Hear, hear. Having read the Qu'ran several times, and having spent way more time in Saudi Arabia than I would have liked, I agree 100% with the GP. Keep in mind when I started trying to learn Islam and about the Qu'ran, I fully believed that it would actually be a fulfilling experience. Instead all I got was constant condemnation of anything not Islam/Arab, and constant death threats (both implied and implicit) against anything not Islamic.
Please do not generalize based on your limited anecdotal knowledge.
YOU grew up calling them "legos." That is because your parents, or the people who introduced you to the LEGO Play System (TM), were uneducated on the subject, or simply did not care. I grew up calling the toy by its proper name: LEGO
"Grammar Nazis" used to be called something different: Parents and schoolteachers. It is unfortunate that many of the finer points of the English language are falling by the wayside. Improper English grammar tends to make a writer seem incompetent and ignorant, sometimes even stupid. It is not without reason that bad grammar incenses some of us.
I just looked at the GUI demo on Microsoft's website, and those "Ribbon" thingys look awfully familiar. I seem to recall seeing something very similar waaay back in the days of Lotus 1-2-3. Of course, 1-2-3 didn't have the silly little pictures, but the menu structure was definitely "ribbons."
I do. As a matter of fact, I quite like the smell of both tobacco and alcohol. Also, regarding the GP, I'm not sure that smell is more invasive than sound. Can you demonstrate this?
Even if the majority in the USA deserved their fate, many are good people who risk their lives to effect change, and don't deserve the oppression they get. Furthermore, the American people haven't had the education or access to information they need to appreciate the importance of communism/socialism/totalitarianism. That's not entirely their fault. They're victims. Just because they don't know they should rise up, or they're to scared to rise up, doesn't mean we shouldn't help them. Communism/socialism/totalitarianism seems obvious when you've been taught it all your life. It may not be so obvious to you if you hadn't been taught it.
Hmm. Variation of less than 1%. Well, your cited source says about.05% Let me use that number for some math:
Approximately 6KWh/m^2/day hit the surface of the earth from the sun. If the surface of the earth is approximately 509,600,000 square kilometers (509,600,000,000,000 m^2) that leaves us with about 3.058x10^15KWh of energy per day that the earth is hit with. Now obviously that energy is released in some fashion as well, given that the global temperature is in relative equilibrium. (Read: We're not all dead because of temperature variances)
Now.05% of 3.058x10^15KWh of energy comes out to be 1.529x10^14KWh per DAY. Now I'm not absolutely positive, but I think thats technically called a shitload of energy.
Humans consume annually about 1.24x10^14KWh of energy, which is on the order of 1 shitload as well, just to put that number in perspective.
What this all comes down to is: Might it not be possible for that incredibly large fusion reactor in the sky that we call the sun to actually have an effect on average temperature of the Earth? I mean, I'm not an environmental scientist, or an astrophysicist, or even terribly well educated, but I can do a bit of math, and it seems daft to discount the sun when it comes to terrestrial temperature changes. To say only.05% is a bit silly, I think.
I don't deny that anthropomorphic global warming may be happening, but to accept that theory at the expense of all others is a little conceited (on the part of humanity, not individually).
NOTE: All the numbers I used came from very quick google searches, and may or may not be accurate.
Unfortunately, sometimes it is. I happen to know several people who were taught to use a calculator before they were taught to do simple mathematics and now literally cannot do long division or multiplication, let alone operations with fractions or decimals...
This sounds like it could be a ground problem. I'd check (if you have the capability) the hot-to-ground and the hot-to-neutral with an oscilliscope on the effected outlet. Barring that you can check it with a multimeter, you may find that the neutral or the ground is inductively coupled to a hot phase.
Some other things to check:
The continuity between the outlet and the electrical box (all three wires).
That your grounding rod is correct for the type of soil in you area.
A different power supply.
Also, like a previous poster noted, try shorting the input to the power supply (when it is unplugged), that may give you a temporary fix.
IANAA, but I do my own taxes every (the long ones) and I've read a bit of tax law (bit being relative to the whole). If you don't actually profit from it, i.e. you spend all the money you make upgrading your hobby related computers, buying bandwidth, etc.. it's not taxable. It is still reportable but all of the income is deductable. It is pretty simple IIRC too (only one extra form)
Of course if you are actually making a profit, then never mind...
I'm not sure that the parent should be modded funny. Insightful, yes. Disappointing, yes. But funny? The Daily Show is unfortunately just about the most reliable jounalism show on TV right now.
I'd have to agree with just about everything posted, however, I would like to see a few laws regarding ISPs. Cooperative price fixing should be illegal, and cities that only have single (broadband/cell/dialup) ISPs should have regulatory laws, set up by the localities.
