And that is why I only use my first initial (sometimes x, y, or z just for MY tracking purposes!) and when a form insists on entering my birth year, I start with 1900 and work my way up until it accepts it.
I've also used phony addresses, zip codes, etc.
It's kinda fun to think of how many data miners have struck lead (the Plum Bums!)
Sears is a good example. They used to (and still may) give you a free tool if one breaks. I loaned a well-made Lufkin folding rule to a friend, who broke it and replaced it with a Sears look-alike. What a piece of junk! It had Arthritis from the get-go...the joints squeaked and defied opening. I took it back to Sears and replaced it THREE times. Each was as bad as the preceeding. Buy the good stuff and save the headaches!
And now...(drum roll)...
We bring you Levitt Station Town...
"Where you get your ration of levitation"
No pets allowed -- too messy...
No picture hooks allowed -- too dangerous...
A copy of "A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" in every night table...
"Frankly, I don't want the police having the ability to track my car at will..."
Be scared...Soon, it will be required for all vehicles to have a "black box" installed that will keep track of many parameters, including maximum speed, panic stops, over revving, etc.
You just know that law enforcement, as well as the insurance companies are going to drool over access to THAT information!
"De-ionized water may be non-conductive, but it is corrosive to metals. When it dissolves those metals, it immediately becomes conductive, as it now has an ample supply of ions. De-ionized water doesn't stay de-ionized. Even CO2 from air will dissolve into de-ionized water and (through a chain of reactions) result in a supply of negative and positive ions. Cars use "antifreeze" for this reason. Antifreeze (either ethylene glycol or propylene glycol) is a chelating agent. This means that they actually bind with metal ions in solution (before they deposit on the opposite surface), form complexes that are stable in water, and thus prevent an electric circuit from forming. With galvanic corrosion, the voltage that exists between dissimilar metals rips metal ions from one side and transports them to the other. With a chelating agent like ethylene glycol, those ions are intercepted and trapped before they reach the other side and start to deposit. However, because there is a set amount of ethylene glycol molecules in the coolant, they will all eventually chelate metals so you must change and refresh the coolant mixture. Otherwise, when the chelating agent is used up, you no longer have any protection."
I guess the question now becomes, "How long can water stay pure..."
I do like Wikipedia. I also liked my High School chemistry teacher, who taught that inert elements could not combine with anything. I suppose I could rummage around and find a few quotes that state that "nothing is impossible", but I fear we are getting too pedantic here. If we follow this last path, we start getting into entropy and creationism...Until someone can show a way of measuring this flow of electricity without introducing any "impurities" into the equation,
I'll stick to my original statement.
I keep hearing the terms "ultrapure water", "chemically pure water", etc.
Whatever happened to plain old PURE water!
Again, I wonder how they are managing to measure the conductivity of water without contaminating it? I agree that there will be some conductivity, however, I still maintain that it is due to contaminants, rather than the water, be it salts, ions, fish or scotch...
I've really gotten a charge out of this, and glad to see that we have adhered to good conduct, but now I am going to just keep an ion this discussion...I'm worn out, and ---resistance is futile---
Check out Wikipedia for "Svante Arrhenius."
Here is a short quote referencing his 150 page dissertation!
"The most important idea in the dissertation was his explanation of the fact that neither pure salts nor pure water conducts electricity, but solutions of salts in water do."
I still maintain that pure water will not conduct electricity. Unfortunately, I don't believe there is a non-destructive method of measuring the resistance, since the introduction of electrodes will tend to contaminate the source.This is probably theoretical,however, if one defines the term "pure" as having NO contaminants, there can be no conductivity.
Why do you think Microsoft originally provided simple games? To teach mouse usage, of course!
Click and drag a card, point and click at a (possible) bomb...etc.
"Interesting that there's no Thank You from the site for the traffic that Google sends its way due to search hits; are these companies forgetting the important role that search engines play in their business?"
And this is a reason to condone (possible) illegal activity on any company or user's part?
"There are several types of holograms. The traditional one, AFAIK the first one produced by Gabor, the inventor of holography (BTW... he originally invented holography to make better electron microscopes and not pretty 3D "pictures"
When I worked with Dr. Gabor at CBS Labs in the 60s, we did indeed create pretty, life-sized holographic TV images in color, however, the images were not stable due to dust particles in the air. As I recall, we used one of the anechoic chambers to eliminate vibration.
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And you wouldn't enjoy the opportunity to send clinkers to Ebbers, by chance???
And that is why I only use my first initial (sometimes x, y, or z just for MY tracking purposes!) and when a form insists on entering my birth year, I start with 1900 and work my way up until it accepts it. I've also used phony addresses, zip codes, etc. It's kinda fun to think of how many data miners have struck lead (the Plum Bums!)
