The real reason you want a foil hat isn't to keep THEM from hearing you, it's to prevent mind control. The hat amplifies your brain waves locally, making it harder for THEM to use their interference rays.
If you need extra help, consider a Faraday Cage to remove all external interference. This can help you track down whether your brain implant is operational, too. Sure, it's like being in a prison, but at least it's one of your own devising.
and the most valuable script I've found so far is the Netflix Queue Manager. Sadly, the combo doesn't work right now, in FF RC1. I may downgrade for the duration.
The US forces do not use Willy Pete to burn people, it is an ineffective use of a tool.
Ever heard of shake and bake? Internal page 26, read 9b and especially c, where they talk about using WP for lethal missions. Notice where this is coming from? Field Artillery Magazine, March-April 2005 issue.
Wanna see a better account of shake and bake? Try here.
They had two games that were supposed to be part of the launchday lineup, that were offshoots of the movie A.I. From what little I heard, they were cool, and expanded that universe. But they apparently dumped them because the movie was considered unsuccessful in the U.S.
I told myself when I heard about the games coming out that I'd be sure to buy the system as soon as they did. Still haven't bought an XBox. Bought a PS/2 instead, after the first price drop.
So what's her real budget? My parents recently bought a $300 after rebates eMachine, which has a sempron 3100+, a 100GB HD, 256 MB RAM, DVD reader/CD writer combo, and Windows XP Home license. Even better, a 17" flat front CRT and some Canon Pixma printer model I haven't even looked at yet were also part of the deal. Just keep watching your paper for local sales -- they got theirs at Office Depot. Now if my mom will ever actually send those forms in...
We were having our annual picnic out at our dark site last Saturday. The night was a little cool, seeing was decent with some very high north-south haze that was almost overlapping the Miky Way when it came up.
Anyway, I saw a couple myself, one headed south to north that had a huge shedding tail and moved very fast, (I actually mentioned to another observer that it looked almost like another shuttle breaking up, with smaller pieces) and later one in the south skies headed east to west that looked very like a very fast satellite, with no perceptible tail.
If I remember right, that's one of the things about Taurids I always thought was weird; because of the angle in which they come in, they can hit the atmosphere going any which way.
Anyway, all this brouhaha over the shower internationally makes me think it's time to rent The Day of the Triffids, again.
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means. (I know the word was used correctly, but I just feel hyperbole is used way too much here).
Can anyone confirm that this telescope will be more powerfull than the huble? and by how much. If it's not 3x more magnification at a minimum of the huble scope, then 10 years is going to be a waste of time.
In 10 years, won't the Hubble have burned up, or be on its last legs, because we abandoned the upkeep?
I'm glad you're dying. You've made every misstep possible: lets sell Windows NT machines! You sell Fuels in regular ATX cases with rockin' 800MHz processors that start at something like $10k. Your video offerings, once your strong suit, suck -- all you offer is older ATI cards in crap configurations -- $40k for two cards since I needed a new node (didn't buy it, duh).
Don't forget they stopped using the cool cube logo, too. Managers and clients don't want to see an effete little "sgi," that hardly inspires confidence. Where's the logo that booms, "Damn straight, I AM graphics?"
A neighbor from my old address threw out one blank check from the end of a box, and apparently someone dumpster-dove, retrieved it, and spent $500 at the local grocery store without any ID. So I believe it.
Any number of fast food restaurants and mall stores will be happy to take your credit card for smaller purchases, without doing any form of identification. Some don't even require you to sign anything! My local grocery store gas station is happy to do that.
I have "check ID" on the back of each of my cards. That's usually ignored, even when they look at the signature, which they rarely do. I know someone who only uses a wavy line as a signature when asked to sign an electronic pad, and that is never questioned, either. Anecdotal remarks from past Slashdot articles on the same issue indicate that even writing obviously fake names or 'do not pay' remarks are accepted.
If someone can copy your magstrip, or even just your credit card number if they know how the banks encode that stuff, they'll have a ready line of credit until the next time you check your bill. And even though you will likely get the charges dropped, (my cards promise to wave the $50 deductible, too) it will still be a hassle, screwing up your finances while you have to change automatic payments to reflect new account numbers, etc.
