Well, this sounds all very "high tech," I guess (throwing in words like "molecular." Isn't EVERYTHING "molecular"?)
But when you cast a concrete slab, for example, it is typical to spray a "curing compound" on the surface of the concrete--usually an oil-based product--to provide a thin layer that retards the migration of moisture and keeps the slab from drying out.
Let's face it, fans and sportscasters alike enjoy watching a quarterback who can scramble and can turn a play that looks like a sack into a big play to get positive yardage.
If that were true, then it would be "all Steve McNair, all the time."
But the following facts are pertinent:
1. McNair is a GREAT quarterback--probably one of the three or four best in the league--and so he doesn't need the Affirmative Action props from the media elitists.
2. McNair plays in a small market in the South, not a large market in the Northeast, so he is irrelevant as far as generating the ratings that the media elitists covet.
No, Rush was right: McNabb gets the ink and the airwaves because he is a mediocre black quarterback and needs propping up. He's an affirmative action case.
After all that bloviating, though, the fact is that Rush was RIGHT. It doesn't matter that Warren Moon had already "made it" as a black quarterback. It doesn't matter that, even before him, Doug Williams had made it as a black quarterback, or that Joe Gilliam and James Harris played even before him (though not to the same level of success), or that today there are no less than SEVEN black starting QBs in the NFL including McNabb.
That was NEVER the point of Limbaugh's comments.
Limbaugh, rather, was stating that were it not for the "unwritten rules" of sports journalism, Donovan McNabb would NEVER be considered a "great quarterback." The "unwritten rules" include an "affirmative action" clause whereby a mediocre black quarterback has to be "propped up" and made to appear brilliant, because there "aren't enough of them."
And Rush could've named yet another mediocre QB talent who happens to be black: Kordell Stewart who now plays for the Bears. Even though Stewart has had a very disappointing career--spending about as much time on the injured list as on the playing field in Pittsburgh and now Chicago--you typically have always heard HIM propped up as well.
Stewart's hurt again, so he's out for the season. And he and McNabb have something ELSE in common: All the other black starting QBs, such as Daunte Culpepper of the Vikings, Aaron Brooks of the Saints, and the best of the whole lot--in fact, one of the best QBs in the league--Steve McNair of the Titans, play in small markets that the national (read: bicoastal) media doesn't give a hoot about.
McNabb plays in Philadelphia, one of the top ten TV markets.
And THAT'S why he gets touted as a "premier" QB, even though he ranks in the bottom half of the league in QB rating.
So once again, RUSH WAS RIGHT, even though the Left has to lie about what he said and about what it all means. He was right, and nothing that anyone else has to write about it--including me--can alter that FACT.
The first time I ever launched a model rocket, I was expecting something FAR different from what actually happened.
Having watched the manned launches on TV since the very first manned Gemini (5, wasn't it?), I was expecting the "hovering on a tail of flame" effect.
Instead, what I got was "there's the rocket sitting on the launcher. WHERE'S the rocket that was sitting on the launcher!?!?"
You just heard "FFFssssshhhhh!" and it was gone. I remember staring stupidly at the launcher for an instant before I thought to look up, just in time to see the parachute high above.
Actually recovered that one (I think it was a model of the Nike/Delta) and flew it a few more times before it finally just broke up from the stress, but from then on I knew to look UP as I hit the button on the launch controller, not at the "launchpad!"
Traditionally, software documentation has been extremely poor. Even today, it is nearly impossible to get a "straight answer" from the "official" documentation put out by Microsoft, esp. with regard to Operating Systems.
I had a girlfriend several years ago who worked as a technical writer for a business graphics software firm (this was back in the days when "graphics" meant "Macintosh").
She complained incessantly about how "unresponsive" the developers were to her questions about "what this thing does and how it does it."
Of course, her own knowledge of how the software products functioned was sparse, and never the twain did meet.
I think the LDP documents are a sterling example of what can be achieved when the programmers know how to document.
This is probably one of the inadvertent and unsung benefits of the Open Source effort is that, with so many folks involved voluntarily on the various projects, you're bound to get techies that actually know how to communicate via the written word.
