I wish (...still wishing...) that someone would sell a cheap converter box for my analog, SD TV. I know there are some nice converters (I like the specs on the Samsung products), but for my viewing habits the converter costs at least as much as a new TV. What about a cheap VCR with a digital tuner and analog outputs? Ha! I crack myself up! I expect the tape-based VCR to expire with analog broadcasts.
Yes, the models are constantly updated. As far as I know, NASA depends on the NOAA's Space Environment Center for it's historical and predicted solar activity data. The article by D. Whitlock on page 4 of this Orbital Debris Quarterly News (PDF) has some details. I see that the "near term" prediction, usually about two years, is getting shorter and shorter as the SEC hasn't predicted solar flux beyond Dec. 2007.
Two common types of video (around here anyway) will be: view of fog lights disappearing just before video goes black; and view of underwater debris during or after a heavy urban rainstorm.
A similar, complimentary option is FTA satellite. It's not high-power pay satellite, and you need a rotator to get a nice variety of programming, but it was worth it for my family.
I've always wondered how the heck humans BEGAN eating some of these things. Who was the first person to think of mixing some noxious plant and animal products, sealing them in a clay jar, burying it in the ground for weeks or months, digging it up and voila...dinner!
I can't find a good reference, but I've seen a video of the Blue Man Group where one of the narrated lines is:
Right now, there is a virtually invisible network which links together millions of people who would otherwise be completely isolated by each other. This system is...Modern Plumbing. ...probably something to find on U-tube.;)
Well, I suppose.TRUE. Fortran gods would write in some sort of Fortran Ascendant, which would only vaguely resemble our primitive scratchings. Or maybe they'd use Whitespace.
program smite_em c----- IMPLICIT NONE ! Catch typos and un-initialized variables. integer IERR_smite character*200 ch_name c----- write(6,1) 1 FORMAT(/,' This is one smiting program!',/, & ' Enter name of smitee --> ',$) read(*,fmt='(A)') ch_name
DO while(.TRUE.) ! Endless smiting loop. call smite(ch_name, IERR_smite) if(IERR_smite.GT.0) goto 20 End DO ! smite loop. 20 CONTINUE
write(*,*)' Done smiting.' if(IERR_smite.LT.0) then write(6,2) IERR_smite 2 FORMAT(' ***Possible smiting error, IERR_smite = ',I) endif STOP END c----- c End of Main. c-----
I'm still confused. Clearly, there are 1000 pico-ITX's in one nano-ITX, and 10^9 nano-ITX's in one ITX. Does "mini" actually mean "micro"? And how many ITX's are in one ATX? Your area ratios don't gibe with this.
I think skinny/healthy people should get a healthcare credit. Then, as with pollution limits, those people should be able to sell their credits to rich, unhealthy people. It's a source or income for starving people! It's the perfect free-market solution!
Lisa: "Look, Dad, I made fish sticks. They're burned on the outside, but they're frozen on the inside, so it balances out."
I can't recall the author, but I remember an older short story where some people were trapped in a damaged tunnel on the surface of the Moon. The Everyday Hero saved them all by plugging the hole with his bare butt until rescuers could arrive. Ow!
There was just one time an ATM gave me too much money ($20). I stepped inside the bank and told the service manager, who wrote out a small slip of paper and had me sign it. She said the bank doesn't service the ATM, so the ATM company would take care of the issue. A week later, a credit for $20 appeared in the account. I figured they simply don't have a process in place to deal with customers returning money. As you say, cost of doing business.
I've seen this "Jesus Christ Lizard" (Google's first hit) on TV. It seems like it runs on water for only a short distance before dropping to swim, and it's using its big webbed feet to stay up rather than surface tension. It runs on the water to escape being eaten by critters on land, so it's betting the water is safer than the land.
And considering the Norwegians' construction abilities (everything from cruise ships to Sea Launch), I'd be surprised if they couldn't pull this off (from a technical standpoint).
All I know for sure is that the confetti eggs filled with computer-card punch-outs were a whole lot messier than those made with ring-binder punch-outs.
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I guess lead will have to get in line behind the other agents of change.
I'm trying to picture the "vertically oscillating cables." How about a rotating-tether skyhook?
You get 50% of the soap.
