Are we now going to get all the people who illegally made mix-tapes for their friends in the 1980s and fine them too?
Theoretically possible, but since making a mix tape for friends doesn't involve openly advertising the fact to millions of people on the internet it's extremely unlikely.
Sorry, just nitpicking your usage of "only slightly.":P
Yeah, it's the same "only slightly" as in "a nuclear war is only slightly more inconvenient than being shot in the head": on a personal level it makes little difference.
Sure, because we all have the time to correct unsupported claims on the internet, right?
I supported a claim with an external link. That link was not the best (as I can't be bothered looking too hard myself), and it erroneously cited the original publication date instead of the later edition as you correctly note, however the point remains that the first known use of the term is still over three hundred years old.
That's the reason only idiots bother with giving references, we all just throw stuff out there... Except that it's the opposite.
Yes, idiots make unsupported claims. Arrogant idiots also make lame excuses, and I'd rather be intelligent enough to admit when I've cited poorly than try to nitpick, whine and insult my way out of not citing at all.
Not really, the SMA surgical tools use a different alloy composition that returns to shape at a much lower temperature, and they're usually only used for delicate work inside arteries and the like. But regular surgical tools are made with very precise alloys too, and precision has it's price.
Last time I junked a laptop the PCMCIA socket used SMA wire in the eject mechanism. That's nothing spectacular, which is the point: there are everyday uses for SMAs that you won't know about unless you look hard enough, like anti-scalding valves in hot water systems, surgical tools, automatic fire sprinklers and bra underwire (I wouldn't expect most Slashdotters to have practical experience with any of these, of course).
I invented a cell phone powered by stupidity. Unfortunately, the instant I handed it to a typical cell phone user it overloaded and exploded violently, killing the test subject.
That would be a good point, except this guy is a member of the state branch of the same party that proposed the internet filter. Besides, using a work computer for looking at porn and gambling on company time would get you fired from any other job, so it's a matter of being held to the same standards as everyone else, and as a New South Wales resident and taxpayer I don't see why I should be subsidising his personal habits.
There's another example of the same kind of hypocrisy from the same state parliament, this time a Christian right politician. 200,000 sites is research? Yeah, right. Resign you wanker!
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Are we now going to get all the people who illegally made mix-tapes for their friends in the 1980s and fine them too?
Theoretically possible, but since making a mix tape for friends doesn't involve openly advertising the fact to millions of people on the internet it's extremely unlikely.
Imagine a Beowulf clustOW STOP HITTING ME!
Alcoholic pygmies are a dime a dozen. Which is just as well, since they're easier to carry in a twelve-pack.
Well, if someone can "walk" with an artificial leg...
Shh! If I can convince enough stupid people this actually works I could make the world a better place.
Don't hold your breath expecting a quick, simple and over the counter cure.
Holding your breath is a quick, simple cure, as long as you can do it long enough.
All the neck-pinch does is put people to sleep. Courts are already effective enough at that.
Or would have very rapid means of deploying them from relatively small devices.
Come on, is there anyone here who hasn't seen the first episode of South Park?
I find them a tern off.
Combo multiplier if you can take out a seagull with the same shot.
What about hitting a drowning human?
Not as easy as hitting the water, but worth more points.
These ones have a display.
OTOH some tunes are clearly written for the kazoo.
Indeed.
Looks like they're one step ahead of you.
Some ignoramus actually removed all chemical equations from the Smelting article.
At least they didn't replace the whole thing with "Who smelt it dealt it".
Sorry, just nitpicking your usage of "only slightly." :P
Yeah, it's the same "only slightly" as in "a nuclear war is only slightly more inconvenient than being shot in the head": on a personal level it makes little difference.
Hilarious.
Sure, because we all have the time to correct unsupported claims on the internet, right?
I supported a claim with an external link. That link was not the best (as I can't be bothered looking too hard myself), and it erroneously cited the original publication date instead of the later edition as you correctly note, however the point remains that the first known use of the term is still over three hundred years old.
That's the reason only idiots bother with giving references, we all just throw stuff out there... Except that it's the opposite.
Yes, idiots make unsupported claims. Arrogant idiots also make lame excuses, and I'd rather be intelligent enough to admit when I've cited poorly than try to nitpick, whine and insult my way out of not citing at all.
I can find pages saying the opposite.
Go ahead.
Of course, this is the newer term or pirate that means one that violates copyright, not the definition that means one that raids ships
Sigh. It's only slightly newer, and I think a definition of a word that dates back over three hundred years can be considered legitimate.
Not really, the SMA surgical tools use a different alloy composition that returns to shape at a much lower temperature, and they're usually only used for delicate work inside arteries and the like. But regular surgical tools are made with very precise alloys too, and precision has it's price.
Last time I junked a laptop the PCMCIA socket used SMA wire in the eject mechanism. That's nothing spectacular, which is the point: there are everyday uses for SMAs that you won't know about unless you look hard enough, like anti-scalding valves in hot water systems, surgical tools, automatic fire sprinklers and bra underwire (I wouldn't expect most Slashdotters to have practical experience with any of these, of course).
I invented a cell phone powered by stupidity. Unfortunately, the instant I handed it to a typical cell phone user it overloaded and exploded violently, killing the test subject.
So it wasn't a complete waste...
See my other post.
That would be a good point, except this guy is a member of the state branch of the same party that proposed the internet filter. Besides, using a work computer for looking at porn and gambling on company time would get you fired from any other job, so it's a matter of being held to the same standards as everyone else, and as a New South Wales resident and taxpayer I don't see why I should be subsidising his personal habits.
There's another example of the same kind of hypocrisy from the same state parliament, this time a Christian right politician. 200,000 sites is research? Yeah, right. Resign you wanker!
However there are no standard type bulbs that feature it...
Oh, really? Looks to me like someone with some real knowledge of thermal design in lighting has already blown your theories out of the water.