Don't laugh - it has been very good to me. I really only needed some dumbbells and a pull up bar and I was able to do every exercise at home - the exercises are varied and sort of fun (especially the plyometrics.)
In general I would prefer to exercise a bit harder rather than giving up dark beers or the occasional pint of Ben & Jerry's.
One thought - drink water, coffee or tea. Other soft drinks are capable of providing a lot of empty calories.
I wanted to post a comment on the article but comments appear to be locked - VLC does have streaming radio and video via Shoutcast - not sure if the writer has used VLC for anything other than DVDs or opening a media file. As far as using an iPod I have switched over to Floola to manage my library and podcasts on my mini - it works in Linux as well as OSX and Windows.
Not to sound trollish - but what imaginary world do you live in? Buggy software is a fact of life for the most part - it is created by humans and we all make mistakes. So, what software do you use that has never had to be updated or had a bug fix?
You make a good point - I support a lawyer on my network and he insists on using wordperfect because he is able to remove all the metadata/changes from the documents before he releases them. Apparently it isn't something that is easily done in MS Office. He also uses abiword and openoffice quite a bit.
I had a totally different experience with Feisty on a Dell D610 - Feisty picked up everything - wireless and my default screen resolutoin (1900x1200) worked without a hitch. I have been using Ubuntu since Breezy and I feel that Feisty is very good (at least on the hardware I use.)
I had to deal with a BSOD today - first one in a long time for me - a users fully patched and updated version of XPSP2 just BSOD while she was typing an email in Outlook 2003. Checking the logs showed no reason for it - pretty random - but I guess they can and do happen from time-to-time.
I couldn't agree more - as a young, poor chld - I took to the power a computer gave more than anything else in my life - despite the fact that many of my friends have either died or ended it up in prison - the draw from my early computer days has lead me to a career in tech that has been beneficial and financialy rewarding.
While there were some cases of voter fraud in Milwaukee - along with every other major metro are in the US - I don't think an ID is the answer - it certainly wouldn't have stopped both Dems and Reps from giving cigarettes and alcohol to indigent and poor individuals to cast there vote. Adding even more red tape to the mix is not going to solve any voting issues - the major voting "problem" is that the country is pretty evenly divided - and there is no longer a middle or common ground. So - it really doesn't matter who wins or loses - people will be bitching about voter fraud or vote rigging (that is not to say it isn't happening) In theory a paper trail will at least confirm what vote was cast.
I have to reply to this - and I have to call bullshit to everyone who said they have locking file cabinets. I have had to be the person who had to unlock the cabinets with lost keys or that disgruntled employees took with them - it only takes baout 20 seconds to unlock one of those "high-security" file cabinets. Net admins should have a decent space to secure all the server information. Not a fucking file cabinet - give me a break - even the best file cabinets can be yanked open. Granted - you best hope that the security personnel and cleaning crew are not computer savvy. As mentioned in the post - I too do a bunch of computer repair in my office - I am neither manialcal - not arrogant - it is just how we do busness. I work in a an academic health care environment - so I am aware of HIPPA and all of its ramifications. Anyone who has as much access as I do should probaly have there own office with at leat a locking door. I can't believe that other people are say boo-hoo to this. I would be fired in a secnond if anyone obtained info on anyone who particiated in mediacl research.
The Medical College I work for is considering using Refworks - it is a webbased system - seems pretty strong and it is not platform dependent.
http://www.refworks.com/productinfo.shtml
Not always - I had the real pleasure of cleaning my inlaws computer a monthy ago. They have a 16 yr old in the house + broadband and un-updated windows box - The machine was pretty much dead - I had to pull the ethernet connection to even get it running. I had a copy of ad-aware with me - first pass netted 642 critical items. Cleaned those - was able to get online - then updated ad-aware defs and cleaned another 152 critical items (in addition they had their browser cache set at 40 gigs and it was about half-full).
To be fair - the presentation was given in 2002 and I spent a fair amount of time laughing with my colleagues about an image the presenter had shown of a head on a sled with someone kicking the back of the sled to simulate an accident. (I still don't know the actual way they move the sleds - but I when think about some research scientist in doc martens kicking a sled with a head on it I kind of chuckle to myself) Anyway, thanks for the correction they were simulating a rear-end collision.
