In real life we have hundreds of years of fossil fuels left.
Sort of true. There certainly will be oil in the ground 200 years from now. It won't be easy to get, nor will it be inexpensive. The global taste for fossil fuels, especially liquid fossil fuels is truly enormous and growing (think China and India who are attempting to get to US per capita energy expenditures). The supply of fossil fuels isn't growing much at all (happy words from various US politicians notwithstanding).
What we have hear is a failure to communicate. Nice writeup on the concept of Peak oil and how we need to change a few things.....
I'm trying to wrap my brain around the need to sit on the right side of the vehicle to hold the lance out the window. I know early British electric systems weren't all that reliable (Lucas - "Prince of Darkness" electrics) but couldn't you have come up with something less, shall we say, phallic, for a warning system?
I just wish they would add bluetooth profiles to the iPad for microphone headsets and mice, although the latter I only want with RDP apps, although I think it might be handy if you were using a full-screen editor, too.
If you jailbreak, you can add another Bluetooth stack that supports those devices. If you are using Citrix, this idea seems very cool (if it actually works).
Oh come on. Those were kids. They were bored. If their firearms were loaded, they were more dangerous to everyone than the putative terrorists. If you want to scare people, use the Israeli method. Guys in civilian clothes and Uzis that have clearly been used and who are wandering around with pained, hostile looks. That and the jeeps with recoiless rifles that greet you on the tarmac. Nothing says security like a jeep full of soldiers and a big ol gun.
By opting out from the stupid Nudeo Scan 5000s I get two great benefits. First I get free bag service through security and second I get a free bump/wart/growth check on a weekly basis. All of this courtesy of the TSA. Besides I keep an otherwise un-employable person employed and I keep the latex glove industry in business.
How about if they start doing colonoscopies? It's one of the most underused cancer screening tools in our toolbox (for fairly obvious reasons), but then you could improve YOUR health and the safety of the country. After the procedure, you'd be so groggy you wouldn't care about the lousy service on the plane or the lack of food.
Most of my anecdotal observations in life tend tend to agree: life in a bubble isn't good for you, even if you never leave it.
Ah, but the big questions remains unanswered: Does the basement count? Do Dorito bits count as dirt? Are keyboards a good source of antigens for the early immune system?
It'd be fun to make a collection of all the national anthems, with variant lyrics like this. It would, of course, be online, so various sporting events would likely find it and use it as their source.;-)
Put in the public domain, post it as a Wikipedia article.
This was at an International shooting event. Making mistakes like this seems to be one of those 'this is not a particularly smart thing to do' moments.
Uncanny valley sort of thing. I agree with the ILM folks (hey, isn't that a smart thing to do?) - the wings and wing motion were just not fluid enough. Also lousy focus and jerky motions are easy things to do to hide GCI bits.
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In real life we have hundreds of years of fossil fuels left.
Sort of true. There certainly will be oil in the ground 200 years from now. It won't be easy to get, nor will it be inexpensive. The global taste for fossil fuels, especially liquid fossil fuels is truly enormous and growing (think China and India who are attempting to get to US per capita energy expenditures). The supply of fossil fuels isn't growing much at all (happy words from various US politicians notwithstanding).
What we have hear is a failure to communicate. Nice writeup on the concept of Peak oil and how we need to change a few things.....
because I've gone seeking first-hand experience and read hooker blogs ...
Purely for intellectual, umm, stimulation. Yes?
You're just jealous.
The headline gave me hope
Too bad it was almost completely wrong. Back to dark despondency for you. Tell you what, wander over to this thread and really get depressed.
Give up.
Nah, hook it up to the next installment of the Hunger Games - "Catching Fire".
Works on so many levels.
It has to be a rounded rectangle to be an Apple original. No sharp users, no sharp corners.
Perfect fit....
Then normal people got on the airplane and everything went down hill from there.
Seriously. It used to be coat and tie. Now it looks like "People of Walmart".
You got dehydrated in a hour? Who are you, Sponge Bob Squarepants?
Or why can I pull out a 2 pound hard back book the size of a shoebox (I exaggerate, but not by far), and no one says anything?
"Please put your seats and tray tables in their full upright position and stow all belongings."
You're supposed to hold off on your literary excursions as well.
Drugs were better back then.
I'm trying to wrap my brain around the need to sit on the right side of the vehicle to hold the lance out the window. I know early British electric systems weren't all that reliable (Lucas - "Prince of Darkness" electrics) but couldn't you have come up with something less, shall we say, phallic, for a warning system?
In fact you can feel it flex while using the ipad 2.
I think I can safely say that you are holding it wrong. In fact, unless you are Godzilla, I'd like to see exactly how you manage that.
And you think it a good idea that manufacturers build devices that can safely be utilized by a small fraction of potential customers?
Go to your local WalMart. Look around you. Do you want to trust those folks with anything more complicated than a slip of paper?
I just wish they would add bluetooth profiles to the iPad for microphone headsets and mice, although the latter I only want with RDP apps, although I think it might be handy if you were using a full-screen editor, too.
If you jailbreak, you can add another Bluetooth stack that supports those devices. If you are using Citrix, this idea seems very cool (if it actually works).
and 1/2 the power the battery my laptop has and it operates for 8 hours on a charge and takes 2 hours to fully charge while using it.
Using a 3 pound 'brick'.
Physics, folks. It runs your life.
"Johnny, why are you wearing six shirts today?"
Anyway if this guy gets dinged, maybe he just needs to replace the Super Soaker with a .12 gauge...
And shoot the PETA people?
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I'm sure Ted has put ketchup on his burgers before. That puts him squarely in the vegetable loving category.
Lieberman, however, is just a rutabaga.
Oh come on. Those were kids. They were bored. If their firearms were loaded, they were more dangerous to everyone than the putative terrorists. If you want to scare people, use the Israeli method. Guys in civilian clothes and Uzis that have clearly been used and who are wandering around with pained, hostile looks. That and the jeeps with recoiless rifles that greet you on the tarmac. Nothing says security like a jeep full of soldiers and a big ol gun.
No halfway measures.
By opting out from the stupid Nudeo Scan 5000s I get two great benefits. First I get free bag service through security and second I get a free bump/wart/growth check on a weekly basis. All of this courtesy of the TSA. Besides I keep an otherwise un-employable person employed and I keep the latex glove industry in business.
How about if they start doing colonoscopies? It's one of the most underused cancer screening tools in our toolbox (for fairly obvious reasons), but then you could improve YOUR health and the safety of the country. After the procedure, you'd be so groggy you wouldn't care about the lousy service on the plane or the lack of food.
Full of win!
Most of my anecdotal observations in life tend tend to agree: life in a bubble isn't good for you, even if you never leave it.
Ah, but the big questions remains unanswered: Does the basement count? Do Dorito bits count as dirt? Are keyboards a good source of antigens for the early immune system?
At least they didn't give them fermented horse piss as drinks.
What? Don't they have American beer there?
It'd be fun to make a collection of all the national anthems, with variant lyrics like this. It would, of course, be online, so various sporting events would likely find it and use it as their source. ;-)
Put in the public domain, post it as a Wikipedia article.
Sit back, grab popcorn.
This was at an International shooting event. Making mistakes like this seems to be one of those 'this is not a particularly smart thing to do' moments.
Uncanny valley sort of thing. I agree with the ILM folks (hey, isn't that a smart thing to do?) - the wings and wing motion were just not fluid enough. Also lousy focus and jerky motions are easy things to do to hide GCI bits.
Avatar it's not.