Only members of the convention can nominate or vote. That's what makes them so prestigious: they're awarded by the fans. Not the authors, or the publishers, or the retailers or the critics, but the people who actually buy and use the books, films, games etc. are deciding what's best. However, if you can't attend, you can buy a supporting membership, for less money. You get all the progress reports, the program, the handouts that the attending members get and voting rights, including the right to vote on where it's held. All you don't get is the right to attend, but if you can't anyway, who cares?
No, I don't think the Russo-Japanese war counts as a mini-world war. There was only one theater of combat, in the Far East, and its coastal waters. Just because the Russian Fleet that was slaughtered at Toshima straits had to come half-way around the world doesn't make a difference, because the actual fighting was all in the Far East.
You mean as completely cloistered as they were when they helped occupy Paris after defeating Napolione?
Actually, you do have a point, of a sort. If they hadn't lost so badly to the Japanese, they wouldn't have tried to reform their military and wouldn't have held out so long in WW I. If they'd lost quicker, there probably wouldn't have been a revolution.
It's not just a matter of that Einstein is more recent, it's that Newton is wrong.
Newton isn't wrong. When dealing with the type of phenomenums he was, his answers are spot on. It's when you get into extreme conditions, such as nearing the speed of light, or very high gravity, that you need to factor in Einstein's corrections. If you were to calculate the motion of a pitched baseball under Newtoinian and Einsteinin phsyics, the difference would be too small to measure, and for all practical purposes, they'd give exactly the same answer.
Because it would cause very large areas to be replaced with unnatural monocultures instead of natural ecosystems.
And our current method agriculture doesn't? Face it: any time you see a field of wheat, corn, strawberries, okra, tomatoes or other crop, you're looking at a monoculture. That's what farming is all about. Using all or some of that crop for fuel won't change that. Not only that, the parts of the crop that are used this way are the carbon, oxygen and hydrogen. All the other elements end up in the waste, and can be plowed back into the field. I'd suggest you try learning about the issue before you let your knee jerk again.
A core definition offered by the author in Chapter 1 is for findability: "the quality of being locatable or navigable; the degree to which a particular object is easy to discover or locate; the degree to which a system or environment supports navigation and retrieval."
Or written clearly, "Findability: how easy or hard it is to locate what you need."
Judging by the review, this book is filled with overqualified obfuscated definitions of simple concepts that have never needed names before and don't now. I doubt I'll ever need to read this blinding glimpse of the obvious.
That leads to an interesting question: the satellites are in reduced gravity, which increases the rate at which time passes, and moving faster than we do here on the ground which lowers it. I doubt that the two effects cancel out completely, as they're not moving that fast. Is there a correction for this included in their software, or is GPS time really a little fast compared to what we have on the ground? Anybody out there know?
Yes, the RIAA will probably get away with it. However, the landshark involved will, with luck, get disbarred and spend several years in the Graybar Hotel. Why? Because in order to convict the RIAA louses (Although calling one of them a louse is an insult to every louse that ever lived.) you'd have to prove that said louse knew in advance what was being done and approved of it. If all he or she did was tell the lawyer involved, "Win the case and I don't care how," that's not good enough. You'd have to prove either specific instructions or advance knowlege. Shame, really, but that's the way it works.
CalTech is so well known for pranks, that there are two books, Legends of CalTech and More Legends of CalTech about them.
One of my favorites comes from the '30s, I think. In those days, on the rare occasions CalTech won a football game, the students would build bonfires in intersections. Needless to state, the Pasadena Fire Department took a dim view of this and put them out. Once, some pranksters put some asbestos sheeting down on the pavement, put some blocks of Calcium Carbide on it and built the bonfire on top of that. No problem, until the FD started hosing it down. The water hit the carbide and released acetylene. The resulting flames were enough to melt the insulation on the power-lines going overhead!
I've seen this same post here more than once, in different discussions. Even though it's more-or-less relevant this time, -1 Redundant is more appropriate.
