That they even thought of such a concept and it was approved, which it must have been, at the highest level
I was actually suprised by this. I would have thought that such a design decision would have been made in conjuction with the game distributors. But I guess, when Sony went the opposite direction, it showed that this was a MS decision solely. Anyway I guess it's good that MS is willing to listen to critism.
I mean seriously, he's supposed to be perfect. No major character flaws. Unerringly good. Massively overpowered
For this reason I've never really been a Superman fan, but the Kill Bill quote made me rethink that a little:
Now, a staple of the superhero mythology is there's the superhero and there's the alter ego. Batman is actually Bruce Wayne, Spider-Man is actually Peter Parker. When that character wakes up in the morning, he's Peter Parker. He has to put on a costume to become Spider-Man. And it is in that characteristic Superman stands alone. Superman didn't become Superman. Superman was born Superman. When Superman wakes up in the morning, he's Superman. His alter ego is Clark Kent. His outfit with the big red "S", that's the blanket he was wrapped in as a baby when the Kents found him. Those are his clothes. What Kent wears – the glasses, the business suit – that's the costume. That's the costume Superman wears to blend in with us. Clark Kent is how Superman views us. And what are the characteristics of Clark Kent? He's weak, he's unsure of himself, he's a coward. Clark Kent is Superman's critique on the whole human race.
CANDU was designed for natural uranium with only 0.7% U-235, so RU with 0.9% U-235 is a rich fuel. This extracts a further 30–40% energy from the uranium.
CANDU can also breed fuel from the more abundant thorium.
Even better than LWRs, CANDU can burn a mix of uranium and plutonium oxides (MOX fuel).
The code you developed for your client was most likely never yours to begin with. Despite well-meaning suggestions made here, you really have no right to go back to the client and demand anything. Present the code as your own to prospective clients, explain the situation, and leave it at that.
Is it even good to use as a reference anymore? If I was the new prosepective client, I know the code has been modified, but not by how much. For all I know it was terrible code that had to be rewritten to work. Also, if it has changed then the submitter is in part claiming responsibility for the changed parts as well - in essense doing what he is claiming the other coder of doing.
It sucks, for sure. But unless he's got a reference letter from the previous employer stating he wrote code they were happy with, I don't see this as being of any use to him.
ok, I'm thinking about it. Are you saying the oceans, which are all connected, are as much as a constant 4" different in level, say, between NYC and, oh, Denmark or Japan? How would such a difference be created or maintained? Difference in gravity? I guess what I'm asking is, how would NYC have, or maintain, a sea level that's 4" higher than the global average, other than by transitory local effects like weather? The tides go higher and lower in different places based on sea bottom effects on the motion of the water, but they do that *around* the average and so it's still the average... no?
My mind is boggled at the idea that NYC's water, while directly and hugely connected to, for instance, Fort Lauderdale's water, is 4" higher.:/
Maps of the geoid show this. The geoid is essentially an equipotential surface. It is essentially caused by gravity. The earth has internal density differences that locally affect gravity, and there is also general shape of the earth being an ellipsoid so gravity is higher at the equator than at the poles.
Let's say 5% of iPhone owners have had their phones stolen over all of time (which is a large number if you think of it), that would mean for all the bullshit the company has to put up with regarding a stolen phone they would make all of 5% extra on top of their normal sales. That's ridiculous if you think about it.
Good point, but I think blocking IMEI will also hurt the used phone market. How do I know when buying a used phone if it won't be reported stolen a week later and bocked?
According to their website it's 10% off any plan they offer. That would add up to just less than $200 on my current 3 yr plan. So it's still not really covering the cost of any modern phone though.
Typically, this means that the lens mass must be small enough that it will cross its own Einstein ring radius in less than the time it takes for a graduate student to finish a PhD thesis.
Best definition ever! lol
So anytime between 2 yrs and never. Not that precise.
what powers the propeller is the relative speed between the ground and the wind.
That's the best description I've seen yet. When the cart is moving faster than the wind the wheels are driving the prop, and when the opposite is true the wind is driving the prop (like a turbine). Some people are just getting caught up in semantics saying a it's a prop, not a turbine, when in fact it operates as either depending on relative speed between ground and wind.
Why should Google have to maintain a list of which site has permission to host content legally? How do they know what content is distributable or not? We certainly know that the RIAA/MPAA have certainly not been perfect in their identification of media.
