Yeah, that same non-smoking section that is not air regulated, often sitting in the worst sections of the restaurant and, at least in one case, was sitting above the smoking sections, near the ceiling where we can still inhale the stench and smoke.
You are correct, I can vote with my dollars... and I have. Fortunately, and strangely, Louisville, KY no longer allows smoking in any public building. I can now go bowling without having to strip immediately when I get home to get the stinky clothes off of me. I can now go to the restaurants and enjoy a meal. I can now enjoy a good concert, play, or event and be able to not constantly move to other sections to avoid the smoke.
No one forces you or anyone else to patronize a private business.
True, but the smokers force the non-smokers to not enjoy businesses that they would like to try.
Perhaps, I haven't researched or heard statements like that. Given that this was 1982 (release date) the graphics really weren't quality for movie standards. It did hit on the "cool" factor for having computer generated graphics, but it still wasn't mainstream movie quality. It wasn't until the late 80's that some movies started to use computer generated graphics for morphing (Willow) which was actually pretty good. Since then computers started aiding movies in many different, but subtle ways, until now where we really don't even need face actors. If a production company really wanted to, they could animate life like movies completely in the computer and have voice actors do the voice overs. (Still, there's something to be said about subtle human emotion that a real actor can do but that animators just can't quite master and is noticed be the viewer.)
By the way, I do miss the classic cell painted animation full motion picture films. Many of the real classic Disney films, Secret of NIMH, and others.
This is important and I want to expound on it. I work in a Microsoft shop. Really, it's IIS this, MSSQL that,.NET for all dev, and we've all got the latest and greatest Office suite. Strangely, we've heard rumors that our software is going to be tested Vista, but QA hasn't received a Vista machine, yet. With all of that out of the way, I use Linux in various ways on many of our test computers. Mostly, it is just boot CDs, such as Partimage Is Not Ghost and Ultimate Boot CD. So, just because hardware is meant for Windows doesn't mean that it will never see another OS. Hardware interoperability on the software level is necessary.
On another note, I've encountered Foxconn boards in the past... usually broken and being replaced.
Stating the obvious is a very good way to pad those reports. Especially when the professor is looking for pages of documentation. Plus, this was a finding that may have supported or contradicted a theory. In any case, it's worthy of being included in a report.
I really should look into PERL and Python at some point. My favorite scripting type language is Tcl/Tk. Great language for proto-typing and doing a lot of cool stuff. Not only that, but the wish shell they provide allows you to make modifications on-the-fly. Then, when he finds there is something he'd like to extend or add in to Tcl or Tk, he can compile some C or C++ code as a dll, or whatever, and add it to the tcl language.
As an example, without much formal training at the time, I took a PCI I/O board and started writing the C routines to allow Tcl to interface with it. It was fun, I learned a lot.
Agreed. Often, I get vmails of the 2nd incorrect method. Though, not to exaggerate too much, it's a 1.5-3 minute message where the phone number is stated at the end. So, I have to listen to the entire thing again to get to the blasted phone number.
I completely agree on your "Correct method". That's how I leave my messages for my victims... er, contacts.
Oh, goodness. Just because a person reads one magazine, doesn't mean they don't read other magazines. Heck, I'm not a doctor, but I did peruse my roommates JAMA mags before he got married and moved out. Just because I read PC Mag, doesn't mean I don't read other trade mags.
There is a nice little curve that demonstrates his point. Let's take your example the other way, let's raise taxes 100% and have INFINITE MONEY. Where that optimum point on that curve is debated.
The point is, by letting the people have more money to do with what they want, they build commerce and increase federal coffers because people are spending more (which items purchased are taxed) and making more (expanding commerce), thus the increase of making more = more taxes.
Your point is noted in that lowering taxes too much will be of no use. However, the more you raise taxes, especially if the money is going into social programs, will only create a lazy, dependent society and commerce, and taxes, dies.
I wouldn't necessarily say it was our fault, even though we did vote the greedy jerks into office. The problem is our choices are between two or three greedy jerks, we really don't have much choice in that. And the ones who might fix the system are squashed by those in power/higher rank or don't have enough money to mount a successful campaign. (And when one does come along with his/her own money sufficient to run a successful campaign, (s)he's accused of trying to buy the office.)
I was actually thinking you were trying to be funny (without reading the full post). The added weight from the resupply might slow the ISS down, but also increase the inertia of the container, thus when the container gets out ahead of the ISS, pulls the ISS with it.
Going back "inside the box"... As previous posters have mentioned, getting a ship up to speed with the ISS means it would take as much energy to get it to slow down without being flung into empty space. Granted, gravity from Earth helps, but only so much.
