The spelling also gives clues as to how to conjugate and pluralise words based on their origin. I can hear all USians thinking now :
"Origin"? I thought the words all came from Britain[1]? You mean they go back further than that??? Wow. No wonder British is all funky. Oh, I see - *that's* what history is. It's a lot longer than I ever imagined.
[1] Note, not "England", which would make perfect sense, but removes their (USians) argument against calling the language simply 'English' instead of 'British English' which they do because they think they somehow own English now.
If all I knew was that these aliens were building a super express way and needed Earth out of the way, well I'm not sure I'd get anything for that knowledge, since there's nothing we can do about it. Just ask for the money *before* you give the information.
There's a Google study that suggests, for disk drives, a higher temperature does not correlate with higher failure rates. Google don't seem to make the same conclusion as you.
From the same report, page 5 "Conclusion":
"One of our key findings has been the lack of a consistent pattern of higher failure rates for higher temperature drives...Although our data do not allow us to conclude that there is no such correlation,"
Instead, a direct quote (from the same sentence) uses it in a different context:
"it provides strong evidence to suggest that other effects may be more prominent in affecting disk drive reliability".
Google don't seem to make the same conclusion as you.
From the report, page 5 "Conclusion":
"One of our key findings has been the lack of a consistent pattern of higher failure rates for higher temperature drives...Although our data do not allow us to conclude that there is no such correlation,"
Instead, a direct quote (from the same sentence) uses 'suggest' in a different context:
"it provides strong evidence to suggest that other effects may be more prominent in affecting disk drive reliability".
I guess they wouldn't aim the beam at their own car...or the cars of by-standers....or they could fit their own microchips with a metal jacket which shields it from this sort of thing. Of course, the bad guy could do that too, if they have foresight.
On the other hand : "But the Eureka Aerospace system is only six to eight feet long (antennae included) and not quite three feet wide." That thing is kind huge...
Might stop people using their cell phones while driving though.
Hrm. I thought the judge determined the sentence (ie the punishment, or how long in jail), and the lawyers determine the charge (ie murder/manslaughter/etc) - though I guess the latter determines the limits for the former.
I changed *because* it was upgrading too often. It wasn't news or a surprise that it was, but that's the reason anyway.
I can compare the two, of course - one updates very often, and the other doesn't. That's not to say they're the same, or even similar, but it's perfectly valid to compare them, and I don't see why I "shouldn't". I didn't think that upgrading each year would be such a big deal, but it is - it's far from trivial, in my experience.
> The British use metric about as much Americans do.
Bollocks. Britons use metric in many more situations than USians (can't speak for the other countries in America, since I haven't lived, or even visited them).
For example, I can't recall ever hearing anyone in the US use Celcius for temperature, while it's the other way around in the UK.
I can't think of any others off the top of my head.
Hrm, I guess that's more often than my impression. Still, I don't think the US use metric in any situation, do they?...oh, you said *about* as much. Well, I guess that's the wildcard that makes you right. Fair enough.
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"Origin"? I thought the words all came from Britain[1]? You mean they go back further than that??? Wow. No wonder British is all funky. Oh, I see - *that's* what history is. It's a lot longer than I ever imagined.
[1] Note, not "England", which would make perfect sense, but removes their (USians) argument against calling the language simply 'English' instead of 'British English' which they do because they think they somehow own English now.
"Hey! That's *MY* opinion. Give it back!"
I couldn't have put it better myself!
"One of our key findings has been the lack of a consistent pattern of higher failure rates for higher temperature drives...Although our data do not allow us to conclude that there is no such correlation,"
Instead, a direct quote (from the same sentence) uses it in a different context
"it provides strong evidence to suggest that other effects may be more prominent in affecting disk drive reliability".
Google don't seem to make the same conclusion as you.
From the report, page 5 "Conclusion"
"One of our key findings has been the lack of a consistent pattern of higher failure rates for higher temperature drives...Although our data do not allow us to conclude that there is no such correlation,"
Instead, a direct quote (from the same sentence) uses 'suggest' in a different context
"it provides strong evidence to suggest that other effects may be more prominent in affecting disk drive reliability".
Regarding the tag...what ever happened to that guy?
I guess they wouldn't aim the beam at their own car...or the cars of by-standers. ...or they could fit their own microchips with a metal jacket which shields it from this sort of thing. Of course, the bad guy could do that too, if they have foresight.
On the other hand : "But the Eureka Aerospace system is only six to eight feet long (antennae included) and not quite three feet wide." That thing is kind huge...
Might stop people using their cell phones while driving though.
I am 42 (as of Sunday just gone), so *I AM THE ANSWER*, but only for the next year (well, just under a year, but who's counting?).
Hrm. I thought the judge determined the sentence (ie the punishment, or how long in jail), and the lawyers determine the charge (ie murder/manslaughter/etc) - though I guess the latter determines the limits for the former.
Yeah, you're probably right. On the other hand, do you get to know the sentence before the plea? I guess he can always appeal, right?
I wonder if this is an instance of someone 'admitting' it just get some reduced sentence.
Just because you admit to something in a court does not mean it's actually true.
I feel a bit envious, but not of the owner.
Rather on behalf of other just-as-or-more-worthy phones that get little or no attention for no good reason (apart from hype).
> ... Ummm... I don't get it.
:)
Clearly
I changed *because* it was upgrading too often. It wasn't news or a surprise that it was, but that's the reason anyway.
I can compare the two, of course - one updates very often, and the other doesn't. That's not to say they're the same, or even similar, but it's perfectly valid to compare them, and I don't see why I "shouldn't". I didn't think that upgrading each year would be such a big deal, but it is - it's far from trivial, in my experience.
Anyway...
> How many iPhones did Apple sell in the first month or two? If that's not flocking then I'm buggered if I know.
...and Nokia sell that many smartphones every day (or other some such small period of time). This guy is clearly wrong.
...probably a more sensible decision.
I guess I wanted to get more used to the Ubuntu/debian system.
had been on fedora for a few years, but was getting fed up of the fast upgrade cycle.
:|
Ubuntu is, er, different
The word is, "Skive".
Yeah, traitors. I always wondered why it was called, "The Patriot" - should have been called, "The Traitor".
ok, so 101. At this rate, we might make the BBC's first estimate.
flash, but not flash video
ok, so that's one.
anyone else?
It's not all about being lazy...there's actually a modicum of skill involved too. Some just don't have that skill, nor the time to acquire it.
> The British use metric about as much Americans do.
...oh, you said *about* as much. Well, I guess that's the wildcard that makes you right. Fair enough.
Bollocks. Britons use metric in many more situations than USians (can't speak for the other countries in America, since I haven't lived, or even visited them).
For example, I can't recall ever hearing anyone in the US use Celcius for temperature, while it's the other way around in the UK.
Notable exceptions are :
1) beer - always in pints
2) personal weight - always stones/lbs.
3) distance/speed - always miles/mph.
4) penis/tv size - always inches.
I can't think of any others off the top of my head.
Hrm, I guess that's more often than my impression. Still, I don't think the US use metric in any situation, do they?
> some smart phones
I'm curious...which smart phones, exactly, do flash *video*?
I forgot to mention that even the smart phones that have flash don't do flash video. I heard it's 'soon' though.
> > Install the 'flashplugin-nonfree package'.
:p
> Gaa! Move the quote mark one word to the left.
What? "Install 'the flashplugin-nonfree package'"?
That doesn't work either.