Traditional fishing line has issues with cold. Dunno about the braided "superlines" that don't stretch... but then those are extremely thin compared to regular line....
Much like DNS blacklists for spam, etc. I'm sure someone or some company would start a public list that is updated regularly... Or where they work will give them the info to take home. Our help desk here has done that a few times - they send out a hosts file that blocks a lot of annoying ads, etc via the domain and login scripts, but after folks have said "I don't want the ads at home either" they've given copies and directions to take home.
I'd like to do similar with my pool pump and a second set up to just power the ceiling fans I have 24/7... since when you aren't around to feel 'em, they are wasting NRG. Also need to look into a small panel for powering the pump on my outside fish pond...
Thing is, I bet most of us here on/. would run it w/o support from Apple... I mean, how many of us actually get any kind of support from Microsoft?
Additionally, there could be a "system check" disc like you could make for Windows NT that would probe all hardware and tell you if it was supported or not.
In-state vs. out-of-state tuition is typically because State colleges/community colleges get some funding from taxes, etc. So if you aren't a resident, you've not been paying into that pool, etc. so you get charged more... until you've been a resident of that state for a year or so.
Now personally, I work at a CC, and I used to keep Seti@Home running all day - justification that if we charge out-of-state students as much as we do, what could we charge *intergalactic* students?
I only got the filter installed because everyone else that I work with uses O'07, so I can open their stuff. I still generate things using the native OOo format and convert to either "old" office format or PDF before I send stuff out to them...
Travel with a gun. You go thru security quicker, and you are pre-inspected and are allowed to lock your luggage properly. And they can't label your stuff as having a gun. And you needed get a BIG gun... just the action off a old single shot shotgun will work, its enough to be a gun for the ATF. Just follow the fed regulation (locked case, etc) and the TSA regulations (same as fed) and teh airline regulation (tell your check in person you need to declare a firearm). Best part is if your luggage is "lost" you get to look at 'em and ask if you should call the ATF or if they will... gets your stuff found quick.
Because if you go to a real auction house, the auction doesn't end until the bidding ends... so as a seller, if your auction is sniped, then you aren't making as much money as you possibly could. With GB's 15 minute rule, the max value for the item is reached - or rather, an opportunity is given to all buyers to reach the max value.
Although I do agree - when I'm buying, I put in what I'm willing to pay and if I win, I win...
True, but that is mostly due to the current customer base of the site. I think if GBH,Inc. wanted to they could get more "general auction" business going... There already are vehicles, domains, etc. for sale on GB... but because of its primary niche market, not a lot of potential - yet...
Alternatives exist. I like gunbroker.com (aka forthehunt.com if your workplace filters the word "gun" in a url).
No restrictions on listings, other than legal things (body parts, slavery), no listing fees unless the item is sold, the costs are fair, and NO SNIPING - true actions. If a bid happens in the last 15 minutes of listing time, it automatically extends to 15 minutes.
Ya know, for folks like you Bruce there should just be an automatic moderation of +10 "well known and trusted to be insightful and informative" to any post you make...
National Guard didn't exist until 100+ years after the BoR...
And in '34, with the National Firearms Act, they simply placed a massive tax of $200 on full auto stuff that you could buy in a hardware store, by mail, etc. for like $30... so they excessivly taxed it - you can still own it, but boy, its gonna cost you. The tax amount still hasn't changed, but in '68 the cut off was for importing NFA items, and in '86 it was creating new form-4 transferrable items (form 4 is the tax form us "normal" folks use for NFA item taxes) that were full auto. So in '85 you could buy a Colt AR15 (semi only) for $500, and a full auto one for like $550 plus the tax. Since no new items are allowed to be registered (even if you find it in your grandpa's barn buried under stuff from WW2), that same M16 will cost you $20k, plus the tax.... supply and demand. You can still create SBR (short barrel rifle - less than 16" barrel) or SBS (short barrel shotgun, 18"), AOW (any other weapons) such as a pistol with a foregrip, and Destructive Devices (40mm grenade rounds, a street sweeper shotgun which is really just a BIG revolver)
The 2nd got a severe cut in 1934, and again in 1968 and yet again in 1986...
BTW - know when the last armed revolt againt the Govn't was here in the US? 1946... and it was over voting issues. Check out the Battle of Athens, Tenn....
Actually I had totally forgotten that everyone seems to be hung up about someones preferred way to have an orgasm...
I was thinking stereotypical geek stuff, medical issues, etc. Hence maybe the better plan for the General would be to just use contractors for the skills and have military handlers for 'em...
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Traditional fishing line has issues with cold. Dunno about the braided "superlines" that don't stretch... but then those are extremely thin compared to regular line....
What is all this porn doing on idle.slashdot.org?
Paddle faster, I hear banjo music!
Good time to pick up a new skill/programming language or refresh your knowledge, etc.
