Hello? Earth to CmdrTaco? You just proposed today. She said yes. WTF are you doing posting a story tonight?
Woops, sorry I've to go. My g.f. wants to know WTF I'm doing on the computer right now. (Actually, she asked me this 20 minutes ago; just answering e-mail, dear).
Oh shit, this is too weird. Now I really have to go. She just asked me again just before I could hit the submit button. Sheesh, they *do* have a sixth sense.
The DNA in Jurassic Park came from specimens encased in amber; amber is carbon based. Amber deposits have been dated back to the Caboniferous period; this is the period preceding the Permian (260 m.y. ago).
Eurypterids started to rise to dominance during the Ordovican Period (Burgess Shale formation is Cambrian which was before the Ordovician) and peaked during the Silurian Period (next Period). The initial eurypterids were rather small. By the time of the Permian, they had grown in size by one or two orders in magnitude.
Eurypterids disappeared at the Permian extinction. Then came the Mesozoic, and the dinos.
It is more educational to look at the evolution of some of these Burgess Shale critters after the Cambrian; check out triobites. Additionally, the body shapes of the critter are not that unusual as many have modern day analogs.
Are you two going to set up your wedding gift registry at Fry's? Do they sell Lego there?
Nonetheless, congrats to both of you.
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I also saw the PBS special (Frontline, IIRC). One of the central themes was that banks/underwriters (e.g., Credit Suisse First Boston) of the some IPO's manipulated the market to their benefit. CSFB recently settled with the SEC over this; for instance, you can read this article. To quote:
Specifically, the commission said, CSFB allocated shares of IPOs to more than 100 customers who, in return, funneled between 33% and 65% of their IPO profits to CSFB. The customers typically sold the stock on the day of the offering, often collecting big profits. The customers then transferred a share of their gains to CSFB by way of excessively high brokerage commissions.
My first thought was that might be good for a Japanese commuter stuck in a crowded train. The dorkiness factor would be offset by its usefulness. Additionally, the Japanese love their gadgets, and consider hi-tech to be rather cool.
In America, they'll just beat you up, steal your lunch money, you'll be the last person picked to play in a dodge ball game, and you'll end up being a troll on/.
We now interupt this wonderful discussion about tivo and privacy to bring you this public service announcement.
Freaking Pats win! WoooHOOOOO!!!! I can't believe it! AAhhhhhWOOOOO! And this message is not OT. There was no overtime! Vinatieri made the kick!
This announcement is on behalf of all/. people with low id numbers, who still are traumatized by visions of Bucky Dent and Bill Buckner. We now return you to your normal (C/C++) programming.
For those of you who might be interested, there is now a scientific hypothesis for the origins of the Great Flood story. Go to your favorite book selling site, and search for Noah's Flood. The author of the book are Ryan and Pitman. Or you can read this little blurb.
Bob Ballard recently conducted an underwater survey to try to find evidence that would support the hypothesis of Ryan and Pitman. There is a National Geographic video/special about this work.
BTW, the flood is hypothesized to be the flooding of the Black Sea over seven thousands years ago.
I see that I got mod down as expected. For the clueless consider this.
PS2 showdown "predicted" the outcome of the game. Nice marketing feature don't you think? Hmmm, is this discourse about gaming? What would some gaming companies kill for marketing value?
I guess most of you missed the IBM ad. Don't you think that it is interesting that IBM would "feature: a player named Linux.
Now this will be considered flemebait. Hmmm? Telling people to use their brains may be a good thing. OT post? I let you decide. It may be beyond your comprehension, but gaming is in many ways likes sports; at least for those fans that watch them.
Still clueless? Think what you do in a game. Are you actually doing the amazing things seen in the game? No, not really unless you been fragged in real life.Now think sports. Pats win! Pats win! My contribution to their win is...?
Now think, but I am the supreme quake master! BFD! Is that so much different than to say that I supported a winning team?
True (easier to sature trunk lines), but consider this; during 'quiet hours' when traffic is lighter, now the lone porn surfers can have faster access. During congestion nothing helps (but bigger pipes), but off-peak hours faster last copper/coax mile eq does help end users. Of course burstiness of traffic increases as well, but that shouldn't be much of a problem.
Similarly, if traffic prioritizing is done decently, the fact that some clients have faster local connection shouldn't make situation worse for those with slower connection. So, faster cable modems shouldn't necessarily make it harder for others, provided capacity is fairly shared, not by end systems but by routers doing QoS queuing.
In the dark bowels of a cubicle farm at Oracle...