In my case, getting American Express to take my complaint seriously took a couple of months, even though the charges were coming from some foreign country, possibly because the repeat charges were under $20 each month. At one point I was told there was no need to change my number, it was probably a billing error, and I'd have the money refunded; the next month I was in the phone queue again, asking a "supervisor" why they didn't remove the charge and demanding an account freeze and new number. I'm guessing the credit card industry still doesn't care all that much, because they take a certain amount of fraud as granted when they charge stores who accept their cards, and also customers who carry balances. the more convenient they make it, the more they can charge stores who offer it. And the stores usually get stuck with the bill if it's fraud, anyway. So we end up paying, one way or another, for their business practices.
I had the same thing happen when I tried to get warranty service for an old Visiontek card, so I know how you feel. But names would be worthless as assets if they had to stay attached to the obligations of the former owners. Sometimes companies do agree to take on the prior obligations, at least partially, (the new Visiontek at least offered me a discount on a new card) but it's never to be taken for granted.
On the other hand, if a company sells goods or services with the deliberate intention of avoiding their obligations later, that's actionable. But you'd have to pursue details of that with a lawyer, and it can be hard to prove.
Anyway, the OS update went fine, and didn't mess with iTunes, that I could tell.
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Okay, the update worked fine. No need to pull out the archive. That was my first time using the contextual archive feature, too. Every day I am finding or being shown more cool stuff with this OS.
In any event, couldn't you just right-click iTunes.app and make a backup archive?
Maybe. I'm new to Apple and their package updating scheme, so I'm worried the update might change other dependencies or my ability to update it back to 6, later. Anyway, no harm in asking and avoiding an issue, than having to fix it later.:)
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yes it seemed to. not sure what the change is....
What do you mean? Does it come up as iTunes 6? If so, you should be able to get videos from the iTunes store.
Anyone with iTunes 5 done the OSX upgrade yet?
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If you have, did it stealth update to iTunes 6? I don't want 6, yet.
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The real reason you want a foil hat isn't to keep THEM from hearing you, it's to prevent mind control. The hat amplifies your brain waves locally, making it harder for THEM to use their interference rays.
If you need extra help, consider a Faraday Cage to remove all external interference. This can help you track down whether your brain implant is operational, too. Sure, it's like being in a prison, but at least it's one of your own devising.
and the most valuable script I've found so far is the Netflix Queue Manager. Sadly, the combo doesn't work right now, in FF RC1. I may downgrade for the duration.
Ever heard of shake and bake? Internal page 26, read 9b and especially c, where they talk about using WP for lethal missions. Notice where this is coming from? Field Artillery Magazine, March-April 2005 issue.
Wanna see a better account of shake and bake? Try here.
Where can we download these? :)
They're most important for enemy combatants.
Have you seen this?
We're napalming civilians, now. But we didn't sign the 1980 UN Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons, so it's okay.
Can we include a flashing LED button, too? That would make it more accessible. But it has to flash slowly, to avoid causing seizures.
They had two games that were supposed to be part of the launchday lineup, that were offshoots of the movie A.I. From what little I heard, they were cool, and expanded that universe. But they apparently dumped them because the movie was considered unsuccessful in the U.S.
I told myself when I heard about the games coming out that I'd be sure to buy the system as soon as they did. Still haven't bought an XBox. Bought a PS/2 instead, after the first price drop.
So what's her real budget? My parents recently bought a $300 after rebates eMachine, which has a sempron 3100+, a 100GB HD, 256 MB RAM, DVD reader/CD writer combo, and Windows XP Home license. Even better, a 17" flat front CRT and some Canon Pixma printer model I haven't even looked at yet were also part of the deal. Just keep watching your paper for local sales -- they got theirs at Office Depot. Now if my mom will ever actually send those forms in...
We were talking about The War of the Worlds last week on our mailing list, too, after these pictures came out showing the new dust cloud quickly forming.
We were having our annual picnic out at our dark site last Saturday. The night was a little cool, seeing was decent with some very high north-south haze that was almost overlapping the Miky Way when it came up.
