...but the predominance of anti-Apple folks here is rather irritating.
GTFO it, and don't let the door hit you on the ass on the way out. Society is dynamic, not static. Fads come and go.... Oh, and Steve Jobs dying....good riddance, IMO. Choke on that, or not....I don't care.
*fumbles change in pocket* "How do you get THIS in the vending machine?!?"
*cue 'Crocodile Dundee'* "No, THIS is a coin, mate!" (My sincere apologies to Australians, but I just could not help myself. I developed a healthy respect for Aussie troops during my stint in the US Army:-)
I think this is good, but they are getting off too cheap. The 'payback' on IP trolls should be painful, bloody, and AT LEAST crippling, at the minimum. But it's a start....
The 'question' of how life started on our amazing planet gets easier to 'answer' with every new discovery.
"Just the facts, sir." (apologies to Sgt. Friday) To me the facts are even more amazing and awesome than any myths or superstitions that persist, to explain our world and universe.
There are many times I feel humbled and awed by the scientific discoveries and technological advances I have witnessed in my lifetime. (reference: I'm coming up TOO QUICKLY! on 54 years old)
Just the amount and nature of 'former Sci-Fi' tech that has become reality in my time boggles my mind...Wow!
[disclaimer: yes, I did RTFA, please put away your torches and pitchforks]:-)
Pretty sure they still had IBM logos on them, maybe that's why I was confused...
If you are only confused, you are probably still ahead of the curve.
It was almost like the Thinkpad series 'forked', and resulted in Thinkpad and Lenova for a little while.
The best I recall (still, hazy and fuzzy), there was a brief transition period where IBM was selling off current stocks, and Lenova had started adding their logo to (the same product) current production runs. Both were available intermittently, in various places.
I can remember comparing prices for certain Thinkpads and the respective Lenova models, finding the lower price off the Lenova was almost offset by the better warranty and lower hassle as a US citizen, using that warranty, customer service, and availability of quick turn around on RMA's, warranty, repair work, etc. of the IBM machine. YMMV.
Maybe that's what you encountered?
It all seemed straightforward at the time, if you were keeping current. But in retrospect, I can see where most people could be confused and/or misinformed. IBM selling off it's laptop dept. was not earth-shaking news at the time for most people. Most people that cared were already aware that Lenova had been making the Thinkpads for IBM for some time. It was just a rebranding of the hardware to geeks, and a consideration of warranty and tech support for businesses and institutions.
Someone more knowledgeable can chip-in/correct.:-)
You are focusing on the short-term effects, and ignoring the long-term effects of both sides.
In your world, the mean intelligence level drops over the long term due to idiots out-breeding the intelligent ones. The mean intelligence level drops each generation.
optimism (2183618)'s world will show the opposite effect. Each generation shows a higher mean intelligence level, eventually eradicating stupidity. It would also seem to enforce caste type scenarios with massive and draconian rights violations
Thankfully, both worlds are fantasy. IMHO, we need to find the best balance for improving our world and the people on it, without trampling all over each others rights and lives. (unfortunately, again...fantasy at this point, but we need to try):-)
*apologies to Spock* Live long and prosper, both you and optimism (2183618).
When your hydrocarbon fuel has the same emission characteristics as hydrogen fuel, then I will pay attention to your sales pitch. Until then, hydrocarbon fuel emissions are a deal breaker for me.
As I see it, the two major problems with hydrocarbon fuels (petroleum based), are emissions, and conflict/war over petroleum deposits.
Your cracking CO2 and H2O, and/or bio-fuels, only addresses the conflict/wars over deposits, and thumbs it's nose at the emissions issue. No thanks, not a viable solution to me.
Another case of a sensational spin added by the headline and summary, but not present in the linked article.
FTFA:
Sow-Hsin Chen, MIT professor emeritus in the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering and senior author of a paper describing the new method, says it should make it possible to increase the storage capacity of the activated carbon material by fine-tuning the size and concentrations of the particles of platinum and carbon. The team also hopes to identify a catalyst that isn't quite as expensive as platinum.
Once the storage system has been tuned to achieve the desired capacity,* Chen says it should be capable of storing hydrogen under moderate pressure - possibly around 500 psi - and release the gas on demand by simply releasing the pressure. This is because when the hydrogen molecules are broken down into atoms using the spillover effect, they bind with the activated carbon with much less energy.
[*emphasis mine]
The researchers think this 'tuning' can be accomplished, and combined with finding a less expensive catalyst than platinum, this could be a game winner.
Sometimes it pays to actually take the 30-60 seconds needed to RTFA to not appear to be going off half-cocked about something.
I've been reading this thread with much amusement, having recently left work for the day(night? I work an odd shift), and this conversation has brought some well needed chuckles. Thanks.:-)
I have to say, you seem to have the imagination and creativity needed to become a true BOFH. My hat's off to you, good sir/madam.
