dd is a command that pushes data around in all kinds of useful ways. if= specifies an input file to pull data from, in this case/dev/cdrom the CD drive. of= spefies an output file where the bits are dumped, in this case a file called cd.raw in the user's home directory.
First, rolling resistance has to do with how much energy is scrubbed away by the tire making contact with the ground (flexing and sticking and whatnot). What you're talking about with wheel weight is "rotational inertia," which is only relevant during acceleration (it takes no more energy to maintain a steady rotation of a heavy wheel than it does a lighter wheel if they have the same aerodynamics -- feel free to do the math yourself). Plus, while superlight wheels may feel really good at first, and while heavier wheels may start out feeling pretty sluggish, you'll get used to both after a ride or two.
Second, aerodynamics sucks dramatically more from the performance of a bicycle than any other factor. Don't believe me? Just remember how pleasant it is riding into a headwind.
I can say without a doubt that they've bloody well ruined the whole thing. They've distroyed subtle humour and brilliant storytelling with blindingly stupid and obvious half-flashbacks, off-tone loops, and idiotic music. It is at best distracting and irritating.
What ever happened to just telling a good story? Is that so hard to do without silly sounding gingerbread trim? What deluded the producers into believing that something as spectacular as the original BBC HHGTTG radio shows needed tarting up with flashy music and annoying sound effects?
I have no reason to doubt that these shows were put together by the same kind of people who think laughtracks make stuff funny.
In any case, again, you're dead. Really, who cares about your wishes in the matter? Why should they?
Exactly right. That's what I've been saying for years.
There's no way a will can have legal value or validity. In fact, contracts are worth no more than the paper they're printed on. No living relatives have any right to property of the deceased, that property belongs to whomever can get their hands on it first. In fact, this applies to all property. A person has the right to take whatever he wants regardless of anothers wishes, particularly if the "owner" isn't looking. I mean, what do they care? They weren't using it.
Isn't it cute that Barney the purple dinosaur doubles as "psychological torture" and mimes as "inspires hatred"? It's just so, counter-counter-culture.
But what the hell is depicted in the "physical torture" icon?
And does anyone know if there's a drug with the nickname "William"? The article's author would probably like to know.
Unless you're planning on getting "Poor Impulse Control" plastered on your forehead, don't worry about it. People expect mathematicians to be eccentric. In fact, mathematicians who aren't eccentric make regular people uneasy.
How about the sound of thousands of eyes rolling at the parroted cyber-libertarian cliches? Yeah, she's "only" 18, but couldn't she come up with something creative, or at least interesting to say? Whoops, I forgot, perky boobs in a camo bikini let one get away with shit like that. I apologize for the interuption, let the fapping continue.
You forgot the part about manipulaing the media into believing that a disease that has a fatality rate similar to that of toe stubbing is a substantive threat.
So SARS is this year's "wonder disease". It's killed about 150 people world wide and has a 4% fatality rate. Those people are no less dead for having been killed by SARS, but SARS is getting press far out of proporiton with its true nastyness.
Would anyone care to guess how many people died of heart disease, cancer, influenza, HIV, etc in the past couple months? Hint: each carries *slightly* more than a 4% fatality rate.
Bring back the Plague! A particularly virulent and contagious version! I'm tired of these candy-assed diseases that can't even manage to end the lives of more people than die in car accidents in and around some major cities in a similar time frame.
I mean, why bother? All anyone ever does is turn the small slice of life they occupy into a cheap reincarination of an Onion story -- which is no particular accomplishment as the Onion lacks enough substance to make it more than the pretender to intellectual humor that it is.
And, since all the pathetic wannabe psychologists will ask: no, I didn't get hit particularly hard this year. And no, I don't resent that I didn't get pranks pulled on me.
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It's maxing out my connection and MS is paying for the bandwidth so why would I want to use a torrent?
dd is a command that pushes data around in all kinds of useful ways. if= specifies an input file to pull data from, in this case /dev/cdrom the CD drive. of= spefies an output file where the bits are dumped, in this case a file called cd.raw in the user's home directory.
Run a man dd if you need more info.
Yup, it's all about keeping "those people"* in line.
Yeah, at $5.25 a USB keyboard is just sooo much more expensive than your PS/2 one.
except worse.
Best. USB. Keyboard. Ever.
Or you could pussy out and find something that works by BlueTooth.
No concern that he's named "Car Jackin'?"
When you're bitching about WHOIS in a thread about the US gov't requisitioning airline data, it is off topic.
