...the original programming "language" for Lego Mindstorms. That one got me so frustrated with its limitations that I got stuck into NQC ("Not Quite C"), a "real language" for Mindstorms, as soon as I possibly could.
Some will never push the boundaries of Scratch, never discover its limitations. But for those who do, those limitations could well be exactly what drives them to try "real programming" - maybe using Javascript and CSS to push things around on a page. Who knows where they'll go from there?
I pay BT (British Telecom, AKA Bastard Tossers) GBP25 a month for my DSL. To get DSL (from prety much anyone), I have to pay GBP10 a month for a phone service I never use, to - you guessed it- BT. BT are still, to all intents and purposes, a monopoly.
(Yes, I did ask them if I could go onto the "light user scheme" or similar, and was told nope.)
(And that's before I moved house and they started taking an extra £2 a month - while dropping my bandwidth allowance from 20GB/mo to 6.)
It's a fucking scam.
I think that just the sheer number of signs should have told the woman that something was up, even if she didn't know that the sign with the gate thingy means "Level crossing with barrier or gate ahead" (according to the Highway Code, which she's supposed to know if she passed her test).
Two signs say, "Drivers of long low vehicles phone before crossing" - even if you realise that the sign doesn't apply to your little toy car, surely you'd ask, "Crossing what?"
Not to mention that there's a complete set of instructions for using the crossing, directly underneath the lights, including the instruction to "open both gates" then cross.
Yes, there are lots of signs, and they could be confusing. That's a pretty good reason to look at them properly, wouldn't you think? I can't say I have much sympathy.
I never use the "Japanese style" emoticons, just the regular sideways ones. From choice, I won't give my smileys noses, instead preferring the:) form. But in some fonts (notably Arial), that results in a very flat and unnatural-looking face - so I use:-) just to make it look more "right".
If you tried that, I'd quickly ask if you think this is an acceptable way to treat an A330, and if you replied in the affirmative I'd slaughter you before you could hug me.
The best thing is, I'd only have to wipe blood off half of the monitor! The other half would serve as a warning to my new cube-mate. *twitch*
Makes sense to me - though I assume it'd be local and small-scale generation rather than pumping hot water/steam any distance. I'd thought of it more in terms of providing hot water for nearby buildings, but that's because I don't know *anything* about running a turbine off this sort of setup.
Of course, you probably don't want to do this anywhere the ground is likely to freeze, either... unless you then pump warm water through the pipes and charge a premium for parking in your non-iced-up lot!
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IANAMD,but they teach you in elementary school that sells can survive many hours
Thank Christ. I'd be worried if an MD couldn't spell "cells".
Wouldn't it make sense to say that all parking lots should be covered at least partially by solar panels?
Probably not - as other posters have pointed out. But since that tarmac gets extremely hot, you might as well run a load of pipes underneath it and make some nice scalding hot water.
You'd at least get enough for the parking attendant's cup of tea:)
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Great... So the next time I get stuck behind it in traffic I'm gonna have to stare at some stupid fish logo...
...the original programming "language" for Lego Mindstorms. That one got me so frustrated with its limitations that I got stuck into NQC ("Not Quite C"), a "real language" for Mindstorms, as soon as I possibly could.
Some will never push the boundaries of Scratch, never discover its limitations. But for those who do, those limitations could well be exactly what drives them to try "real programming" - maybe using Javascript and CSS to push things around on a page. Who knows where they'll go from there?
Big finish? Are you sure you're peeing?
I pay BT (British Telecom, AKA Bastard Tossers) GBP25 a month for my DSL. To get DSL (from prety much anyone), I have to pay GBP10 a month for a phone service I never use, to - you guessed it- BT. BT are still, to all intents and purposes, a monopoly. (Yes, I did ask them if I could go onto the "light user scheme" or similar, and was told nope.) (And that's before I moved house and they started taking an extra £2 a month - while dropping my bandwidth allowance from 20GB/mo to 6.) It's a fucking scam.
for better or worth
Let me guess - you're a LISP programmer?
The crossing in question
I think that just the sheer number of signs should have told the woman that something was up, even if she didn't know that the sign with the gate thingy means "Level crossing with barrier or gate ahead" (according to the Highway Code, which she's supposed to know if she passed her test).
Two signs say, "Drivers of long low vehicles phone before crossing" - even if you realise that the sign doesn't apply to your little toy car, surely you'd ask, "Crossing what?"
Not to mention that there's a complete set of instructions for using the crossing, directly underneath the lights, including the instruction to "open both gates" then cross.
Yes, there are lots of signs, and they could be confusing. That's a pretty good reason to look at them properly, wouldn't you think? I can't say I have much sympathy.
Troll, why? Or is it "Special" People's Moderation Day?
I never use the "Japanese style" emoticons, just the regular sideways ones. From choice, I won't give my smileys noses, instead preferring the :) form. But in some fonts (notably Arial), that results in a very flat and unnatural-looking face - so I use :-) just to make it look more "right".
No wonder you're posting as AC :P
If you tried that, I'd quickly ask if you think this is an acceptable way to treat an A330, and if you replied in the affirmative I'd slaughter you before you could hug me.
The best thing is, I'd only have to wipe blood off half of the monitor! The other half would serve as a warning to my new cube-mate. *twitch*
I use my mouse in my left hand.
...is a Hello Kitty theme. I'd gladly suffer it just to piss the other guy off!
The cat isn't just out of the bag, it's having kittens...
As are the MAFIAA...
What about these guys, who did two?
OMG, pwnIEs!
Makes sense to me - though I assume it'd be local and small-scale generation rather than pumping hot water/steam any distance. I'd thought of it more in terms of providing hot water for nearby buildings, but that's because I don't know *anything* about running a turbine off this sort of setup.
Of course, you probably don't want to do this anywhere the ground is likely to freeze, either... unless you then pump warm water through the pipes and charge a premium for parking in your non-iced-up lot!
IANAMD,but they teach you in elementary school that sells can survive many hours
Thank Christ. I'd be worried if an MD couldn't spell "cells".
Wouldn't it make sense to say that all parking lots should be covered at least partially by solar panels?
:)
Probably not - as other posters have pointed out. But since that tarmac gets extremely hot, you might as well run a load of pipes underneath it and make some nice scalding hot water.
You'd at least get enough for the parking attendant's cup of tea
Why do men insist on sitting on their wallets all day long? ... I leave mine in my car when I'm at work.
Cool, where do you park? Just curious.
from the twelve-cases-of-ballz-later department
Just don't ask how a physician gets twelve cases of balls... *crosses legs*
DDR.
Land mines.
Who says two wrongs don't make a right? Muahahahhahahahahah...
Why would anyone purposely built a train system with a school as terminal station?
Keeps the train-perverts concentrated on one line...
Thr real genius here isn't in the addition of the button per se, but rather in putting it in front of emo kids.
"I don't want to live any more, I'm going to end it all! *clicks on own Myspace button*
HA-ha!
What if one were to buy all of them? Are they cheaper holesale?