EMTs and Paramedics almost never use them either. If you are using a tourniquet on the street you are probably not very skilled in bleeding control. The battlefield is a different enviroment.
I wonder what product such a headache inducing ad could be selling. You have to wonder if the voice actress who did that ad can go anywhere. I imagine her trying to order at a restaurant and getting slapped as soon as the waiter recognizes her voice.
Which of today's advirtisments do you all find most irritating? I know that some people (read: not me) were offended by the racial overtones in the PSP ads recently. I think that today's ads are generally pretty good. Much better than Awesome Possum (from TFA).
I attended a balloon festival in New Jersey on Sunday. There was a carnival atmosphere and many booths promoting different things. One tent was by Microsoft and they had 8 XBox 360s crammed in with people waiting for all of them. I think this is a good marketing tactic. The whole event cost very little for them and hundreds (if not thousands) of people played their games across the three days they were there. One of the best things is that it attracted people who are not obsessed gamers who read EGM cover to cover. They were average people and there was no competition from other game companies.
ADM isn't forcing anyone to do anything. How many times have you heard people on/. and elsewhere complaining that the government isn't doing enough to support alternative fuels? Now a Republican is trying to cut our dependence on foreign (and domestic) oil. Ethanol is good for the enviroment. Even with our current technology, researchers at Berkely estimate that it saves up to 15% of the greenhouse gases compared to gasoline. The linked study is current and directly addresses contradicting reports.
Here is a quote from one of most oft cited reports against Ethanol, published in 2001 by Cornell: "Ethanol from corn costs about $1.74 per gallon to produce, compared with about 95 cents to produce a gallon of gasoline." According to the Energy Information Alliance of the US Federal Government, production costs and company profits account for 65% of gasoline cost. The same agency also reports that the American average price of gasoline is $3.00. Some rough math says that the cost of producing a gallon of gasoline is $1.95, more than Ethanol.
Once all of these new Ethanol refineries are built the cost should drop substancially. Also as technology increases over the next 5 years or so the efficiency of Ethanol will grow dramatically. This will make it cheaper for the consumer and better for the enviroment. The only loser here is OPEC. The state of California, not known for supporting corn growers for the hell of it, may be voting this November to require all new vehicles sold there to be able to run E85.
It seems that as soon as Intel turned away from its old "our chips have a higher clock speed" marketing tactic, they lost market share. Now people are comparing chips based on speed, heat, cost, etc. instead of the number on the box. With the current battle between AMD and Intel at fever pitch, I expect to see even more innovation that usual from their incredible R&D departments.
Their real concern in banning cameras is not competitors learning their prices. After all, they pay lots of money to publish their weekly flier in the Sunday paper. If a secret shopper wants prices they can also bring a pad and pen to the store and write down the SKUs and costs. When I shop at Home Depot I usually have a notebook with all of my measurements and requirements for whatever I am doing. I highly doubt that most associates would stop someone from walking around writing things down.
The real concern is criminals casing the place for a robbery. Even larger stores can be hit by violent crime. I am an avid amateur photographer and I know my rights. Stores have every right to prevent pictures while you are in their building, but they cannot stop you from photographing their store from the street. (Disclaimer: IANAL). If I were a manager and I saw someone taking pictures of the roof, guards, alarm systems, et cetera, I would definitely throw them out. If theives want to hit a store they also need to know where the expensive stuff is kept, so they would be photographing the products.
When I am at Comp USA most of their (otherwise frustrating) sales reps allow me to use their computers to compare the prices of items at other stores. I have bought more from them after learning that they were the best deal during their huge sales. If I walked in with a camera, that would be a different story.
"I believe this could also be a weapon whose end result would be indistinguishable from death by 'natural causes'."
