Things are never that easy. Most people (at least Americans) get far too much suger. However sugar is a nessiary part of life, and if you ate no sugar you would have a lot of problems. Even diabetics need to get a minimal amount of sugar, just that the real food we normally eat contains too much. (and that is before you get into junk food)
Eat a well balanced diet, avoid too much of anything. Don't overeat, don't under eat. (But a fast once in a while might or might not be benificial) Anytime someone gives you an absolute of what to do or not do, make sure they are a medical doctor who knows your particular unique situation. What works and is healthy for me might be a bad idea for you.
Remember that next time you vote... Not sure what you can do about it, I'm not nessicarly fond of tough on crime canidates. At the very least next time someone brings up tough on crime you have some tough questions to ask. (Why isn't my crime important. As compared to speeding and so on...)
Those two phases annoy me. I have discovered many books over the years that I love. When I destory 1 paperback from re-reading it, I know that it is time to invest in the hardcover. Too bad they no longer publish it. I'd pay full price for a few books in hardcover. I bought the Compelte Hitchhikers Guide, as soon as it came out. I consider it my duty to support good authors for good works by paying full price. I do not support good authors for poor sequels (which most do a ton of), though I will get them from the library.
I agree though that the paperback pahse should be in eBook format too. I've been considering baan's ebook subscription for a while now.
I love the idea of a camera phone. I rarely want a camera, but once in a while it is nice to have a functional camera. Then I got one, which would be nice, but it is a seperate attachment. So I lose in that it isn't always with me, and it when I do think to carry it, it is always times when I would want a better camera. The camera in my phone is for times when a camera would be nice, but I didn't expect to need it so I didn't have the big camera. Bluetooth seems like a better idea now. Of course that would be if the phone connection is fast enough to make sending pictures worthwhile, it really isn't.
Well yes and no. A design pattern is commonly occuring in general industry. That doesn't mean that your particular branch will use it. So not only do you gain a simple language to talk about what you are doing, but you also get insight into things you could/should be doing, but instead are doing a much harder way not realizing it.
Recognizing patterns also helps in deisgn. You know you need to do something. By having a list of patterns you turn to the list to make sure you pick the right one, instead of one similear that isn't quite the same, and doesn't fit quite right but you can force it to work.
Of course once you see patterns you've never seen nor though of, you might be tempted to use them where they don't make sense. Normally not a problem.
Though see some of the other comments, might not be true, but since there they was used for singular at one time, and isn't now, it seems a valid explination.
Act of parliment (1890? about then) made it illegal to use "they" for singular. When the gender is not known you should always give the benifit of the doupt and assume male. Not exactly those words, but you get the spirit, and can look it up if you can stomic more of it.
Unless they get the noise level down a lot more than any current supersonic plane it won't be operating at those speed in Europe either. Its all nice to say you have fast planes, but once you have to listen to them everyday things change.
OTOH, if they demonstrate that the noise of operating at supersonic speeds is less than current jets expet the ban to be droped. (Less than because current jets are still too loud)
I know a number of people who have replaced their desktop with a laptop. Those that don't travel 100% (ie spend most of their time at an office) have a monitor, keyboard and mouse on their desk. Desktop replacement works great when you realize that what you really get is a harddrive with all your junk on it that goes with you, and includes everything you need to use it someplace else.
A desktop replacement doesn't mean replace all the parts of the desktop. It means you replace some of the parts.
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The big problem with option one is it gets out of date so quickly. Sure you can ship me a CD with a bunch of tested software. It will have older versions all over though. KDE 3.1.3 (from july 29th, I'm not sure if you could a release of everything containing software that new out in just a few months) is nice, but 3.1.4 is current, and the 3.2.0 betas are really nice, indicating a release is forthcoming. Thats just one (large) package. Then there are all the libs. LibXSLT, libJPEG, and a few others have been updated, presumably for a reason so your cd should be updated.
FreeBSD Ports does a pretty good job, but even still there are always a few packages broken except or out of date. Except at release time, but by the time release happens several more packages have been updated but the decision was made to not support them...
Sure, compare walmart to anyone else... The McDonalds was given the land they sit on, when the city bought the orchard that was there and gave it to someone who would pay [more] taxes. WalMart wanted in, and got a few things (mostly land to build on). Latter Target wanted in, but wanted what walmart got, plus a stoplight where one was not needed. Then the city decied they wanted more industry, so they bought a lot of land and basicly gave it away. (for the taxes they will collect latter, I have no idea if it works) Everyone does it in other words.
