I wouldn't follow the diet in the book. I only recommend it for a better understanding of the physical processes, which are well explained in laymans terms. If you enjoy food at all, you wouldn't stick to it.
I know fitting cardio in is hard (it's my big problem too). I have a neighbor who has a really big backyard and he just walks laps around it for 30-45 minutes a day. But I also recognized that's not practical for most of us. I just don't have any better suggestions.
In fat control, cardio activities are far more important than strength training. Walking (briskly, but walking, not running) about 30-60 minutes a day, with 20-30 minutes 3 times a week of strength maintenance have been shown to be the most effective exercise approaches over time for fat control. See books like You: On A Diet for the latest science behind weight control. I'm sure there's something more recent, but Rozien's book is fairly straightforward in its descriptions of the biological processes.
And while I can't cite individual studies, it's becoming clear to me that high fructose corn syrup (HFC) is a culprit of many of the weight issues Americans have. Look at the labels. You will see a lot of HFC in processed foods. Phenomenon such as the French Paradox seems to come partially from the fact that the French consume substantially less HFC than Americans. They also tend to walk a lot more than we do, which I'm sure also has an effect. The only diet that shows consistently lower rates of heart disease than the French is the Japanese, who eat an inordinate amount of fish, as much as 3 times more per capita than Americans, for instance.
Science is also showing that the agribusiness practice of factory farming, which relies on the feeding of corn, is what makes red meat less healthy. Grass fed beef and mutton has substantially lower saturated fat levels and considerably higher levels of good fats than corn fed beef/mutton. Which make sense, since ruminants are best at digesting grasses and other forage plants. (In fact, corn fed cattle are much more susceptible to disease, and, in fact, are not ever really healthy animals. Grain is an unnatural diet for them and they develop all sorts of problems related to the ridiculously high consumption that they are forced on in the modern feed lot. The standard feed lot conditions don't help either.)
Anyway, all indicators suggest you should see a significant increase if fat loss if you add a daily 30-60 minute walk to your life. But you might also see a significant over all improvement in diet if you also sought to eliminate HFC from your diet.
All I'm saying is that guns are not the quick and easy solution you like to think they are.
I never said that guns were a quick or easy solution. I said that they are a solution. It infuriates me when people say nonsense like "violence never solves anything." Violence solves a great many issues. The solutions might be suboptimal, but they are solutions. I think a person who is dead, if they had the capability, would consider whatever problem they were engaged in solved. They might not like, but by damn, it is solved.n I refer you to Dubois' soliloquy in Starship Troopers (it's probably around page 26 if you have an older edition).
But I must reiterate that a dramatic rewrite isn't necessary (obviously IMO
And obviously, there are many who disagree with that point of view. Personally, I believe that software patents should be eliminated all together. But the whole concept of intellectual property is so screwed up in this country that it will take a major overhaul of the laws to fix it. First step is to undo the influence of corporate money on the process.
Can't remember how many hours I spent trying to get to the bottom of that danged dungeon to get the necklace. Only saw it happen once, actually. And it was the earliest game that could create interesting and fairly consistent random levels.
I use Ubuntu and Gentoo at home, but wouldn't choose these for the company servers.
I'm curious as to why you wouldn't go with Ubuntu Server? It's pretty stable, and for its purpose(LAMP), it's well configured out of the box and takes a minimum of tinkering to get up and reasonably secure, for me at least. And it's easy to update. What are you looking for that Ubuntu Server doesn't have? (No, I'm not an Ubuntu zealot. I support RedHat at work because RedHat signed an indemnification policy with the company I work at. Just curious. For the record, I am more likely to go with Solaris 10 over other choices because I've been a Solaris Admin for 13 years. )
Most of which is as bad, if not worse, than the ASCAP/BMG RIAA produced stuff that you don't want us to listen to.
public domain music
I haven't run into much in the way of public domain recordings...The performers have a copyright on their performances, and there wasn't that much recorded before congress started indefinately extending copyright at the behest of Walt Disney.
This would leave the smaller developers with no showcase to show their wears.
I'm glad smaller developers have something to wear. Most of them are too ugly to be seen naked.
