Technology Grows at such a rapid pace Next Century there exists a movement or a religion which is Anti-Tech, and who's ultimate goal is a holy war against Technology. The Holy War ensues and Geeks like us become renagades in a Dark Ages sociaty.
Actually shit thats how it was not even 5 years ago. It's Amazing how things change so fast.
"As a matter of fact, there *is* a connection! The Reznor company was founded in 1888 in (you guessed it!) Mercer, PA by one George Reznor, an ancestor of Trent's. (We don't know the specifics of the relationship, but we think it's his great- or great-great grandfather...) In addition to starting the company, George also invented the original Reznor gas heater, which was one of the first heaters designed for domestic use. To quote the company brochure:
"Reznor was founded in 1888 to manufacture the 'Reznor' reflective heater, which utilized a luminous flame gas burner developed by George Reznor. This technological breakthrough was an immediate success and hastened the expansion of gas heating in residential and commercial applications. Technological development and innovation have been the hallmark of Reznor through the years."
(In other words, if not for Trent's family, we'd all be sitting around freezing our butts off and listening to (your choice of lousy band or musician here)...so think of them whenever you're snuggled up in your nice toasty home listening to music while it's freezing cold outside!)
The Reznor family apparently sold the business to an outside company around World War II (it's currently owned by ITT/Thomas & Betts), but it's still in business today, cranking out various types of heaters and central heating & cooling units, in addition to being the single largest employer in Mercer. (According to the regional representative's secretary, the biggest Reznor customers in Georgia are schools and prisons; the company doesn't really do small-scale domestic heating any more, but a few homes do still have Reznor systems.) The most common places to run into Reznors are restaurants, small stores and boutiques, garages, barns, nightclubs and bars, especially if they're located in an older building or a warehouse-type setting. Most of the heaters you'll see are small-to-medium sized ceiling- mounted, gas-powered units w/a fan in the back, and tend to come in 2 basic styles: (1) silver-toned metal with "REZNOR" in raised letters on the front; and (2) painted metal with a small plaque (or "ratings plate") that says "REZNOR/Mercer, Pennsylvania" bolted onto either the lower front corner or on the side.
Apparently a Reznor heater plays a prominent role in the Sean Connery/ Nicolas Cage movie The Rock, falling on and squishing one of the actors.
Probably a bit too much info but hey we only use 10% of our brain anway the other 90%, can hold some of this Mindless BS
The Series that starts off with The Gold Coast (I think, i got it around here somewhere), was anyone able to get into it?
I enjoyed The Mars Trilogy Immensely, Antartica Was okay, nothing great storyline wise, i was actually hoping it would be the story of the mars charachters 2 months in Antartica.
However i found Getting into his first series very difficult, and eventually gave up halfway through the first book.
As With all things net-ish (is that a word?) the first person in is usually the winner. And seeing as These people have an inherent right to there name the'll get to keep the domains.
I remeber something a while back with Avery (yah know the labels) not being able to get a domain name for the company.
I know in Australia,.com.au only goes to businesses, and they have some wierd one for family names
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Technology Grows at such a rapid pace Next Century there exists a movement or a religion which is Anti-Tech, and who's ultimate goal is a holy war against Technology. The Holy War ensues and Geeks like us become renagades in a Dark Ages sociaty.
Actually shit thats how it was not even 5 years ago. It's Amazing how things change so fast.
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"As a matter of fact, there *is* a connection! The Reznor company was founded in 1888 in (you guessed it!) Mercer, PA by one George Reznor, an ancestor of Trent's. (We don't know the specifics of the relationship, but we think it's his great- or great-great grandfather...) In addition to starting the company, George also invented the original Reznor gas heater, which was one of the first heaters designed for domestic use. To quote the company brochure:
"Reznor was founded in 1888 to manufacture the 'Reznor' reflective heater, which utilized a luminous flame gas burner developed by George Reznor. This technological breakthrough was an immediate success and hastened the expansion of gas heating in residential and commercial applications. Technological development and innovation have been the hallmark of Reznor through the years."
(In other words, if not for Trent's family, we'd all be sitting around freezing our butts off and listening to (your choice of lousy band or musician here)...so think of them whenever you're snuggled up in your nice toasty home listening to music while it's freezing cold outside!)
The Reznor family apparently sold the business to an outside company around World War II (it's currently owned by ITT/Thomas & Betts), but it's still in business today, cranking out various types of heaters and central heating & cooling units, in addition to being the single largest employer in Mercer. (According to the regional representative's secretary, the biggest Reznor customers in Georgia are schools and prisons; the company doesn't really do small-scale domestic heating any more, but a few homes do still have Reznor systems.) The most common places to run into Reznors are restaurants, small stores and boutiques, garages, barns, nightclubs and bars, especially if they're located in an older building or a warehouse-type setting. Most of the heaters you'll see are small-to-medium sized ceiling- mounted, gas-powered units w/a fan in the back, and tend to come in 2 basic styles: (1) silver-toned metal with "REZNOR" in raised letters on the front; and (2) painted metal with a small plaque (or "ratings plate") that says "REZNOR/Mercer, Pennsylvania" bolted onto either the lower front corner or on the side.
Apparently a Reznor heater plays a prominent role in the Sean Connery/ Nicolas Cage movie The Rock, falling on and squishing one of the actors.
Probably a bit too much info but hey we only use 10% of our brain anway the other 90%, can hold some of this Mindless BS
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I enjoyed The Mars Trilogy Immensely, Antartica Was okay, nothing great storyline wise, i was actually hoping it would be the story of the mars charachters 2 months in Antartica.
However i found Getting into his first series very difficult, and eventually gave up halfway through the first book.
Anyway my $.02, Oblisk
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I remeber something a while back with Avery (yah know the labels) not being able to get a domain name for the company.
I know in Australia, .com.au only goes to businesses, and they have some wierd one for family names
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Only Time and the DoJ will Tell
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