Ebert's also very open about the fact that he subjectively reviews films, because he thinks there's no such thing as an "objective review". And while he loves great films, he also likes good flicks. His own view on the best way to be a film critic is to report his own reactions to the movie as candidly as possible and I personally find myself in agreement with that approach.
Just like Bobby Shaftoe said. Reagan thought that Shaftoe advised taking out the Nip with the sword first because this indicated an officer, but not so, says Bobby: "It's because he's got a fucking sword."
You need to not think of why the balls are moving towards each other in three dimensions. Think of their behavior as only seen from above, as if the trampoline were a Cartesian plane. It seems that the mere presence of the bowling ball changes the consistency of space so that the tennis ball is forced towards it. We both know that gravity is causing this behavior, but when you think of it as part of a two dimensional system (with no gravity, and letting the trampoline be seen from above so it isn't obviously a non-level surface) you begin to see it. Now mentally transpose this into three dimensions. It's not a perfect analogy, just a simple model to show something that can't be physically seen, only conceptualized.
Didn't Yoshi do this on The Screensavers like two weeks ago? And not just a wood case, but wood veneer, because I remember he did something strange in the way he glued it on, although I can't recall exactly just what he did.
I'm lucky in that I've lived most of my life in a town with a great local coffee shop chain, though they're expanding in a seeming attempt to reach Starbucks-like bloat, Port City Java. Well-trained baristas and good locally roasted beans, at least in the Wilmington area. In fact, the roastery used to be around the corner from the original store downtown and when they were roasting you could smell it all over the central business district. They kept Starbucks out until about '97/'98 when Barnes and Noble got an in-store cafe, and we still only have three, counting the B&N cafe in town, as opposed to around ten PCJs. Thanks to those guys, I've managed to never enter a Starbucks. And get great coffee.
That's actually the proper way to brew any tea. When the tea is confined in a bag or mesh container, the leaves can't "bloom" properly and you won't get a really good cup because some of the compounds won't be released. Also, black teas need to be brewed with water that is still boiling as it is poured over the leaves for proper brewing; green, white, red, and oolongs can be a little cooler i.e. 190-200 degrees F. For a really good cup of tea, invest in a Yixing teapot and use it every day. The porous unglazed clay absorbs the flavor of the tea and over time begins to bring out subtle nuances of the tea, assuming you're using high quality stuff.
Oh and teas can have just as much caffeine as coffee but because of its peculiarities, the form of caffeine in tea is absorbed more slowly and produces a gentler, but more lasting effect. Or so the information available suggests; as someone totally unaffected by caffeine, I wouldn't know. And tea almost certainly has more caffeine than your precious espresso (I like those too). Why? The longer roasting time for dark coffee beans destroys a significant amount of the caffeine in said beans and the short extraction time for espresso doesn't allow a great deal of the caffeine present to be extracted.
Indeed. But is it a effective way for one terrestrial nation to attack another? Probably not, in a world where the only nation capable of building this base already has more ICBMs than we know what to do with.
Except that Beagle would be a different probe, in a different area, and carrying an entirely different set of equipment. Plus, it would be run by not just a different team but by a different organization.
I'm also not sure how a third computer is less useful than a second, but okay: Spirit and Opportunity are *NIX boxes and Beagle is a Windows machine for, uhh, games. Yeah, games (make up your own lame joke about the Windows box crashing).
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Yeah, that's actually at least implied--I'm not sure it was explicitly stated--in the article.
Cuneiform tablets, floating in space . . . sure, whatever.
And how exactly could a string of information be floating around in space, metaphorically or otherwise?
Or perhaps the two planet categories should be given distinct names (rocks and clouds)
I propose that we refer to the first group as "rocky planets" and the second as "gas giants". Whaddaya think, guys?
But being able to see might help, I would think.
masturbation in low G causes a tilted penis
Oh shit. You're kidding, right?
Yesyesyesyesyes!!!
C'mon, please?
Ebert's also very open about the fact that he subjectively reviews films, because he thinks there's no such thing as an "objective review". And while he loves great films, he also likes good flicks. His own view on the best way to be a film critic is to report his own reactions to the movie as candidly as possible and I personally find myself in agreement with that approach.
