First of all, did you actually watch the video? If you did, then you would know that it couldn't be the mouse. The video shows a desktop spanning two displays--a CRT and an LCD. He drags a window and we see the difference between the LCD and the CRT. All with one mouse. So that can't be it. Don't get me wrong, I still don't blame the screen one bit. This sounds like a video card issue or drivers or whatever. Hell, he could have the CRT on the analog VGA output and the LCD on the DVI output and maybe there's a problem with the DVI. Who knows. But it ain't the mouse.
-Bill
1. It was based on call volume, not class or priority. The few seconds saved in dialing time to high-volume areas saved a lot of switch wear and tear as the switches were mechanical--moving parts and all. (well, I guess that would be priority).
and 2. I actually live in the 909 you insensitive clod!
Q: Slashdot seems to be very U.S.-centric. Do you have any plans to be more international in your scope?
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Because, ummm, Slashdot is an American site? I refer you to the FAQ...
Q: Slashdot seems to be very U.S.-centric. Do you have any plans to be more international in your scope?
A: Slashdot is U.S.-centric. We readily admit this, and really don't see it as a problem. Slashdot is run by Americans, after all, and the vast majority of our readership is in the U.S. We're certainly not opposed to doing more international stories, but we don't have any formal plans for making that happen. All we can really tell you is that if you're outside the U.S. and you have news, submit it, and if it looks interesting, we'll post it.
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Last Modified: 10/28/00
Even if some posts are in jest, we've had folks questioning the results of a simple magnetic shift affecting the direction of the coreolis affect, (toilet flushes), tilt of the earth (seasons), loss of the atmosphere, and viability of all satellites in orbit.
Hate to nitpick, but the people here do know that the Coreolis Effect has nothing to do with toilet flushes or the way your water drains, right? RIGHT? Umm, becuase it doesn't. That's all.
Damn that's a great idea! I have developed the habit of using my mouse to highlight random text on the page I'm reading before hitting [PAGE DOWN] for this very reason. This would eliminate my need to reach for the mouse everytime I want to do this.
You can if you suck up a few meters of water, then, while allowing the pump to continue working, lift the hose/pipe/straw out of the water and let air follow it up. I do believe that your pump would have to work quickly to keep the water from "collapsing" while the air underneath displaces it.
Despite my admitted nitpick, I also smell exaggeration.
I drive a stickshift and consequently cannot stand stop n' go traffic on a freeway. So I even it out and am able to maintain a consistent speed regardles of the sporadic flow ahead of me. This of course pisses off the person behind me because I have "too much space" in front of me. They usually don't realize that I'm doing them, their car, and their gas mileage a favor. I wish people would just think about these things. The easiest lane to be in in this type of traffic is usually the lane with all the trucks, as they too cannot stand the constant shifting and braking of stop n' go traffic.
doesn't real-time streaming count as re-broadcasting?
I would reason that the term broadcasting refers to a one-to-many situation. This is just a forwarding issue. If the poster ensures that only he can access the stream, then *I* don't see any issues here.
CARB stands for the California Air Resources Board
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Thanks. The reason I asked is that I've seen this quote in many variations from a gallon to a quarter gallon. That's a big difference. I'll pick up a copy.
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A pound of beef takes around a gallon of gasoline to produce
Really? Where did you get that from? Often times a pound of beef costs LESS than a gallon of gasoline (depending on the form and quality of that beef, sure.) I'd love a citation if you've got it.
I propose congress pass a bill that would be dubbed the NO ACRONYMS Act of 2004. This would prohibit legislative bodies from naming every bill with a silly acronym. Now I leave it to you to come up with what the N.O. A.C.R.O.N.Y.M.S. act's name would stand for.
(And no recursive's! That's cheating)
Fuck, shit, asshole. These words have the power they do precisely because they are taboo and bad. As much as I hate censorship, I would hate it worse if these words became so mainstream and accepted that they lost their oomph. If I hammer my finger on accident, saying "Gosh darn it" alleviates absolutely NO pain. Saying "God fucking damnit!!" actually seems to help a little. This would not be the case if these words were as commonplace as "darn" and "ouch". I'm serious on this one. Every language needs it's curses, and these need to be respected as such lest they lose their power.
