Where does the belief in the transmigration of souls and a general ressurection in the time of the messiah come from then?
From other mythos that were popular in the last two thousand years. The Hebrew Bible is far from being the only source of Christian ideas. Look at Zoroastrianism, for example. (I'd provide a Wiki link, but Wikipedia seems to be down atm)
Many of us on the left of the divide also consider the CSM to be one of the most unbiased resources available. I subscribed for a long time until I began getting most of my news online, and found it to be an excellent magazine full of in-depth, well thought-out articles with no discernable bias. Wherever you are on the political spectrum, try picking up a copy at the news stand. You'll see what I mean.
The King James translation of the Bible uses current standard phrases and sentence structures - for Elizabethan England.
I thought it was Jamesian England?
note to mods: this post is not off-topic. We're talking about languages through this entire thread, and while I may be more than a little pedantic here, I'm not off-topic. Man how I hate getting modded off-topic when I'm not...
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I'm not looking for mod points with this thread. I'm looking for non-professional reviews. That's all, that's it. But, your suggestion of the list with number of reviews & average score should work well, if it's as trustworthy as Amazon's ranking.
Again, thanks.
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I hadn't, but what I was really looking for was personal experience, not a professional review. The mouse that's currently dying is a Kensington Pocket Mouse (the first one listed in the review you linked); I've been quite happy with it, but it only lasted about 15 or 16 months. I'd like something as comfortable & useable as the Kensington, but more durable.
Thanks again.
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The mini-mouse I use for my laptop two days ago started sensing double-clicks when I've only single-clicked items. I'm looking for a <$50 portable mouse (roughly half the size of a full-sized mouse), with at least the index & middle-finger buttons and a clickable center scroll wheel-- specifically, I don't like wireless mice, and I prefer the conventional form. I don't insist that it has to be a flat little thing like the ones that come with Dells (yuck, actually), but I'm not looking for a pistol-grip either.
I'm having fun being incredibly pedantic today. Therefore:
Soam: n. A chain by which a leading horse draws a plow.
What has that got to do with killing spam?
(in the reverse of the "I know I'll be modded down for this" precursor to posts we see too often on/., I'll say this: anyone with half a brain would never mod this up. It's not meant to be insightful, etc, and even to me is only barely funny. Go use your mod points on someone who deserves them.)
Good! I'm extraordinarily happy that you've taken the huge step of realizing that FISA can apply to you, if the Intelligence agencies can pull together enough evidence that you are a terrorist, or support terrorists, or a hacker, etc (Remembering just how good their pre-9/11 and pre-Iraq intel was.) Now take the next enormous step. Realize that they can do that to me too. Or your parents. Or your neighbor. Or your teacher. Your librarian. Your child.
I am not saying that the FBI/CIA/NSA/what-have-you has fabricated any intel on American citizens. I am only saying that it's possible for them to do so. Once that's granted, they have virtually unlimited power to trample on your life.
I have to agree with you on all points. After the.com crash (and no, I never worked for any of the.coms myself, although I did work for a telecom analysis-tool company that took a hit with them), I spent nearly 18 months with almost no paid work at all. What did I do? I spent a good chunk of my time writing a faily complicated website in PHP & MySQL, for no money at all, just because I wanted to learn the language.
It ended up working out strongly in my favor, as one bit to put on my resume.
First, the Gulf Stream doesn't extend that far north. Take a look at the wiki for it.
However, if he were swimming against it (instead of north it and perpendicular (roughly) to the current of the North Atlantic Drift), he'd be lucky to make any headway at all. The average speed of the Gulf Current is around 5 knots (or is that nauts? I've never been sure which is correct). Now, I've done a mile swim numerous times-- I was on swim/dive as a kid-- and I KNOW it takes me about 18-20 minutes to swim an imperial mile. Considering a nautical mile is even longer, I really doubt I'd make any progress swimming against that current! Take that & multiply by however many miles it is from Norway to Maine... I don't even want to imagine trying.