Just like Bobby Shaftoe said. Reagan thought that Shaftoe advised taking out the Nip with the sword first because this indicated an officer, but not so, says Bobby: "It's because he's got a fucking sword."
Well, if cosmic rays are passing through me, how come I haven't developed amazing powers like the Fantastic Four? Huh?
To be fair, there's no good consensus on the date of the Exodus.
You need to not think of why the balls are moving towards each other in three dimensions. Think of their behavior as only seen from above, as if the trampoline were a Cartesian plane. It seems that the mere presence of the bowling ball changes the consistency of space so that the tennis ball is forced towards it. We both know that gravity is causing this behavior, but when you think of it as part of a two dimensional system (with no gravity, and letting the trampoline be seen from above so it isn't obviously a non-level surface) you begin to see it. Now mentally transpose this into three dimensions. It's not a perfect analogy, just a simple model to show something that can't be physically seen, only conceptualized.
"What a farse."
/nitpicking
Farce, even.
Actually, we are Golgafrinchans. Though I'll deny it if it's ever brought up again; who wants to be descended from telephone sanitizers?
Wow. I'm so overpowered by your eloquence that I can't help but be convinced.
"Do you think that cross-seeding was planned in secret by some commitee and that they're deliberately supressing the information from us?"
You know too much. Please stay where you are so we can come and . . . discuss your insight into this matter.
I believe you mean "Illuminati".
Didn't Yoshi do this on The Screensavers like two weeks ago? And not just a wood case, but wood veneer, because I remember he did something strange in the way he glued it on, although I can't recall exactly just what he did.
I stand corrected.
I haven't been in a doughnut place in years. I wonder if it's so bad because they use robusta rather than arabica beans. Anyone know?
I'm lucky in that I've lived most of my life in a town with a great local coffee shop chain, though they're expanding in a seeming attempt to reach Starbucks-like bloat, Port City Java. Well-trained baristas and good locally roasted beans, at least in the Wilmington area. In fact, the roastery used to be around the corner from the original store downtown and when they were roasting you could smell it all over the central business district. They kept Starbucks out until about '97/'98 when Barnes and Noble got an in-store cafe, and we still only have three, counting the B&N cafe in town, as opposed to around ten PCJs. Thanks to those guys, I've managed to never enter a Starbucks. And get great coffee.
That's actually the proper way to brew any tea. When the tea is confined in a bag or mesh container, the leaves can't "bloom" properly and you won't get a really good cup because some of the compounds won't be released. Also, black teas need to be brewed with water that is still boiling as it is poured over the leaves for proper brewing; green, white, red, and oolongs can be a little cooler i.e. 190-200 degrees F. For a really good cup of tea, invest in a Yixing teapot and use it every day. The porous unglazed clay absorbs the flavor of the tea and over time begins to bring out subtle nuances of the tea, assuming you're using high quality stuff.
Oh and teas can have just as much caffeine as coffee but because of its peculiarities, the form of caffeine in tea is absorbed more slowly and produces a gentler, but more lasting effect. Or so the information available suggests; as someone totally unaffected by caffeine, I wouldn't know. And tea almost certainly has more caffeine than your precious espresso (I like those too). Why? The longer roasting time for dark coffee beans destroys a significant amount of the caffeine in said beans and the short extraction time for espresso doesn't allow a great deal of the caffeine present to be extracted.
Yeah, I'm a geek.
Indeed. But is it a effective way for one terrestrial nation to attack another? Probably not, in a world where the only nation capable of building this base already has more ICBMs than we know what to do with.
Sing it with me:
Where in the solar system is:
CARMEN SANDIEGO?
Yaah. I'm extremely glad I couldn't wait for the Special Editions and bought copies of the Digitally Remastered trilogy.
Except that Beagle would be a different probe, in a different area, and carrying an entirely different set of equipment. Plus, it would be run by not just a different team but by a different organization.
I'm also not sure how a third computer is less useful than a second, but okay: Spirit and Opportunity are *NIX boxes and Beagle is a Windows machine for, uhh, games. Yeah, games (make up your own lame joke about the Windows box crashing).