I'm sure the few of you who saw National Treasure remember the scene where Nicholas Cage is standing in front of a touchscreen keypad used to gain access to the secure documents room. He shines a light on the keyboard and the keys which Abigail Chase (played Diane Kruger, mmmmmmm, Diane Kruger) had touched for her password were lit up.
While National Treasure used a fluorescing powder to identify which key was pressed, the principle is the same.
some highly vocal left-wing pundits (the same ones involved with 9/11 "truth" movements) resorted to calling it a Jewish conspiracy.
Considering a member of George Bush's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, speaking on a panel of foreign policy experts at the University of Virginia in 2002, said that the attack on Iraq was to protect Israel, there is some justification for their thoughts.
Ha! The National Electronics Museum is where I've gone with my dad a few times for a gathering of hams. While he's listening to the speakers, I wander around the exhibits. The addition of the thermal imaging is neat, as well as a few of the (limited) hands on exhibits in the beginning.
Not a great place as far as things go, but certainly interesting to visit for an hour or two.
Depends on who was electrocuted. If it was your mother-in-law, depends on how well the two of you get along. Your next door neighbor's kid who drives home with his car stereo at full blast at 1 AM who snuck into your pool, never a happier moment.
Al-Sadr's political power now resides solely with Iran, where he now lives.
Huh? It's highly doubtful Al-Sadr had much Iranian backing. He has publicly come out against a candidate's father for fighting alongside the Iranians during the Iran-Iraq war. That's hardly the type of thing one who gets backing from Iran would do. Just because one has the same religious background does not mean they are in agreement with someone else.
Further, Al-Sadr lives in Iraq, not Iran. He had been in hiding in Iran in 2007 but, as per above, has returned and is now in a position to sway the Iraqi election for Prime Minister.
it provides more leniency in classes that are less critical to your specific degree.
Except for one minor point: that class you got a D in, while part of your major, may have no bearing on your career plans and is simply there so you can have a rounded education in your field.
For example, someone taking a degree in Information Systems has to take programming courses even though they may never program anything after that class. If they get a D, why penalize them for something they'll never use?
The reverse is also true. A person who is really into programming may get a D in a networking class because that's not what they're going to do later on. Again, they're penalized for not getting a C in the class even though they'll never have anything to do with networking.
While a D is a sucky grade, sometimes it's completely justified to do just enough to pass the class even if it is part of your major. You just have to be willing to take the hit to your GPA.
"Film has an enormous amount of exposure latitude and dynamic range, which gives us infinite creative flexibility in creating images... Every digital camera is trying hard to emulate 35mm film, and there's a reason for that."
This is why film, until some monumental change in digital photography occurs, will always be better.
It's quite telling looking at photos taken on film (Kodachrome included) from the past and those now taken on digital. The film photos have a much more pleasing aspect than the digital version.
It's really not quite as clear-cut as either side of the domestic political debate would like us to believe.
When two separate UN WMD teams went in and found nothing, that should have been a tip off that something wasn't right.
When we gave these UN teams specific locations to search, because we "knew" Saddam had those weapons, and found nothing, that should have been a tip off that something wasn't right.
When the documents from Niger were shown to be an out-and-out fabrication which came from a known purveyor of such documents, that should have been a tip off that something wasn't right.
When a CIA NOC agent was outed because her husband happened to be the one who discovered the Niger documents were forgeries, that should have been a tip off that something wasn't right.
When the aluminum tubes, which were supposedly for uranium processing, were found to be for the creation of short range rockets, that should have been a tip off that something wasn't right.
When those mobile weapons labs were identified by British sources as being used to create hydrogen for mobile weather stations, that should have been a tip off that something wasn't right.
When the only evidence we had for Saddam possibly having the ability to make weapons came from a known drunk and liar, who we were never allowed to interview but had to have his confession transcribed, that should have been a tip off that something wasn't right.
Quite obviously you don't work in a Unix/Linux environment. Grok, grep, apt-get, rpm -ihv name.rpm, su, man (which has nothing to do with a man), cat (which has nothing to do with cats), tar (which has nothing to do with tar and feathering someone or the LaBrea Tar Pits), or chmod.
I think you'll find people have been talking funny for centuries, depending on what your definition of funny is.
He could have had his birth certificate lost or destroyed (fires do happen, things get lost in traveling, etc).
If he doesn't actually have a birth certificate, he can't show it, can he? The best he can do is go back to the hospital and ask for a replacement. However, as Hawaii and other states don't give out copies of Birth Certificates, the best he can do is have a Certificate of Live Birth.
Further, as others have repeatedly pointed out, there is the birth announcement in the Hawaiian newspaper. It's a bit hard to claim that 40-some-odd years ago, someone placed a fake birth announcement in a newspaper so some black guy could be elected President.
As to the proof of his birth, which Birthers repeatedly deny isn't valid despite it being used by several states (and which goes back to the heart of this story):
There is a difference between diversity and ignorance. Diversity would be people's views on abortion or whether there should be prayer in schools.
