ROOTERS
Drinking water may increase your risk of a horrible death
Wed Nov 16, 2005 2:37 PM ET
By Mangie Kerr
DULLAS (Rooters Health) - Drinking water may raise the risk of boneitis more than Diet A&W Root Beer does, Flatlanda investigators announced at the Bonitis Organization Internation Networking Group (BOING) conference currently meeting here.
Dr. Chuck N. Little and Dr. Fred D. Katt of the Wounded Knee Medical Center analyzed the effects of fluid consumption on bone density in 193.5 subjects enrolled in a clinical trial known as the Root Beer Float.
The subjects were randomly assigned to one of three groups: water drinkers, Diet A&W Root Beer drinkers, and those who drank straight gin. Each drank three to six cups of fluid per day for a period of two weeks.
At the end of the study, there were no significant differences among those who drank Diet A&W Root Beer. The gin drinkers were demanding olives and vermouth. But the water drinkers showed a significant but undisclosed difference in bone density. Whether this difference is statistically meaningful is also undisclosed so that nothing can distract from the alarming warning of the menace of boneitis.
"This is terribly important," said Dr. Katt, who went on to emphasize the pressing need to approve his grant proposals for more study of this critical public health threat.
With all due respect, none of the shows you mentioned even HAD what we Americans would call a season (22 episodes).
The brightest candle dies soonest, I guess.
"well then why arent those 'christians' standing up to the other 'christians' to keep them from sullying their "good name"? I have my suspicions why, but as im not a christian, i cant say."
I am a Christian, and I can tell you that we certainly ARE standing up to the Christians who are sullying our good name. I'm an Episcopalian - you may have heard of us. However, what makes you think that the Southern Baptist Convention gives a fart in a windstorm what the Bishop of New Hampshire thinks? Christianity is not monolithic. Even denominations are not monolithic.
It's been said earlier: this isn't about religion, and it certainly has nothing to do with following the example of an itinerant Palestinian who preached a couple thousand years ago. It's about power and control. The best resistance is laughter.
Bad advertising annoys me, whether on late-night TV or on websites. I don't care how often they flash the ad in front of my glazzies, I'm not going to buy a hot wax depillatory kit.
Good advertising, on the other hand, I read. The Microcenter circular gets stashed in the loo for cover-to-cover perusal.
What is the difference?
- Bad advertising is misdirected. I am not ever likely to purchase the product. Bad advertising is cheaply made and distributed scattershot.
- Good advertising is well-made and for something I may be interested in purchasing, or at least knowing more about.
If I grimly refuse to give any useful information to advertisers, I just guarantee myself a lot more bad advertising. For heaven's sakes, people, NY Times isn't asking to know what you did last night with whom using what (Colonel Mustard in the Library with a Lead Pipe, if you must know). It's not an invasion of privacy to tell someone your zip code. And who knows - the next product or service advertised might be for something you (as opposed to your doppelganger in 90210) might be interested in.
With all respect to the author, the Atari Portfolio antedated the HP 95LX by a good two years. I believe the Portfolio claims the title of the first commercially available palmtop.
ReplayTV were bought out by Sonic Blue a couple years ago, and recently acquired by DM Holdings (the Denon Marantz people). Looks pretty stable to me. Sure, they could go tits up - any company can - but they show no signs of it.
As for building your own - been there, done that. I don't mean to detract from the incredible effort and talent being poured into MythTV, Freevo, etc., but the software and drivers just aren't there yet. Replay and Tivo are mature consumer products. I can understand wanting to build your own, or have ultimate control over it, but this is an appliance we're talking about here - something the rest of the family would like to be able to use!
For less money you can get a ReplayTV. It has some truly wonderful programming features, and you can tie it into your home network with DVArchive and Personal ReplayGuide (both open source). I can stream ReplayTV programs to my PC and back again. It's the best entertainment purchase I've ever made. Check it out at http://www.replay.com (but buy from Amazon - it's $50 cheaper!).
This scheme sounds a lot like a puzzle in the old Infocom game, "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.". If memory serves, there's a point at which you try to enter the engine room.
> enter room
This could be dangerous. Are you sure?
> Y
Are you REALLY sure?
> Y
Are you REALLY, REALLY sure?
> Y
I could tell you weren't really sure. You turn around and walk away. Telegrams from all over the galaxy arrive praising your prudence...
Autopilot: "I could tell you didn't really want to avoid that oncoming jumbo jet by turning left into a no-fly zone. Have a nice afterlife..."