Several years ago WalMart wanted to upgrade to a super WalMart. It was blocked for several years, by the "small" grocer that bought a Cub franchise (he had a super market before, but Cub is about 3 times the size) to drive out the other small grocers and didn't want to compete someone who could compete with him.
sure at one time laptops where fashion accessories. Haven't been for years though. Salesmen, and onsite techs have no other way to get a computer, yet they need to enter orders. Even when you are just at the office laptops are handy. Nothing makes meeting minutes more accurate, or more useful than to have them in your inbox before you get back to your cube. (Though I only know one guy who was that quick, it was appreceated)
I remember when cell phones were a fashion accesory. Salesmen soon changed that becuase they were useful, and today they are essential. When the 486 was king many people were already going to laptop as the main comptuer, because it isn't that much more, and was useful when (not if) you travel. Travel includes going home at night when you work tech support. (most nights you didn't get a call)
Wo who did WlaMart push out when they opened in my home town? Two big chains: Ben Franklin and Pamida. Good ridance to those stores, the same quality and WalMart, higher prices, and less varity (even when the two were combined). Those little stores are still doing just fine. Oh they come and go all the time, but they did before too, and they always survived by offering either quality products, or products WalMart (or Ben Franklin/Pamida) didn't offer.
Many of those little stores actually do better with WalMart around. Once people are no longer running to Ridgedale or St.Cloud (each about 25 miles, but opposite directions) for a few things they started looking to the little stores for what WalMart didn't have just so they didn't have to make a trip. Those little stores are now helped too because they know they can't complete on price, so they find something they can compete on and we are better off.
As for manufacturing jobs lost: been happening for years. No real loss, let someone else take those boring jobs. I hope for the sake of countries like China that they can get over the need to supply their needs with labor before robots reach the point where even at $1 a day those countries can't compete.
True, but for the cost of a repair person you can send several new ones...
Already a lot of manufactured goods are not repaired when they break, they are replaced. If your microwave breaks you buy a new one as repairs cost more than a new one in all but a few cases. IF the microwave is under warentee they might look at the broken one, but only with idea of trying to make the next model not break in that way.
In many cases they do send a tech to look at your failed in warranty device. He figgures out what it wrong, and then tosses it. Sure he could fix it, but that isn't a good idea, most electronics are too sensitive to things like heat (from the sodering iron), and noise (electrical - from a trace that was lengthened just slightly). He may test his theory by fixing it, but it will be tossed not returned to you. This way there is no need to worry about quality control off the assembly line, and assembly line quality is a lot easier to deal with.
The tech looks at the failure only to gather statistics. If any problem seems like it is happening too often they will investigate why, perhaps changing the design, or manufacturing. Statitions are paid to figgure out when something is a problem.
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don't fall into the engineer trap that a lot of/.ers are likely to fall in. You know "I'm going to build a 1000 year house so I'm going to use the strongest materials for my house." Most of the time those strong materials will rot out in 5 years, making your super strong good for only a few months. (before your doctor orders you to leave that mold infested death trap!) Weaker materials often have what it takes to last because they will let moisture out. (just keep the siding and roofing in good shape as they keep it from coming back in)
I've done all types of houses, and stick built gives you the most flexability. It is also the cheapest in many cases of all the houses that hold value. I have more I'd like to say, but I'm off to other tasks. Good luck.
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No, they include a layout sheet only. They assume that if you know the garage wall is panel a-b-c-d-e, you can glue the splines in, and stand the walls without those instructions. (if you are the type that normaly doesn't read the insuctions you will find this refreshing, all the data you really need is on one page) Of course about half the time they flip the layout left to right, so you have to keep reminding yourself to look on the "east" side of the page for the west wall, and the "north" wall has to be assembled the other way. Not hard, but a pain.
Big deal, I can take a conventional home to roofed and sided in a week if I really wanted to. I worked in construction for a while. The limit is the ability to get people who know what they are doing all togather, as a normal crew is foremand and second who know what they are doing and a laborer who is around becuase some jobs need 3 people, but most of the time it would be faster for that guy to sit in the truck. (Trust me, there are some real idiots out there) Put 4 guys who know what they are doing on a house, and we can do it in 4 days, roofing is a day for one person, and siding is a day.
Mind you in real construction it normally isn't done in that order. The siding can wait, and generally they do because the sider knows who to work around outlets and plumbing, while the plumbers and electritions know little about siding. (they will do it, but won't gaurentee against leaks)
You can do that welding trick with any car battery. You have to know what you are doing, and it is harder than a normal welder, but it can be done. OTOH, if you don't weld often, connecting some jumper cables to your car battery is a lot cheaper than a real welder.
