When I was in high school (back in the 80s), our chemistry teacher and biology teacher decided to clean out the back store room (which hadn't been cleaned in at least a decade at that point). They ended up finding a bunch of sticks of Lithium, and several unmarked jars.
On jar in particular looked dangerous. Basicly, it was a small (~1/2 gallon) jar filled with an unknown liquid. Unfortunately, It had been sitting on top of another, larger jar (partly filled with something else). The lid of the larger jar had given way, dropping the smaller jar inside. The labels of both jars had long since fallen off, so no one had any idea what was in there.
So, these 2 teachers get the bright idea of disposing of the Lithium and the large jar over a long weekend, and decide to video tape themselves doing so (we got to watch the tape later). They tried throwing the lithium in a large puddle out in the courty somewhere, but their aim was so bad, the lithium fell onto wet patches of ground and just sizzled.
The funniest bit of the tape was when they decided to do something about the jar. Neither one of them owned a gun, but they wanted to shoot the jar and see what happened (I think they were hoping for an explosion). So, the biology teacher got his bow and started shooting arrows at the jar, hoping to puncture it, but couldn;t hit the damned thing.
By this point, most of the kids watching the tape were laughing because of the inneptness of the teachers. Eventually, the teacher did hit tha jar....and nothing happend. To this day, no one knows what was in that jar, but it wasn't explosive.
Sort of like that other program that recycles old cellphones. The program provides geeks with no social life free cell phones that will only dial 1-900 numbers.
(Of course, they're still responsible for any charges that may apply...)
When I was in college, work in the Photo Lab, I knew a guy who could tell if a batch of photo chemicals was going bad by the taste (or so he claimed). With digital, you'd loose that wonderful, dangerous skill. What are you going to do, lick the Flash Card?
(DC, if you read this, get in touch man! It's been too many years...)
Step 1: Open window (not Windows)
Step 2: Drop Mac. The Mac will accelerate at 32ft/sec ....
Step 4: Profit?
I dont hate Macs. I've used them for years, but for different thing than I use PC for. I use a Mac for reliability, and sometimes for graphics work, and I use a PC when I want to fiddle with things.:)
Although not that brand, it's pretty similar. I've got pictures on my website of my cat playing with mine (she didn't know what to make of it, but she was curious) here and a description here
The car is pretty cool (even though it was more expensive than the Radio shack model), and it runs on carpet pretty well. On our lamianate floor in the kitchen, it's pretty quick and nimble. I've even been able to get it to do a "bootlegger reverse" a couple of times.
I have to admit, the batteries last a lot longer in this toy than I expected. I've probably recharged the car about 20-30 times, and the batteries are still going strong (it takes about a minute to recharge the car, and it runs for 5-10 minutes from there).
I can see the DNA records of famous celebrities being sold off-shore to black market cloning labs, and producing celebrity look-a-like "sex-toys" to rich clients (delivery time= 15+years without some sort of "force growth" technology).
If you could afford it, who wouldn't want to have their own little Brittney (or other flavor of the moment sex object), raised to completely adore you?
Art is anything that provokes an emotional reaction: good, bad or indifferent. All a computer program creates is pretty pictures, without emotional content.
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About 18 months ago, I took a Graphic Design job at a local non-profit county agency. It's been the best job move I've ever made. I've got a corner office (no windows, but it's still nice to have an office), nice equipment to design on, and best-of-all, respect. At me previous job, I wasn't really a graphic designer, just a glorified printer jockey (my main job was printing other people's work to the large plotters...not very challenging.)
One of the really nice thing is not having to (ahem)donate to Social Security anymore (PERS is much better). Even though the pay wasn't much higher than my previous job, the perks definately make up for it (an understanding boss who lets me leave early if I need it, paid medical for me and my family, etc.).
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Yeah, it's a great idea...until you realise that some guests think think everything at the reception is a "party favor", and that they can take it home with them.
My wife and I did this at our wedding, and several guests walked off with "our" cameras.
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Really? Why? I have ~56 icons in my tray (for all the major programs I use). I find it's alot faster to click the icon than find it in the Start Menu, and I dont clutter up my work space (the desktop).
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Agreed, but that's what happened. And, yes, throwing stuff like that away is probably illegal now, but may not have been back then.
Anyone know where i could get a neon kit for one of these?
When I was in high school (back in the 80s), our chemistry teacher and biology teacher decided to clean out the back store room (which hadn't been cleaned in at least a decade at that point). They ended up finding a bunch of sticks of Lithium, and several unmarked jars.
On jar in particular looked dangerous. Basicly, it was a small (~1/2 gallon) jar filled with an unknown liquid. Unfortunately, It had been sitting on top of another, larger jar (partly filled with something else). The lid of the larger jar had given way, dropping the smaller jar inside. The labels of both jars had long since fallen off, so no one had any idea what was in there.
So, these 2 teachers get the bright idea of disposing of the Lithium and the large jar over a long weekend, and decide to video tape themselves doing so (we got to watch the tape later). They tried throwing the lithium in a large puddle out in the courty somewhere, but their aim was so bad, the lithium fell onto wet patches of ground and just sizzled.