It's nice to know that congressmen are considering legislation to prevent ISPs from restricting third-party services and patent reform. It will be interesting to see what happens after the lobbyists get their hands on whatever bills get introduced.
I now, lets make Starbuck a woman. That should get us a few more basement dwelling viewers. Oh...Oh...Lets introduce her by having her punch out a guy that has at least a 100 pounds on her. That will show how she isn't a frail little flower.
I don't think that's why they did that. Starbuck is a woman in a (normally) male profession. She's not there to fill a quota, but becuse she's good at what she does. And she didn't get there by being as good as any man, she got there by being so much better that they couldn't keep her out because that was probably the only way for her to go. She constantly had to prove herself to get the job and keep it, until she finally earned acceptance. Yes, she's got a chip on her shoulder; do you blame her? Fighter jocks have to be agressive, and she's just taken it to an extreme.
I've been using it for several years now on RedHat 9 and Gnome, and haven't had a crash yet. Might be distro specific, or window manager specific.
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I guess the book might be good for "uber-n00bs", but aren't the majority of Slashdot readers outside of this category?
Probably. But Aunt Minnie isn't, and this would make a great present for her. That's the value of having the review here, just in time for geeks to get copies for their friends and family.
I don't know how true it is, but I've heard that to some extent the managers aren't at fault in insisting on previous experience. They'd be glad to train. They write up requirements including, "I'd like it if the applicant had some experience with Object-Oriented Perl." HR "translates" that to "Must have Object-Oriented Perl experience." It's easier that way because then they don't have to think, and most of them don't know how to.
Also, did that company manager know she was getting tape recorded by her partner?
I don't know how it is in Canada, but here in the USA, taping a phone call without informing the other party is very much against the law, unless you have a specific wire-tap court order. Not only that, you must also have your taping equipment make a regular beep, to remind everybody of the taping. I'm not saying she broke the law, but if you're going to try this, make sure you know just what the law is where you are, to keep yourself out of trouble.
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Only members of the convention can nominate or vote. That's what makes them so prestigious: they're awarded by the fans. Not the authors, or the publishers, or the retailers or the critics, but the people who actually buy and use the books, films, games etc. are deciding what's best. However, if you can't attend, you can buy a supporting membership, for less money. You get all the progress reports, the program, the handouts that the attending members get and voting rights, including the right to vote on where it's held. All you don't get is the right to attend, but if you can't anyway, who cares?
No, I don't think the Russo-Japanese war counts as a mini-world war. There was only one theater of combat, in the Far East, and its coastal waters. Just because the Russian Fleet that was slaughtered at Toshima straits had to come half-way around the world doesn't make a difference, because the actual fighting was all in the Far East.
Actually, you do have a point, of a sort. If they hadn't lost so badly to the Japanese, they wouldn't have tried to reform their military and wouldn't have held out so long in WW I. If they'd lost quicker, there probably wouldn't have been a revolution.
Newton isn't wrong. When dealing with the type of phenomenums he was, his answers are spot on. It's when you get into extreme conditions, such as nearing the speed of light, or very high gravity, that you need to factor in Einstein's corrections. If you were to calculate the motion of a pitched baseball under Newtoinian and Einsteinin phsyics, the difference would be too small to measure, and for all practical purposes, they'd give exactly the same answer.
There was a world war going on in 1905 when he published his papers? Really? Which one?
And our current method agriculture doesn't? Face it: any time you see a field of wheat, corn, strawberries, okra, tomatoes or other crop, you're looking at a monoculture. That's what farming is all about. Using all or some of that crop for fuel won't change that. Not only that, the parts of the crop that are used this way are the carbon, oxygen and hydrogen. All the other elements end up in the waste, and can be plowed back into the field. I'd suggest you try learning about the issue before you let your knee jerk again.
Or written clearly, "Findability: how easy or hard it is to locate what you need."
