There are some Indian spices I cook with that I can't imagine would be measurable on a cheap kitchen scale (1/4 - 1 teaspoons), but make a huge difference. My girlfriend once made something with 1 tablespoon of parsley instead of 1 teaspoon. Ground parsley does not weigh that much at all. The weight difference between a tsp and Tbsp are rather slim, but you certainly can taste it.
Unless it's the 1st time I'm trying something or I'm baking, I really don't use recipes anymore. For most things, I just go by taste.
Most things have a rather uniform density, so the volume:weight correlation should hold. The only thing I can think of that doesn't is flour, in which most recipes call for "sifted" flour.
Just speculating, but I'm guessing that most American recipes were originally taught with being written down. My grandma, (and I imagine every one that cooked in the family before her) would "cook by touch". A 'cup' was a cupped hand, a tablespoon was a table spoon, a teaspoon was a tea spoon. Hell I've seen actual measurement spoons for a pinch and a dash. I mean seriously? Eventually those recipes were written down standardized using volume.
0) Teaching women to use maps. "Gee honey, looks like the GPS satellites are down again. Now look here at this Atlas". 1) Movie Theaters. I don't care if you're too retarded to shut off your phone. I want to enjoy the movie. 2) Restaurants. The same.
You could also build your own. The Wave Bubble is a *bit* fancier than those devices, but since it closes the loop on jamming frequency, you're almost guaranteed it'll be dead on.
I mean, we get supersonic vehicle to stay on the ground at speeds where it would most definitely rather fly. It's not all that useful. We develop air drag model and shape for a vehicle which has no practical purpose, nor ever will
How come I can't plug my MP3 player into my car? (Hint: If iPods were Mass Storage Devices and they used a regular USB cable like mine/most others do, this would work.)
Because people like to use the Library functionality of the iPod. I had a 4GB MP3 player that every time you went to play by Artist it had to scan the whole thing and figure out what was going on. (and it wasn't even full) I couldn't imagine how long that would take on a 120GB iPod.
All of the playlists, genius playlists, library, etc are handled by iTunes.
At the bottom of the page of the iOS webpage, http://www.apple.com/ios/ It shows that it's available for the iPhone 4 GSM Model, but no mention of the CDMA versions.
If someone is thinking about getting into this, I would suggest you weigh the options between this and the TI LaunchPad
The LaunchPad doesn't have any 'shields', but if you're just looking for basic IO, it's MUCH cheaper with a full dev kit for under $5.
You also program it in real C, not the pseudo-C that is the Arduino language. --------- If you have an Arduino and are lucky enough to have a copy of RealTime Workshop for Matlab laying around. (Most universities should have this installed on their computers. I know the ME department where I go has FULL Matlab on all computers).
There is a Simulink Arduino target: http://www.mathworks.com/academia/arduino-software/arduino-simulink.html Meaning no coding needed on your behalf, just setup your Simulink model and go. Great for controls engineers that may know how to sim something in Simulink, but not how to convert that to Arduino.
Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxee#Criticism_regarding_the_Boxee_Box_by_D-Link This viewpoint is furthered by the user interface development changes that took place between the beta version and the version 1.0 software shipped with the Boxee Box, with very little public user testing or input. These interface changes place greater emphasis on streaming content versus local downloaded content. Coupled with the removal of the BitTorrent client that was present in the beta version, these changes have led users to believe there is an active shift towards subscription/pay content.
Or make it uncrippled. I heard the Boxee box was more or less a bait and switch making it impossible to add local sources.
In much the same way I prefer Debian over Ubuntu, if you want the real deal just get XBMC. There are plenty of ION chipsets out there that will do 1080p without blinking.
I've found that unless you have nice clean power, CFLs don't last any longer than regular bulbs. Not everyone gets 60 Hz pure sine, 120V+-1% to their house. Older wiring, older part of town, etc. I rented an apartment that had me replacing CFLs once a month (until I realized it was the apartment and not a fluke and switched back). You still can't beat 4 bulbs for $.99.
I always sleep with a window open. Granted I liked a nice warm bed. I grew up in a very old house where my room was the 'insulation' for the living room, meaning my room temp was outside temp +5F at most. During wrestling season when I had an amazing metabolism, if I had a large dinner, I'd sleep with no shirt on with blankets around my waist and be perfectly warm. My grandma did it till the day she died at 90. There's just something about breathing cold, crisp air while you sleep.
As far as the heat. Drink plenty of water and electrolytes and you'll probably be just fine. Stay in the shade. It'll be uncomfortable but you won't be losing any body parts like you do with frost bite
I can only imagine how many of them would be in Gitmo or prison for treason, domestic terrorism or "other".