Programmers slouch in front of their computers...
And read these fateful words..
Spoken by their master...
Perhaps in haste and bravado...
We'll be on Linux no later than the summer,...
First there is silence...
Then, in one collective voice...
For all to hear...
The A-bombs used on Hiroshima and Nagaski were extremely effective weapons compared to conventional air weaponry of WWII. I have no idea why you would write that they were not effective except, perhaps, to think that you meant efficient (in terms of resources expended to make these weapons).
One should also contemplate that perhaps certain Japanese cities were spared destruction because they were not priority military targets. Hiroshima certainly meets this criterion.
I've been to Hiroshima and had the opportunity to visit the Peace Memorial/Museum/Park. Then I went to lunch and couldn't eat a thing.
We lived off campus in an apartment. I was a senior and most of my classes were at the graduate level. Plus I was working in the department and spent most of my time hanging around with grad students.
I can't resist this cheap attempt at karma whoring. I know Will Sager. In fact I was his roommate for one year when I was an undergrad and he was a grad student. BTW, Will is a marine geophysicist/geologist, not a oceanographer nor a marine biologist. So when he says the he has never seen anything like it, well..., he's not a biologist. OTOH, great sound bite Will!
As I write this, I'm trying out Verizon's one month free DSL service. Advertised maximum rate of 768 Mbps (bits not bytes) download spead, and I got the 2.4.16 kernel source from kernel.org at a rate of 720 Mbps. Not to shabby. Note however, that I routinely get 50Kbps modem connections and live only 5K feet from the CO.
I don't particularly like Verizon/Hell Atlantic.
So why try out this service? I now know what that my line is relatively clean, and can sustain decent download speeds. I also know that Verizon can (and did) hook up my phone line for DSL service. I have did a self install using only the DSL modem and line filters. I can't wait to hear the excuses Verizon gives me when/if I switch my service over to another ISP.
In my area Verizon does not have comp.os.linux.security in their usenet list. Indeed, I told the Verizon folks that I use Linux, and wondered if Linux was supported. The telemarketer talked to her supervisor and said that Linux was supported. Okay, send me the Linux installation software. Woops, they sent me a Windows/MacOS CD. Okay, I used my Powerbook to set up, then figured out the info to get this running under Linux (thanks roaring penguin).
This is OT for now. But I fear my fun is just starting with Verizon
Points of clarification. The Federal Court can declare in this case (or others) that a particular section of the DMCA violated the 1st Amendment. We should be already aware that this could happen. For instance, in the DeCSS case, the Court ruled that the 1st Amendment was not violated. They could have easily ruled the other way.
At this stage, an appeal to the Federal Court of Appeal can be made. The Court of Appeal does not necessarily have to accept to hear the case. If they don't then the lower court decision sets a precident.
If the Appeal is heard, then the decision of this Court sets the precident. Then it is on the Supreme Court which may or may not wish to take up a potential appeal.
Congress in passing laws do have staffers who do review the constitutionality of a particular law. However, you cannot say that a bunch of Congressional staffers will have the insight and knowledge of the Constitution that Federal judges have. Certainly, not at the level of the Court of Appeal or the SC.
Furthermore, the SC only rules on less than 100 cases per year. In many (all?) instances, their rulings are focused on a few specific aspects of the law and the Constitution. It would be totally unfeasible for the higher courts to evaluate all aspects of the laws that Congress pass.
Ironically, the Constitution does not state that the SC has the authority of judicial review of Federal laws. This precident was set forth in Marbury versus Madison whereby the SC declared that the Constitution implicitly granted them this power. The SC later set the precident that they also have the power of judicial review when it comes to state laws.
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37 meters in 12 seconds, or approximately 6 knots. Essentially, jogging speed. Their longest flight that day was 260 meters in 59 seconds.
Come visit Washington, DC, and visit the Air and Space Meusem.. Personally, I like the Bell X-1.
Hello? Earth to CmdrTaco? You just proposed today. She said yes. WTF are you doing posting a story tonight?
Woops, sorry I've to go. My g.f. wants to know WTF I'm doing on the computer right now. (Actually, she asked me this 20 minutes ago; just answering e-mail, dear).
Oh shit, this is too weird. Now I really have to go. She just asked me again just before I could hit the submit button. Sheesh, they *do* have a sixth sense.
The DNA in Jurassic Park came from specimens encased in amber; amber is carbon based. Amber deposits have been dated back to the Caboniferous period; this is the period preceding the Permian (260 m.y. ago).
