Except the people who blew up the buildings were mostly Saudis. None of them were Afghanis. The Taliban provided shelter to Osama Bin Laden, who was a member of one of the most powerful Saudi families. We supposedly went in to get Bin Laden - who is still supposedly on the loose, despite being on dialysis. Most likely, he died of kidney failure long ago. So why are we still there?
The Hollywoodization of the games industry has killed it in my opinion.
Killed it in what sense? I would rather be a gamer in the current generation than in any previous one. Some of the stuff that was released during the 8-bit and 16-bit days was just awful.
Just as some of the stuff released now is awful. Some of the things released back then were classics, also, just as some of the things released now are classics. Just as in Hollywood, you can produce big budget crap, or great films on a low budget.
A friend of mine had a Ruger.44 Magnum (Blackhawk?) with a 6-inch barrel. That thing had one heck of a recoil, even compared to my.357 magnum.
Which always reminds me of the commercials for GTA or one of the similar games that showed a character holding the gun sideways with the pistol in front of his face. Doing that in real life could cost you a few teeth...
Great post, but just one comment. I would not want to state that the shotgun has to be practically touching the target to be fatal. 95% of the time you would be right, but if the target was unlucky, the birdshot could hit a vulnerable spot close to the surface (e.g. Carotid artery) and kill it.
I'm sure you know it, but for those of you who are not familiar with guns - treat them all as loaded, and treat them all as potentially fatal.
PS: Growing up the south, I was initiated to a shotgun early. The first time I shot a 12-gauge, I ended up on my rear end with a sore shoulder.
One of the real problems I see for Microsoft is that certain government agencies are now requiring documents to be submitted in file formats that separate text formatting from information. For example, FDA is requiring pharmaceutical manufacturer's to submit labeling information in XML format, with a PDF backup.
The Inquirer is a British Technology newsletter not associated with the National Inquirer. To my knowledge, the British version has never featured the headline "I Was Bigfoot's Love Slave!"
Actually, the items listed in TFA are within the authority of the FDA, under the Food, Drug, and Cosmetics act. I would hope that the FDA has already requested clinical data showing the safety of these products.
As far as your ballpoint pen example, if the FDA agreed to regulate this, it would be far outside their authority. I would guess that the Washington Post is simply mis-reporting something they don't understand.
Businesses don't worry about Christmas gifts, but they _do_ care about the end of the year. If they are on a January-December business calendar, then November is pushing the limit of when they can purchase and still have it in the same business year for tax purposes. If businesses have planned their equipment purchases around the Vista release, they may decide to purchase their computers with XP Professional instead, rather than lose the available funding.
I happen to use the Vertical Mouse 2 at work, and I love it. I don't have to rest my hand in an abnormal position on the mouse, and I don't develop the fatigue and muscle strain that you speak of. This, of course, could be due to a large number of factors such as body size and shape (I'm a relatively small person), desk setup, etc.
Thanks to our Health and Safety department, I was able to try it before I bought it. I would recommend that you do this with any ergonomic mouse.
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Hah! I remember BBS's! (How's that for old F#rt credentials?)
It seems that your prejudices are showing, sir. I am NOT a Christian, but I am uncomfortable with all the Christian bashing that goes on in these boards. To me, this is as bad as Christians bashing other religions.
I may be weird here, but I actually LIKE Lotus Notes. Of course, the company I work for is still on the R5 release.
At home, I use T-Bird. I will only use Outlook Express at gunpoint.
Why in the world is this post modded Informative? It seems to be nothing but insults against the parent poster. One doesn't have to be a "tofu-eating trust fund hippie" to realize that many of these people are exploiting a vulnerable population.
Good point, but I would soil my pants when coming face to face with a grizzly, too.
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This guy is big, but hardly gigantic. He appears to be about twice as big as a modern lowland gorilla.
For comparison, an average grizzly bear can weigh up to 1500 pounds and top 10 feet tall. The worlds record Kodiak bear was 2500 pounds and 13 feet tall. The worlds record black bear was over 900 pounds.
Your mention of Novell Netware is interesting. Just yesterday I was demonstrating Knoppix to a colleague, and, to my surprise, discovered I could bypass the Novell login without even trying. I was able to access my own files and the company intranet. Whether this is inherent to Novell, or just a lousy setup is unknown to me, as I am a total novice with Linux and servers.
