That is thoroughly disgusting. I hope to god for the sake of people who had to sit near this guy that he does not ever eat asparagus. Also, I feel sorry for anyone who had to sit on that seat after him.
I for one cannot believe the level of bacteria is no higher than jeans washed after only one or two wearings.
why Asians sometimes install ground straps on their cars (well, I've never seen anyone else do it, anyway.)
I used to see Saab 900s with ground straps hanging from the chassis back in the '80s, but not any other vehicles (not even 900NG models). I've actually looked for those anti-static straps on auto accessory web sites (they are a good idea) but haven't found them anywhere.
another thing you don't get is that lots of electronics in an airplane are radio receivers. VOR, GPS, transponder, etc. These are designed to receive radio signals. If a device where to send a signal on the frequencies these receivers receive, it could cause issues.
And some of the frequencies are shared with old analog phones that were anywhere from 3mw to 3w, but this is 2011 and the analog networks have long ago been shut down. The new frequencies are not shared, and it is unlikely that harmonic frequencies would interfere from such low power transceivers, and additionally, the only tests where interference has been proven has been due to modified avionics (shielding removed) or improperly installed antennae or shielding missing from cabling - all of which should result in grounding of an aircraft anyhow so it's a moot issue.
but I'm saying, you don't know what you are talking about.
And, others should be telling you the same, because of the ridiculous statements you made in the quoted post.
I keep ALL the photos I shoot. Why? So I can review the bad shots and determine what I did wrong, and improve my technique. I focus on technique rather tham gear lust, even though all of my lenses are slow.
Just get an external hard drive to back up your photos. Also, consider archiving individual shoots to DVD-R, or if your budget allows for the media, BD-R.
Lastly, order yourself a 2TB or 1TB drive, and use clonezilla to move the system to the new drive.
The problem with Verizon isn't so much the clown-makeup, but the nickle-and diming. In fact I am SHOCKED that Verizon is open-upping AT&T by including tethering. Verizon has long been notorious for locking down ringtones (so you can't make your own, but have to buy from Verizon), locking down or deleting apps (especially games) that ship with the original factory firmware, and otherwise crippling the phones, and then selling you back the features the phone originally shipped with.
That they are leaving the iPhone untainted by their greed is an awesome step forward and it makes me despise Verizon just a tiny bit less.
Assange is as guilty of espionage as Deep Throat was in the watergate scandal. Assange is as guilty of treason as Napoleon Bonaparte was (hint: neither are US citizens therefore neither can be guilty of treason against the US, by definition) Assange is as much of a terrorist as Rupert Murdoch. Okay, not quite as much as Rupert Murdoch.
Does the idiot in question sue the NYT, Faux News, or CNN any time they report bad news, because bad news is distressing?
I have a hint: if you bury your head in the sand, or live in a cave, stay off the internet and don't listen to the radio or watch TV, and don't read newspapers or magazines, you won't be exposed to bad news and thus can then live in blissful ignorance.
If you want a stripped down/light-weight browser, FireFox out of the box is just fine. Just don't install any skins or extensions.
HTH!
The extensions I use in order of most-used to least-used:
AdBlock Plus (the auto-playing video ads finally prompted me to start using it - until then I was willing to put up with ads in exchange for "free" content) Tab Mix Plus Google Toolbar QuickRestart (on Windows only, for dealing with firefox sucking 100% CPU when flash or other plugins go awry) Web Developer Firebug Cooliris QuickJava
None of it is anything I would consider bloat; I use all of those toolbars. If I couldn't use extensions (which some of you would call bloat) then I would probably use Chrome instead. Extensions make Firefox the most useful browser for my purposes.