"Excuse me Mr. Abadulakazam, could you please lean forward?" "Why?" "Well sir, I want to kill." "Oh, well in that case here you go." "Thank you, just let me clamp this around your neck and turn it on." "Ok." "Whatever you do, don't remove it. It will take a while to actually kill you, so by removing it you would save your life incredibly easily." "I'm not one to insult the American government (other than blowing it up) but this seems like a pretty bad weapon." "Well, DoD heard good things about it from this guy who calls himself Black Sabbeth, so they decided to try it." "Oh, I see." "Dead yet?"
Cuecat + cell phone = next big thing? I find it a little hard to believe, but with everything else that they have been throwing into phone I guess this makes some sense.
My favorite use for this would be to conduct instant price comparisons. If I see something that I like, I would like to be able to check the price against Froogle, MySimon, etc.
But what if a statistically significant portion of one party refuses to disclose his or her vote? In a Democratic area (or if you have a Democratic boss) you are less likely to reveal that you voted for a Republican. The reverse is also true. This is a voluntary answer study, which never produces the most accurate data.
After a little digging, I found that he has talked about other sources of Ethanol. Imagine reducing our foreign imports of oil by up to 10%. That would be good for everyone involved, including the enviroment. And don't be so quick to dismiss the midwest farmer. Farmers have fallen on hard times. The way that I see it, Ethanol would create fewer corn subsidies because of the rise in demand. Gas prices are high in part because there are not enough refineries. Ethanol prices are high because there are not enough refineries. The difference is that there are many Ethanol refineries under construction.
I think that bootable Linux is ready for the mainstream as long as you only need to do a few things like web browsing and document creation. For more advanced features, however, it still has a few iterations to go.
You raise a very valid point. Sure there is horrible grammar online, but many of its practitioners are not imbued with silver tongues in their offline lives. There does not seem to be a very strong emphesis on grammar outside of English class.
Negligent? Definitely! This was a stupid action that will cost their company a lot of money and credibility. Criminally negligent? That is another standard entirely.
Reformers started working on voting machines in the 1800s, but the lever was not approved for use until 1920. I think the problem is that these machines are still in late alpha/early beta stage and should not be used, certainly not yet. Again, if you read the first post of the thread, I do not like these.
This is where my being in college does not make me an optimist. You fail to see the power of scandel. Did Nixon pardon the Watergate burglers? If the president had to use his power to halt an investigation into his own election, he would lose his credibility and support. Regardless of how you feel about the issues, Bush's actions are very very different from a president pardoning people accused of rigging an election to put him in office. You also forget that the Federal Election Commission runs very freely and investigates almost every claim it receives. Other than Clinton, presidents are very careful about whom they pardon.
I am helping a friend get into the used car business. I am also committed to helping the Republicans carry Ohio. Does that mean that our cars will only make right turns? It's all politics. Again, if a dem had been in office you would have heard the exact same thing said about them. Look at the board and you are bound to find a dyed in the wool liberal.
I know the congressman's policies and he runs every other year on cutting pork. Unlike most politicos he really means it. There is a lot of corn production in his district, so that is the example he uses. I don't think he's ever spoken out against alternate means of production, but I'm not 100% sure.
Oh please, don't even tell me that Bush rigged the 2004 election. That is absurd. Also, he never said that Diebold was going to do anything. He was posturing for more support and expressing a personal opinion. Do you really think that the CEO got on the company PA and announced that they were to make all of their voting machines biased toward Bush? You also have your timeframe off, but I won't even bother. Remember, I am against the expansion of voting machines at the present time, but I am trying to issue a reality check for you.
Levers and chads are very different technologies. Lever machines were approved for use in the 1920 election, whereas paper punchcards came over 40 years later! Check out this informative website from the Smithsonian for more information about the progression of voting technology through the ages.
Look deeply enough and someone on their board of directors will have ties to the Democrats. Political connections are a means to an end in politics. If the Dems had been in power, they would have released similar statements supporting them. Because Bush is the president people assume they only have conservative ties. This is just politics.