This one has been more dramatic than the 'Duke Nukem Forever' vaporware series that run on for years. Season after season, it kept getting renewed for another yet another season.
I heard the next season will be renewed for SCO, with IBM's Nazgul guest starring as their foes...
Whatever happened to the hard living souls that crossed America in wagon trains?
We were smart enough to get away from the hurricanes, and the looney tunes on the east coast, and settled 'out west'. But I can't explain California....don't know what happened there...
Maxwell Smart: "Ah, the old 'Black Hole Network' trick. Gee, Chief, isn't that what KAOS used to build their Top Secret headquarters, 'Hotel KAOSifornia', where your data checks in, but never leaves?" [1]
Agent 99: "No, Max, that has nothing to do with what TFA is talking about!"
Chief: *facepalms, again*
What? [3]
[1]*Ronco® style infomercial ahead* "The most reliable, insanely secure, and long lasting data storage/backup solution ever! And its FREE! It works just like a black hole, data gets sucked in, never escapes. Ever. Really cuts down on IT costs with data security and backup solutions...it all happens automagically! Literally sucked in! Sneer at hackers, employee 'theft' of data, and forgotten laptops/iPhones/ USB sticks in bars!
For a limited time, we have a super special introductory offer of our 'White Hole Data Recovery and Restore' subscription service for only $10.00 USD per month! [2] Yes! You heard that correctly, only ten bucks a month for all your recovery and restore needs!"
[2]*ultra-fine print...in fact, you need a microfiche reader to read it! Hint: look on the BACK of the 'Beware of Leopard' sign* $10.00 USD per month for each CPU core in your total business...multiplied by $1.00 USD per MB of RAM total in same business....multiplied by $100.00 USD per computer in same business...remitted in cash at the beginning of each month. 10 year contract required to be eligible for the super special introductory offer. Offer void if you don't also sign over any first-born male children, all virgin daughters, and nude pics of any non-virgin daughters, and/or wife/girlfriend with an option to include them in the sign-up deal.
I have no clue what Patrick Swayze is, or has been up to, but I think Charlie Sheen is the right man for this job.
1. According to TFA, fiber-optic will go in alongside the railway....enter Russian hackers and thus, Russian Mafia.
2. The railway is just a diversion. Small teams of Spetsnaz will attempt infiltration into Alaska periodically....just to keep everyone edgy, and watching for them as the real threat. Due to mistakenly paying attention to USA media/propaganda, they will attempt/takeover 'the Bridge to Nowhere', and Sara Palin's house.
Hmmm, reminds me of something... *Hilarity ensues.*
3. Russian Mafia (and their drugs and hookers) + Charlie Sheen = Hilarity Ensues! 'nuff said.
4. ???
5. Profit!
BTW, 'Wolverines!' ??!?!!? What? I confess: I don't get it, but find myself indescribably intrigued...(as Spock would say, "Fascinating, Captain.")
Don't get me wrong, having seen the absolute destruction of a hunting cabin that a wolverine gained entry to; I find myself in awe of the smelly, furry little beasts! Not to mention a fan of the Wolverine character of X-Men fame, and the Wolverine mod for the Fallout 3 game. *note: the site has changed a lot since I visited last, YMMV.:-|*
When you are very young, you learn many facts, reading, writing counting. As time goes, you learn more things, but also how they are articulated to form a self-consistent corpus of knowledge.
And you learn that reason and critical thinking is the glue thant binds knowledge.
That's beautifully said, good sir/madam! Thanks.
note: somehow, my spell checker automatically corrected the 'thant' typo, even though I copy/pasted the quote. Strange...
Which of the hundreds, if not thousands, of religions do you teach? Only yours, a selection ( Top Ten List, anyone?), or all of them? Only religions practiced now, or all that we have heard of existing? If you go with all of them, how much time do you allot for religion in the curriculum, compared to science, math, etc.? Do you teach them as all are valid, or favor certain one/s? Which one/s? If you select one, who decides on which one[1]? Is this on a National, State level, County level, school district level? (Sounds a bit like 'herding bobcats in a burning barn' to me!)
'Freedom of religion' is probably a good thing, but some of us would also like 'freedom from religion'! Hmmm? (I think I'm seeing your double standards here)
[1] I think you would be in direct, and obvious violation of the Constitution and Amendments by 'establishing' a religion.
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Facebook and ANY kind of security mentioned in the same sentence?
Who are you trying to fool, but the fools?
If you expect 'cyber-security'(or ANY security on Facebook, you need to be beaten past death with a clue bat. Chlorine in the gene pool....
GTFO it, and don't let the door hit you on the ass on the way out.
