It is a weak "binary" clock. It transfors the individual decimal digits into binary. Hense 11:17 become 01 0001 01 0111. In reality, if we were using a binary system, the time should be 1011 010001. Not very geeky if you asked me.
Please do not negatively meta-moderate the 40% who have chosen the parent post to be 'Over-rated'. These two people represent our "West Virginia" contingent (also the only two people in the state who can read). They consider the weekly bathing routine to be normal, and do not realize the rest of shower more regularly.
Bailey said although he didn't have definite knowledge the leak was official, the quality of the episode is highly suspicious. If it were an unofficial leak, it would likely be of poor quality, he said.
The BBC denied any part in the distribution of the episode.
Slashdot gets sued for giving out trade secrets. Apple demands to know who leaked this information, which would have revolutionized the computer world as we know it.
I am glad to see cooperation between the two continents. I know it is fashionable to be pro-Europe/Anti-American or Anti-European/Pro-American. However, ultra-nationalism ends up being a detriment to mankind as a whole.
I hope we continue to build bridges between the continents...
I was refering to personal letters, with a traditional stamp. However, even my junk mail is a vast improvement over spam. Because it costs money, the ads are at least SOMEWHAT targeted at my interests and demographics. This is the unforunae ide effect of making something free. It quickly becomes devalued as well (and no... those are not necissarily synonymous).
If someone sends me a snail mail letter, the quality tends to be much higher than e-mail. Electronic media tends to make things so easy that folks don't put much forethought into their writings? Want proof? Look at my comment history:)
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A Microsoft product, and a comparable non-Microsoft product are referenced in the article. The non-Microsoft product gets slammed first. I can't think of a better demonstration of the crappy corporate practices of Real.
How many shuttle missions do we have a year? This one would chew up one of those missions. I would call sending a mission up just to repair this thing very expensive.
As far as a gap period... yes, we would have a gap period. I somehow doubt, though, that in a multi-billion year old universe, that having a three or four year gap is going to lose data.
Yes, it would suck not having data coming in. But I would rather see the money go into building something with a wider wavelength capability, and with a longer life-time.
Sometimes to win long-term, you have to make short-term sacrifices (in fact, it is almost always so).
I do not see a US Congressperson being the best decision maker in this case. If they were, we would not be running a 500 billion dollar deficit.
Sorry, but I call bullshit. Let NASA, the experts in the matter, make the decision whether to deorbit or not. Just what I want... a bunch of fucking politicians making the decisions on how to best do science.
Sorry for my earlier rudeness. Finances is a ot-topic wit me. It is frustrating to see otherwise intellegent people get themselves into bondage because they have never been taught money handling skills.
One thing that might help you: Open a second account (non-checking) account for your medium term savings. E-Trade has some nice accounts avaailable. By going non-checking, you get rid of the impulse spend decisions. Also, I believe they can automatically withdraw money from another account so that in essence, you have yet another bill... but this bill is benefitting you.
Send me the $4,300 check. I will give it back to you in a year, and you can feel like it is a pleasant surprise. I will earn interest off of it, and we will both be better off!:)
Some suggestions... Max your 401(k) contribution if it is available. Always good to get the money into savings before you see it. If not available, there are IRA programs that will electronically withdraw money from your account on a periodic basis for no fee.
Second, use auto-deposit. Something psychological about not going to the bank and cashing a check that keeps our from spending as much.
Third, if you have a problem with creit cards, don't carry them with you. I use a cc for all purchase for tracking purposes. However, the are paid off before I get a finance charge, and they all give me cash back (or free gas).
If you want me to give you more information on any of these, please let me know...
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I think I might have missed a digit around the 9,117th place... my memory is not as good as it used to be, and my typing skills aren't either.
Its called rounding. Otherwise we would have to wait for 03:14:15.92653589793238462643383279502884197169399 37510582097494459230781640628620899862803482534211 70679821480865132823066470938446095505822317253594 08128481117450284102701938521105559644622948954930 38196442881097566593344612847564823378678316527120 19091456485669234603486104543266482133936072602491 41273724587006606315588174881520920962829254091715 36436789259036001133053054882046652138414695194151 16094330572703657595919530921861173819326117931051 18548074462379962749567351885752724891227938183011 94912983367336244065664308602139494639522473719070 21798609437027705392171762931767523846748184676694 05132000568127145263560827785771342757789609173637 17872146844090122495343014654958537105079227968925 89235420199561121290219608640344181598136297747713 09960518707211349999998372978049951059731732816096 31859502445945534690830264252230825334468503526193 11881710100031378387528865875332083814206171776691 47303598253490428755468731159562863882353787593751 95778185778053217122680661300192787661119590921642 01989380952572010654858632788659361533818279682303 01952035301852968995773622599413891249721775283479 13151557485724245415069595082953311686172785588907 50983817546374649393192550604009277016711390098488 24012858361603563707660104710181942955596198946767 83744944825537977472684710404753464620804668425906 94912933136770289891521047521620569660240580381501 93511253382430035587640247496473263914199272604269 92279678235478163600934172164121992458631503028618 29745557067498385054945885869269956909272107975093 02955321165344987202755960236480665499119881834797 75356636980742654252786255181841757467289097777279 38000816470600161452491921732172147723501414419735 68548161361157352552133475741849468438523323907394 14333454776241686251898356948556209921922218427255 02542568876717904946016534668049886272327917860857 84383827967976681454100953883786360950680064225125 20511739298489608412848862694560424196528502221066 11863067442786220391949450471237137869609563643719 17287467764657573962413890865832645995813390478027 59009946576407895126946839835259570982582262052248 94077267194782684826014769909026401363944374553050 68203496252451749399651431429809190659250937221696 46151570985838741059788595977297549893016175392846 81382686838689427741559918559252459539594310499725 24680845987273644695848653836736222626099124608051 24388439045124413654976278079771569143599770012961 60894416948685558484063534220722258284886481584560 28506016842739452267467678895252138522549954666727 82398645659611635488623057745649803559363456817432 41125150760694794510965960940252288797108931456691 36867228748940560101503308617928680920874760917824 93858900971490967598526136554978189312978482168299 89487226588048575640142704775551323796414515237462 34364542858444795265867821051141354735739523113427 16610213596953623144295248493718711014576540359027 99344037420073105785390621983874478084784896833214 4571386875194350643021845319104848100537061468067
So the binary for 12 is 01 0010? I learn soething new every day :)
It is a weak "binary" clock. It transfors the individual decimal digits into binary. Hense 11:17 become 01 0001 01 0111. In reality, if we were using a binary system, the time should be 1011 010001. Not very geeky if you asked me.
