This was NOT caught with random wiretapping! Wiretapping happened after a tip was received:
"The original information about the plan came from the Muslim community in Britain, according to a British intelligence official."
"The tip was from a person who had been concerned about the activities of an acquaintance after the July 7, 2005, terror attacks in London, the official said."
While WoW is way too gear-fixated for the OP's idea to work, having a hardcore server with the ability to take loot items like Asheron's call, or gold, etc might work.
A FFA server might also be neat (possibly in combination with the above) - especially with one other component: you can PK any member of any faction, but you lose rep with that faction by doing so (but possibly increase rep with another faction)... so someone who indiscriminately PKs friendly players would end up KoS in every city, except the goblins' I guess.
I found WoW fun...at first. It is very slick and the PvE is good until the endless raiding at level 60 becomes a bore. The PvP was a weak point but still pretty fun, until the honor system killed world PvP and hid it away in battlegrounds.
There isn't much out there that avoids WoW's problems without having even more glaring issues of its own. I'm finding the Saga of Ryzom to be pretty good, though.
The ironic thing about this device is that if the victims were truly antisocial delinquents worthy of being "wiped...off the face of the earth", then they would just smash the device. Or, if it were out of reach, the store windows.
I'm guessing that the noise from the device extends past the edge of the man's property. That is, onto their properties. And they hear it all the time.
This is equivalent to someone blasting "music" loud enough to make the walls vibrate next door.
What happened to that one that started around the same time as ESRB, but which used a series of thermometer icons for violence, language, sexual content, etc. with explanations. I'm not sure what it was called, but Doom - for example - had the 3/4 icon for violence, and 1/4 for language ("mild expletives", ie: hell). (Rise of the Triad received 4/4 for violence because you could kill enemies begging for mercy, plus the big blobs of gore.)
I'm not sure what it was called, but it made a lot more sense to me - what the heck is "Mature" supposed to mean? - but seemed to get killed off really quickly.
The link you provided said a powerpoint(!) version of the study could be found at http://ergo.human.cornell.edu/ but upon searching, the only thing I could find was this:
Optimum comfort temperature may be higher than optimum productivity
- Heat stress effects on performance are not always linear
- In temperate zones:
- Critical temperature for performance decrements is 30C
- Accident rates increase 30% at 24C and are lowest at 20C
- Moderate heat stress:
- impairs efficiency in men > women
- Interacts with fatigue to decrease efficiency
- Interacts with age and accidents (at 20C there is no correlation, between 22-30C age accounts for increasing variance up to 40%
Temperature and Productivity
- Without incentives or knowledge of results more typing work was done at 20C than 22C (New York State Commission on Ventilation, 1914)
- Office task performance was slower at 21C than 24C, when subjects were thermally neutral, but was faster at 18C than 21C (Langkilde, 1978)
- Optimum industrial work temperature is 17-24C
- Skilled arm movements are optimum at 21C (13-29C)
- SBS reports increase above 22C
On the other hand, I'd rather not have to pay twice as much for a proprietary battery pack. If this was made by Sony, it would be a slightly smaller lithium battery that would cost $50 and last 40 hours
Well, there are a bunch of low to mid-range cards from ASUS and Gigabyte which use big heatsinks and heatpipes for passive cooling, the fastest of which (that I am aware of, anyway) is the Asus EN7800GT Top Silent. Unlike the water-cooled card, these are actually silent, instead of just having a much quieter fan, though I suppose most people will be happy as long as their card doesn't sound like a jet engine.
You're looking in the GP32 (the previous model) section. The GP2X has superior (and built-in) mp3 and video support, is much faster - it has two processors, each of which is twice as fast as the old model's CPU. My GP32 can play Phantasy Star 4 (Sega Genesis) and a bunch of Turbographix games flawlessly, among other things. Apparently the GP2X has excellent emulators for Genesis/TG16/SNES, though can't say for sure since I haven't received my GP2X yet.:) But since it has considerably better hardware, it seems reasonable. The only emulation that is supposed to be buggy and slow on the GP2X seems to be PSX (because of the 3D) and DOS emulation.