Also, I'm pretty sure Google would be required to do this at their own expense.
AT&T would be required to let customers out of their contracts without an early termination fee if it raised prices, but it is avoiding this by simply calling the increase a 'surcharge'
Who'd want to be the captain of a starship, if not for all the opportunites for inter-breeding?
Just ask Zap Brannigan:
Captain Zapp Brannigan: As my protégé you should know that the only way to deal with a female adversary is to seduce her.
[Kif groans]
Captain Zapp Brannigan: This time we are sure she's a woman, right?
Kif Kroker: *Yes*.
or:
Captain Zapp Brannigan: We have failed to uphold Brannigan's Law. However I did make it with a hot alien babe. And in the end, is that not what man has dreamt of since first he looked up at the stars?
[pause]
Captain Zapp Brannigan: Kif, I'm asking you a question.
[Kif groans]
All the copyrighted materials that you download from Amazon or iTunes store or elsewhere, all those copyrighted materials that you download through streaming services like Pandora, or things like BBC iPlayer, are perfectly legal and paid for. Shouldn't they charge the post office when I order DVDs or CDs with copyright materials through mail?
Well don't stop there. Charge the guys who make the delivery vehicles as well, because those trucks will be carrying the post with the DVDs and CDs. And box companies as well, because those DVDs and CDs will be placed in boxes for shipping.
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That they even thought of such a concept and it was approved, which it must have been, at the highest level
I was actually suprised by this. I would have thought that such a design decision would have been made in conjuction with the game distributors. But I guess, when Sony went the opposite direction, it showed that this was a MS decision solely. Anyway I guess it's good that MS is willing to listen to critism.
I mean seriously, he's supposed to be perfect. No major character flaws. Unerringly good. Massively overpowered
For this reason I've never really been a Superman fan, but the Kill Bill quote made me rethink that a little:
Now, a staple of the superhero mythology is there's the superhero and there's the alter ego. Batman is actually Bruce Wayne, Spider-Man is actually Peter Parker. When that character wakes up in the morning, he's Peter Parker. He has to put on a costume to become Spider-Man. And it is in that characteristic Superman stands alone. Superman didn't become Superman. Superman was born Superman. When Superman wakes up in the morning, he's Superman. His alter ego is Clark Kent. His outfit with the big red "S", that's the blanket he was wrapped in as a baby when the Kents found him. Those are his clothes. What Kent wears – the glasses, the business suit – that's the costume. That's the costume Superman wears to blend in with us. Clark Kent is how Superman views us. And what are the characteristics of Clark Kent? He's weak, he's unsure of himself, he's a coward. Clark Kent is Superman's critique on the whole human race.
looks impractical, to be honest. might be suitable for some routes, but for those you might just as well put over the road electric rails
This looks a lot more practical. It even allows the trucks to leave the highway and travel on to their ultimate destination.
Let me know when somebody actually runs a commercial thorium or breeder reactor.
Check out CANDU.
From the article:
CANDU was designed for natural uranium with only 0.7% U-235, so RU with 0.9% U-235 is a rich fuel. This extracts a further 30–40% energy from the uranium.
CANDU can also breed fuel from the more abundant thorium.
Even better than LWRs, CANDU can burn a mix of uranium and plutonium oxides (MOX fuel).
The code you developed for your client was most likely never yours to begin with. Despite well-meaning suggestions made here, you really have no right to go back to the client and demand anything. Present the code as your own to prospective clients, explain the situation, and leave it at that.
Is it even good to use as a reference anymore? If I was the new prosepective client, I know the code has been modified, but not by how much. For all I know it was terrible code that had to be rewritten to work. Also, if it has changed then the submitter is in part claiming responsibility for the changed parts as well - in essense doing what he is claiming the other coder of doing.
It sucks, for sure. But unless he's got a reference letter from the previous employer stating he wrote code they were happy with, I don't see this as being of any use to him.
ok, I'm thinking about it. Are you saying the oceans, which are all connected, are as much as a constant 4" different in level, say, between NYC and, oh, Denmark or Japan? How would such a difference be created or maintained? Difference in gravity? I guess what I'm asking is, how would NYC have, or maintain, a sea level that's 4" higher than the global average, other than by transitory local effects like weather? The tides go higher and lower in different places based on sea bottom effects on the motion of the water, but they do that *around* the average and so it's still the average... no?
