With a beautiful wife, a cute son, plenty of financial security (an understatement), and a real 'good boy' honest and respectful image in a very acidic, cruel, prying showbiz world, I would be pissed if he rapped anything But happy.
I had been considering getting the FX5200.. but of course such a passionate outpouring of utter disgust from the worlds biggest resorvoir of ppl who play too many video games (thats a complement:) certainly set me straight.
I just looked at this, a gf FX5200 128mb utterly badass video card for less than 60 bucks. GeForce 4 tis can be found for even less. Of that list, the graphics card is the cheapest
Which of course is a pain in my ass because 2 years ago i bought a gf3 after seeing a video of Doom3... now of course 2 years later its at the bare minimum...
Even better:
Using a naturally perfected fuel conversion tool: Your Body
According to HowStuffWorks, a gallon of gas has about 31,000 calories, and it takes on average 34 calories per mile on a bicycle. So that gives us an approximate mpg equivalent of 911 mpg. An average person a bicycle rides around 15mph, even when laden with groceries, etc. And in America all those calories are surplus anyway, given the number of people who drastically overeat. Not to mention the savings in health costs, considering that heart disease is one of the leading (might be #1) causes of death in America, and riding a bicycle around everyday will make everyone's hearts aok.
As far as fuel efficiency goes (when associated with available energy sources, existing infrastructure), the ol' low tech bicycle could easily solve the world's energy needs for at least a couple centuries.
heh, i used to agree with you.. i have a nice al hardtail XC ride (and a heavy hardtail freeride rig!).. but last summer i rode a friend's fullsuspension XC rig... I used to think full suspension was ony for serious freeriding and downhilling,but holy jesus this xc bike was amazing . The loss of power due to the rear suspension was almost imperceptible, and the difference when cruising down singletrack. however I will agree with you that if somebody is not planning to spend 1000 bucks on a bike, they should stick to getting the best hardtail possible. But its like with front suspension.. in the beginning everyone pshaw'd it, but as it got better, lighter, and more tuned, it became indispensible.
Hmmm they sound as good or better than FM radio to me (I don't have any sub 256k songs).. and radio always satisfied me as far as easy portable music goes. I wouldn't play mp3s on a big home stereo of course...
that most music these days is all recorded and processed digitally, making all these analog sound generation techinques a moot point... except that they let one audiophile prove how much more sophisticated he is to another audiophile. I will stick to my nasty old mp3s, and chuckle when your music collection takes 100000 times more space than mine and sounds no different on headphones. If I want hifi, I go to the goddam concert and hear it live!
and then we won't even need to be in reality any more!
But seriously, i imagine we will have ubiquitous (broadband is such a relative term.. broadband 5 years ago is slooooow now) connections everywhere capable of handling all the basic media (phone, video) and replacing our old fashioned telephone, tv, and data connections.
In fact, I am selling Universal Wireless Communications futures, and if you buy 100 now, I promise to get you a copy of Doom 4! If you buy 1000 shares, a Hextium II is yours. And for a million shares, I assure you the urban bridge of your choice (I hear the brooklyn bridge is just perfect for a hi-tech re-design, like all those trendy 19th century industrial warehouses)
I had a friend who built a coffee table from 4 Mac Classics he got for 5 dollars each at a yard sale (only one booted). Thus, I can fairly say 20 dollars is reasonably priced for an Apple themed coffee table. And that would be the 2nd time you heard it.
100 years is a pessimistic estimate; *real* (not Innovation(tm) ) innovation takes everyone by surprise, and drastically alters future estimates (and denounces other estimates as unnecessary). And one thing we can be sure of is that our rate of innovation is increasing (as in the acceleration is increasing).
Besides, i know i would be first in line if they started offering synthetic eyes that could register a wider spectrum of wavelengths, at a much grater range of magnitude. Then I would promptly sign up for Adamantium skeleton graftings.
During the 90s i went through 4 modems before it occured to me to get a surge protecter on my phone line... summer T-storms in NY-state coupled with archaic landlines don't make for optimal BBS'n conditions.
from the article: "If you can conceptualize the world's 4 billion poor as a market, rather than as a burden, they must be considered the biggest source of growth left in the world," says C.K. Prahalad
More so than the moralistic drive to bridge the digital divide, it is the above reason that will eventually bring prosperity and equality; However I hope most people blindly skip over that tidbit of brilliant insight, because i consider that market to be an ample chunk of my retirement fund;)
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haha, yes, and to polish my counter-attack I attach a time-honored proverb by the indisputable master of conflict.
"Security against defeat implies defensive tactics; ability to defeat the enemy means taking the offensive." - sun tzu, The Art of War
2- Notice I gave lenience for the 'street' situation, as the gray area is large, and the timescale is small; but I will not sway on my refusal to accept a 'pre-emptive' strike between nations as justifiable, especially if there is only circumstantial evidence.
3- Occam's razor - Of two equivalent theories or explanations, all other things being equal, the simpler one is to be preferred.(wikipedia)
Hanlon's razor - Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.(ibid)
Are you proposing that stupiditiy is the simplest conclusion regarding a set of negative events? This seems to contradict your SWAT instincts.
