Only if the circumstances are strongly suggestive that the hoard was deliberately hidden with the expectation of later recovery by the owner -- treasure buried as part of the internment of a body are an obvious case where there is no intent to recover, hence the Sutton Hoo treasure was not treasure trove.
I managed to drag my kids away from Minecraft from the moment the hatch opened to about a minute after he jumped, so although I don't know how many millions that cost, it was a price worth paying. Well done science!
"We have had circumstances where Navy vessels have collided at sea in the past, but they're fairly rare as to how often they do take place,"
Yes, that would be the usual meaning of the word rare.
So if they actually built this thing, I suppose that parts might later have been cannibalised for other projects, but isn't the shell of it still around somewhere? does anyone know what the protocol is with these projects when they finish? I'd like to think that it's sitting in someone's barn under a tarp.
They should follow it up with work on the effect of presenting scientific findings through the medium of a video which continually shifts from one person's speech to another, with each speaker rarely allowed more than one sentence before the voiceover or another speaker continues the thread of their message, or some floating text is slowly revealed as it drifts across the screen.
It's probably received wisdom that floating images, continual movement on the screen, and cutting between different presenters holds the attention of an audience, but there's a clear difference between getting eyes-on-screen-for-as-long-as-possible, and communicating a moderately sophisticated message.
Maybe I'm too old for this shit.
The alternatives to satellite radio that are bandied about can only replace one part of the content -- the music -- and there are a great many subscribers who are there for the sports or the talk, and they'll never get that on an internet-sourced system, sports in particular. Music is just cheap filler.
Yes, I also wish the Sirius DJ's would quick flapping their yaps but I really don't care. Only my kids listen to the music and although "XM Kids" has been renamed the same great hosts are still there.
The old "Microsoft do it, so Apple can also do it" justification - always a favorite of mine.
It still seems like a big pile of cash -- I paid full price for Jaguar less than six months ago to move up from crappy old v9. There's a considerable difference between 9->10 and this. Except in price, apparantly.
Maybe if I worked full time on Mac, then i might go for it, but I still don't see it as anything like good value.
At least they're finally going to show the second season of "The Office".
There was a recent article about them making their entire library available online -- a good place to start would be to put more than...
* Changing Room
* Ground Force
* So Graham Norton
* Faking It
* Coupling... on the damn TV.
I hope that I'm not the only person who thinks that Coupling is a pile of badly acted, badly written, unfunny shite.
Sure it's possible -- all you do is let java programmers design a relational database. Ta Da! Instant pile-of-crap.
Would anyone believe Microsoft if they posted "3000x faster than..." results for one of their products? I think not -- these folks are no different. As soon as they post results of an industry standard benchmark (TPC or whatever), the myth will be nicely punctured.
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Generous, when you consider that there's only eleven minutes of actual sport being played. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704281204575002852055561406.html
Only if the circumstances are strongly suggestive that the hoard was deliberately hidden with the expectation of later recovery by the owner -- treasure buried as part of the internment of a body are an obvious case where there is no intent to recover, hence the Sutton Hoo treasure was not treasure trove.
I managed to drag my kids away from Minecraft from the moment the hatch opened to about a minute after he jumped, so although I don't know how many millions that cost, it was a price worth paying. Well done science!
"We have had circumstances where Navy vessels have collided at sea in the past, but they're fairly rare as to how often they do take place,"
Yes, that would be the usual meaning of the word rare.
So if they actually built this thing, I suppose that parts might later have been cannibalised for other projects, but isn't the shell of it still around somewhere? does anyone know what the protocol is with these projects when they finish? I'd like to think that it's sitting in someone's barn under a tarp.
For further context, if needed, the 5 year old's name is "April"
That rather glosses over the mass purchase of electric tram systems and their systematic destruction by automotive companies, led by GM http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_streetcar_conspiracy
They should follow it up with work on the effect of presenting scientific findings through the medium of a video which continually shifts from one person's speech to another, with each speaker rarely allowed more than one sentence before the voiceover or another speaker continues the thread of their message, or some floating text is slowly revealed as it drifts across the screen. It's probably received wisdom that floating images, continual movement on the screen, and cutting between different presenters holds the attention of an audience, but there's a clear difference between getting eyes-on-screen-for-as-long-as-possible, and communicating a moderately sophisticated message. Maybe I'm too old for this shit.
The alternatives to satellite radio that are bandied about can only replace one part of the content -- the music -- and there are a great many subscribers who are there for the sports or the talk, and they'll never get that on an internet-sourced system, sports in particular. Music is just cheap filler. Yes, I also wish the Sirius DJ's would quick flapping their yaps but I really don't care. Only my kids listen to the music and although "XM Kids" has been renamed the same great hosts are still there.
Bookpool = $22.50
The old "Microsoft do it, so Apple can also do it" justification - always a favorite of mine. It still seems like a big pile of cash -- I paid full price for Jaguar less than six months ago to move up from crappy old v9. There's a considerable difference between 9->10 and this. Except in price, apparantly. Maybe if I worked full time on Mac, then i might go for it, but I still don't see it as anything like good value.
Dr Who fans should rush to http://www.viz.co.uk/games/downloads.htm to watch the Dr Poo cartoon. Daleks, those-things-that-came-out-of-the-water, etc.
At least they're finally going to show the second season of "The Office". There was a recent article about them making their entire library available online -- a good place to start would be to put more than ...
* Changing Room
* Ground Force
* So Graham Norton
* Faking It
* Coupling ... on the damn TV.
I hope that I'm not the only person who thinks that Coupling is a pile of badly acted, badly written, unfunny shite.
Sure it's possible -- all you do is let java programmers design a relational database. Ta Da! Instant pile-of-crap. Would anyone believe Microsoft if they posted "3000x faster than ..." results for one of their products? I think not -- these folks are no different. As soon as they post results of an industry standard benchmark (TPC or whatever), the myth will be nicely punctured.