Don't worry about oil. There are already pleanty of replacements for it, but people don't want to use them right now. ALso, unlike most people hear it doesn't take 20 million years to get more oil.
Actually, I tend to believe that the Oil Companies don't want the world to use alternative fuels. Ya know, kinda like the RIAA not wanting musicians to independantly distribute music...
I assure you, go down to the equator, and you will find it gets much more rain than Seattle. BTW, I lived in Enumclaw for 15 years. (For those of you outside Washington, Enumclaw is a town of 10,000+ population, 30 or so miles SE of Seattle)
He's been gone sometime, and I know that Savvik was played by two different actresses, but I think Bones is too prominent to have a replacement actor, not to mention all the other actors are just too old for us to take seriously the idea that such a film would take place before The Motion Picture, and as such should not be based on the Kirk crew.
I can take a TNG prequel seriously, though.... Perhaps Jean Luc's days in the academy? Maybe we could watch Data as a "kid."
Maybe we could compile an executable with MP3 data cut up, shuffled and encrypted so harshly, that you couldn't just simply extract a segment of that executable file and get the MP3. In fact, only that executable could only reconstruct the file, and of course, it would be optionally password-protected.
Look out for a WinBatch script sometime in the near future that will have an MP3 embedded in it. I will post it on my web server.
I believe this is at most a publicity stunt. I mean, c'mon! Do you honestly think Joe Student will keep his MP3 and DivX collection on school computers? Heck no!
I find it more likely that one of those **AA beitchs paid a shitload of money to these FBI agents to go raid the school. Now I just hope some parent (particularly a loaded one) could file a lawsuit for this incident.
Do you think the RIAA would have the FBI raid a law school?
I'm a bit of an amateur photographer, and was wondering what the more experienced ones out there would set their cameras up with as far as shutter speed / apateur for this event? I figure I'll set my digital as long as it'll go at f8 or however small of an apateur I can set, but is that good or not?
You may get away with reducing the shutter speed but don't do it too much, as doing so would have the effect that the stationary stars would be brighter than any of the moving bodies. Not to mention you would need to mount the camera on a tripod at low shutter speeds anyway.
See if you can increase the ISO. Increasing the ISO would let you close up the aperture and speed up the shutter speed.
Well, the proof is supposed to spell it out, and in geometric proofs (especially geometric proofs), there are diagrams. For example, the Pythagorean Theorem requires a diagram, and even more importantly, the proof does not assume that the sides of the triangle are of a particular length, which opens the proof up to arbitraryness. The student needs to realise that a proof like this must prove the general case, NOT a specific case.
I am not saying diagrams are bad, you just need to play by the rules of math.
Oh, and one more thing, many (not-so-simple) proofs rely on Lemmas, which are previously proven theorems. Obviously, lemmas are listed prior to the proof as a way for students to determine if they know the underlying concepts of the proof. And again, you can show specific examples, like the 3-4-5 triangle, and make educated guesses, but again, these do not prove the general case, and that idea must also be understood by students. Now if Slashdot had a file attachment feature, I would be happy to upload a proof of the sin(a+b) identity.
Now, there is also a book called Euclid's Elements, which the oldest known math book. It simply starts with basic stuff (what a point is, what a line segment is....) and gradually builds proofs from these building blocks and previous proofs.
Concrete Examples only lead to guesses, but do not prove anything. Students must learn this.
For example, take the Polynomial x^2-x+41. Is it true that for all positive integers x, this polynomial is prime? If x=1 (41), it is prime, also if it is 2 (43) or 3 (47) or 4 (53). Does this mean it is true for all positive integers x? You can try to make a mathematical lesson favorable to kids, but it would be irresponsible to teach it incorrectly. Students must learn to reason the correct way, regardless the format.
Also teaching the pythagorean(sp?) theorum is helped by getting out a ruler and proving that in fact A^2 + B^2 = C^2 without just saying it's so.
I disagree. I would rather show a student a formal proof than to show them that this formula works for this particular triangle. This method of showing an example is not an acceptable proof in Math, and students should know what make acceptable proofs and what do NOT constitute acceptable proofs.
Of the many proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem, I believe Proof #4 on this page would be the easiest proof.
There is an inherent problem with a Library having all software available for checkout.
If a program that is not free is available, a user can check it out, have it home, burn a duplicate CD and have the CD back at the library the same day.
Books on the other hand, would be practically impossible to duplicate in the time the library allows you to have it in your possession.
Basically, it is not cost-effective to copy a book, which is why books that would otherwise cost you some $$$ can be available at a library.
Someone who doesn't know how to install software to make the system work, but manages to install crapware that f@#&s up his system all too easily.
