"By clicking 'I Agree' below, you agree to the following terms..."
Seriously, does anyone read the full text of EULAs? They're a complete joke. I've heard there's a website that has a whole bunch of strange EULAs on display..
How the hell can the kids have a hope at reducing viewing, or dumping TV altogether, when the adults around them come up with excuses to not give up the idiot box for just one damn week?
Maybe they shouldn't? 99% of TV is crap - they have a higher crap rate than other media, I think - but that 1% that is good is different for different people. Choosing one week to not watch TV is pretty arbitrary, I think.
The problem with TV is when people get bad viewing habits - that is, watching it without any particular show in mind, letting it control their schedule, or just vegging out in front of it for hours, etc. As long as people aren't doing that, I don't think turning it off is nessecary.
As an aside, though - I had a blackout last night, with no TV, and more importantly, no internet. I went outside and talked to a group of my neighbors that had gathered, and had a pleasant conversation. It was actually a nice experience getting to know them. I think this is the kind of thing the people at TV Turnoff week are after, but realistically there is no way to force people out short of a blackout. Plus, you can socialize without sacrificing TV, if you wanted to...
As an aside, does anyone know what the actual energy efficency of a typical electric motor is? I suppose it's well below 100%, but have never heard any numbers given...
Oh, this will be so funny, yet oddly appropriate...
N3o: Wht iz teh M37rix? M00PHEUZ: t3h M00TRIX = wrld rnd u h1ding teh TR00th, d00d
N30: i knw A1M-fu
N3o: wh04
Seriously, it really pisses me off that it's going to be a shitty action RPG. I wish they would actually use concepts from the movie and try to make it 'real' - like having every object's properties editable in-game if you achive Neo-like powers and stuff. So much potential, wasted...
The one I liked is this story about one of the early prototype helicopters from Sikorsky landing in a farmer's field; it was just an engine, rotors, and skeletal frame without a proper cockpit or outer skin. This farmer walks up to the test pilot, and asks, "Did'ya build it yourself, son?"
I can't wait 'til one of the X-Prize guys lands in a farmer's field... "Do'ya come in peace?"
Can someone tell me why my posts occasionally have the subject line "In Beetles", when I type in something else? I used the "In Beetles" subject in a post a few weeks ago, and now it sometimes spontaneously takes over as the subject line for a totally unrelated post.
Anyone else have a similar problem? And how do I fix this?
In the future, when you try to get someone to switch to Gentoo Linux and they say, "Stuff it up your ass", you're going to have to "# emerge ass" to prove how portable it is...
In 2010, Debian Stable will also support the Dead-Parrot, Stinking-Fish, and Used-Lovebot architechtures - but only with kernel 2.6.
Darl McBride will drive around the countryside, checking roadkill for license compliance.
In Soviet Russia, Dead Badger installs Linux on YOU!... or the more absurd, In Soviet Russia, Linux installs Dead Badger on YOU!
I live in Memphis, which did not get hit by the big blackout but got hit by a big blackout the summer before - a huge windstorm knocked trees and powerlines down, taking out power to most of the city. Thanks to incompetent management at the power company, some parts of the city were out for a week!
Things I remember:
- Lots of gas stations were down, either because they couldn't run the pumps or the register wouldn't work. The ones that worked had HUGE lines, like during a oil crisis.
- Realizing that because of an electrical stove, I couldn't cook without power.
- Without a computer, no contact with the world outside. Only battery-operated radios for news.
- Cell phones worked, but the car was the only way to charge it - and no charger for PDA.
- School was out - yay!
While I liked the break in the hectic schedule, I did not like the fact that I was mostly cut off from the world outside of Memphis. I felt like my life was not in my control anymore because I could not even access my old writings, emails, etc. that were on my computer.
I really, really, wished that more gadgets (PDA, cell, etc) would run on regular, standard batteries. It'd be cool to have a computer that could run for a few days on AA batteries, even just for emails. Oh well...
Those definitely look don't look too "unix-ish", but the navy *does* use a similar unix-based system in submarines: TALOSS, or Three-Dimensional Advanced Localization Observation Submarine Softare. It runs on linux/unix, and has a 3D display similar to your first link's. It looks a lot cruder, but has the same kind of symbology and stuff. Maybe they were written by the same guys?
I just went to Lowe's, a hardware/home improvement store similar to Home Depot. There I noticed that the garden center, which is outside the store but fenced off, has a separate security alarm system.