Eurypterids started to rise to dominance during the Ordovican Period (Burgess Shale formation is Cambrian which was before the Ordovician) and peaked during the Silurian Period (next Period). The initial eurypterids were rather small. By the time of the Permian, they had grown in size by one or two orders in magnitude.
Eurypterids disappeared at the Permian extinction. Then came the Mesozoic, and the dinos.
It is more educational to look at the evolution of some of these Burgess Shale critters after the Cambrian; check out triobites. Additionally, the body shapes of the critter are not that unusual as many have modern day analogs.
Are you two going to set up your wedding gift registry at Fry's? Do they sell Lego there?
Nonetheless, congrats to both of you.
I also saw the PBS special (Frontline, IIRC). One of the central themes was that banks/underwriters (e.g., Credit Suisse First Boston) of the some IPO's manipulated the market to their benefit. CSFB recently settled with the SEC over this; for instance, you can read this article. To quote:
Specifically, the commission said, CSFB allocated shares of IPOs to more than 100 customers who, in return, funneled between 33% and 65% of their IPO profits to CSFB. The customers typically sold the stock on the day of the offering, often collecting big profits. The customers then transferred a share of their gains to CSFB by way of excessively high brokerage commissions.
Of course, one of those IPO's was LNUX.
My first thought was that might be good for a Japanese commuter stuck in a crowded train. The dorkiness factor would be offset by its usefulness. Additionally, the Japanese love their gadgets, and consider hi-tech to be rather cool.
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In America, they'll just beat you up, steal your lunch money, you'll be the last person picked to play in a dodge ball game, and you'll end up being a troll on
Mental illness doesn't necessarily mean retarded.
Hello Clarice.
Of course Mallory disappeared on Everest the following year after making that statement.
Sheesh, I think that the translations of the documents might be wrong. When I put one thru babblefish, I get...
Somebody set up us the bomb!
This is obviously a plea for the scientists to develop the A-bomb.
Here are some snippets of the comments from some of the "big guns" who responded. This article was published last week.
Yeah, and vi isn't looking so bad to Miguel right now...
We now interupt this wonderful discussion about tivo and privacy to bring you this public service announcement.
/. people with low id numbers, who still are traumatized by visions of Bucky Dent and Bill Buckner. We now return you to your normal (C/C++) programming.
Freaking Pats win! WoooHOOOOO!!!! I can't believe it! AAhhhhhWOOOOO! And this message is not OT. There was no overtime! Vinatieri made the kick!
This announcement is on behalf of all
Karma is a terrible thing to waste.
For those of you who might be interested, there is now a scientific hypothesis for the origins of the Great Flood story. Go to your favorite book selling site, and search for Noah's Flood. The author of the book are Ryan and Pitman. Or you can read this little blurb.
Bob Ballard recently conducted an underwater survey to try to find evidence that would support the hypothesis of Ryan and Pitman. There is a National Geographic video/special about this work.
BTW, the flood is hypothesized to be the flooding of the Black Sea over seven thousands years ago.
I see that I got mod down as expected. For the clueless consider this.
PS2 showdown "predicted" the outcome of the game. Nice marketing feature don't you think? Hmmm, is this discourse about gaming? What would some gaming companies kill for marketing value?
I guess most of you missed the IBM ad. Don't you think that it is interesting that IBM would "feature: a player named Linux.
Now this will be considered flemebait. Hmmm? Telling people to use their brains may be a good thing. OT post? I let you decide. It may be beyond your comprehension, but gaming is in many ways likes sports; at least for those fans that watch them.
Still clueless? Think what you do in a game. Are you actually doing the amazing things seen in the game? No, not really unless you been fragged in real life.Now think sports. Pats win! Pats win! My contribution to their win is...?
Now think, but I am the supreme quake master! BFD! Is that so much different than to say that I supported a winning team?
But back to central issue. Pats win!
Mod me down. I don't freaking care right now.
PS2 showdown before this game had the Pats win this game. This also had the score pretty close to the real thing.
Nice IBM ad in the post-game show. Basketball player with the name Linux. Also a flash of Unix.
But I digress. Woohoo! Go Pats!
I've broken the code.
True (easier to sature trunk lines), but consider this; during 'quiet hours' when traffic is lighter, now the lone porn surfers can have faster access. During congestion nothing helps (but bigger pipes), but off-peak hours faster last copper/coax mile eq does help end users. Of course burstiness of traffic increases as well, but that shouldn't be much of a problem.
