The difference with this and Godfather II is that the Godfather's parallel development was absolutely *key* to understanding the family. You got the origins and the current story and were able to see links between these men of will.
The connections between The Hobbit and the Scouring of the Shire, on the other hand, are tenuous at best and are definitely not appropriate for the silver screen, where a concrete arc is important.
Yeah, 'gargoyles' -- this is immediately what I thought of too. Imagine hundreds of people selling the data from their devices. An organization could 'triangulate' using multiple people's recordings to track people or events.
Doesn't sound great for privacy, but I imagine we'll have to get used to this kind of thing -- how could you stop it? Ban the devices, you're stomping on rights. Take the devices to the logical end, you're invading privacy.
I'm thinking of all the differences between the sea and the air -- you don't have to 'land' a submarine, there aren't any 'storms' under the sea, and a sub can't just spin out of control like an airplane.
Well, according to the FA, there's a live 'trained' operator who queues up the sequences live -- he's watching the show, so just like your lighting operator, he can adjust to need.
I teach at a related school (Pom***), and while we're limited, we're not capped completely -- 17 k/s as I write this on a Mystic River screener from Suprnova.
Anyone know a good way to poke a hole through a school firewall?
Questioning universal gravitation strikes a chord with me -- after all, if QED (quantum electrodynamics) governs the universe at the smallest scales, why not some other modification of gravity for the larger scales?
Wow, great reference! The Great Brain series was pivotal in my development as a reading, thinking person. For anyone out there with kids (or those who just enjoy a good 'kid book' read), check out the series. There are tons of used library copies out there too.
Oh, I'm with you -- but we humans have been killing species since we showed up. If we're going to stop now, I think fuel cell development will wean us off the real big killers...
We don't have to worry about it from a statistical point of view (case in point: the Doomsday Problem), but if there's a pattern of life-threatening impacts historically, we might want pay attention. IIRC, there's a cycle of 26 million years for extinction level impacts, give or take 10,000 years, and we *are*, in fact, overdue.
The truth is that we won't be able to predict the one that will hit us -- you can track a fly ball, but the line drive to the face (with a lump of charcoal in the dark of night) becomes a problem.
If you want a complete life-change from the daily grind, try teaching at a boarding school. You don't need a huge amount of background experience, just a passion and a skill. Most boarding schools (here in New England) are constantly looking for good Comp-Sci, Science, and Math teachers.
Granted, it can get crazy -- teaching 5 classes, coaching or running an activity, dorm duty, tutoring, and other extracurricular activities make for a very full-time job.
But the payoff is rewarding work (usually), free everything (food, apartment, a big fat campus bandwidth pipe), 3 weeks off at New Year's, a month for spring break, and the entire summer. My school has a large grant program to let teachers pursue higher degrees or just go vacation somewhere cool for personal development (CERN this summer for me and my wife).
So it's a trade-off for me. I'm in the middle of insane parent conferences right now, but 2 weeks off for Thanksgiving are coming right up...
You don't hear people complaining about needing to extend their cell phone antennae, do you? I think that's the kind of pressure they're talking about here.
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Which means you *do* care somewhat. I think you mean that you couldn't care less.
The connections between The Hobbit and the Scouring of the Shire, on the other hand, are tenuous at best and are definitely not appropriate for the silver screen, where a concrete arc is important.
Doesn't sound great for privacy, but I imagine we'll have to get used to this kind of thing -- how could you stop it? Ban the devices, you're stomping on rights. Take the devices to the logical end, you're invading privacy.
I'm thinking of all the differences between the sea and the air -- you don't have to 'land' a submarine, there aren't any 'storms' under the sea, and a sub can't just spin out of control like an airplane.
That's interesting / exciting!
I teach at a related school (Pom***), and while we're limited, we're not capped completely -- 17 k/s as I write this on a Mystic River screener from Suprnova. Anyone know a good way to poke a hole through a school firewall?
Questioning universal gravitation strikes a chord with me -- after all, if QED (quantum electrodynamics) governs the universe at the smallest scales, why not some other modification of gravity for the larger scales?
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy --> HitchHiker's Guide Galaxy --> HHGG --> H2G2
"And God woot that in alle these langages and in many moo han these conclusions ben suffisantly lerned and taught..."
(from the second paragraph)
Wow, great reference! The Great Brain series was pivotal in my development as a reading, thinking person. For anyone out there with kids (or those who just enjoy a good 'kid book' read), check out the series. There are tons of used library copies out there too.
Actually, I read on the FAQ site that it's bluish for the same reason that the sky is blue: it scatters blue light like our atmosphere.
The x-axis indicates a 360 degree view -- I'm sure they plotted the *average* distances of the solar planetary bodies.
Oh, I'm with you -- but we humans have been killing species since we showed up. If we're going to stop now, I think fuel cell development will wean us off the real big killers...
Fuel cells never killed anything...
In the end, it is revealed that Will Smith's character is a robot.
Watch videos of almost *any* kind in Media Player Classic (MPC) -- best app I've used in a long time!
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Just wear the appropriate shirt when you visit your relatives.
We don't have to worry about it from a statistical point of view (case in point: the Doomsday Problem), but if there's a pattern of life-threatening impacts historically, we might want pay attention. IIRC, there's a cycle of 26 million years for extinction level impacts, give or take 10,000 years, and we *are*, in fact, overdue.
The truth is that we won't be able to predict the one that will hit us -- you can track a fly ball, but the line drive to the face (with a lump of charcoal in the dark of night) becomes a problem.
Granted, it can get crazy -- teaching 5 classes, coaching or running an activity, dorm duty, tutoring, and other extracurricular activities make for a very full-time job.
But the payoff is rewarding work (usually), free everything (food, apartment, a big fat campus bandwidth pipe), 3 weeks off at New Year's, a month for spring break, and the entire summer. My school has a large grant program to let teachers pursue higher degrees or just go vacation somewhere cool for personal development (CERN this summer for me and my wife).
So it's a trade-off for me. I'm in the middle of insane parent conferences right now, but 2 weeks off for Thanksgiving are coming right up...
You don't hear people complaining about needing to extend their cell phone antennae, do you? I think that's the kind of pressure they're talking about here.
Or maybe they meant a pump like a bicycle pump. Hmmm...human powered. Don't let it blow your minds!
RTFA. The flow is generated with a small pump. Of course, they're a long way from developing this as a cell phone power source.