Food preservation techniques came about in about 1850 btw, but don't worry about it.
Throughout human history, we've been working on food preservation techniques - methods to maintain the viability of our food supplies during periods of reduced availability.
You are roughly correct if you are only considering Pasteurization (18th century), industrial canning (late 18th and early 19th century), quick freezing (20th century).
These techniques do not cover the entirety of food preservation techniques. Not even close. For instance preserved cabbage such as sauerkraut in its various likely date back to prehistoric times, and was first described by Pliny the Elder in the first century AD.
Cheese, wonderful cheese, predates recorded human history. It's a fantastic way to preserve milk products. It is packed with calories and is highly portable. According to Pliny the Elder, it was a widespread enterprise in the Roman Empire.
There are many other examples of foods that predate your 1850 date, some predating recorded human history. Examples include smoked meats, lye cured fish (Lutefisk), aspics and jellies, and even simply cellaring or burying.
Of course there's also beer.
I should remember I dun know nuthing about that that there food production like you edumacated city slickers do.
You might know something about industrial agriculture, but you need to get more 'edumaction' on food and history. Your grandmother would be embarrassed.
From what I understand, most flight attendants don't get paid unless the plane is flying. Time on the ground, loading and unloading passengers, etc. are not paid.
Machines are often left unattended in unsecure locations such as school hallways, not to mention where they are stored between elections.
There have been numerous reports that even the most minimal physical security precautions have not been taken. Even the keys (hotel minibar keys) could be duplicated from photos on Diebold's own photos http://tinyurl.com/5slbc3
With physical access, there are numerous ways to affect the voting machines. http://tinyurl.com/58jcy3
Since electronic voting machines can be compromised prior to an election, dealing with the physical security of the voting machines even on non-election days is very important.
While the answer may not be to treat the machines like ATMs, there needs to be methods in place to reduce or eliminate the ability to compromise the machines for an election.
Diebold had not even taken some of the most basic steps.
This is especially ironic since many of the Olympic Committees sue anyone using the word 'Olympic' or press governments for legislation protecting their precious name. For instance a few link samples: US: http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=15360 CA: http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/1777/125/ UK: http://blogs.reuters.com/uknews/2008/02/06/olympic-tussle-over-a-name/ Given the IOC and each local Olympic committee's approach trademark ownership, they should have no problem removing the game. This is unlikely because, they will not treat other's work the same as they want theirs enforces. Hypocrisy at its finest.
What I really wonder about is when will these servers go down permanently? While I hate to do it, I can still install NT3.51 on an old machine if there is a critical need to pull something off an old tape.
What happens in the future when WGA goes dark? Will they issue a patch to unlock the OS? At some point MS may have to limit or eliminate backward compatibility. Will virtualization be good enough?
This WGA debacle leads me to more questions and concerns than comfort. To me it is not about today. Like the fun with MS formats, it is about tomorrow.
Pewter is not inherently a problem since it is primarily tin with a bit of copper, with possibly some other non-toxic metals. You can still get pewter drinking vessels and utensiles, which are safe to use.
The problem is that some pewter contains lead to add color and change the hardness. This is especially true of older pewter. This pewter is not safe.
Well it is not Siemens and the MES that many thought.
Although I wonder how the other manufacturers will feel about a McLaren ECU in their car.
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McLaren Electronic Systems, an independent developer within McLaren's group of companies, is behind the successful bid with Microsoft to supply ECUs in Formula One from 2008, autosport.com can reveal.
Although the exact identity of the 'Microsoft MES' company that was announced by the FIA yesterday was unclear, sources have confirmed that the firm involved with Microsoft is McLaren Electronic Systems.
The company has been an independent developer of systems for more than 15 years, and supplies all the current competitors in F1.
Although MES shares its name with McLaren, and operates from the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, there are no direct links between it and the Formula One team.
MES's company statement claims: "McLaren Electronic Systems is an independent company of the McLaren Group of Companies. It is a leading exponent of the group's technical prowess and design philosophy.
"Its goal is to provide the automotive electronics customer with a complete range of products that are reliable, yet at the very limits of technology.
"Our reputation is built on a record of success obtained through our constant pursuit of excellence. McLaren Electronic Systems aims to become the world's premier supplier of advanced automotive control and development support systems where small to medium quantities are required."
MES supplies engine and chassis control units in all categories of motor racing, including F1, the World Rally Championship and sportscars.
