The segwit2x fork is in a couple of weeks, and so everyone's trying to buy it up to get the free coins. The price will come back down afterwards, and I imagine most people that are trying to run this get-rich-quick scheme are going to lose out as the new coin won't be worth what they lose on selling the BTC they bought to get it for free.
Volvo sells its DiCE and VIDA diagnostic suite to anyone who wants to buy it. There are no subscription charges unless you want to download new firmware for the car, in which case you can buy a 3-day subscription for cheap.
The VIDA software is free and the DiCE adapter is a few hundred bucks, and gives you complete manufacturer view of every on-board system in the car. You can modify a surprising number of parameters in the car, perform self-tests, diagnostics, and so on.
There is still no requirement that amateur transceivers must be type certified for use in the Amateur Service. An Amateur radio operator can build their own radio and use it all they want, provided they adhere to emissions standards. But, they do not have to obtain type certification to use their radio.
God reaches everyone in one way or another. The teachings of Jesus originated, as you know, in the middle east. A culture does not need to have seen a bible to have been influenced by the teachings of Christ. The Romans and Greeks carried those teachings all throughout Europe and Asia before Christians explored the new world long before what we know of as the Bible was ever assembled. Many books, including the epistles, were not written for decades after Christ's resurrection.
It's funny - I used to say the EXACT same thing about control. However, following Christ has always been a wholly voluntary and wholly spiritual decision. In fact, Christ was persecuted relentlessly by those who were actually in control at the time. The people who actually were all about control were terrified of Him. Even so, the teachings of Christ still call for us to respect and submit to the authorities of our governments, and follow the rule of Law so long as they do not conflict with God's law - as all authority on Earth is placed by Him. Christ did not endeavor to wrest control from elected authorities because that would be an affront to the Father - the exact opposite of His purpose on Earth. His purposes here were to demonstrate obedience to God, demonstrate a sin-free life (as he is the only one ever to have lived one) that we might endeavor to emulate, and to be the perfect sacrifice in fulfillment of God's law.
Controlling people was never part of that equation, but Atheists still cling to that argument for some reason I have yet to figure out. In retrospect I cannot even find a way to support it, even though I made it for decades.
I *am* actually sincere, and it is not because of constant religious brainwashing. In fact I was a militant Atheist for nearly three decades until I experienced the true magnitude of Grace.
The vast majority of Atheists I talk to describe being a "good person" as being charitable, loving, kind, compassionate, forgiving, and so on. These are the very same things that I preach from the Bible, and certainly that they are written about so much in the Bible is the one and only reason that these things are considered "good" in our culture.
It requires no mental gymnastics to act on a desire to empty ones self of conceit and selfish desires for the benefit of others. It only requires an awareness of one's brokenness and the acceptance of divine assistance in trying to overcome it.
"14 What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, âoeGo in peace, be warmed and filled,â without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that? 17 So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead."
Praying for someone in need without actually helping them is a hollow act. So, in a sense, you're correct that it's a terrible thing to pray for someone without giving actual, material assistance.
The point of prayer is to strengthen our relationship with God and our Savior Jesus Christ.
"Why does God allow bad things to happen to good people?" is a common question, but it's a little flawed. First, there are no such things as good people. We are all sinners. I, for one, am also a hypocrite, because I preach the virtues of a life that I could never lead, and worship a God that I am supposed to be like, but will never be able to. People often ask me accusingly, "how can you preach that kind of life when you don't even live it?" My response to that question is often, "how could I hope to life that life if I'm not preaching it?"
God does all things according to His plan. We ruined our relationship with Him with our sin, and He has since been trying to draw us back. Being a believer in God and disciple of Christ doesn't mean life is supposed to be perfect and without peril. But, when peril does happen, we have a rock to stand on when people fail us (and they will, just as I will fail others). There is comfort in God, and in the scriptures, and in all of the examples in the Bible of incredibly broken people who nevertheless kept faithful to Him.
The people of Puerto Rico have experienced a great peril, but in that peril lies an opportunity at an outpouring of Christ-like love and humility, and not just for them, but also for us. In a time when many people look negatively at Puerto Rico for whatever reason, we should all be reminded that they are still people just like us. Sinners, just like us. We all fall to the same level ground. We are right there with them in their peril, as a brother is periled, so are we.
