Canadians don't typically say, "aboot", they say, "a boat". Americans often pronounce the word as, "a bow t" (with the 'bow' part drawn-out and sounding like the front of of a ship or 'take a bow' as one might do if being applauded).
Good points, Animats. Cryo liquids can expand very quickly. I like your mention of rupture disks as a last ditch pressure release option.
That much helium couldn't get out of the existing relief valves fast enough, sizable parts of the plumbing were damaged, and magnets were pushed off their mounts.
Expanding or contacting piping can actually move/distort structures (say, buildings anchored onto foundations as an example) that you might think to be "solid".
Funding for the LHC was nearly cut several times amid cries that funding should be focused on "more important" science such as global warming.
Both will destroy the known universe of course, but the LHC option will be less worse - sort of like ripping off the band-aid quickly. Some want to prolong and spread the pain, thus the promotion of the slow death option.
I know this may be painful to finally realize, but you are human and are at the top of the food chain. Somehow I think that people who do not want to eat animals are far too in touch with their emotional side or trying to live up to unreachable noble goals.
It IS a personal choice though, and we consumers of non-human meat would appreciate it if you'd treat it that way.
...distances are much more difficult to judge on an isometric grid...
This is great fun to try to solve when a 3D CAD user moves an element "only" 500 feet away (temporarily, so s/he can re-use it later, and then forgets it) in the X-Y plane, but it goes 6 billion kilometres away in the Z dimension, making the graphic environment slightly larger than the solar system.
What usually happens then is that the wildly out-of-proportion 3D model is appended into visualization software (along with hundreds of others) and it's near impossible to figure out why the designed facility is so hard to find in the blackness of space.
My replacement 60GB SSD (OCZ) was doing fine in my MacBook Pro, then I installed XP SP2 on the boot camp partition and Parallels. D'oh! Now I have to repartition and give XP more space for the Windows Updates. I haven't noticed much speed boost from the non-spinning drive, but maybe I've just gotten used to it.
I agree, but my point is that arbitrarily changing a speed limit right after a blind corner (in order to catch "speeders") causes a potential accident situation. My assumption is that both the leading and following car are driving at the speed limit before and into the curve.
Good point, but a good driver being prepared to brake heavily coming out of a corner (because of a speed reduced sign) doesn't prevent someone following too close behind from rear-ending you. If there is a *legitimate safety reason* to brake heavily in such a situation that's different.
When offered with an option during installation, just read and don't select 'Yes'. Mind you, I WAS a bit annoyed that a recent software "upgrade" after clicking "Software Update" on my Mac downloaded a 60 MB file. Was that a total replacement of the existing program or did it append?
I'm running one of those new solid state drives as the hard disc, and at only 60GB I can't afford to have a lot of bloat filling up the limited space.
There are many young people who are experienced and have a can-do attitude, while there are older workers who feel they are too good for their job.
I'm 46 and recently got recruited from a mechanical engineering position (~25 years in the business) to a more of an IT support-type role.
As the least experienced team member (but most experienced, engineering-wise) I was given what I perceived to be a busywork task, i.e., I "felt I was too good for the job" which was essentially data entry. After a bit of poking around on the internet and phone calls to contacts I was able to automate the process and document it, reducing manual input hours for future projects.
If I hadn't said to myself, "Myself, doing this repetitive work in this age is silly and beneath me, so I'm going to find a better solution" I'd be entering that data still.
Yes, it would -- because the funny part of the Monty Python sketch is that it's basically about trying too hard.
So where does the Cheese Shop sketch fit in? Trying too hard or subtle political commentary?
Many people love Monty Python just for the absurdity and fail to appreciate the undertones and historical reasons for the sketches. On the other hand, fish-slapping is pretty amusing!
You have forgotten that this is a legal/government/health/regulatory/quasi-authority matter now.
After all, if someone (heaven forbid) should get injured or killed while using this renegade service we'd need some organization to be "officially" blamed and on the hook for financial damages.
If you can't use the device in a "hands-free" mode, then you probably shouldn't be the one trying to use it and drive. If you CAN (mount the laptop w/GPS somewhere you can see it, or rely on its "voice notifications"), then there isn't a problem.
Bullshit. If you're talking to/engaging with someone outside of the car you're taking your attention away from controlling a moving, 2000+ pound machine. If you're talking to someone *inside* the car you're driving, the passenger will know pretty soon if there's an imminent danger and they will let you know about it, usually loudly if you're an oblivious idiot talking on a cell phone.
Have there been any beheadings on Canadian buses lately? Or has that story "just gone away" due to the fickleness of the media and election feeding frenzy?
My site's been at the top of search engine rankings for years (admittedly it's an engineering niche market) and I figure the reasons it remains so is because:
- it's pretty basic HTML with some Javascript
- good, descriptive TLD name reflecting the site's content
- no pop-ups or intrusive ads, no ad services besides Google AdSense
- fairly regular updates
- features stuff that is of interest to my readers
- owner (i.e., me) has 30 years experience in the subject matter
- semi-regular uploading of searchable mailing list technical discussions to archives
- magical blessing from the Google Gods for some reason
The extreme piles of money flowing in are noticeable only by their absence, but hey, a labour of love doesn't always need monetary compensation.
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Canadians don't typically say, "aboot", they say, "a boat". Americans often pronounce the word as, "a bow t" (with the 'bow' part drawn-out and sounding like the front of of a ship or 'take a bow' as one might do if being applauded).
Gnome sane, yaaall?
Good points, Animats. Cryo liquids can expand very quickly. I like your mention of rupture disks as a last ditch pressure release option.
That much helium couldn't get out of the existing relief valves fast enough, sizable parts of the plumbing were damaged, and magnets were pushed off their mounts.
