When I worked for a government contractor, I sometimes got emails from people in the USAF who were trying to reach someone with my same first and last name who worked at a USAF base. Sometimes the emails contained information which was unclassified, but was clearly not something that they wanted to be public. I told the sender that I wasn't the droid they were looking for, and also let our infosec guys know.
I love my Paperwhite (small form factor, light weight, long charge) - but I really wish you could invert the text and have white text on black, for reading at night.
Pseudoephedrine (a.k.a. "sudafed") has recently been a target of several state and federal laws, due to the fact that bulk quantities of pseudoephedrine can be used in the manufacture of methamphetamines. As such, the amount and frequency of pseudoephedrine purchases are now limited in many location by law.
Virginia requires that one show an ID and address, so that records can be kept on sales (presumably to track compliance with the amount and frequency limits.) In a typical store (e.g. grocery store pharmacy counter), this is done in a log book, which requires the sales drone to look at your license and write down the relevant info.
However, at least drug store chain now has a scanner that reads the barcode on the back of the driver's license.
On one hand, the information must be collected by law; having a cashier write down the info is a hassle and slows down the purchase. The scanner really helps accelerate the process (and probably helps with compliance, too.)
On the other hand...I certainly hate the idea that it's becoming that easy to collect personal information. At least with a driver's license scan, I know when data is being collected. RFID on the license...the horror!
Just FYI, the limestone blocks in question are *not* the stones you see at the base of the pyramids (for example, all the stones in this photo). These are made of granite.
The limestones they are talking about used to cover the pyramid to give it flat sides, and the only remains left at Giza can be seen at the very top of the middle pyramid in this photo. (FWIW, this is the pyramid of Khafre (Chepren) - next the the Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops), which has had all of its limestone block cladding removed.)
The third large pyramid at Giza (Menkare/Mycerinus, foreground in the group photo) was intended to be covered in granite cladding.
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Do maintenance myself so far. I'm using it on the track mostly (not a daily driver), and so I don't have lots of miles (4k after 1 year). But changing the oil/filter, air filter, and brake pads is simple (easier than most other cars), with only the added complication of removing an undertray for the oil, and the left rear tire for the air filter.
Great car on the track, and - despite the wisdom of our Mustang friend - quite quick (don't need much power to move 1900 lbs.)
I love the horsepower my 2005 Mustang GT gets me. It gives me 278 HP at the REAR WHEELS while also getting me a pretty decent, 18 city and 21 mpg Hwy (real world numbers), gas millege. Oh yeah, it gets me something else...
IT GET'S ME LAID!
Well, I'm not interested in getting laid by anyone who is shallow enough to give me some action because of the car I drive....but my 2005 Lotus Elise can out accelerate *and* drive circles around your Mustang, and gets 26/32 city/hwy mpg to boot.
On a more serious note: the way to fuel efficiency is light weight.
You've never slogged through the mud on a farm, have ya? Farm implements don't glide on smooth roads; they dig through dirt and slash their way through tall crops during the harvest. Electric cars struggle after they've been stripped of all remotely extraneous weight, so I don't think an electric tractor is going to be workable.
Level A software is on the most critical systems, while Level E is non-interference (i.e., if the system fails, it's a minor nuisance, and just needs to be shown that it cannot take out any more critical systems).
At some point, in order for OUR economy to grow, we have to bring the rest of the world up to speed. Most of the world lives in poverty. That has to change.
OK, so how's that going to happen? Right now the US has about 5% of the world's population, yet consumes about 25% of the world's natural resources.
If India and China as a whole were raised to our standard of living, then as roughly 50% of the world's population, they would consume 250% of the world's natural resou... oops.
Gas, lubricants, untold miles of plastics - they tie up a lot of oil. Unlike abundant iron and aluminum, oil is relatively scarce. But it's vital to electricity generation/transmission, transportation, and other uses central to a modern standard of living....More reclamation and use of solar, wind, and other fossil fuels helps - but won't be enough to cover the billions of people who don't yet live in highly developed/mechanized societies.
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When I worked for a government contractor, I sometimes got emails from people in the USAF who were trying to reach someone with my same first and last name who worked at a USAF base. Sometimes the emails contained information which was unclassified, but was clearly not something that they wanted to be public. I told the sender that I wasn't the droid they were looking for, and also let our infosec guys know.
