Whoops! Shame on me for using the same abbreviation for two different things--the first two times I said AC I meant "Air Conditioning"--the evilest of power consumption devices.
I knew someone once who took his apartment "off the grid." All I really remember about his setup is that he would have to cycle if he wanted the TV to work. That oughtta keep you from becoming a couch potato. And the more TV you watched, the better shape you'd be in!
I've always hoped they could somehow turn health clubs into some sort of mini power station. All that energy being spent on absolutely nothing. I suppose the energy created is probably nothing compared to that the the club's AC units are putting out, though. The "green" health club would have to have no AC I guess.
PS. Are exercise bikes (the ones with digital stats) powered by wall AC? It seems like they should at least make these human powered, if they're not already.
Don't forget the biggest negative effect of automobiles--loss of life! How does the number of deaths due to auto accidents compare to the number due to the use of nuclear weapons?
Kinda far, you're going to have to walk back a bit more. You'd better take the picture yourself--if you give the camera to grandma she's bound to stick her finger in front of the lens and block a few million galaxies. Or she'll cut the cosmos' head off.
Thanks for the nod, but I think you meant havoc [dictionary.com]
Which makes me wonder, is it possible to wreak anything besides havoc? I don't think I've seen the word used any other way--which is wreaking my curiousity.
Dammit, of course you're right. I've only been out of the Navy for three years and my memory is fading fast. I guess I should've thought about why "Threatcon Alpha" sounded so familiar, cause that's what we were at practically the whole time I was in. I think I did see Bravo once or twice. Delta must really suck. I hope I'm remembering DEFCON right, though... command and control was a big part of my job for the last year or so. But I guess I've been trying to forget the whole thing
Actually just to confuse you a bit THREATCON is assigned letters, where Alpha is the highest threat condition. And DEFCON 1 is maximum readiness, not DEFCON 5. Just shows you how much those hollywood types know.
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Hmm--I think every movie I've seen was premiered in the past. Am I missing something?
I knew someone once who took his apartment "off the grid." All I really remember about his setup is that he would have to cycle if he wanted the TV to work. That oughtta keep you from becoming a couch potato. And the more TV you watched, the better shape you'd be in!
PS. Are exercise bikes (the ones with digital stats) powered by wall AC? It seems like they should at least make these human powered, if they're not already.
The real life continuity errors are the worst.
Where are my keys? They were here on the table a second ago!
Don't forget the biggest negative effect of automobiles--loss of life! How does the number of deaths due to auto accidents compare to the number due to the use of nuclear weapons?
Kinda far, you're going to have to walk back a bit more. You'd better take the picture yourself--if you give the camera to grandma she's bound to stick her finger in front of the lens and block a few million galaxies. Or she'll cut the cosmos' head off.
Thanks for the nod, but I think you meant havoc [dictionary.com]
Which makes me wonder, is it possible to wreak anything besides havoc? I don't think I've seen the word used any other way--which is wreaking my curiousity.
Dammit, of course you're right. I've only been out of the Navy for three years and my memory is fading fast. I guess I should've thought about why "Threatcon Alpha" sounded so familiar, cause that's what we were at practically the whole time I was in. I think I did see Bravo once or twice. Delta must really suck. I hope I'm remembering DEFCON right, though... command and control was a big part of my job for the last year or so. But I guess I've been trying to forget the whole thing
Actually just to confuse you a bit THREATCON is assigned letters, where Alpha is the highest threat condition. And DEFCON 1 is maximum readiness, not DEFCON 5. Just shows you how much those hollywood types know. PS My first slashdot post, yay