Isn't this the exact same story that we heard about last year?? If so, how is this news again, other than "if you missed it, it's news to you"?
ex link: http://www.thedailybeast.com/a...
Heinlein's WALDO / MAGIC INC are good introductions to his work as well. I like GLORY ROAD, but I recall there may be a scene or two that are mildly inappropriate for a younger set.
Regardless, any of his "pulp fiction" early works should be fine... plus, it allows the reader to read the Future History storylines in order without realizing it so when the reader graduates to Time Enough For Love etc etc, everything should magically fall into place on the big global plotline.
Looking closer, I saw that it was a hybrid. I wonder if they still make those? If not, they'd better get them back in production.
Toyota makes the HiHy (Highlander Hybrid) SUV, which can get ~30MPG or more. The Lexus model, from what I understand, gets slightly less. Ford's Escape Hybrid is supposed to get ~35MPG, but is also a smaller/lighter vehicle which explains part of the MPG difference. Saturn's VUE is out there, and there are others from other makers. There's even one retro-fit kit for tractor trailers, IIRC. Compared to a non-hybrid SUV of similar body weights, that's a significant increase over the ~21MPG advertised.
But buying a hybrid is half the battle. The other is getting people to change their driving habits (as pointed out elsewhere in these comments) to maximize MPG potential. If you buy the hybrid and don't make adjustments, you won't see the benefits that hybrid systems provide. This is where the basics of hypermiling comes in, even if you don't take it to the extreme.
One person made the observation that if all cars came with an instant-feedback MPG system (such as the ScanguageII, or displays seen in many newer cars and hybrids) that shows exactly how your MPG drops or rises with your driving style... people would be more aware of how much gas they were wasting and would change their driving habits on their own without having to purchase a new gas-savings vehicle.
*all MPG numbers quoted here are estimates. In this case, YMMV is more than an applicable footnote
All good suggestions. I sum it up with "learn to drive like an old man".
All these, and more, are listed on various hybrid-related websites such as Clean MPG. Or Google "hypermiling". Sure, some of those folks are freaks about the details, but even doing the basic stuff that anyone can handle can increase your MPG by 10%.
One thing I often laugh at is the number of people who are shopping for a computer, and decide their purchase on whether the machine can play solitaire or not. Walk through CostCoClubMart on any weekend and stroll through the computer aisle, and you'll see all these people contemplating which computer to buy, and all they do is play solitaire on each one to help them make their decision.
No offense intended, as your post implies that you enjoy your game. That said, what Zizzle makes are toys, not pinball machines. It's like saying that you own a Jeep because you drive a Jeep-endorsed Power Wheels.
It's no surprise the Pixar has announced this as Dreamworks announced the same thing last year.
In fact, from this 3/12/2007 article (DreamWorks going 3-D in 2009), it even says "Disney is also expected to release most of its future toons in digital 3-D, though the studio hasn't announced any definite plans beyond "Robinsons."
Nothing to see here, move along .Nothing to see here, move along
(the above sentence was written in Slashdot3D for those of you with the special glasses)
GoDaddy has long had a policy of 'locking down' domain names for 60 days after a customer updated their contact details
I ran into this exact same situation a few weeks ago with either Network Solutions or Register.com (we were bouncing back and forth between the two services working on a few different accounts, so my memory is faulty as to which one was the culprit - though I'm leaning towards NetSol). My point is that the issue is not isolated to just GoDaddy.
We wanted to transfer the account to a different registrar, but the email address on file was one that was no longer active. So we changed the address to one that was active so the transfer messages could arrive correctly, and we were told that there was a hold. Solution: I called and bitched about it. Took about 24 hours, but we were able to bypass the auto lock and move the account successfully. Not the most ideal situation, but at least there was a way around.
I recall a game from the late '80s entitled "If It Moves, Shoot It" from Broderbund... which, if you do a casual Google search you will also discover a much better list of The 50 Worst Video Game Names of All Time then the one in the original post. I'm just glad it made #2.
The game itself was entertaining, if you like vertical-scrolling games like Xevious.
Pi Day? Sing it!
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Lots of songs have been written about Pi Day (Google "Pi Day Songs" to find 'em).
I had a similar experience, but not as drastic as yours.
I purchased an item (slightly overpriced compared to other auctions, and horrendously overpriced shipping... but whatever).
