It sounds like your adviser might have been a salesman. Don't get advice from salesman unless his compensation has nothing to do with the sale. An honest salesman can be useful for facts, and it sounds like he did explain the difference, but you wanted him to decide for you, and he assumed you weren't interested in saving money, not as much as he was interested in making money. Maybe he thought you liked him and wanted to help his reach his quota and keep his job.
I have little to no shame, so it didn't really bother me he was patting me down. In fact he seemed to grimace at the fact he had to do it, which made it all the more enjoyable to me.
So now I just skip any of the scanners and opt for a pat down. It slows down security, it appears to make them uncomfortable, and if I'm lucky it'll be someone attractive patting me down.
This is an excellent post. Until this, I never could see the point in nipple jewelry. You get the pat down without having to look like a terrorist by asking for it. How well do you think it would work for females?
I'm surprised that more people don't use general aviation. It seems to be the best loop hole in the TSA system. You don't have to own the plane or have a license. Planes can be rented and friends/family can be pilots. Anyone smart enough to be on slashdot should be smart enough to pass the test or know someone.
Of course I was being facetious. I bet you've heard that excuse before. It's like firefighting, a good day is a boring day. That's the way we like it, a nice boring flight.
But your comment about remote control makes me thing of all the remote control aircraft we have flying over Afganistan. Surely if terrorists were going to hack, that would be the prime target. So, instead of taking out wedding parties, the strikes would take out the people we like.
This incident is proof positive that human pilots are not necessary for safe operation of aircraft during routine situations (like flying over the midwest). All airlines need are alert stewardesses to check a GPS every once in awhile, and maybe flip a switch on the autopilot, if the flight controller can't do it remotely.
I use the regular brake, too. In a true emergency, I don't think. I ignore the clutch and let the engine conk out. But, if I have the opportunity, I use some combination of foot braking, hand braking, and engine braking. But, I don't think about it, it's all reflex.
It's tricky when discussing hypotheticals. The original poster was talking about stomping on a nonexistent pedal. I don't actually know how Toyota intends to implement the braking systems. Hopefully, they are smart enough to consider muscle memory and run simulations, etc, using a diverse population of drivers. Maybe they will install a brake pedal in the expected spot. This is a drive-by-wire car, so they can put the controls anywhere. But, since no one will be forced to buy the car, presumably people not able to adapt won't buy it.
The neat thing to me is that if the stick comes up between the seats (rather than between the legs), you could drive from either seat. This would be handy on long trips where you don't want to stop simply to change drivers, or when the current driver suffers a sudden medical problem.
I'm not sure if it was Dow, but I read the install instructions for one brand of solar shingles. The shingles are installed like regular shingles except that first you drill a couple of holes in the roof and drop a couple of wires into those holes. Then, when the shingles are all nailed down, someone goes into the attic and connects up all those wires.
I get so tired of hearing about who corporation XXX screwed today. Give them some privacy with their sex lives. I don't even want to imagine what Microsoft and Apple do when alone together.
Getting lost can certainly be a learning experience, but it can be a very dangerous lesson for a child too young to deal with the task of surviving until he is found. My son got lost when he was 5. We didn't find him until the next day. He was fine, but hungry. We were all scared while he was gone, and then, since this is the US, we all had to undergo a harrowing Child Services investigation before we could take him home. A few decades ago, his father did exactly the same thing. And of course, everyone reminded me that 2000 years ago, Mary and Joseph lost a very irresponsible 12 year old. Kids get lost, separated, and kidnapped, and not all kids are found alive or undamaged.
I think this thread has convinced me to look into mindstorms. CS students use them? They gotta be good. I have a basement full of the plain bricks. If I was creative, I could probably assemble them into something cool. If not, I think I could still have fun, if i could just adjust me mind into the mode that it is no more a waste of my time than slashdot, fer instance.
You can still by the bricks. You can even by compatible bricks from other manufacturers. But, these special kits really do help Lego stay profitable. Is that a bad thing?
I wish they were around when I was a kid. When my kids were kids, I used to play with their Legos all the time. I don't play with them anymore. Maybe when I have grandkids, I'll play with them again. Playing with legos when you don't have kids is probably weird.
Cloud computing isn't a paradigm shift. A paradigm shift requires everyone to think differently about something. Cloud computing really only requires network developers to think differently. Most people just click on an icon, do the job, then click save or send. They don't care whether the app or the data is stored on the company server in the same building, a data center in asia, or their own desktop. Not until something happens and they can't recover.
Unfortunately, I quite being a girl years ago. But, I still consider myself attractive. At least I'm not fat and bald like a lotta (male) people my age.
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It sounds like your adviser might have been a salesman. Don't get advice from salesman unless his compensation has nothing to do with the sale. An honest salesman can be useful for facts, and it sounds like he did explain the difference, but you wanted him to decide for you, and he assumed you weren't interested in saving money, not as much as he was interested in making money. Maybe he thought you liked him and wanted to help his reach his quota and keep his job.
Lenova making Macbooks now? Does Jobs know about this?
women making sperm would be a major evolutionary event. One that would render males unnecessary.
