"If lead poisoning is a factor in the development of criminal behavior, then countries that didn't switch to unleaded fuel until the 1980s, like Britain and Australia, should soon see a dip in crime as the last lead-damaged children outgrow their most violent years."
What a fantastic name for a band! Lead-Damaged Children. It just rolls off the tongue. Sucks for little Aussie McDoltyBrain, but hey, you can't put a price on inspiration.
Let's take a look at "10 Myths About DC" from our friends at DCVote.org.
Where's my clue-by-four when I need it. You have much more representation in government than a single rancher in Wyoming because you reside in the seat of government.
Myth 5: DC residents have more influence because they're closer to the President and Congress.
FALSE. In the age of global communications, proximity does not mean access. Most federal officials know more
about their home districts or international affairs than in DC issues. Few DC residents have privileges based on their
proximity to power.
There is a reason why the federal district was denied representation by those who had just earned the right to representation via Revolutionary War. You already have enough influence.
Myth 3: The Founding Fathers wanted to take away the rights of DC citizens.
FALSE. The founders were concerned about the rights of District citizens, but because getting approval for the
federal Constitution was their first priority, they left open the possibility that future generations could address the
inequity. Alexander Hamilton proposed to let DC residents vote with Maryland or Virginia until their population grew,
at which time Congress would give DC voting representation. James Madison argued that DC should be given a
legislature "for local purposes, derived from their own suffrages."
More importantly, you live in a roughly-square patch of land that's not terribly large.
Myth 8: DC is too small to have representation.
FALSE. DC is 63 square miles, and has a larger population than Wyoming. All states - regardless of size - have equal
representation in the Senate, whereas in the House of Representatives, representation is determined by population
size. For example, California and Wyoming have two Senators each, but California has 53 Representatives while
Wyoming has only one.
Perhaps you should move out of it to Maryland, where you'll have all the representation you need.
Was this the answer for Southern blacks during the Jim Crow era?
As a resident of D.C., I find this whole discussion incredibly ironic. A despicable lobbying organization forms in my backyard, but since I have no Congressional representation, I can't do a damn thing about it. I'd *love* to be active in government, but by Constitutional interpretation I can't. This is a case where the big evil corporations *literally* have more governmental influence than me.
This isn't really a reply to your comment, but since you're a coherent poster who's a resident of Thailand, I have to ask: why are feet considered offensive? I'm not wholly ignorant of the world at large, but I've never heard of this taboo. Are feet considered dirty, so placing them next to someone's likeness an implication of a lack of hygiene? Are sandals and flip-flops completely verboten?
I graduated 2 years ago, and had a very, very, hellish time getting a decent job - especially in the entry-level programmer space.
There's your problem. Most employers don't want to hire entry-level engineers. They figure they're just training you for your next job. It really sucks searching Monster and finding hundreds of 3-5 years-of-experience listings and zero entry-level listings.
The good news is that once you land your first gig, within a couple years you'll be sitting pretty. I haven't updated my resume in about a year and I get interview requests on a weekly basis. If you live in a good market, those same companies that stiffed you in the past will be all over you like stink on a monkey.
The researchers first generated a voltage-controlled CMOS oscillator, or CMOS VCO, operating at a fundamental frequency of 81GHz with phase-shifted outputs at 0, 90, 180 and 270 degrees, respectively. By linearly superimposing these four (or quadruple) rectified phase-shifted outputs in real time, they ultimately generated a waveform with a resultant oscillation frequency that is four times the fundamental frequency, or 324 GHz.
This sounds a lot like a phased-lock loop. And yes, from the article, it appears as though this does have pretty good scalability. TFA said 600 GHz is achievable. 324 GHz a nice because fog is transparent at that frequency.
Not only is setting up a pain with many games, but explaining the rules to newbies is daunting, as well. Diplomacy is far and away my favorite board game, but I haven't been able to play it in years due to a lack of interest by others to dedicate 5+ hours to learning and playing a board game. What's annoying is that these same people don't mind watching football or other TV shows for 6 hours straight.
