"Oh my GOD! We're talking about breasts here, man! Who cares whether they're supposed to be there or not? Take your breasts where you find them and don't ask questions. Where are your priorities?
As I recall (yes, I was one of those kids waiting for my school bus during that era), many loved it, except for the schoolchildren that got run over while crossing the street to get to their bus stop in the dark during the deep winter mornings.
Sunday's Washington Post had an article about the teaching of Creationism vs. Evolution. The article starts with this:
The | o ry, n: 1 syn. theory is used in nontechnical contexts to mean an untested idea or opinion. 2 syn. theory is used in technical contexts to mean a more or less verified or established explanation.
The article goes on to describe how the word "theory" is used -- and mis-used -- in each context, and how it leads to misunderstanding.
Do I think all fundamentalists (not just Christian ones) are morons? Certainly not. But I do think that allowing a few individuals with a limited understanding of the subject in question to determine what everyone else can see, do or think is regressive, and in the long run does everyone harm.
That's what the Smithsonian is for. If Congress approves, and they are allowed to get their hands on the goodies, and they deem the items preservation-worthy, they will.
The life and times of AT&T is an integral part of 20th century US history. If SBC is stupid enough to send that history to the garbage pile, then SBC must be destroyed as well because they would have done a great disservice to posterity.
"The Smithsonian is committed to enlarging our shared understanding of the mosaic that is our national identity by providing authoritative experiences that connect us to our history and our heritage as Americans and to promoting innovation, research and discovery in science. These commitments have been central to the Smithsonian since its founding more than 155 years ago."
Lawrence M. Small, Secretary of the Smithsonian
If you are ever in the Washington DC area, try to visit the Smithsonian Instution if you can. Know that you can spend an entire day in just one or two buildings devoted to just a few subjects.
The National Air and Space Museum is the most popular of all the Smithsonian buildings. Plan on a full day there. If you can't make it downtown but fly into Washington Dulles, the Udvar-Hazy Annex of the A&S is on Dulles' property. Plan on at least 4 hours there if you want see most of it.
This is *so* OT of the original story, but since you brought up voting for Badnarik...
You can vote for whatever candidate strikes your fancy. AAMOF, I am very happy that you are voting at all, which is more than most people in the US do.
But think about the real outcome of voting for a non-Kerry candidate. If you agree with me that Bush must be ousted from office, voting for any other candidate besides Kerry serves no purpose other than to dilute the non-Bush voter support, thus Bush is even more likely to win the election. In my opinion, Ralph Nader's presence on the ballots pulled just enough support away from Al Gore to keep Gore from winning the 2000 election. Thus, Bush took the prize.
Bluetooth is wonderful! I originally wanted a cell phone with BT so that I wouldn't have to type all my contacts a new phone (AGAIN!), so I got a SonyEriccson T68i and a D-link Bluetooth USB nubbie. Once you do this, you will refuse to either type your contacts or connect via cable ever again.
Later, I got rid of the T68i (not because of the phone, but because of lousy AT&T service). I replaced it with a Nokia 6600 (also BT).
Then I found Salling Clicker, which is quite possibly the coolest thing to ever happen to a cell phone since free long distance. I can control PowerPoint, Keynote, DVDplayer, Mail and iTunes with my phone. The slickest thing about Salling Clicker is that I can have the phone in my pocket, get up and leave the room, and iTunes pauses. When I come back into range, iTunes begins playing again.
We recently bought an Acura TL for my wife, which also has Bluetooth. We have both of our phones paired to it, and to make or receive calls all we have to do is push a button on the steering wheel, the stereo mutes, and the car initiates the phone to dial numbers from a phonebook.
I do sound like a fanboy for Bluetooth, because I am one!
Looking back over some movies of the past, I think that you and other respondents to your post are somewhat correct and should rightfully be a little (but usually only a little) worried about what scientific "facts" the general public gleans from Hollywood productions.
