I read the Groklaw summary and stumbled across the term "Unclean Hands" in the list of defenses that DaimlerChrysler has put forth.
Man, I knew some judges were sticklers about proper decorum in the courtroom, defendants wearing suits, etc. but this is pretty extreme, don't you think?
So, you say D&D is 30, whether or not the reader has observed the BEB article. This, however, implies no interaction between observer and observed. Schrodinger's Cat would disagree... if it weren't too busy trying to lie down on my copy of the DMG while I was reading it.
Foglio's site, Gazebo Boy
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Foglio's official site has a page a bout "What's New?" here. It also has some of his new stuff ("Girl Genius," "Buck Godot")
I, too greatly enjoyed WN. I was wondering if other slashdotters might help me with the origin of one of my favorite bits. It's quite OT, but if you feel up to it, please read on...
There was the WN that detailed superhero RPGs, poking fun at the various super powers, inlcuding worthless ones. One panel had the caption "Gazebo Boy finds his singular power of metamophisis useless against the evil Termite!" and a sketch of a gazebo with human eyes looking on in terror as it is ripped apart by a 15 foot tall termite. For years I had always assumed that Gazebo Boy came straight out of the fevered depths of Foglio's imagination. I came across some references on the net recently, though, that make me wonder if it was a running joke in the comic community that Foglio simply picked up.
So, does anyone know the origin of the Gazebo Boy joke? Failing that, does anyone know the origin of Gazebo Boy himself (I presume there was a laboratory accident or radioactive wood boring beetle involved somehow)?
Not in the wedding, but when I proposed to my wife, I considered doing something spectacular. You know: skywriting a proposal in the clouds or putting up a billboard. That kind of stuff.
Then the logistics of it hit me. We never really went to sporting events and she would probably be more embarassed than flattered at having her face televised on a stadium screen. Some fancy outdoors/banner thing was a possibility, but weather was getting tricky and I wasn't sure I could count on it. I considered having her "find" the ring on a dessert plate or tied to a stuffed animal we won at the carnival, but the engagement ring I wanted to use was a family heirloom and I didn't like the idea of a stranger making minimum wage taking possesion of it.
In the end, I went more traditional. I talked her into taking a day off from work (she almost shot me down because of a deadline!) and took her to the Huntington Library, where we'd had one of our first dates. I proposed to her in the Rose Garden.
It must've worked. We're having our tenth anniversary next month.
Anyone who has organized a wedding knows that one of the most irritating parts is parents and siblings from trying to add guests that we didn't know. If you're paying, you can simply put your foot down, but it can lead to all kinds of family friction.
Once, I got talking to a coworker about this. She said that she had anticipated this problem when she got married but they'd picked a venue to help them out. They got married on a small yacht with a maximum capacity of 17 passengers. When her Mom tried to add some out of state relatives to the list, she casually replied:
"Of course they're invited! But are you sure Auntie Debbie can tread water in her wheelchair?"
With your first job, you should be more concerned about the opportunities you will be exposed to, especially with the job market tightening due to outsourcing. You will need to prove your chops really quickly in this business in order to survive your first layoff (which may be around the corner). I'm sure you've probably already catagorized one of your offers as "this is more interesting technology," but that shouldn't be the only non-salary consideration. Will you be exposed to the whole development life cycle, or confinded to only doing test or only documentation? Which job has the better educational reimbursement for grad school (you should be registered for grad school already - take one easy class for a term but then dive right in. Disenrolling for even one semster makes it *so* hard to start again)? Will one of the positions get you a certification or security clearance that might be useful for future positions (remember: you can't outsource defense work)? How stable is each position? Some people like small startups because they give you an opportunity to grow, but this means nothing if they don't last long enough for you to learn anything!