How long were MP3s being traded illegally before the RIAA started (A) Suing everyone and their dog, then (B) embracing the technology (sort of), finally (C) Continuing to sue everyone and their dog (and their dead, deaf grandmothers).
Let's see, when I start collecting MP3s it was around 1996, I'm sure it was earlier for some. Then Napster arrived after 5 or 6 years and it took a year or two before the RIAA members took notice, then some time after Apple actually made something somewhat viable for all parties involved.
My point? This is the answer to why "every movie and TV producer on earth submitting their content to youtube" is not happening, they are very slow and extremely skeptical of technology. Particularly technology that enables both freedom and anarchy at the same time.
Truthfully, I saw an ad in 2001 that wanted 3 years Win2k experience (no relocation). I'm not sure how anyone in Louisville, KY could have 3 years of Win2k experience in 2001.
You get the idea. You've tried to validate a person, instead of a set of abstract conditions about an environment. BETTER.
To point about needing an Internet connection. Most Valve games I play now need an Internet connection. The games my wife plays (Popcap games) she doesn't... only to validate the account.
Given all of that, there is yet another, however unlikely, problem. Suppose Valve Software goes under, the purchasing company then decides the model sucks and does away with all the authentication servers... Sucks to be a product owner. Again, though, as you say... better than environmental hack checks.
You know, that's interesting. I downloaded the completely free Radiohead album that came out recently. I didn't like it, I deleted it.
Ditto on games. I will try them and buy it if I like it.
CD cracks are a completely different issue. I do NOT want to be bothered to search my huge collection of CDs, then find out the blasted thing is scratched. Not only that, I've only got so many 5.25" slots for CD drives. I have two slots, but I could, in a given week, play about 7 different games. Currently, I'm working through Oblivion, Civilization IV (with some friends), Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 (with some friends), Diablo II (III's coming out "soon", I hope), TrackMania Nations, Need for Speed: Underground 2. I need to finish Neverwinter Nights (I got the expansion recently), I may reload Fallout at some point. And all of this does not even touch my Valve Software collection. Five of the seven games I just mentioned required the game CD when they were first released. Diablo II, I think, no longer needs it and Fallout is old and the company released a no CD patch themselves. GRAW2 was legally purchased from a website and downloaded. I burned the install files to a disk for archiving purposes, although that was not necessarily the intent of the download.
Interestingly, Civ IV failed to work for one of my friend's legally purchased copy because of the CD checks. I pointed him to a place to acquire the no CD crack. His game works perfectly now. I use a certain set of software to create an image of the disk that will circumvent the disk check and allow ISO reads. So Civ IV, Morrowind, Oblivion, NFS:U2, and NWN all have their image stored somewhere on my hard drive.
I really like Valve Software's model. They don't care how often I reformat my computer or even what computer I'm on. If they can validate my account, I have access to the game.
Democrats want the government to redistribute the wealth from the rich to the poor.
Republicans want the government to have the rich stay rich so it can enable the poor to become rich.
Democrats want the government to censor anything 'politically incorrect'.
Republicans want the government to censor anything 'immoral' or 'indecent'.
Democrats want socialism.
Republicans want corporatism.
I'll give you that there are a lot of religious kooks in the Republican party, but how does that explain a democrat like McCain getting their nomination? The religious right isn't running the Republican party, but the kooks on the far left are running the Democrat party. John F. Kennedy would not recognize the Democrat party of today.
On point 2 above, idealistically, Republicans want people to be self-governed and provide small assistance to get people on their feet, while Democrats want to help those who can't self-govern and to take care of them indefinitely. Neither are inherently bad.
Perhaps, if we expand the three points of the argument a little, it might make more sense. (IANAL)
1. That he never borrowed the kettle.
But if it is found that he borrowed the kettle...
2. That the kettle was never cracked.
But if it is found that the kettle was borrowed and it is cracked...
3. That the kettle was cracked when he borrowed it.
This is different from what the RIAA/Safenet are trying to do. They are claiming...
1. That Safenet is not an expert witness in Case 1.
2. That Safenet is an expert witness in Case 2.
And that probably satisfies a breach of estoppel.
We DO KNOW that McCain has for the last decade fallen in line with the neo-cons.
Surely, you jest. I'm no neo-con, but even when self-respecting republicans refuse to vote for McCain because he keeps telling us to "Shut-up and fall in line" when we call him out for being the Democrat he is, you can't say he is fallen in line with neo-cons. Why must I choose between a democrat and a socialist?
Not just any nerd rage, many times nerd rage from people that give highly recommended Yays and Nays of products to their less-informed friends and family. AVG has successfully removed itself from my recommended list of products to use. When I receive a computer to (re)build, there are a number of software that gets installed
OpenOffice.org
Comodo Firewall
Comodo A/V
Mozilla Firefox
Necessary Firefox extensions (such as AdBlock, WeatherFox, and Tab Mix Plus)
notepad++
7-zip
These software and others which aren't in this list (The GIMP, Audacity) are in my highly recommended list of software that all computers should have installed by default.
