Or we might want to consider sparrow shit and camel shit - if we had the time, that is. The mass of objects of the same size is a function of their weight. Consider, for example, the comparison between the output from a really constipated sparrow and the output from a camel with diarrhoea. Careful examination might reveal "objects" from both the camel and the sparrow of the same volume (or size) and having the same weight. If discovered, those objects might be said to have the same density (if something had to be said about them). Such discoveries would take both time and trouble, and it is not clear what they would bring to the world's store of knowlege. Upon reflection (but why, in God's name why ?), maybe ball-bearings and ballons (if inflated) may waste less time for the same result.
You saw the beta of Vista - everybody should - but did you notice the changed recycle bin. This is a technical advance - from Microsoft, that is. It deserves comment, as does anything else which is both rare and beautiful. Yes, I've seen Mac OSX - but it is too expensive for me. Living in France, I have become a good enough but very careful cook, so I have never "dumped" anything into a pan; much less the entire contents of the 'fridge. But I've seen the Vista beta, so I know that people do. It'll pobably make some people happy though, and the only harm will come from the indigestion caused bythe price.
Surely you must express yourself in order to communicate ? The only expression I've ever heard where communiction could be doubted is "a companionable silence" and, if you can find sombody to try that with, you'll find that there is communication of sorts. Besides, doesn't a downward spiral of illiteracy mean an upward spiral in literacy - for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction, as somebody must have said already.
It's just your interpretation, I think. Lot of my friends use Bill's software, and they're happy with it. Did you see Vista yet ? Notice that the recyle bin is a transparent outline against the wallpaper. Means that you see all the way to bottom of the bin if you throw something away, not just a "solid" image with some papers sticking out of the top. Technical advances are certainly the order of the day at Microsoft. You can see why more graphics power will be required to run Vista. The thing that strikes me in these interviews is that he keeps saying "we". Now does he mean "we, Microsoft", which sounds rather papal, or is he just using the "royal we" to mean himself ?
Thanks for your note - but is there room for 2 inside those bags ? How firmly are they attached ? Are they attached all the way round the circumference, like a tent ? Are they fitted with "a small step for man" ? I think that some design improvements may be required.
Not a spelling nazi - just someone who doesn't read his dictionary entry all the way to the end. However, since I am careful (and caring) about spelling myself, I feel I should point out that Adolph Hitler's title was not "furer" - and that's twice you forgot the spell check. Smile.
Oh I'm sure that they've figured it out, too. I certainly would have tried. Your idea is good - secure themselves down - but no handholds; hands being otherwise occupied. I see a kind of sleeping-bag with six to eight fixation points, rather like a tent. At one end you'd need to fix a kind of adjustable pillow so that the heads could be firmly but comfortably restrained. At the other end you'd need just a small but very firmly fixed step. And there you'd have it "Just one small step for man...." - the Armstrong position. Yep, that would work I think. Experiment needs finance, though. Cheers
Quite see your point. Given the facility and the oppertunity, its fun so its going to happen. The facility (or do I mean feasibility) is a given with the "coed" missions. The opertunity must be a given also, since the whole living space can hardly be under video surveillance (or can it ? for they maybe just don't show us the film). It is the weightless, gravityless aspect that I can't quite see. I must admit to a certain curiosity though.
Mao had a very similar idea. Miles wide chain of chinese ladies and gentlemen to jump together into the pacific. The resulting tidal wave was supposed to swamp the Japanese and the west coast of America. Don't know what happened to the idea though. Perhaps somebody suggested that he had a nice nap. Perhaps a similar suggestion should be gently pushed in Mr. Bush's direction - can't do any harm.
"or possibly insane" - I only said that I neither smoked nor drank ; I leave the rest to the appreciation of my fellow humans. "your harsh words" - very sorry, didn't mean to be harsh and nothing in your post gave any hint of "political views". I have been offered both "Freedom Fries" and "Freedom Toast" though not on the same occassion. The fit of laughter which overcame me on both occassions caused the American ladies and gentlemen who were present to offer the opinion - with the frankness that is their wont - that I was, in fact, insane. (And who knows, they may well be correct.) "Yuma, Arizona" - didn't have anything to say about the city of Yuma; I wrote about one of it's suburbs, the small and regrettably little know town of Sensa. The address would therefore be Sensa, Yuma, if you catch my drift. "you have no sense of humor." - you're quite right, sir. I forgot it in the train last Thursday along with my umbrella - and it was raining, too. "my communications officer, I will only say that what we shared was special and tender, and I will not discuss it further." And quite right too - no gentlemen discusses....But, as the actrice said to the bishop, 'nuff said. Spectacular legs though.
As a note to end on, I notice some differences between German and Scottish humour (or humor, if that's your taste in spelling). Have you noticed that there's no difference in the facial expression when you're smiling or when you're grinding your teeth ? Makes a difference in what you have to pay your dentist though - so smile.
Didn't mean to. All I said was give them a fair trial, then an immediate hanging. "Proven guilty" is a relative term - after the trial let's just string them up.
Not that I have any idea what I'm talking about...:)
Guessed as much - but I understand completely. There are moments when you've just got to say something.
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Or we might want to consider sparrow shit and camel shit - if we had the time, that is. The mass of objects of the same size is a function of their weight. Consider, for example, the comparison between the output from a really constipated sparrow and the output from a camel with diarrhoea. Careful examination might reveal "objects" from both the camel and the sparrow of the same volume (or size) and having the same weight. If discovered, those objects might be said to have the same density (if something had to be said about them). Such discoveries would take both time and trouble, and it is not clear what they would bring to the world's store of knowlege. Upon reflection (but why, in God's name why ?), maybe ball-bearings and ballons (if inflated) may waste less time for the same result.