I have little to no shame, so it didn't really bother me he was patting me down. In fact he seemed to grimace at the fact he had to do it, which made it all the more enjoyable to me.
So now I just skip any of the scanners and opt for a pat down. It slows down security, it appears to make them uncomfortable, and if I'm lucky it'll be someone attractive patting me down.
This is an excellent post. Until this, I never could see the point in nipple jewelry. You get the pat down without having to look like a terrorist by asking for it. How well do you think it would work for females?
I'm surprised that more people don't use general aviation. It seems to be the best loop hole in the TSA system. You don't have to own the plane or have a license. Planes can be rented and friends/family can be pilots. Anyone smart enough to be on slashdot should be smart enough to pass the test or know someone.
Of course I was being facetious. I bet you've heard that excuse before. It's like firefighting, a good day is a boring day. That's the way we like it, a nice boring flight.
But your comment about remote control makes me thing of all the remote control aircraft we have flying over Afganistan. Surely if terrorists were going to hack, that would be the prime target. So, instead of taking out wedding parties, the strikes would take out the people we like.
But, if he screws up, he's probably the only one who dies. Even if he has passengers, he won't have as many as the guy driving the bus or the plane.
This incident is proof positive that human pilots are not necessary for safe operation of aircraft during routine situations (like flying over the midwest). All airlines need are alert stewardesses to check a GPS every once in awhile, and maybe flip a switch on the autopilot, if the flight controller can't do it remotely.
I use the regular brake, too. In a true emergency, I don't think. I ignore the clutch and let the engine conk out. But, if I have the opportunity, I use some combination of foot braking, hand braking, and engine braking. But, I don't think about it, it's all reflex.
It's tricky when discussing hypotheticals. The original poster was talking about stomping on a nonexistent pedal. I don't actually know how Toyota intends to implement the braking systems. Hopefully, they are smart enough to consider muscle memory and run simulations, etc, using a diverse population of drivers. Maybe they will install a brake pedal in the expected spot. This is a drive-by-wire car, so they can put the controls anywhere. But, since no one will be forced to buy the car, presumably people not able to adapt won't buy it.
That's not how I stop my car in an emergency. I tend to use the emergency break, right next to my stick shift.
The neat thing to me is that if the stick comes up between the seats (rather than between the legs), you could drive from either seat. This would be handy on long trips where you don't want to stop simply to change drivers, or when the current driver suffers a sudden medical problem.
Colonel Pope surely didn't forseee rocketships
Even if it's hardware, you can copyright the documentation and art files. That's your real product anyway. Your prototype is just for show and tell.
I'm not sure if it was Dow, but I read the install instructions for one brand of solar shingles. The shingles are installed like regular shingles except that first you drill a couple of holes in the roof and drop a couple of wires into those holes. Then, when the shingles are all nailed down, someone goes into the attic and connects up all those wires.
I get so tired of hearing about who corporation XXX screwed today. Give them some privacy with their sex lives. I don't even want to imagine what Microsoft and Apple do when alone together.
Getting lost can certainly be a learning experience, but it can be a very dangerous lesson for a child too young to deal with the task of surviving until he is found. My son got lost when he was 5. We didn't find him until the next day. He was fine, but hungry. We were all scared while he was gone, and then, since this is the US, we all had to undergo a harrowing Child Services investigation before we could take him home. A few decades ago, his father did exactly the same thing. And of course, everyone reminded me that 2000 years ago, Mary and Joseph lost a very irresponsible 12 year old. Kids get lost, separated, and kidnapped, and not all kids are found alive or undamaged.
I think this thread has convinced me to look into mindstorms. CS students use them? They gotta be good. I have a basement full of the plain bricks. If I was creative, I could probably assemble them into something cool. If not, I think I could still have fun, if i could just adjust me mind into the mode that it is no more a waste of my time than slashdot, fer instance.
How can we both be the center of your universe? It's not possible for 2 people to physically be in the same place. Or is it? Hmm.
You can still by the bricks. You can even by compatible bricks from other manufacturers. But, these special kits really do help Lego stay profitable. Is that a bad thing?
Does that mean that the ones who aren't are married to women?
I wish they were around when I was a kid. When my kids were kids, I used to play with their Legos all the time. I don't play with them anymore. Maybe when I have grandkids, I'll play with them again. Playing with legos when you don't have kids is probably weird.
Cloud computing isn't a paradigm shift. A paradigm shift requires everyone to think differently about something. Cloud computing really only requires network developers to think differently. Most people just click on an icon, do the job, then click save or send. They don't care whether the app or the data is stored on the company server in the same building, a data center in asia, or their own desktop. Not until something happens and they can't recover.
Can't be, only fat bald guys who live in mummy's basement are aloud here. Why would a hot chick wanna hang with them?
Unfortunately, I quite being a girl years ago. But, I still consider myself attractive. At least I'm not fat and bald like a lotta (male) people my age.
Alas, I only have sons. But, they are attractive, too. Does that mean that their girlfriends only seem stupid?