In short, as long as the salary offer isn't an obvious attempt to screw you (look at both your offers and also ask classmates with offers from other companies and see if they're within, say, a 10% margin), you should be OK. Dive in on your first job, learn everything you can, get started on that graduate degree. In two years take a look around and see if your salary isn't up to par. Go to your manager, make a case on all the fine work you've done, and see what they can do. If you get no action by the tiem you get the graduate degree, start shopping around.
we could bring up their salaries to a point where they would no longer compete on price?
I don't think so. India has a 2003 population of
1 billion vs. the U.S.'es
290 million. Although the numbers are not immediately comparable (because of the disparate standards of living in both countries and thus access to skilled workers), the simple fact is that India is could swallow every tech job here and not even burp. From a U.S.-centric view, the numbers are even worse when you look at the 1.2 billion citizens of China, although the language barrier offers some protection to tech workers.
My sister used to work at Knotts Berry farm, an amusement park in Southern California. She knew several people who were ride operators. It turns out that all the rides were wired with low light video, as much to prevent vandalism as for safety. Naturally they caught a lot of other, ahem, activites on the dark rides. There was one, "Knotts Berry Tales," that was a notorious makeout location for patrons of all ages and orientations. Rather than titilate, many operators considered it rather unpleasant duty.
Oddly, the Flash Mountain phenomenon is the reverse - people pulling stuff because they know they're on camera.
fox continually moved the show... killing the dramatic tension that several moments ought to have had.
I don't know. I thought it enhanced the drama: Will I be able to catch this week's episode? Will it stay in one timeslot long enough for me to program my VCR/Tivo? Will Fox cancel the show during one of the commercial breaks and replace it with When Gas company Meter Readers Attack VII?
I don't know much about his history or career, but Hugo Nominations was the child of immigrant grapepickers Oscar Nominations and Emmy Nominations (madien name: Emmy Buzz). Perhaps another slashdotter can fill in the blanks?
Actually, this is a common misconception. Because it was one of the first fly by wire crafts, everyone assumes that's what cause the crash. In fact, it has grown into an urban legend. My understanding is that it was pilot error.
For more details on what the investigation found, see here.
I interviewed on a similar project years ago at Odetics ITS (now Iteris). I turned down the offer because of some problems with the salary. I was dubious about its use in the U.S. market (mostly because of U.S. psychology), but introduction in Europe seems like a better approach.
good luck on it. Please let me know how it goes after your launch.
when an aircraft approaches a stall the disruption of airflow across the wing that precedes the stall causes the whole aircraft to shake and buffet.
Speculation: The B-2 is a fly by wire system with no physical feedback from the surfaces back through the controls. To me this means the intent of a mechanical stick shaker is to provide this feedback when the computer detects a stall condition, rather than waiting for the entire aircraft to enter oscillation (which the pilot would feel through the seat instead of the stick, anyway). Sound likely?
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Man, I knew some judges were sticklers about proper decorum in the courtroom, defendants wearing suits, etc. but this is pretty extreme, don't you think?
So, you say D&D is 30, whether or not the reader has observed the BEB article. This, however, implies no interaction between observer and observed. Schrodinger's Cat would disagree... if it weren't too busy trying to lie down on my copy of the DMG while I was reading it.
I, too greatly enjoyed WN. I was wondering if other slashdotters might help me with the origin of one of my favorite bits. It's quite OT, but if you feel up to it, please read on...
There was the WN that detailed superhero RPGs, poking fun at the various super powers, inlcuding worthless ones. One panel had the caption "Gazebo Boy finds his singular power of metamophisis useless against the evil Termite!" and a sketch of a gazebo with human eyes looking on in terror as it is ripped apart by a 15 foot tall termite. For years I had always assumed that Gazebo Boy came straight out of the fevered depths of Foglio's imagination. I came across some references on the net recently, though, that make me wonder if it was a running joke in the comic community that Foglio simply picked up.
So, does anyone know the origin of the Gazebo Boy joke? Failing that, does anyone know the origin of Gazebo Boy himself (I presume there was a laboratory accident or radioactive wood boring beetle involved somehow)?
