EXCEPT when the temperature would be right AROUND 35F. Because between wind, my engine heat, etc. the temperature might fluxuate between 35F and 36F constantly. So thing would "ding" and take up my screen every could of minutes. And I couldn't turn the feature off.
They should build that thing with hysteresis. I.e. switch on warning condition when it dips below 34, and switch off warning condition only when it then raises above 36. That way, if the temperature hovers around 34, it would only warn once... It would have to raise 2 degrees, and then fall back again to trigger another time.
The paper found that the plane of dwarf galaxies around Andromeda wasn't aligned to Andromeda's equator, but (intriguingly) was approximately the plane formed by the line between Andromeda and the Milky Way and the axis of rotation of the Milky Way.
Weird. Given that our vantage point is the Milky Way, that means that those dwarf galaxies would appear to be on a line... which would have been so obvious that it would not have been missed by the earlier searchers... ==> I guess something must have been lost in translation here.
I'm not sure about my grand father's photos (he didn't leave many...), but one thing I know: many of my father's photos changed color, faded, or otherwise degraded in interesting ways. So, "preserving" images, not so much.
In Europe, mobility (" freedom of movement") is a basic human right too (at least in theory).
Murdering people with a large mechanical monster meant for transportation because you're a drunken idiot is *NOT* a basic right.
"Murder" means "premeditated killing of another human being". Deaths due to accidents due to reckless conduct are called "wrongful death". They are not even "manslaughter". But somehow wrongful death just doesn't sound as dramatic as murder.
I will keep my functional semi-automatic firearms. The end. Case closed. Don't like it? Come get them.
I won't get them. Personally I don't really care. However, if your government wants them, they will come and get them, and live to tell the tale. Never heard of SWAT teams?
99% of gun owners do absolutely nothing wrong with their guns.
In many parts of the world, those 99% of gun owners do something wrong with their gun: owning it. (yes, in many parts of the world gun ownership itself is forbidden, except very few specific exceptions...)
For example, if a friend or family member was committing a "victimless crime" such as taking illegal drugs, I would absolutely feel no need to report this. But for something like drink driving, you can be certain I'd reporting this.
You know, in most cases, drunk driving is a victimless crime (although not in this particular case, admittedly...).
And I'm sure, you're not really calling police after people leave a well wined party you were both at with their car... (and being family members, you certainly do have loads of opportunities to attend the same parties, and observe each other's drinking behavior...)
He was basically being ratted out by his own "friends". If you brag about something illegal, be sure you can trust the people you brag too. Has been like that for ages, nothing new with Facebook.
There's a reason that computer techs don't refer to the whole computer as the "hard drive", even though that's obviously exactly where you put all your files when they're on the computer.
You forgot about the USB stick. So not all your files are on the hard drive. Sorry for this (technical) nit pick.
Temperature isn't a property of individual atoms. It is a property of a huge set of atoms, describing their energy distribution.
In a body with positive temperature, there are more atoms in the low energy states (moving slowly) than in the high energy states.
In a body with negative temperature, there are more atoms in the high energy states than in the low energy states. Normally that can only happen if there is an upper bound to the energy. Kinda like a speed limit, or, more realistically, if the states being talked about are not related to speed at all, but to some other physical property of the atom (such as orientation of spin within an external magnetic field...)
Back end into the toilet, and at the same time, front-end into the bidet conveniently placed next to the toilet. Advantage: you can multitask. Disadvantage: yes, you do need to swirl...
The maker of an FTP client will know that someone is going to end up downloading child porn with it.
The maker of a hard disk will know that someone is going to end up storing child porn on it (in the US, possession is already a crime).
A building contractor will know that someday someone is going to put a computer that contains child porn into a house built by him (again, possession is crime...)
A plumber will know that that someday, somebody will masturbate on one of the toilets that he serviced while thinking about a teenager...
The purpose of such a Ubuntu phone is to have Ubuntu at your disposal while on the road. At home, you've got your fully fledged PC with big keyboard, ergonomic mouse, nice screen...
Yes, I do have a Nokia N900, and being able to open up a terminal locally (on the built-in screen) and use the command line is really nice:-)
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I carry a netbook for these situations.
Whenever you take the bus, you've got your netbook with you? The advantage of a phone is, it fits into your pocket, no backpack needed. Or maybe, the backpack is not just for the netbook, but also as a protection against mad shooters?
In the dual-boot scenario I mentioned, Android still works.
Either Android has the application you need (terminal, iodine, whatever), or it doesn't. In the first case, why bother with Ubuntu at all? In the second case, you will miss your application without a TV (or other external screen)... defeating the point of having it on the phone.
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EXCEPT when the temperature would be right AROUND 35F. Because between wind, my engine heat, etc. the temperature might fluxuate between 35F and 36F constantly. So thing would "ding" and take up my screen every could of minutes. And I couldn't turn the feature off.
They should build that thing with hysteresis. I.e. switch on warning condition when it dips below 34, and switch off warning condition only when it then raises above 36. That way, if the temperature hovers around 34, it would only warn once... It would have to raise 2 degrees, and then fall back again to trigger another time.