Not only does God care about the people of Puerto Rico, He cares about us how we respond to it. I see the terrible tragedy here, but I also see the tremendous opportunity to be a reflection of God's Grace as He intended us to be. Jesus never did anything for Himself. He was never selfish, and he constantly poured Himself out, emptying Himself on behalf of others. He never did anything out of selfish ambition or conceit. I want so badly to live that life the way He did, but I can't. I'm too selfish, and too great a sinner. But, that doesn't mean I can't try to emulate the love of Jesus and accept the Grace of His salvation from my sin.
So, yes I will absolutely continue to pray for the people of Puerto Rico, and I will do what I can to show them the love that Christ had for me. It might be all I can do to relay some messages home, but I will do it faithfully to glorify God and His plan.
I live in rural South Carolina. Children displaying such behavior patterns are promptly corrected and disciplined. Unfortunately the same cannot be said for Clemson University... those kids need a good beating.
I have four dogs. One of them is "geriatric" at 11 years old... she outruns all three of the others at the dog park. She still thinks she is a puppy, and she acts like it.
You're right that it's in the food - pet food has gotten SO much better in the last 20 years. But, it's also vet care.
Veterinary schools are 10 times harder to get into than Medical schools, are 10 times harder to get out of, and produce the best veterinary doctors in the world, mostly thanks to the limited liability and lower barriers to research.
With routine vet care and good food, there's no reason a genetically strong (read: mixed breed) dog can't live to 15 or 20 years. My 11 year old shows absolutely no sign of slowing down at all.
The problem arises just before and after totality, where the intensity of VISIBLE light is very low (so your eyeballs go wide open trying to collect more light), but the intensity of UV, X-Ray, and other heliospheric emissions is still about normal.
It's a lot easier to cook your retinas when your lenses are wide open in the dark while you're staring into a huge UV/X-Ray generator.
I'm talking about the weight limit for the *plane*, not the *bags*.
There are also balance issues. I don't know if you've ever been on a plane where the captain has asked people to move from fore to aft, or vice versa, but it is pretty common. The center of gravity for the plane must remain within defined safety limits. It cannot be too far fore or aft or the control surfaces will not have sufficient authority to maintain stable flight.
Passenger aircraft are able to measure the weight on each of the landing gears and determine the CG of the airplane and total weight. If the baggage handlers are not keenly aware of how to load an airplane with dense, heavy bags, the CG could be wrong.
If all bags weigh "about the same," then as long as they load uniformly it's okay. If 1/3 of the bags weigh 10x as much as all the others, it becomes critical where in the baggage compartment those bags are loaded, and also whether they shift in flight.
Now, can you imagine trying to explain these complex laws of physics to each and every passenger that checks in with a 250lb brick of paper? I can't, either.
I wonder just which "instructions" the TSA gave them, and if they would be willing to produce a copy of these alleged "instructions" so that we may understand how they might have been "misunderstood."
The real reason UA banned comic books was the weight and balance. People were trying to check 150lbs of comic books in their standard-sized luggage, and the planes cannot handle that kind of density for any additional cost. $1M in luggage fees can't make a 737 haul 5 tons of comic books in the luggage hold, not to mention the wear and tear on baggage handlers.
This is why you never, EVER talk to police. EVER. Especially after a traumatic experience. What you say will be taken as gospel no matter what your state of mind, and then used against you in court (both the judicial court and the court of public opinion).
1) Everything is your fault 2) Perfection is the minimum standard 3) Everything is your fault 4) You must fix everything without spending any money 5) Everything is your fault 6) IT people are a dime a dozen
As far as I am concerned, if the government has no specific and articulable facts that would lead a REASONABLE person to believe that you are involved in criminal activity, then the government has no right to even ask your name, let alone look you up in a database, run your license plate, or google you.
Generally, I resent becoming a beta tester for literally everything. It seems like some time in the mid 90s, companies started doing away with in-house validation and decided that consumers would be the new quality control auditors, because almost every electronic/computer/software product I've bought since then has been utter shit, with a constant stream of patches, bug fixes, and other problems that should have been flushed out before the products were ever released.
Almost everything sold to day is chock full-o-glitches, gaping security holes, fatal errata, and other things that should never be shipped to consumers.
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The segwit2x fork is in a couple of weeks, and so everyone's trying to buy it up to get the free coins. The price will come back down afterwards, and I imagine most people that are trying to run this get-rich-quick scheme are going to lose out as the new coin won't be worth what they lose on selling the BTC they bought to get it for free.
That's what Amazon Prime is for...
Volvo sells its DiCE and VIDA diagnostic suite to anyone who wants to buy it. There are no subscription charges unless you want to download new firmware for the car, in which case you can buy a 3-day subscription for cheap.