The problem is that the item had a manufacturer's flaw that wasn't disclosed in the listing. When I inquired about a refund/return policy (including photos, and offered to cover listing fees and shipping back) the seller said that it's their policy to inspect everything when it goes out as they claim to not ship seconds, and the only way they'd work it out would be if I had purchased shipping insurance. They then went on about how if I left negative feedback for them of providing misleading info in their post or bait-and-switch would mean they would retaliate with negative feedback that *I* was trying to scam *them* by even daring to ask for a refund. It was a prime example of a beligerent seller trying to muscle what should have been a normal, fixable transaction.
eBay's new policy should help prevent situations like this when it's a legitimate transaction that goes bad. Buyers should be able to freely rate sellers without retaliation fears. On the other hand, sellers should be able to limit buyers to those that have not had a number of previous transaction issues or to see if a particular buyer has caused problems for others. It can't be a one-way street, but the two-way freeway system that's in place now has a flaw that needs to be addressed.
>Why not require a valid e-mail address before the first day of school or during the admission process
Because, no joke, most incoming freshmen have no idea that email addresses that may sound good while in high school (actual example: hotsexychocolate69@yahoo.com) may not be good addresses for communicating with your pre-law professors. Schools require students to use school-sanctioned email in order to verify that the sender/recipient of an.EDU email address is who the school thinks they are.
Besides, even if the school required a valid email upon admission, students would then be responsible for keeping their mailboxes from filling up (they don't) and/or telling the school whenever they decide to change their email addresses every six weeks (unlikely).
Many schools, even as far back as the (gasp!) late 1980's, have offered email forwarding of your student.EDU address to whatever other address you'd like to use. The reasoning behind this is that people are tending to change their emails almost as often as they change clothes, and doing the email forwarding thing allows you to stay in touch with your former classmates much easier than not. Of course, Facebook changed some of this reasoning, but not the overall need for alumni who choose not to use that site.
The other aspect is that it is getting more and more expensive for schools to maintain email systems for alumni as those rosters grow year after year. Outsourcing to Gmail or Hotmail makes perfect sense in that regard.
KDICE (http://www.kdice.com/) takes Dice Wars and builds it into an odd social-cum-gambling multiplayer version that I quite enjoy. Also, gpokr (http://www.gpokr.com/) from the same dude.
Browsing through ComScore's website for the study that's quoted in the article, I found this study from October 2006. The numbers quoted are awfully close to the info in the news article, so I'm guessing that we're looking at one of two things:
The newspaper is using statistics from an Oct 2006 article and presenting it as current information, where actual 2007 information will be completely different from what it was a year ago; or...
There is a new statistic report out with an Oct 2007 date on it, and the numbers of older people using social networking sites haven't changed in the last 12+ months.
The other half? The person behind the wheel. If the doofus driving doesn't change their old driving habits/style to a style that maximizes hybrid usage, then the doofus will have wasted their money buying the hybrid. If you learn to drive "like an old man" and without a lead foot -- and this is true for non-hybrids as well -- then any car will see an improvement in MPG. It's just that with a hybrid, those MPG swings are much larger.
There's some hypermiler article I read a few months back that said it's not just the engine technology that needs to change - if car manufacturers would install the insta-read MPG gauges in all the cars (not just hybrids) and get people to pay attention to the graphs, then you'll see (some) drivers working to improve their MPG simply because they have the instant feedback. Turns driving into a video game.
Use the HOSTS file over at everythingisnt.com for instant blocking of hundreds of advertising. Been using it for years, and have laughed heartily at the cries of people complaining that their pop-up blockers don't work. Who uses/needs a popup blocker when you can manage the advertising correctly?
I read over the weekend that MSFT will wrap their own DRM onto *any* file that is uploaded to a Zune player... regardless of what the individual file's copyright says about how it can be distributed.
This is related to the Zune's ability to share files with other Zune players.
"There currently isn't a way to sniff out what you are sending, so we wrap it all up in DRM. We can't tell if you are sending a song from a known band or your own home recording so we default to the safety of encoding."
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Isn't this the exact same story that we heard about last year?? If so, how is this news again, other than "if you missed it, it's news to you"? ex link: http://www.thedailybeast.com/a...
Someone will correct me if I'm wrong (and that's okay with me, making the world a better place)... but TiVo currently does do a search through various databases as opposed to only looking at current broadcast options, and I believe the recently announced but not yet rolled out Comcast X2 does the same thing. http://www.boston.com/business/technology/2013/06/11/comcast-new-platform-saves-shows-online/dQ5HkfFJ39IlkrMUBhZ1FO/story.html
So yeah, this suggestion is already being done or in various stages of implementation by TiVo and others.