Eh, I'd still say System Shock 2 is very good. While the graphics are outdated and low on polygons, the sound effects and atmosphere are top notch. It also plays very well on modern PCs (you don't need the latest graphic card, heh), so I'd highly recommend giving it a try. SS2 is the only game that has made me shoot randomly out of sheer terror.
Immunity is NOT "passed on" through breast milk - no transfer of B cells takes place. Instead, antibodies are transferred, which produces a temporary immunity to boost an infant's developing immune system. When the child stops breastfeeding, these antibodies wear off. Since no memory cells are transferred, the child's immune system has to start from scratch if/when it is exposed to the disease.
The europeans had been dealing with smallpox for over 1000 years. Those that were most susceptable - differences in cell surface proteins, MHC that didn't react well enough - had already died off. Those that survived to breed were less likely to die when infected. Also, by the 1700s, inoculation with smallpox (to produce a weaker, much more survivable infection) had been introduced. Later, vaccination with cowpox was developed. (Uninoculated natives, of course, continued to die of smallpox...)
I've never had a dead LCD pixel that wasn't stuck on or off from day one. (Which is why I only buy them from places that allow unconditional returns... no "x # of dead pixels is OK" BS.
The next version of Office I do think is interesting though. They are completely changing the UI. This is a BIG decision, but they are going in a VERY different direction and I think it's a good thing. If you turn on all those toolbars for Office to get to all the functions, things are a HUGE mess. It's almost impossible to find many thing.
That's why you can customize it to just have useful functions while only taking up 2 lines. The default layout toolbar is pretty crappy, and the moving "Personalized menus" are pure evil.
The same character was in Morrowind... there was an early quest to find her husband, who turned out to have been killed by Nix Hounds IIRC. Apparently she doesn't believe in the whole "till death do us part" thing.:D
Um, no. Capacitor technology has improved in the last few decades. A 3 farad capacitor is 10" x 6.5" x 3.25", according to this site for people who care way too much about their car audio.
a policy of annihilating unions, shutting down entire stores to do so. It has crushed suppliers into a no-win situations. It has dropped wages overall. It has pumped manufacturing overseas. It has passed health care costs onto the taxpayers
Don't forget that they also employ many people, purchase many products from many suppliers, and provide a valued service to consumers - valued enough to allow Walmart to become the biggest revenue taker in the world.
There are two sets of premises here. Both of these sets are true. One set is represented in the wikipedia article, the other is not. Ignoring such an important set of facts is an example of bias.
"Innovative cooling systems will be needed for future computer chips that will generate more heat than current technology"
Except for supercomputers, servers, and hard-core gamers with air conditioning, who is going to want chips that will generate substantially more heat than current chips? If CPUs alone start using hundreds of watts of power, people are going to take notice, and even the most naive shopper will start taking this into account. Already, Intel has realized that their ridiculous space heaters are a dead end.
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"The original information about the plan came from the Muslim community in Britain, according to a British intelligence official."
"The tip was from a person who had been concerned about the activities of an acquaintance after the July 7, 2005, terror attacks in London, the official said."
Oh, well.
A FFA server might also be neat (possibly in combination with the above) - especially with one other component: you can PK any member of any faction, but you lose rep with that faction by doing so (but possibly increase rep with another faction)... so someone who indiscriminately PKs friendly players would end up KoS in every city, except the goblins' I guess.
There isn't much out there that avoids WoW's problems without having even more glaring issues of its own. I'm finding the Saga of Ryzom to be pretty good, though.
Don't they have mall cops in the UK?
This is equivalent to someone blasting "music" loud enough to make the walls vibrate next door.
I'm not sure what it was called, but it made a lot more sense to me - what the heck is "Mature" supposed to mean? - but seemed to get killed off really quickly.
Optimum comfort temperature may be higher than optimum productivity
- Heat stress effects on performance are not always linear
- In temperate zones:
- Critical temperature for performance decrements is 30C
- Accident rates increase 30% at 24C and are lowest at 20C
- Moderate heat stress:
- impairs efficiency in men > women
- Interacts with fatigue to decrease efficiency
- Interacts with age and accidents (at 20C there is no correlation, between 22-30C age accounts for increasing variance up to 40%
Temperature and Productivity
- Without incentives or knowledge of results more typing work was done at 20C than 22C (New York State Commission on Ventilation, 1914)
- Office task performance was slower at 21C than 24C, when subjects were thermally neutral, but was faster at 18C than 21C (Langkilde, 1978)
- Optimum industrial work temperature is 17-24C
- Skilled arm movements are optimum at 21C (13-29C)
- SBS reports increase above 22C
It seems that they don't disagree...
