Whooohooo, maybe I will get to see 'em out my window! Then again, maybe that isn't such a good thing....
OB NM story: While living in North Carolina, I used to get all kinds of dumb crap, like, "wow, I didn't know foreigners could buy houses in this country," not to mention the number of people who thought NM was an island somewhere. I kept telling them we have lots of beach, but no ocean.
Just think of it as a way to build up a library of programs to watch after you retire, otherwise the last 20 or so years of your life will be pretty empty.
See the whole article and a full range of hideously colored full sized graphs here before it gets slashdotted too. Speaking of which, there has got to be better graph making software out there in Linuxland......
What I really want is one that is portable that will whisper the name of people into my ear so I never have to remember anyone's name ever again. Something with hooks into the FBI's most wanted list would be nice too (Hey you just walked by a guy who is worth 2 million if you turn him in).
True, but just imagine having no computer when you started the buying process:-( Whoohoo, bought a used video card today, now all I need is the rest of the machine, which I will have in 3-4 months.....
A lot less than I did with M$ products, but only because we are in the process of migrating away from them to OpenOffice, and it takes so damn long to export things OUT of the various M$ formats (Outlook folders, address books, etc all that need to be exported to something sane). The best part is when I go to export something from Outlook and it complains it needs the CD to install the exporting software (and it has to be the same CD it was installed from, i.e. Windows 2000 Office Professional, but the standard version won't work, and the Outlook 2000 CD won't work, and so now we are hunting for the Professional CD that came with the machine so we can install the exporting junk so we can hurry and wipe Windows off the machine). Wow that was a long rant.
The new sci-fi porno space thriller, now available every Thursday on the SCI-FI channel.
And of course, the reason we love our computers so much:
10 Reasons Why Computers Are Better Than Girlfriends
1. You wouldn't bother to play Strip Poker all night with a girlfriend. 2. No girlfriend can hold your undivided attention for 30 hours in a stretch. 3. Your computer never wants to be taken out for dinner. 4. Your computer doesn't mind if you are unshaved, haven't showered this week or are sitting by it in your underwear. 5. If a computer gets a virus, it can be cleaned away. 6. No matter how ugly your computer is, you can show it to your friends. 7. With a computer, you can press the buttons without it getting sore. 8. A computer doesn't mind you using other computers as well. 9. You will never find your computer in bed with your best friend. 10. Computers never, EVER get a period.
Aside from being a moving blinking annoying thing in the corner of my screen, every time I see clippy I can't help but think how much time they spent programming that crappy little thing, instead of actually making their word processor/spreadsheet/etc better (and less bloated).
I can truthfully say in every programming job I have ever had nothing beyond basic math was needed. Of course the requirements you will need to graduate are usually insane, but that is another story. The way things are going, computer majors will need basic math skills to give correct change when all of their jobs get outsourced and they end up working at McDonalds.
The entertainment value when someone walks up and says, "hey whats this thing..." followed by screams as their hand disappears after touching the new flashy glowing thingy.
Yeah it would need to be a reasonable size (i.e. not too big). Maybe blast a decent sized chunk off of one of these astroids and play with it rather than the whole thing? Needless to say the planning would be pretty intense, but it seems like it could be well worth the effort.
I always thought it would be cool to catch one of these asteroids and plunk it into a nice orbit for scavanging or using as a huge horkin' space station. However nudging it into orbit would be bad if you misjudged and plunked it down on someone (which in turn could be a great way to get rid of somebody you don't like and make it look like an accident, but that is another story).
Just don't ever crash into anything under a bridge:-) Not to mention that flying out of the top of a car at high velocity seems like it could be bad for any limbs sticking out anywhere (arms/legs/heads).
Sorry to leave you here, but I also have to go and buy another shower curtain, preferably a disposable one.
This propaganda is just what the powerful shower curtain lobby wants us all to think! We must stand up and fight this evil empire by making our own shower curtains from garbage bags.
I told all you ad-clickers out there to unionize but now it is too late. All you shoe shiners and bootlickers better watch out, or the next thing you know they will be shipping your boss' shoes to India! Unionized now before it is too late!!!
It is interesting that you mention this, because I still have one of my baby teeth(!) Basically due to some wonderful hereditary deal my teeth didn't want to fall out when I was younger, and one of them never got a replacement. I have been told that the remaining lil' tooth will fall out sometime in my forties, so rather than a bridge this sounds much better. Considering they start trials in a few years, this should be good to go about the time I need my new tooth:-) So your therapy idea sounds great, except I am betting it might not help people like me....
even whether a crew could get along with each other for three years
It seems we could solve two problems here. Since food for a bunch of astronauts is a problem on a three year mission, basically include enough for all but one, and at some point in the mission plan on the majority voting for one fellow astronaut who gets eaten, solving food problems and getting rid of the most annoying astronaut in one fell swoop! Film it for transmission back to earth and you could get TV funding too.
If you think of "Vampire Slayer", you are likely thinking of one of five actors
You do realize that vampires aren't real right? (Sorry couldn't resist, don't get mad just teasing ya). Seriously tho, I will happily ghostwrite Mr. Dorn's book, "I am not Worf". After it sells a few million copies and everyone forgets about him, I will happily write the followup, "I am Worf After All, Please Give Me Your Money and Adoration".