Expanding or contacting piping can actually move/distort structures (say, buildings anchored onto foundations as an example) that you might think to be "solid".
Paul
Funding for the LHC was nearly cut several times amid cries that funding should be focused on "more important" science such as global warming.
Both will destroy the known universe of course, but the LHC option will be less worse - sort of like ripping off the band-aid quickly. Some want to prolong and spread the pain, thus the promotion of the slow death option.
Vista is NOT an XP upgrade.
Would it be ethical to do this to people?
I know this may be painful to finally realize, but you are human and are at the top of the food chain. Somehow I think that people who do not want to eat animals are far too in touch with their emotional side or trying to live up to unreachable noble goals.
It IS a personal choice though, and we consumers of non-human meat would appreciate it if you'd treat it that way.
...distances are much more difficult to judge on an isometric grid...
This is great fun to try to solve when a 3D CAD user moves an element "only" 500 feet away (temporarily, so s/he can re-use it later, and then forgets it) in the X-Y plane, but it goes 6 billion kilometres away in the Z dimension, making the graphic environment slightly larger than the solar system.
What usually happens then is that the wildly out-of-proportion 3D model is appended into visualization software (along with hundreds of others) and it's near impossible to figure out why the designed facility is so hard to find in the blackness of space.
My replacement 60GB SSD (OCZ) was doing fine in my MacBook Pro, then I installed XP SP2 on the boot camp partition and Parallels. D'oh! Now I have to repartition and give XP more space for the Windows Updates. I haven't noticed much speed boost from the non-spinning drive, but maybe I've just gotten used to it.
I agree, but my point is that arbitrarily changing a speed limit right after a blind corner (in order to catch "speeders") causes a potential accident situation. My assumption is that both the leading and following car are driving at the speed limit before and into the curve.
Good point, but a good driver being prepared to brake heavily coming out of a corner (because of a speed reduced sign) doesn't prevent someone following too close behind from rear-ending you. If there is a *legitimate safety reason* to brake heavily in such a situation that's different.
When offered with an option during installation, just read and don't select 'Yes'. Mind you, I WAS a bit annoyed that a recent software "upgrade" after clicking "Software Update" on my Mac downloaded a 60 MB file. Was that a total replacement of the existing program or did it append?
I'm running one of those new solid state drives as the hard disc, and at only 60GB I can't afford to have a lot of bloat filling up the limited space.
Loneliness?
Were there EIGHT tools in that bag? If so, we humans are sooo screwed...
There are many young people who are experienced and have a can-do attitude, while there are older workers who feel they are too good for their job.
I'm 46 and recently got recruited from a mechanical engineering position (~25 years in the business) to a more of an IT support-type role.
As the least experienced team member (but most experienced, engineering-wise) I was given what I perceived to be a busywork task, i.e., I "felt I was too good for the job" which was essentially data entry. After a bit of poking around on the internet and phone calls to contacts I was able to automate the process and document it, reducing manual input hours for future projects.
If I hadn't said to myself, "Myself, doing this repetitive work in this age is silly and beneath me, so I'm going to find a better solution" I'd be entering that data still.
Does Velcro work in orbit?
Access to funds/influence is usually a non-trivial prerequisite for success. Did Gates or Jobs have "connections"?
No slur or sneer at them if they did, but that tends to help a lot.
These days with the internet it's much easier to get an idea out and looked at.
Monty Python was made up of some extremely erudite people
Not just erudite, smrt and wise too. Oh wait, I'm being repressed!
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=o76WQzVJ434
Yes, it would -- because the funny part of the Monty Python sketch is that it's basically about trying too hard.
So where does the Cheese Shop sketch fit in? Trying too hard or subtle political commentary?
Many people love Monty Python just for the absurdity and fail to appreciate the undertones and historical reasons for the sketches. On the other hand, fish-slapping is pretty amusing!
You have forgotten that this is a legal/government/health/regulatory/quasi-authority matter now.
After all, if someone (heaven forbid) should get injured or killed while using this renegade service we'd need some organization to be "officially" blamed and on the hook for financial damages.
If you can't use the device in a "hands-free" mode, then you probably shouldn't be the one trying to use it and drive. If you CAN (mount the laptop w/GPS somewhere you can see it, or rely on its "voice notifications"), then there isn't a problem.
Bullshit. If you're talking to/engaging with someone outside of the car you're taking your attention away from controlling a moving, 2000+ pound machine. If you're talking to someone *inside* the car you're driving, the passenger will know pretty soon if there's an imminent danger and they will let you know about it, usually loudly if you're an oblivious idiot talking on a cell phone.
Have there been any beheadings on Canadian buses lately? Or has that story "just gone away" due to the fickleness of the media and election feeding frenzy?
http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/news/2008/2008_08_01_greyhound_record_e.htm
As a fellow Albertan, I just have to say:
"I have mod points, but strangely, see no "-1 Possibly Drunk" option..."
But when push comes to shove, having an awesome military is all that counts in the long run. Unfair, but true.
Once you assemble a great engineering team you do NOT want to let it go or betray them (unless you're a politician and your goal is to gut and run).
My site's been at the top of search engine rankings for years (admittedly it's an engineering niche market) and I figure the reasons it remains so is because:
- it's pretty basic HTML with some Javascript
- good, descriptive TLD name reflecting the site's content
- no pop-ups or intrusive ads, no ad services besides Google AdSense
- fairly regular updates
- features stuff that is of interest to my readers
- owner (i.e., me) has 30 years experience in the subject matter
- semi-regular uploading of searchable mailing list technical discussions to archives
- magical blessing from the Google Gods for some reason
The extreme piles of money flowing in are noticeable only by their absence, but hey, a labour of love doesn't always need monetary compensation.
I'm ready to buy a G1
Still no news on when it's coming to Canada.