The Christian tradition, set by the example of Jesus as a healer, stands out, Hughes says. Helping the sick was one way to ensure a trip to Heaven, so risking death from a disease's spread was encouraged
This part is utter nonsense. It makes me think the author of the piece is not as familiar with Christianity as they may think they are.
BYTE still owes me for a chunk of the last year's subscription, undelivered when they went under. Grrrrrrrr.
And, yeah, they'd pretty much become like every other boring computer magazine of the time when they did die. "A review of the top 20 dot matrix printers for business" --BO-ring!
To make the average work outsomeone must be running updates every 15 minutes, because I see a lot of people grossly out of date. XP SP2 and IE6 are not uncommon.
That said, I can always tell when a computer I'm working on has a smoker for an owner. The smoke leaves a yellowish to brownish residue. Dust sticks to it. In the worst case I can recall seeing, cooling slots were blocked by congealed fuzzy crap.
It's nasty, and I can see it contributing to component failure in bad cases.
"A CS student blogger named Carolyn offers an interesting take on why learning from PowerPoint lectures is frustrating. Unlike an old-school chalk talk, professors who use PowerPoint tend to present topics very quickly, leaving little time to digest the visuals or to take learning-reinforcing notes. Also, profs who use the ready-made PowerPoint lectures that ship with many textbooks tend to come across as, shall we say, less than connected with their material. Then there are professors who just don't know how to use PowerPoint, a problem that is by no means limited to college classes."
Everything said there could also be said of church services in the US. The effect is very similar.
The downside is you'd still have to drink the foul Kool-aid that cleans you out. The upside is (I assume) the patient doesn't need to be sedated, and doesn't need to take the rest of the day off to recover from sedation, have a driver, etc.
(No Class III here. For those of you outside the United State, that's the fun stuff like full auto, short barreled weapons and "silencers". Heavily regulated since the 1930s, completely verboten in the benighted province of Illinois.)
Because you're supposed to go to a reseller for these.
On account of being for the education market, aimed at grade school kids, they are somewhat ruggedized. Drop safe to about.5 meter, IRRC. The keyboard is uncomfortably small for adults. And probably more expensive than you'd want to spend. Nobi convertible, no OS, 1 yr warranty, would run ~US$485.
After a while, you see it all, repeated every few years.
I've been in the field almost 20 years, and I've seen all-in-one computers be the latest wonderful idea, about every few years. Apple's the only company to really make it work.
Ditto tablets. They're only really starting to be useful now.
Oh, and how about this for a questionable design decision? Two common peripherals. They use the same plugs, they're not interchangeable, and not hot pluggable. And often not clearly labeled (only in recent years have they been color coded). Swapping them with the computer on, while it usually works, actually can damage the port. It's called PS/2.
"I'd never come out of my Mom's basement if I owned that."
Our client came to us with a need we hear often: he wanted a high performance machine, but wanted it quiet. Of course, "quiet" is a subjective term... Building a mainstream PC to be quiet isn't difficult at all, but high-performance machines are more challenging.
How about, you know, just putting it in a different room from you?
Gamers -- too much money, not enough real problems. Well, 0bama will fix that!
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This part is utter nonsense. It makes me think the author of the piece is not as familiar with Christianity as they may think they are.
Best to print off that New Yorker piece now, before the CoS sics their lawyers on them.
And, yeah, they'd pretty much become like every other boring computer magazine of the time when they did die. "A review of the top 20 dot matrix printers for business" --BO-ring!
I suspect, how shall I put this, a group somewhat far afield from mainstream evangelicalism.
Target practice, for satellite killing systems.
Books.
It's not authentic unless you can slice an enemy in half with it. Bzzzzzzzt!
I had to buy a box a few months ago for just that purpose. I think I'll keep it around for 5 years or so, just in case.
To make the average work outsomeone must be running updates every 15 minutes, because I see a lot of people grossly out of date. XP SP2 and IE6 are not uncommon.
"This colossal revolver" Looks about S&W K-frame size to me.
Wired goes to SHOT show. They should play to their strengths. Don't they have a hoplophile on staff?
Magnum Research's BFR (official parsing is "Biggest Finest Revolver") might qualify.
And no, an electronically disable-able gun is not a good idea.
That said, I can always tell when a computer I'm working on has a smoker for an owner. The smoke leaves a yellowish to brownish residue. Dust sticks to it. In the worst case I can recall seeing, cooling slots were blocked by congealed fuzzy crap.
It's nasty, and I can see it contributing to component failure in bad cases.
Everything said there could also be said of church services in the US. The effect is very similar.
I could go on a long rant. Fortunately, someone already has: Why Johnny can't preach.
The downside is you'd still have to drink the foul Kool-aid that cleans you out. The upside is (I assume) the patient doesn't need to be sedated, and doesn't need to take the rest of the day off to recover from sedation, have a driver, etc.
Stark, staring bonkers. Are they breathing from the exhaust pipe over there?
Our technologies are not inert and benign. They're not "just there". Using them affects us.
Answer me honestly -- after a couple decades of internet usage, what is your attention span like? When is the last time you read a long, hard, book?
Yes, the Web is useful. But there's a cost.
I hate Illinois.
(No Class III here. For those of you outside the United State, that's the fun stuff like full auto, short barreled weapons and "silencers". Heavily regulated since the 1930s, completely verboten in the benighted province of Illinois.)
On account of being for the education market, aimed at grade school kids, they are somewhat ruggedized. Drop safe to about .5 meter, IRRC. The keyboard is uncomfortably small for adults. And probably more expensive than you'd want to spend. Nobi convertible, no OS, 1 yr warranty, would run ~US$485.
http://www.classmatepc.com/
See also Equus Computers, a clone vendor we deal with.
After a while, you see it all, repeated every few years.
I've been in the field almost 20 years, and I've seen all-in-one computers be the latest wonderful idea, about every few years. Apple's the only company to really make it work.
Ditto tablets. They're only really starting to be useful now.
Oh, and how about this for a questionable design decision? Two common peripherals. They use the same plugs, they're not interchangeable, and not hot pluggable. And often not clearly labeled (only in recent years have they been color coded). Swapping them with the computer on, while it usually works, actually can damage the port. It's called PS/2.
How about, you know, just putting it in a different room from you?
Gamers -- too much money, not enough real problems. Well, 0bama will fix that!
here come the 0bamabots.
Buy books, read them to him. This will be way better than having him much with an ADD inducing appliance.
We're doomed.
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