Sears is a good example. They used to (and still may) give you a free tool if one breaks. I loaned a well-made Lufkin folding rule to a friend, who broke it and replaced it with a Sears look-alike.
What a piece of junk! It had Arthritis from the get-go...the joints squeaked and defied opening.
I took it back to Sears and replaced it THREE times. Each was as bad as the preceeding.
Buy the good stuff and save the headaches!
And now...(drum roll)... We bring you Levitt Station Town...
"Where you get your ration of levitation"
No pets allowed -- too messy...
No picture hooks allowed -- too dangerous...
A copy of "A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" in every night table...
"Frankly, I don't want the police having the ability to track my car at will..."
Be scared...Soon, it will be required for all vehicles to have a "black box" installed that will keep track of many parameters, including maximum speed, panic stops, over revving, etc. You just know that law enforcement, as well as the insurance companies are going to drool over access to THAT information!
http://forums.devhardware.com/archive/t-27188%5CTh ermal-conductivity
"De-ionized water may be non-conductive, but it is corrosive to metals. When it dissolves those metals, it immediately becomes conductive, as it now has an ample supply of ions. De-ionized water doesn't stay de-ionized. Even CO2 from air will dissolve into de-ionized water and (through a chain of reactions) result in a supply of negative and positive ions. Cars use "antifreeze" for this reason. Antifreeze (either ethylene glycol or propylene glycol) is a chelating agent. This means that they actually bind with metal ions in solution (before they deposit on the opposite surface), form complexes that are stable in water, and thus prevent an electric circuit from forming. With galvanic corrosion, the voltage that exists between dissimilar metals rips metal ions from one side and transports them to the other. With a chelating agent like ethylene glycol, those ions are intercepted and trapped before they reach the other side and start to deposit. However, because there is a set amount of ethylene glycol molecules in the coolant, they will all eventually chelate metals so you must change and refresh the coolant mixture. Otherwise, when the chelating agent is used up, you no longer have any protection."
I guess the question now becomes, "How long can water stay pure..."
I do like Wikipedia. I also liked my High School chemistry teacher, who taught that inert elements could not combine with anything. I suppose I could rummage around and find a few quotes that state that "nothing is impossible", but I fear we are getting too pedantic here. If we follow this last path, we start getting into entropy and creationism...Until someone can show a way of measuring this flow of electricity without introducing any "impurities" into the equation, I'll stick to my original statement.
I keep hearing the terms "ultrapure water", "chemically pure water", etc. Whatever happened to plain old PURE water! Again, I wonder how they are managing to measure the conductivity of water without contaminating it? I agree that there will be some conductivity, however, I still maintain that it is due to contaminants, rather than the water, be it salts, ions, fish or scotch... I've really gotten a charge out of this, and glad to see that we have adhered to good conduct, but now I am going to just keep an ion this discussion...I'm worn out, and ---resistance is futile---
Check out Wikipedia for "Svante Arrhenius." Here is a short quote referencing his 150 page dissertation! "The most important idea in the dissertation was his explanation of the fact that neither pure salts nor pure water conducts electricity, but solutions of salts in water do."
I still maintain that pure water will not conduct electricity. Unfortunately, I don't believe there is a non-destructive method of measuring the resistance, since the introduction of electrodes will tend to contaminate the source.This is probably theoretical,however, if one defines the term "pure" as having NO contaminants, there can be no conductivity.
"Pure water actually has a high amount of electrical resistance"...
Actually, pure water has infinitely high resistance...
and their latest offering to block the porn sites... "VS" -- Virtual Saltpeter...
"Shit, my RAM is full of llamas... Tom said sheepishly...
And... If it has handles, it's portable.
Like, maybe I should bottle 8 up... Hmmm... how about a "Boing 848"? Watch out, Baskin Robbins...
Hmmm... and you thought those little "M"s on the M&Ms were advertising? Nooooo...GE candy! Swallow an M&M and Monsanto owns you...
Why do you think Microsoft originally provided simple games? To teach mouse usage, of course! Click and drag a card, point and click at a (possible) bomb...etc.
If it isn't in Braille, many of my friends must be using their purchased software illegally! ------ Dave
Sounds like the S-100 bus brouhaha all over again!
And this is a reason to condone (possible) illegal activity on any company or user's part?
Pus goes to the top of the list after seven filterings...
I'm sure you are flushed with excitement!
"There are several types of holograms. The traditional one, AFAIK the first one produced by Gabor, the inventor of holography (BTW... he originally invented holography to make better electron microscopes and not pretty 3D "pictures"
When I worked with Dr. Gabor at CBS Labs in the 60s, we did indeed create pretty, life-sized holographic TV images in color, however, the images were not stable due to dust particles in the air. As I recall, we used one of the anechoic chambers to eliminate vibration.
Dave