I was once involved in a similar incident, though the cause wasn't battery related. I was on an away mission, collecting soil samples for later study, when the captain ordered an immediate wide-range phaser volley directly on my communicator's position.
I never did learn why the order came through, and I spent the next two weeks in sick bay, listening to the doctor tell me how he's "not this" and "not that." At least I got a raise in rank, and a nice blue uniform to replace the scorched red one.
Actually, we in the intelligence community prefer to scan the target's cerebellum as he/she is in the process of reading the document. Not only do we get the document in question, but we also learn its pertinence at the same time. Once in a while we get a bonus, like a nice new recipe for Poutine.
Bah, this is nothing new
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I remember seeing an artist's rendering of one of these before in a Japanese show.
They used a schoolgirl in the same film, probably for size comparison. Why she was naked I don't know, probably something to do with union regulations.
More to the point, having a system like those games with a robotic claw to grab stuffed animals can be sold to management quite easily.
Imagine how much real estate you can save by eliminating hallways! Just use the claw to grab employees by the neck and deposit them in their cubicles. Each cubicle can have four walls and no doors, since the workers are dropped into place.
Also, the employees can be kept at their deks for a full eight hours of work! Simply shut down the claw during normal business hours.
'Released high in the atmosphere, the balls would reach the same velocity as a meteorite. Then we would discover if they bounced off, punched through or exploded,'
I went to college with a guy who tried a similar experiment with a bowling ball and my dorm. Oddly enough, he was the one that was bounced.
I'd like to amend your condition: I wouldn't want the robot to drink the beer in the fridge. This leaves open the possibility that it can fetch when commanded.
What if an incentive system were installed, instead? Considering that most foosball tables are found where drinking is involved, what if a nice, cold beer were dispensed to the player who scores each goal?
I figure things would get interesting as the player who took an early lead slows his reaction times due to alcohol, thus leveling the playing field.
Did you do your own experiment to come to this conclusion? Which brand of sneaker did you use as your control.
He may not have conducted his due diligence, but I have. In my experiment, I wore one Nike running shoe on my right foot, while my left foot was bare. I then ran over a variety of surfaces from sand and carpeting to hot asphalt, burning coals and gravel. I then ran the experiment again with the other Nike and the other foot bare.
My results showed that I tended to travel less distance on the bare foot, making large circles. Video footage also shows a slight limp in my bare foot, particularly on rough surfaces or where temperature extremes were found. Thus, I can conclusively say that Nikes are indeed fast, or at least faster than bare feet.
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I was once involved in a similar incident, though the cause wasn't battery related. I was on an away mission, collecting soil samples for later study, when the captain ordered an immediate wide-range phaser volley directly on my communicator's position.
I never did learn why the order came through, and I spent the next two weeks in sick bay, listening to the doctor tell me how he's "not this" and "not that." At least I got a raise in rank, and a nice blue uniform to replace the scorched red one.
Actually, we in the intelligence community prefer to scan the target's cerebellum as he/she is in the process of reading the document. Not only do we get the document in question, but we also learn its pertinence at the same time. Once in a while we get a bonus, like a nice new recipe for Poutine.
And besides, that, Linus isn't a citizen of the United States, and certainly wasn't born one.
Compound this with the fact that Presidential elections will be held in 2008 and 2012, not 2010.
I can see the transcript now:
"Protect the queen!"
"Which one's the queen?"
"I'm the queen!"
"No you're not!"
"Freedom, horrible horrible freedom!!!!"
I remember seeing an artist's rendering of one of these before in a Japanese show.
They used a schoolgirl in the same film, probably for size comparison. Why she was naked I don't know, probably something to do with union regulations.
More to the point, having a system like those games with a robotic claw to grab stuffed animals can be sold to management quite easily.
Imagine how much real estate you can save by eliminating hallways! Just use the claw to grab employees by the neck and deposit them in their cubicles. Each cubicle can have four walls and no doors, since the workers are dropped into place.
Also, the employees can be kept at their deks for a full eight hours of work! Simply shut down the claw during normal business hours.
Careful, big gibbon. He might take "fuck off" the wrong way.
"I prefer a vehicle that doesn't hurt Mother Earth. It's a go-cart powered by my own sense of self-satisfaction." -Ed Begley, Jr.
Mmmm, I'd bet that would make one tasty moon pie.
I've been able to create far more interesting shapes with water than thin circles. I don't even need lower gravity to accomplish this.
The trick is to lower the temperature enough.
Does MLB get a cut of the profits from the devices?
"Do you want me to tell you the awful truth, or do you want me to hit some dingers?"
"DINGERS!, DINGERS!"
Don't ever let it out of your sight. You're gonna be rich with this.
And some day, some punk kid might show up and try to take it away. Don't let him.
And one more thing: it's "leave"! You make like a tree, and leave! You sound like an idiot when you say it wrong!
'Released high in the atmosphere, the balls would reach the same velocity as a meteorite. Then we would discover if they bounced off, punched through or exploded,'
I went to college with a guy who tried a similar experiment with a bowling ball and my dorm. Oddly enough, he was the one that was bounced.
I'd like to amend your condition: I wouldn't want the robot to drink the beer in the fridge. This leaves open the possibility that it can fetch when commanded.
According to Solar System Extrema, there are thirteen moons with radii below 20km, including both orbiting Mars.
Considering how Slashdot's treating the site, I'd say about all this helper monkey will do for now is say "Pray for Mojo."
So a natural gene might look like this:
AxxxBxxxxCxxxxxxxxxD
The patented gene sequence would look like this:
ACBD
They've patented the gene sequence for dyslexia?
Since the typical Slashdotter rarely has sex, this would explain the recent prevalence of "In Soviet Russia..." jokes.
What if an incentive system were installed, instead? Considering that most foosball tables are found where drinking is involved, what if a nice, cold beer were dispensed to the player who scores each goal?
I figure things would get interesting as the player who took an early lead slows his reaction times due to alcohol, thus leveling the playing field.
Well, I finally have my nuclear-powered hovercraft that we were all promised in 1950's newsreels. Of course, it helps to work for Bruce Wayne.
No thanks, I don't need one... if that's all right with you.
I had a "Mexican wave" once. Next time I'm in Tijuana, the only liquid I'll drink is Tequila.
A C-64 surviving two adolescent boys? Please.
Remember Junis and his chicken coop in Afghanistan? I think he's got you beat, too.
Finish everything on your plate like your mother told you. There are plenty of kids in desperate need of plastics in China.
Did you do your own experiment to come to this conclusion? Which brand of sneaker did you use as your control.
He may not have conducted his due diligence, but I have. In my experiment, I wore one Nike running shoe on my right foot, while my left foot was bare. I then ran over a variety of surfaces from sand and carpeting to hot asphalt, burning coals and gravel. I then ran the experiment again with the other Nike and the other foot bare.
My results showed that I tended to travel less distance on the bare foot, making large circles. Video footage also shows a slight limp in my bare foot, particularly on rough surfaces or where temperature extremes were found. Thus, I can conclusively say that Nikes are indeed fast, or at least faster than bare feet.