Apple also offers free recycling of computers when you buy a new one, and even offers a discount off a new iPod if you bring an old one in.
Is that insane? Most places I know want to charge you to recycle an old computer...
and the temperature drops like a stone (weather apparently goes from normal to ice age conditions, meaning permafrost in the northern sahara, and a *very* white Christmas in southern Mexico, while Florida becomes an ice sheet, just to give an idea how extreme this is, in less than 10 years). That's 10 years, triggered by some unknown event, after which America less inhabitable than Greenland. Even the deserts of the middle east will be cold conditions, and harsh winters, at best.
Of course the error margin on these data are like 500-1000 years, which is a lot of time. But while we don't know why or how, *something* is going to trigger an ice age, pretty soon now. But that's "pretty soon" in "very likely in the next 2000 years"...
But, your very own source seems to indicate that both CO2 and CH4 levels are much much higher than what the normal cycle produces. Also, the current temperature, according to that graph, is higher than seen in the past 450,000 years. Surely that won't have an effect on the changes that come? If CO2 of 280ppm produces an ice age which plummets average temperatures by 6 degrees, what catastrophic drop will we see from CO2 of 370 (and rising...)?
I'm also curious as to where you're getting your "10 years" figure. If the margin of error on the data is 500-1000 years, how could you possible infer that the temperature drop and glaciation occurs over such a short timeframe?
Or even worse... what if the Ice Age that's supposed to be triggered in the next 2000 years is prevented, and instead the temperature keeps spiraling upward? I don't think either is desirable. I love my car as much as any red-blooded American, but for the sake of my children's children's children(x10), I think we definitely need to make some changes to how our race is treating this planet.
Does capsaicin kill you?
In order for something to be a poison, the LD50 must be a small enough dose that a reasonable person could accidentally, or intentionally, consume it in a reasonable period of time.
"a substance that, when introduced into or absorbed by a living organism, causes death or injury, esp. one that kills by rapid action even in a small quantity"
lactose and capsaicin don't fall under that category.
Hey now, I was simply pointing out an obvious shortcoming to the potential usefulness of this in an area where insurgents still want to keep it mined. When used to clean up abandoned minefields, I think this product has the potential to save tons of lives (and limbs). No need for you to wish me into the middle of a minefield simply because I pointed out a potential countermeasure to the product.
The difference is this:
Microsoft was using their monopoly* with Windows (software) to push another piece of software (Internet Explorer). The reason I have to side with Apple on this is because they aren't using their monopoly* on iPods (hardware) to push another piece of hardware. And the Zune software won't sync my iPod... so should I sue Microsoft, for not allowing their software to work with my hardware? Because that's all that Apple is doing. They're not allowing their software to work with the Palm hardware.
*Let's not be pedantic about my use of the word "monopoly" -k-?
Apple's position on stolen iPods is the same, for similar reasons. They won't even add a note to the service record so that if the iPod comes in for service the tech would see it. And even if there was such a note, the techs hands are tied. He does his job: Service the iPod, instead of that of the police: Track down stolen goods.
I wouldn't worry about USB disappearing. My company recently bought a brand new Dell. I couldn't believe that Dell was still shipping computers with a VGA port, first introduced 22 years ago! USB is 13 years old. 10 years from now, it will still be shipping on new Dells, and it won't be hard to find a 6 year old Dell in use by someone when the girl turns 17.
OT: What makes me cringe even more: Most of our machines have DVI ports. Most of our displays also have DVI ports. So why are my coworkers using the VGA connectors on each?
Apple is not a carrier. They make the phone. They run the App store.
Skype is not a carrier. They make the application.
AT&T *IS* a carrier. But, obstinately, they have no control over Skype or Apple. Apple could still say "Nah, we still want Apps over 10MB to be downloaded over WiFi, for the sake of our customers experience".
Greetings from a EU citizen. You guys need to lobby for number portability. It's a big step towards more competition when customers can switch to another provider without worrying about losing their phone number.
We have number portability. What these folks above me are talking about is switching to the same provider and keeping your phone number. It might be possible in theory, but obviously the company is on to those tricks, and so the systems aren't set up to allow you to port a number from a current AT&T account to a new AT&T account and get the "new account" equipment discount.
I'm gonna say this once. THIS IS HOW IT'S ALWAYS BEEN IN THE CELLPHONE INDUSTRY! IF YOU WANTED A NEW PHONE BEFORE YOUR CONTRACT WAS UP, YOU PAID FULL PRICE
Also, stupid slashdot, I was using so many caps because I am yelling. Yeesh.
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog. The rain in spain falls mainly on the plains. Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country.
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In addition, it's old news. Wikipedia says the fire happened two weeks ago http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Senator_(tree)
Apple also offers free recycling of computers when you buy a new one, and even offers a discount off a new iPod if you bring an old one in. Is that insane? Most places I know want to charge you to recycle an old computer...
IIRC, there's already terms in the agreement to prevent this behavior.
No sig when you post as AC...