4- Whether or not you would say 'rule vs exception', documents were released to the public that proved it was the Rule. Someone on the chain of command admitted it was policy to 'prepare' prisoners for interrogation.
The amusing part of this exchange is that despite our disparate justifications of the actions of state, our conclusions are probably not so different. In other words, I might think Wolfowitz is a crazed viceroy, but I nevertheless see the need for stability in the turbulent Middle East becaue of its importance in driving the world economy via the significant energy resources it provides.
I am not trying to start a flame war here (hows that for a pre-emptive strike!:)
On 2: As a police officer you should also have heard of 'innocent until proven guilty'; someone is innocent until the situation is fully ascertained (not when you are first storming the building) or when a crime is blatantly committed (you are fired upon). Until then, any assumption of guilt is purely circumstantial, and thus not worthy of punishment. There is an acceptable level of uncertainty on the police officer level, but not in the international policy level.
On 3. I agree with you on the nature of intelligence, just wanted to be a pain, and point out you meant Hanlon's Razor', not Occam's Razor.
On 4. The classic argument for torture (terrorist, nuclear bomb, 3 hours before detonation.. heated argument in philosophy 101) is hardly applicable to the current problems encountered in Iraq. I am sure you read the articles, so I am sure you remember that a large number of young men, who may have been invovled in attacks on soldiers were tortured and humiliated, although many of the soliders admitted to not doing it to extract any information. The problem here is that torture was the rule, not the exception.
yes, and its surprising to me that this got posted considering that (according to google) the posted altitude given by Scaled Composites is higher than 100km:
although as in several Asimov movies, being born on the moon (and growing up there) would have a permanent effect on a child's physiology. We are, after all, meant to exist at earth gravity. Having children raised on a lunar colony might not be the best thing..
I definitely agree! Not only do i get a gig of storage, but the interface on gmail is miles ahead of all the clients in existence out there.
on a side note,curiously my yahoo account went from 4mb to 100mb this morning.. right after gmail rapidly increased their user base (they gave me over 10 invitations to distribute over the last week!).
eh? the same "AMERICAN Counterparts" who are the world leaders in almost every high tech industry? There is most likely the same distribution of intelligence amongst every population in the world.
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heh, and thats why i don't listen to it..
Corollary: And when left unoccupied by Monday night (American or World) football games, they tend to break/harm stuff. Pröst! -nb
With a beautiful wife, a cute son, plenty of financial security (an understatement), and a real 'good boy' honest and respectful image in a very acidic, cruel, prying showbiz world, I would be pissed if he rapped anything But happy.
I had been considering getting the FX5200.. but of course such a passionate outpouring of utter disgust from the worlds biggest resorvoir of ppl who play too many video games (thats a complement :) certainly set me straight.
Thanks for the replies!
I just looked at this, a gf FX5200 128mb utterly badass video card for less than 60 bucks. GeForce 4 tis can be found for even less. Of that list, the graphics card is the cheapest
Which of course is a pain in my ass because 2 years ago i bought a gf3 after seeing a video of Doom3... now of course 2 years later its at the bare minimum...
Even better:
Using a naturally perfected fuel conversion tool: Your Body
According to HowStuffWorks, a gallon of gas has about 31,000 calories, and it takes on average 34 calories per mile on a bicycle. So that gives us an approximate mpg equivalent of 911 mpg. An average person a bicycle rides around 15mph, even when laden with groceries, etc. And in America all those calories are surplus anyway, given the number of people who drastically overeat. Not to mention the savings in health costs, considering that heart disease is one of the leading (might be #1) causes of death in America, and riding a bicycle around everyday will make everyone's hearts aok.
As far as fuel efficiency goes (when associated with available energy sources, existing infrastructure), the ol' low tech bicycle could easily solve the world's energy needs for at least a couple centuries.
heh, i used to agree with you.. i have a nice al hardtail XC ride (and a heavy hardtail freeride rig!).. but last summer i rode a friend's fullsuspension XC rig... I used to think full suspension was ony for serious freeriding and downhilling ,but holy jesus this xc bike was amazing . The loss of power due to the rear suspension was almost imperceptible, and the difference when cruising down singletrack. however I will agree with you that if somebody is not planning to spend 1000 bucks on a bike, they should stick to getting the best hardtail possible. But its like with front suspension.. in the beginning everyone pshaw'd it, but as it got better, lighter, and more tuned, it became indispensible.
To serve Man..
It's a cookbook!
Hmmm they sound as good or better than FM radio to me (I don't have any sub 256k songs).. and radio always satisfied me as far as easy portable music goes. I wouldn't play mp3s on a big home stereo of course...
that most music these days is all recorded and processed digitally, making all these analog sound generation techinques a moot point... except that they let one audiophile prove how much more sophisticated he is to another audiophile. I will stick to my nasty old mp3s, and chuckle when your music collection takes 100000 times more space than mine and sounds no different on headphones. If I want hifi, I go to the goddam concert and hear it live!