Much like DNS blacklists for spam, etc. I'm sure someone or some company would start a public list that is updated regularly... Or where they work will give them the info to take home. Our help desk here has done that a few times - they send out a hosts file that blocks a lot of annoying ads, etc via the domain and login scripts, but after folks have said "I don't want the ads at home either" they've given copies and directions to take home.
Works great, until the phone battery dies...
I'd like to do similar with my pool pump and a second set up to just power the ceiling fans I have 24/7... since when you aren't around to feel 'em, they are wasting NRG. Also need to look into a small panel for powering the pump on my outside fish pond...
Thing is, I bet most of us here on /. would run it w/o support from Apple... I mean, how many of us actually get any kind of support from Microsoft?
Additionally, there could be a "system check" disc like you could make for Windows NT that would probe all hardware and tell you if it was supported or not.
Except sliced bread was first invented/sold pre-sliced in the late 1920s (thanks Alton Brown!)
Various DRM implementations? Though that may be more copyright driven than patent driven...
You mean in the 1940s? Like when the Battle of Athens took place?
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In-state vs. out-of-state tuition is typically because State colleges/community colleges get some funding from taxes, etc. So if you aren't a resident, you've not been paying into that pool, etc. so you get charged more... until you've been a resident of that state for a year or so.
Now personally, I work at a CC, and I used to keep Seti@Home running all day - justification that if we charge out-of-state students as much as we do, what could we charge *intergalactic* students?
I only got the filter installed because everyone else that I work with uses O'07, so I can open their stuff. I still generate things using the native OOo format and convert to either "old" office format or PDF before I send stuff out to them...
Been using docx, etc. with OOo under Ubuntu for months now, using Novell's conversion filter/whatever.
Mebbe they need a history lesson...
Anyone care to guess when the last armed revolt against government was here in the US and the reasons behind it?
Answer - Battle of Athens, Tenn. 1946. And it was over voting issues...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Athens
Travel with a gun. You go thru security quicker, and you are pre-inspected and are allowed to lock your luggage properly. And they can't label your stuff as having a gun. And you needed get a BIG gun... just the action off a old single shot shotgun will work, its enough to be a gun for the ATF. Just follow the fed regulation (locked case, etc) and the TSA regulations (same as fed) and teh airline regulation (tell your check in person you need to declare a firearm). Best part is if your luggage is "lost" you get to look at 'em and ask if you should call the ATF or if they will... gets your stuff found quick.
Actually, there has been armed revolt against local government, and relatively recently - 1946, Battle of Athens, Tenn. Over voting issues no less...
Because if you go to a real auction house, the auction doesn't end until the bidding ends... so as a seller, if your auction is sniped, then you aren't making as much money as you possibly could. With GB's 15 minute rule, the max value for the item is reached - or rather, an opportunity is given to all buyers to reach the max value.
Although I do agree - when I'm buying, I put in what I'm willing to pay and if I win, I win...
True, but that is mostly due to the current customer base of the site. I think if GBH,Inc. wanted to they could get more "general auction" business going... There already are vehicles, domains, etc. for sale on GB... but because of its primary niche market, not a lot of potential - yet...
Alternatives exist. I like gunbroker.com (aka forthehunt.com if your workplace filters the word "gun" in a url).
No restrictions on listings, other than legal things (body parts, slavery), no listing fees unless the item is sold, the costs are fair, and NO SNIPING - true actions. If a bid happens in the last 15 minutes of listing time, it automatically extends to 15 minutes.
You contact the postmaster and tell them...
Ya know, for folks like you Bruce there should just be an automatic moderation of +10 "well known and trusted to be insightful and informative" to any post you make...
National Guard didn't exist until 100+ years after the BoR...
And in '34, with the National Firearms Act, they simply placed a massive tax of $200 on full auto stuff that you could buy in a hardware store, by mail, etc. for like $30... so they excessivly taxed it - you can still own it, but boy, its gonna cost you. The tax amount still hasn't changed, but in '68 the cut off was for importing NFA items, and in '86 it was creating new form-4 transferrable items (form 4 is the tax form us "normal" folks use for NFA item taxes) that were full auto. So in '85 you could buy a Colt AR15 (semi only) for $500, and a full auto one for like $550 plus the tax. Since no new items are allowed to be registered (even if you find it in your grandpa's barn buried under stuff from WW2), that same M16 will cost you $20k, plus the tax.... supply and demand. You can still create SBR (short barrel rifle - less than 16" barrel) or SBS (short barrel shotgun, 18"), AOW (any other weapons) such as a pistol with a foregrip, and Destructive Devices (40mm grenade rounds, a street sweeper shotgun which is really just a BIG revolver)
The 2nd got a severe cut in 1934, and again in 1968 and yet again in 1986...
BTW - know when the last armed revolt againt the Govn't was here in the US? 1946... and it was over voting issues. Check out the Battle of Athens, Tenn....
Actually I had totally forgotten that everyone seems to be hung up about someones preferred way to have an orgasm...
I was thinking stereotypical geek stuff, medical issues, etc. Hence maybe the better plan for the General would be to just use contractors for the skills and have military handlers for 'em...