"Sorry officer, I don't have a cellphone"
(source http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/research/globalchange/climate_change.asp
and the temperature drops like a stone (weather apparently goes from normal to ice age conditions, meaning permafrost in the northern sahara, and a *very* white Christmas in southern Mexico, while Florida becomes an ice sheet, just to give an idea how extreme this is, in less than 10 years). That's 10 years, triggered by some unknown event, after which America less inhabitable than Greenland. Even the deserts of the middle east will be cold conditions, and harsh winters, at best.
Of course the error margin on these data are like 500-1000 years, which is a lot of time. But while we don't know why or how, *something* is going to trigger an ice age, pretty soon now. But that's "pretty soon" in "very likely in the next 2000 years" ...
But, your very own source seems to indicate that both CO2 and CH4 levels are much much higher than what the normal cycle produces. Also, the current temperature, according to that graph, is higher than seen in the past 450,000 years. Surely that won't have an effect on the changes that come? If CO2 of 280ppm produces an ice age which plummets average temperatures by 6 degrees, what catastrophic drop will we see from CO2 of 370 (and rising...)?
I'm also curious as to where you're getting your "10 years" figure. If the margin of error on the data is 500-1000 years, how could you possible infer that the temperature drop and glaciation occurs over such a short timeframe?
Or even worse... what if the Ice Age that's supposed to be triggered in the next 2000 years is prevented, and instead the temperature keeps spiraling upward? I don't think either is desirable. I love my car as much as any red-blooded American, but for the sake of my children's children's children(x10), I think we definitely need to make some changes to how our race is treating this planet.
The county I live in has a leash law for dogs, but cats are allowed to roam free.
http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/forum/topic/374722023
motorists would purchase a transponder
I presume that's how highway patrol would know who had a legit license to speed...
Does capsaicin kill you? In order for something to be a poison, the LD50 must be a small enough dose that a reasonable person could accidentally, or intentionally, consume it in a reasonable period of time. "a substance that, when introduced into or absorbed by a living organism, causes death or injury, esp. one that kills by rapid action even in a small quantity" lactose and capsaicin don't fall under that category.
You can see him reach over and hit a button. I imagine he just muted her.
Still not a virus Fake edit: Bah, beat by someone who didn't bother to log in.
Hey now, I was simply pointing out an obvious shortcoming to the potential usefulness of this in an area where insurgents still want to keep it mined. When used to clean up abandoned minefields, I think this product has the potential to save tons of lives (and limbs). No need for you to wish me into the middle of a minefield simply because I pointed out a potential countermeasure to the product.
Simple countermeasure: After placing mines, spray field with explosive residue. Now what?
The difference is this: Microsoft was using their monopoly* with Windows (software) to push another piece of software (Internet Explorer). The reason I have to side with Apple on this is because they aren't using their monopoly* on iPods (hardware) to push another piece of hardware. And the Zune software won't sync my iPod... so should I sue Microsoft, for not allowing their software to work with my hardware? Because that's all that Apple is doing. They're not allowing their software to work with the Palm hardware. *Let's not be pedantic about my use of the word "monopoly" -k-?
It's not necessarily the second word that's unknown.
Apple's position on stolen iPods is the same, for similar reasons. They won't even add a note to the service record so that if the iPod comes in for service the tech would see it. And even if there was such a note, the techs hands are tied. He does his job: Service the iPod, instead of that of the police: Track down stolen goods.
I wouldn't worry about USB disappearing. My company recently bought a brand new Dell. I couldn't believe that Dell was still shipping computers with a VGA port, first introduced 22 years ago! USB is 13 years old. 10 years from now, it will still be shipping on new Dells, and it won't be hard to find a 6 year old Dell in use by someone when the girl turns 17. OT: What makes me cringe even more: Most of our machines have DVI ports. Most of our displays also have DVI ports. So why are my coworkers using the VGA connectors on each?
They detected cocaine in 2 bills out of 16... I don't know that that's statistically significant. (But I'm no math guy...)
Skype is not a carrier. They make the application.
AT&T *IS* a carrier. But, obstinately, they have no control over Skype or Apple. Apple could still say "Nah, we still want Apps over 10MB to be downloaded over WiFi, for the sake of our customers experience".
Protip: Dial *NEW# then hit send. It will tell you when you'll be eligible again.
(the other reason is because it works with iTunes).
For now... There's no telling what Apple will do (intentionally or not) to break that functionality in the future.
I'm terrified of the day I realize I'm counting memory in gigs the same way I count in megs (64 128 256 512 1024 range).
For me (and many others, I'm sure), that day is here. My Performa 400 had 4 megs of RAM. My Macbook Pro has 4 gigs of RAM...
Greetings from a EU citizen. You guys need to lobby for number portability. It's a big step towards more competition when customers can switch to another provider without worrying about losing their phone number.
We have number portability. What these folks above me are talking about is switching to the same provider and keeping your phone number. It might be possible in theory, but obviously the company is on to those tricks, and so the systems aren't set up to allow you to port a number from a current AT&T account to a new AT&T account and get the "new account" equipment discount.
Also, stupid slashdot, I was using so many caps because I am yelling. Yeesh.
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog. The rain in spain falls mainly on the plains. Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country.