It could be far far worse. These things could deployed in enough numbers to satisfy DHS, only to have a bomb still go off in the future.
Two things will happen. The US will be locked up tighter than East Germany. Second, we will find ourselves in vigilant warfare conducted by our own citizens and ex-members of the armed forces. No nation on earth will stop the chaotic violence and bloodshed that will soon follow.
What exactly did we have the stomach for then that we don't now? Nuclear bombs?
At the far extreme scale, perhaps. Now, whether or not nuclear bunker busters would yield results is another matter entirely. Personally, I don't think it would matter dick. We are dialing with religious ideology here. I honestly expect this confrontation to last forever. Good thing we have a military yes? Ahhh humanity. Some things never change, nor will they.
You know, some of us are getting damn tired of technology and the fast pace of life it provide. As much as I'm a technology geek, sometimes there is such as thing as "too much". Personally, I'm at my breaking point with the long work hours and complicated shit that's supposed to work, but doesn't.
As for the Serengeti, I'm ready for a change back to my primal human roots. I have a feeling I'll be much happier and live longer with less daily stress! Time to go hunting...
It's of my understanding that when you rip CDs to WAV or FLAC, you don't have an option to normalize your audio like you do with MP3s. It's not that you can't, rather the option is not available on most programs.
History proves that quantity over quality is preferred throughout all human endeavors. Tangible items from mass production come to mind. However, non-tangible items such as ideas (code) also follow this route as well. Don't blame Microsoft. They're merely an example of what's naturally to come.
Ahh yes, the ol "sin" tax to change human behavior. I remind you of this the next time a tax is put on *your* internet access for the purpose of getting everyone's fat-ass off the seat and outside exercising. It's all fun and games until your ox is gored eh?
Good advice. What's sad however, is that the consumer is left on their own to figure out how that psycho-fuck-family is operated in the first place! At least they could provide a user manual on how THEY operate. Not some vague pamphlet with a few 1-800 numbers.
Software patents are like buried land mines. They may slow us down and cripple us, but as long as they slow down and cripple our competitors even more than they do us -- that's what really counts.
So your saying it's "OK" to halt global progress in what amounts to a Mexican Standoff? Nice, real nice!!!
Any single issue that he spent more than an hour on or anything he is repeatedly spending time on, those are my definition of time sink.
I really hope your not using these metrics to "black mark" your sysadmin. Often, complex problems call for in depth troubleshooting and research. Unless the sysadmin is paid hourly, why keep track of time-sinks and by which benchmark are you comparing this data to?
So before you can even start on the dome part, you have to sink billions of dollars into the project for 10 years; enough billions that you outbid everybody else in the entire country who wants some concrete. Unless Congress passes a law stating that nobody else in the USA can have any concrete until the Houston Dome is finished, the only way to lock up the entire supply is to outbid everybody else put together.
Here in Houston, for every foot high a skyscraper goes, the foundation also reaches a foot down (IE as deep as it is tall). As with dam construction, when you pour concrete to build a foundation, it must be a continual process or else you will develop cure lines. Unless the original design allows for pouring concrete in phases, you have no other choice but to *not* stop until that part of the project is completed.
It's moot point IMO. Houstonians such as myself would be dead against being encased in a dome. Summer is too damn humid as it is. Why on hell would we want to be in a green house on top of that? Whatever group was smoking that wacky grass, they obviously were not sharing with the rest of us!
Simple. Just by changing your diet is all you need to do. You don't have to move a single muscle to lose weight, that's a fact (look up people in a comatose state). Your metabolism takes care of that naturally...even while sleeping.
I suspect the idea of exercising and bulking up to lose weight was supported by the media and all its vanity pushing ideals.
It doesn't matter if you have 1000 choices if they're all the same.
Come on, you can't really believe that, right? Sure, they all look after their bottom line, but they also can't afford to be pissing off their customers as well. Assuming of course that people (like you and I) still care. Which brings me to my next point...
At least the government is run by people who have to get re-elected periodically.
Ya, if people actually cared. Seems they vote by party and endless platitudes rather than our politicians own public record.
If people are going to be complacent across the board, I'd rather there at least be a 1000 choices to choose from than a single monopolistic government. Clearly, you have a lot more faith in ours than I do.
Yes, that is interesting. However when looking globally, the most religious countries are the ones with the most abortion law restrictions. Seems that Islamic countries lead on this front.
USA it's just a function of what State you choose to have your abortion in, and what doctor you us
Correct. I'm sure that depending on your situation, you could drive to the respective states for the procedure to be performed. I'm thinking that chart of the USA was based on the lowest common denominator of laws with regards to the 50 states that make up the nation.
By any chance, that wouldn't be Westheimer and Kirby would it?
Not sure if it's because of the on-going construction, but I was stuck in a left-turn lane for about 15 minutes on red a few months ago. For all I know, it could have been the central computer system at fault (if there is one).
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It could be far far worse. These things could deployed in enough numbers to satisfy DHS, only to have a bomb still go off in the future.
Two things will happen. The US will be locked up tighter than East Germany. Second, we will find ourselves in vigilant warfare conducted by our own citizens and ex-members of the armed forces. No nation on earth will stop the chaotic violence and bloodshed that will soon follow.