From their chests? Is that what you call yours?
The paper found that the plane of dwarf galaxies around Andromeda wasn't aligned to Andromeda's equator, but (intriguingly) was approximately the plane formed by the line between Andromeda and the Milky Way and the axis of rotation of the Milky Way.
Weird. Given that our vantage point is the Milky Way, that means that those dwarf galaxies would appear to be on a line... which would have been so obvious that it would not have been missed by the earlier searchers... ==> I guess something must have been lost in translation here.
... and slide film or negatives gather dust, hair and scratches in almost no time...
I'm not sure about my grand father's photos (he didn't leave many...), but one thing I know: many of my father's photos changed color, faded, or otherwise degraded in interesting ways. So, "preserving" images, not so much.
Weapons ownership is a basic human right.
In Europe, mobility (" freedom of movement") is a basic human right too (at least in theory).
Murdering people with a large mechanical monster meant for transportation because you're a drunken idiot is *NOT* a basic right.
"Murder" means "premeditated killing of another human being". Deaths due to accidents due to reckless conduct are called "wrongful death". They are not even "manslaughter". But somehow wrongful death just doesn't sound as dramatic as murder.
I will keep my functional semi-automatic firearms. The end. Case closed. Don't like it? Come get them.
I won't get them. Personally I don't really care. However, if your government wants them, they will come and get them, and live to tell the tale. Never heard of SWAT teams?
Or are the drink driving limits so much higher in the US than in Europe that only serious abuse takes you over them?
... and it even has 4 letters. twice 4 letters actually.
Driving drunk is ALWAYS wrong.
Because it's defined that way, d'oh...
99% of gun owners do absolutely nothing wrong with their guns.
In many parts of the world, those 99% of gun owners do something wrong with their gun: owning it. (yes, in many parts of the world gun ownership itself is forbidden, except very few specific exceptions...)
Alcool doesn't wreck cars, peopl do.
Wow, what a racist you are.
For example, if a friend or family member was committing a "victimless crime" such as taking illegal drugs, I would absolutely feel no need to report this. But for something like drink driving, you can be certain I'd reporting this.
You know, in most cases, drunk driving is a victimless crime (although not in this particular case, admittedly...).
And I'm sure, you're not really calling police after people leave a well wined party you were both at with their car... (and being family members, you certainly do have loads of opportunities to attend the same parties, and observe each other's drinking behavior...)
And please no word starting with f either...
Excellent! Where's the "Like" button here on Slashdot?
He was basically being ratted out by his own "friends". If you brag about something illegal, be sure you can trust the people you brag too. Has been like that for ages, nothing new with Facebook.
There's a reason that computer techs don't refer to the whole computer as the "hard drive", even though that's obviously exactly where you put all your files when they're on the computer.
You forgot about the USB stick. So not all your files are on the hard drive. Sorry for this (technical) nit pick.
In a body with positive temperature, there are more atoms in the low energy states (moving slowly) than in the high energy states.
In a body with negative temperature, there are more atoms in the high energy states than in the low energy states. Normally that can only happen if there is an upper bound to the energy. Kinda like a speed limit, or, more realistically, if the states being talked about are not related to speed at all, but to some other physical property of the atom (such as orientation of spin within an external magnetic field...)
He also seems to be very patient, else he would be ordering from RS...
As opposed to vomitting, and burping one...
Back end into the toilet, and at the same time, front-end into the bidet conveniently placed next to the toilet. Advantage: you can multitask. Disadvantage: yes, you do need to swirl...
Except that the girls used chocolate ice-cream, whereas the robots use (produce...) strawberry...
The maker of an FTP client will know that someone is going to end up downloading child porn with it.
The maker of a hard disk will know that someone is going to end up storing child porn on it (in the US, possession is already a crime).
A building contractor will know that someday someone is going to put a computer that contains child porn into a house built by him (again, possession is crime...)
A plumber will know that that someday, somebody will masturbate on one of the toilets that he serviced while thinking about a teenager...
That or a home TV.
The purpose of such a Ubuntu phone is to have Ubuntu at your disposal while on the road. At home, you've got your fully fledged PC with big keyboard, ergonomic mouse, nice screen...
Yes, I do have a Nokia N900, and being able to open up a terminal locally (on the built-in screen) and use the command line is really nice :-)
bus stops
I carry a netbook for these situations.
Whenever you take the bus, you've got your netbook with you? The advantage of a phone is, it fits into your pocket, no backpack needed. Or maybe, the backpack is not just for the netbook, but also as a protection against mad shooters?
In the dual-boot scenario I mentioned, Android still works.
Either Android has the application you need (terminal, iodine, whatever), or it doesn't. In the first case, why bother with Ubuntu at all? In the second case, you will miss your application without a TV (or other external screen)... defeating the point of having it on the phone.
Woosh! These are "smart quotes"...
Actually, with Windows, both the even and the odd versions are bad. As are the non-numerical versions...