While I would have preferred someone else, 'Microsoft' is actually Microsoft MES, which is a joint venture with Siemens involved in manufacturing automation. I don't know how many engine ECU applications they've actually done, but I'd trust Siemens' expertise in control applications far more than Microsoft. It is funny how Siemens is being left out of most of the discussions.
I believe that MS is doing this to support their other automotive software initiatives. While the two initiatives may have nothing to do with one another, they can be easily tied in advertising.
Also funny is Bernie's comments in Indy about there being no significant American companies in F1, and how American is irrelevant for F1. Cagey or ignorant. Hard to say with him.
This marketing ploy is such garbage. They are resurrecting a product at a price point because only so many mice will sell at ~$69. This is especially true since Logitech and MS are bringing out good products.
When they first sent me an email months ago, I just had to laugh. While they were bringing out their next-gen mice like the Diamondback / Copperhead, they were pricing the Viper at $39. They then discontinued that mouse.
This new mouse physically appears to be the same thing as the Viper. It may have a higher resolution sensor, but beyond that it appears the same.
I like and use the Viper, but their marketing is crass and disingenuous. I listened to one of the marketing people on Chatterbox and was totally unimpressed. My BS-ometer spiked listening to him.
This was only released because they wanted to hit a lower price point. The MMO thing is just a steaming pile to try to justify this as a gaming mouse. Plus they tend to ignore any OS but Windows. Not surprising since they focus their marketing on gaming.
While I would replace my Viper with this mouse, I certain wouldn't get any warm fuzzies doing it. I like the mouse and dislike the company.
As I understand, this is almost correct. In most places with poles, they are owned by the local electric utility. They, in turn, lease the use of these poles to the cable, phone and other companies.
Of course this doesn't change the fact that they were also given easements and rights-of-way by the government.
Unfortunately, that is no longer true in parts of the USA. For instance in Dallas, TX it is used for parking violations, noise complaints and other routine issues.
Depends on the locale and how 911 is implemented. Currently, we have to call 911 for things as minimal as noise complaints. They barely send officers for break-ins, yet alone for all 911 calls.
The last place we lived, they'd send an officer for all 911 calls.
Also, this story was made into a movie by the CBC called The Arrow starring Dan Akroyd. It was reasonably compelling, although there was a bit of dramatic license taken.
I have run into self-serve gas stations in the past year that require 2 factor authentication. Not always, but sometimes. The card and the billing ZIP Code.
While I like the concept of what this guy is doing, the music will be missing some of its dynamic range by using the iTrip.
I have an iTrip. While it is a great device, the sound quality is much poorer using the iTrip than just using good head phones (not the crap that comes with the iPod).
I can only believe that the 'softness' of the old radios is masking the muted dynamic range of the iTrip.
At one place I worked, you had your choice of duo-chrome monitors for the white-box specials we ran. Would you like red-green, blue-green or red-blue? You also had the choice of the 13" or if you were lucky the massive 15". This was only a few years ago.
This took forever to come out and the 2 expansion packs, SoU &HotU, AFAIK never came out officially for the Mac. Fortunately there are ways of making them work.
Not always. Some 555 numbers direct you to things such as automated repair lines. For instance Verizon uses xxx-555-1611 for repairs to your home line.
I got my mother-in-law to switch rather easily. It wasn't any of the rational arguments either.
Her old Win 98 machine wasn't able to view the pictures and movies of her grandson for whatever mysterious reason.
With the magic of Firefox...
Even if these jokers do finally ship something, I can't say that I'd trust them to bring content in the long-term. I smell a 3DO console here with a dash of duplicitousness.
Their expenses on R&D versus litigation more like SCO than Sony. Too much of their company appears as smoke and mirrors, which is too vigooursly defended when questioned. There are too many inconsistencies.
I'll believe it when I see it, but I won't be holding my breath.
While we will probably be able to see anything we want at any time in the not too distant future, the compelling reason to even plant one's butt in the chair is often missing.
Content! If there is no appealing content, there is no reason to watch. Even some that is appealing is only marginally so.
Even some of the 'educational' programs that I like suffer from the same issues as the local news. 1) They tell me what they are going to tell me. 2) Tell me. 3) Tell me what they've told me.
Really, you only need to tell me once. In my opinion, what is limiting 500 channels is that there really aren't 500 channels worth of content.
Don't even get me started on Fox's decision on Firefly.