I suppose it would be easier to bundle up programs like Adobe Acrobat Reader with Windows and such. And as Adobe Acrobat Reader is free and Microsoft doesn't seem to have a product similar to it, I don't see any competitive motive for Microsoft not to offer it with Windows. I am not saying they don't have a reason at all, but it just seems they don't have a monopolistic reason not to.
I know a lot of people who can't/won't even try to install drivers for their Windoze boxes at home because it's still seems pretty damn complicated to them.
Yeah, I have to sorta agree.... My biggest annoyance is when a user doesn't RTF(Window). I mean, I was helping a friend through an install program, and he had to ask me what he should do, even with EVERY checkbox in the "Components to install" phase.
So a user-friendly interface is not all that good if the user doesn't RTF(Window) and make informed decisions of what they want installed. He always seems to leave even the most trivial of decisions (Would you like to play another game?) up to a geek.
It's probably those users who actually RTF(Window) and actually make informed decisions who would find a usability difference between Windows and Linux.
Sounds like FCC / Howard Stern to me.. Congrats FCC, you are now offically, on par with Chinese Commi quality filtering.
Not quite. The difference between China and Howard Stern is that some Americans find Howard Stern offensive and some parents don't want their children being exposed to such smack. In China, however, it is a case that the government doesn't want their residents getting any anti-communist ideas.
Other than my lack of experience in OOo, which I can't really complain about, the one thing MS Word does that OOo can't seem to do correctly is render my MathType Equation Objects correctly. In OOo, the symptom is that many of these MT Objects are vertically misaligned.
But keep up the good work... OOo still does a good job that I have seen so far.
If the movie "The Rainmaker" is accurate, the evidence is inadmissible if it is stolen by the party attempting to use the evidence. However, if the party happens to stumble upon the stolen evidence, it is admissible.
I would have a laugh if a judge ordered the RIAA to prove that the "Some Song Name.mp3" file they saw listed really contained the song rather than being a decoy file name with garbage content.
Also, if these P2P networks set limits to severely slow down the RIAA's search for offenders, I believe this may provide a chilling effect on the RIAA's search.
Just think, if the P2P servers monitered behavior and red-flagged "users" who asked for an entire listing of dozens of different users' inventory in a short period of time without actually downloading songs, the servers could mark such "users" as possibly being an RIAA rep. Each user could perhaps have a setting to block a listing to any other user who has requested a disproportionate number of listings, and perhaps blocking downloading. I think if there was a way for these servers to study search behavior, there may be a chance of catching users who are RIAA spies.
But I also like the idea of requiring the RIAA to provide proof that suspected files actually contained copyrighted material.
that will allow you to record to WAV with the limit being your HDD capacity.
Winamp comes with a Disk Writer (WAV writer)plugin. There is also a Line-In Plugin available on the winamp site that will allow you to run the Line-In input through the winamp equilizer and DSP Effects. As a consequence, if you set the output plugin to the Disk Writer and play the Line-In input, It will record what you want.
Additionally, if you install the out_mp3 plugin, you could record the Line-In input directly to MP3 Format.
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Actually, I tend to believe that the Oil Companies don't want the world to use alternative fuels. Ya know, kinda like the RIAA not wanting musicians to independantly distribute music...
I assure you, go down to the equator, and you will find it gets much more rain than Seattle. BTW, I lived in Enumclaw for 15 years. (For those of you outside Washington, Enumclaw is a town of 10,000+ population, 30 or so miles SE of Seattle)
What the hell is stenographic merging?
Notice the quotes I had around KID. I wasn't referring to the physical appearance of a child (DUH!), but his early days.
Ever watch First Contact?
I can take a TNG prequel seriously, though.... Perhaps Jean Luc's days in the academy? Maybe we could watch Data as a "kid."
Look out for a WinBatch script sometime in the near future that will have an MP3 embedded in it. I will post it on my web server.
It's if they were to scan my Hotmail account that I would find illegal.
I find it more likely that one of those **AA beitchs paid a shitload of money to these FBI agents to go raid the school. Now I just hope some parent (particularly a loaded one) could file a lawsuit for this incident.
Do you think the RIAA would have the FBI raid a law school?
You may get away with reducing the shutter speed but don't do it too much, as doing so would have the effect that the stationary stars would be brighter than any of the moving bodies. Not to mention you would need to mount the camera on a tripod at low shutter speeds anyway.
See if you can increase the ISO. Increasing the ISO would let you close up the aperture and speed up the shutter speed.
I dunno, I think SCO might sue them for that......
Hmmmmm..... I did NOT say that. All I said was that concrete examples are NOT proof.
I am not saying diagrams are bad, you just need to play by the rules of math.
