The idea wasn't to report the outage. It was to still have communication during the outage. There were a lot of people who needed help removing downed trees and such, and having a phone to make and receive calls was important. Fortunately, we didn't have any damage. But if we had, we could have called for help. And what if we had a medical emergency and needed an ambulance? I didn't have a cell phone then, and I'm not sure how well cell service was working at the time.
A few years ago, we had a major storm that took our power out for four days. We had (and still have) one plain old corded phone, so we never lost phone service. Most people we tried to call, though, never answered because their cordless phones didn't have power. I think it's a good idea to have a corded phone around for such emergencies.
I have a Panasonic phone system with 3 cordless handsets and one base station. It keeps all of the phone book entries centrally, so if you change it from one handset all get the change. Same with the caller ID log. No connection to my computer, but this sounds like most of what you're asking for. Maybe you just need a newer phone?
I have a C64 I bought brand new in Dec. 1984. I also have a Datasette cassette tape drive and two 1541 floppy drives. They all work. Another cool thing is that a printer interface that I got back in about 1986 to run a dot-matrix printer works just fine with a Canon BJ-200 injet printer!
That's for big trucks that have engine brakes such as Jake Brake, which basically turn the diesel engine into a big air compressor. This discussion is referring to simply downshifting in a passenger car or light truck, which doesn't make the jackhammer sound you're thinking of.
10th magnitude? A bit of a reach for my 90mm scope, especially with light pollution.
Forecast is cloudy with rain/snow. Won't see the sky anyway.
I live in Minnesota and it's January -- c-c-c-c-old!
2:30am CST on a weeknight? I have a job! That's past my bedtime.
I did catch an asteroid once, and it was kinda cool. Using a map of the asteroid's path, I set up the scope on some recognizable stars and waited for it. It looked like a faint speck moving against the background. Not sure it's worth the trouble for a second look.
Perhaps because we invented computers to do what our brains aren't as good at -- namely, arithmetic and automating dull, repetitive tasks. If computers worked the way brains do, they'd get bored with doing their job and find something else to do.
Nonsense. Try reading that again. I clearly says "No State". Article I, Section 8 gives Congress the power "...To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof...". Of course states can't coin money, but the Federal Reserve Act isn't a state law.
See also the Wikipedia entry on the Federal Reserve Act.
I've been trying Puppy Linux for this. The wireless network is working fine, although I had to debug some of the WAG scripts to get it working. It also can't figure out my sound card (Creative Labs AWE64) and I haven't resolved that yet. All-in-all, though, it works nicely and runs entirely in RAM!
Perhaps the problem is expecting more significant figures than your floating point representation can deliver. You can't really expect to get more significant figures out than you put in anyway.
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The idea wasn't to report the outage. It was to still have communication during the outage. There were a lot of people who needed help removing downed trees and such, and having a phone to make and receive calls was important. Fortunately, we didn't have any damage. But if we had, we could have called for help. And what if we had a medical emergency and needed an ambulance? I didn't have a cell phone then, and I'm not sure how well cell service was working at the time.
A few years ago, we had a major storm that took our power out for four days. We had (and still have) one plain old corded phone, so we never lost phone service. Most people we tried to call, though, never answered because their cordless phones didn't have power. I think it's a good idea to have a corded phone around for such emergencies.
I have a Panasonic phone system with 3 cordless handsets and one base station. It keeps all of the phone book entries centrally, so if you change it from one handset all get the change. Same with the caller ID log. No connection to my computer, but this sounds like most of what you're asking for. Maybe you just need a newer phone?
I have a C64 I bought brand new in Dec. 1984. I also have a Datasette cassette tape drive and two 1541 floppy drives. They all work. Another cool thing is that a printer interface that I got back in about 1986 to run a dot-matrix printer works just fine with a Canon BJ-200 injet printer!
Did anyone else think the title referred to "box lunches"? Maybe I'm just hungry.
He tried to get a bill passed that would grant him the authority to expand the Supreme Court. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Court_packing_plan
Zone Improvement Plan. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZIP_code
That's for big trucks that have engine brakes such as Jake Brake, which basically turn the diesel engine into a big air compressor. This discussion is referring to simply downshifting in a passenger car or light truck, which doesn't make the jackhammer sound you're thinking of.
And I thought Midori was a violinist
Perhaps, but the airline pilots are strongly opposed to the idea. There's a lot on the web about the controversy. Enjoy.
http://www.google.com/search?q=cockpit+video+recorder
- 10th magnitude? A bit of a reach for my 90mm scope, especially with light pollution.
- Forecast is cloudy with rain/snow. Won't see the sky anyway.
- I live in Minnesota and it's January -- c-c-c-c-old!
- 2:30am CST on a weeknight? I have a job! That's past my bedtime.
I did catch an asteroid once, and it was kinda cool. Using a map of the asteroid's path, I set up the scope on some recognizable stars and waited for it. It looked like a faint speck moving against the background. Not sure it's worth the trouble for a second look.Don't say things like that. It's bad luck to be superstitious.
D'oh!
Perhaps because we invented computers to do what our brains aren't as good at -- namely, arithmetic and automating dull, repetitive tasks. If computers worked the way brains do, they'd get bored with doing their job and find something else to do.
Nonsense. Try reading that again. I clearly says "No State". Article I, Section 8 gives Congress the power "...To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof...". Of course states can't coin money, but the Federal Reserve Act isn't a state law. See also the Wikipedia entry on the Federal Reserve Act.
As the father of a newborn, I think it would translate roughly to this:
WAAAAAAA! WAAAAAAA! WAAAAAAAA!
Which is, of course, the same in all languages.
2) Analogue recordings have a certain warmth which is not easily duplicated with the digital recording and CD pressing process.
Yeah, all that crackling and popping reminds me of a nice wood fire. Mmmm, warm!
I've been trying Puppy Linux for this. The wireless network is working fine, although I had to debug some of the WAG scripts to get it working. It also can't figure out my sound card (Creative Labs AWE64) and I haven't resolved that yet. All-in-all, though, it works nicely and runs entirely in RAM!
Perhaps the problem is expecting more significant figures than your floating point representation can deliver. You can't really expect to get more significant figures out than you put in anyway.
Fred
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I got black text on a mostly black background. Sheesh! The printable page reads a lot better.
Flyboy 8v)