Yes, cental PA ususally refers to the Harrisburg area (where I am) but obviously that is not correct.
However, your last sentence is correct because with capital city being located where it is the people like to think they're the center of the Commonwealth.
But it is worrisome that ones religious background is becoming more of an issue every day.
If the Christian Fundamentalist minority in the U.S. (and they are a minority) wouldn't keep bringing the subject up, it wouldn't be an issue. It is only because they feel the need to force their religious view on everyone else regardless of the persons religious (or non-religious) viewpoint that things are the way they are.
Doubt me? Try this story about a muslim couple who asked that one day be added to the school holiday calendar to observe the last day of Ramadan in a manner similar to jewish and christian holidays for which students already got a day off for.
I happened to see this story on tv and the one thing the written doesn't bring out is that some of the people in that school district had signs and wrote letters saying this was a christian nation and why should they have to have a holiday for the terrorists?
So again I say, it's only an issue because the vocal minority wants it that way.
Even if you'd deal with a company that helped fund such an exhibit, it is quite plausible that they'd lose many times that gain if there were a boycott by the religious factions.
Like the way Disney is losing tons of money from the boycott imposed on it by Pat Robertson and others for Disneys support of gay rights. Not to mention allowing gay groups to hold activities at their parks.
Boycotts only work if the vast majority of people observe them. South Africa is a good example. The vast majority of countries observed the boycott of South Africa due to its apartheid activities and in the end, due to both internal and external pressure, apartheid was abandoned.
It may not be a pleasant idea at first, but many academics should consider leaving the US for greener pastures. Many European and Asian countries would gladly welcome true scholars from America who wish to advance knowledge, rather than fool around with religious fundamentalism.
There was a show recently where they went back to some of their shows due to public pressure and this was one they revisited.
Essentially they found (and what you point out) that the speed they were driving was right in the middle between where using your windows or using A/C would have had an effect. I can't remember specifically but I think the magic numbers were if you're driving 45 mph or lower you should use your windows while if you're driving 55 or above use the A/C.
For some reason I think their test fell between those two values.
Central Pennsylvania (45 minutes S. of Picksburgh),
Picksburgh? Maybe you meant Pittsburgh which is on the western edge of Pennsylvania.
If you did work south of Pittsburgh you would have been in Greene County which is the poorest county in the Commonwealth (last I heard. Things could have changed). That is hardly central PA.
Central PA is usually defined as State College (Penn State) since it is in the center of the Commonwealth and is located, not surprisingly, in Centre County.
That being said, yeah, PA is the shits for trying to find any real IT jobs. Actually, jobs period. Our manufacturing base is continuing to leave, our mining is a shell of what it used to be and the best our elected officials can come up with is to give millions of dollars to private entities to build sports stadiums.
As Deekin Scalesinger, a poster a bit up the way said, central PA has a long way to go. The local Young Professionals organization considers getting a few new bars in the downtown area of Harrisburg a giant step forward in culture. One of them is even named the Coyote Hardware Bar. Guess where it got its name from and what the folks do there.
In re: your opening line, I was thinking the same thing. This is someone who has the knowledge and background to go fiddle with the configuration to get it set the way he wants it set.
The issues he pointed out regarding the installation would be a non-starter in most work environments.
I use Windows both at work and home but I did try to install Slackware 10 and Debian 3.0 Rev 4 on an older machine here at work earlier this year. I did get Slack up and running and used Gimp to do basic stuff and could even send out mail (but not receive) via Pine. However, that was about it. Granted, I didn't spend hours each day trying to figure things out but I did do research into how to get things configured and even talked to folks online who I knew had already done this.
As far as Debian was concerned, well, let's just say that I much preferred the way Slack allows you to choose which packages to install. I don't think I got much further than getting it installed.
My computer knowledge falls somewhere in the middle. Not an uber user but someone who can work through most problems to find an answer. From my experience with Slack and reading this story, Linux on the desktop still has issues that need to be addressed before it can compete head-to-head in a Windows environment. This is not to say that it shouldn't be used in certain environments just that it's not the 'killer app' (or OS in this case) to be used in a wholesale replacement of Windows machines.
