According to dictionary.com, the first reference on "dampen" is to moisten. The secondary one is "to dull, deaden, depress, restrain". I thought it was pretty obvious that that is the one I meant, but I can see that there is another meaning. Thank you for the correction.
On Orion, yes, I knew that there would be shock absorbers, spreading the impulse out, but there will still be a huge difference in timing, magnitude, and direction between an infernal combustion engine and an Orion.
"As I said in another post, reporters don't have to be maritime engineers to report on ships sinking."
Quite. But if he is going to report "the ships are sinking because of bad welds", he had better do some *real* research into the subject. Not just superficial "I dont know ships, but this allegation sounds reasonable" stuff.
When I first read your note, my thought was "he/she/it is probably right, this all seems reasonable". A small doubt in my mind, as SCO does *not* seem reasonable.
But I just read the "Kimball Denies SCO's Motion for Reconsideration/Clarification" story on Groklaw. The "Please Further note..." parts.
Fortune *is* what you make of it, but before you can make lemonade, you have to have some lemons.
Luck is huge in what paths are open to you. You need to apply yourself, of course, but the point that hard work alone will get you to Bill Gates type status is not supportable. You need both.
"It'd probably be in the best interest of consumers to find a good middle ground."
Absolutely. And in the best interest of the ad writers. Interesting that they dont see that, and are willing to take advantage. And willing to whine about the state of things when the consumer gets a bit of leverage for themselves.
My advice to the ad persons ( I use that term advisedly ) is to dry their eyes, stop the sniveling, write some ads that dont annoy, badger, bother, extort, or otherwise cross "the line". Maybe if they considered how they would feel being on the receiving end of such an ad? Just like I am not "entitled to a job", you are not "entitled to revenue". Go earn it. The right way.
Not only all that, but the issue of oversight is not addressed.
Lets assume for the moment that wiretapping is very helpful. Why do we have to get rid of the court oversight? I don't think we should hand this much power to anyone.
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Exactly!
You, sur, have insulted ma family honour, and as such Ah must challenge you to a duel!
As the injured party, Ah believe Ah choose the weapons.
Ethernet cables at 20 paces!
Ma seconds will call upon you in the mornin, sur!
Precisely why my post was ironic ( and this was *exactly* my point ).
Sorta like "hey, you can go to the moon, just learn to jump that high"
"Oh, yeah, and hold your breath for a while.".
Come on!
Think outside the box.
Buy the ISP local to you, then mandate service in your area.
Simple, no?
Naw, Osama is not here.
But if you look at that cave over there
Yea, that one, that is me, waving, do
you see it?
It's the remembering to re-register that is the problem.
I would like it if the number just stayed on till I removed it ( fat chance ).
"Yeah, but the Orion has much less wailing of tortured souls, which is a huge pro on long trips."
I don't know, reminds me of home it does, a bit of wailing.
"Why are you asking me?"
What do you think?
According to dictionary.com, the first reference on "dampen"
is to moisten. The secondary one is "to dull, deaden, depress,
restrain". I thought it was pretty obvious that that is the
one I meant, but I can see that there is another meaning.
Thank you for the correction.
On Orion, yes, I knew that there would be shock absorbers,
spreading the impulse out, but there will still be a huge
difference in timing, magnitude, and direction between
an infernal combustion engine and an Orion.
There is also the flywheel, which dampens the effect of each combustion event.
Also, it is not an explosion, but rapid combustion.
Further, the magnitude of the events is quite different
( in a car engine, the events are relatively small,
on orion, well, bigger ).
"What do you think?"
Is that a rhetorical question?
"As I said in another post, reporters don't have to be maritime engineers to report on ships sinking."
Quite. But if he is going to report "the ships are sinking because of bad welds",
he had better do some *real* research into the subject. Not just superficial
"I dont know ships, but this allegation sounds reasonable" stuff.
if #2, then there are not many independent thinkers on the Republican side, eh?
As long as US Citizens manage to escape the category or "unlawful combatants".
Sucks to be Jose Padilla, eh?
They self-manufacture. All you need are two of them.
Not just any two, though, curiously enough.
We have not figured that part out yet.
We will stay on it, so to speak, till we do.
Time to subpeona all those accountants and ask them why they quit.
When I first read your note, my thought
was "he/she/it is probably right, this
all seems reasonable". A small doubt in
my mind, as SCO does *not* seem reasonable.
But I just read the
"Kimball Denies SCO's Motion for Reconsideration/Clarification"
story on Groklaw. The "Please Further note..." parts.
My take...
SCO is doing this to make Novell into a creditor with respect to the
money SCO owes to Novell.
I dont know if this is something to celebrate or not.
Fortune *is* what you make of it, but
before you can make lemonade, you have
to have some lemons.
Luck is huge in what paths are open
to you. You need to apply yourself, of
course, but the point that hard work
alone will get you to Bill Gates type
status is not supportable. You need
both.
I meant offensive in a wider sense.
I would call ads that slow down your page loads offensive.
No no, it is for retiling the outside of the shuttle.
You know Andy would *never* use a monolithic kernel!
"It'd probably be in the best interest of consumers to find a good middle ground."
Absolutely. And in the best interest of the ad writers. Interesting that they
dont see that, and are willing to take advantage. And willing to whine about the
state of things when the consumer gets a bit of leverage for themselves.
My advice to the ad persons ( I use that term advisedly ) is to dry their eyes,
stop the sniveling, write some ads that dont annoy, badger, bother, extort, or
otherwise cross "the line". Maybe if they considered how they would feel being
on the receiving end of such an ad? Just like I am not "entitled to a job",
you are not "entitled to revenue". Go earn it. The right way.
That was stupid.
If you shine a light in my window, annoying me,
I cant draw the blinds? Because your commercial
interests are affected?
Bugger off, make some ads that are not offensive.
Not only all that, but the issue of oversight is not addressed.
Lets assume for the moment that wiretapping is very helpful. Why
do we have to get rid of the court oversight? I don't think we
should hand this much power to anyone.