After all, liquid courage has been a part of the military since the beginning of time.
Heck, why not distribute games on USB sticks to begin with?
Then the logistics of it hit me. We never really went to sporting events and she would probably be more embarassed than flattered at having her face televised on a stadium screen. Some fancy outdoors/banner thing was a possibility, but weather was getting tricky and I wasn't sure I could count on it. I considered having her "find" the ring on a dessert plate or tied to a stuffed animal we won at the carnival, but the engagement ring I wanted to use was a family heirloom and I didn't like the idea of a stranger making minimum wage taking possesion of it.
In the end, I went more traditional. I talked her into taking a day off from work (she almost shot me down because of a deadline!) and took her to the Huntington Library, where we'd had one of our first dates. I proposed to her in the Rose Garden.
It must've worked. We're having our tenth anniversary next month.
Once, I got talking to a coworker about this. She said that she had anticipated this problem when she got married but they'd picked a venue to help them out. They got married on a small yacht with a maximum capacity of 17 passengers. When her Mom tried to add some out of state relatives to the list, she casually replied:
"Of course they're invited! But are you sure Auntie Debbie can tread water in her wheelchair?"
"186, 000 miles per second. It's not just a good idea, it's the Law."
Good luck!
In short, as long as the salary offer isn't an obvious attempt to screw you (look at both your offers and also ask classmates with offers from other companies and see if they're within, say, a 10% margin), you should be OK. Dive in on your first job, learn everything you can, get started on that graduate degree. In two years take a look around and see if your salary isn't up to par. Go to your manager, make a case on all the fine work you've done, and see what they can do. If you get no action by the tiem you get the graduate degree, start shopping around.
I don't think so. India has a 2003 population of 1 billion vs. the U.S.'es 290 million. Although the numbers are not immediately comparable (because of the disparate standards of living in both countries and thus access to skilled workers), the simple fact is that India is could swallow every tech job here and not even burp. From a U.S.-centric view, the numbers are even worse when you look at the 1.2 billion citizens of China, although the language barrier offers some protection to tech workers.
And wind up spending that time online, perhaps?
Oddly, the Flash Mountain phenomenon is the reverse - people pulling stuff because they know they're on camera.
O.K. But what if we compare it everyone's favorite FPS movie serial?
Oh, wait. That doesn't compare well either. Never mind.
Wait? This is a thread? D'ho!
I've heard similar comments about the Supreme Court.
Well, IMDB doesn't list it as MST3K at least. (Actual movie IMDB entry here).
I don't know. I thought it enhanced the drama: Will I be able to catch this week's episode? Will it stay in one timeslot long enough for me to program my VCR/Tivo? Will Fox cancel the show during one of the commercial breaks and replace it with When Gas company Meter Readers Attack VII?
'Kept me on the edge of my seat.
Thank you. I completely missed that. Good catch!
I don't know much about his history or career, but Hugo Nominations was the child of immigrant grapepickers Oscar Nominations and Emmy Nominations (madien name: Emmy Buzz). Perhaps another slashdotter can fill in the blanks?
Although, it'd be interesting to see a show take nominations in both its retro and current incarnation. Or a novel and sequel, perhaps.
Something that erhaps they didn't consider when making the retroes.
For more details on what the investigation found, see here.
good luck on it. Please let me know how it goes after your launch.
A correct, concise definition. I always liked another defintion of stall (actually "stall speed") I overheard once:
"The speed where an airplane stops acting like and airplane and starts acting like a rock."
Speculation: The B-2 is a fly by wire system with no physical feedback from the surfaces back through the controls. To me this means the intent of a mechanical stick shaker is to provide this feedback when the computer detects a stall condition, rather than waiting for the entire aircraft to enter oscillation (which the pilot would feel through the seat instead of the stick, anyway). Sound likely?