Ignorance is claiming Obama isn't an American because he's never shows his birth certificate even though Hawaii has repeatedly indicated they do not give out copies of such. They only give Certificates of Live Birth, similar to what other states do.
Yet, we have people like Senator Vitter (R, LA) continuing to trot the misinformation about Obama's citizenship despite evidence to the contrary.
P.S. Once again Slashdot has me typing this in a 2"x3" box.
As a side note, if you're in New York go visit the lobby of the building and walk around the globe exhibit therein. Look at the floor and note the distances to various locations. The walls surrounding the exhibit have clocks for different parts of the world as well.
It happens right about 14 seconds in and takes place right behind the date/time stamp
Than there's this cruddy video which shows a nice amount of flames coming from a manhole cover. No explosion however. There is also a nice voiceover describing how the explosions occur.
Cowards. If you are willing to put your name on a petition to get a measure on the ballot, then you should be willing to stand by your decision. Claiming you don't want your name to be revealed because your friends and neighbors might think differently about you is no excuse to try and hide from your decision.
It's always funny when those who try to wrap themselves in the veils of freedom and democracy are generally the first ones who don't want others to know what they're up to.
I agree with you. Yes, the two articles were rebuttals, but that was what they were for. Supposedly, the people rebutting the article were trying to show the differences between the current generation and past ones.
I too have, anecdotally, seen what you have seen. Does this mean all are like that? Probably not, but as more and more data is gathered, we might see the evidence for one side or the other more clearly.
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That's more like a bar for the IT workers that install software on corporate computers all day.
:p
They have time to get a drink waiting for software to install because of the amount of crappy software that cool programmers produce.
Sorry, no Progress Bar, but there is a Progress Grill
you don't need alcohol to have a good time, and if you do need it, then you have bigger problems...
Agreed. The same goes for drugs, but you'd be hard pressed to find people on here who would agree with both statements.
I'm sure the few of you who saw National Treasure remember the scene where Nicholas Cage is standing in front of a touchscreen keypad used to gain access to the secure documents room. He shines a light on the keyboard and the keys which Abigail Chase (played Diane Kruger, mmmmmmm, Diane Kruger) had touched for her password were lit up.
While National Treasure used a fluorescing powder to identify which key was pressed, the principle is the same.
some highly vocal left-wing pundits (the same ones involved with 9/11 "truth" movements) resorted to calling it a Jewish conspiracy.
Considering a member of George Bush's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, speaking on a panel of foreign policy experts at the University of Virginia in 2002, said that the attack on Iraq was to protect Israel, there is some justification for their thoughts.
Ha! The National Electronics Museum is where I've gone with my dad a few times for a gathering of hams. While he's listening to the speakers, I wander around the exhibits. The addition of the thermal imaging is neat, as well as a few of the (limited) hands on exhibits in the beginning.
Not a great place as far as things go, but certainly interesting to visit for an hour or two.
Or, as our esteemed Professor Farnsworth remarked:
Yes, yes, anything with that many big words could easily be the solution.
electrocution in your pool would be bad.\
Depends on who was electrocuted. If it was your mother-in-law, depends on how well the two of you get along. Your next door neighbor's kid who drives home with his car stereo at full blast at 1 AM who snuck into your pool, never a happier moment.
Al-Sadr's political power now resides solely with Iran, where he now lives.
Huh? It's highly doubtful Al-Sadr had much Iranian backing. He has publicly come out against a candidate's father for fighting alongside the Iranians during the Iran-Iraq war. That's hardly the type of thing one who gets backing from Iran would do. Just because one has the same religious background does not mean they are in agreement with someone else.
Further, Al-Sadr lives in Iraq, not Iran. He had been in hiding in Iran in 2007 but, as per above, has returned and is now in a position to sway the Iraqi election for Prime Minister.
I've met a woman with my same name....it's a strange world.
I'll say! If I met a woman by the name of Crudely Indecent, I'd have to ask her the name of the movies she's starred in.
it provides more leniency in classes that are less critical to your specific degree.
Except for one minor point: that class you got a D in, while part of your major, may have no bearing on your career plans and is simply there so you can have a rounded education in your field.
For example, someone taking a degree in Information Systems has to take programming courses even though they may never program anything after that class. If they get a D, why penalize them for something they'll never use?
The reverse is also true. A person who is really into programming may get a D in a networking class because that's not what they're going to do later on. Again, they're penalized for not getting a C in the class even though they'll never have anything to do with networking.
While a D is a sucky grade, sometimes it's completely justified to do just enough to pass the class even if it is part of your major. You just have to be willing to take the hit to your GPA.
"Film has an enormous amount of exposure latitude and dynamic range, which gives us infinite creative flexibility in creating images... Every digital camera is trying hard to emulate 35mm film, and there's a reason for that."
This is why film, until some monumental change in digital photography occurs, will always be better.