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If Congressman Fred Upton has his way, our engines will be running on 10% ethanol by 2012. This is a good policy that deserves consideration.
"it only takes one or two malicious insiders to hack an election."
That's all it ever takes! There are not that many people working every polling place. We need to have some trust in our officials, but first we need to make sure that they understand how to protect these computers. Given the age of most of the poll workers around here, that could be quite an undertaking. Trying to get someone who volunteers twice a year to learn to search for reset jumpers and EEPROM cards is not possible.
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EMTs and Paramedics almost never use them either. If you are using a tourniquet on the street you are probably not very skilled in bleeding control. The battlefield is a different enviroment.
I wonder what product such a headache inducing ad could be selling. You have to wonder if the voice actress who did that ad can go anywhere. I imagine her trying to order at a restaurant and getting slapped as soon as the waiter recognizes her voice.
What's the draw? I now have a free AIM Phoneline account that is very useful. They also have a nice e-mail service (that does not top GMail, however).
Which of today's advirtisments do you all find most irritating? I know that some people (read: not me) were offended by the racial overtones in the PSP ads recently. I think that today's ads are generally pretty good. Much better than Awesome Possum (from TFA).
I attended a balloon festival in New Jersey on Sunday. There was a carnival atmosphere and many booths promoting different things. One tent was by Microsoft and they had 8 XBox 360s crammed in with people waiting for all of them. I think this is a good marketing tactic. The whole event cost very little for them and hundreds (if not thousands) of people played their games across the three days they were there. One of the best things is that it attracted people who are not obsessed gamers who read EGM cover to cover. They were average people and there was no competition from other game companies.
According to the Energy Information Alliance of the US Federal Government, production costs and company profits account for 65% of gasoline cost. The same agency also reports that the American average price of gasoline is $3.00. Some rough math says that the cost of producing a gallon of gasoline is $1.95, more than Ethanol.
Once all of these new Ethanol refineries are built the cost should drop substancially. Also as technology increases over the next 5 years or so the efficiency of Ethanol will grow dramatically. This will make it cheaper for the consumer and better for the enviroment. The only loser here is OPEC. The state of California, not known for supporting corn growers for the hell of it, may be voting this November to require all new vehicles sold there to be able to run E85.
It seems that as soon as Intel turned away from its old "our chips have a higher clock speed" marketing tactic, they lost market share. Now people are comparing chips based on speed, heat, cost, etc. instead of the number on the box. With the current battle between AMD and Intel at fever pitch, I expect to see even more innovation that usual from their incredible R&D departments.
The real concern is criminals casing the place for a robbery. Even larger stores can be hit by violent crime. I am an avid amateur photographer and I know my rights. Stores have every right to prevent pictures while you are in their building, but they cannot stop you from photographing their store from the street. (Disclaimer: IANAL). If I were a manager and I saw someone taking pictures of the roof, guards, alarm systems, et cetera, I would definitely throw them out. If theives want to hit a store they also need to know where the expensive stuff is kept, so they would be photographing the products.
When I am at Comp USA most of their (otherwise frustrating) sales reps allow me to use their computers to compare the prices of items at other stores. I have bought more from them after learning that they were the best deal during their huge sales. If I walked in with a camera, that would be a different story.
"Excuse me Mr. Abadulakazam, could you please lean forward?"
"Why?"
"Well sir, I want to kill."
"Oh, well in that case here you go."
"Thank you, just let me clamp this around your neck and turn it on."
"Ok."
"Whatever you do, don't remove it. It will take a while to actually kill you, so by removing it you would save your life incredibly easily."
"I'm not one to insult the American government (other than blowing it up) but this seems like a pretty bad weapon."
"Well, DoD heard good things about it from this guy who calls himself Black Sabbeth, so they decided to try it."
"Oh, I see."
"Dead yet?"
My favorite use for this would be to conduct instant price comparisons. If I see something that I like, I would like to be able to check the price against Froogle, MySimon, etc.
