IIRC, there was also a "making of" feature on the March of the Penguins DVD that dwelled on their crapulosity...they slide on their bellies a lot, and there was a shot of some cinematographers surrounded by shit-smeared birds.
He could also be trained merely to "detect" pirated disks when his handler signals him. Ba-bing, ba-boom, "probable cause" for a search that's really a fishing expedition.
That people can get elected without having basic modern ape like intelligence
Principles, not intelligence. Remember the definition of "demagogue": A man who promotes principles he knows to be false to people he knows to be fools.
Do we actually have satellites in that high orbit?
Yes. The STEREO-B satellite is in a heliocentric orbit (i.e., centered on the Sun, not the Earth) outside the Earth's orbit, gradually getting farther behind it because the period of an orbit increases with distance from the Sun. That picture was taken early in the flight, when the geometry still permitted seeing the Moon and Sun in line; it won't happen any more.
Its partner, STEREO-A, is in an orbit inside the Earth's, and gradually getting ahead for the same reason. As the two diverge, they can image the Sun simultaneously and take 3-D pictures of it.
...I have one of those that I ordered from one of the New York camera dealers thirty-odd years ago. It's a nice way of holding a long lens steady. Unfortunately, these days it tends to scream "I'M A TERRORIST!!!", so I haven't used it in quite a while.
Alignment with a party is a quid pro quo deal. A legislator agrees to make some concessions to the party line, in return for their making some concessions to the interests of his constituents. If the interests of the party and his constituents diverge too far, it becomes impossible for him to hold up both ends of the deal, and it may make very good sense for him to change his lapel pin.
Ben Nighthorse Campbell of Colorado switched from D to R for much the same reason, and was reelected once under his new affiliation.
The sanctioning organization for model rocketry is called Tripoli, so named because its founder sold a collection of Libyan coins to get the incorporation money. That caused a bit of a flap during the troubles with Khaddafi, but they managed to straighten it out.
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You never have the mod points when you need them...
rj
There's a discount rate for alliteration.
rj
Under certain unusual conditions...google "Berlin Airlift".
rj
I'll save the rose bush for the engineer who doesn't understand the concept of freefall.
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Damn, I love it when computer engineers think they're engineers.
rj
He could also be trained merely to "detect" pirated disks when his handler signals him. Ba-bing, ba-boom, "probable cause" for a search that's really a fishing expedition.
rj
I believe Al Pacino does.
rj
Cult: A small, unpopular religion.
Religion: A large, popular cult.
rj
...sales of wooden stakes and garlic have spiked.
rj
That would be about 1620km past the center of the earth...
rj
You gotta expect that when you hang out near a vol -- Oh, 'scuse me, it's Java flaw, not lava flow. My bad.
rj
Principles, not intelligence. Remember the definition of "demagogue": A man who promotes principles he knows to be false to people he knows to be fools.
rj
Not a chance. They'd have to reduce the Hitler coverage to do that.
rj
Wouldn't make very good weapons, would they?
rj
Yes. The STEREO-B satellite is in a heliocentric orbit (i.e., centered on the Sun, not the Earth) outside the Earth's orbit, gradually getting farther behind it because the period of an orbit increases with distance from the Sun. That picture was taken early in the flight, when the geometry still permitted seeing the Moon and Sun in line; it won't happen any more.
Its partner, STEREO-A, is in an orbit inside the Earth's, and gradually getting ahead for the same reason. As the two diverge, they can image the Sun simultaneously and take 3-D pictures of it.
rj
If you don't understand how it works, yes.
rj
Let's see...connection time is free, **AA complaints go to McD's IP address, and people stay longer...what are the odds of THAT?
rj
...I have one of those that I ordered from one of the New York camera dealers thirty-odd years ago. It's a nice way of holding a long lens steady. Unfortunately, these days it tends to scream "I'M A TERRORIST!!!", so I haven't used it in quite a while.
rj
Alignment with a party is a quid pro quo deal. A legislator agrees to make some concessions to the party line, in return for their making some concessions to the interests of his constituents. If the interests of the party and his constituents diverge too far, it becomes impossible for him to hold up both ends of the deal, and it may make very good sense for him to change his lapel pin.
Ben Nighthorse Campbell of Colorado switched from D to R for much the same reason, and was reelected once under his new affiliation.
rj
'Nuff said.
rj
By transmitting on it.
rj
The sanctioning organization for model rocketry is called Tripoli, so named because its founder sold a collection of Libyan coins to get the incorporation money. That caused a bit of a flap during the troubles with Khaddafi, but they managed to straighten it out.
rj
More like a caterer in Texas.
rj
Lots of unmanned body bags, too.
rj