Society is dynamic, not static. Fads come and go....
Oh, and Steve Jobs dying....good riddance, IMO.
Choke on that, or not....I don't care.
*fumbles change in pocket*
"How do you get THIS in the vending machine?!?"
*cue 'Crocodile Dundee'* "No, THIS is a coin, mate!"
(My sincere apologies to Australians, but I just could not help myself. I developed a healthy respect for Aussie troops during my stint in the US Army:-)
I think this is good, but they are getting off too cheap.
The 'payback' on IP trolls should be painful, bloody, and AT LEAST crippling, at the minimum.
But it's a start....
The 'question' of how life started on our amazing planet gets easier to 'answer' with every new discovery.
"Just the facts, sir." (apologies to Sgt. Friday)
To me the facts are even more amazing and awesome than any myths or superstitions that persist, to explain our world and universe.
There are many times I feel humbled and awed by the scientific discoveries and technological advances I have witnessed in my lifetime. (reference: I'm coming up TOO QUICKLY! on 54 years old)
Just the amount and nature of 'former Sci-Fi' tech that has become reality in my time boggles my mind...Wow!
[disclaimer: yes, I did RTFA, please put away your torches and pitchforks] :-)
Now that's a tech solution I can support!
Stupidity should be painful to the practitioner...it creates a fast learning curve for those that survive.
Pretty sure they still had IBM logos on them, maybe that's why I was confused...
If you are only confused, you are probably still ahead of the curve.
It was almost like the Thinkpad series 'forked', and resulted in Thinkpad and Lenova for a little while.
The best I recall (still, hazy and fuzzy), there was a brief transition period where IBM was selling off current stocks, and Lenova had started adding their logo to (the same product) current production runs.
Both were available intermittently, in various places.
I can remember comparing prices for certain Thinkpads and the respective Lenova models, finding the lower price off the Lenova was almost offset by the better warranty and lower hassle as a US citizen, using that warranty, customer service, and availability of quick turn around on RMA's, warranty, repair work, etc. of the IBM machine. YMMV.
Maybe that's what you encountered?
It all seemed straightforward at the time, if you were keeping current.
But in retrospect, I can see where most people could be confused and/or misinformed.
IBM selling off it's laptop dept. was not earth-shaking news at the time for most people.
Most people that cared were already aware that Lenova had been making the Thinkpads for IBM for some time. It was just a rebranding of the hardware to geeks, and a consideration of warranty and tech support for businesses and institutions.
Someone more knowledgeable can chip-in/correct. :-)
You are focusing on the short-term effects, and ignoring the long-term effects of both sides.
In your world, the mean intelligence level drops over the long term due to idiots out-breeding the intelligent ones. The mean intelligence level drops each generation.
optimism (2183618)'s world will show the opposite effect.
Each generation shows a higher mean intelligence level, eventually eradicating stupidity.
It would also seem to enforce caste type scenarios with massive and draconian rights violations
Thankfully, both worlds are fantasy. :-)
IMHO, we need to find the best balance for improving our world and the people on it, without trampling all over each others rights and lives. (unfortunately, again...fantasy at this point, but we need to try)
*apologies to Spock* Live long and prosper, both you and optimism (2183618).
I wonder if they will take my kids as trade-ins?
"Get in the car, kids. We're going to town now!"
When your hydrocarbon fuel has the same emission characteristics as hydrogen fuel, then I will pay attention to your sales pitch. Until then, hydrocarbon fuel emissions are a deal breaker for me.
As I see it, the two major problems with hydrocarbon fuels (petroleum based), are emissions, and conflict/war over petroleum deposits.
Your cracking CO2 and H2O, and/or bio-fuels, only addresses the conflict/wars over deposits, and thumbs it's nose at the emissions issue.
No thanks, not a viable solution to me.
Another case of a sensational spin added by the headline and summary, but not present in the linked article.
FTFA:
[*emphasis mine]
The researchers think this 'tuning' can be accomplished, and combined with finding a less expensive catalyst than platinum, this could be a game winner.
Sometimes it pays to actually take the 30-60 seconds needed to RTFA to not appear to be going off half-cocked about something.
I've been reading this thread with much amusement, having recently left work for the day(night? I work an odd shift), and this conversation has brought some well needed chuckles. Thanks. :-)
I have to say, you seem to have the imagination and creativity needed to become a true BOFH.
My hat's off to you, good sir/madam.
Hear! Hear!
BTW, I just tried to add you to my 'friends' list, but it did not work for some reason... ;-)
Wow, you really ARE stealthy!
ThunderCourt: Two men enter, one man leaves.
No kidding.
This one has been more dramatic than the 'Duke Nukem Forever' vaporware series that run on for years.
Season after season, it kept getting renewed for another yet another season.