Please do not negatively meta-moderate the 40% who have chosen the parent post to be 'Over-rated'. These two people represent our "West Virginia" contingent (also the only two people in the state who can read). They consider the weekly bathing routine to be normal, and do not realize the rest of shower more regularly.
Thanks for yor attention.
Bailey said although he didn't have definite knowledge the leak was official, the quality of the episode is highly suspicious. If it were an unofficial leak, it would likely be of poor quality, he said.
The BBC denied any part in the distribution of the episode.
Now if you'll excuse me, I need to take a shower:)
Is it Saturday night already?!
Slashdot gets sued for giving out trade secrets. Apple demands to know who leaked this information, which would have revolutionized the computer world as we know it.
Please let me know if you believe that dinosaurs walked the Earth with humans less than 10,000 years ago; thanks. No. I don't. Thanks for asking.
I am glad to see cooperation between the two continents. I know it is fashionable to be pro-Europe/Anti-American or Anti-European/Pro-American. However, ultra-nationalism ends up being a detriment to mankind as a whole.
I hope we continue to build bridges between the continents...
I was refering to personal letters, with a traditional stamp. However, even my junk mail is a vast improvement over spam. Because it costs money, the ads are at least SOMEWHAT targeted at my interests and demographics. This is the unforunae ide effect of making something free. It quickly becomes devalued as well (and no... those are not necissarily synonymous).
If someone sends me a snail mail letter, the quality tends to be much higher than e-mail. Electronic media tends to make things so easy that folks don't put much forethought into their writings? Want proof? Look at my comment history :)
A Microsoft product, and a comparable non-Microsoft product are referenced in the article. The non-Microsoft product gets slammed first. I can't think of a better demonstration of the crappy corporate practices of Real.
Should be a might bit easier than Iraq or Afghanistan.... or even Elbonia for that matter :)
How many shuttle missions do we have a year? This one would chew up one of those missions. I would call sending a mission up just to repair this thing very expensive.
As far as a gap period... yes, we would have a gap period. I somehow doubt, though, that in a multi-billion year old universe, that having a three or four year gap is going to lose data.
Yes, it would suck not having data coming in. But I would rather see the money go into building something with a wider wavelength capability, and with a longer life-time.
Sometimes to win long-term, you have to make short-term sacrifices (in fact, it is almost always so).
I do not see a US Congressperson being the best decision maker in this case. If they were, we would not be running a 500 billion dollar deficit.
First I've heard of this. Can anyone tell me if this is legal?
Another question: My understanding is that the repair will require a shuttle mission. What mission do you have to give up in order to do this mission?
It is easy to be for something when you don't consider what you have to give up to make it happen.
Even though it would be cheaper to send up a brand new "hubble" with more capabilities than it would to repair the current one?
Sorry, but I call bullshit. Let NASA, the experts in the matter, make the decision whether to deorbit or not. Just what I want... a bunch of fucking politicians making the decisions on how to best do science.
Can you please cite a source on that?
This is Slashdot, after all :)
Sorry for my earlier rudeness. Finances is a ot-topic wit me. It is frustrating to see otherwise intellegent people get themselves into bondage because they have never been taught money handling skills.
One thing that might help you: Open a second account (non-checking) account for your medium term savings. E-Trade has some nice accounts avaailable. By going non-checking, you get rid of the impulse spend decisions. Also, I believe they can automatically withdraw money from another account so that in essence, you have yet another bill... but this bill is benefitting you.
If you want more information, please let me know.
Send me the $4,300 check. I will give it back to you in a year, and you can feel like it is a pleasant surprise. I will earn interest off of it, and we will both be better off! :)
At least you admit the problem :)
Some suggestions... Max your 401(k) contribution if it is available. Always good to get the money into savings before you see it. If not available, there are IRA programs that will electronically withdraw money from your account on a periodic basis for no fee.
Second, use auto-deposit. Something psychological about not going to the bank and cashing a check that keeps our from spending as much.
Third, if you have a problem with creit cards, don't carry them with you. I use a cc for all purchase for tracking purposes. However, the are paid off before I get a finance charge, and they all give me cash back (or free gas).
If you want me to give you more information on any of these, please let me know...
I got mine in three weeks also, but mine were snail-mail.