(although I do type incorrectly, I can hit over 80 WPM)
This comment made me realize that I had no idea how fast I could type (never took a course). So, after a quick search here are some free on-line typing tests:
Turns out that I'm in the 2nd decile with a respectable 58 wpm (mean is approx. 40, and anyone who claims >100 is either in the 99.8%-ile or is full of BS). A thorough analysis of typing speeds can be found here.
"It seemed to me," said Wonko the Sane, "that any civilization that had so far lost its head as to need to include a set of detailed instructions for using a search engine, was no longer a civilization in which I could live and stay sane."
Dunno about this one - Broadway tickets are pretty expensive, and it makes us a pawn of the LATP every time we go to the theatre. I think I'll just wait and download a CAM version off Torrent.
One possible good use for this would be paying tolls.
They already have that in Ontario, but using your regular license plate. On the 407 ETR around Toronto, you can either buy a transponder (monthly rental fee but lower fares) or just have your plate OCR'd at full speed when you drive on and off the highway.
Actually, 2012 is the year the Mayan calendar's cycle ended, which has been picked up as the date for the end of the world by some.
Oh great - now we're going to have to deal with eight years of Y2.012K-inspired panic. You know the hype... "the Pyramid of Uxmal will stop working", "the Tzolkin calendar will start giving the wrong dates for crop planting". About the only upside is that there's going to be a massive run on glyph carvers to make the necessary updates.
You (and a lot of people) are missing a key fact: the relay service is ALSO legitimately used by hearing people to call deaf people. You can't just require everyone who uses the service to "prove you're deaf", or whatever.
It's easy - the operator just has to call them back. If they answer the phone, they aren't deaf.
First, I'm not sure how you can be ready to run in 5 minutes. 5 minutes to change, sure. but what about the 5-10 minutes of stretching and warmup? You do stretch and warmup properly, don't you?
Stretching before and after running is a great way to waste time and injure yourself. More and more research is coming to the conclusion that stretching does not reduce injuries, esp. for limited momement sports such as running. It was a tough mental barrier to overcome after years of stretching before exercise, but after 1 marathon with stretching and 2 w/o stretching during training, I can see that there is really no difference.
Note that I'm not saying stretching is a necessarily waste of time - if I was a hockey goalie or a gymnast I'd probably thing differently. I'm also not saying to skip a warm up - start slow (walk even) for the first 5-10 minutes to get your muscles into gear.
If you want improved flexibility, then go for it, but do it right. Learn yoga. But don't stretch cold muscles for 5 minutes before a run - you're just asking for trouble.
An immediate use that springs to mind is a bunch of students gathering at a campus cafeteria to trade musc, video etc... without anyone (University IT, RIIA, FBI, Egg Council) tracking what you trade.
Umm... Hudson's Bay Company was founded in 1670. That makes it more than twice as old as Canada. In fact, it's older than the United States, the French Republic and (almost) every democracy currently in existence.
I suspect, however, that this is the exception that proves the rule. The only company still in existence from the original Dow Jones is GE. Everything else has been broken up or bought out.
Umm... Debt != Insolvent. Apple has always been solvent.
Solvency is the ability to cover current debts (loans due in less than 1 year) with current assets (cash, inventory, short-term paper etc...). As others have pointed out, carrying debt can have a number of advantages, including tax treatments, treasury management, leverage etc...
For example, loans increase the usable cash for a company, which allow you to make more money than you could with just equity. And, since someone else has loaned you the money your return on equity (ROE) is higher. Since high ROE is a good thing, debt is an important part of the equation.
You could get the latest shareware in your magazines, print your own barcodes and mail software to your friends. Interesting concept for a time when CD-ROMs didn't exist, a box of floppies cost $50 and the Internet was more like a strand than a web. Plus, it was easier than trying to use Kermit.
Now, the 4 gig iPod Mini has a 4 gig hard drive and it holds 1000 songs? It only holds 800 of those 5 meg songs we had on our 5 gig iPod 2 years ago!