Judging by the review, this book is filled with overqualified obfuscated definitions of simple concepts that have never needed names before and don't now. I doubt I'll ever need to read this blinding glimpse of the obvious.
That leads to an interesting question: the satellites are in reduced gravity, which increases the rate at which time passes, and moving faster than we do here on the ground which lowers it. I doubt that the two effects cancel out completely, as they're not moving that fast. Is there a correction for this included in their software, or is GPS time really a little fast compared to what we have on the ground? Anybody out there know?
And we all know how neutral and objective Greenpeace is.
Yes, the RIAA will probably get away with it. However, the landshark involved will, with luck, get disbarred and spend several years in the Graybar Hotel. Why? Because in order to convict the RIAA louses (Although calling one of them a louse is an insult to every louse that ever lived.) you'd have to prove that said louse knew in advance what was being done and approved of it. If all he or she did was tell the lawyer involved, "Win the case and I don't care how," that's not good enough. You'd have to prove either specific instructions or advance knowlege. Shame, really, but that's the way it works.
CalTech is so well known for pranks, that there are two books, Legends of CalTech and More Legends of CalTech about them. One of my favorites comes from the '30s, I think. In those days, on the rare occasions CalTech won a football game, the students would build bonfires in intersections. Needless to state, the Pasadena Fire Department took a dim view of this and put them out. Once, some pranksters put some asbestos sheeting down on the pavement, put some blocks of Calcium Carbide on it and built the bonfire on top of that. No problem, until the FD started hosing it down. The water hit the carbide and released acetylene. The resulting flames were enough to melt the insulation on the power-lines going overhead!
I've seen this same post here more than once, in different discussions. Even though it's more-or-less relevant this time, -1 Redundant is more appropriate.
It's nice to know that congressmen are considering legislation to prevent ISPs from restricting third-party services and patent reform. It will be interesting to see what happens after the lobbyists get their hands on whatever bills get introduced.
Don't blame FOX for cancelling Dark Angel. The show was simply too expensive.
I'm in my fifties, and I think Firefly was better, as was Dark Angel. Not that I don't like the new BSG, I just like the other two more.
I don't think that's why they did that. Starbuck is a woman in a (normally) male profession. She's not there to fill a quota, but becuse she's good at what she does. And she didn't get there by being as good as any man, she got there by being so much better that they couldn't keep her out because that was probably the only way for her to go. She constantly had to prove herself to get the job and keep it, until she finally earned acceptance. Yes, she's got a chip on her shoulder; do you blame her? Fighter jocks have to be agressive, and she's just taken it to an extreme.
If they're that good eating, we should clone them, and raise them for market. Variety in the diet is a good thing.
Now that you've told us about carbon dating, can you tell me where in the world is Carbon Sandiego?
I've been using it for several years now on RedHat 9 and Gnome, and haven't had a crash yet. Might be distro specific, or window manager specific.
Probably. But Aunt Minnie isn't, and this would make a great present for her. That's the value of having the review here, just in time for geeks to get copies for their friends and family.
Not so. The main program only works under Windows, so it doesn't even download the files if you're using any other OS.
Oh, you better watch out,
You better not cry,
You better not chat,
I'm telling you why:
Santa Worm is coming to town!
I don't know how true it is, but I've heard that to some extent the managers aren't at fault in insisting on previous experience. They'd be glad to train. They write up requirements including, "I'd like it if the applicant had some experience with Object-Oriented Perl." HR "translates" that to "Must have Object-Oriented Perl experience." It's easier that way because then they don't have to think, and most of them don't know how to.
Personally, I'm longing for the day when HR is being outsourced to India, so all those drones can find out what it's like.
I don't know how it is in Canada, but here in the USA, taping a phone call without informing the other party is very much against the law, unless you have a specific wire-tap court order. Not only that, you must also have your taping equipment make a regular beep, to remind everybody of the taping. I'm not saying she broke the law, but if you're going to try this, make sure you know just what the law is where you are, to keep yourself out of trouble.