While that is true, there are quite a few situations where it is annoying to have to do that.
The best example I can think of is when I am in the car, and I want to plug my phone in for charging.
In Micro USB application, it's very difficult to feel the difference between \_/ and/_\ in the dark. I would rather be able to keep my attention on the road, and not have to look first. When the receiver is mobile (phone) and the cord is springy, it much nicer to just be able to feel for a specific marker on the cord end so I know which side is up when I grab it.
I've taken to using very very small pieces of velcro so I can feel for the right side.
Yeah, that's all fine and good, but it rarely seems to happen that way.
But I have four devices that have usb cords sitting here, and one of them is properly embossed.
In fact, one them that is not has a "mold mark" from cheap assembly on the *bottom* of the plug, which feels like an emboss mark if you didn't know better. (That would be the data cord for my phone, and it has the same mold mark at both the PC end and the micro-usb end, and both of them are on the bottom instead of the top)
I've taken to using a piece of sandpaper or a wire brush to "rough up" one side of my connectors so that I can use them by feel.
Automated cars cant see that deer on the side of the road, or watch for clues at to whether it is about to jump out in traffic (Are there other deer, or babies nearby?)
Will EVERY car be automated, because automated cars are not watching the idiot 2 cars up in traffic, who is obviously tired or drunk, and keep more distance from him than would normally be required?
And, I'm sorry, but I love to drive.
I love the fact that my drive into work every day is on a "dangerous" twisty turning nasty road. It actually makes me look forward to leaving the house every morning. Its mentally challenging, and keeps me on my toes.
I drive it hard, and I drive it fast, (legally speaking) and I love every second of it.
I'm so happy that this will not happen any time soon. Just another reason to keep people stupid and not using their brain IMHO
No, he said 'Hienlien'. A very little known Chinese writer who wrote 'The moon is a tough cookie with skirts on' and 'Thursday' and 'The gate towards autumn'.
Ah yes, but none of those are as good as his signature work "Friend on a Friendly Ocean".
""If the dollar continues to strengthen and the political situation (regarding Iran) improves, then the long-term prices will be about $US78," Mr Khelil said, adding the market was well supplied with oil."
I have noticed many people giving bush credit. I'm not saying it had NO effect, but I think that the president of OPEC has greater sway.
See, I find that interesting, because a person who threw boxes, bins of clothing, and weapons at *me* was found not guilty because he "felt threatened by me".
I was apparently guilty of being 6'3" and 280lbs. (as far as the jury was concerned) v/s someone nearly twice my age, a foot shorter, but with extensive weapons and self defense training.
You can go batshit nuts on someone, as long as you can prove you are paranoid, you will walk.
The ease of use (post-setup) of the combination of Newsbin software and the Newzbin site are hard to beat. Considerably easier than setting up your average torrent client.
Back in the days when Agent (or similar) had to wade through 300,000 headers to find that one binary you needed... yes it was a pain in the ass.
Now, with nzb's and and screaming fast access my local isp's usenet servers have (yes, they still host their own, but I doubt that will last much longer) it can't be beat.
I've been using usenet for many many years, like most folks here, both on the discussion and binary side of things. I still find it far superior for binary things (especially hard to find items as long as your provider has decent retention).
With the addition of par files, and nzb's, usenet is more functional than ever.
I also truly enjoy the "filter your own damned internet" viewpoints. You can find things that would make Caligula blush, but also find those overlays for your USB intellivision controllers as well.
If it dies, it will be a sad day. I hope that day is far off.
As an aside...
I wonder if service providers have thought of the increase in upstream traffic that will happen when they wipe out alt.binaries.* ? Torrents require both ways. Usenet is 99% downstream. (Most upstream is done by non-residential users these days)
When it rains in Pittsburgh, the effluvia travels down the Ohio and gives those of us downstream unsafe levels of human waste in our water, so we give you back our carbon.
I was a contractor and was not on site often, but I NEVER had any problems getting on site. Many times I walked through the plant after realizing that I had left my badge in my pocket.
Actually, my basement CFL's are coming up on 5 years next month. Both unshielded and operating in fairly damp environment that also gets bumped around a lot.
They are on around 18 hrs per day (We do wildlife rehab, and they are ambient low level lighting for the area, not direct, they are in a smaller room off the main room room with the door open)
Just had to say this.. My Dad designed some of the machines (and workspaces for using them) for the GeNX Engines from GE that will be powering this beautiful plane.
More orders than they know what to do with./GEAE Ex-IT drone myself.
I grew up (Pre 2nd grade) about 1/2 a mile from a place where hot air balloons were launched all the time. I used to ride my bike up there and watch them take off all summer long, fascinated by the "physics" (as a 6 year old understands them) of the whole thing.
When we moved that fall I remember the thing that made me the saddest was that I would not get to watch the balloons take off anymore.
The new house had cable tv, and the first show I watched after my first day of school in a new district (a wholly depressing and terrifying experience if I recall) was Mr Wizard.
