Here Here! Well said!
When the summit of the highest 'Mount' in your state looks like this (Mount Sunflower, Kansas, elevation 4039'): http://www.dimensional.com/~jbettin/air/ks25.jpg ...your state is probably flat.
Ever been to Kansas (you know, the state where this trial is taking place)? It's SO FLAT there that there is nothing to obstruct your view (like hills and mountains). Basically, everyone there is crazy because the can see to infinity, which would drive anyone mad. "We're so crazy, we ignore observation and reproducible scientific evidence!"
In Kansas, you can watch your dog run away for ten days.
In Moscow Idaho (no, this is not a Soviet Russia GPS tracks *you* joke) there was a problem with drunken college kids urinating in public near bars and frat houses, etc. A law was passed requiring that someone be registered as a sex offender caught. I wonder how many people in Florida would fall under the GPS tracking law for similar, relatively harmless reasons?
The wheels on the rovers have visible ridges on them (like tread on a car tire). Looking at the picture, it appears that the sand has stuck pretty tightly to the wheels, because the ridges aren't visible. That rover is in a sticky mess:(
Ever hear the phrase, "What you get out of your education is equal to what you put in to it." ?? In the end, what matters is how much you bust your butt to go the extra mile and learn as much as you can. Anybody who does that can get a job no matter where they got their degree from. Anyone who thinks otherwise is an idiot.
I'm one of those old enough to remember quite a few of Richard M. Nixon's shenanigans and I'm absolutely amazed how much dirtier this administration is and profoundly disappointed that people just don't seem to care.
People don't care because Dubya is known as "a good Christian man." I'm quoting a lady who actually told me not to badmouth him for that reason. I was completely floored by such blind faith in a fallable human. I guess most people aren't. Sad.
It probably ends in about 15 years when most of the major labels are bankrupt because they refused to change their business model and ride the wave of the future. [/booming sci-fi voice] The internet as it stands is not going away. They just need to accept it and stop trying to legislate/strong-arm/schmooze it out of existance.
Actually, I use them in everything including remote controls and my wireless mouse. I just make sure I have a few sitting around that have been freshly charged.
...I went out to one of the local junkyards, rigged some explosives and blew-up a pile of junked metal. After all the dust settled, there it was -- a nice new Ferrari that had evolved from the big bang.
Actually, the modern Ferrari is a fine example of classical evolutionary theory. Just look at their racing heritage. Racing drove modification (which, in the wild would happen through the somewhat innacurate process of reproduction). The best traits (those that gave a competetive advantage) "lived" and were used in the next generation of cars. Just a couple examples: ceramic disk brakes vs. iron drum brakes, electronic fuel injection and management vs. carburators, turbocharged engines vs. normally aspirated, sequential 7 speed paddle shift gearboxes with automated hydrolic clutches vs. three speed manual with cabled clutches, etc.
Oxyride huh? People still use disposable batteries? I'm a NiMH guy myself. The initial investment in NiMH is greater, but your cost in the long run is far cheaper. Plus, it keeps a lot of batteries from being thrown away. If these new batteries last longer than alkaline, maybe fewer will be sent to the landfill. I wonder how toxic they are compared to alkaline?
It's gotta be April 2nd somewhere on Earth! The jokes can stop now! YAY! It would be just my luck that this isn't a joke. I didn't bother to RTFA... in fact, I haven't bothered all day.
April Fools on Slashdot - not funny anymore.
Pissing in my friend's beer a year ago today - still funny!
Okay, that was also a joke. I'm not cool enough to be able to do something like that without getting my ass kicked. I was trying to make you all think that I'm cool to earn your respect. I'm sorry.
I just cut back on the caffeine and sugar, started eating better, and started exercising more. Getting out of bed is easier, falling asleep is easier, and I feel good all the time.
You've swallowed the government line so deeply you can just about taste the reel can't you? I sincerely hope that whatever it is you think you've bought with the ashes of the constitution turns out to be worth it.
That has to be one of the best comments I have seen in a while. I need that put on a bumper sticker. Not that bumper stickers have ever changed the way people in my review mirror think.
Congress should pass a law that would impose a fine of $100 per stolen identity. I'm not sure who would enforce the fines, but if something like this were in place we might be able to expect a little tighter security. Right?
