We shouldn't even be using bottles and cans for soft drinks. A fountain drink machine that dispenses the soda into paper cups would be a better solution.That is, the convenient places to get a soft drink like a pizza shop or convenience store have the space to just as easily install a fountain drink/ice dispenser for the drinks then they do the refrigerators for the drinks. Environment advantage would go to the fountain drink machine. Bottles and cans is purely a marketing decision to take up shelf space. There are also make your pop at home kits/machines too.
One of the culprits are grocery stores where there will always sell pop. The high margins, takes shelf space which people must browse and they probably get money from manufacturer for placement.
I'm trying to kick my habit of drinking pop. That would be the best option environmentally and for my health too.
I ask because anytime you blow something up, it blows up whatever is around it. Is there any chance the force of this explosion could damage the core and the cracks/damage would cause it to leak into the containment area.
I had the opportunity to go on the flight deck and in the plane hangar area as when the Enterprise was at port in my city many years ago. I don't think anyone can truly appreciate the size and scope of one of the carriers until you get on board. You can store a lot of relief supplies on board.
I think it might also help improve foreign relations by having an unarmed carrier serving to provide relief supplies. If they basically decommissioned it of all secret military technology, is there any chance this could be a UN operated vessel? This would help defray the costs, prevent some politically minded that the "US" is here instead the "UN" is here. I think it might involve taking the nuclear plant out of the carrier and the plane catapult among other things. But all told will still be perfectly operable, have all the store
The Gaddafi-backed military has all the heavy duty military equipment and I'm quite sure they would have the ability to eavesdrop on the rebel communications. It is utter suicide if they exchange tactical information over unencrypted channels.
Holy crap this is fast! This is probably the best FF release ever. I used to use Opera because I felt it was faster at loading pages. FF used to take a few seconds to properly load up and display a page. Now it loads up so fast I don't even blink before its totally done rendering the page. And its uber fast with scrolling pages. I'm using this on Windows.
Thanks for these updates Devs! And keep up the superb work!
It has been my lifelong dream to see a shuttle take-off in-person. I don't have the opportunity to see the Shuttle take its last voyage. For those that have had the opportunity to see a launch how would being in-person to a comparable sized rocket launch be like?
There will likely be future rocket launches for satellites. I'd just like to experience the rumble and hear the sounds. I grew up living near an airforce base and I've always been fascinated in watching planes and space shuttles, rockets by extension. I know this can also be waiting game. If they say they will launch at 9:00 on the 1st of March it might be a week before clear weather patterns show up. But I'd like at some point to budget some time and be able to travel to see a launch.
I'd at the very least like to see Apple include FLAC support into iTunes. There are various hacks to do this. I've ripped my entire CD collection (300 I think) into FLAC format for backup purposes. I generally tried to centralize my music collection into iTunes but haven't been able to with the FLAC tracks. I think it would either mean converting to MP3 or ALAC (waste of space) or continue to use XMBC (don't like the interface) or some other program. I personally like the iTunes interface.
I don't have kids yet. Some of my perfectly normal friends from university and high-school have kids. When I've met them with their kids or didn't know they had them (oh... I have kids), they are really over-protective. Much more so than my parents, our neighbors and our community ever used to be with their kids.
So what's changed? Is is all the 9/11 stuff or is something else that triggered out society to be this way? I can't help but think that (even though I'm in Canada) with all this security paranoia that this is one of the reasons. Kids used to have monsters in their closet and under the bed now its "terrorists" and child predators. They are everywhere. Then, of course, http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/02/19/2134202/Musician-Jailed-Over-Prank-YouTube-Video, yesterdays' news article certainly has some backing to this ideay. I can't help but fell uncomfortable if some cute kid walks buy smiling and laughing to smile or say 'hello' anymore. I'm just turned 30 and I don't see why this isn't ok. People used to do that to me and my sister, my neighbors' kids, kids in our community and it was perfectly ok. People used to touch my hair (curly, blond afro) all the time. I thought it was funny, still do. My parents thought it was perfectly fine... they never called the police. The swat team would probably be called in now.
Seriously this is FUCKED UP and I'm hoping we can change as a society and return to what used to be normal.
I don't understand child psychology very well but I do with adult psychology. Something changed. The Dr. Spock's baby type books (for parents unsure how to treat their child) seems to be revamped and tell parents to lock the house up and don't let the kid out. Homeschool them, don't let them out. Bad people are everywhere to purposefully rob your children of their innocence. Parents are buying this stuff up left right and center without any moral dilemma.
Adults of my generation need to preserve the society our parents cherished and keep that way. The Internet didn't really change anything. The parents have changed too much. The generation we're raising in North American society today is not going to preserve the good natured, humble people we once were.