I wish (...still wishing...) that someone would sell a cheap converter box for my analog, SD TV. I know there are some nice converters (I like the specs on the Samsung products), but for my viewing habits the converter costs at least as much as a new TV. What about a cheap VCR with a digital tuner and analog outputs? Ha! I crack myself up! I expect the tape-based VCR to expire with analog broadcasts.
Yes, the models are constantly updated. As far as I know, NASA depends on the NOAA's Space Environment Center for it's historical and predicted solar activity data. The article by D. Whitlock on page 4 of this Orbital Debris Quarterly News (PDF) has some details. I see that the "near term" prediction, usually about two years, is getting shorter and shorter as the SEC hasn't predicted solar flux beyond Dec. 2007.
Or call it the "Ancient Mystic Society of No Microsoft".
Two common types of video (around here anyway) will be: view of fog lights disappearing just before video goes black; and view of underwater debris during or after a heavy urban rainstorm.
...and programming in Whitespace.
A similar, complimentary option is FTA satellite. It's not high-power pay satellite, and you need a rotator to get a nice variety of programming, but it was worth it for my family.
I've always wondered how the heck humans BEGAN eating some of these things. Who was the first person to think of mixing some noxious plant and animal products, sealing them in a clay jar, burying it in the ground for weeks or months, digging it up and voila...dinner!
Wow. You could bury that Torus in the ground for even more passive savings, and geek style, too.
Well, I suppose .TRUE. Fortran gods would write in some sort of Fortran Ascendant, which would only vaguely resemble our primitive scratchings. Or maybe they'd use Whitespace.
program smite_em
c-----
IMPLICIT NONE ! Catch typos and un-initialized variables.
integer IERR_smite
character*200 ch_name
c-----
write(6,1)
1 FORMAT(/,' This is one smiting program!',/,
& ' Enter name of smitee --> ',$)
read(*,fmt='(A)') ch_name
DO while(.TRUE.) ! Endless smiting loop.
call smite(ch_name, IERR_smite)
if(IERR_smite.GT.0) goto 20
End DO ! smite loop.
20 CONTINUE
write(*,*)' Done smiting.'
if(IERR_smite.LT.0) then
write(6,2) IERR_smite
2 FORMAT(' ***Possible smiting error, IERR_smite = ',I)
endif
STOP
END
c-----
c End of Main.
c-----
I'm still confused. Clearly, there are 1000 pico-ITX's in one nano-ITX, and 10^9 nano-ITX's in one ITX. Does "mini" actually mean "micro"? And how many ITX's are in one ATX? Your area ratios don't gibe with this.
No, it's orbiting a star. "That's no planet..."
I think skinny/healthy people should get a healthcare credit. Then, as with pollution limits, those people should be able to sell their credits to rich, unhealthy people. It's a source or income for starving people! It's the perfect free-market solution!
Lisa: "Look, Dad, I made fish sticks. They're burned on the outside, but they're frozen on the inside, so it balances out."
I can't recall the author, but I remember an older short story where some people were trapped in a damaged tunnel on the surface of the Moon. The Everyday Hero saved them all by plugging the hole with his bare butt until rescuers could arrive. Ow!
Heh. I guess that since "but on the internet" is the basis for a whole class of patents, it could also be the basis for a whole class of law.
There was just one time an ATM gave me too much money ($20). I stepped inside the bank and told the service manager, who wrote out a small slip of paper and had me sign it. She said the bank doesn't service the ATM, so the ATM company would take care of the issue. A week later, a credit for $20 appeared in the account. I figured they simply don't have a process in place to deal with customers returning money. As you say, cost of doing business.
This one should get them up to speed.
The satellite system has excellent targetting capability.
I've seen this "Jesus Christ Lizard" (Google's first hit) on TV. It seems like it runs on water for only a short distance before dropping to swim, and it's using its big webbed feet to stay up rather than surface tension. It runs on the water to escape being eaten by critters on land, so it's betting the water is safer than the land.
I'm waiting for a R/C robostrider.
And considering the Norwegians' construction abilities (everything from cruise ships to Sea Launch), I'd be surprised if they couldn't pull this off (from a technical standpoint).
All I know for sure is that the confetti eggs filled with computer-card punch-outs were a whole lot messier than those made with ring-binder punch-outs.