P.S. If anyone can tell me how to configure LDAP on an Imagistics printer, respond to this message. The documentation from Imagistics simply says, "Enter the appropriate information as noted at right." but the screenshots don't match what I have and the Imagistics techs know even less than I do.
For those who have no idea what I'm talking about I would refer you to this link about the new definition of science from the folks who are trying to bring us Intelligent Design.
As if to show why a paper trail is necessary for voting, this past election day in a County near me a district had an issue where the electronic machines were incorrectly coded for one area. This link is the only one I could find quickly but it has all the information.
When the original count was done the results showed that the Republican candidate had won by a 173 vote margin. However, someone noticed that the Republican candiate was coming in as a Democrat in this one district so anyone who voted a straight-party democratic ticket was inadvertently casting votes for the Republican candidate.
A hand recount was ordered and after the recount it was found that the Republican candidate had a 2 vote margin (not in the article but the local news has stated this). This isn't the end though. The provisional ballots still have to be counted.
Maybe in the end the Republican candidate will still win but had a paper trail not been available, and someone sharp enough to notice the discrepancy, a recount would have been nearly impossible using only the computerized records.
As much as I hate spammers, I hate much more that feds go around "hoping" to take somebody's property. WTF?
The word 'hope' is used because they, the Feds, have to prove that the car was purchased with funds from the illegal enterprise. This is similar to how property from drug dealers is confiscated. The Feds show that the property was purchased using proceeds from the drug sales.
In other words, they are depriving the person the fruits of their illegal operations.
Actually, I misquoted. It is not the White House per se but rather the Republican party. I heard the comment the other day. Maybe even the day Alito was nominated.
I did a quick search after I posted but couldn't find the specific quote I was looking for but I haven't given up. I am still looking for it.
While your thoughts is correct there is a reason that the Democrats opposed this. With the nomination of Alito the White House has asked all the conservative blogs out there for their help in shaping public opinion.
While this is nothing new, both sides have been doing this since they realized the power of blogs, this also translates to the nonsense that went on in the last presidential election.
The Republicans ran a better smear campaign but were able to disavow any association with those who opposed Kerry while simultaneously providing these folks with information. Thus the best of both worlds.
The Democrats don't want a repeat of this and so objected, and now defeated, this measure.
This didn't include the possibility, however, of a huge rupture in the tank that ignites all of the stored hyrdogen, however, which it seems would be very, very bad.
If there was a huge rupture of the tank the hydrogen would simply escape as one giant ball of gas rather than a continuous stream of gas if there was a leak.
However, this does not mean that the damage would be worse than a conventional fuel tank since the hydrogen would burn all at once rather than in a gasoline situation where the fuel would burn over a long period.
As a test, you can do the trick where you take your hand and lay it on top of your thigh and cup your hand so it forms a small cavity between your hand and your thigh. Go get a butane lighter and hold down the tab which releases the butane and place that end under your hand. Let the lighter there, spewing butane into the cavity, for several seconds and then, quickly, move your hand out of the way and simultaneously strike the lighter to ignite the gas which has collected.
If you do the trick correctly you should see, for a brief moment, a nice ball of fire as the gas burns. However, it doesn't last long because while it is being burned it is also expanding and dissipates to the point where it can't be ignited.
The same thing would happen in your scenario. The gas would expand quickly thus limiting the amount of damage that might occur.
"Fortunately people can separate fact from fiction.
He might want to retract or qualify that statement based on the continuing discussion of whether ID is a theory or even science (for the record, it's not).
Let's not forget the recent Slashdot posting regarding haunted offices.
No, most people can't separate fact from fiction. If they could do you think people would still be falling for the Nigerian 419 or Canadian Lottery scams?
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Gah! Sorry. Just click on my user name and go from there.
*pounds head on table after he realizes his mistake*
Maybe not typical of what is submitted and rejected but at least you'll see some of the stories that Zonk refuses to post.
Yes, cental PA ususally refers to the Harrisburg area (where I am) but obviously that is not correct.
However, your last sentence is correct because with capital city being located where it is the people like to think they're the center of the Commonwealth.