I would like to see Banks hand out Live 'Nix CDs with their website loaded up in the browser when its booted into X. This option will make it brainless for most to use and there should be a better assurance that the computer doesn't have a "Virus" unless BIOS ones are still around. It would be much easier to implement then some new certificate system.
1) There is no way a defense contractor or IT company can make any money with this model. 2) It is much better to leave systems insecure and then try to patch it up with super secure OS, Software, Hardware, guard sharks and people to feed the sharks. And some TSA agents to feel you up. 3) You suggestion makes sense.
This is why you probably don't work in Washington DC.
My impression on this situation is that Apple feels iTunes has been the catalyst to its success. Now that they have a huge % share of music sales, gaining on Wal-Mart which is an impressive feat, they are kicking themselves in the arse for not getting a higher price on each song sale. So now that they have new products available incl books and magazines, they know they can get more money from the publishers.
If anything the bandwidth and storage costs for a book is miniscule compared to an album so not only the 30% markup, but also less to transfer the goods to the customer. Not a bad deal for Apple.
Ok that's what you mean. That's cool. I don't use NetFlix (I would but I'm on a really low cap connection right now, renting a place). I know what you mean now and share the same sentiment.
Though I can't relate with Netflix, this is a common problem with Cable/Satellite TV options, because there is one channel I really, really, want to get but CRTC regs are blocking the channel. So there's a channel in Canada that offers it but they are like 4 seasons behind. If you want to legally get it asap, you can always buy the DVDs in the store. So yeah, my sentiment isn't towards Netflix but I know exactly what you mean.
Care to elaborate? There is iTunes for example and Net-Flix.
Where I would agree with you is that it is increasingly difficult to buy CDs retail. The large chains - HMV, FutureShop, Best Buy have dramatically cut back on their existing stock. Sam the Record Man which arguably had the best selection is out of business. There's a few Indie stores but they sell music that *I* do not like.
I was so looking forward to this idea, that I was searching on Youtube for a video. Alas, there is nothing. I would welcome a talk radio or TV show to do such an interview.
"Hell, they could probably make an MMA event out of it."
Glad you asked! Nothing else but the absolute minimum for a teaching videos. The torrent was made to be as small as possible (29 GB) using only the most efficient and smallest video and audio formats possible.
Format: Blu-ray video only. You will need a burner to play the video.
Resolution: 1080p video, 7.1 Dolby DTS audio.
Bitrate: video at 40 Mbit/s and audio at 24.5 Mbit/s.
Codecs are MPEG-4 AVC for video and DTS-HD (Lossless) for audio.
This should answer your specific questions. I must say its spectacular. Its like being in the classroom!
Note: I *might* stand to be corrected. In which case, please direct me to the appropriate Khan academy file(s) in the Torrent.
I won't post AC. But I always thought I was the only one who did this. On another message board I had 90210 as first post and was surprised to read another 20 comments on that alone. Half of us were Canadian!
You could also offer the store's own postal code. That'll throw them off for data analysis.
I know some of what I said people won't agree with. Its a personal opinion. So let me add......
I totally agree, they are a business. If their product bombs too bad for them, please don't pass on the us. I really don't feel sorry or give a shit.
My point, is that everyone in Hollywood wants a cut - some times too large of a piece to make a profit. Its greed plain and simple. That raises the costs of production. They artificially raise the prices of their products to make up for the the movies that bombed - whether by $200 million or $500 dollars.
The MPAA and the studios are trying to point the finger *at us* that it is our problem. Either we don't buy enough or we don't pay enough.
The problem is that directors and some actors expect to be paid a ungodly sum of money to make movies. I say some, because many actors never "make it big" in the business. The process of making a movie now involves hundreds of people, consultants, stunt and pyro people, lawyers, advertising and marketing folks that since everyone wants a piece of the pie, the prices to go see a movie keep increasing evermore ditto PPV, retail DVD/Blu-ray and rentals.
I would care more for Hollywood productions if they made more feel-good movies and not these super high budget productions. My favorite movies in the last 10 years or so are all Direct to Video, likely have small production costs, are entertaining and I've generally bought the discs (albeit used or on sale) and not regretted the purchase. I know about the big-budget type movies. You don't have to advertise those anymore people KNOW about them already and I do watch them in the theater. Spend more money advertising the little heard about movies people might want to buy instead.
MPAA also spending money advertising movies as though they are music - watch hundreds of times. I dunno about others, but I play CDs at least 50 times or more, but there aren't any movies I've watched 50 times (maybe Ferris Bueler's Day Off being the exception!).
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We shouldn't even be using bottles and cans for soft drinks. A fountain drink machine that dispenses the soda into paper cups would be a better solution.That is, the convenient places to get a soft drink like a pizza shop or convenience store have the space to just as easily install a fountain drink/ice dispenser for the drinks then they do the refrigerators for the drinks. Environment advantage would go to the fountain drink machine. Bottles and cans is purely a marketing decision to take up shelf space. There are also make your pop at home kits/machines too.