In that episode, he made a hot air balloon out of some straws, some wire, a bit of tin foil, a drycleaning bag, and some sterno fuel.
It completely rocked my world, and the next day I made friends with my science teacher at school asking about the experiment.
My sadness at moving forgotten, and with a reason to look forward to getting up every morning (6AM Mr Wizard!) going to school to check out new science experiments, and Mr. Wizard when I got home.. (Followed by You Cant Do That On Television of course.. Then Dangermouse! My weeknights were BOOKED!) kept me looking forward to each new day for a very long time.
I feel comfortable in saying that Don Herbert changed my life, and the direction I was going.
Perhaps I am a bit odd. (Ok, that is a given) but I generally will find a use for older hardware, or donate it.
I have not been in any great hurry to retire my windows machines. Our "on the road" machine for shows is a 7 year old HP laptop, 700Mhz, *maxed* at 256MB of RAM, and it runs XP Pro just fine. The only time it stumbles is when I hit something java-based.
Hell, my first (and last) store bought machine is a Sony Vaio PV120, (200Mhx Pentium) that is *still* being used. Maxed out at 128MB of RAM, running Win Me. Granted, it's just a print server/Honeypot machine, but it still runs just fine, and gets used pretty often for friends who come over and "Just wanna check their e-mail".
Slashdot Mirror
Fresh Cilantro or Curly Parsley look somewhat similar, and are often thrown in the same bin in the produce department.
You'll sure as hell notice the difference when cooking though!
No kidding!
"No, that's endive... this is parsley, and that is cilantro."
Could be worse. I cant count the number of times I have bought romaine for the price of iceberg.
I've got a botnet keeping ol' Mike busy for awhile.
He'll be lucky if he can get a packet out, let alone get those rocks in the catapult on target.
TANSTAAFL!
Heh, we've got a virus running around the site lately that is titled "CNN Gold Medal tracker".
...
Sneaky
While that is true, there are quite a few situations where it is annoying to have to do that.
/_\ in the dark. I would rather be able to keep my attention on the road, and not have to look first. When the receiver is mobile (phone) and the cord is springy, it much nicer to just be able to feel for a specific marker on the cord end so I know which side is up when I grab it.
The best example I can think of is when I am in the car, and I want to plug my phone in for charging.
In Micro USB application, it's very difficult to feel the difference between \_/ and
I've taken to using very very small pieces of velcro so I can feel for the right side.
Yeah, that's all fine and good, but it rarely seems to happen that way.
But I have four devices that have usb cords sitting here, and one of them is properly embossed.
In fact, one them that is not has a "mold mark" from cheap assembly on the *bottom* of the plug, which feels like an emboss mark if you didn't know better. (That would be the data cord for my phone, and it has the same mold mark at both the PC end and the micro-usb end, and both of them are on the bottom instead of the top)
I've taken to using a piece of sandpaper or a wire brush to "rough up" one side of my connectors so that I can use them by feel.
Automated cars cant see that deer on the side of the road, or watch for clues at to whether it is about to jump out in traffic (Are there other deer, or babies nearby?)
Will EVERY car be automated, because automated cars are not watching the idiot 2 cars up in traffic, who is obviously tired or drunk, and keep more distance from him than would normally be required?
And, I'm sorry, but I love to drive.
I love the fact that my drive into work every day is on a "dangerous" twisty turning nasty road. It actually makes me look forward to leaving the house every morning. Its mentally challenging, and keeps me on my toes.
I drive it hard, and I drive it fast, (legally speaking) and I love every second of it.
I'm so happy that this will not happen any time soon. Just another reason to keep people stupid and not using their brain IMHO
No, he said 'Hienlien'. A very little known Chinese writer who wrote 'The moon is a tough cookie with skirts on' and 'Thursday' and 'The gate towards autumn'.
Ah yes, but none of those are as good as his signature work "Friend on a Friendly Ocean".
I have never seen the quote attributed to RAH.
And I have read (and enjoyed) much of his work.
Do you know what story that would be from?
I just sent this to a friend of mine who is currently working in China.
She said the same thing. Thanks! Shame I cant get there!
(currently trying to send her the info over proxy)
You think it has nothing to do with the fact that the president of OPEC said oil prices are too high last week?
http://www.news.com.au/business/money/story/0,25479,24098778-462,00.html
""If the dollar continues to strengthen and the political situation (regarding Iran) improves, then the long-term prices will be about $US78," Mr Khelil said, adding the market was well supplied with oil."
I have noticed many people giving bush credit. I'm not saying it had NO effect, but I think that the president of OPEC has greater sway.
See, I find that interesting, because a person who threw boxes, bins of clothing, and weapons at *me* was found not guilty because he "felt threatened by me".
I was apparently guilty of being 6'3" and 280lbs. (as far as the jury was concerned) v/s someone nearly twice my age, a foot shorter, but with extensive weapons and self defense training.
You can go batshit nuts on someone, as long as you can prove you are paranoid, you will walk.
