The Tim Hortonses in Calgary always have a ridiculously long queue between 6:30 and 8:30AM, and there's no shortage of coffee shops downtown. Maybe it's westerners showing solidarity with the other coast in an effort to squeeze the traditional power in the middle.
The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the
fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and true
science. Whoever does not know it and can no longer wonder, no longer
marvel, is as good as dead, and his eyes are dimmed. It was the
experience of mystery -- even if mixed with fear -- that engendered
religion. A knowledge of the existence of something we cannot
penetrate, our perceptions of the profoundest reason and the most
radiant beauty, which only in their most primitive forms are accessible
to our minds -- it is this knowledge and this emotion that constitute
true religiosity; in this sense, and in this alone, I am a deeply
religious man.
-- Albert Einstein,_The World as I See It_
Your post motivated me to 'modify relationship' and make you my newest Slashdot friend.
We don't know each other very well yet, so I'll start at the beginning. In early 1962 an egg was fertilized and later that same year some masked guy in a white uniform slapped me in the face (I can't remember if I came out backwards or if that was the origin of the Dangerfield joke).
"If the first thing you do each morning is to eat a live frog, you can go through the day with the satisfaction of knowing that that is probably the worst thing that is going to happen to you all day long."
I guess that's true...unless of course you actually like (or acquire) the taste of live frog. And it doesn't mention anything about just licking one, let alone slowly-boiled frogs.
I have one, purchased from ThinkGeek a few months ago. It's too bulky to wear daily and the watch feature shuts itself off/battery runs out after about 8 hours.
But with sports events, the true local fans are getting shut out of the event because big money is inflating the cost of going to the game. Once any team loses its local fanbase the game is over (so to speak).
Have ticket prices been artificially pushed up due to team/venue owners pandering to corporate clients that can easily pay triple the price that a typical fan can afford and advertise their company "for free" and buy blocks of seats and boxes just to offer prime seats for visiting executives/clients or favoured friends?
I just got back from a Slashdot 10th anniversary get-together in Calgary with ~15 other fellow geeks (the story about living with two sword-wielding lesbian nudists just HAS to be a troll) and I'd like to thank Taco for the stunning blonde at the table across the way.
Actually, I was expecting a bunch of laptop-equipped nerdy guys with live video cams.
As an "old school" draftsman, 20 years ago all one needed to create a convincing technical drawing (a representation of something that could actually be built or fabricated) or participate in a large, multi-m/billion dollar design project were tools that cost about $1000. Now, one needs a suitable computer, an OS, a CAD platform, specialty software to run on that platform. These costs can easily reach $50K just to be able to bid on a job.
So in some ways talent and ability have been downgraded and ownership of hardware/software have become more important. Technology has raised the bar for entry and it tends to shut the little guys out.
Luckily though, companies seem to be now figuring out that it's people, not machines that do the real work.
Apparently such places already exist. I once did a Google search for "waterhammer steam slug pipeline explosion" and up popped an ad on the right side of the results that said, "We have waterhammer steam slug pipeline explosion at the lowest prices! Don't bother clicking the other ads!"
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ISTR something about banning deoderant in workplaces so as to not afflict the allergy people. Was that actually true?
The Tim Hortonses in Calgary always have a ridiculously long queue between 6:30 and 8:30AM, and there's no shortage of coffee shops downtown. Maybe it's westerners showing solidarity with the other coast in an effort to squeeze the traditional power in the middle.
not yer fancy new fangled liquid oxygen an' stuff!
Man, they got some heavy water in Nova Scotia, eh?
There is a huge deposit of undersea natural gas nearby waiting to be developed and supply energy needs.
You mean Deep Panuke or the other ones?
Since the internet is a series of tubes, "plugging up" network gear is probably not a good thing, eh.
The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and true science. Whoever does not know it and can no longer wonder, no longer marvel, is as good as dead, and his eyes are dimmed. It was the experience of mystery -- even if mixed with fear -- that engendered religion. A knowledge of the existence of something we cannot penetrate, our perceptions of the profoundest reason and the most radiant beauty, which only in their most primitive forms are accessible to our minds -- it is this knowledge and this emotion that constitute true religiosity; in this sense, and in this alone, I am a deeply religious man. -- Albert Einstein,_The World as I See It_
Of course, brilliant!
Your post motivated me to 'modify relationship' and make you my newest Slashdot friend.
We don't know each other very well yet, so I'll start at the beginning. In early 1962 an egg was fertilized and later that same year some masked guy in a white uniform slapped me in the face (I can't remember if I came out backwards or if that was the origin of the Dangerfield joke).
[...]
I joined Slashdot.
What's new with you these days?
Paul
Or Gore's books/movie.
And what's the bitrate?
Very well-said.
That reminded me of the extremely funny Capital One commercials:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=XMOh-kyDhis
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Nyrzyd5Rq1Y
I think there are more than these two.
"If the first thing you do each morning is to eat a live frog, you can go through the day with the satisfaction of knowing that that is probably the worst thing that is going to happen to you all day long."
I guess that's true...unless of course you actually like (or acquire) the taste of live frog. And it doesn't mention anything about just licking one, let alone slowly-boiled frogs.
PS I speak French.
Good post.
I have one, purchased from ThinkGeek a few months ago. It's too bulky to wear daily and the watch feature shuts itself off/battery runs out after about 8 hours.
We know lead causes brain damage
This is true. I've gotten much smrtr since drafting with percils was replace by CAD. I've also been abel to pay closeer attention to details,
But with sports events, the true local fans are getting shut out of the event because big money is inflating the cost of going to the game. Once any team loses its local fanbase the game is over (so to speak).
Have ticket prices been artificially pushed up due to team/venue owners pandering to corporate clients that can easily pay triple the price that a typical fan can afford and advertise their company "for free" and buy blocks of seats and boxes just to offer prime seats for visiting executives/clients or favoured friends?
Probably not.
providing the atmosphere
I just got back from a Slashdot 10th anniversary get-together in Calgary with ~15 other fellow geeks (the story about living with two sword-wielding lesbian nudists just HAS to be a troll) and I'd like to thank Taco for the stunning blonde at the table across the way.
Actually, I was expecting a bunch of laptop-equipped nerdy guys with live video cams.
He did not just assemble off-the-shelf parts in a new way
Many people that do just that are considered geniuses these days. It's called marketing.
As an "old school" draftsman, 20 years ago all one needed to create a convincing technical drawing (a representation of something that could actually be built or fabricated) or participate in a large, multi-m/billion dollar design project were tools that cost about $1000. Now, one needs a suitable computer, an OS, a CAD platform, specialty software to run on that platform. These costs can easily reach $50K just to be able to bid on a job.
So in some ways talent and ability have been downgraded and ownership of hardware/software have become more important. Technology has raised the bar for entry and it tends to shut the little guys out.
Luckily though, companies seem to be now figuring out that it's people, not machines that do the real work.
"both liberating and terrifying"
Any major change (in any endeavour) should be like this, unless stifling and routine is preferred.
20 years? Divide that by four maybe.
Clouds? How about this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Chinook-arch-01.jpg
Or this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Chinook-arch.JPG
Or this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Chinook19.11.05.JPG
Actually it's the other way around.
People want one place to get whatever they want
Apparently such places already exist. I once did a Google search for "waterhammer steam slug pipeline explosion" and up popped an ad on the right side of the results that said, "We have waterhammer steam slug pipeline explosion at the lowest prices! Don't bother clicking the other ads!"