When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty. The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned - this is the sum of good government. All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent. Conquest is not in our principles. It is inconsistent with our government. Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny. I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. Those Who Sacrifice Liberty For Security Deserve Neither.
Lets not forget this Gem. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.
To play devil's advocate, who says that JC Penny did this themselves? Maybe their head of IT that was just some lay person that worked himself up through the ranks got one of some SEO spam and thought "Hey, this sounds like a great idea!". Not knowing how they conducted business he just went with it.
Sure enough, JC Penny is #1. He looks like a hero, pays off the small spamming firm and everyone is happy until they're caught.
I'm webmaster for 2-3 smal town rugby websites. I always get "BE #1!" spam. Except I'm already #1. Search for "Rugby " + your nearest decent sized town and you'll only find one website.
The only thing this is going to do is catch a few minor criminals that may call Mexico/Canada for their weed.
Any real terrorist is going to encrypt what they're doing.
Hell, thinking about it right now, if I was a terrorist and I wanted to start sending coded messages, I'd start with craigslist. Put some 'orders'/messages in an image with steganography (encrypted of course), and just let it go by word of mouth that orders for the attack should be looking for a 1974 Blue Camero. They decrypt the orders and carry on.
Self refresher: I could probably learn enough Controls to teach a course on it, but after a year my Control skills probably wouldn't be up to where they were. If I taught a course on controlls every semester, varying between 200 level courses and 500 level courses. My controls knowledge would be very sharp and I'd be able to do research.
I've seen professors get stumped by questions in all ranges of classes, figure out the answer and come back. Now everyone in the class knows and the next time that it comes up the professor knows.
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Swedes also use SMS to do their taxes too.
http://www.protexting.com/The_Swedes_use_SMS_to_file_taxes_in_Sweden-faq-133.htm
Now. Where are my picket signs so I can go announce how much socialism sucks.
There are some Indian spices I cook with that I can't imagine would be measurable on a cheap kitchen scale (1/4 - 1 teaspoons), but make a huge difference. My girlfriend once made something with 1 tablespoon of parsley instead of 1 teaspoon. Ground parsley does not weigh that much at all. The weight difference between a tsp and Tbsp are rather slim, but you certainly can taste it.
Unless it's the 1st time I'm trying something or I'm baking, I really don't use recipes anymore. For most things, I just go by taste.
Most things have a rather uniform density, so the volume:weight correlation should hold. The only thing I can think of that doesn't is flour, in which most recipes call for "sifted" flour.
Just speculating, but I'm guessing that most American recipes were originally taught with being written down. My grandma, (and I imagine every one that cooked in the family before her) would "cook by touch". A 'cup' was a cupped hand, a tablespoon was a table spoon, a teaspoon was a tea spoon. Hell I've seen actual measurement spoons for a pinch and a dash. I mean seriously? Eventually those recipes were written down standardized using volume.
Also, do you add liquids by weight too?
With Google Translate. Translate into Spanish, then German, then English, then in LEET.
It should be easy to hide the style of the author and weaknesses with this method
I was expecting some hilariously screwed up result, but that turned out rather well. It also masked your writing style.
0) Teaching women to use maps. "Gee honey, looks like the GPS satellites are down again. Now look here at this Atlas".
1) Movie Theaters. I don't care if you're too retarded to shut off your phone. I want to enjoy the movie.
2) Restaurants. The same.
You could also build your own. The Wave Bubble is a *bit* fancier than those devices, but since it closes the loop on jamming frequency, you're almost guaranteed it'll be dead on.
Deal Extreme has a few.
High Power GPS Blocker with AC Adapter and Car Charger $26
Mini GPS Blocker (with AC and Car Charger) - $105
Super Mini Cigarette Lighter GPS Blocker - $80
Or check out their full line of GPS and Cellphone blocking products.
I mean, we get supersonic vehicle to stay on the ground at speeds where it would most definitely rather fly. It's not all that useful. We develop air drag model and shape for a vehicle which has no practical purpose, nor ever will
Bullet trains?
I usually check PassMark's CPU/Value website.
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_value_available.html
But make sure you also compare it to the absolute benchmark too:
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/common_cpus.html
Let me guess, you have 640k of memory too?
And it uses QEMU for paravirtualization...
How come I can't plug my MP3 player into my car? (Hint: If iPods were Mass Storage Devices and they used a regular USB cable like mine/most others do, this would work.)
Because people like to use the Library functionality of the iPod. I had a 4GB MP3 player that every time you went to play by Artist it had to scan the whole thing and figure out what was going on. (and it wasn't even full) I couldn't imagine how long that would take on a 120GB iPod.
All of the playlists, genius playlists, library, etc are handled by iTunes.