Hmmm Well there are plenty of cement shoes in the East River
and then we won't even need to be in reality any more!
But seriously, i imagine we will have ubiquitous (broadband is such a relative term.. broadband 5 years ago is slooooow now) connections everywhere capable of handling all the basic media (phone, video) and replacing our old fashioned telephone, tv, and data connections.
In fact, I am selling Universal Wireless Communications futures, and if you buy 100 now, I promise to get you a copy of Doom 4! If you buy 1000 shares, a Hextium II is yours. And for a million shares, I assure you the urban bridge of your choice (I hear the brooklyn bridge is just perfect for a hi-tech re-design, like all those trendy 19th century industrial warehouses)
I had a friend who built a coffee table from 4 Mac Classics he got for 5 dollars each at a yard sale (only one booted). Thus, I can fairly say 20 dollars is reasonably priced for an Apple themed coffee table. And that would be the 2nd time you heard it.
100 years is a pessimistic estimate; *real* (not Innovation(tm) ) innovation takes everyone by surprise, and drastically alters future estimates (and denounces other estimates as unnecessary). And one thing we can be sure of is that our rate of innovation is increasing (as in the acceleration is increasing).
Besides, i know i would be first in line if they started offering synthetic eyes that could register a wider spectrum of wavelengths, at a much grater range of magnitude. Then I would promptly sign up for Adamantium skeleton graftings.
During the 90s i went through 4 modems before it occured to me to get a surge protecter on my phone line... summer T-storms in NY-state coupled with archaic landlines don't make for optimal BBS'n conditions.
from the article:
;)
"If you can conceptualize the world's 4 billion poor as a market, rather than as a burden, they must be considered the biggest source of growth left in the world," says C.K. Prahalad
More so than the moralistic drive to bridge the digital divide, it is the above reason that will eventually bring prosperity and equality; However I hope most people blindly skip over that tidbit of brilliant insight, because i consider that market to be an ample chunk of my retirement fund
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I must confess, I've enjoyed this exchange.
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haha, yes, and to polish my counter-attack I attach a time-honored proverb by the indisputable master of conflict.
"Security against defeat implies defensive tactics; ability to defeat the enemy means taking the offensive." - sun tzu, The Art of War
2- Notice I gave lenience for the 'street' situation, as the gray area is large, and the timescale is small; but I will not sway on my refusal to accept a 'pre-emptive' strike between nations as justifiable, especially if there is only circumstantial evidence.
3- Occam's razor - Of two equivalent theories or explanations, all other things being equal, the simpler one is to be preferred.(wikipedia)
Hanlon's razor - Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.(ibid)
Are you proposing that stupiditiy is the simplest conclusion regarding a set of negative events? This seems to contradict your SWAT instincts.
4- Whether or not you would say 'rule vs exception', documents were released to the public that proved it was the Rule. Someone on the chain of command admitted it was policy to 'prepare' prisoners for interrogation.
The amusing part of this exchange is that despite our disparate justifications of the actions of state, our conclusions are probably not so different. In other words, I might think Wolfowitz is a crazed viceroy, but I nevertheless see the need for stability in the turbulent Middle East becaue of its importance in driving the world economy via the significant energy resources it provides.
I am not trying to start a flame war here (hows that for a pre-emptive strike! :)
On 2: As a police officer you should also have heard of 'innocent until proven guilty'; someone is innocent until the situation is fully ascertained (not when you are first storming the building) or when a crime is blatantly committed (you are fired upon). Until then, any assumption of guilt is purely circumstantial, and thus not worthy of punishment. There is an acceptable level of uncertainty on the police officer level, but not in the international policy level.
On 3. I agree with you on the nature of intelligence, just wanted to be a pain, and point out you meant Hanlon's Razor', not Occam's Razor.
On 4. The classic argument for torture (terrorist, nuclear bomb, 3 hours before detonation.. heated argument in philosophy 101) is hardly applicable to the current problems encountered in Iraq. I am sure you read the articles, so I am sure you remember that a large number of young men, who may have been invovled in attacks on soldiers were tortured and humiliated, although many of the soliders admitted to not doing it to extract any information. The problem here is that torture was the rule, not the exception.
yes, and its surprising to me that this got posted considering that (according to google) the posted altitude given by Scaled Composites is higher than 100km:
328 491 feet = 100.124057 kilometers
hasty indeed
although as in several Asimov movies, being born on the moon (and growing up there) would have a permanent effect on a child's physiology. We are, after all, meant to exist at earth gravity. Having children raised on a lunar colony might not be the best thing..
I definitely agree! Not only do i get a gig of storage, but the interface on gmail is miles ahead of all the clients in existence out there.
on a side note,curiously my yahoo account went from 4mb to 100mb this morning.. right after gmail rapidly increased their user base (they gave me over 10 invitations to distribute over the last week!).
eh? the same "AMERICAN Counterparts" who are the world leaders in almost every high tech industry? There is most likely the same distribution of intelligence amongst every population in the world.
did he write that, or did he only orchaestrate the web site where that content was posted?