I have a gay nephew who once commented on this, "Why would anyone choose to be gay knowing the type of discrimination we go through?" I had to think about that one for a minute, but I believe he's right. Being gay is not just a choice. Whether its nature, nurture, or a combination thereof, it is not truly voluntary.
Sorry, but that kind of training doesn't work. I grew up when they tried to 'correct' left-handers. I would try to write left-handed; the teacher tried to correct me; I resisted. I got spanked or sent to the vice-principal's office a lot. I'm still left-handed to this day. I'm just a hell of a lot more stubborn than I would have been if they had just accomodated me.
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Flash freezing in LN2 should keep the size of the ice crystals to a minimum (this will not prevent ice formation). Some damage will occur, of course.
This is a victory for the fundamentalists because they aren't only making a change in the definition of science. They are also mandating the teaching of Intelligent Design "theory." The following quote from an LA Times article today explains a lot:
Evolution is a great theory, but it is flawed," said Martin, 59, a retired science and elementary school teacher who is presiding over the hearings. "There are alternatives. Children need to hear them.... We can't ignore that our nation is based on Christianity -- not science."
Our nation is based on Christianity, not science...
I could have sworn that our country was founded on the idea of religious freedom. Weren't many of our founding fathers Deists or Unitarians?
My fear is that is just part of an attack by the religious right on the foundations of science itself. If this attack is successful, we may have a generation of children who are scientific illiterates. If this happens, you can kiss American prosperity, and probably American democracy, goodbye.
One of the things to consider is that there are a number of corporations and government agencies who are sponsoring the OASIS open format. They may be able to force MS to make their products OASIS compatible. MS will still have a significant advantage due to the vast user base already trained in MS Office.
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Except the people who blew up the buildings were mostly Saudis. None of them were Afghanis. The Taliban provided shelter to Osama Bin Laden, who was a member of one of the most powerful Saudi families. We supposedly went in to get Bin Laden - who is still supposedly on the loose, despite being on dialysis. Most likely, he died of kidney failure long ago. So why are we still there?
The Hollywoodization of the games industry has killed it in my opinion. Killed it in what sense? I would rather be a gamer in the current generation than in any previous one. Some of the stuff that was released during the 8-bit and 16-bit days was just awful.
Just as some of the stuff released now is awful. Some of the things released back then were classics, also, just as some of the things released now are classics. Just as in Hollywood, you can produce big budget crap, or great films on a low budget.
Excellent advice. A little edit with Notepad, and its done. Of course, my Hosts file is over 600 kB...
A friend of mine had a Ruger .44 Magnum (Blackhawk?) with a 6-inch barrel. That thing had one heck of a recoil, even compared to my .357 magnum.
Which always reminds me of the commercials for GTA or one of the similar games that showed a character holding the gun sideways with the pistol in front of his face. Doing that in real life could cost you a few teeth...
Great post, but just one comment. I would not want to state that the shotgun has to be practically touching the target to be fatal. 95% of the time you would be right, but if the target was unlucky, the birdshot could hit a vulnerable spot close to the surface (e.g. Carotid artery) and kill it.
I'm sure you know it, but for those of you who are not familiar with guns - treat them all as loaded, and treat them all as potentially fatal.
PS: Growing up the south, I was initiated to a shotgun early. The first time I shot a 12-gauge, I ended up on my rear end with a sore shoulder.
One of the real problems I see for Microsoft is that certain government agencies are now requiring documents to be submitted in file formats that separate text formatting from information. For example, FDA is requiring pharmaceutical manufacturer's to submit labeling information in XML format, with a PDF backup.
The Inquirer is a British Technology newsletter not associated with the National Inquirer. To my knowledge, the British version has never featured the headline "I Was Bigfoot's Love Slave!"
Ballmer yells - I'm going to f@#^ing kill CNN!!
Actually, the items listed in TFA are within the authority of the FDA, under the Food, Drug, and Cosmetics act. I would hope that the FDA has already requested clinical data showing the safety of these products.
