If anything, you could hide a little pipe in there and smoke pot out of it. Mom and Dad will probably never guess that that old Logitech mouse hides your stash and is really a pipe
From the article: Although the bigger, newer mainframe had an actual CRT (cathode ray tube) screen, it also had obscure commands and horrible usability. Worst of all, it was highly alienating, because you had no idea what was going on. You'd issue commands, and some time later, you might get the desired result. There was no feeling of mastery of the machine. You were basically a supplicant to a magic oracle functioning beyond the ken of humankind.
25 years ago you could master the mainframe. Online systems were more rare so a fortune 500 company's system was often idle early on Sunday mornings. System programmer time. I can still remember walking into the dark "glass house", powering up rooms full of drives, printers and the mainframe, listening to it come to life. Then sitting at the console and having it all to yourself. Of course the programmers weren't allowed access to that experience:)
Because it's Friday, we've been living in Dilbert's cube world for way too long and we need a dream. Being/. we dream of boats instead of other things...
While an electric bike may not be as green as a pedal bike it's sure better than a car.
In light of reports that China is the fastest growing automobile market in the world, electric bikes look pretty good.
The summary is great.
I especially liked the section labeled "The Skyhook System".
Apparently pigs not only have nervous systems much like humans but react with similar emotions to be being "volunteered".
It's kind of interesting to see recently promoted line managers try and sneak in some tech work to get that dose of gratification.
After a while though, they forget their passwords or get them revoked for non-use. Then they just kind of fade away into budget meetings.
The article states that the probe "will enter orbit around the comet".
A comet has enough gravity to orbit? I would have expected that the probe would have to match the comet's speed & course - more like docking.
This is an impressive long-term mission.
This would have been great for the early 90s.
CERN didn't release the WWW until '91. And who had the bandwith for all those graphics?
Why, back in my day...
Q: Why do you keep hitting your head with that hammer?
A: Because it feels so good when I stop!
This perfectly describes the rush I get after spending days grinding away at some dense system problem. The joy of solution nearly always motivates me to dive right back under the hammer in search of the next rush.
I don't claim this is healthy or sane but it seems to be common.
Maybe NASA should send 2 rovers per lander. One like Spirit and another, hopefully smaller and less complicated, that would have something like a swiss army knife and winch to help its expensive friend if it got stuck. Do things like clip the umbilical cable (something Spirit is going to have to do for itself), clear ballons, tip Spirit back upright or tow it out of a bog.
Smaller ISPs are great but they die or are swallowed by the likes of Earthlink. Get yourself a domain and find a local or regional ISP that offers dial-up plus domain hosting. Use your domain for email and websites - then you can keep the same ID wherever you go.
I've experienced Earthlink's service and after they swallowed the 2nd ISP from under me I got the domain and signed up with frognet. They're great at helping the inexperienced through the domain hosting process.
Some serious skipping was done during World War II. From
http://www.kensmen.com/combatlessons4.html
".... In dropping bombs, the bombardier should allow for at least a 60 ft.. bounce and skip..."
Down 3 hrs last night with same problem.
Followed instructions at
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21 156795
(watch the wrap on the URL)
Cycled HTTP server and came back up
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Now it will be easy to have one in your backyard.
Dear AC,
Thanks for the tip.
Dad
Maybe. But marriage can abnormally ternminate too. It might not be your PC that you get locked out of.
Someone expects programmers to be sensitive? Talk about lack of cultural understanding.
Dilbert calendar pages *are* the best answer. Slow but fun to search.
Warranties are a poor way to judge reliability, IMHO. They are more likely to be marketing-driven than engineering-based.
Although the bigger, newer mainframe had an actual CRT (cathode ray tube) screen, it also had obscure commands and horrible usability. Worst of all, it was highly alienating, because you had no idea what was going on. You'd issue commands, and some time later, you might get the desired result. There was no feeling of mastery of the machine. You were basically a supplicant to a magic oracle functioning beyond the ken of humankind.
25 years ago you could master the mainframe. Online systems were more rare so a fortune 500 company's system was often idle early on Sunday mornings. System programmer time. I can still remember walking into the dark "glass house", powering up rooms full of drives, printers and the mainframe, listening to it come to life. Then sitting at the console and having it all to yourself. Of course the programmers weren't allowed access to that experience :)
Because it's Friday, we've been living in Dilbert's cube world for way too long and we need a dream. /. we dream of boats instead of other things ...
Being
While an electric bike may not be as green as a pedal bike it's sure better than a car.
In light of reports that China is the fastest growing automobile market in the world, electric bikes look pretty good.
The summary is great.
I especially liked the section labeled "The Skyhook System".
Apparently pigs not only have nervous systems much like humans but react with similar emotions to be being "volunteered".
Probably a lot cheaper than the equipment for helicopter logging. And that pays.
Many women - my ex included - would probably debate the "extra flexibility" available for the task.
Remember how you got around all of their commands? Does "I didn't know you meant I couldn't do *that*" sound familiar?
Turnabout works both ways.
It's kind of interesting to see recently promoted line managers try and sneak in some tech work to get that dose of gratification.
After a while though, they forget their passwords or get them revoked for non-use. Then they just kind of fade away into budget meetings.
The article states that the probe "will enter orbit around the comet".
A comet has enough gravity to orbit? I would have expected that the probe would have to match the comet's speed & course - more like docking.
This is an impressive long-term mission.
This would have been great for the early 90s. ...
CERN didn't release the WWW until '91. And who had the bandwith for all those graphics?
Why, back in my day
A: Because it feels so good when I stop!
This perfectly describes the rush I get after spending days grinding away at some dense system problem. The joy of solution nearly always motivates me to dive right back under the hammer in search of the next rush. I don't claim this is healthy or sane but it seems to be common.
Maybe NASA should send 2 rovers per lander. One like Spirit and another, hopefully smaller and less complicated, that would have something like a swiss army knife and winch to help its expensive friend if it got stuck. Do things like clip the umbilical cable (something Spirit is going to have to do for itself), clear ballons, tip Spirit back upright or tow it out of a bog.
Smaller ISPs are great but they die or are swallowed by the likes of Earthlink. Get yourself a domain and find a local or regional ISP that offers dial-up plus domain hosting. Use your domain for email and websites - then you can keep the same ID wherever you go.
I've experienced Earthlink's service and after they swallowed the 2nd ISP from under me I got the domain and signed up with frognet. They're great at helping the inexperienced through the domain hosting process.
Some serious skipping was done during World War II. From http://www.kensmen.com/combatlessons4.html ".... In dropping bombs, the bombardier should allow for at least a 60 ft.. bounce and skip ..."
Down 3 hrs last night with same problem. Followed instructions at http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21 156795
(watch the wrap on the URL)
Cycled HTTP server and came back up