Hmmmm. I am an engineering PhD student at an engineering school. Sometimes I can go to the grocery store and find things like broccoli, lime juice, and girls. I think Monday evenings are the best times to go to the grocery store; not only can I shop for milk and eggs, but frequently there are females. They were probably busy all week, and then wanted to go out on Friday and Saturday, and then on Sunday they just stayed in to recover from a fun weekend. By Monday evening they figure out that they are low on salami and bonelees, skinnless chicken breasts so they go to the supermarket and I get to meet them in line. This "in line" thing is superior to meeting shoppers on line - no waiting for a good picture or not knowing if they can string a sentence together on the fly. I also find that if I am preoccupied with talking to a gal I met buying chocolate syrup and strawberries that I am much less likely to notice any other marketing, buzzing fluorescent lights, or soothing elevator music. And then, if the girl works out, she usually does most of the shopping for me. I then cook the food and don't have to worry about shopping again until I cook something she doesn't like.
I think you should try shopping in a supermarket. Unless of course the grocery delivery girl just likes waiting on you.
...welcome my position as your nano-overlord. When the nano powders don't catch fire during processing, they make great weapons. However, I make the weapons and only give them to my loyal minions. Now is a good time to swear loyalty.
I used a hole punch and then took my RFID card apart to see what was going on inside and I found wires going from the chip to the magnetic strip. If you remove the chip, does the magnetic strip still store the critical information for the card reader? Also, I was able to take my "broken" RFID card back to the bank and demand a card without the "feature." I was told they the bank is required to give me an old-fashioned card if I don't want the pay pass feature.
Also, I've heard that the chip actually stores a more detailed and complete cretit history than does your magnetic strip. So if someone takes information from my RFID, they potentially have a lot more information than just my credit card number and expiration date. Does anybody know how much information the chip actually stores?
I think it would be fun to have a beer party and watch all the beer kegs float down the Thames River. Then they'd send in all those Imperial Troops.
One if by land, two if by sea, and if you don't see anything at all, I'm geting fingerprinted at the pub.
Hey, does anyone know where there is a mold-a-rama girlfriend mold? $1.50 is pretty low cost, plastic is emotionally stable, and I bet she might fit in my coat pocket.
that Pluto seems to be gaining mass, and its orbital plane is slowly converging with the 8 classical planets. By next week it will be big enough for more news.
Geez. I'm glad to know our government has our best interests in mind here and that there will be no disruption to information gathering and distribution. It is so convenient to not have a brick and mortar library with flesh and bone employees collecting and classifying information and assisting with search requests. I find it very useful to have all of my information electronically, conveniently burried!
Granted, without more information on the intended reorganization and filing of information it is difficult to say this cut is entirely a BAD thing, but I am very wary of any actions of this particular government that cut information/science/public service programs and budgets. First, they want to put all information online, and then they consider legislation to reduce internet bandwidth except for those willing to pay the telecoms lots of money, making online documents difficult to access.
From your article: "PEER Executive Director Jeff Ruch responded, 'I don't know what they consider the total budget, because there is no line item. All we know is their support for the library network is reduced by $2 million. We're wondering why a $7 billion agency is fighting so hard for this $2 million cut.'"
I think consumers are less likely to understand bacteria-killing viruses than fluoridated water. Consumer rights groups will raise a stink, there will be an ineffective health benefits advertising campaign, and the concept will die for a while. It might work very well for protecting food supplies in 3rd world countries or in places where the disclosure laws are different.
"In 1999, recycling and composting kept ~64 million tons of material from landfills and incinerators. Today, this country recycles 28 percent of its waste...
... 42 percent of paper, 40 percent of plastic drink bottles, 55 percent of aluminum cans, 57 percent of steel packaging, and 52 percent of appliances are now recycled."
It seems like the Baby Boom consumer generation has left us with a legacy of trash we are continuing to produce, and we should invest in the infrastructure to mine it. Sort of high-end dumpster diving. But there are problems: http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/muncpl/paper.ht m
Paper - "challenges facing recovered paper processors and manufacturers are: 1) contamination, 2) sorting, and 3) fiber degradation... inks, adhesives, food, and broken glass affect the quality of recycled paper... Office paper cannot be recycled with newspaper and maintain its fiber integrity." And then the EPA website lists nice benefits of recycled paper as well.