Didn't Penn & Teller already debunk the violent video games myth on their Showtime BULL*! show? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SgM_acEsqw
Heinlein's WALDO / MAGIC INC are good introductions to his work as well. I like GLORY ROAD, but I recall there may be a scene or two that are mildly inappropriate for a younger set.
Regardless, any of his "pulp fiction" early works should be fine... plus, it allows the reader to read the Future History storylines in order without realizing it so when the reader graduates to Time Enough For Love etc etc, everything should magically fall into place on the big global plotline.
Those meters are neat. But when my dad discovered the one in our buick he nearly wrecked us multiple times watching it instead of the road
Agreed that it can be distracting. But it does turn maximizing MPG into an interactive driving game, which isn't always a bad thing.
Looking closer, I saw that it was a hybrid. I wonder if they still make those? If not, they'd better get them back in production.
Toyota makes the HiHy (Highlander Hybrid) SUV, which can get ~30MPG or more. The Lexus model, from what I understand, gets slightly less. Ford's Escape Hybrid is supposed to get ~35MPG, but is also a smaller/lighter vehicle which explains part of the MPG difference. Saturn's VUE is out there, and there are others from other makers. There's even one retro-fit kit for tractor trailers, IIRC. Compared to a non-hybrid SUV of similar body weights, that's a significant increase over the ~21MPG advertised.
But buying a hybrid is half the battle. The other is getting people to change their driving habits (as pointed out elsewhere in these comments) to maximize MPG potential. If you buy the hybrid and don't make adjustments, you won't see the benefits that hybrid systems provide. This is where the basics of hypermiling comes in, even if you don't take it to the extreme.
One person made the observation that if all cars came with an instant-feedback MPG system (such as the ScanguageII, or displays seen in many newer cars and hybrids) that shows exactly how your MPG drops or rises with your driving style... people would be more aware of how much gas they were wasting and would change their driving habits on their own without having to purchase a new gas-savings vehicle.
*all MPG numbers quoted here are estimates. In this case, YMMV is more than an applicable footnote
All good suggestions. I sum it up with "learn to drive like an old man".
All these, and more, are listed on various hybrid-related websites such as Clean MPG. Or Google "hypermiling". Sure, some of those folks are freaks about the details, but even doing the basic stuff that anyone can handle can increase your MPG by 10%.
One thing I often laugh at is the number of people who are shopping for a computer, and decide their purchase on whether the machine can play solitaire or not. Walk through CostCoClubMart on any weekend and stroll through the computer aisle, and you'll see all these people contemplating which computer to buy, and all they do is play solitaire on each one to help them make their decision.
And if you think about it, GH is merely a souped up version of the arcade game KLAX, but without the complicated Tetris influence.
No offense intended, as your post implies that you enjoy your game. That said, what Zizzle makes are toys, not pinball machines. It's like saying that you own a Jeep because you drive a Jeep-endorsed Power Wheels.
It's no surprise the Pixar has announced this as Dreamworks announced the same thing last year.
In fact, from this 3/12/2007 article (DreamWorks going 3-D in 2009), it even says "Disney is also expected to release most of its future toons in digital 3-D, though the studio hasn't announced any definite plans beyond "Robinsons."
Nothing to see here, move along
.Nothing to see here, move along
(the above sentence was written in Slashdot3D for those of you with the special glasses)
GoDaddy has long had a policy of 'locking down' domain names for 60 days after a customer updated their contact details
I ran into this exact same situation a few weeks ago with either Network Solutions or Register.com (we were bouncing back and forth between the two services working on a few different accounts, so my memory is faulty as to which one was the culprit - though I'm leaning towards NetSol). My point is that the issue is not isolated to just GoDaddy.
We wanted to transfer the account to a different registrar, but the email address on file was one that was no longer active. So we changed the address to one that was active so the transfer messages could arrive correctly, and we were told that there was a hold. Solution: I called and bitched about it. Took about 24 hours, but we were able to bypass the auto lock and move the account successfully. Not the most ideal situation, but at least there was a way around.
I recall a game from the late '80s entitled "If It Moves, Shoot It" from Broderbund... which, if you do a casual Google search you will also discover a much better list of The 50 Worst Video Game Names of All Time then the one in the original post. I'm just glad it made #2.
