The point is that they will have the same velocity (minus the effects of air resistance) when they hit your head. The kinetic energy as they leave (.5mv^2) gets turned into potential energy (working against gravity) and back, with the only loss being resistance from the air. Didn't see the episode, so I'm not sure what the result was... but any loss of lethality would be due to air resistance.
It's a hassle to me (takes time). BugMeNot takes less time, especially with the extension or bookmarklet installed, and I feel no guilt because the NYT would'nt've gotten real information anyway.
I personally agree, and you've stated it well (much better than the usual "just 'cuz I've ordered doesn't mean I can't look at the menu"). However, most people aren't that honest - or that secure about themselves. Hence, if I'm in a relationship, it makes sense not to do such admiring in an open way, if only to keep my significant other happy.
Why all the fuss about the DNS root zone when the real problem with US control of the Internet is that US educational institutions like MIT and Stanford have more IPv4 address space than all of China? Fair IP allocation is what we need!
Looking at my inbox, I'd say that's more than fair.
I've posted elsewhere that I think the GP's comments are a bit overdone, but for the record: lip reading only gives you 30-50 percent of the content under ideal conditions (lighting, where the person is facing, whether they lip speak well, etc), and even then it's very tiring. Definitely a useful skill, but it's not as great as people think.
I have a loss of 80-90 dB pretty much across the board - the speech banana on my audiogram is intact, it's just moved down a lot. I have to say, I've had much better luck with my aids than you have, and I have been wearing them since the early 90s. My digital set, like all aids, does have problems with background noise, but in most restaurants, it's not impossible to communicate (knowing which local restaurants have shitty acoustics is half the battle, heh). I get feedback occasionally, but I've never had to power cycle my hearing aid (popping it in and out to deal with wax and drainage buildup interfering with the pressure is a different story). Lip reading also is very helpful, especially in social situations.
I don't know you, so I can't comment on your specific case, but in general, one's ability to function with hearing aids is largely a matter of coping strategies. Do you (speaking in generalities here) know how to lip read? Do you make sure people know you're lip reading them, and that they're positioned so it's possible, both in terms of them facing you and in terms of lighting? Do you pay attention to the acoustic environment you're in, and make an attempt to go elsewhere with your group when there's too much background noise, echoing, etc? Do you know how to effectively ask someone to repeat themselves, or use different words? I could go on and on, but that's a decent start.
I use VLC with srt files. Granted, I'm using a Mac, but I bet it works on Windows, too. Your video/audio file must have the same name as the srt file (except the extension, obviously), then while the video is playing, select the Video menu. The bottom option should be the "Subtitles Track" option - just pick the one you want.
On MIT's Athena network, there's a command called "delete". The command "delete foo" moves foo to.foo and deletes it after three days. At the "Athena 101" workshops, they don't even mention rm.
Seriously. It's not all that uncommon for one hearing aid to fail, or be unwearable temporarily (think ear infection), in which case anyone with severe to profound deafness will not be able to hear their own voice on the phone (since hearing aids at that level pick up the B-field from the phone via induction, and turn off the microphone). This makes using phones somewhat unnerving, as you have no idea whether you're talking too loudly for privacy or not.
There goes checking your schedule when you're late ("Oh, shit, I had PHYSICS today?"), the last minute panicked print job ("Damn cheap Epson... I'll print on the way to class"), the IM with your study group ("hey guys, my 12 oclock was canceled today, do you want to meet in the student center" or "hey, I'm in bio - we have a test next week, want to study tonight"). Granted, there are frivolous uses, and I'm as guilty of 'em as the next guy - but don't take away this powerful tool.
Also... I'm sorry, you said you go to HBS? Dude, university for UNDERGRADS is supposed to be for adults, and you're telling me your grad students aren't capable of handling a little responsibility? No wonder students here love to make fun of you!
Tolerate, or fast-forward though? 'Cuz you're crazy if you think advertisers will want to pay for a format that you can fast-forward through... and even if they somehow did come up with DRM to make it like a TV (so you have to wait or leave & go the bathroom or whatever, can't just FF through), people would complain, because there'd be very little benefit over TV, and a lot lost (download time, for example).
a story involving an ambitious high school student who applies for entrance to MIT and prays to remain sleeping until the acceptance letter comes, which doesn't happen for another 30 years.
I'm there now... that sounds like a really awesome plot. Damn, I'd kill for 30 *minutes* of sleep right now...
So put *.google.com as an approved sender in your DNS records, as has already been posted.
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They don't always accept changes, and they never remove information about an actor, even at the actor's request.
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Really? Because the other information (biographical and trivia-related, for example) that people can post for free can be (and I've seen many circumstances where this is the case) false and reputation-damaging, or simply an invasion of privacy. Don't get me wrong, IMDB is really neat, but there's no way for an individual to correct or limit the information about themselves.
I can't keep track of the plot, since I can't flip back and forth or ask questions, so I reallly only use audiobooks for stuff that doesn't need a plot - Pimsleur is one such example, another is lectures (the Feynman lectures); right now, I'm listening to "The Majesty of the Law" by Sandra Day O'Connor, and it's only minimally affected by my inability to check previous references to cases.
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The point is that they will have the same velocity (minus the effects of air resistance) when they hit your head. The kinetic energy as they leave (.5mv^2) gets turned into potential energy (working against gravity) and back, with the only loss being resistance from the air. Didn't see the episode, so I'm not sure what the result was ... but any loss of lethality would be due to air resistance.
Uh huh. I already do this. What about the other N-1 people in my district?