As far as your ballpoint pen example, if the FDA agreed to regulate this, it would be far outside their authority. I would guess that the Washington Post is simply mis-reporting something they don't understand.
Businesses don't worry about Christmas gifts, but they _do_ care about the end of the year. If they are on a January-December business calendar, then November is pushing the limit of when they can purchase and still have it in the same business year for tax purposes. If businesses have planned their equipment purchases around the Vista release, they may decide to purchase their computers with XP Professional instead, rather than lose the available funding.
I happen to use the Vertical Mouse 2 at work, and I love it. I don't have to rest my hand in an abnormal position on the mouse, and I don't develop the fatigue and muscle strain that you speak of. This, of course, could be due to a large number of factors such as body size and shape (I'm a relatively small person), desk setup, etc. Thanks to our Health and Safety department, I was able to try it before I bought it. I would recommend that you do this with any ergonomic mouse.
Hi folks, sorry for this message. Slashdot has just picked up a story (that we ran two months ago!) and the resulting traffic has driven our server to its knees. Please bookmark RenewableEnergyAccess.com for future reference. Thank you for your patience.
Hah! I remember BBS's! (How's that for old F#rt credentials?)
According to this article in the LA Times http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-google20jan2 0,0,6995079.story?coll=la-home-headlines&track=mor enews, Google is fighting the Justice Department.
It seems that your prejudices are showing, sir. I am NOT a Christian, but I am uncomfortable with all the Christian bashing that goes on in these boards. To me, this is as bad as Christians bashing other religions.
I may be weird here, but I actually LIKE Lotus Notes. Of course, the company I work for is still on the R5 release. At home, I use T-Bird. I will only use Outlook Express at gunpoint.
Why in the world is this post modded Informative? It seems to be nothing but insults against the parent poster. One doesn't have to be a "tofu-eating trust fund hippie" to realize that many of these people are exploiting a vulnerable population.
Good point, but I would soil my pants when coming face to face with a grizzly, too.
This guy is big, but hardly gigantic. He appears to be about twice as big as a modern lowland gorilla. For comparison, an average grizzly bear can weigh up to 1500 pounds and top 10 feet tall. The worlds record Kodiak bear was 2500 pounds and 13 feet tall. The worlds record black bear was over 900 pounds.
Your mention of Novell Netware is interesting. Just yesterday I was demonstrating Knoppix to a colleague, and, to my surprise, discovered I could bypass the Novell login without even trying. I was able to access my own files and the company intranet. Whether this is inherent to Novell, or just a lousy setup is unknown to me, as I am a total novice with Linux and servers.
I have a gay nephew who once commented on this, "Why would anyone choose to be gay knowing the type of discrimination we go through?" I had to think about that one for a minute, but I believe he's right. Being gay is not just a choice. Whether its nature, nurture, or a combination thereof, it is not truly voluntary.
Sorry, but that kind of training doesn't work. I grew up when they tried to 'correct' left-handers. I would try to write left-handed; the teacher tried to correct me; I resisted. I got spanked or sent to the vice-principal's office a lot. I'm still left-handed to this day. I'm just a hell of a lot more stubborn than I would have been if they had just accomodated me.
Flash freezing in LN2 should keep the size of the ice crystals to a minimum (this will not prevent ice formation). Some damage will occur, of course.
This is a victory for the fundamentalists because they aren't only making a change in the definition of science. They are also mandating the teaching of Intelligent Design "theory." The following quote from an LA Times article today explains a lot: Evolution is a great theory, but it is flawed," said Martin, 59, a retired science and elementary school teacher who is presiding over the hearings. "There are alternatives. Children need to hear them.... We can't ignore that our nation is based on Christianity -- not science." Our nation is based on Christianity, not science... I could have sworn that our country was founded on the idea of religious freedom. Weren't many of our founding fathers Deists or Unitarians? My fear is that is just part of an attack by the religious right on the foundations of science itself. If this attack is successful, we may have a generation of children who are scientific illiterates. If this happens, you can kiss American prosperity, and probably American democracy, goodbye.
One of the things to consider is that there are a number of corporations and government agencies who are sponsoring the OASIS open format. They may be able to force MS to make their products OASIS compatible. MS will still have a significant advantage due to the vast user base already trained in MS Office.