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You are correct, I can vote with my dollars... and I have. Fortunately, and strangely, Louisville, KY no longer allows smoking in any public building. I can now go bowling without having to strip immediately when I get home to get the stinky clothes off of me. I can now go to the restaurants and enjoy a meal. I can now enjoy a good concert, play, or event and be able to not constantly move to other sections to avoid the smoke.
True, but the smokers force the non-smokers to not enjoy businesses that they would like to try.
Perhaps, I haven't researched or heard statements like that. Given that this was 1982 (release date) the graphics really weren't quality for movie standards. It did hit on the "cool" factor for having computer generated graphics, but it still wasn't mainstream movie quality. It wasn't until the late 80's that some movies started to use computer generated graphics for morphing (Willow) which was actually pretty good. Since then computers started aiding movies in many different, but subtle ways, until now where we really don't even need face actors. If a production company really wanted to, they could animate life like movies completely in the computer and have voice actors do the voice overs. (Still, there's something to be said about subtle human emotion that a real actor can do but that animators just can't quite master and is noticed be the viewer.)
By the way, I do miss the classic cell painted animation full motion picture films. Many of the real classic Disney films, Secret of NIMH, and others.
Which doesn't make them very smart, does it?
This is important and I want to expound on it. I work in a Microsoft shop. Really, it's IIS this, MSSQL that, .NET for all dev, and we've all got the latest and greatest Office suite. Strangely, we've heard rumors that our software is going to be tested Vista, but QA hasn't received a Vista machine, yet. With all of that out of the way, I use Linux in various ways on many of our test computers. Mostly, it is just boot CDs, such as Partimage Is Not Ghost and Ultimate Boot CD. So, just because hardware is meant for Windows doesn't mean that it will never see another OS. Hardware interoperability on the software level is necessary.
On another note, I've encountered Foxconn boards in the past... usually broken and being replaced.
Stating the obvious is a very good way to pad those reports. Especially when the professor is looking for pages of documentation. Plus, this was a finding that may have supported or contradicted a theory. In any case, it's worthy of being included in a report.
I really should look into PERL and Python at some point. My favorite scripting type language is Tcl/Tk. Great language for proto-typing and doing a lot of cool stuff. Not only that, but the wish shell they provide allows you to make modifications on-the-fly. Then, when he finds there is something he'd like to extend or add in to Tcl or Tk, he can compile some C or C++ code as a dll, or whatever, and add it to the tcl language.
As an example, without much formal training at the time, I took a PCI I/O board and started writing the C routines to allow Tcl to interface with it. It was fun, I learned a lot.
Agreed. Often, I get vmails of the 2nd incorrect method. Though, not to exaggerate too much, it's a 1.5-3 minute message where the phone number is stated at the end. So, I have to listen to the entire thing again to get to the blasted phone number.
I completely agree on your "Correct method". That's how I leave my messages for my victims... er, contacts.
Oh, goodness. Just because a person reads one magazine, doesn't mean they don't read other magazines. Heck, I'm not a doctor, but I did peruse my roommates JAMA mags before he got married and moved out. Just because I read PC Mag, doesn't mean I don't read other trade mags.
My vote will be a write-in this year, if I can.
There is a nice little curve that demonstrates his point. Let's take your example the other way, let's raise taxes 100% and have INFINITE MONEY. Where that optimum point on that curve is debated.
The point is, by letting the people have more money to do with what they want, they build commerce and increase federal coffers because people are spending more (which items purchased are taxed) and making more (expanding commerce), thus the increase of making more = more taxes.
Your point is noted in that lowering taxes too much will be of no use. However, the more you raise taxes, especially if the money is going into social programs, will only create a lazy, dependent society and commerce, and taxes, dies.
I wish I had mod points for XanC
I wouldn't necessarily say it was our fault, even though we did vote the greedy jerks into office. The problem is our choices are between two or three greedy jerks, we really don't have much choice in that. And the ones who might fix the system are squashed by those in power/higher rank or don't have enough money to mount a successful campaign. (And when one does come along with his/her own money sufficient to run a successful campaign, (s)he's accused of trying to buy the office.)
I wonder if there is enough radiation (thermal) to sustain life on Mars if we were able to start even a small bubble eco-system.
I was actually thinking you were trying to be funny (without reading the full post). The added weight from the resupply might slow the ISS down, but also increase the inertia of the container, thus when the container gets out ahead of the ISS, pulls the ISS with it.