For example, Hollywood has depicted the following:
Guns that don't show any recoil effect when fired
Ice ages that occur in a few hours' time
Explosions that are heard through the vacuum of space
When a parachute deploys, the wearer is gently lofted upward. (I actually had an ex-girlfriend tell me this, but she only "knew" this from watching movies and TV. Swore it was true, too! Not the only, but one of the many reasons I refer to her as "ex-girlfriend");-)
The China Syndrome came out coindidentally around the same time as the Three Mile Island event. Anti-nuke activists had a field day with that one, but the furor died almost as quickly as it started.
BOTOH, I think that most people don't put too much stock in what happens on-screen, particularly when the main subject is pretty fantastical to begin with, such as movies like Spiderman 2. Most viewers treat it as escapist material. And that is conceding the fact that they even notice the physics in the first place, anyway.
Except for the really ignorant segments of the populace, no one really believes in Hollywood's ability to portray the realities of physics accurately. When you think about it, Hollywood has always been about non-reality. (Mr. Stanley Kubrick is the only exception to that rule that I can think of right now.)
I think you are worrying unnecessarily. But I could be wrong....
>We know what he's talking about, assface.
Wow.You must really know your stuff.
That was pretty harsh. I was only going by what was posted. Now I'm an "assface." Golly, I'm so hurt by that comment.
You should pass your information on to the original poster, since apparently neither he/she nor I am aware of deals like this. Thanks for the info, though, I will check into it before my next purchase.
Judging by your response, AMD, Intel or Linus Torvalds gave you a PC as well.;-)
As for the final selling price of a Mac, it could be sniped easily. As I said, my search was superficial. I note that the link I gave has now been increased by $0.16 since I first posted.
Did AMD, Intel or Linus Torvalds give you a PC to develop on? If they didn't give you one, did they loan you one to use? Yeah, I thought not.
Did you see this? Checking eBay superficially, I found this with a price of US$105:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&cate gory=14911&item=5106132682&rd=1
Now add $130 for a new legal copy of Panther, and you have the Mac you claim you need for $235. And it also has all the USB ports you seem to need.
And if you didn't actually already have a physical Mac, why would you be in need of VirtualPC? VirtualPC simulates an Intel clone with Windows on a Mac. Sheesh.
Years ago, one could see bumper stickers that advised "Kill your television."
So, if I am interpreting this correctly, in just under a year from now, we can revise that old bumper sticker to read "Ignore your broadcaster."
Someone please correct me if I'm wrong (hey, I know it's/., so someone will!) with this statement: I won't be able to TiVo/PVR a show to suit my life's scheduling.
If that is true, then one year from now, I will be watching a whole lot less TV. Not that I watch all that much now due to low quality programming.
Seriously, come on...scanning handwritten notes for PDF distribution?
He/she could get a used Palm on eBay for less than what you could buy a scanner for. Sure, the handwriting recog doesn't work for everyone, but it's a step in the right direction.
Your prof prolly already has a computer. Can't the thoughts be typed by the professor? That sure would make more sense for everyone.
Maybe your prof needs a new computer. How about one of those newfangled tabletPC thingies? Again, there's the handwriting recog problem.
However, I find it curious that the/. crowd has yet to make a comment about the "breast" bit.
My personal favorites are the stiff-haired platinum blonde in "Gamesters of Triskelion (sp?)" and the other episode with the hottie with the bared hips. AFAICT, no moss visible.
...but then again, isn't all trivia inane, anyway?
As a pre-teen in the early '70's, I read the "Making of Star Trek" book, which I believe was authorized by Roddenberry and Paramount. Among the things I remember from the book:
- It stated that the Enterprise wasn't designed for atmospheric flight.
- The saucer section was said to be designed to separate from the rest of the ship. (Though this wasn't shown until either one of the TNG episodes or a TNG movie. I'm getting old, so I can't remember which.:-) )
- NBC censors considered a woman's nipple and underside of the breast to be verboten. (Quote from the book: "Perhaps they are afraid moss grows under there?")