Transport Tycoon would make an excellent DS port. The graphics of the era translate nicely to the DS screen resolution. Plus, the game just screams for the stylus input.
With the various open-source TT project in existence, perhaps we'll see a homebrew version one of these days.
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It would ironic if Tor was shut down by The Man, as the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory was responsible for its development.
Well, I'm glad that's settled. Now let's see if they can figure out my mother-in-law's age.
How about: LOAD "*" ,8,1
That's all I knew to type on my C64 when I was 5 and wanted to play games.
Now excuse me while I meet with Child Services.
Mod parent funny.
EA... Innovation... Congratulations, Mr. Riccitiello. You've earned yourself the ironic tag.
Where's my clue-by-four when I need it. You have much more representation in government than a single rancher in Wyoming because you reside in the seat of government.
There is a reason why the federal district was denied representation by those who had just earned the right to representation via Revolutionary War. You already have enough influence.
More importantly, you live in a roughly-square patch of land that's not terribly large.
Perhaps you should move out of it to Maryland, where you'll have all the representation you need.
Was this the answer for Southern blacks during the Jim Crow era?
As a resident of D.C., I find this whole discussion incredibly ironic. A despicable lobbying organization forms in my backyard, but since I have no Congressional representation, I can't do a damn thing about it. I'd *love* to be active in government, but by Constitutional interpretation I can't. This is a case where the big evil corporations *literally* have more governmental influence than me.
This isn't really a reply to your comment, but since you're a coherent poster who's a resident of Thailand, I have to ask: why are feet considered offensive? I'm not wholly ignorant of the world at large, but I've never heard of this taboo. Are feet considered dirty, so placing them next to someone's likeness an implication of a lack of hygiene? Are sandals and flip-flops completely verboten?
There's your problem. Most employers don't want to hire entry-level engineers. They figure they're just training you for your next job. It really sucks searching Monster and finding hundreds of 3-5 years-of-experience listings and zero entry-level listings.
The good news is that once you land your first gig, within a couple years you'll be sitting pretty. I haven't updated my resume in about a year and I get interview requests on a weekly basis. If you live in a good market, those same companies that stiffed you in the past will be all over you like stink on a monkey.
...does this dress make me look fatter than normal?
This sounds a lot like a phased-lock loop. And yes, from the article, it appears as though this does have pretty good scalability. TFA said 600 GHz is achievable. 324 GHz a nice because fog is transparent at that frequency.
Not only is setting up a pain with many games, but explaining the rules to newbies is daunting, as well. Diplomacy is far and away my favorite board game, but I haven't been able to play it in years due to a lack of interest by others to dedicate 5+ hours to learning and playing a board game. What's annoying is that these same people don't mind watching football or other TV shows for 6 hours straight.
Just try and name two other sound card manufacturers.
Roland and Ensoniq?
Whoa, sorry. Just had a flashback to 1991.
It's not like $60 is an unheard of price point, either. Hell, I remember FFIII and Secret of Mana costing $60 when they came out on the SNES.
PC gaming seems to be following the Neanderthal evolution model.
Transport Tycoon would make an excellent DS port. The graphics of the era translate nicely to the DS screen resolution. Plus, the game just screams for the stylus input. With the various open-source TT project in existence, perhaps we'll see a homebrew version one of these days.
They helped me in school early on learning Math, giving me a solid foundation to build on.
Solid foundation? I swear you need a freaking PhD in Mathematics to figure out what the hell THAC0 means!
Nerd: My armor class just went negative, w00t!
Bystander: Huh?
On an open collector data bus, '1's would actually uses less power since that is the high impedance state. The '0's pull down the current.
Maybe they're just trying to avoid HDD manufacturer nomenclature, where 8 GHz actually equals 7451 MHz.
Unlike Microsoft, Apple has an entire army of iZealots who work for free. No wiki or message board stands untouched by their version of iTruth!
Did your roommate periodically clean those closets? If not, the smells emanating from your apartment would surely attract the authorities.
I think I saw the prequel to this movie when I was a kid...