I have an 8 year old daughter who has the potential (she thinks like a computer, anyway), and if you're willing to share something that sparked an interest, I'd love to try it out on her. I thought/. used to have a way to DM other users, but I can't find it, so posting here - please contact me using the same username I use here on slashdot, but at yahoo.ca
Thanks!
I think I wouldn't show it to her right away, but I'd start teaching her binary (up to 8-bit) which she might find fun, and only introduce your simulator after I think she's got the basics needed.
Which shipping company gives you the least annoying option when they (in their infinite wisdom) are surprised when you aren't home to sign for your package DURING THE WORK DAY!!!
When I lived in Markham, Ontario (high-tech centre just outside of Toronto), it was almost an hour drive one-way through typically slow traffic to get down to the UPS distribution centre, which was your only option if you weren't going to take days off of work hoping to catch the delivery guy when they happened to arrive. I think FedEx was almost as bad, except that after phoning to express my displeasure, I found out that through a simple phone request, they can transfer the item to a satellite office in nearby Richmond Hill. That option isn't mentioned on the door hanger they leave behind when you (gasp!) aren't home at 2pm.
They call themselves a delivery company, and then make you go pick it up in a horrible location. Nice.
Meanwhile, good old Canada Post can deliver almost as fast, cheaper, and they leave it at the drug store a few streets over, or the nearest post office.
Not to mention that most people who are intelligent and green-thinking enough to buy a hybrid are likely going to keep it for more than 5 years. Because to them, efficiency and economics and anti-waste are stronger driving factors than "OMG I NEED TO OWN A NEWER CAR BECAUSE I'M A NORTH AMERICAN AND I'M ENTITLED!"... (or "Marketing", as it's known here).
Thank you parent and great grandparent. This is the same question I had, and I wondered if ads could have anything to do with it, but knew I hadn't noticed ads on youtube before. Do people get paid per ad viewed, or ad clicked?
Anyway, thank you Ad Block Plus - I don't even realize that I almost never see ads anymore.
Sorry for the newb question, but what does FTW mean?
Definitely. I discovered it years ago and the first thing I do when I sit down on a new system (besides install gvim) is edit _vimrc (or.vimrc) with :colors koehler
I followed your link and I was surprised that it wasn't the band who authored and originally performed that song.
I was expecting the Arrogant Worms, a tremendously funny Canadian folk/comedy band. Try the "Live Bait" album, if you're looking for a taste.
[Captain Tractor]'s most famous songs have been renditions of the folk music classics "The Log Driver's Waltz" and "Drunken Sailor", as well as a cover of the Arrogant Worms' "The Last Saskatchewan Pirate". This song has become so popular that many fans believe, wrongly, that is of their own creation
Best sig in years. I'm only 31, but my Dad used to watch when I was growing up, and I remember that episode. Just sent him the youtube link - thanks!
(p.s. It didn't have the actual quote in it. Is it Les who makes the actual quote? I can't remember - no, he seemed surprised when something was coming out of the plane.)
Thank God, I'm not the only Canadian reading the +4 and +5 posts and wondering where these $120k salaries and double-digit bonuses and raises are coming from!
BTW, another nice thing about us all moving to Cuba is that the healthcare is free like we're used to, only the quality is a little higher and the waiting lists are much lower.
If they had simply said that they did believe he may have tried to shoplift, what would they have to lose? Would he have then needed to show the receipt, or did he have another nifty trick up his sleeve?
My only guess is that he would have to wait for the police and then ask to see evidence against him, and maybe counter-sue for harrassment later if it could be proven that there's no evidence.
By the way, anyone know if this applies to Canadians as well?
Valid point, but it doesn't overrule the stupidity here. I thought of how desirable this would be as a university student in the mid-90's who had only been really exposed to the internet since 1994. I'm sure I wasn't the only one.
Besides, I thought you can't patent an idea, only the expression of an idea. IMHO these patent holding companies should be banned. You want a patent - invent something tangible and show that it works first, don't just sketch out an idea on a napkin and never pursue it, waiting for other people to invest the money and hard work so you can sue them.
At first I thought the subject said "Fruit Flies Show Spark of Free Wii". Will Nintendo stop at nothing to gain market share?
--
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
Yeah, but the nice thing about the "10" correction is that it actually works out to the right number. Sure, the necessary communication is done either way, but the humour of the thread was in listing the right number while couching the actual digits (as would be seen in base 10) - and this super funny post took it one step further by exposing the actual base-10 digits in the couching mechanism - ROTFL.
I've wanted us shifted an hour or two forward year-round for a long time now. It's great to move the sun out of the mornings, when it's just pesky (and helps my preschooler wake up too early) and into the evenings, when I can enjoy it with outdoor activities instead of getting fat in front of my keyboard or TV:)
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This isn't redundant, it's exactly what I thought, and it wasn't already mentioned (at least in the thread order I'm reading)...