That should prevent squashing of the little guy (the customer) while at the same time providing the freedom necessary for competition lower consumer prices.
If I do have to pay higher prices for my internet access, or if I have to change providers, so be it. I realize I can't have my cake and eat it too.
I've been looking for a while now for something similar. I want to build a RAID NAS array, similar to the Buffalo TeraStation (form factor being the key). In my research I have discovered that the TeraStation is probably the most cost effective route for multiple drives. Additionally, I've found the NSLU2 and similar devices to be far more cost effective than a home-brew solution for single/dual drive solutions.
Personally I'd recommend either going with a commercial solution, and hacking it to run whatever servers you want, or building a standard ATX form factor computer.
Not that I'm a rabid linux fan, in fact I don't recommend linux to the average computer user, but I think you missed the point of OSS OSes.
It's more like taking the free Lexus that you just got from a friend back to him because there is something wrong with the engine. He tells you to go ahead and take the spare engine that he has sitting in his garage and install it. Oh by the way, the installation manual is sitting on top of it, go ahead and take that with you too.
OSS isn't for everybody, but you really shouldn't complain about slight losses of functionality or the little extra work you have to put into it, considering all the gains you can possibly receive from it.
Of course I guess bitching about stuff IS the American way....
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Hear, hear. Having read the Qu'ran several times, and having spent way more time in Saudi Arabia than I would have liked, I agree 100% with the GP. Keep in mind when I started trying to learn Islam and about the Qu'ran, I fully believed that it would actually be a fulfilling experience. Instead all I got was constant condemnation of anything not Islam/Arab, and constant death threats (both implied and implicit) against anything not Islamic.
Please do not generalize based on your limited anecdotal knowledge.
YOU grew up calling them "legos." That is because your parents, or the people who introduced you to the LEGO Play System (TM), were uneducated on the subject, or simply did not care. I grew up calling the toy by its proper name: LEGO
"Grammar Nazis" used to be called something different: Parents and schoolteachers. It is unfortunate that many of the finer points of the English language are falling by the wayside. Improper English grammar tends to make a writer seem incompetent and ignorant, sometimes even stupid. It is not without reason that bad grammar incenses some of us.
mmm. Crackpottery like, say, the Earth not being flat?
Pickle juice in the eye, for instance...
I just looked at the GUI demo on Microsoft's website, and those "Ribbon" thingys look awfully familiar. I seem to recall seeing something very similar waaay back in the days of Lotus 1-2-3. Of course, 1-2-3 didn't have the silly little pictures, but the menu structure was definitely "ribbons."
Hmm
Hmm. Maybe with a "V" sound?
I do. As a matter of fact, I quite like the smell of both tobacco and alcohol. Also, regarding the GP, I'm not sure that smell is more invasive than sound. Can you demonstrate this?
Even if the majority in the USA deserved their fate, many are good people who risk their lives to effect change, and don't deserve the oppression they get. Furthermore, the American people haven't had the education or access to information they need to appreciate the importance of communism/socialism/totalitarianism. That's not entirely their fault. They're victims. Just because they don't know they should rise up, or they're to scared to rise up, doesn't mean we shouldn't help them. Communism/socialism/totalitarianism seems obvious when you've been taught it all your life. It may not be so obvious to you if you hadn't been taught it.
Approximately 6KWh/m^2/day hit the surface of the earth from the sun. If the surface of the earth is approximately 509,600,000 square kilometers (509,600,000,000,000 m^2) that leaves us with about 3.058x10^15KWh of energy per day that the earth is hit with. Now obviously that energy is released in some fashion as well, given that the global temperature is in relative equilibrium. (Read: We're not all dead because of temperature variances)
Now .05% of 3.058x10^15KWh of energy comes out to be 1.529x10^14KWh per DAY. Now I'm not absolutely positive, but I think thats technically called a shitload of energy.
Humans consume annually about 1.24x10^14KWh of energy, which is on the order of 1 shitload as well, just to put that number in perspective.
What this all comes down to is: Might it not be possible for that incredibly large fusion reactor in the sky that we call the sun to actually have an effect on average temperature of the Earth? I mean, I'm not an environmental scientist, or an astrophysicist, or even terribly well educated, but I can do a bit of math, and it seems daft to discount the sun when it comes to terrestrial temperature changes. To say only .05% is a bit silly, I think.
I don't deny that anthropomorphic global warming may be happening, but to accept that theory at the expense of all others is a little conceited (on the part of humanity, not individually).
NOTE: All the numbers I used came from very quick google searches, and may or may not be accurate.
We can't send new tech to the moon? You mean like the first time we went and didn't take any new tech?