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Food preservation techniques came about in about 1850 btw, but don't worry about it.
Throughout human history, we've been working on food preservation techniques - methods to maintain the viability of our food supplies during periods of reduced availability.
You are roughly correct if you are only considering Pasteurization (18th century), industrial canning (late 18th and early 19th century), quick freezing (20th century).
These techniques do not cover the entirety of food preservation techniques. Not even close. For instance preserved cabbage such as sauerkraut in its various likely date back to prehistoric times, and was first described by Pliny the Elder in the first century AD.
Cheese, wonderful cheese, predates recorded human history. It's a fantastic way to preserve milk products. It is packed with calories and is highly portable. According to Pliny the Elder, it was a widespread enterprise in the Roman Empire.
There are many other examples of foods that predate your 1850 date, some predating recorded human history. Examples include smoked meats, lye cured fish (Lutefisk), aspics and jellies, and even simply cellaring or burying.
Of course there's also beer.
I should remember I dun know nuthing about that that there food production like you edumacated city slickers do.
You might know something about industrial agriculture, but you need to get more 'edumaction' on food and history. Your grandmother would be embarrassed.
From what I understand, most flight attendants don't get paid unless the plane is flying. Time on the ground, loading and unloading passengers, etc. are not paid.
Machines are often left unattended in unsecure locations such as school hallways, not to mention where they are stored between elections.
There have been numerous reports that even the most minimal physical security precautions have not been taken. Even the keys (hotel minibar keys) could be duplicated from photos on Diebold's own photos http://tinyurl.com/5slbc3
With physical access, there are numerous ways to affect the voting machines. http://tinyurl.com/58jcy3
Since electronic voting machines can be compromised prior to an election, dealing with the physical security of the voting machines even on non-election days is very important.
While the answer may not be to treat the machines like ATMs, there needs to be methods in place to reduce or eliminate the ability to compromise the machines for an election.
Diebold had not even taken some of the most basic steps.
This is especially ironic since many of the Olympic Committees sue anyone using the word 'Olympic' or press governments for legislation protecting their precious name. For instance a few link samples:
US: http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=15360
CA: http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/1777/125/
UK: http://blogs.reuters.com/uknews/2008/02/06/olympic-tussle-over-a-name/
Given the IOC and each local Olympic committee's approach trademark ownership, they should have no problem removing the game.
This is unlikely because, they will not treat other's work the same as they want theirs enforces. Hypocrisy at its finest.
What I really wonder about is when will these servers go down permanently? While I hate to do it, I can still install NT3.51 on an old machine if there is a critical need to pull something off an old tape. What happens in the future when WGA goes dark? Will they issue a patch to unlock the OS? At some point MS may have to limit or eliminate backward compatibility. Will virtualization be good enough? This WGA debacle leads me to more questions and concerns than comfort. To me it is not about today. Like the fun with MS formats, it is about tomorrow.
Pewter is not inherently a problem since it is primarily tin with a bit of copper, with possibly some other non-toxic metals. You can still get pewter drinking vessels and utensiles, which are safe to use.
The problem is that some pewter contains lead to add color and change the hardness. This is especially true of older pewter. This pewter is not safe.
Modern pewter is generally not a problem.
Unfortunately Dallas schools are rated poorly. Sixth out of six in Texas - http://tinyurl.com/mh4zc
There is enough money for football coaches though - http://tinyurl.com/rfblv
This district should be the laughingstock of the nation and illustrates that money is not the problem.
It is almost never the amount of funding that is the problem. It is the use of the funds available.
Although I wonder how the other manufacturers will feel about a McLaren ECU in their car.
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McLaren Electronic Systems, an independent developer within McLaren's group of companies, is behind the successful bid with Microsoft to supply ECUs in Formula One from 2008, autosport.com can reveal.
Although the exact identity of the 'Microsoft MES' company that was announced by the FIA yesterday was unclear, sources have confirmed that the firm involved with Microsoft is McLaren Electronic Systems.
The company has been an independent developer of systems for more than 15 years, and supplies all the current competitors in F1.
Although MES shares its name with McLaren, and operates from the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, there are no direct links between it and the Formula One team.
MES's company statement claims: "McLaren Electronic Systems is an independent company of the McLaren Group of Companies. It is a leading exponent of the group's technical prowess and design philosophy.