If you look at very early builds of Windows 95, you'll see an OS which was built on or at least based (concept-wise) Motif. Many widgets were undressed and so radio buttons and checkboxes looked like they would on Motif apps on *nix at the time, that is, radio buttons were diamond-shaped. Wait, I just found a screen shot with radio buttons:
. ..on a tangent one thing I really liked about early Windows 95 builds was how the command processor worked. One shortcut I distinctly remember was you could move up directories by several levels just by stacking "dots" - I mean, to move up two directories you would normally need to "cd..\.." (or on *nix shells, "cd../.." but in early Windows 95 builds you could "cd..." and to move up three levels, you could "cd...." instead of "cd..\..\.." and so on.
"Settled out of court" translated to normal English really means "We would win against evil Microsoft if we had the funds to take this to the end, but sadly their lawyers are bleeding us dry with continual delays so we accepted their offer to settle."
I'd double check that (if you have checked on it at all.)
That's what they told me when I called AT&T prior to purchasing the iPhone4, because I had the unlimited data with my 3GS. I can upgrade my phone and keep the unlimited data, but I can't make any changes to the plan at all.
Verizon will be allowing their iPhone to be a wifi hotspot (so it allows tethering) AND are offering unlimited plans.
Demand the same from AT&T. I'm still on my unlimited plan but I cannot change ANYTHING else I will lose it; I can't change my phone number (which I want to do because clients keep calling me directly), I can't upgrade or downgrade minutes, add tethering, or change any other plan features or I will lose my unlimited data. I'm hoping AT&T will get a clue and bring back their unlimited plan and also allow the phone to be used as a wifi hotspot.
Yes, I know you can tether via SSH (requires jailbreaking), but it's not the same and it is a bit of a pain.
There is a huge down side to Verizon's iPhone though; it is CDMA so you won't get simultaneous voice and data. This means no surfing the web or checking email while waiting on hold with their customer disservice.
I don't understand how scientific articles manage to continually abuse terms like "smaller than," "slower than," "closer than" and other "lesser than" variants, when they fail to specify a reference point.
It's 20 times closer to the Sun than Mercury is, compared to what? Compared to Earth's orbit? Venus' orbit? No; I do understand that what they mean is that the average distance of kepler 10b from its sun is 1/20 that of Mercury's average distance from our own Sun, but that I can grok their lousy article does not make their abuse of relational terms any less annoying than fewer/less abuse.
As far as what you're missing, we do not know the mass, radius, density, and gravitational pull of kepler 10b's sun based if we confine discussion only to info contained in the article. For all we know based on the article, the star could have all of the mass and size of a golf ball.
patron: "Waiter, what is this fly doing in my soup?"
waiter: "Yes, I know. You have the greenbottle fly chowder. Is there a problem with it?" (what, were you expecting him to retort with "the backstroke?!")
patron: "There wouldn't be, except I ordered from the vegan menu."
They can thank Disney and Sonny Bono for the situation; they will not be able to offer it as closed source until 75 years after the last GPL contributor has died, unless they work out a separate distribution license with each and every contributor. However, even if they work out that license, the GPL version must still remain GPL, but what they can release at that point is a closed source/proprietary fork/derivative of the project.
Hey, that's pretty much how StarOffice/OpenOffice and MySQL worked!
However, after reading the "fine" article rather than just the summary, I learned that the maintainer insists there was one checkin from another contributor, and that the code has been removed. So, if the offending code has been removed, I fail to see the problem. However, since it was GPL and distributed recently, the source must remain available to any who request it for three years following the latest distribution (download, sale, CD sent via carrier pigeon, whatever) of the binaries. So, if they are refusing to provide the source upon request, they are still in violation of the GPL even if the "offending code" has been removed.
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That is thoroughly disgusting. I hope to god for the sake of people who had to sit near this guy that he does not ever eat asparagus. Also, I feel sorry for anyone who had to sit on that seat after him.
I for one cannot believe the level of bacteria is no higher than jeans washed after only one or two wearings.