Ah, but by your parenthesized comment, you yourself met the conditions of Godwin's law-- and more importantly, by meeting it in your own comment, you met the second condition!
Great job, I like such a self-encapsulated prophecy:)
Oil is a significant power source, yes, but not in the US, at least not for electrical generation. Check out this article for some truly detailed information. I was frankly amazed to see how little of the US power generation comes from oil! I've known for a while now how much comes from nuclear & hydro power (one of my clients is a nuclear power station, and another is a nuclear fuel manufacturer), but I didn't know the rest of the mix.
The word 'quantum' in 'quantum dot' is misleading. The dimensions of a quantum dot are typically between a few nanometeres (billionths of a meter) to a few microns. Smaller ones, down to a single electron, can be made, and at that size they would definitely be subject to the laws of quantum of physics-- but at the more typical sizes, they're too big to worry about wave functions, and behave more like the everyday materials with which we're familiar-- except for those properties such as hue and reflectivity that are tailored during fabrication.
We've gone from my original joke to a more serious discussion, so I'll respond in that vein.
I've wondered recently if the "at the pump" prices have more to do with the futures market (and the psychological factors that accompany various news events such as the Exxon Valdez) than the actual current barrel prices. It would seem to make more sense from this point, as the "at the pump" prices don't seem to logically follow refinery capacity or reserve capacity very closely.
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That has to be the most profound set of statements I've ever read on slashdot. Kudos!
Did anyone else read that as "son of Fusion" instead of "sono-fusion"?
Where does the belief in the transmigration of souls and a general ressurection in the time of the messiah come from then?
From other mythos that were popular in the last two thousand years. The Hebrew Bible is far from being the only source of Christian ideas. Look at Zoroastrianism, for example. (I'd provide a Wiki link, but Wikipedia seems to be down atm)
We've gone off-topic here, but...
Many of us on the left of the divide also consider the CSM to be one of the most unbiased resources available. I subscribed for a long time until I began getting most of my news online, and found it to be an excellent magazine full of in-depth, well thought-out articles with no discernable bias. Wherever you are on the political spectrum, try picking up a copy at the news stand. You'll see what I mean.
The King James translation of the Bible uses current standard phrases and sentence structures - for Elizabethan England.
I thought it was Jamesian England?
note to mods: this post is not off-topic. We're talking about languages through this entire thread, and while I may be more than a little pedantic here, I'm not off-topic. Man how I hate getting modded off-topic when I'm not...
Two words:
The Avengers.
I'm not looking for mod points with this thread. I'm looking for non-professional reviews. That's all, that's it. But, your suggestion of the list with number of reviews & average score should work well, if it's as trustworthy as Amazon's ranking.
Again, thanks.
I hadn't, but what I was really looking for was personal experience, not a professional review. The mouse that's currently dying is a Kensington Pocket Mouse (the first one listed in the review you linked); I've been quite happy with it, but it only lasted about 15 or 16 months. I'd like something as comfortable & useable as the Kensington, but more durable.
Thanks again.
The mini-mouse I use for my laptop two days ago started sensing double-clicks when I've only single-clicked items. I'm looking for a <$50 portable mouse (roughly half the size of a full-sized mouse), with at least the index & middle-finger buttons and a clickable center scroll wheel-- specifically, I don't like wireless mice, and I prefer the conventional form. I don't insist that it has to be a flat little thing like the ones that come with Dells (yuck, actually), but I'm not looking for a pistol-grip either.
Anyone got some recommendations?
Thanks.
(sigh) Only on Slashdot would this sentence refer to a mathematical method rather than KY Jelly... ( ducks )
Um... just how many objects did you plan on using?
I read it this way:
...a couple of three fellow students...
A couple = 2
The word "of" indicates that the expressions on either side of it should be multiplied.
three = 3
Therefore: 2 x 3 = 6.