Umm, isn't that what Update Tuesdays are for? Constantly patching IE along with other OS updates?
What exactly did we have the stomach for then that we don't now? Nuclear bombs?
At the far extreme scale, perhaps. Now, whether or not nuclear bunker busters would yield results is another matter entirely. Personally, I don't think it would matter dick. We are dialing with religious ideology here. I honestly expect this confrontation to last forever. Good thing we have a military yes? Ahhh humanity. Some things never change, nor will they.
It could be argued that "good" is the absence of "evil".
Doubtful. We are talking about a tremendous amount of energy at a specific wavelength that may or may not be redirectable.
You know, some of us are getting damn tired of technology and the fast pace of life it provide. As much as I'm a technology geek, sometimes there is such as thing as "too much". Personally, I'm at my breaking point with the long work hours and complicated shit that's supposed to work, but doesn't.
As for the Serengeti, I'm ready for a change back to my primal human roots. I have a feeling I'll be much happier and live longer with less daily stress! Time to go hunting...
It's of my understanding that when you rip CDs to WAV or FLAC, you don't have an option to normalize your audio like you do with MP3s. It's not that you can't, rather the option is not available on most programs.
And yet, they'll still be able to vote. How interesting.
History proves that quantity over quality is preferred throughout all human endeavors. Tangible items from mass production come to mind. However, non-tangible items such as ideas (code) also follow this route as well. Don't blame Microsoft. They're merely an example of what's naturally to come.
Ahh yes, the ol "sin" tax to change human behavior. I remind you of this the next time a tax is put on *your* internet access for the purpose of getting everyone's fat-ass off the seat and outside exercising. It's all fun and games until your ox is gored eh?
Good advice. What's sad however, is that the consumer is left on their own to figure out how that psycho-fuck-family is operated in the first place! At least they could provide a user manual on how THEY operate. Not some vague pamphlet with a few 1-800 numbers.
So your saying it's "OK" to halt global progress in what amounts to a Mexican Standoff? Nice, real nice!!!
Any single issue that he spent more than an hour on or anything he is repeatedly spending time on, those are my definition of time sink.
I really hope your not using these metrics to "black mark" your sysadmin. Often, complex problems call for in depth troubleshooting and research. Unless the sysadmin is paid hourly, why keep track of time-sinks and by which benchmark are you comparing this data to?
Here in Houston, for every foot high a skyscraper goes, the foundation also reaches a foot down (IE as deep as it is tall). As with dam construction, when you pour concrete to build a foundation, it must be a continual process or else you will develop cure lines. Unless the original design allows for pouring concrete in phases, you have no other choice but to *not* stop until that part of the project is completed.
It's moot point IMO. Houstonians such as myself would be dead against being encased in a dome. Summer is too damn humid as it is. Why on hell would we want to be in a green house on top of that? Whatever group was smoking that wacky grass, they obviously were not sharing with the rest of us!
Simple. Just by changing your diet is all you need to do. You don't have to move a single muscle to lose weight, that's a fact (look up people in a comatose state). Your metabolism takes care of that naturally...even while sleeping.
I suspect the idea of exercising and bulking up to lose weight was supported by the media and all its vanity pushing ideals.
It doesn't matter if you have 1000 choices if they're all the same.
Come on, you can't really believe that, right? Sure, they all look after their bottom line, but they also can't afford to be pissing off their customers as well. Assuming of course that people (like you and I) still care. Which brings me to my next point...
At least the government is run by people who have to get re-elected periodically.
Ya, if people actually cared. Seems they vote by party and endless platitudes rather than our politicians own public record.
If people are going to be complacent across the board, I'd rather there at least be a 1000 choices to choose from than a single monopolistic government. Clearly, you have a lot more faith in ours than I do.
Because he will sign any bill into law that was passed by the majority of Democrats. DUH!!!!! Get a clue!
Yes sjames, it is. You have many corporations to choose from, but live with only *one* government (all powerful).
How about giving up the baby for adoption rather than killing it? What a novel idea!
Yes, that is interesting. However when looking globally, the most religious countries are the ones with the most abortion law restrictions. Seems that Islamic countries lead on this front.
Correct. I'm sure that depending on your situation, you could drive to the respective states for the procedure to be performed. I'm thinking that chart of the USA was based on the lowest common denominator of laws with regards to the 50 states that make up the nation.
Depends on the country you live in. Here's a chart of criteria/country.
http://www.pregnantpause.org/lex/world02.htm
Interesting to note, USA, Sweden, and North Korea have something in common. I've leave the exercise for the viewer to figure out what that is.
That, and it consumes a crap-tastic amount of CPU cycles. However, I'm willing to deal with it because the audio quality is superb.
By any chance, that wouldn't be Westheimer and Kirby would it?
Not sure if it's because of the on-going construction, but I was stuck in a left-turn lane for about 15 minutes on red a few months ago. For all I know, it could have been the central computer system at fault (if there is one).
Wait a sec. I thought Snow Leopard was a 64bit OS only. Right? According to Intel only the 230 and 330 Atom processors have the 64bit instruction set.