Oh, and one more thing, many (not-so-simple) proofs rely on Lemmas, which are previously proven theorems. Obviously, lemmas are listed prior to the proof as a way for students to determine if they know the underlying concepts of the proof. And again, you can show specific examples, like the 3-4-5 triangle, and make educated guesses, but again, these do not prove the general case, and that idea must also be understood by students. Now if Slashdot had a file attachment feature, I would be happy to upload a proof of the sin(a+b) identity.
Now, there is also a book called Euclid's Elements, which the oldest known math book. It simply starts with basic stuff (what a point is, what a line segment is....) and gradually builds proofs from these building blocks and previous proofs.
For example, take the Polynomial x^2-x+41. Is it true that for all positive integers x, this polynomial is prime? If x=1 (41), it is prime, also if it is 2 (43) or 3 (47) or 4 (53). Does this mean it is true for all positive integers x? You can try to make a mathematical lesson favorable to kids, but it would be irresponsible to teach it incorrectly. Students must learn to reason the correct way, regardless the format.
I disagree. I would rather show a student a formal proof than to show them that this formula works for this particular triangle. This method of showing an example is not an acceptable proof in Math, and students should know what make acceptable proofs and what do NOT constitute acceptable proofs.
Of the many proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem, I believe Proof #4 on this page would be the easiest proof.
I also think students need to learn proper proof writing, which includes proof by contradiction, proof my mathematical induction, proof by contrapositive, as well as the regular If P, then Q proof.
If a program that is not free is available, a user can check it out, have it home, burn a duplicate CD and have the CD back at the library the same day.
Books on the other hand, would be practically impossible to duplicate in the time the library allows you to have it in your possession.
Basically, it is not cost-effective to copy a book, which is why books that would otherwise cost you some $$$ can be available at a library.
That is frustrating too........
Someone who doesn't know how to install software to make the system work, but manages to install crapware that f@#&s up his system all too easily.
I suppose it would be easier to bundle up programs like Adobe Acrobat Reader with Windows and such. And as Adobe Acrobat Reader is free and Microsoft doesn't seem to have a product similar to it, I don't see any competitive motive for Microsoft not to offer it with Windows. I am not saying they don't have a reason at all, but it just seems they don't have a monopolistic reason not to.
Yeah, I have to sorta agree.... My biggest annoyance is when a user doesn't RTF(Window). I mean, I was helping a friend through an install program, and he had to ask me what he should do, even with EVERY checkbox in the "Components to install" phase.
So a user-friendly interface is not all that good if the user doesn't RTF(Window) and make informed decisions of what they want installed. He always seems to leave even the most trivial of decisions (Would you like to play another game?) up to a geek.
It's probably those users who actually RTF(Window) and actually make informed decisions who would find a usability difference between Windows and Linux.
That's probably the huge disadvantage of lubricants...... The prying will be easier....
Not quite. The difference between China and Howard Stern is that some Americans find Howard Stern offensive and some parents don't want their children being exposed to such smack. In China, however, it is a case that the government doesn't want their residents getting any anti-communist ideas.
But keep up the good work... OOo still does a good job that I have seen so far.
If the movie "The Rainmaker" is accurate, the evidence is inadmissible if it is stolen by the party attempting to use the evidence. However, if the party happens to stumble upon the stolen evidence, it is admissible.
Also, if these P2P networks set limits to severely slow down the RIAA's search for offenders, I believe this may provide a chilling effect on the RIAA's search.
Just think, if the P2P servers monitered behavior and red-flagged "users" who asked for an entire listing of dozens of different users' inventory in a short period of time without actually downloading songs, the servers could mark such "users" as possibly being an RIAA rep. Each user could perhaps have a setting to block a listing to any other user who has requested a disproportionate number of listings, and perhaps blocking downloading. I think if there was a way for these servers to study search behavior, there may be a chance of catching users who are RIAA spies.
But I also like the idea of requiring the RIAA to provide proof that suspected files actually contained copyrighted material.
Winamp comes with a Disk Writer (WAV writer)plugin. There is also a Line-In Plugin available on the winamp site that will allow you to run the Line-In input through the winamp equilizer and DSP Effects. As a consequence, if you set the output plugin to the Disk Writer and play the Line-In input, It will record what you want.
Additionally, if you install the out_mp3 plugin, you could record the Line-In input directly to MP3 Format.
Unfortunately, since Earth (or any other planet as we know them) is elongated around the equator, that means these are not spheres either.
In fact, you will find that the Big Four are reeeeally elliptical. So whether or not these objects are spherical or not is not viable.
Even if you allow a certain eccentricity, large natural satellites such as our moon would be classified as a planet by that definition.