Not to mention the difference between "Engines out -- we're all gonnna DIE....." vs. "Engines out. Bother. Well, best set down and effect repairs then. If the Chief Steward were to be so kind as to inform the passengers? Capital. Press on, then."
(For those who don't know, and might be interested: http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php is the Girl Genius webcomic. It's steampunk, with a good storyline, etc etc. The art is phenomenal, and the Foglios have online versions of several others of their works too (Mythadventures and Buck Godot, both of which were entertaining as well). The art in Girl Genius is so good that I would totally love to have the printed versions... though I can't justify the cost of them yet.
Let's just say that the comic is Awesome.
To say nothing of their three (count them, Three) Hugos...
Maybe it's that the older sysadmins are desired, while older programmers are not?
Programmers are allowed to iterate until they have a solution. SE's have to get it right, and right now. I've been both. But if you really want headhunters going after you with mighty spears, learn Cisco and tack "Network" into your title.
Breezing through an English-speaking Indian technology newspaper (Bengali Times), I read an editorial bemoaning the fact that software development work was leaving India for China and other places where labor was cheaper. They complained that the problem of distance from their tech centers, the lack of established development practices, and the language barrier meant that quality would inevitably go down. I inhaled a bit of my breakfast cereal -- it nearly killed me, laughing that hard.
"The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress." Good study of kinetic weapons. Heinlein did the math for the the orbits and kinetic energy result, crunching the numbers by hand (although I believe at one point they acquired a hand-cranked calculator, if that counts). Annapolis grad, serious about his ballistics.
And of course you remember the joke -- why did they call it the Pentium instead of the 586? They added 100 to 486 and got 585.939434521165242233345, which wouldn't fit on the package.
Weren't the original large-format Laser Video Discs created via this principle? I thought they etched dots into an aluminium substrate using a higher power setting.
When you yourselves are seen as not obeying the law of the land, you expose yourselves to the risk of removing your authority. Authority is granted for certain purposes, not others. You must enforce the law, you are not allowed to enforce whims. You are diluting your authority by permitting such abuses. The people will see this as an abrogation of the agreement between government and the governed.
Just because the founding fathers lived a couple of centuries ago, doesn't mean that people don't get equally upset now as they did in 1776.
There was an organisation who managed standards for this sort of thing once, but they've turned evil. I won't mention their initials because I don't want to Godwin this thread so early.
Try some Porcupine Tree. And if you have a surround system, hunt up the 5.1 versions of their albums.
What genre of rock are they? Bluesy rock? Metal?
What is the best album with the greatest number of good songs and less filler?
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Ditto the thumbs-up on Porcupine Tree. Creative and disciplined musicians. I heard them in concert in Melbourne and they were as good as their albums. They've got talent, not a band puffed by post processing technology. I'd start with "In Absentia". Genera? They're one hell of a good rock band.
Or you could do as we did, that is, try it and see. Empirical studies FTW!
If your armor didn't fit right, the poor interaction between the various plates, belts and arming points would soak up a lot of energy. It was quite wearying. The difference an arming belt made was quite dramatic.
I think 14th century could be considered the peak of the form, but I'm possibly a bit biased. The tournament form of armor continued to improve past that point, but it could be argued that it was more of a niche product. Google images "king henry armor" for some interesting Tudor-era late developments. This stuff was more for shock & awe than for the foot slogger, who in earlier days wore half-armor for two reasons: (a) it was lighter than full armor, and (b) if you turned your back on the enemy you deserved what you got.
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Not to mention the difference between "Engines out -- we're all gonnna DIE....." vs. "Engines out. Bother. Well, best set down and effect repairs then. If the Chief Steward were to be so kind as to inform the passengers? Capital. Press on, then."
Impossible. :)
(For those who don't know, and might be interested: http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php is the Girl Genius webcomic. It's steampunk, with a good storyline, etc etc. The art is phenomenal, and the Foglios have online versions of several others of their works too (Mythadventures and Buck Godot, both of which were entertaining as well). The art in Girl Genius is so good that I would totally love to have the printed versions ... though I can't justify the cost of them yet.
Let's just say that the comic is Awesome.
To say nothing of their three (count them, Three) Hugos...
...where the women are strong, the men good looking and *all* the children are above average :P
... Why were we cheering for the jocks and pretty prom princesses?
This really is Slashdot, isn't it!
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Maybe it's that the older sysadmins are desired, while older programmers are not?
Programmers are allowed to iterate until they have a solution. SE's have to get it right, and right now. I've been both. But if you really want headhunters going after you with mighty spears, learn Cisco and tack "Network" into your title.
"Add One to COBOL"
Breezing through an English-speaking Indian technology newspaper (Bengali Times), I read an editorial bemoaning the fact that software development work was leaving India for China and other places where labor was cheaper. They complained that the problem of distance from their tech centers, the lack of established development practices, and the language barrier meant that quality would inevitably go down. I inhaled a bit of my breakfast cereal -- it nearly killed me, laughing that hard.
(Stay away from tha voodoo, mon)
"The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress." Good study of kinetic weapons. Heinlein did the math for the the orbits and kinetic energy result, crunching the numbers by hand (although I believe at one point they acquired a hand-cranked calculator, if that counts). Annapolis grad, serious about his ballistics.
10 Metres =/= 150 feet. Did I miss something?
I like standards. I believe everybody should have a set.
And of course you remember the joke -- why did they call it the Pentium instead of the 586? They added 100 to 486 and got 585.939434521165242233345, which wouldn't fit on the package.
That's the second largest duck I've ever had in my pants.
The world is beginning to look more like the hacker economy of David Brin's "Earth" every day.
Weren't the original large-format Laser Video Discs created via this principle? I thought they etched dots into an aluminium substrate using a higher power setting.
Just because the founding fathers lived a couple of centuries ago, doesn't mean that people don't get equally upset now as they did in 1776.
And he's from Microsoft, with 15 years of Ballmer-brainwashing stored up in his noggin
Then again, he might use this as an opportunity to get back at Ballmer. Not all escapees relate that closely to boss alpha monkey.
Ya, that's the way of it when you let people play with statistics. One man's median's another man's poisson.
Oh man...I gotta go find my Nick Danger now....
"You can't put that there, that's our sacred mountain!"
"That's ok, this is our sacred antenna."
There was an organisation who managed standards for this sort of thing once, but they've turned evil. I won't mention their initials because I don't want to Godwin this thread so early.
What genre of rock are they? Bluesy rock? Metal?
What is the best album with the greatest number of good songs and less filler?
Ditto the thumbs-up on Porcupine Tree. Creative and disciplined musicians. I heard them in concert in Melbourne and they were as good as their albums. They've got talent, not a band puffed by post processing technology. I'd start with "In Absentia". Genera? They're one hell of a good rock band.
Spot-on. A lot of infantry were dressed in armour paid for by the nobility, too. Looks good until you get up close.
heh -- there will be variations across some - what is it, 50k members now? Come to Lochac, mate :-)
If your armor didn't fit right, the poor interaction between the various plates, belts and arming points would soak up a lot of energy. It was quite wearying. The difference an arming belt made was quite dramatic.
I think 14th century could be considered the peak of the form, but I'm possibly a bit biased. The tournament form of armor continued to improve past that point, but it could be argued that it was more of a niche product. Google images "king henry armor" for some interesting Tudor-era late developments. This stuff was more for shock & awe than for the foot slogger, who in earlier days wore half-armor for two reasons: (a) it was lighter than full armor, and (b) if you turned your back on the enemy you deserved what you got.