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/muncpl/tires/in dex.htm
Tires: "There are at least 275 million scrap tires in stockpiles in the U.S. In addition, approximately 290 million scrap tires were generated in 2003. Markets now exist for about 80 percent of scrap tires--up from 17 percent in 1990."
Doing anything with tires other than puting them in a big pile is a good idea. Tire piles are a fire hazard and are a great place for culturing things like mosquitos, rats, and skunks. In addition, tires have a very poor packing efficiency and just take up a lot of space.
...so I dont think they mind mixing up something terribly nasty or unstable in the lavatory. There are loads of neat reactions like alcohol polymerization reactions for instance that only require a drop of one acid or another to start a nice fire or nice explosion, or peroxide reactions, or hydrogen gas generating reactions. Heck, flush a pound of metallic lithium or sodium into the lav holding tank.
Remember, the planes would be over the Atlantic ocean so they would have to fly a long distance before being able to land. A damaged airplane may not make it to shore. And personally, I just dont see howprobable it is that anybody is going to have time to open the doors, deploy the emergency ramps, grab their seat cushions, and finally calmy file out of the airplane when there is a huge hole in fuselage underneath the lav. And if they just decide to set a nice little blaze, depending on its intensity and toxicity, it could either kill lots of people on board or weaken the structure of the plane or burn holes in the fuselage. It is still a long way to shore, and I dont know how long an airplane is supposed to stay afloat, but Im sure the floating time is a lot less with big holes in the bottom.
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...welcome our robotic fly overlords!
Hmmmm. I am an engineering PhD student at an engineering school. Sometimes I can go to the grocery store and find things like broccoli, lime juice, and girls. I think Monday evenings are the best times to go to the grocery store; not only can I shop for milk and eggs, but frequently there are females. They were probably busy all week, and then wanted to go out on Friday and Saturday, and then on Sunday they just stayed in to recover from a fun weekend. By Monday evening they figure out that they are low on salami and bonelees, skinnless chicken breasts so they go to the supermarket and I get to meet them in line. This "in line" thing is superior to meeting shoppers on line - no waiting for a good picture or not knowing if they can string a sentence together on the fly. I also find that if I am preoccupied with talking to a gal I met buying chocolate syrup and strawberries that I am much less likely to notice any other marketing, buzzing fluorescent lights, or soothing elevator music. And then, if the girl works out, she usually does most of the shopping for me. I then cook the food and don't have to worry about shopping again until I cook something she doesn't like.
I think you should try shopping in a supermarket. Unless of course the grocery delivery girl just likes waiting on you.
In Soviet Russia (and most of the rest of the world) AK-47 (not M16) oppresses YOU!
At least I dont live in England
For a long time I have been having trouble finding photos and facts on the good backpacking spots in Afghanistan. Maybe this will help.
Part of out identity should be concentration on building a space ship that will carry away all of the "telephone washers."
who are these perverted christinas of which you speak? I haven't found any perverted christinas on the internet. Maybe you can introduce us.
Oh. wait. you mean christiANs. Nevermind
Does anyone have the original link? Does Way Back Machine have it there? Maybe their registrar should shut them down.
... of Strange Brew
1) be poor /. financial advice
2) read
3) join Libertarian party
4) ???
5) lobby Congress
6) Profit!!!
...welcome my position as your nano-overlord. When the nano powders don't catch fire during processing, they make great weapons. However, I make the weapons and only give them to my loyal minions. Now is a good time to swear loyalty.
I used a hole punch and then took my RFID card apart to see what was going on inside and I found wires going from the chip to the magnetic strip. If you remove the chip, does the magnetic strip still store the critical information for the card reader? Also, I was able to take my "broken" RFID card back to the bank and demand a card without the "feature." I was told they the bank is required to give me an old-fashioned card if I don't want the pay pass feature.
Also, I've heard that the chip actually stores a more detailed and complete cretit history than does your magnetic strip. So if someone takes information from my RFID, they potentially have a lot more information than just my credit card number and expiration date. Does anybody know how much information the chip actually stores?