Think about how stupid it is, anyway, and you'll realize that it's far more likely that Michael Moore and Al Franken woke up one morning (probably together), and concocted this over their Cheerios.
Thanks, you're right on. The TV analogy is lame. TV is entertainment. While my computer CAN entertain me--if I have time for it--mostly I use it to get work done, just like my telephone.
"The Game of Life"? Isn't that the one where you start out with the yellow, red, blue or orange car and one little Parcheesi guy in it, and by the time you're done you have the car full of little Parcheesi guys representing your wife and kids?
Sorry, I remember the cars, but I don't recall the GLIDERS at all!
Well, one thing that wasn't clear from Robertson's announcement: Is the resulting software "free"?
I mean, Lindows is REALLY all about that "Click-n-Run warehouse." It appears that's how they're makin' their jack. You can't just download the software you want, you have to pay for the privilege, just as you must pay for the OS.
So, can you get this NVU without paying a dime? That's one most "real" Linux users are used to seeing.
...if I loose one of the disks that comprise the raid, the image would automatically reconstruct itself...
Why would you want to "loose" one of the disks? Don't you know they're supposed to stay tightly enclosed in their little boxes?
And why do you think that "loosing" the disk would help the image "automatically reconstruct itself?"
Actually, if you did that the disk would carom around the room like a very fast, very lethal Frisbee and you would be too busy trying to survive to worry about where your data went!
One of the great things about marriage for a geek is that it gives you "permission" to let your geek side soar!
Think of the FREEDOM no longer to have to worry about putting off a potential mate with your geekiness! You're already in! You've made it! You can turn on full geek after-burners!
It's analogous to how men (and women) tend to gain weight after marriage because they aren't so concerned about their appearance as they were.
I mean the small fighters from DS9 bank to turn for shite's sake.
Of course, so did the Colonial Vipers (Galactica) and the X-Wings (Star Wars).
The ONLY show I know of that made any attempt to show small "figher" craft maneuvering as you would expect them to do was Babylon 5, where the Star Fury would actually spin about an axis, etc.
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They should have learned their lesson from "Ice 9."
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But when you cast a concrete slab, for example, it is typical to spray a "curing compound" on the surface of the concrete--usually an oil-based product--to provide a thin layer that retards the migration of moisture and keeps the slab from drying out.
If that were true, then it would be "all Steve McNair, all the time."
But the following facts are pertinent:
1. McNair is a GREAT quarterback--probably one of the three or four best in the league--and so he doesn't need the Affirmative Action props from the media elitists.
2. McNair plays in a small market in the South, not a large market in the Northeast, so he is irrelevant as far as generating the ratings that the media elitists covet.
No, Rush was right: McNabb gets the ink and the airwaves because he is a mediocre black quarterback and needs propping up. He's an affirmative action case.
That was NEVER the point of Limbaugh's comments.
Limbaugh, rather, was stating that were it not for the "unwritten rules" of sports journalism, Donovan McNabb would NEVER be considered a "great quarterback." The "unwritten rules" include an "affirmative action" clause whereby a mediocre black quarterback has to be "propped up" and made to appear brilliant, because there "aren't enough of them."
And Rush could've named yet another mediocre QB talent who happens to be black: Kordell Stewart who now plays for the Bears. Even though Stewart has had a very disappointing career--spending about as much time on the injured list as on the playing field in Pittsburgh and now Chicago--you typically have always heard HIM propped up as well.
Stewart's hurt again, so he's out for the season. And he and McNabb have something ELSE in common: All the other black starting QBs, such as Daunte Culpepper of the Vikings, Aaron Brooks of the Saints, and the best of the whole lot--in fact, one of the best QBs in the league--Steve McNair of the Titans, play in small markets that the national (read: bicoastal) media doesn't give a hoot about.
McNabb plays in Philadelphia, one of the top ten TV markets.
And THAT'S why he gets touted as a "premier" QB, even though he ranks in the bottom half of the league in QB rating.