Going back "inside the box"... As previous posters have mentioned, getting a ship up to speed with the ISS means it would take as much energy to get it to slow down without being flung into empty space. Granted, gravity from Earth helps, but only so much.
However, pong was top of the line graphics for its day.
How long were MP3s being traded illegally before the RIAA started (A) Suing everyone and their dog, then (B) embracing the technology (sort of), finally (C) Continuing to sue everyone and their dog (and their dead, deaf grandmothers).
Let's see, when I start collecting MP3s it was around 1996, I'm sure it was earlier for some. Then Napster arrived after 5 or 6 years and it took a year or two before the RIAA members took notice, then some time after Apple actually made something somewhat viable for all parties involved.
My point? This is the answer to why "every movie and TV producer on earth submitting their content to youtube" is not happening, they are very slow and extremely skeptical of technology. Particularly technology that enables both freedom and anarchy at the same time.
Truthfully, I saw an ad in 2001 that wanted 3 years Win2k experience (no relocation). I'm not sure how anyone in Louisville, KY could have 3 years of Win2k experience in 2001.
"Never mistake Achievement for Completion" - me
To point about needing an Internet connection. Most Valve games I play now need an Internet connection. The games my wife plays (Popcap games) she doesn't... only to validate the account.
Given all of that, there is yet another, however unlikely, problem. Suppose Valve Software goes under, the purchasing company then decides the model sucks and does away with all the authentication servers... Sucks to be a product owner. Again, though, as you say... better than environmental hack checks.
You know, that's interesting. I downloaded the completely free Radiohead album that came out recently. I didn't like it, I deleted it.
Ditto on games. I will try them and buy it if I like it.
CD cracks are a completely different issue. I do NOT want to be bothered to search my huge collection of CDs, then find out the blasted thing is scratched. Not only that, I've only got so many 5.25" slots for CD drives. I have two slots, but I could, in a given week, play about 7 different games. Currently, I'm working through Oblivion, Civilization IV (with some friends), Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 (with some friends), Diablo II (III's coming out "soon", I hope), TrackMania Nations, Need for Speed: Underground 2. I need to finish Neverwinter Nights (I got the expansion recently), I may reload Fallout at some point. And all of this does not even touch my Valve Software collection. Five of the seven games I just mentioned required the game CD when they were first released. Diablo II, I think, no longer needs it and Fallout is old and the company released a no CD patch themselves. GRAW2 was legally purchased from a website and downloaded. I burned the install files to a disk for archiving purposes, although that was not necessarily the intent of the download.
Interestingly, Civ IV failed to work for one of my friend's legally purchased copy because of the CD checks. I pointed him to a place to acquire the no CD crack. His game works perfectly now. I use a certain set of software to create an image of the disk that will circumvent the disk check and allow ISO reads. So Civ IV, Morrowind, Oblivion, NFS:U2, and NWN all have their image stored somewhere on my hard drive.
I really like Valve Software's model. They don't care how often I reformat my computer or even what computer I'm on. If they can validate my account, I have access to the game.
Republicans want corporatism.
I'll give you that there are a lot of religious kooks in the Republican party, but how does that explain a democrat like McCain getting their nomination? The religious right isn't running the Republican party, but the kooks on the far left are running the Democrat party. John F. Kennedy would not recognize the Democrat party of today.
On point 2 above, idealistically, Republicans want people to be self-governed and provide small assistance to get people on their feet, while Democrats want to help those who can't self-govern and to take care of them indefinitely. Neither are inherently bad.
Perhaps, if we expand the three points of the argument a little, it might make more sense. (IANAL)
1. That he never borrowed the kettle.
But if it is found that he borrowed the kettle...
2. That the kettle was never cracked.
But if it is found that the kettle was borrowed and it is cracked...
3. That the kettle was cracked when he borrowed it.
This is different from what the RIAA/Safenet are trying to do. They are claiming...
1. That Safenet is not an expert witness in Case 1.
2. That Safenet is an expert witness in Case 2.
And that probably satisfies a breach of estoppel.
Surely, you jest. I'm no neo-con, but even when self-respecting republicans refuse to vote for McCain because he keeps telling us to "Shut-up and fall in line" when we call him out for being the Democrat he is, you can't say he is fallen in line with neo-cons. Why must I choose between a democrat and a socialist?
Sure, but which A/V product? Grisoft's AVG, Comodo, Avast!, or ClamWin to name a few.
I'm really loving Comodo's firewall, and the fact they give all their PC security software away for free, even for business use, is just plain cool.
These software and others which aren't in this list (The GIMP, Audacity) are in my highly recommended list of software that all computers should have installed by default.
As posted above, try Comodo's products. Excellent! firewall software plus all the other security software you need for free.