I finally setting my comment thread to filter out most ACs, and set the threshold at just below +1, and it's a lot more like old/. For instance, this thread now has 12 posts with 40 hidden, so it's almost civil.
I'm not sure what time zones could move closer to solar noon on DST, I thought the eastern edge of the time zones is usually closest to solar noon. For example, in western Ohio we're on the western edge of EST, and our solar noon doesn't come until about 12:50 on normal time. Hell, in the summer we don't hit solar noon until around 2 in the afternoon, it's almost arbitrary.
That's my only argument against DST, it just makes the clock time so far off "natural" solar time. Noon should be noon.
Quick shout out for 355/113, the closest rational number to pi with a denominator less than 30,000. (Or something like that. Anyway, it's ridiculously close.)
Euler was the boss, and pretty much invented and standardized the way we write algebra symbols. As Dr. Julius Sumner Miller used to say, he is deserving of your further study!
Also, 3.14 is so undeserving to connect with pi, it might as well just be three. What is still amazing is 355/113, the most accurate fraction for pi with a denominator less than 10,000 or so. (I could be off a little, look it up.)
I have mod points, and it's just not worth the trouble to move all these worthless 0's down to -1's. Can't you all please just not bother to type such crap?
Anon, you have put that very well, though harshly. When I first heard someone say "giff format," I knew right away what they meant, and that they were simply saying it wrong.
I'm late to this discussion, has the correct of pronunciation of GIF been agreed on yet? The soft g is clearly correct. I will never use the hard 'g' version, and, never use either version as a verb. That's just dumb.
Pardon my pedantry, but the curve made by a hanging powerline is a catenary, which is a beautiful curve and worthy of its own study! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caternary
Otherwise I agree with your comments in this thread completely.
I wouldn't bet money on the native software advantage always being significant. Just compare what a browser tab can load and run now with five years ago, or say 15 years ago over dialup.
I'm too lazy to look up a reference, but the american summer school break has nothing to do with working in the fields; it was created more by the common practice of fleeing the summer heat in the east coast cities.
Nope, whether you enjoy the night or whatever, our species is simply not nocturnal. That's simply a matter of choice. No one is a "morning person" or a "night person," we're all genetically conditioned to sleep at night and move around during the day. That said, I also love the wee hours of the morning, but get up well before sunrise because early morning is the greatest, too. Then I eat a huge meal around noon and sleep for a few hours, because I'm a carnivore by default.
Well, opinions differ. I watched that last transit on a cheapo telescope with a sun filter and would rank it very high as an astronomical experience. The perfect circle of venus moving across the sun, the speed of movement, just knowing what you were looking at was happening RIGHT NOW, blew me away. But I paid nothing, it was visible where I live. I wouldn't travel halfway across the world for a total eclipse, probably wouldn't do so to see another transit of venus, either. So, it's pretty cool, if you can watch it from your backyard.
Of course, as far as she's concerned, having to hit more than one button to turn on her computer is just strange and a little silly. She might very reasonably think, "That's stupid, is there some OTHER time you'd want the computer on, but the monitor off? Or the monitor on but not the computer?" This would be (to her) like having to turn your television on, and then make sure you turned on the screen. And, remembered to turn on the speakers, too.
There's nothing unreasonable about her reaction, in fact, having all these separate power buttons is the real loser idea. Most of us here just take it for granted when it is really pretty stupid.
Very well-said, that was my thought on reading the summary. On the one hand, graphics have IMO been "good enough" since the voodoo cards came out, and I could play quake with opengl. But they keep making the hardware that can handle the data, so of course what we have now will be improved upon by 2000X. It looks great, but for the most part the fun units haven't gone up with the graphics detail. So, here's to some young guy (or girl) coming up with a new idea.
And yes, every generation thinks it's special, but I'm a boomer, so for me that's actually true.:)
Probability is never inappropriate! And, one chance in 625 is not a small chance really, it's a little MORE likely than selecting a black ace twice in a row from a deck of cards. Easily doable!
Hands-free phone use is also more dangerous than alcohol, from the article:
37.4 percent slower reaction times while texting, 26.5 percent while having a hands-free phone conversation, 21 per cent while under the influence of cannabis and 12.5 percent while at the legal limit for alcohol.
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I finally setting my comment thread to filter out most ACs, and set the threshold at just below +1, and it's a lot more like old /. For instance, this thread now has 12 posts with 40 hidden, so it's almost civil.
I don't see why this comment is modded funny! Seamonkey still works great, and the web works with it just fine. It is the real mozilla.
Ah, interesting! I confess to thinking only of N. America and not considering the other fine continents!