- The studio asked Leonard Nimoy if he would consider plastic surgery to have his ears pointed for the show. He refused.
- The Enterprise was about a 10' long model mounted on a black pylon, with a star pattern on a wall behind it. The film crew ran the camera past the model on a dolly.
- For many years, the Smithsonian Institution's Air & Space Museum in Washington, DC had the actual filming model of the Enterprise hanging from the ceiling. (I think this is the only time it ever hung by wires.) Alas, the exhibit was taken down several years ago. It was one of my favorites.
- Dr. McCoy's portable "body scanner" devices were actually salt and pepper shakers found by the prop crew at a discount store.
- The shimmering "transporter effect" was done by attaching Christmas tree tinsel to sheets of wood and having stagehands shake them. The tinsel and live action film bits were merged together in post.
- There was a list of possible Vulcan male names, all of which "had to" (according to the book) start with "S" and end with "k", and contain only 5 letters. Among them was "Spork."
And before anyone accuses me of being a Trekkie, let me emphatically state that I am not. I have only watched almost every episode of all the series over the last four decades. I have never been to a convention, I have never worn a Starfleet uniform on Halloween or at any other time, and I do not know that any variant of "NCC-1701" is always called "Enterprise." So there.
I found my TV habit to increase since getting TiVo last fall. Now I watch more TV (from 4-5 hrs/wk to about 6-8) but I feel that I am doing it in a more time-efficient manner. (S-P-S-3-0-S, if you know what I mean!)
However, I think I am watching *better* TV due to TiVo, because I don't fall into the "lead-in" trap that the networks are structured around, and I pick and choose stuff that I think is worthy of my time.
Agreed, college radio bucks the trend of commercial radio, but in my area, I can't seem to consistently pick up any college radio stations (central Loudoun County, VA).
So I am reduced to either XM (which is good) or Internet radio (which is great, though the sound usu stinks).
If you have any links, I would gladly donate $$ to support the ones I like.:-)
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Spoken like a true /. virgin.
As I recall (yes, I was one of those kids waiting for my school bus during that era), many loved it, except for the schoolchildren that got run over while crossing the street to get to their bus stop in the dark during the deep winter mornings.
Titanium PowerBooks are called TiBooks. Could we call it a TiTinHat?
I call it a "wife," but at least I don't whack her on the top of her head in the morning. Or as hard or as often as I used to hit my Timex.
It would really suck if Reader 7 is only 32-bit compatible.
The | o ry, n:
1 syn. theory is used in nontechnical contexts to mean an untested idea or opinion.
2 syn. theory is used in technical contexts to mean a more or less verified or established explanation.
The article goes on to describe how the word "theory" is used -- and mis-used -- in each context, and how it leads to misunderstanding.
Do I think all fundamentalists (not just Christian ones) are morons? Certainly not. But I do think that allowing a few individuals with a limited understanding of the subject in question to determine what everyone else can see, do or think is regressive, and in the long run does everyone harm.
Reminds me of the old joke:
Husband: "All I want is peace and quiet."
Wife (amazed): "Really?"
Husband: "Yes. Just give me a piece and I'll be quiet."
...how many times can George Lucas re-re-re-re-release Star Wars on any given format?
The life and times of AT&T is an integral part of 20th century US history. If SBC is stupid enough to send that history to the garbage pile, then SBC must be destroyed as well because they would have done a great disservice to posterity.
Mission statement from the SI website:
Secretary Small's Vision
"The Smithsonian is committed to enlarging our shared understanding of the mosaic that is our national identity by providing authoritative experiences that connect us to our history and our heritage as Americans and to promoting innovation, research and discovery in science. These commitments have been central to the Smithsonian since its founding more than 155 years ago."
Lawrence M. Small, Secretary of the Smithsonian
If you are ever in the Washington DC area, try to visit the Smithsonian Instution if you can. Know that you can spend an entire day in just one or two buildings devoted to just a few subjects.