My mind is boggled at the idea that NYC's water, while directly and hugely connected to, for instance, Fort Lauderdale's water, is 4" higher. :/
Maps of the geoid show this. The geoid is essentially an equipotential surface. It is essentially caused by gravity. The earth has internal density differences that locally affect gravity, and there is also general shape of the earth being an ellipsoid so gravity is higher at the equator than at the poles.
Funny! But as an aside, there actually was a natural nuclear reactor found in Africa
Let's say 5% of iPhone owners have had their phones stolen over all of time (which is a large number if you think of it), that would mean for all the bullshit the company has to put up with regarding a stolen phone they would make all of 5% extra on top of their normal sales. That's ridiculous if you think about it.
Good point, but I think blocking IMEI will also hurt the used phone market. How do I know when buying a used phone if it won't be reported stolen a week later and bocked?
Pandarans in Warcraft pre-date Kung Fu Panda. But please, continue to troll.
Hence, the movie would be based on Warcraft, and not the other way around. Thanks for confirming that.
Besides - it was just a joke.
According to their website it's 10% off any plan they offer. That would add up to just less than $200 on my current 3 yr plan. So it's still not really covering the cost of any modern phone though.
you don't get any kind of discount bringing your own phone in Canada
Telus does, and I'm pretty sure they wouldn't be the only carier to do it.
Typically, this means that the lens mass must be small enough that it will cross its own Einstein ring radius in less than the time it takes for a graduate student to finish a PhD thesis.
Best definition ever! lol
So anytime between 2 yrs and never. Not that precise.
It's all relative. Sorry, I couldn't resist.
Hey, that's relatively funny!
Thought they already made it. It was called Kung Foo Panda.
what powers the propeller is the relative speed between the ground and the wind.
That's the best description I've seen yet. When the cart is moving faster than the wind the wheels are driving the prop, and when the opposite is true the wind is driving the prop (like a turbine). Some people are just getting caught up in semantics saying a it's a prop, not a turbine, when in fact it operates as either depending on relative speed between ground and wind.
Apple's point was that they had no deal at all in the shady part, the publishers colluded among themselves.
Ignorance is no excuse for breaking the law!
There is no "final confirmation" in science
I can confirm. This is true.
Sorry, couldn't resist!
Pretty soon it will brick itself out of despair and the customer will be left with a dead phone.
My thought too. I hope it does have GPP (genuine people personality) as that would be awesome:
Me: Call home
Phone: Is that all?
Me: Yes, call home.
Phone: I won't enjoy it!
Me: I'm not asking you to enjoy it, just do it will you?
Won't this just turn people into mutants like in Total Recall?
That's once they get their asses to Mars! Before that, they'll be in space, and they'll be more like the Fantastic 4.
Also, I'm pretty sure Google would be required to do this at their own expense.
But other than invading Nicaragua and kidnapping Manuel Noriega to put him on trial in the US
That was Panama actually.
AT&T would be required to let customers out of their contracts without an early termination fee if it raised prices, but it is avoiding this by simply calling the increase a 'surcharge'
I love the way there's always a loophole!
Who'd want to be the captain of a starship, if not for all the opportunites for inter-breeding?
Just ask Zap Brannigan:
Captain Zapp Brannigan: As my protégé you should know that the only way to deal with a female adversary is to seduce her. [Kif groans]
Captain Zapp Brannigan: This time we are sure she's a woman, right?
Kif Kroker: *Yes*.
or:
Captain Zapp Brannigan: We have failed to uphold Brannigan's Law. However I did make it with a hot alien babe. And in the end, is that not what man has dreamt of since first he looked up at the stars?
[pause]
Captain Zapp Brannigan: Kif, I'm asking you a question.
[Kif groans]
All the copyrighted materials that you download from Amazon or iTunes store or elsewhere, all those copyrighted materials that you download through streaming services like Pandora, or things like BBC iPlayer, are perfectly legal and paid for. Shouldn't they charge the post office when I order DVDs or CDs with copyright materials through mail?
Well don't stop there. Charge the guys who make the delivery vehicles as well, because those trucks will be carrying the post with the DVDs and CDs. And box companies as well, because those DVDs and CDs will be placed in boxes for shipping.
Except that as you are observing it, time passes.
Except time is relative. So relative to the observer, yes, time has passed. Relative to the crystal, however....