Fewer people own Charging kits for proprietary battery packs (XBox 360). Personally, I have 2 chargers and a bunch of NIMH AA's, since I have a digital camera (Canon A620) and a couple other devices which use them. And it's $5 cheaper to buy a NIMH charger with two sets of batteries.
On the other hand, I'd rather not have to pay twice as much for a proprietary battery pack. If this was made by Sony, it would be a slightly smaller lithium battery that would cost $50 and last 40 hours
D'oh!
Here are links to the company websites, look for "Silent-Pipe" or "Silent" in the name...
http://www.giga-byte.com/Products/VGA/Products_Li
http://www.giga-byte.com/Products/VGA/Products_Li
http://usa.asus.com/products2.aspx?l1=2&l2=8
http://usa.asus.com/products2.aspx?l1=2&l2=6
You're looking in the GP32 (the previous model) section. The GP2X has superior (and built-in) mp3 and video support, is much faster - it has two processors, each of which is twice as fast as the old model's CPU. My GP32 can play Phantasy Star 4 (Sega Genesis) and a bunch of Turbographix games flawlessly, among other things. Apparently the GP2X has excellent emulators for Genesis/TG16/SNES, though can't say for sure since I haven't received my GP2X yet. :) But since it has considerably better hardware, it seems reasonable. The only emulation that is supposed to be buggy and slow on the GP2X seems to be PSX (because of the 3D) and DOS emulation.
Wooed women at every base,
But once ladies glanced at
His special enhancement
They vanished with nary a trace.
-Barracks Graffiti
Sparta Command
There are plenty of emulators, freeware games and utilities. There is also stuff for the previous-generation GP32.
No kidding. I recently bought a 24" widescreen LCD, and it's a long way across from the subject line to the score.
Try playing System Shock 2, then get back to me. I think your opinion might change. :D
Eh, I'd still say System Shock 2 is very good. While the graphics are outdated and low on polygons, the sound effects and atmosphere are top notch. It also plays very well on modern PCs (you don't need the latest graphic card, heh), so I'd highly recommend giving it a try. SS2 is the only game that has made me shoot randomly out of sheer terror.
The europeans had been dealing with smallpox for over 1000 years. Those that were most susceptable - differences in cell surface proteins, MHC that didn't react well enough - had already died off. Those that survived to breed were less likely to die when infected. Also, by the 1700s, inoculation with smallpox (to produce a weaker, much more survivable infection) had been introduced. Later, vaccination with cowpox was developed. (Uninoculated natives, of course, continued to die of smallpox...)
I've never had a dead LCD pixel that wasn't stuck on or off from day one. (Which is why I only buy them from places that allow unconditional returns... no "x # of dead pixels is OK" BS.
That's why you can customize it to just have useful functions while only taking up 2 lines. The default layout toolbar is pretty crappy, and the moving "Personalized menus" are pure evil.
The same character was in Morrowind... there was an early quest to find her husband, who turned out to have been killed by Nix Hounds IIRC. Apparently she doesn't believe in the whole "till death do us part" thing. :D
Um, no. Capacitor technology has improved in the last few decades. A 3 farad capacitor is 10" x 6.5" x 3.25", according to this site for people who care way too much about their car audio.
Don't forget that they also employ many people, purchase many products from many suppliers, and provide a valued service to consumers - valued enough to allow Walmart to become the biggest revenue taker in the world.
There are two sets of premises here. Both of these sets are true. One set is represented in the wikipedia article, the other is not. Ignoring such an important set of facts is an example of bias.
Except for supercomputers, servers, and hard-core gamers with air conditioning, who is going to want chips that will generate substantially more heat than current chips? If CPUs alone start using hundreds of watts of power, people are going to take notice, and even the most naive shopper will start taking this into account. Already, Intel has realized that their ridiculous space heaters are a dead end.