The National Air and Space Museum is the most popular of all the Smithsonian buildings. Plan on a full day there. If you can't make it downtown but fly into Washington Dulles, the Udvar-Hazy Annex of the A&S is on Dulles' property. Plan on at least 4 hours there if you want see most of it.
Okay, getting a little OT there. So sue me.
Bondo. James Bondo.
"... We'd all be set and 100% satisfied."
This is Slashdot. When was the last time anyone here was 100% satisfied?
I'm downloading it now, but haven't installed it yet. Already I can tell that my TiBook is becoming... SNAPPIER!
You can vote for whatever candidate strikes your fancy. AAMOF, I am very happy that you are voting at all, which is more than most people in the US do.
But think about the real outcome of voting for a non-Kerry candidate. If you agree with me that Bush must be ousted from office, voting for any other candidate besides Kerry serves no purpose other than to dilute the non-Bush voter support, thus Bush is even more likely to win the election. In my opinion, Ralph Nader's presence on the ballots pulled just enough support away from Al Gore to keep Gore from winning the 2000 election. Thus, Bush took the prize.
Bluetooth is wonderful! I originally wanted a cell phone with BT so that I wouldn't have to type all my contacts a new phone (AGAIN!), so I got a SonyEriccson T68i and a D-link Bluetooth USB nubbie. Once you do this, you will refuse to either type your contacts or connect via cable ever again.
Later, I got rid of the T68i (not because of the phone, but because of lousy AT&T service). I replaced it with a Nokia 6600 (also BT).
Then I found Salling Clicker, which is quite possibly the coolest thing to ever happen to a cell phone since free long distance. I can control PowerPoint, Keynote, DVDplayer, Mail and iTunes with my phone. The slickest thing about Salling Clicker is that I can have the phone in my pocket, get up and leave the room, and iTunes pauses. When I come back into range, iTunes begins playing again.
We recently bought an Acura TL for my wife, which also has Bluetooth. We have both of our phones paired to it, and to make or receive calls all we have to do is push a button on the steering wheel, the stereo mutes, and the car initiates the phone to dial numbers from a phonebook.
I do sound like a fanboy for Bluetooth, because I am one!
Yes.
Oh, wait...
For example, Hollywood has depicted the following:
Guns that don't show any recoil effect when fired
Ice ages that occur in a few hours' time
Explosions that are heard through the vacuum of space
When a parachute deploys, the wearer is gently lofted upward. (I actually had an ex-girlfriend tell me this, but she only "knew" this from watching movies and TV. Swore it was true, too! Not the only, but one of the many reasons I refer to her as "ex-girlfriend") ;-)
The China Syndrome came out coindidentally around the same time as the Three Mile Island event. Anti-nuke activists had a field day with that one, but the furor died almost as quickly as it started.
BOTOH, I think that most people don't put too much stock in what happens on-screen, particularly when the main subject is pretty fantastical to begin with, such as movies like Spiderman 2. Most viewers treat it as escapist material. And that is conceding the fact that they even notice the physics in the first place, anyway.
Except for the really ignorant segments of the populace, no one really believes in Hollywood's ability to portray the realities of physics accurately. When you think about it, Hollywood has always been about non-reality. (Mr. Stanley Kubrick is the only exception to that rule that I can think of right now.)
I think you are worrying unnecessarily. But I could be wrong....
Wow.You must really know your stuff.
That was pretty harsh. I was only going by what was posted. Now I'm an "assface." Golly, I'm so hurt by that comment.
You should pass your information on to the original poster, since apparently neither he/she nor I am aware of deals like this. Thanks for the info, though, I will check into it before my next purchase.
Judging by your response, AMD, Intel or Linus Torvalds gave you a PC as well. ;-)
As for the final selling price of a Mac, it could be sniped easily. As I said, my search was superficial. I note that the link I gave has now been increased by $0.16 since I first posted.
