Currently there is no such thing as UAV's for civilian purposes.
That's not entirely correct. There are UAVs that NASA flies for research purposes, and there are some other projects going on for wilderness search and rescue.
Disinfecting a shower head is trivial. Pour some bleach in a bag, with enough water to immerse the shower head, put the shower head in the bag, use a twist-tie to hold it in place for a couple of minutes.
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what should be a metric at least as good as LOC is for programmers,
You do know that LOC is a truly lousy metric for programmers, I hope?
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Vista is the Zune of operating systems. ..except for having hundreds of millions of sales, you mean?
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And that original speed gain was nullified over time by the addition of extra strokes for looks.
I don't know what kind of cursive style you were taught, but there aren't any extra strokes in mine.
-jcr
That was the whole appeal to cursive: adding unnecessary pen strokes to make the letters look nice.
No, the idea of cursive script is that it's faster to write than disconnected block letters.
-jcr
Currently there is no such thing as UAV's for civilian purposes.
That's not entirely correct. There are UAVs that NASA flies for research purposes, and there are some other projects going on for wilderness search and rescue.
-jcr
When you write software on a government contract, you do it their way. I want to make UAVs for civilian purposes.
-jcr
If I was financially independent, I'd probably be working on flight control systems for UAVs.
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Tasty, garlicky overlords. I welcome them roasted and spread with a bit of olive oil on a baguette.
-jcr
If you heat plastic enough - it decomposes into base hydrocarbons.
I wonder if the process is conducive to using solar heat?
-jcr
Chiropractors are quacks, and if the legal system in the UK prevents people from saying so, then it's seriously broken.
Come to think of it, the NHS in Britain pays for homeopathy, too. What a great way to waste the taxpayers' money.
-jcr
Look, I don't care if you believe it or not. If you ever meet Matz, ask him yourself.
-jcr
overvoltage : do you live in a third world country ?
What, only third world countries have lightning now?
-jcr
But compact fluorescents cost $2, save almost as much power/year, and last about 10 years.
Best I've ever gotten from a CFL is about two years. Where can you find any with that kind of service life?
-jcr
If you can damage your showerhead with a couple of minutes of immersion in a chlorine solution, then you should replace it anyway.
-jcr
Failing a student for gym class is about the most stupid thing you can do.
I'd go a bit further than that. There's no point to having grades in gym "class" at all.
-jcr
jcr has no life
Gosh, can you show me how to be as cool as you are? I mean, it must take all kinds of talent to be an AC stalker.
-jcr
Then we'll have to agree to disagree.
I guess so. Taste isn't for everybody.
I much preferred having NeoOffice to having nothing but TextEdit.
There has never been a time when those were your only two options.
-jcr
Mac and former NeXT users completely ignoring all of Apple's failings
Excuse me? I've been very frank about Apple's failings. They kept Carbon going for way too long, for one.
-jcr
I'm about as good at it as you are at being tactful and diplomatic.
I'm very good at being tactful and diplomatic. If you felt insulted by my remark, then I accomplished my purpose.
-jcr
I don't "dick around" with my tools, sonny. I use them to get my work done.
-jcr
Not handy, but you I'm sure you can find some of the first discussions of Ruby on the comp.sys.next.* usenet archives.
-jcr
Don't be afraid to tell your little shits when they're being little shits.
Ok then: you're being an obnoxious little shit.
Glad I could help.
-jcr
You'd rather not have an app at all than have a half-assed port?
Have you ever seen OpenOffice on the Mac? I rest my case.
-jcr
The LA Unified School district has an enormous office building full of apparatchiki making $100K+ salaries who never set foot inside a classroom.
-jcr
Disinfecting a shower head is trivial. Pour some bleach in a bag, with enough water to immerse the shower head, put the shower head in the bag, use a twist-tie to hold it in place for a couple of minutes.
-jcr