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I love my Paperwhite (small form factor, light weight, long charge) - but I really wish you could invert the text and have white text on black, for reading at night.
Wait a minute..you set the font, size, and weight to your needs for your physical books??? ed
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Pseudoephedrine (a.k.a. "sudafed") has recently been a target of several state and federal laws, due to the fact that bulk quantities of pseudoephedrine can be used in the manufacture of methamphetamines. As such, the amount and frequency of pseudoephedrine purchases are now limited in many location by law.
Virginia requires that one show an ID and address, so that records can be kept on sales (presumably to track compliance with the amount and frequency limits.) In a typical store (e.g. grocery store pharmacy counter), this is done in a log book, which requires the sales drone to look at your license and write down the relevant info.
However, at least drug store chain now has a scanner that reads the barcode on the back of the driver's license.
On one hand, the information must be collected by law; having a cashier write down the info is a hassle and slows down the purchase. The scanner really helps accelerate the process (and probably helps with compliance, too.)
On the other hand...I certainly hate the idea that it's becoming that easy to collect personal information. At least with a driver's license scan, I know when data is being collected. RFID on the license...the horror!
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Who was it that said, "every time they pass a new law, they create a new 'business' opportunity for someone?"
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The limestones they are talking about used to cover the pyramid to give it flat sides, and the only remains left at Giza can be seen at the very top of the middle pyramid in this photo. (FWIW, this is the pyramid of Khafre (Chepren) - next the the Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops), which has had all of its limestone block cladding removed.)
The third large pyramid at Giza (Menkare/Mycerinus, foreground in the group photo) was intended to be covered in granite cladding. ed
iViewMedia Pro is the ticket. Extremely scalable, extremely versatile. Used by publishers to organize thousands of photos. Mac/PC.
http://www.iview-multimedia.com/
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Film at 11.
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Bless you!
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...there were very few sex scenes in his novels prior to about 1968-ish. Then, it was like he was on literary Viagra.
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Plot line over 50 years old? Does that mean no sex scenes?
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Exactly - String "Theory" is not testable at the current time, so it is largely an academic wank-fest.
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...is going to be hell.
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Don't worry - I'm sure you have a faster PC than I do.
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Do maintenance myself so far. I'm using it on the track mostly (not a daily driver), and so I don't have lots of miles (4k after 1 year). But changing the oil/filter, air filter, and brake pads is simple (easier than most other cars), with only the added complication of removing an undertray for the oil, and the left rear tire for the air filter.
Great car on the track, and - despite the wisdom of our Mustang friend - quite quick (don't need much power to move 1900 lbs.)
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Well, I'm not interested in getting laid by anyone who is shallow enough to give me some action because of the car I drive....but my 2005 Lotus Elise can out accelerate *and* drive circles around your Mustang, and gets 26/32 city/hwy mpg to boot.
On a more serious note: the way to fuel efficiency is light weight.
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I've got it! Nuclear powered tractors (Patent Pending (tm))!
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....you got it backwards.
Level A software is on the most critical systems, while Level E is non-interference (i.e., if the system fails, it's a minor nuisance, and just needs to be shown that it cannot take out any more critical systems).
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At some point, in order for OUR economy to grow, we have to bring the rest of the world up to speed. Most of the world lives in poverty. That has to change.
OK, so how's that going to happen? Right now the US has about 5% of the world's population, yet consumes about 25% of the world's natural resources.
If India and China as a whole were raised to our standard of living, then as roughly 50% of the world's population, they would consume 250% of the world's natural resou... oops.
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You're right. They aren't all luddite or anti-science.
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(like you didn't see that coming).
Since there was no incentive for Micro-Soft to write good software, they haven't since that time.
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That's a joke, son.
Gas, lubricants, untold miles of plastics - they tie up a lot of oil. Unlike abundant iron and aluminum, oil is relatively scarce. But it's vital to electricity generation/transmission, transportation, and other uses central to a modern standard of living....More reclamation and use of solar, wind, and other fossil fuels helps - but won't be enough to cover the billions of people who don't yet live in highly developed/mechanized societies.
Thought that sounded familiar.
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