If Howard Hughes were still alive he could have done it with a bunch of wood and about 50 million dollars... a bunch of wood and about 50 million dollars... a bunch of wood and about 50 million dollars... a bunch of wood and about 50 million dollars... a bunch of wood...
Q-U-A-R-A...
I know at my company whenever an I.T. project is not completed on time, it's my fault, and not my direct managers. I think he said it had something to do with me not shaving or my shoes or something...
Being only somewhat of an armchair agnostic I must admit the true undeniable mathematical equivication of the word agnostic most likely eludes me.
But, in an effort to save the most likely non-existant soul of mine from eternal boredom and/or suffering I figure that, should there not be any one all-powerful omnipotent being in the universe, there is surely one smart enough for ME to worship.
Maybe.;)
So while Mr. Adams himself may be atheist, I tend to quite easily albeit selfishly use his book to suit my shallow agnostic behavior.
I really hope they don't screw up my movie. THHG has been my bible for 12 years. As a basis for my religion, it would be disappointing if the movie tanked.;)
"I know there's a pot of gold for me
All I got to do is just believe
I'm so happy doin' the neutron dance
And I'm just burning doin' the neutron dance
I'm so happy doin' the neutron dance
I'm just burning doin' the neutron dance"
The article said that it would repair existing cell degradation. That means your senses would most likely improve, brain activity, and even some of those nasty brown marks you old farts get all over your skin after age 55 might go away.
Of course you'll have to stop wearing Old Spice, and that's the real problem now isn't it...
It doesn't matter anyways, all you bible thumpers and trolls. Eventually the planet will be destroyed by the Vogons to make way for a Interstellar Space Super-Highway.
When someone comes out with information like this, and granted it is not new information, I remember reading something very similar more along the lines of nanoscale cell repair to extend life... but why not live with the positive effects the thoughts of even the posibility of 1000 years of life brings?
We need something to bring the world together eventually, unfortunately this may bring about even more world protest as the technology rich countries would most likely benefit from this before 3rd world countries will, and if we thought they were jealous of our beer and happy meals now, wait till they find out we are near immortal.
Anyways, I think DR S Jay Olshansky PhD needs to read The Toynbee Convector by Ray Bradbury and shut his negatively charged cake hole.
Actually with 250GB drives costing less than $200, and CMIAW, 300GB being the largest IDE drive now...by the time they invent a 1TB drive it'll probably be about $300-400. (not counting inflation:P)
Does anyone remember reading about coolchips http://www.coolchips.com/ and their sister companies such as powerchips? The efficiencies they have created in energy conversion are astounding. 1 square inch coolchip was enough to provide all the cooling for your freezer. And then with powerchips they can convert some of the heat energy off of the hot side of the coolchip back into electricity.
I even envisioned powerchips, with their great efficiency of transferring heat to electricity being used in conjunction with the Earths natural heat sources, such as volcanos or just hotspots like yellowstone. And hello... no waste byproducts?
It finally does look like we're making some progress.
*Enable Cloaking Device*
If I may quote and link to an article I read back in June...I find it blends with this topic very well.
"Peer-to-peer systems like Kazaa differ from Napster in another way: They've beaten the entertainment companies in court.
In April 2003, Judge Stephen Wilson of U.S. District Court in Los Angeles said that two file-sharing-service companies, Streamcast Networks Inc.'s Morpheus and Grokster Ltd., didn't contribute to copyright infringement by users. Although they make file-sharing software, the companies aren't liable for what people do with it, Wilson ruled."
"...Leeching' and `Seeding'
Next, the pirate loads the movie onto a computer and compresses it, so the file takes less time to upload and download. For distribution, many pirates use BitTorrent, a computer protocol for transferring files. Bram Cohen, a 1993 graduate of Stuyvesant High School in New York, invented BitTorrent as a faster way to send big files.
BitTorrent, which isn't affiliated with the TorrentBits movie site, encourages sharing because it takes less time to download a movie when you're simultaneously uploading one. Uploading a film is called ``seeding,'' and downloading is known as ``leeching.''
Cohen, 28, tailored BitTorrent for the etree community: followers of bands like the Grateful Dead that let fans tape concerts and swap the music on the Internet as long as they don't sell it. Cohen says he opposes trading copyrighted movies. ``You unleash a technology on the world, and you can't control it,'' he says.
Cohen says he supports himself with donations from BitTorrent users. He invites contributions on his Web site, www.bitconjurer.org, and says he has no plans to turn his software into a business.
Of course you are right man, I've been preaching that to people for years. The only problem that's been creeping up lately is the positional audio, it's always a stereo signal. But if you are like me, you have everything positioned perfectly and just deal with the simulated surround sound that your receiver creates. Last year though I bought an Abit AT7-MAX2 which had integrated digital (optical) audio outs and for the first time I was watching DVD's in full digital 5.1 off my pc. Now that I think of it, can anyone name a few games off the top of their head that utilize true 5.1?
Well at least we still have a president with the authority to launch nucular weapons instead of a new guy with nuclear ones. CMIAW, but I think nuclear bombs are bigger, right?