I heard the next season will be renewed for SCO, with IBM's Nazgul guest starring as their foes...
Make an appointment and come to our office.
Oh yeah, bring money. Preferably, a lot of money.
signed, your lawyers:
Dewy, Cheatem, and Howe
Wookies.
I'd advise caution, though...
They have to pull barges now?
By the context of your comment, I suspect you meant toeing the line.
Or maybe TV doesn't reflect reality all that much?
That may be the understatement of the decade.
Don't 'educate' yourself via TV, it will FUBAR your mind.
Whatever happened to the hard living souls that crossed America in wagon trains?
We were smart enough to get away from the hurricanes, and the looney tunes on the east coast, and settled 'out west'.
But I can't explain California....don't know what happened there...
Maxwell Smart:
"Ah, the old 'Black Hole Network' trick.
Gee, Chief, isn't that what KAOS used to build their Top Secret headquarters, 'Hotel KAOSifornia', where your data checks in, but never leaves?" [1]
Agent 99:
"No, Max, that has nothing to do with what TFA is talking about!"
Chief:
*facepalms, again*
What? [3]
[1]*Ronco® style infomercial ahead*
"The most reliable, insanely secure, and long lasting data storage/backup solution ever! And its FREE!
It works just like a black hole, data gets sucked in, never escapes. Ever.
Really cuts down on IT costs with data security and backup solutions...it all happens automagically! Literally sucked in!
Sneer at hackers, employee 'theft' of data, and forgotten laptops/iPhones/ USB sticks in bars!
For a limited time, we have a super special introductory offer of our 'White Hole Data Recovery and Restore' subscription service for only $10.00 USD per month! [2]
Yes! You heard that correctly, only ten bucks a month for all your recovery and restore needs!"
[2]*ultra-fine print...in fact, you need a microfiche reader to read it! Hint: look on the BACK of the 'Beware of Leopard' sign*
$10.00 USD per month for each CPU core in your total business...multiplied by $1.00 USD per MB of RAM total in same business....multiplied by $100.00 USD per computer in same business...remitted in cash at the beginning of each month.
10 year contract required to be eligible for the super special introductory offer.
Offer void if you don't also sign over any first-born male children, all virgin daughters, and nude pics of any non-virgin daughters, and/or wife/girlfriend with an option to include them in the sign-up deal.
[3]Beer makes me funny?
Sorry....;-)
Well, you see, it's like you have this pair of Edsels you want to....[]....and you end up with a Batmobile..
Senator McCarthy, is that you?
I have no clue what Patrick Swayze is, or has been up to, but I think Charlie Sheen is the right man for this job.
1. According to TFA, fiber-optic will go in alongside the railway....enter Russian hackers and thus, Russian Mafia.
2. The railway is just a diversion.
Small teams of Spetsnaz will attempt infiltration into Alaska periodically....just to keep everyone edgy, and watching for them as the real threat.
Due to mistakenly paying attention to USA media/propaganda, they will attempt/takeover 'the Bridge to Nowhere', and Sara Palin's house.
Hmmm, reminds me of something...
*Hilarity ensues.*
3. Russian Mafia (and their drugs and hookers) + Charlie Sheen = Hilarity Ensues! 'nuff said.
4. ???
5. Profit!
BTW, 'Wolverines!' ??!?!!? What?
I confess:
I don't get it, but find myself indescribably intrigued...(as Spock would say, "Fascinating, Captain.")
Don't get me wrong, having seen the absolute destruction of a hunting cabin that a wolverine gained entry to; I find myself in awe of the smelly, furry little beasts! :-|*
Not to mention a fan of the Wolverine character of X-Men fame, and the Wolverine mod for the Fallout 3 game. *note: the site has changed a lot since I visited last, YMMV.
I just can't help myself.
Ontopic (sort of), and funny, IMHO.
Real, or not, still funny.
That's beautifully said, good sir/madam!
Thanks.
note: somehow, my spell checker automatically corrected the 'thant' typo, even though I copy/pasted the quote. Strange...
Which of the hundreds, if not thousands, of religions do you teach?
Only yours, a selection ( Top Ten List, anyone?), or all of them?
Only religions practiced now, or all that we have heard of existing?
If you go with all of them, how much time do you allot for religion in the curriculum, compared to science, math, etc.? Do you teach them as all are valid, or favor certain one/s? Which one/s?
If you select one, who decides on which one[1]? Is this on a National, State level, County level, school district level? (Sounds a bit like 'herding bobcats in a burning barn' to me!)
'Freedom of religion' is probably a good thing, but some of us would also like 'freedom from religion'!
Hmmm? (I think I'm seeing your double standards here)
[1] I think you would be in direct, and obvious violation of the Constitution and Amendments by 'establishing' a religion.