That's because the new numbers are based on AAC compression, which is a bit more efficient than MP3. AAC wasn't available when the original iPod came out.
You have to owe allegiance to the Queen, like Canadians and Australians
Actually, it's a no-go for Canadians, who are barred from accepting foreign honours. Just ask Terry Matthews and (especially) the notorious ex-Canadian Lord Black of Crossharbour.
What Canadians do have is the Order of Canada, which is essentially a knighthood without the titles (sir etc...). The Order of Canada is awarded by the Governor-General on behalf of the Queen of Canada, who just happens to be the same person as the Queen of England - who isn't allowed to bestow titles on Canadians. Simple, eh?
In other news, for a good review of the British honours system see here.
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(although I do type incorrectly, I can hit over 80 WPM)
This comment made me realize that I had no idea how fast I could type (never took a course). So, after a quick search here are some free on-line typing tests:
TypingPal.com
TypingTest.com
Turns out that I'm in the 2nd decile with a respectable 58 wpm (mean is approx. 40, and anyone who claims >100 is either in the 99.8%-ile or is full of BS). A thorough analysis of typing speeds can be found here.
"It seemed to me," said Wonko the Sane, "that any civilization that had so far lost its head as to need to include a set of detailed instructions for using a search engine, was no longer a civilization in which I could live and stay sane."
Hey, guys, how well do hotcakes sell?
Hard to say, but I heard a rumour that Pillsbury just came out with a new hotcake that's selling like iPods.
Dunno about this one - Broadway tickets are pretty expensive, and it makes us a pawn of the LATP every time we go to the theatre. I think I'll just wait and download a CAM version off Torrent.
One possible good use for this would be paying tolls.
They already have that in Ontario, but using your regular license plate. On the 407 ETR around Toronto, you can either buy a transponder (monthly rental fee but lower fares) or just have your plate OCR'd at full speed when you drive on and off the highway.
Um . . . I'm sorry, I'm coming up short here.
Can't think of a Simpsons license plate reference? Come on... there are dozens:
Just a few:
[8F14] Krusty's pink convertible: KRUSTY
[8F15] Quimby's vehicle: I RULE U
[8F15] Snake's car: EX CON
[8F20] Sideshow Bob & Selma's honeymoon car: IH8 BART
[1F14] Ned's car: JHN 143 (John 14:3)
[2F09] car in lot of nuclear plant: 3MI ISL (3 Mile Island)
[2F13] Hitler's Mercedes Benz: ADOLF1
[2F32] Lionel Hutz's white Bronco: NOT OJ
[3F09] President Ford's limo: MR DUH
[AABF06] Comic Book Guy's car: NCC 1701 (Star Trek)
[8F20] Sideshow Bob's creations: RIP BART, DIE BART, BART DOA, IH8 BART
DIE BART - "Nobody who speaks German could be evil..."
Actually, 2012 is the year the Mayan calendar's cycle ended, which has been picked up as the date for the end of the world by some.
Oh great - now we're going to have to deal with eight years of Y2.012K-inspired panic. You know the hype... "the Pyramid of Uxmal will stop working", "the Tzolkin calendar will start giving the wrong dates for crop planting". About the only upside is that there's going to be a massive run on glyph carvers to make the necessary updates.
You (and a lot of people) are missing a key fact: the relay service is ALSO legitimately used by hearing people to call deaf people. You can't just require everyone who uses the service to "prove you're deaf", or whatever.
It's easy - the operator just has to call them back. If they answer the phone, they aren't deaf.
Movie running as a desktop (one method)
Exposé blob
How to Bleed Brakes
Just remember that the knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.
I'll give it two weeks before some jackass runs around making a movie called
IPOD MINI'S UNREPLACEABLE
HEADPHONE JACK LASTS
ONLY 35-40 DAYS
First, I'm not sure how you can be ready to run in 5 minutes. 5 minutes to change, sure. but what about the 5-10 minutes of stretching and warmup? You do stretch and warmup properly, don't you?