But what if a statistically significant portion of one party refuses to disclose his or her vote? In a Democratic area (or if you have a Democratic boss) you are less likely to reveal that you voted for a Republican. The reverse is also true. This is a voluntary answer study, which never produces the most accurate data.
After a little digging, I found that he has talked about other sources of Ethanol. Imagine reducing our foreign imports of oil by up to 10%. That would be good for everyone involved, including the enviroment. And don't be so quick to dismiss the midwest farmer. Farmers have fallen on hard times. The way that I see it, Ethanol would create fewer corn subsidies because of the rise in demand. Gas prices are high in part because there are not enough refineries. Ethanol prices are high because there are not enough refineries. The difference is that there are many Ethanol refineries under construction.
I think that bootable Linux is ready for the mainstream as long as you only need to do a few things like web browsing and document creation. For more advanced features, however, it still has a few iterations to go.
I think that it is worth the investment. We will start performing meaningful research in a few years instead of the half assed efforts we make now.
You raise a very valid point. Sure there is horrible grammar online, but many of its practitioners are not imbued with silver tongues in their offline lives. There does not seem to be a very strong emphesis on grammar outside of English class.
Reformers started working on voting machines in the 1800s, but the lever was not approved for use until 1920. I think the problem is that these machines are still in late alpha/early beta stage and should not be used, certainly not yet. Again, if you read the first post of the thread, I do not like these.
This is where my being in college does not make me an optimist. You fail to see the power of scandel. Did Nixon pardon the Watergate burglers? If the president had to use his power to halt an investigation into his own election, he would lose his credibility and support. Regardless of how you feel about the issues, Bush's actions are very very different from a president pardoning people accused of rigging an election to put him in office. You also forget that the Federal Election Commission runs very freely and investigates almost every claim it receives. Other than Clinton, presidents are very careful about whom they pardon.
I am helping a friend get into the used car business. I am also committed to helping the Republicans carry Ohio. Does that mean that our cars will only make right turns? It's all politics. Again, if a dem had been in office you would have heard the exact same thing said about them. Look at the board and you are bound to find a dyed in the wool liberal.
I know the congressman's policies and he runs every other year on cutting pork. Unlike most politicos he really means it. There is a lot of corn production in his district, so that is the example he uses. I don't think he's ever spoken out against alternate means of production, but I'm not 100% sure.
Oh please, don't even tell me that Bush rigged the 2004 election. That is absurd. Also, he never said that Diebold was going to do anything. He was posturing for more support and expressing a personal opinion. Do you really think that the CEO got on the company PA and announced that they were to make all of their voting machines biased toward Bush? You also have your timeframe off, but I won't even bother. Remember, I am against the expansion of voting machines at the present time, but I am trying to issue a reality check for you.
Levers and chads are very different technologies. Lever machines were approved for use in the 1920 election, whereas paper punchcards came over 40 years later! Check out this informative website from the Smithsonian for more information about the progression of voting technology through the ages.
They must be screwing up if their ATMs are giving recipes! "Mix one part shredded bills with three parts water. Toss and serve on a coin bed."
Look deeply enough and someone on their board of directors will have ties to the Democrats. Political connections are a means to an end in politics. If the Dems had been in power, they would have released similar statements supporting them. Because Bush is the president people assume they only have conservative ties. This is just politics.
If Congressman Fred Upton has his way, our engines will be running on 10% ethanol by 2012. This is a good policy that deserves consideration.
I would like to see other vendors (preferably larger industry bellwethers) carrying the technology before I consider it a serious contender.
That's all it ever takes! There are not that many people working every polling place. We need to have some trust in our officials, but first we need to make sure that they understand how to protect these computers. Given the age of most of the poll workers around here, that could be quite an undertaking. Trying to get someone who volunteers twice a year to learn to search for reset jumpers and EEPROM cards is not possible.