Here's the reason:
He moved out of his mom's basement and didn't visit home for 15 months. He explained away his stinky jeans as a science experiment. ;)
I used to see Saab 900s with ground straps hanging from the chassis back in the '80s, but not any other vehicles (not even 900NG models). I've actually looked for those anti-static straps on auto accessory web sites (they are a good idea) but haven't found them anywhere.
No, it doesn't.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnuson%E2%80%93Moss_Warranty_Act
And some of the frequencies are shared with old analog phones that were anywhere from 3mw to 3w, but this is 2011 and the analog networks have long ago been shut down. The new frequencies are not shared, and it is unlikely that harmonic frequencies would interfere from such low power transceivers, and additionally, the only tests where interference has been proven has been due to modified avionics (shielding removed) or improperly installed antennae or shielding missing from cabling - all of which should result in grounding of an aircraft anyhow so it's a moot issue.
And, others should be telling you the same, because of the ridiculous statements you made in the quoted post.
First off, is this really an askslashdot subject?
I keep ALL the photos I shoot. Why? So I can review the bad shots and determine what I did wrong, and improve my technique. I focus on technique rather tham gear lust, even though all of my lenses are slow.
Just get an external hard drive to back up your photos. Also, consider archiving individual shoots to DVD-R, or if your budget allows for the media, BD-R.
Lastly, order yourself a 2TB or 1TB drive, and use clonezilla to move the system to the new drive.
The problem with Verizon isn't so much the clown-makeup, but the nickle-and diming. In fact I am SHOCKED that Verizon is open-upping AT&T by including tethering. Verizon has long been notorious for locking down ringtones (so you can't make your own, but have to buy from Verizon), locking down or deleting apps (especially games) that ship with the original factory firmware, and otherwise crippling the phones, and then selling you back the features the phone originally shipped with.
That they are leaving the iPhone untainted by their greed is an awesome step forward and it makes me despise Verizon just a tiny bit less.
Nope. Two of the extensions I listed allow me to disable javascript when I need it disabled.
Bread and circuses (read: reality TV shows) ensure that there won't be one.
Assange is as guilty of espionage as Deep Throat was in the watergate scandal.
Assange is as guilty of treason as Napoleon Bonaparte was (hint: neither are US citizens therefore neither can be guilty of treason against the US, by definition)
Assange is as much of a terrorist as Rupert Murdoch. Okay, not quite as much as Rupert Murdoch.
Does the idiot in question sue the NYT, Faux News, or CNN any time they report bad news, because bad news is distressing?
I have a hint: if you bury your head in the sand, or live in a cave, stay off the internet and don't listen to the radio or watch TV, and don't read newspapers or magazines, you won't be exposed to bad news and thus can then live in blissful ignorance.
If you want a stripped down/light-weight browser, FireFox out of the box is just fine. Just don't install any skins or extensions.
HTH!
The extensions I use in order of most-used to least-used:
AdBlock Plus (the auto-playing video ads finally prompted me to start using it - until then I was willing to put up with ads in exchange for "free" content)
Tab Mix Plus
Google Toolbar
QuickRestart (on Windows only, for dealing with firefox sucking 100% CPU when flash or other plugins go awry)
Web Developer
Firebug
Cooliris
QuickJava
None of it is anything I would consider bloat; I use all of those toolbars. If I couldn't use extensions (which some of you would call bloat) then I would probably use Chrome instead. Extensions make Firefox the most useful browser for my purposes.
This rocket begs to differ, considering all three stages used liquid fuel. The first stage operated from ground up to 36mi altitude.
If you look at very early builds of Windows 95, you'll see an OS which was built on or at least based (concept-wise) Motif. Many widgets were undressed and so radio buttons and checkboxes looked like they would on Motif apps on *nix at the time, that is, radio buttons were diamond-shaped. Wait, I just found a screen shot with radio buttons:
http://toastytech.com/guis/c73prop2.gif
and another one (same site)
http://toastytech.com/guis/chicago3.html
. . .on a tangent one thing I really liked about early Windows 95 builds was how the command processor worked. One shortcut I distinctly remember was you could move up directories by several levels just by stacking "dots" - I mean, to move up two directories you would normally need to "cd ..\.." (or on *nix shells, "cd ../.." but in early Windows 95 builds you could "cd ..." and to move up three levels, you could "cd ...." instead of "cd ..\..\.." and so on.