I work at a medical college which has a ton of research going on. The program I work for has a weekly research seminar in which we had a presentation titled: "Whiplash Injuries: Cervical Kinematics Leading to Commonly Reported Symptoms"
What these researchers had done was created a sled like device which they then placed cadavers on (they had cut the bodies at about mid-shoulder and mounted them on this sled) They then had implanted the spine with various sensors. They then basically sent the sled into a wall to simulate a front-end collision. The research was very interesting and at the same time very disturbing.
I think the idea has merit - unleash a "modified" version via warez or bittorrent that could track the people using illegal copies of the game. Though I find it hard to believe a forum post about it. I ran a quick check on a few bittorrent sites and the only HL2 files I have seen are from the leaked source months back.
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From the CDC (1998):
Among the 492 work zone fatalities, the leading occupations were construction laborer (42%), truck driver (9%), construction trades supervisor (8%), and operating engineer (8%). The most common primary sources of injury were trucks (45%), road grading and surfacing machinery (15%), and cars (15%). Seventy-four percent of the work zone fatality victims were employed privately, the remainder by state or local governments (13% each).
In 318 of the 465 vehicle and equipment-related fatalities within work zones, a worker on foot was struck by a vehicle. Victims of these events were as likely to be struck by a construction vehicle (154 fatalities) as by a passing traffic vehicle (152 fatalities). Incidents involving backing vehicles were prominent among the 154 worker-on-foot fatalities that occurred within the confines of the work zone (51%).
Definitely not an epidemic, though it appears that the workers themselves cause about half of the accidents.
TI-84 not really all that new
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I purchased the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition about a year and a half ago. The Processor is 2.5 times faster than the TI-83 Plus it has 24KB RAM and 1.5MB flash memory and it stores up to 94 applications. It also came with a cable to hook it up to an USB port. As far as I can tell, the 84 is nothing more than a repackaged 83 silver edition. On a good note - despite heavy use I have only had to change the batteries once in the last 1 1/2 years.
From the redvsblue faq: F.A.Q.
Q: How do you make the videos?
A: This is by far the number one question asked in e-mail. We use a video capture suite by a fantastic company, Canopus. The card we use is a Canopus DV Rex M1. We also use a variety of software, including Adobe Premiere and a great (and cheap!)sound editing tool called Cool Edit 2000 (now know as Adobe Audition)...
So now you know - and knowing is half the battle..
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Don't laugh - it has been very good to me. I really only needed some dumbbells and a pull up bar and I was able to do every exercise at home - the exercises are varied and sort of fun (especially the plyometrics.)
In general I would prefer to exercise a bit harder rather than giving up dark beers or the occasional pint of Ben & Jerry's.
One thought - drink water, coffee or tea. Other soft drinks are capable of providing a lot of empty calories.
oswd.org (Open-Source Web Design - a lot of templates - all free.
I wanted to post a comment on the article but comments appear to be locked - VLC does have streaming radio and video via Shoutcast - not sure if the writer has used VLC for anything other than DVDs or opening a media file. As far as using an iPod I have switched over to Floola to manage my library and podcasts on my mini - it works in Linux as well as OSX and Windows.
Not to sound trollish - but what imaginary world do you live in? Buggy software is a fact of life for the most part - it is created by humans and we all make mistakes. So, what software do you use that has never had to be updated or had a bug fix?
You make a good point - I support a lawyer on my network and he insists on using wordperfect because he is able to remove all the metadata/changes from the documents before he releases them. Apparently it isn't something that is easily done in MS Office. He also uses abiword and openoffice quite a bit.
I had a totally different experience with Feisty on a Dell D610 - Feisty picked up everything - wireless and my default screen resolutoin (1900x1200) worked without a hitch. I have been using Ubuntu since Breezy and I feel that Feisty is very good (at least on the hardware I use.)
Just my 2 cents
I had to deal with a BSOD today - first one in a long time for me - a users fully patched and updated version of XPSP2 just BSOD while she was typing an email in Outlook 2003. Checking the logs showed no reason for it - pretty random - but I guess they can and do happen from time-to-time.
I couldn't agree more - as a young, poor chld - I took to the power a computer gave more than anything else in my life - despite the fact that many of my friends have either died or ended it up in prison - the draw from my early computer days has lead me to a career in tech that has been beneficial and financialy rewarding.
While there were some cases of voter fraud in Milwaukee - along with every other major metro are in the US - I don't think an ID is the answer - it certainly wouldn't have stopped both Dems and Reps from giving cigarettes and alcohol to indigent and poor individuals to cast there vote. Adding even more red tape to the mix is not going to solve any voting issues - the major voting "problem" is that the country is pretty evenly divided - and there is no longer a middle or common ground. So - it really doesn't matter who wins or loses - people will be bitching about voter fraud or vote rigging (that is not to say it isn't happening) In theory a paper trail will at least confirm what vote was cast.
