I always thought it would be fun to have an 'Outer Limits' or 'Tales from the Crypt' style show with a new cast and story every week. The Star Trek universe has quite a bit of depth built up and could be explored in new and different ways each week without having to worry about continuity and the inevitable 'holodeck' or 'time travel' space-filler episodes. Not to mention that they could probably land actors that wouldn't normally sign up for a series like Star Trek.
Seriously, how cool was it to turn on Outer Limits and see Christopher Reeves or some other quality actor doing a role you wouldn't normally see them in. (Okay, CR is a bad example, but you get the point).
Walk up to a lawyer with a pack of breath mints. Ask if s/he wants one. When they say yes, make like you are going to give them one. When they reach out for it, pull the package back and yell "CERT DENIED!"
As well as athletic fields and other creative recycling projects; however, I don't believe we are anywhere near 100% reuse (though I could be wrong).
There is also the argument that because you only need to replace the tread, fewer resources are consumed in the replacement process (an environmental boon on the other end of the product's life).
I didn't read the article and test as showing 'almost nothing good.'
While the concept has some obvious bugs to work out (vibration, suspension issues), they are nothing insurmountable and it seems to me that the tweel is a step in the right direction - more responsive handling, fewer parts and less end waste (i.e. rather than chucking the tweel away when it is worn down, you have it retreaded. This reduction in landfill waste alone makes it worth checking out).
There are 'beneficial' ones, like your example, (to the parties involved anyway) and then the 'not-beneficial' ones, e.g. 'quid pro quo sexual harassment' (give me a kiss or you don't get your paycheck, etc.).
I never took latin though, so don't go "quo"ting me...
I think the purpose of Steam was really more to allow Valve to bypass publishers so they wouldn't have to share revenue. 'Stopping pirates' was probably stated to give the project a more noble goal.
(no, I am not saying that Valve was wrong to try and bypass; I am simply saying that they wanted to put a pretty face on it!)
Good point, except these researchers used multiple regression analysis to reach their conclusion and eliminate extraneous factors. We'll see how the peer review goes though.
LA Law was supposedly single-handedly responsible for the rescaling of LSAT (law school aptitude test, done on a curve and virtually mandatory for gaining admission) scores in the United States. So many people wanted to go to law school after the show came out that the top end of the LSAT's curve was flooded and needed to be broken down so that the schools could actually rank the applicants.
No, you mean 'get your law degree after you finish your CS degree'!!! Can't (or technically, very hard to) get a JD without an undergraduate degree (in the US).
It actually was on Kill 'Em All, along with Blitzkrieg; I have a copy. Both songs were eventually pulled off the album (I think there were licensing issues or maybe they just didn't want to pay royalties when the sales picked up). What sucks is that I got if off a guy who didn't take very good care of his CDs, and guess which two songs have scratches and skip all the time, forcing me to wait 10 years to get un-skipping versions? Yep, you guessed it!
People shouldn't ignore this factor. This election win was two years in the making for the Republicans, and it was damn clever.
1) Bush comes out against gay marriage, riles conservative-christian base.
2) Propose doomed-to-fail federal constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage to further rile the conservative-christian base.
3) Agonize over defeat of proposed amendment, bang drum about gays, morals and 'activist judges.'
4) Bang drum, point at and agonize over predictable gay backlash against failed amendment and drum banging.
5) Get as many state constitution gay marriage bans on the same ballot as the presidential race, bang drum.
6) Sit back and watch as conservative-christian base comes out to cast vote based on Important Moral Issue that overshadows Iraq war and failing economy.
Write 'See I.D.' on the signiture panel of your credit and debit cards. This functions both as a security measure and as a social experiment.
First, cashiers are more likely to ask you for your ID when they see the phrase in front of them. Accordingly, someone who is not you will have a hard time using your plastic.
Second, if you want to see just how easy it is to spend someone else's money, keep track of how often cashiers actually ask you for your ID after inspecting your card. From my own experience, it is not an encouraging amount!
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Seriously, how cool was it to turn on Outer Limits and see Christopher Reeves or some other quality actor doing a role you wouldn't normally see them in. (Okay, CR is a bad example, but you get the point).