Lighten up, Francis.
Did AMD, Intel or Linus Torvalds give you a PC to develop on? If they didn't give you one, did they loan you one to use? Yeah, I thought not.
Did you see this? Checking eBay superficially, I found this with a price of US$105: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&cate gory=14911&item=5106132682&rd=1
Now add $130 for a new legal copy of Panther, and you have the Mac you claim you need for $235. And it also has all the USB ports you seem to need.
And if you didn't actually already have a physical Mac, why would you be in need of VirtualPC? VirtualPC simulates an Intel clone with Windows on a Mac. Sheesh.
So, if I am interpreting this correctly, in just under a year from now, we can revise that old bumper sticker to read "Ignore your broadcaster."
Someone please correct me if I'm wrong (hey, I know it's
If that is true, then one year from now, I will be watching a whole lot less TV. Not that I watch all that much now due to low quality programming.
He/she could get a used Palm on eBay for less than what you could buy a scanner for. Sure, the handwriting recog doesn't work for everyone, but it's a step in the right direction.
Your prof prolly already has a computer. Can't the thoughts be typed by the professor? That sure would make more sense for everyone.
Maybe your prof needs a new computer. How about one of those newfangled tabletPC thingies? Again, there's the handwriting recog problem.
However, I find it curious that the /. crowd has yet to make a comment about the "breast" bit.
My personal favorites are the stiff-haired platinum blonde in "Gamesters of Triskelion (sp?)" and the other episode with the hottie with the bared hips. AFAICT, no moss visible.
Quatloos, anyone?
As a pre-teen in the early '70's, I read the "Making of Star Trek" book, which I believe was authorized by Roddenberry and Paramount. Among the things I remember from the book:
- It stated that the Enterprise wasn't designed for atmospheric flight.
- The saucer section was said to be designed to separate from the rest of the ship. (Though this wasn't shown until either one of the TNG episodes or a TNG movie. I'm getting old, so I can't remember which. :-) )
- NBC censors considered a woman's nipple and underside of the breast to be verboten. (Quote from the book: "Perhaps they are afraid moss grows under there?")
- The studio asked Leonard Nimoy if he would consider plastic surgery to have his ears pointed for the show. He refused.
- The Enterprise was about a 10' long model mounted on a black pylon, with a star pattern on a wall behind it. The film crew ran the camera past the model on a dolly.
- For many years, the Smithsonian Institution's Air & Space Museum in Washington, DC had the actual filming model of the Enterprise hanging from the ceiling. (I think this is the only time it ever hung by wires.) Alas, the exhibit was taken down several years ago. It was one of my favorites.
- Dr. McCoy's portable "body scanner" devices were actually salt and pepper shakers found by the prop crew at a discount store.
- The shimmering "transporter effect" was done by attaching Christmas tree tinsel to sheets of wood and having stagehands shake them. The tinsel and live action film bits were merged together in post.
- There was a list of possible Vulcan male names, all of which "had to" (according to the book) start with "S" and end with "k", and contain only 5 letters. Among them was "Spork."
And before anyone accuses me of being a Trekkie, let me emphatically state that I am not. I have only watched almost every episode of all the series over the last four decades. I have never been to a convention, I have never worn a Starfleet uniform on Halloween or at any other time, and I do not know that any variant of "NCC-1701" is always called "Enterprise." So there.
And please don't read my sig.
I found my TV habit to increase since getting TiVo last fall. Now I watch more TV (from 4-5 hrs/wk to about 6-8) but I feel that I am doing it in a more time-efficient manner. (S-P-S-3-0-S, if you know what I mean!)
However, I think I am watching *better* TV due to TiVo, because I don't fall into the "lead-in" trap that the networks are structured around, and I pick and choose stuff that I think is worthy of my time.
So I am reduced to either XM (which is good) or Internet radio (which is great, though the sound usu stinks).
If you have any links, I would gladly donate $$ to support the ones I like. :-)