Much better for you to control what's done with your money,(especially given your apparently charitable nature)than to let it be mis-managed by the government. Then you KNOW to what use it was put. -mis dos centavos -
Hah!- You were lucky! In my day, we had hydraulic couplers on semi-acoustic modems, with an average throughput of 3-4 hogsheads a fortnight... and we liked it!
Yeah, we'll be sure to heed the political wisdom of another moron who can't discriminate between the words *lose* and *loose* - even after reading thousands of posts pointing out the difference to other fools... LOSER!
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I've read them both, and while I enjoyed them, they can't begin to compare to Umberto Eco's "Foucault's Pendulum", which deals with all of these underlying themes, and in much greater depth with a humorous twist to the plot. I also highly recommend his "Island of The Day Before". His weaving of the history of science and philosophy into his stories is masterful.. (off topic, I know...)
Amen to that, bro. Windows not being open source software, has nothing to do with the platform being open. Any of us real audio pros know that there are exactly ZERO professionally useful software solutions that run on open source OS...
With by far the greater variety of them only available for Windows...
Maybe it's sad, but it's true
$.02 worth
How could this be a representative sample of all computer users if it's only composed of numbskulls who would agree to having their computers monitored?
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Solar storm could disrupt satellites, power grid today
Staff and wire reports
Published October 25, 2003 SOLA25
Electric utilities in Minnesota and across the country are preparing for potential
disruptions in electric supplies this afternoon, when a strong geomagnetic solar
storm is expected to hit Earth.
The storm was expected to be most severe Friday, though experts said they didn't
anticipate problems with communication networks.
``This is not a super solar storm,'' said Larry Combs, a space weather forecaster
with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Environment
Center in Boulder.
So far, the storm has interfered with airline communications and radio communications
for teams on Mount Everest, Combs said. But problems were not widespread.
Sun as seen from spaceThe storm, called a ``coronal mass ejection,'' is a
mass of solar gas that swept toward Earth at 2 million mph. The usual cycle
for such a storm is every 11 years; this one was expected to hit three years
ago.
``It is kind of like a snowstorm in June in Colorado,'' Combs said.
Combs said power companies, which are among the center's best customers, have
been notified and were taking precautions to avoid voltage problems and blackouts.
Xcel Energy spokesman Paul Adelmann said the company is monitoring the situation,
with help from the North American Electric Reliability Council (NAERC).
Our service area is not susceptible to the effects of solar flares in
part because of our geology and research done in conjunction with the (University
of Minnesota), Adelmann said. Xcel does not anticipate any problems, he
said, but will continue to monitor the situation for potential repercussions
of any neighboring outages.
Satellites also are at risk during such storms but cell phones aren't likely
to be affected unless they rely on satellites, Combs said.
``Satellites are built to live out there, but an accumulation of hits can cause
problems,'' he said.
Operators can shut them down and put them in what is called a stow position
until storms pass. They may need to be boosted back up to their correct altitudes
after the storm.
Much like predicting a hurricane, forecasting the impact of a geomagnetic storm
is difficult.
``It could just strike a glancing blow or hit head on,'' Combs said.
Bil MacLeslie, general manager for VISI.com, a Minneapolis-based Internet service
provider, said the vast majority of customers will see no ill effects from the
storm.
We rely solely on land-based (wired) communications and expect little
effect from the storm, but do expect customers to have issues with wireless
computer networks, cellular messaging and paging services with content that
originates from the Internet, said MacLeslie.
He said customers which use such transmissions may expect to see some degradation
in their service.
Concern about the storm was triggered after one of the largest sunspot clusters
in years developed over the past three days and produced a coronal mass ejection,
similar to a solar flare, at 2 a.m. on Wednesday, forecasters at the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said.
Lou Leffler, manager for NAERC's critical infrastructure protection , based
in New Jersey, said NOAA upgraded the storm to a K7 late this morning.
The level of intensity is based on a ranking from K1-K9. We normally
don't track anything below K5, he said.
NAERC provides updates on such geomagnetic disturbances to utilities throughout
the Canada and the continental U.S.
At this level, some utilities, primarily in the northern hemisphere,
may have to take action to reduce the amount of loading to the system,
said Leffler. That can include reducing transfers, taking equipment offline
and using generators to back up equipment.
John Kappenman, division manager for Metatech Corp. in Duluth, has been studying
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Much better for you to control what's done with your money,(especially given your apparently charitable nature)than to let it be mis-managed by the government. Then you KNOW to what use it was put. -mis dos centavos -
Hah!- You were lucky! In my day, we had hydraulic couplers on semi-acoustic modems, with an average throughput of 3-4 hogsheads a fortnight ... and we liked it!
In China the DMCA is always positive
Yeah, we'll be sure to heed the political wisdom of another moron who can't discriminate between the words *lose* and *loose* - even after reading thousands of posts pointing out the difference to other fools ... LOSER!
Also *honor roll*
...was supposed to be on the "Do Not Drive" List...