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Anyone can track you. Really. All it takes is a notebook and pencil.
And someone to carry these objects. At the cost of many man-hours. RFID has the potential to track on the cheap, anytime, any number of people, without having to devote one person to each subject.
The record industry doesn't have an equivalent of movie theatres
umm... no. A concert is more akin to a play than a movie. It can be given only in one place at a time and the number of venues is small. Think about it. A movie opens on 3000+ screens and runs for weeks while a concert is one night only, one place, maybe a total of 50 performances on a tour.
Bad analogy!
If the NRA and it's related sites are categorized in the "Weapons" section, why is it that the sites concerning the control and regulation of said weapons are not? The NRA and The Brady Campaign are two sides of the same coin. They should be categorized similarly.
Fair competition does NOT mean all players have to be equal. Wal-Mart is where it is today precisely because is could out-compete it's counterparts.
I'm so sick of hearing people cry over the poor mom n' pops being run out of town by big bad Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart doesn't do a damn thing to shut these people down, the consumers do. If there is anyone to "blame" for the trend, it is the consumer who chooses Wal-Mart to save a few pennies on each purchase, not the store for pricing their products as they do.
When you get to be that large, you get to dictate terms to distributors. This may not turn out to be best for the consumer in the long run (it probably won't be), but don't forget that the consumer deserves the blame.
I could be wrong, but I don't think there's any connection between Microsoft and TerraLycos (which owns Wired.com) I looked all over the Investor Relations section and couldn't find a mention of this relationship.
yeah, anyway...
"During the first minute after the explosion it emitted energy at a rate more than a million times the combined output of all the stars in the Milky Way"
This is completely unimaginable. I just wonder: has anything on this scale has been observed before?
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First of all, did you actually watch the video? If you did, then you would know that it couldn't be the mouse. The video shows a desktop spanning two displays--a CRT and an LCD. He drags a window and we see the difference between the LCD and the CRT. All with one mouse. So that can't be it. Don't get me wrong, I still don't blame the screen one bit. This sounds like a video card issue or drivers or whatever. Hell, he could have the CRT on the analog VGA output and the LCD on the DVI output and maybe there's a problem with the DVI. Who knows. But it ain't the mouse. -Bill
Two things..
1. It was based on call volume, not class or priority. The few seconds saved in dialing time to high-volume areas saved a lot of switch wear and tear as the switches were mechanical--moving parts and all. (well, I guess that would be priority).
and 2. I actually live in the 909 you insensitive clod!
He's not new. It's just a more blatant attempt to drive traffic to his website. Check his submission history; he's very prolific.
Where does it say that the apartments are not owned by the university? I couldn't find that.
Read the FAQ...
Q: Slashdot seems to be very U.S.-centric. Do you have any plans to be more international in your scope?
A: Slashdot is U.S.-centric. We readily admit this, and really don't see it as a problem. Slashdot is run by Americans, after all, and the vast majority of our readership is in the U.S. We're certainly not opposed to doing more international stories, but we don't have any formal plans for making that happen. All we can really tell you is that if you're outside the U.S. and you have news, submit it, and if it looks interesting, we'll post it.
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Last Modified: 10/28/00
Because, ummm, Slashdot is an American site? I refer you to the FAQ...
Q: Slashdot seems to be very U.S.-centric. Do you have any plans to be more international in your scope?
A: Slashdot is U.S.-centric. We readily admit this, and really don't see it as a problem. Slashdot is run by Americans, after all, and the vast majority of our readership is in the U.S. We're certainly not opposed to doing more international stories, but we don't have any formal plans for making that happen. All we can really tell you is that if you're outside the U.S. and you have news, submit it, and if it looks interesting, we'll post it. Answered by: CmdrTaco Last Modified: 10/28/00
Depends on how many ways that Sharpie was used...