No, if this were Fark, that'd still be inappropriate - and that's why you'd say it.
An ice queen in need of a good humping? No, sorry, wrong movie.
It's a hassle to me (takes time). BugMeNot takes less time, especially with the extension or bookmarklet installed, and I feel no guilt because the NYT would'nt've gotten real information anyway.
I personally agree, and you've stated it well (much better than the usual "just 'cuz I've ordered doesn't mean I can't look at the menu"). However, most people aren't that honest - or that secure about themselves. Hence, if I'm in a relationship, it makes sense not to do such admiring in an open way, if only to keep my significant other happy.
Why all the fuss about the DNS root zone when the real problem with US control of the Internet is that US educational institutions like MIT and Stanford have more IPv4 address space than all of China? Fair IP allocation is what we need!
Looking at my inbox, I'd say that's more than fair.
I've posted elsewhere that I think the GP's comments are a bit overdone, but for the record: lip reading only gives you 30-50 percent of the content under ideal conditions (lighting, where the person is facing, whether they lip speak well, etc), and even then it's very tiring. Definitely a useful skill, but it's not as great as people think.
I have a loss of 80-90 dB pretty much across the board - the speech banana on my audiogram is intact, it's just moved down a lot. I have to say, I've had much better luck with my aids than you have, and I have been wearing them since the early 90s. My digital set, like all aids, does have problems with background noise, but in most restaurants, it's not impossible to communicate (knowing which local restaurants have shitty acoustics is half the battle, heh). I get feedback occasionally, but I've never had to power cycle my hearing aid (popping it in and out to deal with wax and drainage buildup interfering with the pressure is a different story). Lip reading also is very helpful, especially in social situations.
I don't know you, so I can't comment on your specific case, but in general, one's ability to function with hearing aids is largely a matter of coping strategies. Do you (speaking in generalities here) know how to lip read? Do you make sure people know you're lip reading them, and that they're positioned so it's possible, both in terms of them facing you and in terms of lighting? Do you pay attention to the acoustic environment you're in, and make an attempt to go elsewhere with your group when there's too much background noise, echoing, etc? Do you know how to effectively ask someone to repeat themselves, or use different words? I could go on and on, but that's a decent start.
I use VLC with srt files. Granted, I'm using a Mac, but I bet it works on Windows, too. Your video/audio file must have the same name as the srt file (except the extension, obviously), then while the video is playing, select the Video menu. The bottom option should be the "Subtitles Track" option - just pick the one you want.
On MIT's Athena network, there's a command called "delete". The command "delete foo" moves foo to .foo and deletes it after three days. At the "Athena 101" workshops, they don't even mention rm.
Seriously. It's not all that uncommon for one hearing aid to fail, or be unwearable temporarily (think ear infection), in which case anyone with severe to profound deafness will not be able to hear their own voice on the phone (since hearing aids at that level pick up the B-field from the phone via induction, and turn off the microphone). This makes using phones somewhat unnerving, as you have no idea whether you're talking too loudly for privacy or not.
Dogs and cats, living together!
Not that there's anything wrong with that!
There goes checking your schedule when you're late ("Oh, shit, I had PHYSICS today?"), the last minute panicked print job ("Damn cheap Epson ... I'll print on the way to class"), the IM with your study group ("hey guys, my 12 oclock was canceled today, do you want to meet in the student center" or "hey, I'm in bio - we have a test next week, want to study tonight"). Granted, there are frivolous uses, and I'm as guilty of 'em as the next guy - but don't take away this powerful tool.
... I'm sorry, you said you go to HBS? Dude, university for UNDERGRADS is supposed to be for adults, and you're telling me your grad students aren't capable of handling a little responsibility? No wonder students here love to make fun of you!
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Tolerate, or fast-forward though? 'Cuz you're crazy if you think advertisers will want to pay for a format that you can fast-forward through ... and even if they somehow did come up with DRM to make it like a TV (so you have to wait or leave & go the bathroom or whatever, can't just FF through), people would complain, because there'd be very little benefit over TV, and a lot lost (download time, for example).
Or, use Safari+PithHelmet and the equivalent Machete script, if you're using OS X.
Or every Tom Clancy, Phillip K Dick and Harold Pinter?
Babylon 5 and a corporation endorsing P2P - what could be better? Well, I suppose if Google were doing it :-P
Wait ... aren't the rest of us getting rid of DST?
There's a Free/free project called Octave that is really similar to Matlab. Almost uses the same language, too.
a story involving an ambitious high school student who applies for entrance to MIT and prays to remain sleeping until the acceptance letter comes, which doesn't happen for another 30 years.
... that sounds like a really awesome plot. Damn, I'd kill for 30 *minutes* of sleep right now ...
I'm there now
So put *.google.com as an approved sender in your DNS records, as has already been posted.
They don't always accept changes, and they never remove information about an actor, even at the actor's request.
Really? Because the other information (biographical and trivia-related, for example) that people can post for free can be (and I've seen many circumstances where this is the case) false and reputation-damaging, or simply an invasion of privacy. Don't get me wrong, IMDB is really neat, but there's no way for an individual to correct or limit the information about themselves.
I can't keep track of the plot, since I can't flip back and forth or ask questions, so I reallly only use audiobooks for stuff that doesn't need a plot - Pimsleur is one such example, another is lectures (the Feynman lectures); right now, I'm listening to "The Majesty of the Law" by Sandra Day O'Connor, and it's only minimally affected by my inability to check previous references to cases.