But there are plenty of places for small developers to showcase their wares. There are dozens, if not hundreds, of conventions across this country that They could go to to provide demos and show screen caps, etc... I can name 4 that would provide them with a wide exposure to many gamers: GenCon, Origins, ComiCon, and DragonCon. I remember before E3 became a media circus, a lot of developers would be at Origins and GenCon (those were the ones I actually went to in the day). And DragonCon and Comicon both have a more varied attendance than the predominance of dice chuckers and card floppers that go to GenCon and Origins.
since the mid 90s...in about 95 or so, it was a fairly light weight, well put together little audio program/ripper. That's at about version 3 or 4. After that the code bloat set in and it was inundated with unnecessary, system slowing features that ruined it for its original purpose (probably at the behest of big media, I'm sure). Winamp was arguably better all along, but I thought Musicmatch was easier to use until about 96 or so. C'est la vie.
wish Beckerman would explain his motions and the counter motions, or that/. would get a lawyer to explain this crap in their summaries, because, to me, it looks like the RIAA counter motion would win, but IANAL.
Oh yeah, the RIAA does. You do not have the right to distribute copyrighted works without permission of the copyright holder
I would agree if the songwriters and performers ever got any of the money the RIAA collects. But they don't. So the RIAA isn't really protecting the copyright holders. It's protecting an outmoded, uncompromising, unwilling to change industry that is well known for cheating the people who make the product they distribute in anyway possible.
The reason most of the tech savvy people I know are leaving windows isn't security (in truth, most of them feel more comfortable setting up security on Windows because they've all done it). It's DRM. And as long as MS keeps pushing it's congolmerate pleasing DRM, people are going to keep looking for alternatives. Especially when MS can revoke drivers at the drop of the hat, essentially rendering your computer useless.
It takes some finagling, but I know people are running it under WINE. But you don't get much support from Blizzard when doing that.
There are, however, Linux enthusiasts who post on the WOW tech support forums.
Max OS X and Linux would be fine platforms for gaming if 1) they wrote more games for them and 2) OpenGL were to keep pace with whatever DirectX is supposed to be offering...my disclaimer here is that I don't know if OpenGL is keeping pace or not. I was told at a con by a game developer that he didn't think OpenGL was keeping pace and thats why he didn't like programming for Macs. I hate programming, so I haven't bothered to learn if this is really true, or just lazy programmer FUD to hide their laziness.
"what does Bob Dylan know about what music sounds like"
First, his implication was that Bob couldn't hear anymore, not that Bob didn't have some experience in music (although, many people think that Bob, and much of the singer/songwriter branch that followed him, lagged far behind their more electric peers in the quality of their production values. I, on the other hand, think that Bob's songs are far more accessible when performed by someone who can actually sing, rather than snort sound out through his nose).
Secondly, Bob's objection to digital music was not to CDs, but rather to the crappy windoze based mixing programs that young musicians were/are turning to for recording. This mixing software does more to damage the sound of those recordings than to actually mix the recording.
The digitization of the analog signal is what destroys information, resulting in distortion when the analog is reconstructed later.
This is much less of a problem than it used to be. More powerful computers, and clever programmers have rememdied the worst of the problems that were caused by this, and most consumers cannot distinguish the difference anymore. If you can, congratulations on your superior hearing. Hope you never have to walk down a street while a fire engine passes...
They can just graduate with low marks, keep their books (if they have bought sany books) and read them. It is not necessary to have a professor over your head or be enrolled in order to learn, although it sometimes can be helpful. If they wish to prove that they know some advanced algorithmic stuff, they can simply write some open source code demonstrating their knowledge and copy-paste the code into their CV.
This is true, as far as you go...However, if he is taking classes with a good professor, that professor can impart insights and knowledge that you simply can't glean from the books. Note the italics. When evaluating what you can get out of retaking classes, you really have to have some kind of informed opinion about the professors available.
If you have professional professors, who are good teachers, as well as knowledgable about their subject, then retaking the classes might not be all that bad an idea. On the other hand, if one of the preceding factors is missing (either teaching skill or knowledge,) then don't bother. In that case, you will get just as much out of rereading texts as you will out of retaking classes. And it's cheaper.
Real world experience is a great thing, but when you are actually doing, if you have flaws in the foundations of your knowledge, those get more imbedded and harder to correct. This isn't always a problem, but it can make it hard to adapt as new tech comes along.
this section
Not only that, it's done 'without alerting the caller during the call that the caller is being identified,' boasts Microsoft in the patent claims.
would probably run afoul of wiretapping laws...I know that if I had money, I would probably be willing to push a test case...
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I wouldn't follow the diet in the book. I only recommend it for a better understanding of the physical processes, which are well explained in laymans terms. If you enjoy food at all, you wouldn't stick to it.
I know fitting cardio in is hard (it's my big problem too). I have a neighbor who has a really big backyard and he just walks laps around it for 30-45 minutes a day. But I also recognized that's not practical for most of us. I just don't have any better suggestions.