One of the members of the Norwegian Resistance, Oluf R. Olsen, wrote an excellent autobiography called "Two Eggs On My Plate." It was published in 1954, but it can be found in used bookshops.
If you want to know more about the bravery and character of Norwegians during WWII, see Jan Baalsrud's autobiography, "Defiant Courage." Baalsrud's incredible and harrowing journey was confirmed by historian David Howarth in "We Die Alone," which can be found on Amazon.com.
Hollywood also told the story, but not very well: Heroes of Telemark.
Truly, there were giants in those days...
You kids today don't know what you're missing. I've got an Osborne Portable CP/M box with an after-market enhancement: a big fresnel lens and two long metal rods to position it in front of the 5" screen for maximum magnification. The screen acted as a 52 character-wide porthole on a 128 column virtual screen - as you typed, the display slid sideways to display the end of the line.
"But you know, we were happy in those days, though we were poor."
The reason SF is such an interesting genre is that it provides a means of studying the really Big Questions. Mary Doria Russell did it in her book "The Sparrow" and its sequel, "Children of God." What does it mean to believe in a merciful God? He sees every sparrow's fall... and yet, the sparrow still falls.
Highly recommended, and I really wish she'd write more.
Contents under pressure. Keep away from open flame.
I think someone needs to sit down and define the term "Robot." If this thing is a robot, than so is my washing machine, my dishwasher, and my refrigerator. It doesn't even have enough smarts to plug itself in!
Sorry, I'm waiting for the general purpose robot that is not dissuaded by staircases (no Daleks!) and can do floors, windows, and light carpentry.
Let me know when my vacation flight to Venus is ready...
The one thing it is not is a robot, unless your definition of robot includes dishwashers. It's the moral equivalent of something an earlier poster described: tethering the mower to a central stake and letting it wind itself in.
When we bought our little patch of ground, I bought a manual reel mower to go with it. I quickly found that reel mowers only work if the surface of your lawn resembles the felt on a pool table. So I bought a power mower, and manhandled that thing around for a while. Then I found a friendly service that comes by every couple of weeks with a big honkin' mower, takes care of the leaves, leaves no muss behind, and leaves me a bill every month.
When they come up with a robot that cuts grass, rakes leaves, shovels the sidewalk, edges the flowerbed, and accepts packages from UPS, give me a call.
Until then, I'm waiting to hit the lottery so I can hire a small domestic staff: maid, cook, houseboy...
Pas devant les domestiques...
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Don't support companies that contribute to such mistreatment of our fellow human beings. (You bring De Beers, and let's have apatheid!) What kind of a monster would proclaim his love with a rock bought with blood?
While we're at it, there's that computer you're using. Ever look at where the parts are made? Malaysian sweatshops. Wonder what happens to all those dangerous carcinogenic and mutagenic chemicals used in doping chips? Bet they don't have EPA regulators watching over them. How many third-world children suffer so you can have a computer?
Then there's the matter of your shoes. And your belt. Shall I tell you how the cow with the big brown eyes is led down the ramp into the slaugherhouse...
I'm being only a little fascetious here. The fact of the matter is that you can make an excellent case that monstrous things are done in order for us to buy cheap computers, flashy diamonds, or Florsheims. And it's also easy to find countries begging to be exploited - they call it "jobs" and "hard currency" and "investment." And you know, both points of view are absolutely right.
If your beloved likes diamonds, get her one. Get her a small one surmounted with a couple smaller emeralds or rubies or sapphires. Or get her a big honkin' rock with a massive inclusion and a faint yellow cast - nobody will ever screw a loupe into their eye to examine it. I'll guarantee that the jeweler will give you an appraisal that says it's worth twice what you paid, so you're going to look like a high-roller no matter what.
You have to balance on the tippy-toes of one foot to stand on the moral high ground.
One of these days I'm going to go through all my boxes and bins and cabinets, see if any of my floppies are still readable and if so, what's on them, and archive anything I want to keep to CDROM. One of these days I'm going to go through all my 5 1/4 disks, read the DOS ones on a DOS machine, read the CP/M ones on an emulator or my old Osborne Vixen, and back up anything I want to keep on CDROM. One of these days I'm going to clean up my dead tree file cabinet, and back up anything I want to keep on CDROM. One of these days...
That's why I keep floppy drives. For one of these days.
Yes, dear, I know you told me to clean the attic. I'll get right to it (one of these days...)
Wow - Slashdot is letting AC trolls select the front-page stories! Nevertheless, I'll bite.
It's not a Mac. Doesn't look a blessed thing like a Mac. Doesn't have any of the attractive features of a Mac (flip down motherboard, e.g.) It doesn't have the fit and finish of a Mac. It's not ergonomic. It doesn't look like the ventilation is all that good, either.