So once again, RUSH WAS RIGHT, even though the Left has to lie about what he said and about what it all means. He was right, and nothing that anyone else has to write about it--including me--can alter that FACT.
I actually remember--vaguely--the FIFTIES!!!
The title should have clued you in.
The first time I ever launched a model rocket, I was expecting something FAR different from what actually happened.
Having watched the manned launches on TV since the very first manned Gemini (5, wasn't it?), I was expecting the "hovering on a tail of flame" effect.
Instead, what I got was "there's the rocket sitting on the launcher. WHERE'S the rocket that was sitting on the launcher!?!?"
You just heard "FFFssssshhhhh!" and it was gone. I remember staring stupidly at the launcher for an instant before I thought to look up, just in time to see the parachute high above.
Actually recovered that one (I think it was a model of the Nike/Delta) and flew it a few more times before it finally just broke up from the stress, but from then on I knew to look UP as I hit the button on the launch controller, not at the "launchpad!"
I had a girlfriend several years ago who worked as a technical writer for a business graphics software firm (this was back in the days when "graphics" meant "Macintosh").
She complained incessantly about how "unresponsive" the developers were to her questions about "what this thing does and how it does it."
Of course, her own knowledge of how the software products functioned was sparse, and never the twain did meet.
I think the LDP documents are a sterling example of what can be achieved when the programmers know how to document.
This is probably one of the inadvertent and unsung benefits of the Open Source effort is that, with so many folks involved voluntarily on the various projects, you're bound to get techies that actually know how to communicate via the written word.
Now, I demand that you rebate MY tax money that goes to fund PBS/NPR and that bigot Bill Moyers, along with all his friends.
I'm waiting.
Think about how stupid it is, anyway, and you'll realize that it's far more likely that Michael Moore and Al Franken woke up one morning (probably together), and concocted this over their Cheerios.
It might be "funny" to some, but it's damned "insightful" to me!
Thanks, you're right on. The TV analogy is lame. TV is entertainment. While my computer CAN entertain me--if I have time for it--mostly I use it to get work done, just like my telephone.
And I have no "premium pay" channels on my DISH Network subscription--yet I still pay about $40 a month. And I see PLENTY of commercials!
This is just a really, really bad analogy. Best to drop it.
That's a nerd without a sense of humor!
Okay, so by your theory, if I buy a new plasma flat-panel at $2,500 or so, I will suddenly become outraged the next time I see a floor wax commercial?
Conversely, if I buy an eMachine at $400, I'm pretty mellow with Gator on my box?
Hello?
I, for one, welcome our new spyware master, Claria!
Sorry, I remember the cars, but I don't recall the GLIDERS at all!
I mean, Lindows is REALLY all about that "Click-n-Run warehouse." It appears that's how they're makin' their jack. You can't just download the software you want, you have to pay for the privilege, just as you must pay for the OS.
So, can you get this NVU without paying a dime? That's one most "real" Linux users are used to seeing.
Why would you want to "loose" one of the disks? Don't you know they're supposed to stay tightly enclosed in their little boxes?
And why do you think that "loosing" the disk would help the image "automatically reconstruct itself?"
Actually, if you did that the disk would carom around the room like a very fast, very lethal Frisbee and you would be too busy trying to survive to worry about where your data went!
Just a thought
Otherwise, your plan sounds peachy.
How much of it was redundant?
...to buy my very own tricorder!!!
No, he's okay. He didn't post a picture of the computers.
Think of the FREEDOM no longer to have to worry about putting off a potential mate with your geekiness! You're already in! You've made it! You can turn on full geek after-burners!
It's analogous to how men (and women) tend to gain weight after marriage because they aren't so concerned about their appearance as they were.
Now, you can geek till ya can't geek no mo'!
Of course, so did the Colonial Vipers (Galactica) and the X-Wings (Star Wars).
The ONLY show I know of that made any attempt to show small "figher" craft maneuvering as you would expect them to do was Babylon 5, where the Star Fury would actually spin about an axis, etc.
Yer fergettin' that the Enterprise canna goo fasterrrr than Warrrp 8 oor soo! Else she's goonna BREAK OOP!!!