Hate to nitpick, but the people here do know that the Coreolis Effect has nothing to do with toilet flushes or the way your water drains, right? RIGHT? Umm, becuase it doesn't. That's all.
Damn that's a great idea! I have developed the habit of using my mouse to highlight random text on the page I'm reading before hitting [PAGE DOWN] for this very reason. This would eliminate my need to reach for the mouse everytime I want to do this.
Despite my admitted nitpick, I also smell exaggeration.
I drive a stickshift and consequently cannot stand stop n' go traffic on a freeway. So I even it out and am able to maintain a consistent speed regardles of the sporadic flow ahead of me. This of course pisses off the person behind me because I have "too much space" in front of me. They usually don't realize that I'm doing them, their car, and their gas mileage a favor. I wish people would just think about these things. The easiest lane to be in in this type of traffic is usually the lane with all the trucks, as they too cannot stand the constant shifting and braking of stop n' go traffic.
I have been to Vegas many times, but this is the first time I've ever heard of this "sun" you speak of. They have daylight in Vegas?
I would reason that the term broadcasting refers to a one-to-many situation. This is just a forwarding issue. If the poster ensures that only he can access the stream, then *I* don't see any issues here.
Too bad it's probably illegal somehow, though.
CARB stands for the California Air Resources Board
Thanks. The reason I asked is that I've seen this quote in many variations from a gallon to a quarter gallon. That's a big difference. I'll pick up a copy.
Really? Where did you get that from? Often times a pound of beef costs LESS than a gallon of gasoline (depending on the form and quality of that beef, sure.) I'd love a citation if you've got it.
I propose congress pass a bill that would be dubbed the NO ACRONYMS Act of 2004. This would prohibit legislative bodies from naming every bill with a silly acronym. Now I leave it to you to come up with what the N.O. A.C.R.O.N.Y.M.S. act's name would stand for. (And no recursive's! That's cheating)
Seriuosly? No.
Fuck, shit, asshole. These words have the power they do precisely because they are taboo and bad. As much as I hate censorship, I would hate it worse if these words became so mainstream and accepted that they lost their oomph. If I hammer my finger on accident, saying "Gosh darn it" alleviates absolutely NO pain. Saying "God fucking damnit!!" actually seems to help a little. This would not be the case if these words were as commonplace as "darn" and "ouch". I'm serious on this one. Every language needs it's curses, and these need to be respected as such lest they lose their power.
And someone to carry these objects. At the cost of many man-hours. RFID has the potential to track on the cheap, anytime, any number of people, without having to devote one person to each subject.
The record industry doesn't have an equivalent of movie theatres
umm... no. A concert is more akin to a play than a movie. It can be given only in one place at a time and the number of venues is small. Think about it. A movie opens on 3000+ screens and runs for weeks while a concert is one night only, one place, maybe a total of 50 performances on a tour. Bad analogy!
If the NRA and it's related sites are categorized in the "Weapons" section, why is it that the sites concerning the control and regulation of said weapons are not? The NRA and The Brady Campaign are two sides of the same coin. They should be categorized similarly.
Fair competition does NOT mean all players have to be equal. Wal-Mart is where it is today precisely because is could out-compete it's counterparts. I'm so sick of hearing people cry over the poor mom n' pops being run out of town by big bad Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart doesn't do a damn thing to shut these people down, the consumers do. If there is anyone to "blame" for the trend, it is the consumer who chooses Wal-Mart to save a few pennies on each purchase, not the store for pricing their products as they do. When you get to be that large, you get to dictate terms to distributors. This may not turn out to be best for the consumer in the long run (it probably won't be), but don't forget that the consumer deserves the blame.
I could be wrong, but I don't think there's any connection between Microsoft and TerraLycos (which owns Wired.com) I looked all over the Investor Relations section and couldn't find a mention of this relationship.
yeah, anyway... "During the first minute after the explosion it emitted energy at a rate more than a million times the combined output of all the stars in the Milky Way" This is completely unimaginable. I just wonder: has anything on this scale has been observed before?