"Its goal is to provide the automotive electronics customer with a complete range of products that are reliable, yet at the very limits of technology.
"Our reputation is built on a record of success obtained through our constant pursuit of excellence. McLaren Electronic Systems aims to become the world's premier supplier of advanced automotive control and development support systems where small to medium quantities are required."
MES supplies engine and chassis control units in all categories of motor racing, including F1, the World Rally Championship and sportscars.
I believe that MS is doing this to support their other automotive software initiatives. While the two initiatives may have nothing to do with one another, they can be easily tied in advertising.
Also funny is Bernie's comments in Indy about there being no significant American companies in F1, and how American is irrelevant for F1. Cagey or ignorant. Hard to say with him.
When they first sent me an email months ago, I just had to laugh. While they were bringing out their next-gen mice like the Diamondback / Copperhead, they were pricing the Viper at $39. They then discontinued that mouse.
This new mouse physically appears to be the same thing as the Viper. It may have a higher resolution sensor, but beyond that it appears the same.
I like and use the Viper, but their marketing is crass and disingenuous. I listened to one of the marketing people on Chatterbox and was totally unimpressed. My BS-ometer spiked listening to him.
This was only released because they wanted to hit a lower price point. The MMO thing is just a steaming pile to try to justify this as a gaming mouse. Plus they tend to ignore any OS but Windows. Not surprising since they focus their marketing on gaming.
While I would replace my Viper with this mouse, I certain wouldn't get any warm fuzzies doing it. I like the mouse and dislike the company.
Of course this doesn't change the fact that they were also given easements and rights-of-way by the government.
Unfortunately, that is no longer true in parts of the USA. For instance in Dallas, TX it is used for parking violations, noise complaints and other routine issues.
Depends on the locale and how 911 is implemented. Currently, we have to call 911 for things as minimal as noise complaints. They barely send officers for break-ins, yet alone for all 911 calls. The last place we lived, they'd send an officer for all 911 calls.
Additional links: http://www.avro-arrow.org/Arrow/CBC.html
From the CBC Archives: http://archives.cbc.ca/IDD-1-75-275/science_techno logy/avro_arrow/
Noia Extreme Theme is also broken.
I have run into self-serve gas stations in the past year that require 2 factor authentication. Not always, but sometimes. The card and the billing ZIP Code.
Smaller merchants often pay $15 minimum per chargeback depending on merchant bank and credit card processor.
While I like the concept of what this guy is doing, the music will be missing some of its dynamic range by using the iTrip.
I have an iTrip. While it is a great device, the sound quality is much poorer using the iTrip than just using good head phones (not the crap that comes with the iPod).
I can only believe that the 'softness' of the old radios is masking the muted dynamic range of the iTrip.
At one place I worked, you had your choice of duo-chrome monitors for the white-box specials we ran. Would you like red-green, blue-green or red-blue?
You also had the choice of the 13" or if you were lucky the massive 15". This was only a few years ago.
This took forever to come out and the 2 expansion packs, SoU &HotU, AFAIK never came out officially for the Mac. Fortunately there are ways of making them work.
Not always. Some 555 numbers direct you to things such as automated repair lines. For instance Verizon uses xxx-555-1611 for repairs to your home line.
I got my mother-in-law to switch rather easily. It wasn't any of the rational arguments either. Her old Win 98 machine wasn't able to view the pictures and movies of her grandson for whatever mysterious reason. With the magic of Firefox...
Even if these jokers do finally ship something, I can't say that I'd trust them to bring content in the long-term. I smell a 3DO console here with a dash of duplicitousness.
Their expenses on R&D versus litigation more like SCO than Sony. Too much of their company appears as smoke and mirrors, which is too vigooursly defended when questioned. There are too many inconsistencies.
I'll believe it when I see it, but I won't be holding my breath.
This is not true anymore. 256 Soldered. 1 Slot open on the iBook.
While we will probably be able to see anything we want at any time in the not too distant future, the compelling reason to even plant one's butt in the chair is often missing.
Content! If there is no appealing content, there is no reason to watch. Even some that is appealing is only marginally so.
Even some of the 'educational' programs that I like suffer from the same issues as the local news.
1) They tell me what they are going to tell me.
2) Tell me.
3) Tell me what they've told me.
Really, you only need to tell me once. In my opinion, what is limiting 500 channels is that there really aren't 500 channels worth of content.
Don't even get me started on Fox's decision on Firefly.