I was recently in the market for a new case. This is what I wanted. Unfortunately, the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Keeper of the Privy Purse shot me down. So I've got a big beige box with beaucoup fans. It's functional, and sits under the table where big ugly boxes belong.
Run acceptably on my iMac rev. A, for one thing. I've got enough memory for OSX, but "run" is not the operative word. "Saunter" or "Mosey" are more like it.
I am Dyslexic of Borg. Resemblance is fertile. Your ass will be laminated.
It's all a moot point, because any day now Linux is going to be trampled under the hooves of the GNU HURD. Yes, it's true, Linux is faltering. GNU HURD, the only software to be named by a pair of mutually recursive acronyms (according to Brother Thomas) is looming on the horizon. It's been 12 years in the making and they're already up to version 0.2!!! Fear the rolling thunder of the GNU HURD!
Sarcastic? Moi?
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I'd have to go digging through my old CDs, but there was a RedHat release that had "Redneck" as an install language choice. It was a hoot!
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By Mangie Kerr
DULLAS (Rooters Health) - Drinking water may raise the risk of boneitis more than Diet A&W Root Beer does, Flatlanda investigators announced at the Bonitis Organization Internation Networking Group (BOING) conference currently meeting here.
Dr. Chuck N. Little and Dr. Fred D. Katt of the Wounded Knee Medical Center analyzed the effects of fluid consumption on bone density in 193.5 subjects enrolled in a clinical trial known as the Root Beer Float.
The subjects were randomly assigned to one of three groups: water drinkers, Diet A&W Root Beer drinkers, and those who drank straight gin. Each drank three to six cups of fluid per day for a period of two weeks.
At the end of the study, there were no significant differences among those who drank Diet A&W Root Beer. The gin drinkers were demanding olives and vermouth. But the water drinkers showed a significant but undisclosed difference in bone density. Whether this difference is statistically meaningful is also undisclosed so that nothing can distract from the alarming warning of the menace of boneitis.
"This is terribly important," said Dr. Katt, who went on to emphasize the pressing need to approve his grant proposals for more study of this critical public health threat.
With all due respect, none of the shows you mentioned even HAD what we Americans would call a season (22 episodes). The brightest candle dies soonest, I guess.
I am a Christian, and I can tell you that we certainly ARE standing up to the Christians who are sullying our good name. I'm an Episcopalian - you may have heard of us. However, what makes you think that the Southern Baptist Convention gives a fart in a windstorm what the Bishop of New Hampshire thinks? Christianity is not monolithic. Even denominations are not monolithic.
It's been said earlier: this isn't about religion, and it certainly has nothing to do with following the example of an itinerant Palestinian who preached a couple thousand years ago. It's about power and control. The best resistance is laughter.
Good advertising, on the other hand, I read. The Microcenter circular gets stashed in the loo for cover-to-cover perusal.
What is the difference?
- Bad advertising is misdirected. I am not ever likely to purchase the product. Bad advertising is cheaply made and distributed scattershot.
- Good advertising is well-made and for something I may be interested in purchasing, or at least knowing more about.
If I grimly refuse to give any useful information to advertisers, I just guarantee myself a lot more bad advertising. For heaven's sakes, people, NY Times isn't asking to know what you did last night with whom using what (Colonel Mustard in the Library with a Lead Pipe, if you must know). It's not an invasion of privacy to tell someone your zip code. And who knows - the next product or service advertised might be for something you (as opposed to your doppelganger in 90210) might be interested in.
-- Don't change horsemen mid-apocalypse!
With all respect to the author, the Atari Portfolio antedated the HP 95LX by a good two years. I believe the Portfolio claims the title of the first commercially available palmtop.
ReplayTV were bought out by Sonic Blue a couple years ago, and recently acquired by DM Holdings (the Denon Marantz people). Looks pretty stable to me. Sure, they could go tits up - any company can - but they show no signs of it.
As for building your own - been there, done that. I don't mean to detract from the incredible effort and talent being poured into MythTV, Freevo, etc., but the software and drivers just aren't there yet. Replay and Tivo are mature consumer products. I can understand wanting to build your own, or have ultimate control over it, but this is an appliance we're talking about here - something the rest of the family would like to be able to use!
For less money you can get a ReplayTV. It has some truly wonderful programming features, and you can tie it into your home network with DVArchive and Personal ReplayGuide (both open source). I can stream ReplayTV programs to my PC and back again. It's the best entertainment purchase I've ever made. Check it out at http://www.replay.com (but buy from Amazon - it's $50 cheaper!).