In fat control, cardio activities are far more important than strength training. Walking (briskly, but walking, not running) about 30-60 minutes a day, with 20-30 minutes 3 times a week of strength maintenance have been shown to be the most effective exercise approaches over time for fat control. See books like You: On A Diet for the latest science behind weight control. I'm sure there's something more recent, but Rozien's book is fairly straightforward in its descriptions of the biological processes.
And while I can't cite individual studies, it's becoming clear to me that high fructose corn syrup (HFC) is a culprit of many of the weight issues Americans have. Look at the labels. You will see a lot of HFC in processed foods. Phenomenon such as the French Paradox seems to come partially from the fact that the French consume substantially less HFC than Americans. They also tend to walk a lot more than we do, which I'm sure also has an effect. The only diet that shows consistently lower rates of heart disease than the French is the Japanese, who eat an inordinate amount of fish, as much as 3 times more per capita than Americans, for instance.
Science is also showing that the agribusiness practice of factory farming, which relies on the feeding of corn, is what makes red meat less healthy. Grass fed beef and mutton has substantially lower saturated fat levels and considerably higher levels of good fats than corn fed beef/mutton. Which make sense, since ruminants are best at digesting grasses and other forage plants. (In fact, corn fed cattle are much more susceptible to disease, and, in fact, are not ever really healthy animals. Grain is an unnatural diet for them and they develop all sorts of problems related to the ridiculously high consumption that they are forced on in the modern feed lot. The standard feed lot conditions don't help either.)
Anyway, all indicators suggest you should see a significant increase if fat loss if you add a daily 30-60 minute walk to your life. But you might also see a significant over all improvement in diet if you also sought to eliminate HFC from your diet.
All I'm saying is that guns are not the quick and easy solution you like to think they are.
I never said that guns were a quick or easy solution. I said that they are a solution. It infuriates me when people say nonsense like "violence never solves anything." Violence solves a great many issues. The solutions might be suboptimal, but they are solutions. I think a person who is dead, if they had the capability, would consider whatever problem they were engaged in solved. They might not like, but by damn, it is solved.n I refer you to Dubois' soliloquy in Starship Troopers (it's probably around page 26 if you have an older edition).
It may not be the solution you are searching for, but using a gun solves a lot of things. Permanently.
go figure out how he got re-elected.
Republican fearmongering, jingoism, and election fraud. Duh!
actresses aren't exactly considered to be smart (aside from the odd individual like Jodie Foster
If Jodie Foster were really all that smart, she wouldn't have made that steaming pile of crap Contact.
But I must reiterate that a dramatic rewrite isn't necessary (obviously IMO
And obviously, there are many who disagree with that point of view. Personally, I believe that software patents should be eliminated all together. But the whole concept of intellectual property is so screwed up in this country that it will take a major overhaul of the laws to fix it. First step is to undo the influence of corporate money on the process.
is an MP3 proprietary? Isn't it an ansi standard? Can't anyone take that standard and write a codec for it?
Can't remember how many hours I spent trying to get to the bottom of that danged dungeon to get the necklace. Only saw it happen once, actually. And it was the earliest game that could create interesting and fairly consistent random levels.
I use Ubuntu and Gentoo at home, but wouldn't choose these for the company servers.
I'm curious as to why you wouldn't go with Ubuntu Server? It's pretty stable, and for its purpose(LAMP), it's well configured out of the box and takes a minimum of tinkering to get up and reasonably secure, for me at least. And it's easy to update. What are you looking for that Ubuntu Server doesn't have? (No, I'm not an Ubuntu zealot. I support RedHat at work because RedHat signed an indemnification policy with the company I work at. Just curious. For the record, I am more likely to go with Solaris 10 over other choices because I've been a Solaris Admin for 13 years. )
PLENTY of creative commons
Most of which is as bad, if not worse, than the ASCAP/BMG RIAA produced stuff that you don't want us to listen to.
public domain music I haven't run into much in the way of public domain recordings...The performers have a copyright on their performances, and there wasn't that much recorded before congress started indefinately extending copyright at the behest of Walt Disney.
This would leave the smaller developers with no showcase to show their wears.
I'm glad smaller developers have something to wear. Most of them are too ugly to be seen naked.