If the Christian Fundamentalist minority in the U.S. (and they are a minority) wouldn't keep bringing the subject up, it wouldn't be an issue. It is only because they feel the need to force their religious view on everyone else regardless of the persons religious (or non-religious) viewpoint that things are the way they are.
Doubt me? Try this story about a muslim couple who asked that one day be added to the school holiday calendar to observe the last day of Ramadan in a manner similar to jewish and christian holidays for which students already got a day off for.
I happened to see this story on tv and the one thing the written doesn't bring out is that some of the people in that school district had signs and wrote letters saying this was a christian nation and why should they have to have a holiday for the terrorists?
So again I say, it's only an issue because the vocal minority wants it that way.
Like the way Disney is losing tons of money from the boycott imposed on it by Pat Robertson and others for Disneys support of gay rights. Not to mention allowing gay groups to hold activities at their parks.
Boycotts only work if the vast majority of people observe them. South Africa is a good example. The vast majority of countries observed the boycott of South Africa due to its apartheid activities and in the end, due to both internal and external pressure, apartheid was abandoned.
It may not be a pleasant idea at first, but many academics should consider leaving the US for greener pastures. Many European and Asian countries would gladly welcome true scholars from America who wish to advance knowledge, rather than fool around with religious fundamentalism.
You mean like these two did?
There was a show recently where they went back to some of their shows due to public pressure and this was one they revisited.
Essentially they found (and what you point out) that the speed they were driving was right in the middle between where using your windows or using A/C would have had an effect. I can't remember specifically but I think the magic numbers were if you're driving 45 mph or lower you should use your windows while if you're driving 55 or above use the A/C.
For some reason I think their test fell between those two values.
Picksburgh? Maybe you meant Pittsburgh which is on the western edge of Pennsylvania.
If you did work south of Pittsburgh you would have been in Greene County which is the poorest county in the Commonwealth (last I heard. Things could have changed). That is hardly central PA.
Central PA is usually defined as State College (Penn State) since it is in the center of the Commonwealth and is located, not surprisingly, in Centre County.
That being said, yeah, PA is the shits for trying to find any real IT jobs. Actually, jobs period. Our manufacturing base is continuing to leave, our mining is a shell of what it used to be and the best our elected officials can come up with is to give millions of dollars to private entities to build sports stadiums.
As Deekin Scalesinger, a poster a bit up the way said, central PA has a long way to go. The local Young Professionals organization considers getting a few new bars in the downtown area of Harrisburg a giant step forward in culture. One of them is even named the Coyote Hardware Bar. Guess where it got its name from and what the folks do there.
In re: your opening line, I was thinking the same thing. This is someone who has the knowledge and background to go fiddle with the configuration to get it set the way he wants it set.
The issues he pointed out regarding the installation would be a non-starter in most work environments.
I use Windows both at work and home but I did try to install Slackware 10 and Debian 3.0 Rev 4 on an older machine here at work earlier this year. I did get Slack up and running and used Gimp to do basic stuff and could even send out mail (but not receive) via Pine. However, that was about it. Granted, I didn't spend hours each day trying to figure things out but I did do research into how to get things configured and even talked to folks online who I knew had already done this.
As far as Debian was concerned, well, let's just say that I much preferred the way Slack allows you to choose which packages to install. I don't think I got much further than getting it installed.
My computer knowledge falls somewhere in the middle. Not an uber user but someone who can work through most problems to find an answer. From my experience with Slack and reading this story, Linux on the desktop still has issues that need to be addressed before it can compete head-to-head in a Windows environment. This is not to say that it shouldn't be used in certain environments just that it's not the 'killer app' (or OS in this case) to be used in a wholesale replacement of Windows machines.
P.S. If anyone can tell me how to configure LDAP on an Imagistics printer, respond to this message. The documentation from Imagistics simply says, "Enter the appropriate information as noted at right." but the screenshots don't match what I have and the Imagistics techs know even less than I do.
So you mean those grunts and hand gestures at sports bars during sporting events are a precursor of things to come?
Yeah, killing a scientist is really a bad thing.
For those who have no idea what I'm talking about I would refer you to this link about the new definition of science from the folks who are trying to bring us Intelligent Design.