> enter room
This could be dangerous. Are you sure?
> Y
Are you REALLY sure?
> Y
Are you REALLY, REALLY sure?
> Y
I could tell you weren't really sure. You turn around and walk away. Telegrams from all over the galaxy arrive praising your prudence...
Autopilot: "I could tell you didn't really want to avoid that oncoming jumbo jet by turning left into a no-fly zone. Have a nice afterlife..."
Come to think of it, has anyone ever seen the CEO of Novell and the Iraqi Information Minister in the same room? Aha!
There is no sanctity of the home. See Bowers v. Hardwick.
One of the members of the Norwegian Resistance, Oluf R. Olsen, wrote an excellent autobiography called "Two Eggs On My Plate." It was published in 1954, but it can be found in used bookshops. If you want to know more about the bravery and character of Norwegians during WWII, see Jan Baalsrud's autobiography, "Defiant Courage." Baalsrud's incredible and harrowing journey was confirmed by historian David Howarth in "We Die Alone," which can be found on Amazon.com. Hollywood also told the story, but not very well: Heroes of Telemark. Truly, there were giants in those days...
"But you know, we were happy in those days, though we were poor."
Highly recommended, and I really wish she'd write more.
Contents under pressure. Keep away from open flame.
I think someone needs to sit down and define the term "Robot." If this thing is a robot, than so is my washing machine, my dishwasher, and my refrigerator. It doesn't even have enough smarts to plug itself in!
Sorry, I'm waiting for the general purpose robot that is not dissuaded by staircases (no Daleks!) and can do floors, windows, and light carpentry.
Let me know when my vacation flight to Venus is ready...
'nuff said.
When we bought our little patch of ground, I bought a manual reel mower to go with it. I quickly found that reel mowers only work if the surface of your lawn resembles the felt on a pool table. So I bought a power mower, and manhandled that thing around for a while. Then I found a friendly service that comes by every couple of weeks with a big honkin' mower, takes care of the leaves, leaves no muss behind, and leaves me a bill every month.
When they come up with a robot that cuts grass, rakes leaves, shovels the sidewalk, edges the flowerbed, and accepts packages from UPS, give me a call.
Until then, I'm waiting to hit the lottery so I can hire a small domestic staff: maid, cook, houseboy...
Pas devant les domestiques...
Y Ddraig Goch ddyry gychwyn
While we're at it, there's that computer you're using. Ever look at where the parts are made? Malaysian sweatshops. Wonder what happens to all those dangerous carcinogenic and mutagenic chemicals used in doping chips? Bet they don't have EPA regulators watching over them. How many third-world children suffer so you can have a computer?
Then there's the matter of your shoes. And your belt. Shall I tell you how the cow with the big brown eyes is led down the ramp into the slaugherhouse...
I'm being only a little fascetious here. The fact of the matter is that you can make an excellent case that monstrous things are done in order for us to buy cheap computers, flashy diamonds, or Florsheims. And it's also easy to find countries begging to be exploited - they call it "jobs" and "hard currency" and "investment." And you know, both points of view are absolutely right.
If your beloved likes diamonds, get her one. Get her a small one surmounted with a couple smaller emeralds or rubies or sapphires. Or get her a big honkin' rock with a massive inclusion and a faint yellow cast - nobody will ever screw a loupe into their eye to examine it. I'll guarantee that the jeweler will give you an appraisal that says it's worth twice what you paid, so you're going to look like a high-roller no matter what.
You have to balance on the tippy-toes of one foot to stand on the moral high ground.
-- Bill
That's why I keep floppy drives. For one of these days.
Yes, dear, I know you told me to clean the attic. I'll get right to it (one of these days...)
"Just a gigalo..."
It's not a Mac. Doesn't look a blessed thing like a Mac. Doesn't have any of the attractive features of a Mac (flip down motherboard, e.g.) It doesn't have the fit and finish of a Mac. It's not ergonomic. It doesn't look like the ventilation is all that good, either.
I was recently in the market for a new case. This is what I wanted. Unfortunately, the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Keeper of the Privy Purse shot me down. So I've got a big beige box with beaucoup fans. It's functional, and sits under the table where big ugly boxes belong.
Now, how about some Stuff That Matters?
News for birds. Stuff that splatters.
I am Dyslexic of Borg. Resemblance is fertile. Your ass will be laminated.
Sarcastic? Moi?
I'd have to go digging through my old CDs, but there was a RedHat release that had "Redneck" as an install language choice. It was a hoot!