Perhaps your wife shouldn't be driving? Sounds dangerous for her and everyone around her.
I have an 8 year old daughter who has the potential (she thinks like a computer, anyway), and if you're willing to share something that sparked an interest, I'd love to try it out on her. I thought /. used to have a way to DM other users, but I can't find it, so posting here - please contact me using the same username I use here on slashdot, but at yahoo.ca
Thanks!
I think I wouldn't show it to her right away, but I'd start teaching her binary (up to 8-bit) which she might find fun, and only introduce your simulator after I think she's got the basics needed.
Anyone remember the game that was bundled with Super Mario Bros. and the original NES?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duck_Hunt
I would consider the "gun" controller a "handheld vision based absolute pointing system".
(I haven't been modded up in years and I finally think I have a neat point - please mod up!)
This one was my Dad's favourite to use in various speeches he made as a high school principal. It stuck with me since he told it to me as a kid.
Which shipping company gives you the least annoying option when they (in their infinite wisdom) are surprised when you aren't home to sign for your package DURING THE WORK DAY!!! When I lived in Markham, Ontario (high-tech centre just outside of Toronto), it was almost an hour drive one-way through typically slow traffic to get down to the UPS distribution centre, which was your only option if you weren't going to take days off of work hoping to catch the delivery guy when they happened to arrive. I think FedEx was almost as bad, except that after phoning to express my displeasure, I found out that through a simple phone request, they can transfer the item to a satellite office in nearby Richmond Hill. That option isn't mentioned on the door hanger they leave behind when you (gasp!) aren't home at 2pm. They call themselves a delivery company, and then make you go pick it up in a horrible location. Nice. Meanwhile, good old Canada Post can deliver almost as fast, cheaper, and they leave it at the drug store a few streets over, or the nearest post office.
MS will never acknowledge anything except that IE9 is better/faster/safer/bingier than the other browsers.
There, fixed that for you.
Ah, but what can you do? Especially so early in the morning?
Not to mention that most people who are intelligent and green-thinking enough to buy a hybrid are likely going to keep it for more than 5 years. Because to them, efficiency and economics and anti-waste are stronger driving factors than "OMG I NEED TO OWN A NEWER CAR BECAUSE I'M A NORTH AMERICAN AND I'M ENTITLED!"... (or "Marketing", as it's known here).
David
-- Yes, IOAH.
Anyway, thank you Ad Block Plus - I don't even realize that I almost never see ads anymore.
Sorry for the newb question, but what does FTW mean?
Of course if they could irretrievably destroy things like Howard the Duck and A.I., that might partially make up for it.
Mod parent up. (AC and all...)
No, the "weather people" are on channel 22 :)
you forgot:
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7.
8. Profit!
Definitely. I discovered it years ago and the first thing I do when I sit down on a new system (besides install gvim) is edit _vimrc (or .vimrc) with
:colors koehler
The most memorable time I saw it explained was when I watched this 20 minute video which will help you think about your effect on the planet:
http://www.storyofstuff.com/
I was expecting the Arrogant Worms, a tremendously funny Canadian folk/comedy band. Try the "Live Bait" album, if you're looking for a taste.
The video you pointed to was by Captain Tractor:
Best sig in years. I'm only 31, but my Dad used to watch when I was growing up, and I remember that episode. Just sent him the youtube link - thanks!
(p.s. It didn't have the actual quote in it. Is it Les who makes the actual quote? I can't remember - no, he seemed surprised when something was coming out of the plane.)
BTW, another nice thing about us all moving to Cuba is that the healthcare is free like we're used to, only the quality is a little higher and the waiting lists are much lower.
If they had simply said that they did believe he may have tried to shoplift, what would they have to lose? Would he have then needed to show the receipt, or did he have another nifty trick up his sleeve?
My only guess is that he would have to wait for the police and then ask to see evidence against him, and maybe counter-sue for harrassment later if it could be proven that there's no evidence.
By the way, anyone know if this applies to Canadians as well?
or...
this one.
Besides, I thought you can't patent an idea, only the expression of an idea. IMHO these patent holding companies should be banned. You want a patent - invent something tangible and show that it works first, don't just sketch out an idea on a napkin and never pursue it, waiting for other people to invest the money and hard work so you can sue them.
At first I thought the subject said "Fruit Flies Show Spark of Free Wii". Will Nintendo stop at nothing to gain market share? -- Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
Yeah, but the nice thing about the "10" correction is that it actually works out to the right number. Sure, the necessary communication is done either way, but the humour of the thread was in listing the right number while couching the actual digits (as would be seen in base 10) - and this super funny post took it one step further by exposing the actual base-10 digits in the couching mechanism - ROTFL.
I've wanted us shifted an hour or two forward year-round for a long time now. It's great to move the sun out of the mornings, when it's just pesky (and helps my preschooler wake up too early) and into the evenings, when I can enjoy it with outdoor activities instead of getting fat in front of my keyboard or TV :)