I think it would be fun to have a beer party and watch all the beer kegs float down the Thames River. Then they'd send in all those Imperial Troops. One if by land, two if by sea, and if you don't see anything at all, I'm geting fingerprinted at the pub.
Hey, does anyone know where there is a mold-a-rama girlfriend mold? $1.50 is pretty low cost, plastic is emotionally stable, and I bet she might fit in my coat pocket.
that Pluto seems to be gaining mass, and its orbital plane is slowly converging with the 8 classical planets. By next week it will be big enough for more news.
Geez. I'm glad to know our government has our best interests in mind here and that there will be no disruption to information gathering and distribution. It is so convenient to not have a brick and mortar library with flesh and bone employees collecting and classifying information and assisting with search requests. I find it very useful to have all of my information electronically, conveniently burried!
Granted, without more information on the intended reorganization and filing of information it is difficult to say this cut is entirely a BAD thing, but I am very wary of any actions of this particular government that cut information/science/public service programs and budgets. First, they want to put all information online, and then they consider legislation to reduce internet bandwidth except for those willing to pay the telecoms lots of money, making online documents difficult to access.
From your article: "PEER Executive Director Jeff Ruch responded, 'I don't know what they consider the total budget, because there is no line item. All we know is their support for the library network is reduced by $2 million. We're wondering why a $7 billion agency is fighting so hard for this $2 million cut.'"
My computer is full of snakes!
I think consumers are less likely to understand bacteria-killing viruses than fluoridated water. Consumer rights groups will raise a stink, there will be an ineffective health benefits advertising campaign, and the concept will die for a while. It might work very well for protecting food supplies in 3rd world countries or in places where the disclosure laws are different.
From http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/muncpl/recycle. htm
... 42 percent of paper, 40 percent of plastic drink bottles, 55 percent of aluminum cans, 57 percent of steel packaging, and 52 percent of appliances are now recycled."
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"In 1999, recycling and composting kept ~64 million tons of material from landfills and incinerators. Today, this country recycles 28 percent of its waste...
It seems like the Baby Boom consumer generation has left us with a legacy of trash we are continuing to produce, and we should invest in the infrastructure to mine it. Sort of high-end dumpster diving. But there are problems:
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/muncpl/paper.h
Paper - "challenges facing recovered paper processors and manufacturers are: 1) contamination, 2) sorting, and 3) fiber degradation... inks, adhesives, food, and broken glass affect the quality of recycled paper... Office paper cannot be recycled with newspaper and maintain its fiber integrity." And then the EPA website lists nice benefits of recycled paper as well.
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/muncpl/tires/i
Tires: "There are at least 275 million scrap tires in stockpiles in the U.S. In addition, approximately 290 million scrap tires were generated in 2003. Markets now exist for about 80 percent of scrap tires--up from 17 percent in 1990."
Doing anything with tires other than puting them in a big pile is a good idea. Tire piles are a fire hazard and are a great place for culturing things like mosquitos, rats, and skunks. In addition, tires have a very poor packing efficiency and just take up a lot of space.
I think the court must be in on terrorism or something. That's why Bush doesn't follow established law...
...so I dont think they mind mixing up something terribly nasty or unstable in the lavatory. There are loads of neat reactions like alcohol polymerization reactions for instance that only require a drop of one acid or another to start a nice fire or nice explosion, or peroxide reactions, or hydrogen gas generating reactions. Heck, flush a pound of metallic lithium or sodium into the lav holding tank.
Remember, the planes would be over the Atlantic ocean so they would have to fly a long distance before being able to land. A damaged airplane may not make it to shore. And personally, I just dont see howprobable it is that anybody is going to have time to open the doors, deploy the emergency ramps, grab their seat cushions, and finally calmy file out of the airplane when there is a huge hole in fuselage underneath the lav. And if they just decide to set a nice little blaze, depending on its intensity and toxicity, it could either kill lots of people on board or weaken the structure of the plane or burn holes in the fuselage. It is still a long way to shore, and I dont know how long an airplane is supposed to stay afloat, but Im sure the floating time is a lot less with big holes in the bottom.
I think my girlfriend may be slipping monoamine oxidase A into my coffee.