The Batman and Robin who ride in that thing really are gay!
This one is better:
http://www.corvetteblogger.com/2010/11/29/corvettes-on-ebay-1978-batmobile-replica/#more-4577
"Settled out of court" translated to normal English really means "We would win against evil Microsoft if we had the funds to take this to the end, but sadly their lawyers are bleeding us dry with continual delays so we accepted their offer to settle."
I'm sure Apple would not object to "Crapp Store" :)
That's what they told me when I called AT&T prior to purchasing the iPhone4, because I had the unlimited data with my 3GS. I can upgrade my phone and keep the unlimited data, but I can't make any changes to the plan at all.
It actually went into production in the Volvo V70.
Do better than that.
Verizon will be allowing their iPhone to be a wifi hotspot (so it allows tethering) AND are offering unlimited plans.
Demand the same from AT&T. I'm still on my unlimited plan but I cannot change ANYTHING else I will lose it; I can't change my phone number (which I want to do because clients keep calling me directly), I can't upgrade or downgrade minutes, add tethering, or change any other plan features or I will lose my unlimited data. I'm hoping AT&T will get a clue and bring back their unlimited plan and also allow the phone to be used as a wifi hotspot.
Yes, I know you can tether via SSH (requires jailbreaking), but it's not the same and it is a bit of a pain.
There is a huge down side to Verizon's iPhone though; it is CDMA so you won't get simultaneous voice and data. This means no surfing the web or checking email while waiting on hold with their customer disservice.
I don't understand how scientific articles manage to continually abuse terms like "smaller than," "slower than," "closer than" and other "lesser than" variants, when they fail to specify a reference point.
It's 20 times closer to the Sun than Mercury is, compared to what? Compared to Earth's orbit? Venus' orbit? No; I do understand that what they mean is that the average distance of kepler 10b from its sun is 1/20 that of Mercury's average distance from our own Sun, but that I can grok their lousy article does not make their abuse of relational terms any less annoying than fewer/less abuse.
As far as what you're missing, we do not know the mass, radius, density, and gravitational pull of kepler 10b's sun based if we confine discussion only to info contained in the article. For all we know based on the article, the star could have all of the mass and size of a golf ball.
I'm sorry, the 1982 FireChicken does not impress me, even when it has a "turbo boost" button, and aviation-style steering yoke.
. . . the person they should pick for such a mission should be a Major in the Air Force who is married, and answers to the name "Tom." :)
I could imagine anorexia nervosa epidemics in more industrialized nations.
patron: "Waiter, what is this fly doing in my soup?"
waiter: "Yes, I know. You have the greenbottle fly chowder. Is there a problem with it?" (what, were you expecting him to retort with "the backstroke?!")
patron: "There wouldn't be, except I ordered from the vegan menu."
They can thank Disney and Sonny Bono for the situation; they will not be able to offer it as closed source until 75 years after the last GPL contributor has died, unless they work out a separate distribution license with each and every contributor. However, even if they work out that license, the GPL version must still remain GPL, but what they can release at that point is a closed source/proprietary fork/derivative of the project.
Hey, that's pretty much how StarOffice/OpenOffice and MySQL worked!
However, after reading the "fine" article rather than just the summary, I learned that the maintainer insists there was one checkin from another contributor, and that the code has been removed. So, if the offending code has been removed, I fail to see the problem. However, since it was GPL and distributed recently, the source must remain available to any who request it for three years following the latest distribution (download, sale, CD sent via carrier pigeon, whatever) of the binaries. So, if they are refusing to provide the source upon request, they are still in violation of the GPL even if the "offending code" has been removed.