Unfortunately, sometimes it is. I happen to know several people who were taught to use a calculator before they were taught to do simple mathematics and now literally cannot do long division or multiplication, let alone operations with fractions or decimals...
This sounds like it could be a ground problem. I'd check (if you have the capability) the hot-to-ground and the hot-to-neutral with an oscilliscope on the effected outlet. Barring that you can check it with a multimeter, you may find that the neutral or the ground is inductively coupled to a hot phase.
Some other things to check:
The continuity between the outlet and the electrical box (all three wires).
That your grounding rod is correct for the type of soil in you area.
A different power supply.
Also, like a previous poster noted, try shorting the input to the power supply (when it is unplugged), that may give you a temporary fix.
IANAA, but I do my own taxes every (the long ones) and I've read a bit of tax law (bit being relative to the whole). If you don't actually profit from it, i.e. you spend all the money you make upgrading your hobby related computers, buying bandwidth, etc.. it's not taxable. It is still reportable but all of the income is deductable. It is pretty simple IIRC too (only one extra form)
Of course if you are actually making a profit, then never mind...
This could be quite useful. Imagine for instance:
---
Robot lawyer: Hello. I am Robot lawyer. How can I help you?
RIAA: My grandmother has been downloading music.
Robot lawyer: Why do you say your grandmother has been downloading music?
RIAA: Our network of spys informed us
Robot lawyer: Please go on.
RIAA: We need to sue her
Robot lawyer: Why do you want to sue her
RIAA: To recoup our losses caused by the theft of our music
Robot lawyer: Please go on.
RIAA: We also need to send a lesson to all our customers that it is wrong to listen to our music
Robot lawyer: Can you elaborate on that?
RIAA: Well you see we feel threatened by any technology which we are not familiar with, so we need to sue her
Robot lawyer: Oh, I see you feel threatened by any technology which you are not familiar with so you need to sue her.
RIAA: Pretty much.
Robot lawyer: Please go on.
RIAA: So, are you going to send her a subpeona?
Robot lawyer: Would you prefer if I was not going to send her a subpeona?
RIAA: We thought that was your job!
Robot lawyer: Can you elaborate on that?
RIAA: God damn. You're supposed to be getting me money!
Robot lawyer: How long have you been supposed to be getting your money?
RIAA: No, no, you, YOU are supposed to be handling this dispute.
Robot lawyer: You are being a bit negative.
RIAA: Do you think we'd get more money if we were more positive?
Robot lawyer: Do you wish that you were more positive?
---
Maybe, just maybe, they'd eventually give up!
I'm not sure that the parent should be modded funny. Insightful, yes. Disappointing, yes. But funny? The Daily Show is unfortunately just about the most reliable jounalism show on TV right now.
Waaaait.... Thrs a diffrnc??
Obviously this falls into the same category as the 42 minute hour.
I'd have to agree with just about everything posted, however, I would like to see a few laws regarding ISPs. Cooperative price fixing should be illegal, and cities that only have single (broadband/cell/dialup) ISPs should have regulatory laws, set up by the localities.
That should prevent squashing of the little guy (the customer) while at the same time providing the freedom necessary for competition lower consumer prices.
If I do have to pay higher prices for my internet access, or if I have to change providers, so be it. I realize I can't have my cake and eat it too.
you can't forget DOS. Oh wait, that wasn't really theirs was it...
I've been looking for a while now for something similar. I want to build a RAID NAS array, similar to the Buffalo TeraStation (form factor being the key). In my research I have discovered that the TeraStation is probably the most cost effective route for multiple drives. Additionally, I've found the NSLU2 and similar devices to be far more cost effective than a home-brew solution for single/dual drive solutions.
Personally I'd recommend either going with a commercial solution, and hacking it to run whatever servers you want, or building a standard ATX form factor computer.
Woohoo, I knew I was going to find a substitute for a wife one day...
Not that I'm a rabid linux fan, in fact I don't recommend linux to the average computer user, but I think you missed the point of OSS OSes.
It's more like taking the free Lexus that you just got from a friend back to him because there is something wrong with the engine. He tells you to go ahead and take the spare engine that he has sitting in his garage and install it. Oh by the way, the installation manual is sitting on top of it, go ahead and take that with you too.
OSS isn't for everybody, but you really shouldn't complain about slight losses of functionality or the little extra work you have to put into it, considering all the gains you can possibly receive from it.
Of course I guess bitching about stuff IS the American way....
I for one welco... Never mind.
Imagine the possibilities! Pictures from the top of Mt Everest, sent to your home PC within seconds of taking them!
87.34% of all statistics are made up on the spot!