What about those of us who don't use Flash? Why use Flash? Wouldn't it be just as easy to generate a table showing the same information?
Flash-rendered graphs are provided with each data collection so that you can get a quick visual overview.
See my previous question above.
Seems like Flash is the new blink tag.
When the original count was done the results showed that the Republican candidate had won by a 173 vote margin. However, someone noticed that the Republican candiate was coming in as a Democrat in this one district so anyone who voted a straight-party democratic ticket was inadvertently casting votes for the Republican candidate.
A hand recount was ordered and after the recount it was found that the Republican candidate had a 2 vote margin (not in the article but the local news has stated this). This isn't the end though. The provisional ballots still have to be counted.
Maybe in the end the Republican candidate will still win but had a paper trail not been available, and someone sharp enough to notice the discrepancy, a recount would have been nearly impossible using only the computerized records.
What the hell?
Correct, it is not the correct answer. The real answer is:
Yoink.adios\losers
Yes, shamelessly stolen.
you're not connected to the net? I know, horrible thought to comprehend but there are those of us who aren't plugged in 24/7.
What happens then? Do you get an error message? Does the CD not play? What if you block the ad retrieval via your firewall?
What if I turn off the monitor and walk away while the CD plays? Am I stealing ala Jack Valenti and not watching commercials on tv?
I don't think it's sticky because of the glue.
The word 'hope' is used because they, the Feds, have to prove that the car was purchased with funds from the illegal enterprise. This is similar to how property from drug dealers is confiscated. The Feds show that the property was purchased using proceeds from the drug sales.
In other words, they are depriving the person the fruits of their illegal operations.
Actually, I misquoted. It is not the White House per se but rather the Republican party. I heard the comment the other day. Maybe even the day Alito was nominated.
I did a quick search after I posted but couldn't find the specific quote I was looking for but I haven't given up. I am still looking for it.
Bear with me.
You presume too much.
Having worked on several campaigns including a presidential campaign, I'm more than qualified to know a smear campaign when I see it.
Note I didn't say that I supported Kerry. I merely made an observation based upon my experience.
Nice knee-jerk reaction though.
While your thoughts is correct there is a reason that the Democrats opposed this. With the nomination of Alito the White House has asked all the conservative blogs out there for their help in shaping public opinion.
While this is nothing new, both sides have been doing this since they realized the power of blogs, this also translates to the nonsense that went on in the last presidential election.
The Republicans ran a better smear campaign but were able to disavow any association with those who opposed Kerry while simultaneously providing these folks with information. Thus the best of both worlds.
The Democrats don't want a repeat of this and so objected, and now defeated, this measure.
I knew it was a joke but it was so bad I couldn't believe it. I truly hoped the wrong word had been used.
Er, forceps? I don't think you meant to use that word.
Maybe you meant to use the word parsec.
If there was a huge rupture of the tank the hydrogen would simply escape as one giant ball of gas rather than a continuous stream of gas if there was a leak.
However, this does not mean that the damage would be worse than a conventional fuel tank since the hydrogen would burn all at once rather than in a gasoline situation where the fuel would burn over a long period.
As a test, you can do the trick where you take your hand and lay it on top of your thigh and cup your hand so it forms a small cavity between your hand and your thigh. Go get a butane lighter and hold down the tab which releases the butane and place that end under your hand. Let the lighter there, spewing butane into the cavity, for several seconds and then, quickly, move your hand out of the way and simultaneously strike the lighter to ignite the gas which has collected.
If you do the trick correctly you should see, for a brief moment, a nice ball of fire as the gas burns. However, it doesn't last long because while it is being burned it is also expanding and dissipates to the point where it can't be ignited.
The same thing would happen in your scenario. The gas would expand quickly thus limiting the amount of damage that might occur.
"Fortunately people can separate fact from fiction.
He might want to retract or qualify that statement based on the continuing discussion of whether ID is a theory or even science (for the record, it's not).
Let's not forget the recent Slashdot posting regarding haunted offices.
No, most people can't separate fact from fiction. If they could do you think people would still be falling for the Nigerian 419 or Canadian Lottery scams?
Fish = tail moves side to side
Mammal (i.e. dolphins) = tail moves up and down