Warning: using a car battery in this way can ruin the electronics on your car, if you attempt it you better first know how to prevent those problems.
No, if they are related to the police or mayor, then it is better yet. Contact the largest newspaper in your area (If you are a suburb contact the big city paper, not the local one) and ask to speak on an investigative journilist. They will love to take your story, and once they hear "wife of the mayor" with a questionably act, headlines will fly. (Unless the big paper is also in the pockets of the mayor, but this is rare, and they may be willing to break the story anyway just for the publicity of it)
Every hear of a market? Sure one insurance company can keep rates high, but eventially one will decide they can lower rates a little bit, and in the end get more profit as all the other doctors switch.
It is illegal to discusse price moves with your compitition, and management can go to jail for doing it. (rarely)
No, I hate to drive. I also hate feeling closed in at home. If I can't safely shoot a gun on my property I don't have enough room, if I can't leave my boat in the driveway, engine half apart (while rebuilding it...), and so on: I don't have the freedom to live the life I want to live.
I'd love use public transit to get to work. It has to get me there though. In far too many cases just going 3 miles (as the crow flys) can take over an hour! Public transportation in most US cities assumes you are going downtown from the suburbes in the morning, and back home at night. That covers the largest group people, but not even a simple majority in more cities.
That the judge is Rush Limbaugh's Uncle is a fact [1] irrelavent to the topic. He ruled based on what he thought was right. Linking something he does to being related to someone else is flamebait unless you intend to accuse him of some sort of fraud. You undercut your argument by making most of your point stand on being related to someone controversial.
[1]I'm assumeing your claim of relation is correct.
Sure you can tamper with the paper trail. However the election judges in my hometown are smart enough to watch for trouble, and have a sense of what might go wrong. You can get around them, but they are far more likely to notice you attemptm since a physical presense is required on the day of the election. I understand computers, and I have no clue how I could be sure someone didn't crack electronic only machines the night before, and hide their tracks. (I have to sleep, and any alarm I put on can by bypassed without a trace by someone clever enough)
Further in every location I know of there is always at least one democrat and one republican watching the polls all day. If someone physically attempts to cheat, there is a good chance that someone there won't trust the others, and will prevent it. Again bypassable, but a very good measure.
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Things are never that easy. Most people (at least Americans) get far too much suger. However sugar is a nessiary part of life, and if you ate no sugar you would have a lot of problems. Even diabetics need to get a minimal amount of sugar, just that the real food we normally eat contains too much. (and that is before you get into junk food)
Eat a well balanced diet, avoid too much of anything. Don't overeat, don't under eat. (But a fast once in a while might or might not be benificial) Anytime someone gives you an absolute of what to do or not do, make sure they are a medical doctor who knows your particular unique situation. What works and is healthy for me might be a bad idea for you.
Remember that next time you vote... Not sure what you can do about it, I'm not nessicarly fond of tough on crime canidates. At the very least next time someone brings up tough on crime you have some tough questions to ask. (Why isn't my crime important. As compared to speeding and so on...)
Those two phases annoy me. I have discovered many books over the years that I love. When I destory 1 paperback from re-reading it, I know that it is time to invest in the hardcover. Too bad they no longer publish it. I'd pay full price for a few books in hardcover. I bought the Compelte Hitchhikers Guide, as soon as it came out. I consider it my duty to support good authors for good works by paying full price. I do not support good authors for poor sequels (which most do a ton of), though I will get them from the library.
I agree though that the paperback pahse should be in eBook format too. I've been considering baan's ebook subscription for a while now.
I love the idea of a camera phone. I rarely want a camera, but once in a while it is nice to have a functional camera. Then I got one, which would be nice, but it is a seperate attachment. So I lose in that it isn't always with me, and it when I do think to carry it, it is always times when I would want a better camera. The camera in my phone is for times when a camera would be nice, but I didn't expect to need it so I didn't have the big camera. Bluetooth seems like a better idea now. Of course that would be if the phone connection is fast enough to make sending pictures worthwhile, it really isn't.
Well yes and no. A design pattern is commonly occuring in general industry. That doesn't mean that your particular branch will use it. So not only do you gain a simple language to talk about what you are doing, but you also get insight into things you could/should be doing, but instead are doing a much harder way not realizing it.
Recognizing patterns also helps in deisgn. You know you need to do something. By having a list of patterns you turn to the list to make sure you pick the right one, instead of one similear that isn't quite the same, and doesn't fit quite right but you can force it to work.
Of course once you see patterns you've never seen nor though of, you might be tempted to use them where they don't make sense. Normally not a problem.