Stretching before and after running is a great way to waste time and injure yourself. More and more research is coming to the conclusion that stretching does not reduce injuries, esp. for limited momement sports such as running. It was a tough mental barrier to overcome after years of stretching before exercise, but after 1 marathon with stretching and 2 w/o stretching during training, I can see that there is really no difference.
Note that I'm not saying stretching is a necessarily waste of time - if I was a hockey goalie or a gymnast I'd probably thing differently. I'm also not saying to skip a warm up - start slow (walk even) for the first 5-10 minutes to get your muscles into gear.
If you want improved flexibility, then go for it, but do it right. Learn yoga. But don't stretch cold muscles for 5 minutes before a run - you're just asking for trouble.
these guys build custom home cinema installations so this was either for a client or I think their own demo to show off what they can do....
.mp3 recording of the room? I want to hear the difference between that setup and my laptop's speakers.
I'm still not convinced. Does anyone have an
pong **** CARRIER LOST
Don't you mean CARRIER PIGEON LOST?
An immediate use that springs to mind is a bunch of students gathering at a campus cafeteria to trade musc, video etc... without anyone (University IT, RIIA, FBI, Egg Council) tracking what you trade.
Umm... Hudson's Bay Company was founded in 1670. That makes it more than twice as old as Canada. In fact, it's older than the United States, the French Republic and (almost) every democracy currently in existence.
I suspect, however, that this is the exception that proves the rule. The only company still in existence from the original Dow Jones is GE. Everything else has been broken up or bought out.
The 5-11 slot must be just for students.
I have to go to work every day, so most of my video game playing is restricted to 9am-5pm.
Forget fashion statements - this is about performance. Has anyone done some tests to determine which colour sounds best?
Umm... Debt != Insolvent. Apple has always been solvent.
Solvency is the ability to cover current debts (loans due in less than 1 year) with current assets (cash, inventory, short-term paper etc...). As others have pointed out, carrying debt can have a number of advantages, including tax treatments, treasury management, leverage etc...
For example, loans increase the usable cash for a company, which allow you to make more money than you could with just equity. And, since someone else has loaned you the money your return on equity (ROE) is higher. Since high ROE is a good thing, debt is an important part of the equation.
...yeah, but it would only be 2 billion items if all the Janet Jackson stuff was removed. ;-)
And if they'd just stop indexing blogs, the entire Internet would fit onto a CD.
Anyone remember the old Macintosh magazines that had those in the back and you scanned them in for free programs?
I think you're talking about the Cauzin Softstrip.
You could get the latest shareware in your magazines, print your own barcodes and mail software to your friends. Interesting concept for a time when CD-ROMs didn't exist, a box of floppies cost $50 and the Internet was more like a strand than a web. Plus, it was easier than trying to use Kermit.
Is it just me... or did "Big Fish" just get screwed?
Dunno - did Troy McLure star in that movie?
What I want to know is, how do they keep it from crashing when it reaches here?
Now, the 4 gig iPod Mini has a 4 gig hard drive and it holds 1000 songs? It only holds 800 of those 5 meg songs we had on our 5 gig iPod 2 years ago!
That's because the new numbers are based on AAC compression, which is a bit more efficient than MP3. AAC wasn't available when the original iPod came out.
You have to owe allegiance to the Queen, like Canadians and Australians
Actually, it's a no-go for Canadians, who are barred from accepting foreign honours. Just ask Terry Matthews and (especially) the notorious ex-Canadian Lord Black of Crossharbour.
What Canadians do have is the Order of Canada, which is essentially a knighthood without the titles (sir etc...). The Order of Canada is awarded by the Governor-General on behalf of the Queen of Canada, who just happens to be the same person as the Queen of England - who isn't allowed to bestow titles on Canadians. Simple, eh?
In other news, for a good review of the British honours system see here.