*sighs* what a county. (Yes, county, not country)
I made MANY MANY lasting real world friendships from my days on alt.fairs.renaissance.
.. etc.
I fact, I am certain that I would not be working either of the jobs I have today without it.
I think the best thing about those days was the ability to VET "potential" friends by checking out their old postings
Between the "community" that existed alt.fairs.renaissance and alt.callahans you could pretty much map out how my 20's would go.
You just dont see that anymore. If its out there, I must be missing it.
Subpar my ass.
The ease of use (post-setup) of the combination of Newsbin software and the Newzbin site are hard to beat. Considerably easier than setting up your average torrent client.
Back in the days when Agent (or similar) had to wade through 300,000 headers to find that one binary you needed... yes it was a pain in the ass.
Now, with nzb's and and screaming fast access my local isp's usenet servers have (yes, they still host their own, but I doubt that will last much longer) it can't be beat.
I've been using usenet for many many years, like most folks here, both on the discussion and binary side of things. I still find it far superior for binary things (especially hard to find items as long as your provider has decent retention).
With the addition of par files, and nzb's, usenet is more functional than ever.
I also truly enjoy the "filter your own damned internet" viewpoints. You can find things that would make Caligula blush, but also find those overlays for your USB intellivision controllers as well.
If it dies, it will be a sad day. I hope that day is far off.
As an aside...
I wonder if service providers have thought of the increase in upstream traffic that will happen when they wipe out alt.binaries.* ? Torrents require both ways. Usenet is 99% downstream. (Most upstream is done by non-residential users these days)
Well, its an even trade.
When it rains in Pittsburgh, the effluvia travels down the Ohio and gives those of us downstream unsafe levels of human waste in our water, so we give you back our carbon.
Its the circle of life, Ohio valley style.
You're welcome!
signed:
Cincinnati
Negative. There are a few points where you can get out of NJ without paying.
I suggest crossing the Delaware at New Hope.
Small bridge, great town, and free to cross into PA
Cool. You were stationed with my Dad.
Sounds EXACTLY like GEAE in Cincinnati.
I was a contractor and was not on site often, but I NEVER had any problems getting on site. Many times I walked through the plant after realizing that I had left my badge in my pocket.
Oh well. Theater it is indeed.
So thats where all my socks keep going!
Actually, my basement CFL's are coming up on 5 years next month. Both unshielded and operating in fairly damp environment that also gets bumped around a lot.
They are on around 18 hrs per day (We do wildlife rehab, and they are ambient low level lighting for the area, not direct, they are in a smaller room off the main room room with the door open)
I am quite impressed at this point with them.
And the most ironic thing about it?
The company that produced the Model M later became Lexmark. A company that makes printers so frail they break if you blow on them.
At least with shows like StreetHawk and Automan the driver/occupant got banged up a little bit in those hi-g moves.
Then again, in Automan, I always just expected somewhere deep in my twisted childhood psyche to see the door open on some soup pour out on the group.
"Otto! What did you do?!"
Just had to say this.. My Dad designed some of the machines (and workspaces for using them) for the GeNX Engines from GE that will be powering this beautiful plane.
/GEAE Ex-IT drone myself.
More orders than they know what to do with.
I grew up (Pre 2nd grade) about 1/2 a mile from a place where hot air balloons were launched all the time. I used to ride my bike up there and watch them take off all summer long, fascinated by the "physics" (as a 6 year old understands them) of the whole thing.
When we moved that fall I remember the thing that made me the saddest was that I would not get to watch the balloons take off anymore.
The new house had cable tv, and the first show I watched after my first day of school in a new district (a wholly depressing and terrifying experience if I recall) was Mr Wizard.
In that episode, he made a hot air balloon out of some straws, some wire, a bit of tin foil, a drycleaning bag, and some sterno fuel.
It completely rocked my world, and the next day I made friends with my science teacher at school asking about the experiment.
My sadness at moving forgotten, and with a reason to look forward to getting up every morning (6AM Mr Wizard!) going to school to check out new science experiments, and Mr. Wizard when I got home.. (Followed by You Cant Do That On Television of course.. Then Dangermouse! My weeknights were BOOKED!) kept me looking forward to each new day for a very long time.
I feel comfortable in saying that Don Herbert changed my life, and the direction I was going.
I'll definitely miss him. He was a hero to me.
Perhaps I am a bit odd. (Ok, that is a given) but I generally will find a use for older hardware, or donate it.
I have not been in any great hurry to retire my windows machines. Our "on the road" machine for shows is a 7 year old HP laptop, 700Mhz, *maxed* at 256MB of RAM, and it runs XP Pro just fine. The only time it stumbles is when I hit something java-based.
Hell, my first (and last) store bought machine is a Sony Vaio PV120, (200Mhx Pentium) that is *still* being used. Maxed out at 128MB of RAM, running Win Me. Granted, it's just a print server/Honeypot machine, but it still runs just fine, and gets used pretty often for friends who come over and "Just wanna check their e-mail".