Spam in the place where I live (ham and pork)
Think about nutrition, wonder what's inside it now (oh boy)
Spam in my luchbox at work (it's the best)
Really makes a darn good sandwich any way you slice it at all
If you're running low, go to the store
Carry some money to help you buy more
The tab is there to open the can
The can is there to hold in the spam
Oh, spam on the table at home (ham and pork)
Think about selection, are there different flavors now (let's eat)
Spam in my office at work (it's the best)
Think about the stuff its made from, wonder if it's mystery of meat
If you need a spoon, keep one around
Carry a thermose to help wash it down
Now, if there's some left, don't just throw it out
Use it for spackle or bathroom grout, now
Spam in my pantry at home (have some more)
Think of expiration, better read the lable (oh boy)
Spam breakfast, dinner, or lunch (it's the best)
Think about how it's been precooked, wonder if I'll just eat it cold
Now, once you start in, you can't put it down
Don't leave it sitting or it'll turn brown
The key is going to open the tin
The tin is there to keep the spam in
Oh, spam (spam)
Ham and pork
Think about nutrition, wonder what's inside it now (oh boy)
Spam (spam)
It's the best
Really makes a darn good sandwich any way you slice it
Spam in the place where I live (have some more)
Think about addiction, wonder if I'm a junkie now (let's eat)
Spam in the place where I work (you're obsessed)
Think about the way it's processed, wonder if it's some kind of meat
Spam in the back of my car (ham and pork)
Spam any place that you are (ham and pork)
The tab is there to open the can (spam any place that you are) (ham and pork)
The can is there to hold in the spam (spam any place that you are) (ham and pork)
Oh spam
Perhaps it's a universal constant? While there may be no life on Mars, the terrain holds the constant true. If you're from the North, you're smooth, semi-docile, and 10% likely to be homosexual. While being from the South tends to leave one rough and rugged and likely to accidentally spit on your own boot.
I guess we can only wait until we actually find a planet with life to see if this is true for the rest of the galaxy.
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If Howard Hughes were still alive he could have done it with a bunch of wood and about 50 million dollars... a bunch of wood and about 50 million dollars... a bunch of wood and about 50 million dollars... a bunch of wood and about 50 million dollars... a bunch of wood... Q-U-A-R-A...
Just another reason why Howard Stern and Sirius will have an easy time putting XM out of business.
I know at my company whenever an I.T. project is not completed on time, it's my fault, and not my direct managers. I think he said it had something to do with me not shaving or my shoes or something...
http://www.essexracers.com/video/starwars.wmv
Get em Spock!
Can I have your stuff? --Awestruck "I do too have a girlfriend, but she lives in Canada."
Being only somewhat of an armchair agnostic I must admit the true undeniable mathematical equivication of the word agnostic most likely eludes me.
;)
But, in an effort to save the most likely non-existant soul of mine from eternal boredom and/or suffering I figure that, should there not be any one all-powerful omnipotent being in the universe, there is surely one smart enough for ME to worship.
Maybe.
So while Mr. Adams himself may be atheist, I tend to quite easily albeit selfishly use his book to suit my shallow agnostic behavior.
Perhaps you could call THHG "The Agnostics Bible."
I tend to have this problem too, but don't let the Jim and Tammy Faye Baker image get in your head just because someone says Bible or Religion. Mmkay?
I really hope they don't screw up my movie. THHG has been my bible for 12 years. As a basis for my religion, it would be disappointing if the movie tanked. ;)
"I know there's a pot of gold for me All I got to do is just believe I'm so happy doin' the neutron dance And I'm just burning doin' the neutron dance I'm so happy doin' the neutron dance I'm just burning doin' the neutron dance"
--The Pointer Sisters
What did one cat say to the other cat on the cell phone?
Can you hear meow?
The article said that it would repair existing cell degradation. That means your senses would most likely improve, brain activity, and even some of those nasty brown marks you old farts get all over your skin after age 55 might go away. Of course you'll have to stop wearing Old Spice, and that's the real problem now isn't it...
It doesn't matter anyways, all you bible thumpers and trolls. Eventually the planet will be destroyed by the Vogons to make way for a Interstellar Space Super-Highway.
When someone comes out with information like this, and granted it is not new information, I remember reading something very similar more along the lines of nanoscale cell repair to extend life... but why not live with the positive effects the thoughts of even the posibility of 1000 years of life brings?
We need something to bring the world together eventually, unfortunately this may bring about even more world protest as the technology rich countries would most likely benefit from this before 3rd world countries will, and if we thought they were jealous of our beer and happy meals now, wait till they find out we are near immortal. Anyways, I think DR S Jay Olshansky PhD needs to read The Toynbee Convector by Ray Bradbury and shut his negatively charged cake hole.