But there are plenty of places for small developers to showcase their wares. There are dozens, if not hundreds, of conventions across this country that They could go to to provide demos and show screen caps, etc... I can name 4 that would provide them with a wide exposure to many gamers: GenCon, Origins, ComiCon, and DragonCon. I remember before E3 became a media circus, a lot of developers would be at Origins and GenCon (those were the ones I actually went to in the day). And DragonCon and Comicon both have a more varied attendance than the predominance of dice chuckers and card floppers that go to GenCon and Origins.
since the mid 90s...in about 95 or so, it was a fairly light weight, well put together little audio program/ripper. That's at about version 3 or 4. After that the code bloat set in and it was inundated with unnecessary, system slowing features that ruined it for its original purpose (probably at the behest of big media, I'm sure). Winamp was arguably better all along, but I thought Musicmatch was easier to use until about 96 or so. C'est la vie.
wish Beckerman would explain his motions and the counter motions, or that /. would get a lawyer to explain this crap in their summaries, because, to me, it looks like the RIAA counter motion would win, but IANAL.
Oh yeah, the RIAA does. You do not have the right to distribute copyrighted works without permission of the copyright holder
I would agree if the songwriters and performers ever got any of the money the RIAA collects. But they don't. So the RIAA isn't really protecting the copyright holders. It's protecting an outmoded, uncompromising, unwilling to change industry that is well known for cheating the people who make the product they distribute in anyway possible.
More than 24/7, with substandard salaries and an slavetrader management mentality? Not any company I've ever worked at.
Microsoft's motto was screw the customer...looks like Google's motto is now screw the employee.
The reason most of the tech savvy people I know are leaving windows isn't security (in truth, most of them feel more comfortable setting up security on Windows because they've all done it). It's DRM. And as long as MS keeps pushing it's congolmerate pleasing DRM, people are going to keep looking for alternatives. Especially when MS can revoke drivers at the drop of the hat, essentially rendering your computer useless.
It takes some finagling, but I know people are running it under WINE. But you don't get much support from Blizzard when doing that.
There are, however, Linux enthusiasts who post on the WOW tech support forums.
Max OS X and Linux would be fine platforms for gaming if 1) they wrote more games for them and 2) OpenGL were to keep pace with whatever DirectX is supposed to be offering...my disclaimer here is that I don't know if OpenGL is keeping pace or not. I was told at a con by a game developer that he didn't think OpenGL was keeping pace and thats why he didn't like programming for Macs. I hate programming, so I haven't bothered to learn if this is really true, or just lazy programmer FUD to hide their laziness.
"what does Bob Dylan know about what music sounds like"
First, his implication was that Bob couldn't hear anymore, not that Bob didn't have some experience in music (although, many people think that Bob, and much of the singer/songwriter branch that followed him, lagged far behind their more electric peers in the quality of their production values. I, on the other hand, think that Bob's songs are far more accessible when performed by someone who can actually sing, rather than snort sound out through his nose).
Secondly, Bob's objection to digital music was not to CDs, but rather to the crappy windoze based mixing programs that young musicians were/are turning to for recording. This mixing software does more to damage the sound of those recordings than to actually mix the recording.
The digitization of the analog signal is what destroys information, resulting in distortion when the analog is reconstructed later.
This is much less of a problem than it used to be. More powerful computers, and clever programmers have rememdied the worst of the problems that were caused by this, and most consumers cannot distinguish the difference anymore. If you can, congratulations on your superior hearing. Hope you never have to walk down a street while a fire engine passes...
What? You want me to actually close the tag?:P
They can just graduate with low marks, keep their books (if they have bought sany books) and read them. It is not necessary to have a professor over your head or be enrolled in order to learn, although it sometimes can be helpful. If they wish to prove that they know some advanced algorithmic stuff, they can simply write some open source code demonstrating their knowledge and copy-paste the code into their CV.
This is true, as far as you go...However, if he is taking classes with a good professor, that professor can impart insights and knowledge that you simply can't glean from the books. Note the italics. When evaluating what you can get out of retaking classes, you really have to have some kind of informed opinion about the professors available.
If you have professional professors, who are good teachers, as well as knowledgable about their subject, then retaking the classes might not be all that bad an idea. On the other hand, if one of the preceding factors is missing (either teaching skill or knowledge,) then don't bother. In that case, you will get just as much out of rereading texts as you will out of retaking classes. And it's cheaper.
Real world experience is a great thing, but when you are actually doing, if you have flaws in the foundations of your knowledge, those get more imbedded and harder to correct. This isn't always a problem, but it can make it hard to adapt as new tech comes along.
you can't open source company secrets and as a result they don't open those older projects to the community.
Nonsense. Apple can open source any of their own IP they want to. They just don't want to.
this section
Not only that, it's done 'without alerting the caller during the call that the caller is being identified,' boasts Microsoft in the patent claims.
would probably run afoul of wiretapping laws...I know that if I had money, I would probably be willing to push a test case...