So, what you're saying is, you don't allow yourself to enter your own house? I hope you have a big picture window out front so you can look in at your wunnerful house admiringly.
That's cool, except to maintain a strong heritage to the movie Brazil, it should be a machine running a badly broken version of MS-DOS 2.1 on an old Novell network.
You're right. And it can get to where it seems sorta bulky, when the Slashdot skin is sloughed on top of the hAndover.net skin, which is sloughed on top of the VA Whatever skin, or is it VA.msn.com yet?
You're on track with your comment about hobbyists and enthusiasts.
I sold my first Pentium 75 chip (at the point I upgraded the system it was in) to a Mechanical Engineer at work. He had become an overclocking enthusiast, and was looking forward to 'seeing what he could get' out of that old chip.
That crowd is sorta the computer-hardware equivalent of the NASCAR fans. There are even fanboy bumper stickers for AMD.
If something is transmitting in all directions, it is radiating in all directions. When you point a directional antenna at it, if there are twenty-four transmitters on that frequency, you'll receive all 24 signals at once. Because, you see, signals bounce around and propagate. If all radio broadcast relied on line-of-sight you would be correct.
If you're going to sign your writing, put your name at the bottom, not as the first word in your comment.
One of the jobs of an archivist is to provide deep archives of relevant information.
There have been substancial books written on this topic. You won't find the book I had in mind on the 'banned book list' put out by librarians, however.
Your 'example' points you out as a narrow armchair ideologue. Nothing more.
What do you do when you're discussing your theories with regular folks who have no inkling what Smalltalk or Java are? How would you explain yourself to ten random people selected at your local supermarket?
For all your big words, they'd consider you a crackpot. Stick to web forums and online 'reality.' It suits you well.
If you don't want your kids looking at pornography, then you need to explain to them why it is somehow "evil" and tell them to avoid it. Just becuase you have a religious zealotry doesn't mean that entire populations should have to be subjected to your religious views.
Wow. You're implying that the only people who don't want their kids to hang out in bondage chat rooms are religious zealots.
They are starting to figure out what sorts of things are best presented in book form and which are better online.
Yes. And then they quit buying books so they can make the payments on this years new computers equipped with Gateware. Also to make sure they keep the collection of videotapes and 'talking books' current.
Well, some librarians love books. Others want to make sure 'the collection' is kept current and meeting the specific needs of that particular week/month/year. So they actively cull anything offbeat or obscure.
And many librarians have been very active in the destruction of the historical record they are supposed to be preserving, in their active efforts to badly microfilm, then pulp, historical newspaper collections.
I do believe some relevance emerges from the fact that if all cars on the road were of the solar variety, collisions between them would be far less disastrous.
Sure. And if the only people allowed on the Internet were 87 year old grandmothers using Pentium 75 computers running Windows 95, the Internet would be safer.
Should the team now be crippled, forced to use regular-car safty regulations? Should we slow research for the sake of a few potential lives?
Sorry if it seems mean-spirited, but you can omit 'should' in your sentence.
Furthermore, they should be transporting their experimental vehicle on a flatbed or closed trailer when moving it from track to the shop. It's not a road-safe vehicle.
Sorry, but it's clear these teams have no idea what they're doing
Part of the problem is that the 'solar car' community is often made up of people who feel they are diametrically opposed to the Motor Sports community, so they don't act on or even acknowledge the insights that Indy Car designers could provide them with.
Now, if there was just a class of racing vehicles based on Solar Power that could appeal to the motorheads, perhaps this would change. Unfortunately theres a vast cultural divide. Too much influence from Vegan bicyclist types in the solar car crowd, IMHO.
Well, back in the 80's when I drove a Volkswagen Jetta, the Jetta was rated one of the most safe cars on the road.
And if you look around, you'll find a lot of nutty aggressive people drive Jettas. (I got the two speeding tickets I've ever gotten in my life driving that 84 Jetta GLI- it was a really hot car that didn't look hot- which is what made it fun)
Minivans, i.e. the vehicle which crashed into this particular solar care, are not SUVs. In fact, if more of the knotheads who buy SUVs 'to transport their family' drove Minivans instead, there would be a higher average gasoline mileage and somewhat greater safety on the road. Many SUV owners use the larger passenger capacity as justification for their SUV purchase. A good Minivan is a more practical alternative for many of them.
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I don't put ugly things in my house.
So, what you're saying is, you don't allow yourself to enter your own house? I hope you have a big picture window out front so you can look in at your wunnerful house admiringly.
That's cool, except to maintain a strong heritage to the movie Brazil, it should be a machine running a badly broken version of MS-DOS 2.1 on an old Novell network.
You're right. And it can get to where it seems sorta bulky, when the Slashdot skin is sloughed on top of the hAndover.net skin, which is sloughed on top of the VA Whatever skin, or is it VA.msn.com yet?
Hell, there's even talk from the Republicans about Edwards not being "experienced", and he's a lawyer with 8 years in the Senate.
Well, a sheep-killing dog is 'experienced.'
I can't figure out why the Establishment Democratic Party folks cited are considered the 'grass roots.'