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OB NM story: While living in North Carolina, I used to get all kinds of dumb crap, like, "wow, I didn't know foreigners could buy houses in this country," not to mention the number of people who thought NM was an island somewhere. I kept telling them we have lots of beach, but no ocean.
Just think of it as a way to build up a library of programs to watch after you retire, otherwise the last 20 or so years of your life will be pretty empty.
See the whole article and a full range of hideously colored full sized graphs here before it gets slashdotted too. Speaking of which, there has got to be better graph making software out there in Linuxland......
No builtin fork and cheese grater???
What I really want is one that is portable that will whisper the name of people into my ear so I never have to remember anyone's name ever again. Something with hooks into the FBI's most wanted list would be nice too (Hey you just walked by a guy who is worth 2 million if you turn him in).
True, but just imagine having no computer when you started the buying process :-( Whoohoo, bought a used video card today, now all I need is the rest of the machine, which I will have in 3-4 months.....
Any idea who killed grub and changed his .sig????
- They buy computers in pieces over a 3-4 month timespan.
- Internet access is hard to find, though one happy guys states he got Debian, "after a two day download".
I will never complain about my computer or net access ever again.
A lot less than I did with M$ products, but only because we are in the process of migrating away from them to OpenOffice, and it takes so damn long to export things OUT of the various M$ formats (Outlook folders, address books, etc all that need to be exported to something sane). The best part is when I go to export something from Outlook and it complains it needs the CD to install the exporting software (and it has to be the same CD it was installed from, i.e. Windows 2000 Office Professional, but the standard version won't work, and the Outlook 2000 CD won't work, and so now we are hunting for the Professional CD that came with the machine so we can install the exporting junk so we can hurry and wipe Windows off the machine). Wow that was a long rant.
And of course, the reason we love our computers so much:
10 Reasons Why Computers Are Better Than Girlfriends
1. You wouldn't bother to play Strip Poker all night with a girlfriend.
2. No girlfriend can hold your undivided attention for 30 hours in a stretch.
3. Your computer never wants to be taken out for dinner.
4. Your computer doesn't mind if you are unshaved, haven't showered this week or are sitting by it in your underwear.
5. If a computer gets a virus, it can be cleaned away.
6. No matter how ugly your computer is, you can show it to your friends.
7. With a computer, you can press the buttons without it getting sore.
8. A computer doesn't mind you using other computers as well.
9. You will never find your computer in bed with your best friend.
10. Computers never, EVER get a period.
Aside from being a moving blinking annoying thing in the corner of my screen, every time I see clippy I can't help but think how much time they spent programming that crappy little thing, instead of actually making their word processor/spreadsheet/etc better (and less bloated).
If you consider worms and virii as "free software that downloads itself off the internet" then the TCO for Windows goes down!
Maybe Iraq's hidden WMD account for all that missing matter?
And here I thought the article was about a new McDonald value menu burger, I am so disappointed.
I can truthfully say in every programming job I have ever had nothing beyond basic math was needed. Of course the requirements you will need to graduate are usually insane, but that is another story. The way things are going, computer majors will need basic math skills to give correct change when all of their jobs get outsourced and they end up working at McDonalds.
The entertainment value when someone walks up and says, "hey whats this thing..." followed by screams as their hand disappears after touching the new flashy glowing thingy.
Yeah it would need to be a reasonable size (i.e. not too big). Maybe blast a decent sized chunk off of one of these astroids and play with it rather than the whole thing? Needless to say the planning would be pretty intense, but it seems like it could be well worth the effort.
I always thought it would be cool to catch one of these asteroids and plunk it into a nice orbit for scavanging or using as a huge horkin' space station. However nudging it into orbit would be bad if you misjudged and plunked it down on someone (which in turn could be a great way to get rid of somebody you don't like and make it look like an accident, but that is another story).
Just don't ever crash into anything under a bridge :-) Not to mention that flying out of the top of a car at high velocity seems like it could be bad for any limbs sticking out anywhere (arms/legs/heads).
This propaganda is just what the powerful shower curtain lobby wants us all to think! We must stand up and fight this evil empire by making our own shower curtains from garbage bags.
I told all you ad-clickers out there to unionize but now it is too late. All you shoe shiners and bootlickers better watch out, or the next thing you know they will be shipping your boss' shoes to India! Unionized now before it is too late!!!
It is interesting that you mention this, because I still have one of my baby teeth(!) Basically due to some wonderful hereditary deal my teeth didn't want to fall out when I was younger, and one of them never got a replacement. I have been told that the remaining lil' tooth will fall out sometime in my forties, so rather than a bridge this sounds much better. Considering they start trials in a few years, this should be good to go about the time I need my new tooth :-) So your therapy idea sounds great, except I am betting it might not help people like me....
Actually I always thought it was pretty good when added to the big pile of sugar already in my cup.
It seems we could solve two problems here. Since food for a bunch of astronauts is a problem on a three year mission, basically include enough for all but one, and at some point in the mission plan on the majority voting for one fellow astronaut who gets eaten, solving food problems and getting rid of the most annoying astronaut in one fell swoop! Film it for transmission back to earth and you could get TV funding too.
You do realize that vampires aren't real right? (Sorry couldn't resist, don't get mad just teasing ya). Seriously tho, I will happily ghostwrite Mr. Dorn's book, "I am not Worf". After it sells a few million copies and everyone forgets about him, I will happily write the followup, "I am Worf After All, Please Give Me Your Money and Adoration".