with an average 10 minute reponse time for fire dept. in the U.S.( longer if you live in a rural area
Fire companies are rated on a scale by insurance companies to see whether an insurance company will insure your property against fire.
When my parents moved into a new house, they had to find a different insurance company, because their original insurance company
would not insure my parent's new house. Why? Because the local fire company had a very poor rating. As in, the response time was something on the order of hours as opposed to minutes.
This is why fire companies in rural areas are derogatively referred to as, "cellar savers" (this is unfair - they will still risk their lives to save you).
So basically, your chances of losing everything to fire are greater than you realize.
The M16 was chosen not only because it had met all of the United States Army Continental Army Command (CONARC)
requirements for a 5.56mm military rifle, but also because it was inexpensive to manufacture.
I can understand not wanting to drive in Providence though, it's all these crazy little one ways strets taht seem to be at a total random, to get to any one point you have to circle a block eight times and gradually spiral inward to get there, it's crazy.
The good news is that all roads lead to 95. Unfortunately, they keep removing lanes on 95 as you drive forward, so you find yourself on another back road.
For a really hairy case: let's pretend that our teleporter hardware is malfunctioning and does reconstruct the clone, but original is not disintegrated.
Don't worry, the guy from Just Shoot Me will "balance the equation" and then pretend not to know your clone when the clone gets back from his trip.
Slashdot Mirror
Back off man, I'm a scientist.
They can develop on Windows. I hear it goes down a lot.
Fire companies are rated on a scale by insurance companies to see whether an insurance company will insure your property against fire. When my parents moved into a new house, they had to find a different insurance company, because their original insurance company would not insure my parent's new house. Why? Because the local fire company had a very poor rating. As in, the response time was something on the order of hours as opposed to minutes.
This is why fire companies in rural areas are derogatively referred to as, "cellar savers" (this is unfair - they will still risk their lives to save you).
So basically, your chances of losing everything to fire are greater than you realize.
Except when they're inside a friggin' spacesuit.
There's a place for people like you. I think it's called "Atlanta".
The posting to Slashdot is real, but the feudal Japanese palace that he's posting from is a simulation.
He can't. He lives near a chicken farm.
No way! Windows Media format files aren't nearly as good as MP3s.
In fact Windows Media files are...
What?! Weapons of Mass Destruction?
Oh, that's a whole different thing then.
Nevermind.
That's because it was General Protection's fault.
How about:
Oh, wait, that's never going to happen in a billion years.You're right, it won't come up in casual conversation.
The M16 was chosen not only because it had met all of the United States Army Continental Army Command (CONARC)
requirements for a 5.56mm military rifle, but also because it was inexpensive to manufacture.
It's not funny, because the History Channel just had two specials that referenced these within the past couple weeks.
Neutering helps.
Murphy's Combat Law #6: Never forget that your weapon was made by the lowest bidder.
Now we know that you're not a Star Trek fan. Prepare to be boarded.
Isn't this the pickle that Linksys is in right now with their new wireless routers?
I just took my Time back to the newsstand, but I'm still feeling stressed.
Maybe I should take back the Newsweek too.
I'm down to one meal a day. I can't afford more. I had to post from a public computer.
Yup, I'm an out of work Computer Scientist.
Bullshit. They played announcements periodically thoroughout the broadcast that told people the broadcast was a radio play.
We saw its capabilities in Panama, which occurred before Desert Storm.
I did. I store rocket fuel in the medicine cabinet along with my red mercury.
I have a bottle of that stuff in the medicine cabinet. Oh shit...
We're all going to DIE!
The good news is that all roads lead to 95. Unfortunately, they keep removing lanes on 95 as you drive forward, so you find yourself on another back road.
Don't worry, the guy from Just Shoot Me will "balance the equation" and then pretend not to know your clone when the clone gets back from his trip.