As it was described to me. Yes it is sexist.
Though see some of the other comments, might not be true, but since there they was used for singular at one time, and isn't now, it seems a valid explination.
Act of parliment (1890? about then) made it illegal to use "they" for singular. When the gender is not known you should always give the benifit of the doupt and assume male. Not exactly those words, but you get the spirit, and can look it up if you can stomic more of it.
Unless they get the noise level down a lot more than any current supersonic plane it won't be operating at those speed in Europe either. Its all nice to say you have fast planes, but once you have to listen to them everyday things change.
OTOH, if they demonstrate that the noise of operating at supersonic speeds is less than current jets expet the ban to be droped. (Less than because current jets are still too loud)
I know a number of people who have replaced their desktop with a laptop. Those that don't travel 100% (ie spend most of their time at an office) have a monitor, keyboard and mouse on their desk. Desktop replacement works great when you realize that what you really get is a harddrive with all your junk on it that goes with you, and includes everything you need to use it someplace else.
A desktop replacement doesn't mean replace all the parts of the desktop. It means you replace some of the parts.
The big problem with option one is it gets out of date so quickly. Sure you can ship me a CD with a bunch of tested software. It will have older versions all over though. KDE 3.1.3 (from july 29th, I'm not sure if you could a release of everything containing software that new out in just a few months) is nice, but 3.1.4 is current, and the 3.2.0 betas are really nice, indicating a release is forthcoming. Thats just one (large) package. Then there are all the libs. LibXSLT, libJPEG, and a few others have been updated, presumably for a reason so your cd should be updated.
FreeBSD Ports does a pretty good job, but even still there are always a few packages broken except or out of date. Except at release time, but by the time release happens several more packages have been updated but the decision was made to not support them...
Sure, compare walmart to anyone else... The McDonalds was given the land they sit on, when the city bought the orchard that was there and gave it to someone who would pay [more] taxes. WalMart wanted in, and got a few things (mostly land to build on). Latter Target wanted in, but wanted what walmart got, plus a stoplight where one was not needed. Then the city decied they wanted more industry, so they bought a lot of land and basicly gave it away. (for the taxes they will collect latter, I have no idea if it works) Everyone does it in other words.
Several years ago WalMart wanted to upgrade to a super WalMart. It was blocked for several years, by the "small" grocer that bought a Cub franchise (he had a super market before, but Cub is about 3 times the size) to drive out the other small grocers and didn't want to compete someone who could compete with him.
sure at one time laptops where fashion accessories. Haven't been for years though. Salesmen, and onsite techs have no other way to get a computer, yet they need to enter orders. Even when you are just at the office laptops are handy. Nothing makes meeting minutes more accurate, or more useful than to have them in your inbox before you get back to your cube. (Though I only know one guy who was that quick, it was appreceated)
I remember when cell phones were a fashion accesory. Salesmen soon changed that becuase they were useful, and today they are essential. When the 486 was king many people were already going to laptop as the main comptuer, because it isn't that much more, and was useful when (not if) you travel. Travel includes going home at night when you work tech support. (most nights you didn't get a call)
Wo who did WlaMart push out when they opened in my home town? Two big chains: Ben Franklin and Pamida. Good ridance to those stores, the same quality and WalMart, higher prices, and less varity (even when the two were combined). Those little stores are still doing just fine. Oh they come and go all the time, but they did before too, and they always survived by offering either quality products, or products WalMart (or Ben Franklin/Pamida) didn't offer.
Many of those little stores actually do better with WalMart around. Once people are no longer running to Ridgedale or St.Cloud (each about 25 miles, but opposite directions) for a few things they started looking to the little stores for what WalMart didn't have just so they didn't have to make a trip. Those little stores are now helped too because they know they can't complete on price, so they find something they can compete on and we are better off.
As for manufacturing jobs lost: been happening for years. No real loss, let someone else take those boring jobs. I hope for the sake of countries like China that they can get over the need to supply their needs with labor before robots reach the point where even at $1 a day those countries can't compete.
True, but for the cost of a repair person you can send several new ones...
Already a lot of manufactured goods are not repaired when they break, they are replaced. If your microwave breaks you buy a new one as repairs cost more than a new one in all but a few cases. IF the microwave is under warentee they might look at the broken one, but only with idea of trying to make the next model not break in that way.
In many cases they do send a tech to look at your failed in warranty device. He figgures out what it wrong, and then tosses it. Sure he could fix it, but that isn't a good idea, most electronics are too sensitive to things like heat (from the sodering iron), and noise (electrical - from a trace that was lengthened just slightly). He may test his theory by fixing it, but it will be tossed not returned to you. This way there is no need to worry about quality control off the assembly line, and assembly line quality is a lot easier to deal with.