The game itself was entertaining, if you like vertical-scrolling games like Xevious.
Lots of songs have been written about Pi Day (Google "Pi Day Songs" to find 'em).
One of the more creative is this rap song (with video) to the tune of Eminem's LOSE YOURSELF.
Best enjoyed with a slice of pie. Right, Agent Cooper?
I purchased an item (slightly overpriced compared to other auctions, and horrendously overpriced shipping... but whatever).
The problem is that the item had a manufacturer's flaw that wasn't disclosed in the listing. When I inquired about a refund/return policy (including photos, and offered to cover listing fees and shipping back) the seller said that it's their policy to inspect everything when it goes out as they claim to not ship seconds, and the only way they'd work it out would be if I had purchased shipping insurance. They then went on about how if I left negative feedback for them of providing misleading info in their post or bait-and-switch would mean they would retaliate with negative feedback that *I* was trying to scam *them* by even daring to ask for a refund. It was a prime example of a beligerent seller trying to muscle what should have been a normal, fixable transaction.
eBay's new policy should help prevent situations like this when it's a legitimate transaction that goes bad. Buyers should be able to freely rate sellers without retaliation fears. On the other hand, sellers should be able to limit buyers to those that have not had a number of previous transaction issues or to see if a particular buyer has caused problems for others. It can't be a one-way street, but the two-way freeway system that's in place now has a flaw that needs to be addressed.
>Why not require a valid e-mail address before the first day of school or during the admission process
Because, no joke, most incoming freshmen have no idea that email addresses that may sound good while in high school (actual example: hotsexychocolate69@yahoo.com) may not be good addresses for communicating with your pre-law professors. Schools require students to use school-sanctioned email in order to verify that the sender/recipient of an .EDU email address is who the school thinks they are.
Besides, even if the school required a valid email upon admission, students would then be responsible for keeping their mailboxes from filling up (they don't) and/or telling the school whenever they decide to change their email addresses every six weeks (unlikely).
> Once you graduate, the email is no good anymore
Many schools, even as far back as the (gasp!) late 1980's, have offered email forwarding of your student .EDU address to whatever other address you'd like to use. The reasoning behind this is that people are tending to change their emails almost as often as they change clothes, and doing the email forwarding thing allows you to stay in touch with your former classmates much easier than not. Of course, Facebook changed some of this reasoning, but not the overall need for alumni who choose not to use that site.
The other aspect is that it is getting more and more expensive for schools to maintain email systems for alumni as those rosters grow year after year. Outsourcing to Gmail or Hotmail makes perfect sense in that regard.
AND... never mind. More accurate information has already been posted.
(I really should learn to read all the threads before piping up. Bleh.)
I believe the landing strip played "when you wish upon a star", not "it's a small world".
The question, of course, is whether you've reached the bottom.... and survived. [cue maniacal laughter]
I'm disappointed that my favorite Settlers of Catan server has gone away (http://settlers.cs.northwestern.edu/) but there is one over at (http://www.jsettlers.com/) that I've been on. Of course, these are Java, not Flash. Potato, potato.
Browsing through ComScore's website for the study that's quoted in the article, I found this study from October 2006. The numbers quoted are awfully close to the info in the news article, so I'm guessing that we're looking at one of two things:
- The newspaper is using statistics from an Oct 2006 article and presenting it as current information, where actual 2007 information will be completely different from what it was a year ago; or...
- There is a new statistic report out with an Oct 2007 date on it, and the numbers of older people using social networking sites haven't changed in the last 12+ months.
Which is the more likely case?There's some hypermiler article I read a few months back that said it's not just the engine technology that needs to change - if car manufacturers would install the insta-read MPG gauges in all the cars (not just hybrids) and get people to pay attention to the graphs, then you'll see (some) drivers working to improve their MPG simply because they have the instant feedback. Turns driving into a video game.
Use the HOSTS file over at everythingisnt.com for instant blocking of hundreds of advertising. Been using it for years, and have laughed heartily at the cries of people complaining that their pop-up blockers don't work. Who uses/needs a popup blocker when you can manage the advertising correctly?
This is related to the Zune's ability to share files with other Zune players.
More info here, all throughout the comments: http://www.zuneinsider.com/2006/09/answers_to_some .html
"There currently isn't a way to sniff out what you are sending, so we wrap it all up in DRM. We can't tell if you are sending a song from a known band or your own home recording so we default to the safety of encoding."