Similarly, if traffic prioritizing is done decently, the fact that some clients have faster local connection shouldn't make situation worse for those with slower connection. So, faster cable modems shouldn't necessarily make it harder for others, provided capacity is fairly shared, not by end systems but by routers doing QoS queuing.
I'll be in contact.
J.F. Nash, Jr.
In the dark bowels of a cubicle farm at Oracle...
Programmers slouch in front of their computers...
And read these fateful words..
Spoken by their master...
Perhaps in haste and bravado...
We'll be on Linux no later than the summer,...
First there is silence...
Then, in one collective voice...
For all to hear...
"Oh shit!"
The A-bombs used on Hiroshima and Nagaski were extremely effective weapons compared to conventional air weaponry of WWII. I have no idea why you would write that they were not effective except, perhaps, to think that you meant efficient (in terms of resources expended to make these weapons).
One should also contemplate that perhaps certain Japanese cities were spared destruction because they were not priority military targets. Hiroshima certainly meets this criterion.
I've been to Hiroshima and had the opportunity to visit the Peace Memorial/Museum/Park. Then I went to lunch and couldn't eat a thing.
I sometimes go out to sea on marine research cruises. Here are some random comments.
Going out to sea is like being in prison except for the additional danger of drowning.
Women that would not be rated a 10 (actually a lot lower), somehow become very popular after a few weeks out at sea.
There is nothing like a breeze and salt spray in your face as you stand at the railing gazing out at a sunset (or sunrise).
There is nothing like pissing out into the ocean as you stand at the railing.
Don't piss at the railing when the wind is in your face. It won't be the salt spray.
We lived off campus in an apartment. I was a senior and most of my classes were at the graduate level. Plus I was working in the department and spent most of my time hanging around with grad students.
I can't resist this cheap attempt at karma whoring. I know Will Sager. In fact I was his roommate for one year when I was an undergrad and he was a grad student. BTW, Will is a marine geophysicist/geologist, not a oceanographer nor a marine biologist. So when he says the he has never seen anything like it, well..., he's not a biologist. OTOH, great sound bite Will!
As I write this, I'm trying out Verizon's one month free DSL service. Advertised maximum rate of 768 Mbps (bits not bytes) download spead, and I got the 2.4.16 kernel source from kernel.org at a rate of 720 Mbps. Not to shabby. Note however, that I routinely get 50Kbps modem connections and live only 5K feet from the CO.
I don't particularly like Verizon/Hell Atlantic.
So why try out this service? I now know what that my line is relatively clean, and can sustain decent download speeds. I also know that Verizon can (and did) hook up my phone line for DSL service. I have did a self install using only the DSL modem and line filters. I can't wait to hear the excuses Verizon gives me when/if I switch my service over to another ISP.
In my area Verizon does not have comp.os.linux.security in their usenet list. Indeed, I told the Verizon folks that I use Linux, and wondered if Linux was supported. The telemarketer talked to her supervisor and said that Linux was supported. Okay, send me the Linux installation software. Woops, they sent me a Windows/MacOS CD. Okay, I used my Powerbook to set up, then figured out the info to get this running under Linux (thanks roaring penguin).
This is OT for now. But I fear my fun is just starting with Verizon
But my girlfriend said she'd cut my balls off, and then leave me.
Geez, you already have boxen running OpenBSD and Linux. Why not have your balls cut off. Then you will then run (literally) another variant, eunuchs.
At this stage, an appeal to the Federal Court of Appeal can be made. The Court of Appeal does not necessarily have to accept to hear the case. If they don't then the lower court decision sets a precident.
If the Appeal is heard, then the decision of this Court sets the precident. Then it is on the Supreme Court which may or may not wish to take up a potential appeal.
Congress in passing laws do have staffers who do review the constitutionality of a particular law. However, you cannot say that a bunch of Congressional staffers will have the insight and knowledge of the Constitution that Federal judges have. Certainly, not at the level of the Court of Appeal or the SC.
Furthermore, the SC only rules on less than 100 cases per year. In many (all?) instances, their rulings are focused on a few specific aspects of the law and the Constitution. It would be totally unfeasible for the higher courts to evaluate all aspects of the laws that Congress pass.
Ironically, the Constitution does not state that the SC has the authority of judicial review of Federal laws. This precident was set forth in Marbury versus Madison whereby the SC declared that the Constitution implicitly granted them this power. The SC later set the precident that they also have the power of judicial review when it comes to state laws.
Sheesh, the next thing they will tell us is this freaking computer runs on beer. Oh well, better beer than a computer powered by potatos.:-)