The VIDA software is free and the DiCE adapter is a few hundred bucks, and gives you complete manufacturer view of every on-board system in the car. You can modify a surprising number of parameters in the car, perform self-tests, diagnostics, and so on.
I don't know why all manufacturers don't do this.
There is still no requirement that amateur transceivers must be type certified for use in the Amateur Service. An Amateur radio operator can build their own radio and use it all they want, provided they adhere to emissions standards. But, they do not have to obtain type certification to use their radio.
God reaches everyone in one way or another. The teachings of Jesus originated, as you know, in the middle east. A culture does not need to have seen a bible to have been influenced by the teachings of Christ. The Romans and Greeks carried those teachings all throughout Europe and Asia before Christians explored the new world long before what we know of as the Bible was ever assembled. Many books, including the epistles, were not written for decades after Christ's resurrection.
It's funny - I used to say the EXACT same thing about control. However, following Christ has always been a wholly voluntary and wholly spiritual decision. In fact, Christ was persecuted relentlessly by those who were actually in control at the time. The people who actually were all about control were terrified of Him. Even so, the teachings of Christ still call for us to respect and submit to the authorities of our governments, and follow the rule of Law so long as they do not conflict with God's law - as all authority on Earth is placed by Him. Christ did not endeavor to wrest control from elected authorities because that would be an affront to the Father - the exact opposite of His purpose on Earth. His purposes here were to demonstrate obedience to God, demonstrate a sin-free life (as he is the only one ever to have lived one) that we might endeavor to emulate, and to be the perfect sacrifice in fulfillment of God's law.
Controlling people was never part of that equation, but Atheists still cling to that argument for some reason I have yet to figure out. In retrospect I cannot even find a way to support it, even though I made it for decades.
I *am* actually sincere, and it is not because of constant religious brainwashing. In fact I was a militant Atheist for nearly three decades until I experienced the true magnitude of Grace.
The vast majority of Atheists I talk to describe being a "good person" as being charitable, loving, kind, compassionate, forgiving, and so on. These are the very same things that I preach from the Bible, and certainly that they are written about so much in the Bible is the one and only reason that these things are considered "good" in our culture.
It requires no mental gymnastics to act on a desire to empty ones self of conceit and selfish desires for the benefit of others. It only requires an awareness of one's brokenness and the acceptance of divine assistance in trying to overcome it.
It is written in James 2:14-17:
"14 What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, âoeGo in peace, be warmed and filled,â without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that? 17 So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead."
Praying for someone in need without actually helping them is a hollow act. So, in a sense, you're correct that it's a terrible thing to pray for someone without giving actual, material assistance.
The point of prayer is to strengthen our relationship with God and our Savior Jesus Christ.
"Why does God allow bad things to happen to good people?" is a common question, but it's a little flawed. First, there are no such things as good people. We are all sinners. I, for one, am also a hypocrite, because I preach the virtues of a life that I could never lead, and worship a God that I am supposed to be like, but will never be able to. People often ask me accusingly, "how can you preach that kind of life when you don't even live it?" My response to that question is often, "how could I hope to life that life if I'm not preaching it?"
God does all things according to His plan. We ruined our relationship with Him with our sin, and He has since been trying to draw us back. Being a believer in God and disciple of Christ doesn't mean life is supposed to be perfect and without peril. But, when peril does happen, we have a rock to stand on when people fail us (and they will, just as I will fail others). There is comfort in God, and in the scriptures, and in all of the examples in the Bible of incredibly broken people who nevertheless kept faithful to Him.
The people of Puerto Rico have experienced a great peril, but in that peril lies an opportunity at an outpouring of Christ-like love and humility, and not just for them, but also for us. In a time when many people look negatively at Puerto Rico for whatever reason, we should all be reminded that they are still people just like us. Sinners, just like us. We all fall to the same level ground. We are right there with them in their peril, as a brother is periled, so are we.
Not only does God care about the people of Puerto Rico, He cares about us how we respond to it. I see the terrible tragedy here, but I also see the tremendous opportunity to be a reflection of God's Grace as He intended us to be. Jesus never did anything for Himself. He was never selfish, and he constantly poured Himself out, emptying Himself on behalf of others. He never did anything out of selfish ambition or conceit. I want so badly to live that life the way He did, but I can't. I'm too selfish, and too great a sinner. But, that doesn't mean I can't try to emulate the love of Jesus and accept the Grace of His salvation from my sin.
So, yes I will absolutely continue to pray for the people of Puerto Rico, and I will do what I can to show them the love that Christ had for me. It might be all I can do to relay some messages home, but I will do it faithfully to glorify God and His plan.