How come I don't believe you? I go to a local movie theatre quite often and their computer actually displays the entire contents of the stripe right on the screen (which I really don't like) after they swipe the card. I have seen my pin number in the sequence of digits before. Maybe it's just a coincidence, but my wife's pin number shows up in her debit card's sequence as well.
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Ya. Thanks. I did skim it. Just wasn't paying too much attention... That's what happens when I read Slashdot at work ;)
Here Here! Well said!
...your state is probably flat.
When the summit of the highest 'Mount' in your state looks like this (Mount Sunflower, Kansas, elevation 4039'):
http://www.dimensional.com/~jbettin/air/ks25.jpg
For comparison, here's Mount Borah in Idaho (elevation 12655'):
http://www.idahoaclimbingguide.com/id142.htm
Ever been to Kansas (you know, the state where this trial is taking place)? It's SO FLAT there that there is nothing to obstruct your view (like hills and mountains). Basically, everyone there is crazy because the can see to infinity, which would drive anyone mad. "We're so crazy, we ignore observation and reproducible scientific evidence!"
In Kansas, you can watch your dog run away for ten days.
And with the hourly rates they charge for some of their onsite engineers, the bill would be about $2 million (really).
In Moscow Idaho (no, this is not a Soviet Russia GPS tracks *you* joke) there was a problem with drunken college kids urinating in public near bars and frat houses, etc. A law was passed requiring that someone be registered as a sex offender caught. I wonder how many people in Florida would fall under the GPS tracking law for similar, relatively harmless reasons?
The wheels on the rovers have visible ridges on them (like tread on a car tire). Looking at the picture, it appears that the sand has stuck pretty tightly to the wheels, because the ridges aren't visible. That rover is in a sticky mess :(
Ever hear the phrase, "What you get out of your education is equal to what you put in to it." ?? In the end, what matters is how much you bust your butt to go the extra mile and learn as much as you can. Anybody who does that can get a job no matter where they got their degree from. Anyone who thinks otherwise is an idiot.
The internet as it stands is not going away. They just need to accept it and stop trying to legislate/strong-arm/schmooze it out of existance.
Actually, I use them in everything including remote controls and my wireless mouse. I just make sure I have a few sitting around that have been freshly charged.
Just a couple examples: ceramic disk brakes vs. iron drum brakes, electronic fuel injection and management vs. carburators, turbocharged engines vs. normally aspirated, sequential 7 speed paddle shift gearboxes with automated hydrolic clutches vs. three speed manual with cabled clutches, etc.
Oxyride huh? People still use disposable batteries? I'm a NiMH guy myself. The initial investment in NiMH is greater, but your cost in the long run is far cheaper. Plus, it keeps a lot of batteries from being thrown away.
If these new batteries last longer than alkaline, maybe fewer will be sent to the landfill. I wonder how toxic they are compared to alkaline?
I was about the post the same thing. As a long time APOD checker, this one made me chuckle.
It's gotta be April 2nd somewhere on Earth! The jokes can stop now! YAY!
It would be just my luck that this isn't a joke. I didn't bother to RTFA... in fact, I haven't bothered all day.
April Fools on Slashdot - not funny anymore.
Pissing in my friend's beer a year ago today - still funny!
Okay, that was also a joke. I'm not cool enough to be able to do something like that without getting my ass kicked. I was trying to make you all think that I'm cool to earn your respect. I'm sorry.
The second bit of actual news (okay, maybe) is also about Apple.
Slashdot has made me hate April Fools. What a day to get mod points.
Is April Fools over yet?
I just cut back on the caffeine and sugar, started eating better, and started exercising more. Getting out of bed is easier, falling asleep is easier, and I feel good all the time.
As standards evolve, things are often deprecated. So no, that's not always the case.
You can play Doom3... on a LAPTOP?!? You must be rich.
Congress should pass a law that would impose a fine of $100 per stolen identity. I'm not sure who would enforce the fines, but if something like this were in place we might be able to expect a little tighter security. Right?
How come I don't believe you? I go to a local movie theatre quite often and their computer actually displays the entire contents of the stripe right on the screen (which I really don't like) after they swipe the card. I have seen my pin number in the sequence of digits before. Maybe it's just a coincidence, but my wife's pin number shows up in her debit card's sequence as well.