They have all the trade union bosses and most of Hollywood supporting them, for goodness sakes.
You're on track with your comment about hobbyists and enthusiasts.
I sold my first Pentium 75 chip (at the point I upgraded the system it was in) to a Mechanical Engineer at work. He had become an overclocking enthusiast, and was looking forward to 'seeing what he could get' out of that old chip.
That crowd is sorta the computer-hardware equivalent of the NASCAR fans. There are even fanboy bumper stickers for AMD.
You can if Mom will only allow you to have one computer in your 'room' so you have to choose which machine you buy veeeery carefully.
If something is transmitting in all directions, it is radiating in all directions. When you point a directional antenna at it, if there are twenty-four transmitters on that frequency, you'll receive all 24 signals at once. Because, you see, signals bounce around and propagate. If all radio broadcast relied on line-of-sight you would be correct.
If you're going to sign your writing, put your name at the bottom, not as the first word in your comment.
Here's your cite, bubba.
Double Fold- Libraries and the Assault on Paper.
You didn't think. So?
One of the jobs of an archivist is to provide deep archives of relevant information.
There have been substancial books written on this topic. You won't find the book I had in mind on the 'banned book list' put out by librarians, however.
Here's info about the book. Don't bother looking for it at some libraries. It pisses off the librarian.
Your 'example' points you out as a narrow armchair ideologue. Nothing more.
What do you do when you're discussing your theories with regular folks who have no inkling what Smalltalk or Java are? How would you explain yourself to ten random people selected at your local supermarket?
For all your big words, they'd consider you a crackpot. Stick to web forums and online 'reality.' It suits you well.
If you don't want your kids looking at pornography, then you need to explain to them why it is somehow "evil" and tell them to avoid it. Just becuase you have a religious zealotry doesn't mean that entire populations should have to be subjected to your religious views.
Wow. You're implying that the only people who don't want their kids to hang out in bondage chat rooms are religious zealots.
Let me guess. You're probably not a parent, eh?
They are starting to figure out what sorts of things are best presented in book form and which are better online.
Yes. And then they quit buying books so they can make the payments on this years new computers equipped with Gateware. Also to make sure they keep the collection of videotapes and 'talking books' current.
Well, some librarians love books. Others want to make sure 'the collection' is kept current and meeting the specific needs of that particular week/month/year. So they actively cull anything offbeat or obscure.
And many librarians have been very active in the destruction of the historical record they are supposed to be preserving, in their active efforts to badly microfilm, then pulp, historical newspaper collections.
I had not been thinking of the 1993 WTC attack, basically because it was essentially a flop.
Six people killed, over a thousand injured. A flop?
It should have been transported on a flatbed truck, or on a trailer.
Nobody here has cited a good reason why the vehicle was on the road, nor why any permit of any kind should have been issued allowing it on the road.
Formula 1 Racing cars aren't street legal either.
Why?
What was the purpose for a special permit being issued. (Clearly they needed an escort vehicle in adjoining lanes as well.)
But why did they need to drive it on the street at all?
If I were a Rich Asshole (TM) I would have a professional driving my limosine.
You're just talking about higher-middle-class wannabe trash.
I had to laugh out loud at your suggestion of a Volvo station wagon.
Sorry. Just the way it is.
Why did they need to take it on the road?
I'd bet good money they were thinking a lot like the arrogant bikers in their spandex who ride double and triple file on the highway.
I do believe some relevance emerges from the fact that if all cars on the road were of the solar variety, collisions between them would be far less disastrous.
Sure. And if the only people allowed on the Internet were 87 year old grandmothers using Pentium 75 computers running Windows 95, the Internet would be safer.
Should the team now be crippled, forced to use regular-car safty regulations? Should we slow research for the sake of a few potential lives?
Sorry if it seems mean-spirited, but you can omit 'should' in your sentence.
Furthermore, they should be transporting their experimental vehicle on a flatbed or closed trailer when moving it from track to the shop. It's not a road-safe vehicle.
Sorry, but it's clear these teams have no idea what they're doing
Part of the problem is that the 'solar car' community is often made up of people who feel they are diametrically opposed to the Motor Sports community, so they don't act on or even acknowledge the insights that Indy Car designers could provide them with.
Now, if there was just a class of racing vehicles based on Solar Power that could appeal to the motorheads, perhaps this would change. Unfortunately theres a vast cultural divide. Too much influence from Vegan bicyclist types in the solar car crowd, IMHO.
Well, back in the 80's when I drove a Volkswagen Jetta, the Jetta was rated one of the most safe cars on the road.
And if you look around, you'll find a lot of nutty aggressive people drive Jettas. (I got the two speeding tickets I've ever gotten in my life driving that 84 Jetta GLI- it was a really hot car that didn't look hot- which is what made it fun)
Minivans, i.e. the vehicle which crashed into this particular solar care, are not SUVs. In fact, if more of the knotheads who buy SUVs 'to transport their family' drove Minivans instead, there would be a higher average gasoline mileage and somewhat greater safety on the road. Many SUV owners use the larger passenger capacity as justification for their SUV purchase. A good Minivan is a more practical alternative for many of them.