The tech looks at the failure only to gather statistics. If any problem seems like it is happening too often they will investigate why, perhaps changing the design, or manufacturing. Statitions are paid to figgure out when something is a problem.
don't fall into the engineer trap that a lot of /.ers are likely to fall in. You know "I'm going to build a 1000 year house so I'm going to use the strongest materials for my house." Most of the time those strong materials will rot out in 5 years, making your super strong good for only a few months. (before your doctor orders you to leave that mold infested death trap!) Weaker materials often have what it takes to last because they will let moisture out. (just keep the siding and roofing in good shape as they keep it from coming back in)
I've done all types of houses, and stick built gives you the most flexability. It is also the cheapest in many cases of all the houses that hold value. I have more I'd like to say, but I'm off to other tasks. Good luck.
No, they include a layout sheet only. They assume that if you know the garage wall is panel a-b-c-d-e, you can glue the splines in, and stand the walls without those instructions. (if you are the type that normaly doesn't read the insuctions you will find this refreshing, all the data you really need is on one page) Of course about half the time they flip the layout left to right, so you have to keep reminding yourself to look on the "east" side of the page for the west wall, and the "north" wall has to be assembled the other way. Not hard, but a pain.
Big deal, I can take a conventional home to roofed and sided in a week if I really wanted to. I worked in construction for a while. The limit is the ability to get people who know what they are doing all togather, as a normal crew is foremand and second who know what they are doing and a laborer who is around becuase some jobs need 3 people, but most of the time it would be faster for that guy to sit in the truck. (Trust me, there are some real idiots out there) Put 4 guys who know what they are doing on a house, and we can do it in 4 days, roofing is a day for one person, and siding is a day.
Mind you in real construction it normally isn't done in that order. The siding can wait, and generally they do because the sider knows who to work around outlets and plumbing, while the plumbers and electritions know little about siding. (they will do it, but won't gaurentee against leaks)
You can do that welding trick with any car battery. You have to know what you are doing, and it is harder than a normal welder, but it can be done. OTOH, if you don't weld often, connecting some jumper cables to your car battery is a lot cheaper than a real welder.
Warning: using a car battery in this way can ruin the electronics on your car, if you attempt it you better first know how to prevent those problems.
No, if they are related to the police or mayor, then it is better yet. Contact the largest newspaper in your area (If you are a suburb contact the big city paper, not the local one) and ask to speak on an investigative journilist. They will love to take your story, and once they hear "wife of the mayor" with a questionably act, headlines will fly. (Unless the big paper is also in the pockets of the mayor, but this is rare, and they may be willing to break the story anyway just for the publicity of it)
Every hear of a market? Sure one insurance company can keep rates high, but eventially one will decide they can lower rates a little bit, and in the end get more profit as all the other doctors switch.
It is illegal to discusse price moves with your compitition, and management can go to jail for doing it. (rarely)
No, I hate to drive. I also hate feeling closed in at home. If I can't safely shoot a gun on my property I don't have enough room, if I can't leave my boat in the driveway, engine half apart (while rebuilding it...), and so on: I don't have the freedom to live the life I want to live.
I'd love use public transit to get to work. It has to get me there though. In far too many cases just going 3 miles (as the crow flys) can take over an hour! Public transportation in most US cities assumes you are going downtown from the suburbes in the morning, and back home at night. That covers the largest group people, but not even a simple majority in more cities.
That the judge is Rush Limbaugh's Uncle is a fact [1] irrelavent to the topic. He ruled based on what he thought was right. Linking something he does to being related to someone else is flamebait unless you intend to accuse him of some sort of fraud. You undercut your argument by making most of your point stand on being related to someone controversial.
[1]I'm assumeing your claim of relation is correct.
Sure you can tamper with the paper trail. However the election judges in my hometown are smart enough to watch for trouble, and have a sense of what might go wrong. You can get around them, but they are far more likely to notice you attemptm since a physical presense is required on the day of the election. I understand computers, and I have no clue how I could be sure someone didn't crack electronic only machines the night before, and hide their tracks. (I have to sleep, and any alarm I put on can by bypassed without a trace by someone clever enough)
Further in every location I know of there is always at least one democrat and one republican watching the polls all day. If someone physically attempts to cheat, there is a good chance that someone there won't trust the others, and will prevent it. Again bypassable, but a very good measure.
Any bets on how long before Gcc supports the CPU? AFter that how long before NetBSD and linux get support, and which of the two is first?