It's hilarious that all of China is one time zone.
I'm not sure what time zones could move closer to solar noon on DST, I thought the eastern edge of the time zones is usually closest to solar noon. For example, in western Ohio we're on the western edge of EST, and our solar noon doesn't come until about 12:50 on normal time. Hell, in the summer we don't hit solar noon until around 2 in the afternoon, it's almost arbitrary. That's my only argument against DST, it just makes the clock time so far off "natural" solar time. Noon should be noon.
Well hell, I just wasted a good half-hour (re)reading a few of those posts, thanks for the link.
Quick shout out for 355/113, the closest rational number to pi with a denominator less than 30,000. (Or something like that. Anyway, it's ridiculously close.)
Those were the days. I'm guessing it was a Martin Gardner Recreational Mathematics article as well.
Also, 3.14 is so undeserving to connect with pi, it might as well just be three. What is still amazing is 355/113, the most accurate fraction for pi with a denominator less than 10,000 or so. (I could be off a little, look it up.)
Hey, I tried my best and paid $35 for Netscape gold 3.01. Still have my T-shirt.
Another vote for seamonkey here as well! I love how the post above was modded as 'troll' for suggesting seamonkey. I only use FF for the webdev tools.
I have mod points, and it's just not worth the trouble to move all these worthless 0's down to -1's. Can't you all please just not bother to type such crap?
Anon, you have put that very well, though harshly. When I first heard someone say "giff format," I knew right away what they meant, and that they were simply saying it wrong.
I'm late to this discussion, has the correct of pronunciation of GIF been agreed on yet? The soft g is clearly correct. I will never use the hard 'g' version, and, never use either version as a verb. That's just dumb.
Pardon my pedantry, but the curve made by a hanging powerline is a catenary, which is a beautiful curve and worthy of its own study!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caternary
Otherwise I agree with your comments in this thread completely.
I wouldn't bet money on the native software advantage always being significant. Just compare what a browser tab can load and run now with five years ago, or say 15 years ago over dialup.
I'm too lazy to look up a reference, but the american summer school break has nothing to do with working in the fields; it was created more by the common practice of fleeing the summer heat in the east coast cities.
I just keep using seamonkey, so am basically still using netscape 3.05 or so. I actually bought it, still have the t-shirt.
Nope, whether you enjoy the night or whatever, our species is simply not nocturnal. That's simply a matter of choice. No one is a "morning person" or a "night person," we're all genetically conditioned to sleep at night and move around during the day. That said, I also love the wee hours of the morning, but get up well before sunrise because early morning is the greatest, too. Then I eat a huge meal around noon and sleep for a few hours, because I'm a carnivore by default.
Well, opinions differ. I watched that last transit on a cheapo telescope with a sun filter and would rank it very high as an astronomical experience. The perfect circle of venus moving across the sun, the speed of movement, just knowing what you were looking at was happening RIGHT NOW, blew me away. But I paid nothing, it was visible where I live. I wouldn't travel halfway across the world for a total eclipse, probably wouldn't do so to see another transit of venus, either. So, it's pretty cool, if you can watch it from your backyard.
Of course, as far as she's concerned, having to hit more than one button to turn on her computer is just strange and a little silly. She might very reasonably think, "That's stupid, is there some OTHER time you'd want the computer on, but the monitor off? Or the monitor on but not the computer?" This would be (to her) like having to turn your television on, and then make sure you turned on the screen. And, remembered to turn on the speakers, too.
There's nothing unreasonable about her reaction, in fact, having all these separate power buttons is the real loser idea. Most of us here just take it for granted when it is really pretty stupid.
Very well-said, that was my thought on reading the summary. On the one hand, graphics have IMO been "good enough" since the voodoo cards came out, and I could play quake with opengl. But they keep making the hardware that can handle the data, so of course what we have now will be improved upon by 2000X. It looks great, but for the most part the fun units haven't gone up with the graphics detail. So, here's to some young guy (or girl) coming up with a new idea.
:)
And yes, every generation thinks it's special, but I'm a boomer, so for me that's actually true.
Damn, now I'm all weepy thinking about my old Atari 1040ST, and playing Powermonger and Dungeon Master.
Probability is never inappropriate! And, one chance in 625 is not a small chance really, it's a little MORE likely than selecting a black ace twice in a row from a deck of cards. Easily doable!
If I live that long I'll be 85, and would LOVE to have this be my end-o-life event! Bring it on, random cosmic occurence!
37.4 percent slower reaction times while texting, 26.5 percent while having a hands-free phone conversation, 21 per cent while under the influence of cannabis and 12.5 percent while at the legal limit for alcohol.