I'm having fun being incredibly pedantic today. Therefore:
/., I'll say this: anyone with half a brain would never mod this up. It's not meant to be insightful, etc, and even to me is only barely funny. Go use your mod points on someone who deserves them.)
Soam: n. A chain by which a leading horse draws a plow.
What has that got to do with killing spam?
(in the reverse of the "I know I'll be modded down for this" precursor to posts we see too often on
> > anybody which is potentially non-spaniard. > Potentially anybody which is non-Spaniard. Potentially anyone who is non-Spaniard. Sorry :p
Would we be forced to listen a million Joe O'Reillies and Sean Hannities?
Good! I'm extraordinarily happy that you've taken the huge step of realizing that FISA can apply to you, if the Intelligence agencies can pull together enough evidence that you are a terrorist, or support terrorists, or a hacker, etc (Remembering just how good their pre-9/11 and pre-Iraq intel was.) Now take the next enormous step. Realize that they can do that to me too. Or your parents. Or your neighbor. Or your teacher. Your librarian. Your child.
I am not saying that the FBI/CIA/NSA/what-have-you has fabricated any intel on American citizens. I am only saying that it's possible for them to do so. Once that's granted, they have virtually unlimited power to trample on your life.
Now I get it! The RIAA/MPAA are staffed by Kender!
I have to agree with you on all points. After the .com crash (and no, I never worked for any of the .coms myself, although I did work for a telecom analysis-tool company that took a hit with them), I spent nearly 18 months with almost no paid work at all. What did I do? I spent a good chunk of my time writing a faily complicated website in PHP & MySQL, for no money at all, just because I wanted to learn the language.
It ended up working out strongly in my favor, as one bit to put on my resume.
then we'd see interest in the student body.
Oh, I don't know about that. I always had LOTS of interest in the student body when I was in school....
First, the Gulf Stream doesn't extend that far north. Take a look at the wiki for it.
However, if he were swimming against it (instead of north it and perpendicular (roughly) to the current of the North Atlantic Drift), he'd be lucky to make any headway at all. The average speed of the Gulf Current is around 5 knots (or is that nauts? I've never been sure which is correct). Now, I've done a mile swim numerous times-- I was on swim/dive as a kid-- and I KNOW it takes me about 18-20 minutes to swim an imperial mile. Considering a nautical mile is even longer, I really doubt I'd make any progress swimming against that current! Take that & multiply by however many miles it is from Norway to Maine... I don't even want to imagine trying.
Working for my current client, that's where.
Ah, but by your parenthesized comment, you yourself met the conditions of Godwin's law-- and more importantly, by meeting it in your own comment, you met the second condition!
Great job, I like such a self-encapsulated prophecy :)
Oil is a significant power source, yes, but not in the US, at least not for electrical generation. Check out this article for some truly detailed information. I was frankly amazed to see how little of the US power generation comes from oil! I've known for a while now how much comes from nuclear & hydro power (one of my clients is a nuclear power station, and another is a nuclear fuel manufacturer), but I didn't know the rest of the mix.
The word 'quantum' in 'quantum dot' is misleading. The dimensions of a quantum dot are typically between a few nanometeres (billionths of a meter) to a few microns. Smaller ones, down to a single electron, can be made, and at that size they would definitely be subject to the laws of quantum of physics-- but at the more typical sizes, they're too big to worry about wave functions, and behave more like the everyday materials with which we're familiar-- except for those properties such as hue and reflectivity that are tailored during fabrication.
For more information, check out this site.
Right. Vogons write poetry in airlocks.
We've gone from my original joke to a more serious discussion, so I'll respond in that vein.
I've wondered recently if the "at the pump" prices have more to do with the futures market (and the psychological factors that accompany various news events such as the Exxon Valdez) than the actual current barrel prices. It would seem to make more sense from this point, as the "at the pump" prices don't seem to logically follow refinery capacity or reserve capacity very closely.