I have to reply to this - and I have to call bullshit to everyone who said they have locking file cabinets. I have had to be the person who had to unlock the cabinets with lost keys or that disgruntled employees took with them - it only takes baout 20 seconds to unlock one of those "high-security" file cabinets. Net admins should have a decent space to secure all the server information. Not a fucking file cabinet - give me a break - even the best file cabinets can be yanked open. Granted - you best hope that the security personnel and cleaning crew are not computer savvy. As mentioned in the post - I too do a bunch of computer repair in my office - I am neither manialcal - not arrogant - it is just how we do busness. I work in a an academic health care environment - so I am aware of HIPPA and all of its ramifications. Anyone who has as much access as I do should probaly have there own office with at leat a locking door. I can't believe that other people are say boo-hoo to this. I would be fired in a secnond if anyone obtained info on anyone who particiated in mediacl research.
The Medical College I work for is considering using Refworks - it is a webbased system - seems pretty strong and it is not platform dependent. http://www.refworks.com/productinfo.shtml
Not always - I had the real pleasure of cleaning my inlaws computer a monthy ago. They have a 16 yr old in the house + broadband and un-updated windows box - The machine was pretty much dead - I had to pull the ethernet connection to even get it running. I had a copy of ad-aware with me - first pass netted 642 critical items. Cleaned those - was able to get online - then updated ad-aware defs and cleaned another 152 critical items (in addition they had their browser cache set at 40 gigs and it was about half-full).
To be fair - the presentation was given in 2002 and I spent a fair amount of time laughing with my colleagues about an image the presenter had shown of a head on a sled with someone kicking the back of the sled to simulate an accident.
(I still don't know the actual way they move the sleds - but I when think about some research scientist in doc martens kicking a sled with a head on it I kind of chuckle to myself)
Anyway, thanks for the correction they were simulating a rear-end collision.
I work at a medical college which has a ton of research going on. The program I work for has a weekly research seminar in which we had a presentation titled: "Whiplash Injuries: Cervical Kinematics Leading to Commonly Reported Symptoms"
What these researchers had done was created a sled like device which they then placed cadavers on (they had cut the bodies at about mid-shoulder and mounted them on this sled) They then had implanted the spine with various sensors. They then basically sent the sled into a wall to simulate a front-end collision. The research was very interesting and at the same time very disturbing.
I think the idea has merit - unleash a "modified" version via warez or bittorrent that could track the people using illegal copies of the game. Though I find it hard to believe a forum post about it. I ran a quick check on a few bittorrent sites and the only HL2 files I have seen are from the leaked source months back.
From the CDC (1998):
Among the 492 work zone fatalities, the leading occupations were construction laborer (42%), truck driver (9%), construction trades supervisor (8%), and operating engineer (8%). The most common primary sources of injury were trucks (45%), road grading and surfacing machinery (15%), and cars (15%). Seventy-four percent of the work zone fatality victims were employed privately, the remainder by state or local governments (13% each). In 318 of the 465 vehicle and equipment-related fatalities within work zones, a worker on foot was struck by a vehicle. Victims of these events were as likely to be struck by a construction vehicle (154 fatalities) as by a passing traffic vehicle (152 fatalities). Incidents involving backing vehicles were prominent among the 154 worker-on-foot fatalities that occurred within the confines of the work zone (51%).
Definitely not an epidemic, though it appears that the workers themselves cause about half of the accidents.
I purchased the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition about a year and a half ago. The Processor is 2.5 times faster than the TI-83 Plus it has 24KB RAM and 1.5MB flash memory and it stores up to 94 applications. It also came with a cable to hook it up to an USB port. As far as I can tell, the 84 is nothing more than a repackaged 83 silver edition.
On a good note - despite heavy use I have only had to change the batteries once in the last 1 1/2 years.
From the redvsblue faq:
F.A.Q.
Q: How do you make the videos?
A: This is by far the number one question asked in e-mail. We use a video capture suite by a fantastic company, Canopus. The card we use is a Canopus DV Rex M1. We also use a variety of software, including Adobe Premiere and a great (and cheap!)sound editing tool called Cool Edit 2000 (now know as Adobe Audition)...
So now you know - and knowing is half the battle..