The control panel for the security system was, believe it or not, some kind of Palm device, complete with Graffiti area. It was in a metal box with a locking metal lid which would normally be closed, but was open for maintenence or something when I was there. Although it was sheltered, I'm sure some moisture and temprature extremes do get in there.
So, people do use handhelds in places you wouldn't expect, including some odd "embedded" uses.
Did anyone else check that last link? This has got to be the geekiest looking guy I've ever seen with a gun. I don't know whether to be frightened or laugh. I hope the in-game charachters are more menacing.
Believe it or not, there are companies that sell coffee with hemp mixed in - link, and an article. They don't get you high because there is no THC in them, but supposedly taste good. But then again, the people drinking this stuff are probobly smoking pot while doing it - so maybe their claims of it being "The best fucking coffee I've ever had, man" should be taken with a grain of salt.
The trend started in Amsterdam - yet another reason fo ph34r th3 Du7ch.
Hahaha... good luck explaining to the NSA why you're looking *that* up...
"You're really looking to create a hellish spawn of child & adult-molesting celebrities to carry the torch for the media terrorists in the Axis of Evil, aren't you? We've got a good place in Cuba waiting for you..."
Arrrrr, matey! When I be Piratin' them MP3s an' IMing me sea-dogs, I says "MSN me, mateys!" all the bloomin' time, 'cause whenevers I says "Jabber me timbers", them fools jab me with cutlasses! Stay with MSN, ya lilly-livered linuxlubbers!
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"By clicking 'I Agree' below, you agree to the following terms..."
Seriously, does anyone read the full text of EULAs? They're a complete joke. I've heard there's a website that has a whole bunch of strange EULAs on display..
How the hell can the kids have a hope at reducing viewing, or dumping TV altogether, when the adults around them come up with excuses to not give up the idiot box for just one damn week?
Maybe they shouldn't? 99% of TV is crap - they have a higher crap rate than other media, I think - but that 1% that is good is different for different people. Choosing one week to not watch TV is pretty arbitrary, I think.
The problem with TV is when people get bad viewing habits - that is, watching it without any particular show in mind, letting it control their schedule, or just vegging out in front of it for hours, etc. As long as people aren't doing that, I don't think turning it off is nessecary.
As an aside, though - I had a blackout last night, with no TV, and more importantly, no internet. I went outside and talked to a group of my neighbors that had gathered, and had a pleasant conversation. It was actually a nice experience getting to know them. I think this is the kind of thing the people at TV Turnoff week are after, but realistically there is no way to force people out short of a blackout. Plus, you can socialize without sacrificing TV, if you wanted to...
Oooh, ooh, my turn!
:)
Finally a chance to see the U.S. Military as Surrendur Monkey to France 'cause it'll only happen in fantasy.
Imagine a Game company with Beowulf cluster of Surrender Monkeys!!!
In Soviet France, Monkey Surreners YOU!!!
As an aside, does anyone know what the actual energy efficency of a typical electric motor is? I suppose it's well below 100%, but have never heard any numbers given...
The Sun? We hatesss it, my preciousssss...
Sneaky Goslingsss, trying to trick us!
Dang, do you know what happened to that show, and others like NextStep? I've heard rumors they're still on in Britain or Australia...
:(
Gosh, I don't think Discovery channel or TLC do *any* future-tech related shows these days. Aren't there any cool technologies being developed?
Oh, this will be so funny, yet oddly appropriate...
N3o: Wht iz teh M37rix?
M00PHEUZ: t3h M00TRIX = wrld rnd u h1ding teh TR00th, d00d
N30: i knw A1M-fu
N3o: wh04
Seriously, it really pisses me off that it's going to be a shitty action RPG. I wish they would actually use concepts from the movie and try to make it 'real' - like having every object's properties editable in-game if you achive Neo-like powers and stuff. So much potential, wasted...
The one I liked is this story about one of the early prototype helicopters from Sikorsky landing in a farmer's field; it was just an engine, rotors, and skeletal frame without a proper cockpit or outer skin. This farmer walks up to the test pilot, and asks, "Did'ya build it yourself, son?"
I can't wait 'til one of the X-Prize guys lands in a farmer's field... "Do'ya come in peace?"
Can someone tell me why my posts occasionally have the subject line "In Beetles", when I type in something else? I used the "In Beetles" subject in a post a few weeks ago, and now it sometimes spontaneously takes over as the subject line for a totally unrelated post.
Anyone else have a similar problem? And how do I fix this?
You want sick and wrong? Come get some!