One of the culprits are grocery stores where there will always sell pop. The high margins, takes shelf space which people must browse and they probably get money from manufacturer for placement.
I'm trying to kick my habit of drinking pop. That would be the best option environmentally and for my health too.
Thanks for the reply. This clarifies a lot for me. :)
Of what magnitude are these "explosions"?
I ask because anytime you blow something up, it blows up whatever is around it. Is there any chance the force of this explosion could damage the core and the cracks/damage would cause it to leak into the containment area.
That is a brilliant idea.
I had the opportunity to go on the flight deck and in the plane hangar area as when the Enterprise was at port in my city many years ago. I don't think anyone can truly appreciate the size and scope of one of the carriers until you get on board. You can store a lot of relief supplies on board.
I think it might also help improve foreign relations by having an unarmed carrier serving to provide relief supplies. If they basically decommissioned it of all secret military technology, is there any chance this could be a UN operated vessel? This would help defray the costs, prevent some politically minded that the "US" is here instead the "UN" is here. I think it might involve taking the nuclear plant out of the carrier and the plane catapult among other things. But all told will still be perfectly operable, have all the store
The Gaddafi-backed military has all the heavy duty military equipment and I'm quite sure they would have the ability to eavesdrop on the rebel communications. It is utter suicide if they exchange tactical information over unencrypted channels.
Yep, works for me.
Holy crap this is fast! This is probably the best FF release ever. I used to use Opera because I felt it was faster at loading pages. FF used to take a few seconds to properly load up and display a page. Now it loads up so fast I don't even blink before its totally done rendering the page. And its uber fast with scrolling pages. I'm using this on Windows.
Thanks for these updates Devs! And keep up the superb work!
It has been my lifelong dream to see a shuttle take-off in-person. I don't have the opportunity to see the Shuttle take its last voyage. For those that have had the opportunity to see a launch how would being in-person to a comparable sized rocket launch be like?
There will likely be future rocket launches for satellites. I'd just like to experience the rumble and hear the sounds. I grew up living near an airforce base and I've always been fascinated in watching planes and space shuttles, rockets by extension. I know this can also be waiting game. If they say they will launch at 9:00 on the 1st of March it might be a week before clear weather patterns show up. But I'd like at some point to budget some time and be able to travel to see a launch.
Real voice or the comedic voice? Here, apparently is his real voice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdbElWMnkyY .... quite the difference!
I'd at the very least like to see Apple include FLAC support into iTunes. There are various hacks to do this. I've ripped my entire CD collection (300 I think) into FLAC format for backup purposes. I generally tried to centralize my music collection into iTunes but haven't been able to with the FLAC tracks. I think it would either mean converting to MP3 or ALAC (waste of space) or continue to use XMBC (don't like the interface) or some other program. I personally like the iTunes interface.
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I don't have kids yet. Some of my perfectly normal friends from university and high-school have kids. When I've met them with their kids or didn't know they had them (oh ... I have kids), they are really over-protective. Much more so than my parents, our neighbors and our community ever used to be with their kids.
So what's changed? Is is all the 9/11 stuff or is something else that triggered out society to be this way? I can't help but think that (even though I'm in Canada) with all this security paranoia that this is one of the reasons. Kids used to have monsters in their closet and under the bed now its "terrorists" and child predators. They are everywhere. Then, of course, http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/02/19/2134202/Musician-Jailed-Over-Prank-YouTube-Video, yesterdays' news article certainly has some backing to this ideay. I can't help but fell uncomfortable if some cute kid walks buy smiling and laughing to smile or say 'hello' anymore. I'm just turned 30 and I don't see why this isn't ok. People used to do that to me and my sister, my neighbors' kids, kids in our community and it was perfectly ok. People used to touch my hair (curly, blond afro) all the time. I thought it was funny, still do. My parents thought it was perfectly fine... they never called the police. The swat team would probably be called in now.
Seriously this is FUCKED UP and I'm hoping we can change as a society and return to what used to be normal.
I don't understand child psychology very well but I do with adult psychology. Something changed. The Dr. Spock's baby type books (for parents unsure how to treat their child) seems to be revamped and tell parents to lock the house up and don't let the kid out. Homeschool them, don't let them out. Bad people are everywhere to purposefully rob your children of their innocence. Parents are buying this stuff up left right and center without any moral dilemma.
Adults of my generation need to preserve the society our parents cherished and keep that way. The Internet didn't really change anything. The parents have changed too much. The generation we're raising in North American society today is not going to preserve the good natured, humble people we once were.