It's quite telling looking at photos taken on film (Kodachrome included) from the past and those now taken on digital. The film photos have a much more pleasing aspect than the digital version.
you should always follow these three rules of business:
1) Never let a web designer design your web page (or in this case, a designer design your missing cat poster)
2) Never let a developer develop your software
3) Never hire an MBA to run your company
It's really not quite as clear-cut as either side of the domestic political debate would like us to believe.
When two separate UN WMD teams went in and found nothing, that should have been a tip off that something wasn't right.
When we gave these UN teams specific locations to search, because we "knew" Saddam had those weapons, and found nothing, that should have been a tip off that something wasn't right.
When the documents from Niger were shown to be an out-and-out fabrication which came from a known purveyor of such documents, that should have been a tip off that something wasn't right.
When a CIA NOC agent was outed because her husband happened to be the one who discovered the Niger documents were forgeries, that should have been a tip off that something wasn't right.
When the aluminum tubes, which were supposedly for uranium processing, were found to be for the creation of short range rockets, that should have been a tip off that something wasn't right.
When those mobile weapons labs were identified by British sources as being used to create hydrogen for mobile weather stations, that should have been a tip off that something wasn't right.
When the only evidence we had for Saddam possibly having the ability to make weapons came from a known drunk and liar, who we were never allowed to interview but had to have his confession transcribed, that should have been a tip off that something wasn't right.
It is the 21st Century, and we talk funny.
Quite obviously you don't work in a Unix/Linux environment. Grok, grep, apt-get, rpm -ihv name.rpm, su, man (which has nothing to do with a man), cat (which has nothing to do with cats), tar (which has nothing to do with tar and feathering someone or the LaBrea Tar Pits), or chmod.
I think you'll find people have been talking funny for centuries, depending on what your definition of funny is.
He could have had his birth certificate lost or destroyed (fires do happen, things get lost in traveling, etc).
If he doesn't actually have a birth certificate, he can't show it, can he? The best he can do is go back to the hospital and ask for a replacement. However, as Hawaii and other states don't give out copies of Birth Certificates, the best he can do is have a Certificate of Live Birth.
Further, as others have repeatedly pointed out, there is the birth announcement in the Hawaiian newspaper. It's a bit hard to claim that 40-some-odd years ago, someone placed a fake birth announcement in a newspaper so some black guy could be elected President.
As to the proof of his birth, which Birthers repeatedly deny isn't valid despite it being used by several states (and which goes back to the heart of this story):
Snopes
There is a difference between diversity and ignorance. Diversity would be people's views on abortion or whether there should be prayer in schools.
Ignorance is claiming Obama isn't an American because he's never shows his birth certificate even though Hawaii has repeatedly indicated they do not give out copies of such. They only give Certificates of Live Birth, similar to what other states do.
Yet, we have people like Senator Vitter (R, LA) continuing to trot the misinformation about Obama's citizenship despite evidence to the contrary.
P.S. Once again Slashdot has me typing this in a 2"x3" box.
The News Building in New York was the basis for the Daily Planet in the first two Superman movies. For reference: http://www.nyc-architecture.com/MID/MID014.htm
As a side note, if you're in New York go visit the lobby of the building and walk around the globe exhibit therein. Look at the floor and note the distances to various locations. The walls surrounding the exhibit have clocks for different parts of the world as well.
Will a crappy video of a steam pipe explosion suffice?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENCflNuklH0
It happens right about 14 seconds in and takes place right behind the date/time stamp
Than there's this cruddy video which shows a nice amount of flames coming from a manhole cover. No explosion however. There is also a nice voiceover describing how the explosions occur.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxW78fYo5z0&feature=related
There are other types of hair that could be used other than on top of your head.
"Sir, please remove your pants and underwear. We need to get a hair sample from you."
Cowards. If you are willing to put your name on a petition to get a measure on the ballot, then you should be willing to stand by your decision. Claiming you don't want your name to be revealed because your friends and neighbors might think differently about you is no excuse to try and hide from your decision.
It's always funny when those who try to wrap themselves in the veils of freedom and democracy are generally the first ones who don't want others to know what they're up to.
most of them feature annoying, self-absorbed douche bags like Ted Mosby.
:)
So you're saying these shows are a fair representation of the people in the city?
When did they start describing buildings by weight?
Pretty much since we started doing the calculations. The Empire State Building, Sears Tower ( now Willis Tower) and the CN Tower (ok, not a true building in the strictest sense) all have weight measurements.
Because those are certainly some heavy buildings.
Considering the Empire State Building weighs 730,000,000 pounds, those are small buildings.
And yes, I get the whoosh.
It helps them to justify not paying the people who wrote, directed, produced, starred in, etc the movies.
"See, I am paying for the movie! I'm not stealing it like my neighbors."
I agree with you. Yes, the two articles were rebuttals, but that was what they were for. Supposedly, the people rebutting the article were trying to show the differences between the current generation and past ones.
I too have, anecdotally, seen what you have seen. Does this mean all are like that? Probably not, but as more and more data is gathered, we might see the evidence for one side or the other more clearly.