I live in rural South Carolina. Children displaying such behavior patterns are promptly corrected and disciplined. Unfortunately the same cannot be said for Clemson University... those kids need a good beating.
Holy shit, is that thread even real? That has got to be made-up or something. Please tell me people aren't actually like that.
If you think Slashdot is conservative, you must be even farther left than Bernie Sanders...
I have four dogs. One of them is "geriatric" at 11 years old... she outruns all three of the others at the dog park. She still thinks she is a puppy, and she acts like it.
You're right that it's in the food - pet food has gotten SO much better in the last 20 years. But, it's also vet care.
Veterinary schools are 10 times harder to get into than Medical schools, are 10 times harder to get out of, and produce the best veterinary doctors in the world, mostly thanks to the limited liability and lower barriers to research.
With routine vet care and good food, there's no reason a genetically strong (read: mixed breed) dog can't live to 15 or 20 years. My 11 year old shows absolutely no sign of slowing down at all.
The problem arises just before and after totality, where the intensity of VISIBLE light is very low (so your eyeballs go wide open trying to collect more light), but the intensity of UV, X-Ray, and other heliospheric emissions is still about normal.
It's a lot easier to cook your retinas when your lenses are wide open in the dark while you're staring into a huge UV/X-Ray generator.
I'm talking about the weight limit for the *plane*, not the *bags*.
There are also balance issues. I don't know if you've ever been on a plane where the captain has asked people to move from fore to aft, or vice versa, but it is pretty common. The center of gravity for the plane must remain within defined safety limits. It cannot be too far fore or aft or the control surfaces will not have sufficient authority to maintain stable flight.
Passenger aircraft are able to measure the weight on each of the landing gears and determine the CG of the airplane and total weight. If the baggage handlers are not keenly aware of how to load an airplane with dense, heavy bags, the CG could be wrong.
If all bags weigh "about the same," then as long as they load uniformly it's okay. If 1/3 of the bags weigh 10x as much as all the others, it becomes critical where in the baggage compartment those bags are loaded, and also whether they shift in flight.
Now, can you imagine trying to explain these complex laws of physics to each and every passenger that checks in with a 250lb brick of paper? I can't, either.
I wonder just which "instructions" the TSA gave them, and if they would be willing to produce a copy of these alleged "instructions" so that we may understand how they might have been "misunderstood."
The real reason UA banned comic books was the weight and balance. People were trying to check 150lbs of comic books in their standard-sized luggage, and the planes cannot handle that kind of density for any additional cost. $1M in luggage fees can't make a 737 haul 5 tons of comic books in the luggage hold, not to mention the wear and tear on baggage handlers.
Calling this an "ethereum platform hack" is not just an inaccurate statement, it is a bald-faced lie.
What was hacked was this company's ICO platform, and TOKENS were stolen, NOT ETHER.
Can we please, please, pretty please with sugar on top, do at least a TINY bit of fact-checking and editorial review here?
Oh wait, this is slashdot... nevermind.
A-10's and P-38's? Yes. Very very frightening indeed. :p
Can Scaramucci do the fandango???
This is why you never, EVER talk to police. EVER. Especially after a traumatic experience. What you say will be taken as gospel no matter what your state of mind, and then used against you in court (both the judicial court and the court of public opinion).
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1) Everything is your fault
2) Perfection is the minimum standard
3) Everything is your fault
4) You must fix everything without spending any money
5) Everything is your fault
6) IT people are a dime a dozen
and lastly
7) Everything is your fault
Martin Landau and George Romero also both have a Bacon Number of 2.
AND
Martin Landau and George Romero also have a connection distance of 2 to each other.
By Dawn's Early Light is still one of my favorite movies Landau was in. It is such a great sleeper title with a great allstar cast.
Martin Landau
James Earl Jones
Powers Boothe
Rebecca de Mornay
Rip Torn
Darren McGavin
I think I'm going to have to watch it tonight.
As far as I am concerned, if the government has no specific and articulable facts that would lead a REASONABLE person to believe that you are involved in criminal activity, then the government has no right to even ask your name, let alone look you up in a database, run your license plate, or google you.
Generally, I resent becoming a beta tester for literally everything. It seems like some time in the mid 90s, companies started doing away with in-house validation and decided that consumers would be the new quality control auditors, because almost every electronic/computer/software product I've bought since then has been utter shit, with a constant stream of patches, bug fixes, and other problems that should have been flushed out before the products were ever released.
Almost everything sold to day is chock full-o-glitches, gaping security holes, fatal errata, and other things that should never be shipped to consumers.