As far as the cable, have you seen what the iPod Pinout does? It's not just USB data.
At the bottom of the page of the iOS webpage, http://www.apple.com/ios/ It shows that it's available for the iPhone 4 GSM Model, but no mention of the CDMA versions.
If someone is thinking about getting into this, I would suggest you weigh the options between this and the TI LaunchPad
The LaunchPad doesn't have any 'shields', but if you're just looking for basic IO, it's MUCH cheaper with a full dev kit for under $5.
You also program it in real C, not the pseudo-C that is the Arduino language.
---------
If you have an Arduino and are lucky enough to have a copy of RealTime Workshop for Matlab laying around. (Most universities should have this installed on their computers. I know the ME department where I go has FULL Matlab on all computers).
There is a Simulink Arduino target: http://www.mathworks.com/academia/arduino-software/arduino-simulink.html Meaning no coding needed on your behalf, just setup your Simulink model and go. Great for controls engineers that may know how to sim something in Simulink, but not how to convert that to Arduino.
Their own website:
http://forums.boxee.tv/showthread.php?t=22313
Wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxee#Criticism_regarding_the_Boxee_Box_by_D-Link
This viewpoint is furthered by the user interface development changes that took place between the beta version and the version 1.0 software shipped with the Boxee Box, with very little public user testing or input. These interface changes place greater emphasis on streaming content versus local downloaded content. Coupled with the removal of the BitTorrent client that was present in the beta version, these changes have led users to believe there is an active shift towards subscription/pay content.
Or make it uncrippled. I heard the Boxee box was more or less a bait and switch making it impossible to add local sources.
In much the same way I prefer Debian over Ubuntu, if you want the real deal just get XBMC. There are plenty of ION chipsets out there that will do 1080p without blinking.
I've found that unless you have nice clean power, CFLs don't last any longer than regular bulbs. Not everyone gets 60 Hz pure sine, 120V+-1% to their house. Older wiring, older part of town, etc. I rented an apartment that had me replacing CFLs once a month (until I realized it was the apartment and not a fluke and switched back). You still can't beat 4 bulbs for $.99.
I always sleep with a window open. Granted I liked a nice warm bed. I grew up in a very old house where my room was the 'insulation' for the living room, meaning my room temp was outside temp +5F at most. During wrestling season when I had an amazing metabolism, if I had a large dinner, I'd sleep with no shirt on with blankets around my waist and be perfectly warm.
My grandma did it till the day she died at 90. There's just something about breathing cold, crisp air while you sleep.
As far as the heat. Drink plenty of water and electrolytes and you'll probably be just fine. Stay in the shade. It'll be uncomfortable but you won't be losing any body parts like you do with frost bite
In case you forget what to do WHEN you do reboot.
http://thedailywtf.com/Articles/Designed-For-Reliability.aspx
I can only imagine how many of them would be in Gitmo or prison for treason, domestic terrorism or "other".
When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned - this is the sum of good government.
All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.
Conquest is not in our principles. It is inconsistent with our government.
Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny.
I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies.
Those Who Sacrifice Liberty For Security Deserve Neither.
Lets not forget this Gem.
That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.
California is also known for having a budget excess to pay for this.
But bad rocket science = masterful cinematic effects.
To play devil's advocate, who says that JC Penny did this themselves? Maybe their head of IT that was just some lay person that worked himself up through the ranks got one of some SEO spam and thought "Hey, this sounds like a great idea!". Not knowing how they conducted business he just went with it.
Sure enough, JC Penny is #1. He looks like a hero, pays off the small spamming firm and everyone is happy until they're caught.
I'm webmaster for 2-3 smal town rugby websites. I always get "BE #1!" spam. Except I'm already #1. Search for "Rugby " + your nearest decent sized town and you'll only find one website.
PGP Phone.
The only thing this is going to do is catch a few minor criminals that may call Mexico/Canada for their weed.
Any real terrorist is going to encrypt what they're doing.
Hell, thinking about it right now, if I was a terrorist and I wanted to start sending coded messages, I'd start with craigslist. Put some 'orders'/messages in an image with steganography (encrypted of course), and just let it go by word of mouth that orders for the attack should be looking for a 1974 Blue Camero. They decrypt the orders and carry on.
Self refresher: I could probably learn enough Controls to teach a course on it, but after a year my Control skills probably wouldn't be up to where they were.
If I taught a course on controlls every semester, varying between 200 level courses and 500 level courses. My controls knowledge would be very sharp and I'd be able to do research.
I've seen professors get stumped by questions in all ranges of classes, figure out the answer and come back. Now everyone in the class knows and the next time that it comes up the professor knows.