There are a few problems with what you're saying.
First, rolling resistance has to do with how much energy is scrubbed away by the tire making contact with the ground (flexing and sticking and whatnot). What you're talking about with wheel weight is "rotational inertia," which is only relevant during acceleration (it takes no more energy to maintain a steady rotation of a heavy wheel than it does a lighter wheel if they have the same aerodynamics -- feel free to do the math yourself). Plus, while superlight wheels may feel really good at first, and while heavier wheels may start out feeling pretty sluggish, you'll get used to both after a ride or two.
Second, aerodynamics sucks dramatically more from the performance of a bicycle than any other factor. Don't believe me? Just remember how pleasant it is riding into a headwind.
I said "half-flashbacks." You know, the kind of things where the characters repeat what the narrator just said.
For example:
NARRATOR - "Ian was surprised."
IAN - "I'm surprised."
It's annoying, irritating, childish, and stupid. This "technique" belongs in the rubbish heap next to the laugh track.
Also, the music didn't feature so prominantly 20 years ago.
I can say without a doubt that they've bloody well ruined the whole thing. They've distroyed subtle humour and brilliant storytelling with blindingly stupid and obvious half-flashbacks, off-tone loops, and idiotic music. It is at best distracting and irritating.
What ever happened to just telling a good story? Is that so hard to do without silly sounding gingerbread trim? What deluded the producers into believing that something as spectacular as the original BBC HHGTTG radio shows needed tarting up with flashy music and annoying sound effects?
I have no reason to doubt that these shows were put together by the same kind of people who think laughtracks make stuff funny.
Why do I only get porn sites when I search?
In any case, again, you're dead. Really, who cares about your wishes in the matter? Why should they?
Exactly right. That's what I've been saying for years.
There's no way a will can have legal value or validity. In fact, contracts are worth no more than the paper they're printed on. No living relatives have any right to property of the deceased, that property belongs to whomever can get their hands on it first. In fact, this applies to all property. A person has the right to take whatever he wants regardless of anothers wishes, particularly if the "owner" isn't looking. I mean, what do they care? They weren't using it.
Shouldn't that be "Low FAT"?
Either that or things get harder/more efficient as they get older.
I wouldn't count on it, check the biography. Seems he's pretty big in the tech publishing world.
http://www.kk.org/biography/index.php
Besides, the pot entry was filed by Dan K. Holly, or so says the byline.
I see it now. Thank you.
Isn't it cute that Barney the purple dinosaur doubles as "psychological torture" and mimes as "inspires hatred"? It's just so, counter-counter-culture.
But what the hell is depicted in the "physical torture" icon?
And does anyone know if there's a drug with the nickname "William"? The article's author would probably like to know.
I've put in my application to patent patenting business plans and other intangibles. Five years from now I will own the world.
Unless you're planning on getting "Poor Impulse Control" plastered on your forehead, don't worry about it. People expect mathematicians to be eccentric. In fact, mathematicians who aren't eccentric make regular people uneasy.
How about the sound of thousands of eyes rolling at the parroted cyber-libertarian cliches? Yeah, she's "only" 18, but couldn't she come up with something creative, or at least interesting to say? Whoops, I forgot, perky boobs in a camo bikini let one get away with shit like that. I apologize for the interuption, let the fapping continue.
I could care less, but someone would have to pay me. The effort of becoming fanatically apathetic would be too much, otherwise.
No. You don't have it straight.
You forgot the part about manipulaing the media into believing that a disease that has a fatality rate similar to that of toe stubbing is a substantive threat.
So SARS is this year's "wonder disease". It's killed about 150 people world wide and has a 4% fatality rate. Those people are no less dead for having been killed by SARS, but SARS is getting press far out of proporiton with its true nastyness.
Would anyone care to guess how many people died of heart disease, cancer, influenza, HIV, etc in the past couple months? Hint: each carries *slightly* more than a 4% fatality rate.
Bring back the Plague! A particularly virulent and contagious version! I'm tired of these candy-assed diseases that can't even manage to end the lives of more people than die in car accidents in and around some major cities in a similar time frame.
that I hate hate hate hate April Fools' Day?
I mean, why bother? All anyone ever does is turn the small slice of life they occupy into a cheap reincarination of an Onion story -- which is no particular accomplishment as the Onion lacks enough substance to make it more than the pretender to intellectual humor that it is.
And, since all the pathetic wannabe psychologists will ask: no, I didn't get hit particularly hard this year. And no, I don't resent that I didn't get pranks pulled on me.