I would like to see Banks hand out Live 'Nix CDs with their website loaded up in the browser when its booted into X. This option will make it brainless for most to use and there should be a better assurance that the computer doesn't have a "Virus" unless BIOS ones are still around. It would be much easier to implement then some new certificate system.
Your idea sucks because:
1) There is no way a defense contractor or IT company can make any money with this model.
2) It is much better to leave systems insecure and then try to patch it up with super secure OS, Software, Hardware, guard sharks and people to feed the sharks. And some TSA agents to feel you up.
3) You suggestion makes sense.
This is why you probably don't work in Washington DC.
My impression on this situation is that Apple feels iTunes has been the catalyst to its success. Now that they have a huge % share of music sales, gaining on Wal-Mart which is an impressive feat, they are kicking themselves in the arse for not getting a higher price on each song sale. So now that they have new products available incl books and magazines, they know they can get more money from the publishers.
If anything the bandwidth and storage costs for a book is miniscule compared to an album so not only the 30% markup, but also less to transfer the goods to the customer. Not a bad deal for Apple.
Ok that's what you mean. That's cool. I don't use NetFlix (I would but I'm on a really low cap connection right now, renting a place). I know what you mean now and share the same sentiment.
Though I can't relate with Netflix, this is a common problem with Cable/Satellite TV options, because there is one channel I really, really, want to get but CRTC regs are blocking the channel. So there's a channel in Canada that offers it but they are like 4 seasons behind. If you want to legally get it asap, you can always buy the DVDs in the store. So yeah, my sentiment isn't towards Netflix but I know exactly what you mean.
Care to elaborate? There is iTunes for example and Net-Flix.
Where I would agree with you is that it is increasingly difficult to buy CDs retail. The large chains - HMV, FutureShop, Best Buy have dramatically cut back on their existing stock. Sam the Record Man which arguably had the best selection is out of business. There's a few Indie stores but they sell music that *I* do not like.
I was so looking forward to this idea, that I was searching on Youtube for a video. Alas, there is nothing. I would welcome a talk radio or TV show to do such an interview.
"Hell, they could probably make an MMA event out of it."
There fixed it for you.
Glad you asked! Nothing else but the absolute minimum for a teaching videos. The torrent was made to be as small as possible (29 GB) using only the most efficient and smallest video and audio formats possible.
Format: Blu-ray video only. You will need a burner to play the video.
Resolution: 1080p video, 7.1 Dolby DTS audio.
Bitrate: video at 40 Mbit/s and audio at 24.5 Mbit/s.
Codecs are MPEG-4 AVC for video and DTS-HD (Lossless) for audio.
This should answer your specific questions. I must say its spectacular. Its like being in the classroom!
Note: I *might* stand to be corrected. In which case, please direct me to the appropriate Khan academy file(s) in the Torrent.
I won't post AC. But I always thought I was the only one who did this. On another message board I had 90210 as first post and was surprised to read another 20 comments on that alone. Half of us were Canadian!
You could also offer the store's own postal code. That'll throw them off for data analysis.
I know some of what I said people won't agree with. Its a personal opinion. So let me add ......
I totally agree, they are a business. If their product bombs too bad for them, please don't pass on the us. I really don't feel sorry or give a shit.
My point, is that everyone in Hollywood wants a cut - some times too large of a piece to make a profit. Its greed plain and simple. That raises the costs of production. They artificially raise the prices of their products to make up for the the movies that bombed - whether by $200 million or $500 dollars.
The MPAA and the studios are trying to point the finger *at us* that it is our problem. Either we don't buy enough or we don't pay enough.
Its clearly a problem with their business model.
Not my fault, not your fault.
The problem is that directors and some actors expect to be paid a ungodly sum of money to make movies. I say some, because many actors never "make it big" in the business. The process of making a movie now involves hundreds of people, consultants, stunt and pyro people, lawyers, advertising and marketing folks that since everyone wants a piece of the pie, the prices to go see a movie keep increasing evermore ditto PPV, retail DVD/Blu-ray and rentals.
I would care more for Hollywood productions if they made more feel-good movies and not these super high budget productions. My favorite movies in the last 10 years or so are all Direct to Video, likely have small production costs, are entertaining and I've generally bought the discs (albeit used or on sale) and not regretted the purchase. I know about the big-budget type movies. You don't have to advertise those anymore people KNOW about them already and I do watch them in the theater. Spend more money advertising the little heard about movies people might want to buy instead.
MPAA also spending money advertising movies as though they are music - watch hundreds of times. I dunno about others, but I play CDs at least 50 times or more, but there aren't any movies I've watched 50 times (maybe Ferris Bueler's Day Off being the exception!).
Here's a video (animation) from Stanford explaining how the LCLC works.
http://lcls.slac.stanford.edu/AnimationViewLCLS.aspx
Your complaint makes sense.
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