A modern major general?
Walk up to a lawyer with a pack of breath mints. Ask if s/he wants one. When they say yes, make like you are going to give them one. When they reach out for it, pull the package back and yell "CERT DENIED!"
There is also the argument that because you only need to replace the tread, fewer resources are consumed in the replacement process (an environmental boon on the other end of the product's life).
While the concept has some obvious bugs to work out (vibration, suspension issues), they are nothing insurmountable and it seems to me that the tweel is a step in the right direction - more responsive handling, fewer parts and less end waste (i.e. rather than chucking the tweel away when it is worn down, you have it retreaded. This reduction in landfill waste alone makes it worth checking out).
I don't know about 'tweel' though. . .
No kidding. Does the submission post really need to look like a Wikipedia article?
Probably not. Among other more obvious reasons, April 1, 2005 is a Friday. Good catch nonetheless.
If /. was imitating FARK, the article would have been described as "Man designs mecha; will crush cars, find Sarah Connor."
(Unless you combine the rain with wind, that is...)
I was the first one to point this out!
(this protest is kind of like spitting on a fish, isn't it?)
There are 'beneficial' ones, like your example, (to the parties involved anyway) and then the 'not-beneficial' ones, e.g. 'quid pro quo sexual harassment' (give me a kiss or you don't get your paycheck, etc.).
I never took latin though, so don't go "quo"ting me...
(no, I am not saying that Valve was wrong to try and bypass; I am simply saying that they wanted to put a pretty face on it!)
Quid pro quo is loosely translated as 'this for that.' What was stated above were 'caveats,' that is, 'qualifications or warnings.' -1 Offtopic. /dork.
Marilyn Monroe?
Good point, except these researchers used multiple regression analysis to reach their conclusion and eliminate extraneous factors. We'll see how the peer review goes though.
Even if RFID cards do come 'true,' watch for the 'lead lined wallet' to become popular in proportion.
LA Law was supposedly single-handedly responsible for the rescaling of LSAT (law school aptitude test, done on a curve and virtually mandatory for gaining admission) scores in the United States. So many people wanted to go to law school after the show came out that the top end of the LSAT's curve was flooded and needed to be broken down so that the schools could actually rank the applicants.
I thought it would be Superman's Fortress of Solitude...
No, you mean 'get your law degree after you finish your CS degree'!!! Can't (or technically, very hard to) get a JD without an undergraduate degree (in the US).
/law nerd
It actually was on Kill 'Em All, along with Blitzkrieg; I have a copy. Both songs were eventually pulled off the album (I think there were licensing issues or maybe they just didn't want to pay royalties when the sales picked up). What sucks is that I got if off a guy who didn't take very good care of his CDs, and guess which two songs have scratches and skip all the time, forcing me to wait 10 years to get un-skipping versions? Yep, you guessed it!
Offtopic, but "Am I Evil" is by Diamond Head, not Metallica (Metallica's cover of it first on "Kill 'Em All). -IS
1) Bush comes out against gay marriage, riles conservative-christian base.
2) Propose doomed-to-fail federal constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage to further rile the conservative-christian base.
3) Agonize over defeat of proposed amendment, bang drum about gays, morals and 'activist judges.'
4) Bang drum, point at and agonize over predictable gay backlash against failed amendment and drum banging.
5) Get as many state constitution gay marriage bans on the same ballot as the presidential race, bang drum.
6) Sit back and watch as conservative-christian base comes out to cast vote based on Important Moral Issue that overshadows Iraq war and failing economy.
7) Win election.
(8) profit)
Write 'See I.D.' on the signiture panel of your credit and debit cards. This functions both as a security measure and as a social experiment.
First, cashiers are more likely to ask you for your ID when they see the phrase in front of them. Accordingly, someone who is not you will have a hard time using your plastic.
Second, if you want to see just how easy it is to spend someone else's money, keep track of how often cashiers actually ask you for your ID after inspecting your card. From my own experience, it is not an encouraging amount!
Actually, for today's climate in America, try: Jesus/flock or flag/citizen
Gah! I hope the telescreen didn't catch that little slip up!