The funniest bit of the tape was when they decided to do something about the jar. Neither one of them owned a gun, but they wanted to shoot the jar and see what happened (I think they were hoping for an explosion). So, the biology teacher got his bow and started shooting arrows at the jar, hoping to puncture it, but couldn;t hit the damned thing.
By this point, most of the kids watching the tape were laughing because of the inneptness of the teachers. Eventually, the teacher did hit tha jar....and nothing happend. To this day, no one knows what was in that jar, but it wasn't explosive.
Didn't they already do this on SeaQuest?
With a development like this, we could shoot entire boy bands into space and make the world a better place.
Yeah, but what if the aliens consider that an act of war and start shooting back
I mean, if we dont want them here, why should the rest of the universe?
Sort of like that other program that recycles old cellphones. The program provides geeks with no social life free cell phones that will only dial 1-900 numbers.
(Of course, they're still responsible for any charges that may apply...)
Imagine combining the DNA of some sexy celebrity with cheap, offshore cloning. You'd get living sex toys.
Just think: every geek could have their very own Britney/Amadala/etc living toy...
Wait a minute. Was I trying to say this is a bad thing? Bring on the clones!
When I was in college, work in the Photo Lab, I knew a guy who could tell if a batch of photo chemicals was going bad by the taste (or so he claimed). With digital, you'd loose that wonderful, dangerous skill. What are you going to do, lick the Flash Card?
(DC, if you read this, get in touch man! It's been too many years...)
Bill: No way!
Ted: Way!
Step 1: Open window (not Windows)
....
:)
Step 2: Drop Mac. The Mac will accelerate at 32ft/sec
Step 4: Profit?
I dont hate Macs. I've used them for years, but for different thing than I use PC for. I use a Mac for reliability, and sometimes for graphics work, and I use a PC when I want to fiddle with things.
According to this Aviation Week article, Lockheed Martin has to figure out how to dissipate 900 kilowatts of heat.
Popcorn?
Loook Ma! It's snowing!
Although not that brand, it's pretty similar. I've got pictures on my website of my cat playing with mine (she didn't know what to make of it, but she was curious) here and a description here
The car is pretty cool (even though it was more expensive than the Radio shack model), and it runs on carpet pretty well. On our lamianate floor in the kitchen, it's pretty quick and nimble. I've even been able to get it to do a "bootlegger reverse" a couple of times.
I have to admit, the batteries last a lot longer in this toy than I expected. I've probably recharged the car about 20-30 times, and the batteries are still going strong (it takes about a minute to recharge the car, and it runs for 5-10 minutes from there).
Heartless man grows a heart!
Brainless child grows a brain!
"Weeeeee're of to see the Wizard..."
I can see the DNA records of famous celebrities being sold off-shore to black market cloning labs, and producing celebrity look-a-like "sex-toys" to rich clients (delivery time= 15+years without some sort of "force growth" technology).
If you could afford it, who wouldn't want to have their own little Brittney (or other flavor of the moment sex object), raised to completely adore you?
Well I guess spam comes in different size tins sometimes, and with different labels so you can tell the spam apart. I like Hot and Spicy Spam. Mmmm.
Bloody Vikings!
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After watching the show last night, why do I suddenly think of Yosimite Sam opening door after door, while Bugs nails up new doors on the other end?
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Art is anything that provokes an emotional reaction: good, bad or indifferent. All a computer program creates is pretty pictures, without emotional content.
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Isn't that CowboyNeal's One super-weakness?
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Wouldn't /.'ing the webcam cause enough heat to set of the highly explosive chemicals in the tank?
Although, I gotta admit, it'd be an impressive explosion.
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WooHoo! I can't wait!
Soon, we'll be downloading pictures of women with blue skin, or 3 breasts.
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the first computer that I ever had had only 500 megs of hard drive space
Heh. The first computer I had didn't have a hard drive. ~1-2mhz TI994a with a tape drive!
The first hard drive I got was many years later, and it was only 10 megs. It lasted quite a while, IIRC.
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About 18 months ago, I took a Graphic Design job at a local non-profit county agency. It's been the best job move I've ever made. I've got a corner office (no windows, but it's still nice to have an office), nice equipment to design on, and best-of-all, respect. At me previous job, I wasn't really a graphic designer, just a glorified printer jockey (my main job was printing other people's work to the large plotters...not very challenging.)
One of the really nice thing is not having to (ahem)donate to Social Security anymore (PERS is much better). Even though the pay wasn't much higher than my previous job, the perks definately make up for it (an understanding boss who lets me leave early if I need it, paid medical for me and my family, etc.).
-Ed
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Yeah, it's a great idea...until you realise that some guests think think everything at the reception is a "party favor", and that they can take it home with them.
My wife and I did this at our wedding, and several guests walked off with "our" cameras.
-Ed
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the "Sam & Max: Freelance Police" unofficial rpg is available here
And "Fudge: Full Throttle" rpg is available here
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Really? Why? I have ~56 icons in my tray (for all the major programs I use). I find it's alot faster to click the icon than find it in the Start Menu, and I dont clutter up my work space (the desktop).
-Ed
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