It brings a very small beer only. The price of the very small beer is the same as the price of the regular size. It a concealed tax.
Any sex involved ? Just curious.
Me too, buddy, me too. After all, what else can we do ?
It's the dentist's bill that wouldn't be tiny ! Let's take care, tiny or not, that's a metal ass.
You saw the beta of Vista - everybody should - but did you notice the changed recycle bin. This is a technical advance - from Microsoft, that is. It deserves comment, as does anything else which is both rare and beautiful. Yes, I've seen Mac OSX - but it is too expensive for me. Living in France, I have become a good enough but very careful cook, so I have never "dumped" anything into a pan; much less the entire contents of the 'fridge. But I've seen the Vista beta, so I know that people do. It'll pobably make some people happy though, and the only harm will come from the indigestion caused bythe price.
Surely you must express yourself in order to communicate ? The only expression I've ever heard where communiction could be doubted is "a companionable silence" and, if you can find sombody to try that with, you'll find that there is communication of sorts. Besides, doesn't a downward spiral of illiteracy mean an upward spiral in literacy - for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction, as somebody must have said already.
That sure are the case. I is agreein' wit chew. Language should be free - as in beer - and in some cases even more beer is required.
Excuse me, but are you implying that there is another approach to grammer checking - I mean other than parsing the text ?
It's just your interpretation, I think. Lot of my friends use Bill's software, and they're happy with it. Did you see Vista yet ? Notice that the recyle bin is a transparent outline against the wallpaper. Means that you see all the way to bottom of the bin if you throw something away, not just a "solid" image with some papers sticking out of the top. Technical advances are certainly the order of the day at Microsoft. You can see why more graphics power will be required to run Vista. The thing that strikes me in these interviews is that he keeps saying "we". Now does he mean "we, Microsoft", which sounds rather papal, or is he just using the "royal we" to mean himself ?
Thanks for your note - but is there room for 2 inside those bags ? How firmly are they attached ? Are they attached all the way round the circumference, like a tent ? Are they fitted with "a small step for man" ? I think that some design improvements may be required.
And be damned to you too, sir. But with a quiet smile. Have a good day.
Not a spelling nazi - just someone who doesn't read his dictionary entry all the way to the end. However, since I am careful (and caring) about spelling myself, I feel I should point out that Adolph Hitler's title was not "furer" - and that's twice you forgot the spell check. Smile.
But they can preach to the quire, sir - see the reference which you yourself laid on us. It's old French, admitted, but it is given in your reference.
Oh I'm sure that they've figured it out, too. I certainly would have tried. Your idea is good - secure themselves down - but no handholds; hands being otherwise occupied. I see a kind of sleeping-bag with six to eight fixation points, rather like a tent. At one end you'd need to fix a kind of adjustable pillow so that the heads could be firmly but comfortably restrained. At the other end you'd need just a small but very firmly fixed step. And there you'd have it "Just one small step for man ...." - the Armstrong position. Yep, that would work I think. Experiment needs finance, though. Cheers
Quite see your point. Given the facility and the oppertunity, its fun so its going to happen. The facility (or do I mean feasibility) is a given with the "coed" missions. The opertunity must be a given also, since the whole living space can hardly be under video surveillance (or can it ? for they maybe just don't show us the film). It is the weightless, gravityless aspect that I can't quite see. I must admit to a certain curiosity though.
Mao had a very similar idea. Miles wide chain of chinese ladies and gentlemen to jump together into the pacific. The resulting tidal wave was supposed to swamp the Japanese and the west coast of America. Don't know what happened to the idea though. Perhaps somebody suggested that he had a nice nap. Perhaps a similar suggestion should be gently pushed in Mr. Bush's direction - can't do any harm.
"or possibly insane" - I only said that I neither smoked nor drank ; I leave the rest to the appreciation of my fellow humans. "your harsh words" - very sorry, didn't mean to be harsh and nothing in your post gave any hint of "political views". I have been offered both "Freedom Fries" and "Freedom Toast" though not on the same occassion. The fit of laughter which overcame me on both occassions caused the American ladies and gentlemen who were present to offer the opinion - with the frankness that is their wont - that I was, in fact, insane. (And who knows, they may well be correct.) "Yuma, Arizona" - didn't have anything to say about the city of Yuma; I wrote about one of it's suburbs, the small and regrettably little know town of Sensa. The address would therefore be Sensa, Yuma, if you catch my drift. "you have no sense of humor." - you're quite right, sir. I forgot it in the train last Thursday along with my umbrella - and it was raining, too. "my communications officer, I will only say that what we shared was special and tender, and I will not discuss it further." And quite right too - no gentlemen discusses ....But, as the actrice said to the bishop, 'nuff said. Spectacular legs though.
As a note to end on, I notice some differences between German and Scottish humour (or humor, if that's your taste in spelling). Have you noticed that there's no difference in the facial expression when you're smiling or when you're grinding your teeth ? Makes a difference in what you have to pay your dentist though - so smile.
Didn't mean to. All I said was give them a fair trial, then an immediate hanging. "Proven guilty" is a relative term - after the trial let's just string them up.
And I thought I was the only one with this thought - or even this kind of thinking. Are you Scottish too ?
Weren't we talking about orbital sex then ? Must be different in a weightless environment.
Sorry...sex has already been done in space. It has ? By whom ? Proof of concept ? You'd need 40 million - or maybe by pre-selling the video ...
Let's not mess around here. A completely fair trial followed by an immediate hanging. That'll teach 'em !
Not that I have any idea what I'm talking about... :)
Guessed as much - but I understand completely. There are moments when you've just got to say something.
Lets do China - they have such a wonderful selection of "carry-outs" - since I have to read Slashdot in the evening most of the time.