... or the more absurd,
In the future, when you try to get someone to switch to Gentoo Linux and they say, "Stuff it up your ass", you're going to have to "# emerge ass" to prove how portable it is...
In 2010, Debian Stable will also support the Dead-Parrot, Stinking-Fish, and Used-Lovebot architechtures - but only with kernel 2.6.
Darl McBride will drive around the countryside, checking roadkill for license compliance.
In Soviet Russia, Dead Badger installs Linux on YOU!
In Soviet Russia, Linux installs Dead Badger on YOU!
Imagine a rotting pile of corpses of these!
Isn't there a Star Trek movie coming out?
Oh wait, it's odd-numbered, nevermind. Continue despairing.
I live in Memphis, which did not get hit by the big blackout but got hit by a big blackout the summer before - a huge windstorm knocked trees and powerlines down, taking out power to most of the city. Thanks to incompetent management at the power company, some parts of the city were out for a week!
Things I remember:
- Lots of gas stations were down, either because they couldn't run the pumps or the register wouldn't work. The ones that worked had HUGE lines, like during a oil crisis.
- Realizing that because of an electrical stove, I couldn't cook without power.
- Without a computer, no contact with the world outside. Only battery-operated radios for news.
- Cell phones worked, but the car was the only way to charge it - and no charger for PDA.
- School was out - yay!
While I liked the break in the hectic schedule, I did not like the fact that I was mostly cut off from the world outside of Memphis. I felt like my life was not in my control anymore because I could not even access my old writings, emails, etc. that were on my computer.
I really, really, wished that more gadgets (PDA, cell, etc) would run on regular, standard batteries. It'd be cool to have a computer that could run for a few days on AA batteries, even just for emails. Oh well...
Those definitely look don't look too "unix-ish", but the navy *does* use a similar unix-based system in submarines: TALOSS, or Three-Dimensional Advanced Localization Observation Submarine Softare. It runs on linux/unix, and has a 3D display similar to your first link's. It looks a lot cruder, but has the same kind of symbology and stuff. Maybe they were written by the same guys?
No one expects the Subwoofer Inquisition!
I just went to Lowe's, a hardware/home improvement store similar to Home Depot. There I noticed that the garden center, which is outside the store but fenced off, has a separate security alarm system.
The control panel for the security system was, believe it or not, some kind of Palm device, complete with Graffiti area. It was in a metal box with a locking metal lid which would normally be closed, but was open for maintenence or something when I was there. Although it was sheltered, I'm sure some moisture and temprature extremes do get in there.
So, people do use handhelds in places you wouldn't expect, including some odd "embedded" uses.
All that care to avoid being traced by the gov't - buying parts-kits, building your own gun - and you forget to check 'post anonymously'...
Expect the Black Helicopters soon, Mr. MajorDick - or is that Muhammed al-Dick?
Did anyone else check that last link? This has got to be the geekiest looking guy I've ever seen with a gun. I don't know whether to be frightened or laugh. I hope the in-game charachters are more menacing.
Believe it or not, there are companies that sell coffee with hemp mixed in - link, and an article. They don't get you high because there is no THC in them, but supposedly taste good. But then again, the people drinking this stuff are probobly smoking pot while doing it - so maybe their claims of it being "The best fucking coffee I've ever had, man" should be taken with a grain of salt.
The trend started in Amsterdam - yet another reason fo ph34r th3 Du7ch.
Damn, note to self, do not claim to be a woman online during April 1st...
Clearly, they mislabeled their price graph as their performance graph...
But boy, you had to watch out for cx...
Well, let me kill some other languages for you -
Python - Hot Nyp(ple), Not Hyp
COBOL - B Cool
FORTRAN - Rant Fro, Nor Fart
Lisp - Slip, Lips
Objective-C - Object Vice
BASIC - I Scab
And the most horrific of all....
C - C !!!!
Hahaha... good luck explaining to the NSA why you're looking *that* up...
"You're really looking to create a hellish spawn of child & adult-molesting celebrities to carry the torch for the media terrorists in the Axis of Evil, aren't you? We've got a good place in Cuba waiting for you..."
Not according to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing... Origins of the $ sign
Of course, they only report the most popular theory, and do not claim it is proven to be true...
Arrrrr, matey! When I be Piratin' them MP3s an' IMing me sea-dogs, I says "MSN me, mateys!" all the bloomin' time, 'cause whenevers I says "Jabber me timbers", them fools jab me with cutlasses! Stay with MSN, ya lilly-livered linuxlubbers!