Anyway, I saw a couple myself, one headed south to north that had a huge shedding tail and moved very fast, (I actually mentioned to another observer that it looked almost like another shuttle breaking up, with smaller pieces) and later one in the south skies headed east to west that looked very like a very fast satellite, with no perceptible tail.
If I remember right, that's one of the things about Taurids I always thought was weird; because of the angle in which they come in, they can hit the atmosphere going any which way.
Anyway, all this brouhaha over the shower internationally makes me think it's time to rent The Day of the Triffids, again.
You'd think they could afford a special panther, to take care of the problem.
You know, one that comes with its own soundtrack. Bright pink?
Dead ants! Dead ants! Dead ants dead ants dead ants, dead ants Dead ANNNTS...
So you're pre-emptively attacking?
In 10 years, won't the Hubble have burned up, or be on its last legs, because we abandoned the upkeep?
Don't forget they stopped using the cool cube logo, too.
Managers and clients don't want to see an effete little "sgi," that hardly inspires confidence.
Where's the logo that booms, "Damn straight, I AM graphics?"
So basically, for being a big customer, I get jack all from the settlement.
Cool. Can you help me find a copy of IE7 for my Mac?
A neighbor from my old address threw out one blank check from the end of a box, and apparently someone dumpster-dove, retrieved it, and spent $500 at the local grocery store without any ID. So I believe it.
Any number of fast food restaurants and mall stores will be happy to take your credit card for smaller purchases, without doing any form of identification. Some don't even require you to sign anything! My local grocery store gas station is happy to do that.
I have "check ID" on the back of each of my cards. That's usually ignored, even when they look at the signature, which they rarely do. I know someone who only uses a wavy line as a signature when asked to sign an electronic pad, and that is never questioned, either. Anecdotal remarks from past Slashdot articles on the same issue indicate that even writing obviously fake names or 'do not pay' remarks are accepted.
If someone can copy your magstrip, or even just your credit card number if they know how the banks encode that stuff, they'll have a ready line of credit until the next time you check your bill. And even though you will likely get the charges dropped, (my cards promise to wave the $50 deductible, too) it will still be a hassle, screwing up your finances while you have to change automatic payments to reflect new account numbers, etc.
In my case, getting American Express to take my complaint seriously took a couple of months, even though the charges were coming from some foreign country, possibly because the repeat charges were under $20 each month. At one point I was told there was no need to change my number, it was probably a billing error, and I'd have the money refunded; the next month I was in the phone queue again, asking a "supervisor" why they didn't remove the charge and demanding an account freeze and new number. I'm guessing the credit card industry still doesn't care all that much, because they take a certain amount of fraud as granted when they charge stores who accept their cards, and also customers who carry balances. the more convenient they make it, the more they can charge stores who offer it. And the stores usually get stuck with the bill if it's fraud, anyway. So we end up paying, one way or another, for their business practices.
I had the same thing happen when I tried to get warranty service for an old Visiontek card, so I know how you feel. But names would be worthless as assets if they had to stay attached to the obligations of the former owners. Sometimes companies do agree to take on the prior obligations, at least partially, (the new Visiontek at least offered me a discount on a new card) but it's never to be taken for granted.
On the other hand, if a company sells goods or services with the deliberate intention of avoiding their obligations later, that's actionable. But you'd have to pursue details of that with a lawyer, and it can be hard to prove.
Yeah, I know, that's why I said "stealth" :)
Anyway, the OS update went fine, and didn't mess with iTunes, that I could tell.
Okay, the update worked fine. No need to pull out the archive. That was my first time using the contextual archive feature, too. Every day I am finding or being shown more cool stuff with this OS.
Maybe. I'm new to Apple and their package updating scheme, so I'm worried the update might change other dependencies or my ability to update it back to 6, later. Anyway, no harm in asking and avoiding an issue, than having to fix it later.
What do you mean? Does it come up as iTunes 6? If so, you should be able to get videos from the iTunes store.
If you have, did it stealth update to iTunes 6?
I don't want 6, yet.
As soon as my girlfriend slips her tongue in my mouth, it becomes multi-tongued and French.
And then I wake up.