"I have no legs..." --'Kids'
Actually with 250GB drives costing less than $200, and CMIAW, 300GB being the largest IDE drive now...by the time they invent a 1TB drive it'll probably be about $300-400. (not counting inflation :P)
I use this software at work to pull important data off of damaged floppies and cd's all the time, it works very very well.
http://www.jufsoft.com/badcopy/
I've never tried it on a zipdisk, but it does work with them. Good luck. BTW, what was on your zip disk?? *wink wink nudge nudge*
...is that the guy sold the source code printed on soft white double-ply. (unscented.)
Does anyone remember reading about coolchips http://www.coolchips.com/ and their sister companies such as powerchips? The efficiencies they have created in energy conversion are astounding. 1 square inch coolchip was enough to provide all the cooling for your freezer. And then with powerchips they can convert some of the heat energy off of the hot side of the coolchip back into electricity.
I even envisioned powerchips, with their great efficiency of transferring heat to electricity being used in conjunction with the Earths natural heat sources, such as volcanos or just hotspots like yellowstone. And hello... no waste byproducts?
It finally does look like we're making some progress.
Crap, I forgot the link... Here you go. http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=nifea&&si d=a3REW5hf9CJM
*Enable Cloaking Device* If I may quote and link to an article I read back in June...I find it blends with this topic very well.
"Peer-to-peer systems like Kazaa differ from Napster in another way: They've beaten the entertainment companies in court.
In April 2003, Judge Stephen Wilson of U.S. District Court in Los Angeles said that two file-sharing-service companies, Streamcast Networks Inc.'s Morpheus and Grokster Ltd., didn't contribute to copyright infringement by users. Although they make file-sharing software, the companies aren't liable for what people do with it, Wilson ruled."
"...Leeching' and `Seeding' Next, the pirate loads the movie onto a computer and compresses it, so the file takes less time to upload and download. For distribution, many pirates use BitTorrent, a computer protocol for transferring files. Bram Cohen, a 1993 graduate of Stuyvesant High School in New York, invented BitTorrent as a faster way to send big files.
BitTorrent, which isn't affiliated with the TorrentBits movie site, encourages sharing because it takes less time to download a movie when you're simultaneously uploading one. Uploading a film is called ``seeding,'' and downloading is known as ``leeching.''
Cohen, 28, tailored BitTorrent for the etree community: followers of bands like the Grateful Dead that let fans tape concerts and swap the music on the Internet as long as they don't sell it. Cohen says he opposes trading copyrighted movies. ``You unleash a technology on the world, and you can't control it,'' he says.
Cohen says he supports himself with donations from BitTorrent users. He invites contributions on his Web site, www.bitconjurer.org, and says he has no plans to turn his software into a business.
Of course you are right man, I've been preaching that to people for years. The only problem that's been creeping up lately is the positional audio, it's always a stereo signal.
But if you are like me, you have everything positioned perfectly and just deal with the simulated surround sound that your receiver creates.
Last year though I bought an Abit AT7-MAX2 which had integrated digital (optical) audio outs and for the first time I was watching DVD's in full digital 5.1 off my pc.
Now that I think of it, can anyone name a few games off the top of their head that utilize true 5.1?
Well at least we still have a president with the authority to launch nucular weapons instead of a new guy with nuclear ones. CMIAW, but I think nuclear bombs are bigger, right?
Spam in the place where I live (ham and pork) Think about nutrition, wonder what's inside it now (oh boy) Spam in my luchbox at work (it's the best) Really makes a darn good sandwich any way you slice it at all If you're running low, go to the store Carry some money to help you buy more The tab is there to open the can The can is there to hold in the spam Oh, spam on the table at home (ham and pork) Think about selection, are there different flavors now (let's eat) Spam in my office at work (it's the best) Think about the stuff its made from, wonder if it's mystery of meat If you need a spoon, keep one around Carry a thermose to help wash it down Now, if there's some left, don't just throw it out Use it for spackle or bathroom grout, now Spam in my pantry at home (have some more) Think of expiration, better read the lable (oh boy) Spam breakfast, dinner, or lunch (it's the best) Think about how it's been precooked, wonder if I'll just eat it cold Now, once you start in, you can't put it down Don't leave it sitting or it'll turn brown The key is going to open the tin The tin is there to keep the spam in Oh, spam (spam) Ham and pork Think about nutrition, wonder what's inside it now (oh boy) Spam (spam) It's the best Really makes a darn good sandwich any way you slice it Spam in the place where I live (have some more) Think about addiction, wonder if I'm a junkie now (let's eat) Spam in the place where I work (you're obsessed) Think about the way it's processed, wonder if it's some kind of meat Spam in the back of my car (ham and pork) Spam any place that you are (ham and pork) The tab is there to open the can (spam any place that you are) (ham and pork) The can is there to hold in the spam (spam any place that you are) (ham and pork) Oh spam
Perhaps it's a universal constant? While there may be no life on Mars, the terrain holds the constant true. If you're from the North, you're smooth, semi-docile, and 10% likely to be homosexual. While being from the South tends to leave one rough and rugged and likely to accidentally spit on your own boot.
I guess we can only wait until we actually find a planet with life to see if this is true for the rest of the galaxy.
Why did the penguin cross the road?
To go with the floe.