have a public record of your childhood behavior.
They have to do it that way. When they tried to import the species from India, the ones already here complained about scarce resources.
They want a device that they can pick up, press a button or two, scroll a bit, and find the song they want to play. They also don't want a clunky device that has a lot of buttons.
The interface was the basis of my point. You could scroll down to "Advanced", and choose whatever feature you need.
Vorbis support should be completely transparent to the user...it's just another audio file.
All I know is my corp will be first against the wall when the revolution comes.
You work for Microsoft? *sets foe*
(j/k)
Where once great herds of IT professionals roamed the valley, only a few clusters remain here and there...
Ye gods! Put them on the endangered species list!
2:... Satalite radio, never heard of it, sounds crap, I have an Ipod with shite loads of music, I have internet radio piss off I'm not buying that crap.
I know someone who's had it for a while. (And he preferred paying its subscription cost to paying child support.)
3: Ipod £200, a bit expensive, I'm going to wait for the price to come down. Maybe I'll get a pda.
I don't know of any PDAs that have multi-GB storage. For a large collector, using them as a music player would be silly. If you were thinking of getting a PDA for its address book, task lists, etc., then you're dealing with an irrelevant need.
Top tip...5 years time.
They've got similar items, that have been featured on Slashdot in the past. The whole unit fits where your radio would normally go. I haven't seen any in the wild yet, and it's been a few years.
You could have millions of features on a device as long as it's easy to use.
IMO, the iPod's biggest advantage is its simple hardware interface combined with a menu system. You could easily pack more features under an "Advanced" menu, and the physical layout wouldn't have to change at all.
Faster than my 750MHz Duron. 'Nuff said for me.