Page has been moved to another directory http://www.ahleman.com/Props/ElectriClerk.html very cool!
FYI: illicit (adj.) Not sanctioned by custom or law; unlawful.-------- elicit (v.) To call forth, draw out, or provoke (a reaction, for example)
"Mandatorial!?" You sure your name's not Bush?
WRONG! Affected is correct: - to act physically on; have an effect upon -
I've read them both, and while I enjoyed them, they can't begin to compare to Umberto Eco's "Foucault's Pendulum",
which deals with all of these underlying themes, and in much greater depth with a humorous twist to the plot. I also highly recommend his "Island of The Day Before". His weaving of the history of science and philosophy into his stories is masterful.. (off topic, I know...)
In case you need to see the correct usage in print...
>he might of just won...
might have just won...
>team would of won
team would have won
and hows your swedish spelling? ...
Idiot
Amen to that, bro. Windows not being open source software, has nothing to do with the platform being open. Any of us real audio pros know that there are exactly ZERO professionally useful software solutions that run on open source OS... With by far the greater variety of them only available for Windows... Maybe it's sad, but it's true $.02 worth
Looser? ... try Loser...
Apostrofee? ...apostrophe ...
Should'nt? ... shouldn't
Shouldn't of? ... shouldn't have ...
You don't need to be correcting posts.
How could this be a representative sample of all computer users if it's only composed of numbskulls who would agree to having their computers monitored?
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I've been using PrismEmail for almost a month. 98% accuracy and climbing... Bayesian filtering learns quickly on ~200 spams a day!
FYI
breach - a failure to perform some promised act or obligation
breech - opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded
So, you mean *breach*...
Great post, but here's the corrected link to the Discover story...
http://www.discover.com/issues/may-03/features/fea toil/
Sex with the case ist verboten ... The caption clearly states--The
outside plush coverage only serves as an optical embellishment--
So look, but don't touch! Sorry...
Staff and wire reports
Published October 25, 2003 SOLA25
Electric utilities in Minnesota and across the country are preparing for potential disruptions in electric supplies this afternoon, when a strong geomagnetic solar storm is expected to hit Earth.
The storm was expected to be most severe Friday, though experts said they didn't anticipate problems with communication networks.
``This is not a super solar storm,'' said Larry Combs, a space weather forecaster with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Environment Center in Boulder.
So far, the storm has interfered with airline communications and radio communications for teams on Mount Everest, Combs said. But problems were not widespread.
Sun as seen from spaceThe storm, called a ``coronal mass ejection,'' is a mass of solar gas that swept toward Earth at 2 million mph. The usual cycle for such a storm is every 11 years; this one was expected to hit three years ago.
``It is kind of like a snowstorm in June in Colorado,'' Combs said.
Combs said power companies, which are among the center's best customers, have been notified and were taking precautions to avoid voltage problems and blackouts.
Xcel Energy spokesman Paul Adelmann said the company is monitoring the situation, with help from the North American Electric Reliability Council (NAERC).
Our service area is not susceptible to the effects of solar flares in part because of our geology and research done in conjunction with the (University of Minnesota), Adelmann said. Xcel does not anticipate any problems, he said, but will continue to monitor the situation for potential repercussions of any neighboring outages.
Satellites also are at risk during such storms but cell phones aren't likely to be affected unless they rely on satellites, Combs said.
``Satellites are built to live out there, but an accumulation of hits can cause problems,'' he said.
Operators can shut them down and put them in what is called a stow position until storms pass. They may need to be boosted back up to their correct altitudes after the storm.
Much like predicting a hurricane, forecasting the impact of a geomagnetic storm is difficult.
``It could just strike a glancing blow or hit head on,'' Combs said.
Bil MacLeslie, general manager for VISI.com, a Minneapolis-based Internet service provider, said the vast majority of customers will see no ill effects from the storm.
We rely solely on land-based (wired) communications and expect little effect from the storm, but do expect customers to have issues with wireless computer networks, cellular messaging and paging services with content that originates from the Internet, said MacLeslie.
He said customers which use such transmissions may expect to see some degradation in their service.
Concern about the storm was triggered after one of the largest sunspot clusters in years developed over the past three days and produced a coronal mass ejection, similar to a solar flare, at 2 a.m. on Wednesday, forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said.
Lou Leffler, manager for NAERC's critical infrastructure protection , based in New Jersey, said NOAA upgraded the storm to a K7 late this morning.
The level of intensity is based on a ranking from K1-K9. We normally don't track anything below K5, he said.
NAERC provides updates on such geomagnetic disturbances to utilities throughout the Canada and the continental U.S.
At this level, some utilities, primarily in the northern hemisphere, may have to take action to reduce the amount of loading to the system, said Leffler. That can include reducing transfers, taking equipment offline and using generators to back up equipment.
John Kappenman, division manager for Metatech Corp. in Duluth, has been studying
angst: an acute but unspecific feeling of anxiety; usually reserved for philosophical anxiety about the world or about personal freedom
www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn