I was in the tunnels at Fermilab a few years ago - friend of a friend tour. They were shut down for months doing maintenance and upgrades. It's not like they've been running non-stop or unchanged since they first started up. By contrast, LHC has yet to get to the "first light" phase; as others have said, kind of disappointing.
There's this new thing called "teh internets", where it's possible to buy things from out of state, where you don't have to pay any sales tax. Also, I hear that some of the vendors you can find on this internets thing don't charge for shipping on orders over a certain dollar amount. If you're paying 25% for shipping, you're not doing it right.
That's the smartest thing I've read today. And it'd be a hell of a negotiating tool against Intel, too. Meanwhile, the idea of Microsoft trying to do their own phone isn't all that far-fetched.
...conducted on secure servers, like Gmail or Facebook.
So they know as much about technology as they do about what makes women attractive. (The Playboy answer: tattoos, a shaved gash, breast implants and lots and lots of Photoshopping)
Agree completely. Smith is the absolute worst. I've been a Who fan since the early Pertwee days, and the combination of Smith's awfulness and the terrible writing this season has completely turned me off. I feel so sorry for the (potentially) terrific Karen Gillan, having to work with somebody with the emotional range of a sock puppet. The writing is dreadful, the Crack anvils beyond annoying, the new TARDIS a muddled mess. Even the worst of the old Doctors (McCoy, Baker 2) at least had a light in their eyes, like someone was in there, Smith is just a listless and lifeless mannequin. I'd almost rather have that twit from the Fox movie, which I prefer to think of as non-canonical. And I'm amazed at how bad the writing is with Moffat as head writer. Remember, this is the same guy who wrote The Girl in the Fireplace, an episode so good, it was almost TOO good to be a Doctor Who episode. Reading the other comments, I see Smith probably isn't leaving, which I think is a huge pity, as I'm getting the same "this is the beginning of the end" vibe I got half-way through McCoy's run. Let's just have River kill him (DON'T tell me you missed THAT anvil) and get on with a new Doctor.
Totally OT, but also from Boy's Life, same era, do you (or anyone else) know who wrote a story called The Amplified Boy? I've been looking for it for a long time. It had power suits similar to Starship Troopers.
You're being specious again. Besides, Swift's design lifetime is a handful of years. Which, of course, has nothing to do with launch weight (shielding) or max expected input.
What part of "5 times brighter than the previous record holder, and nearly 200 times as bright as a typical GRB" wasn't clear? Do you know of any bridges that are built to withstand 5 times the record max load, or 200 times their average peak load?
Last time I looked, "current" theory had GRBs coming from the poles, much like pulsars. This one just happened to be pointing (more or less) at us; we might not even be at the center of the beam.
Someone give this man a cigar. He's divined the actual purpose of the fee. The rest of you, who think that it's $0.99 per comment, you fail reading comprehension.
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I was in the tunnels at Fermilab a few years ago - friend of a friend tour. They were shut down for months doing maintenance and upgrades. It's not like they've been running non-stop or unchanged since they first started up. By contrast, LHC has yet to get to the "first light" phase; as others have said, kind of disappointing.
There's this new thing called "teh internets", where it's possible to buy things from out of state, where you don't have to pay any sales tax. Also, I hear that some of the vendors you can find on this internets thing don't charge for shipping on orders over a certain dollar amount. If you're paying 25% for shipping, you're not doing it right.
That's the smartest thing I've read today. And it'd be a hell of a negotiating tool against Intel, too. Meanwhile, the idea of Microsoft trying to do their own phone isn't all that far-fetched.
"I have altered the script, pray I do not alter it any further" -- Darth Lucas
Troll?? Really? Wow.
Photoshopping isn't erotic at all. Emacs, on the other hand...
So they know as much about technology as they do about what makes women attractive. (The Playboy answer: tattoos, a shaved gash, breast implants and lots and lots of Photoshopping)
Paul McGann - one episode. One episode too many, that is.
Agree completely. Smith is the absolute worst. I've been a Who fan since the early Pertwee days, and the combination of Smith's awfulness and the terrible writing this season has completely turned me off. I feel so sorry for the (potentially) terrific Karen Gillan, having to work with somebody with the emotional range of a sock puppet. The writing is dreadful, the Crack anvils beyond annoying, the new TARDIS a muddled mess. Even the worst of the old Doctors (McCoy, Baker 2) at least had a light in their eyes, like someone was in there, Smith is just a listless and lifeless mannequin. I'd almost rather have that twit from the Fox movie, which I prefer to think of as non-canonical. And I'm amazed at how bad the writing is with Moffat as head writer. Remember, this is the same guy who wrote The Girl in the Fireplace, an episode so good, it was almost TOO good to be a Doctor Who episode. Reading the other comments, I see Smith probably isn't leaving, which I think is a huge pity, as I'm getting the same "this is the beginning of the end" vibe I got half-way through McCoy's run. Let's just have River kill him (DON'T tell me you missed THAT anvil) and get on with a new Doctor.
Totally agree. Here's a sample.
Windows has shown it will let ANYBODY fuck it. Low self-esteem and all.
Actually, that's a pretty good analogy, as it makes Windows the fat, ugly chick with 17 enumerable STDs.
There's only one possible reply to your post: BOOM!!! HEADSHOT!! AH HA HA HA!!!
Holy crap!! Thank you SO MUCH!!
Totally OT, but also from Boy's Life, same era, do you (or anyone else) know who wrote a story called The Amplified Boy? I've been looking for it for a long time. It had power suits similar to Starship Troopers.
I'm right there with ya, babe.
Aaaaah..... Jessica... Alba... as Sue Storm..... gaaaaaaaah.
You're being specious again. Besides, Swift's design lifetime is a handful of years. Which, of course, has nothing to do with launch weight (shielding) or max expected input.
What part of "5 times brighter than the previous record holder, and nearly 200 times as bright as a typical GRB" wasn't clear? Do you know of any bridges that are built to withstand 5 times the record max load, or 200 times their average peak load?
Last time I looked, "current" theory had GRBs coming from the poles, much like pulsars. This one just happened to be pointing (more or less) at us; we might not even be at the center of the beam.
How much is that in Libraries of Congress?
I wonder if any of the ISS crew are feeling stretchy or hot or strong or invisible...
You misspelled "money". Four times.
Someone give this man a cigar. He's divined the actual purpose of the fee. The rest of you, who think that it's $0.99 per comment, you fail reading comprehension.
Don't make me go recursive on your ass!
Bird seed.