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Robert Baer
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D from BC wrote:
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Nobody
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On Tue, 12 May 2009 13:23:14 -0700, Jim Thompson wrote:
being quick enough not to roll back into the vehicle behind)?
Actually, how are you supposed to pull away on the flat? I know that, in
practice, most people just use the footbrake. But if you do that on the UK
driving test, you'll fail; you're not supposed to release the handbrake
until the clutch bites (i.e. no freewheeling at any point).
[Note to Rich: heel-and-toe will also cause you to fail. Pedals aren't
supposed to be operated with the heel.]
So, how do you pull away uphill (without either having three feet or just
being quick enough not to roll back into the vehicle behind)?
Actually, how are you supposed to pull away on the flat? I know that, in
practice, most people just use the footbrake. But if you do that on the UK
driving test, you'll fail; you're not supposed to release the handbrake
until the clutch bites (i.e. no freewheeling at any point).
[Note to Rich: heel-and-toe will also cause you to fail. Pedals aren't
supposed to be operated with the heel.]
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D from BC
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On Tue, 12 May 2009 19:17:13 -0700, Robert Baer
<robertbaer@localnet.com> wrote:
GOD'S WORDŽ Translation (Š1995)
You may work for six days, but the seventh day is a day of worship, a
day when you don't work. It is holy to the LORD. Whoever works on that
day must be put to death.
Compare to (depending if you take the Sabbath as Sat or Sun):
Nations largest Christian retail chain to open on Sundays
http://www.religionnewsblog.com/4626/nations-largest-christian-retail-chain-to-open-on-sundays
http://www.familychristian.ca/Contact-Us
Regular Store Hours:
Monday to Friday - 9:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Saturday - 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Sunday - Closed
D from BC
myrealaddress(at)comic(dot)com
BC, Canada
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<robertbaer@localnet.com> wrote:
oops swept <<A legal correction btw
But the best psycho part is Exodus 31:15
GOD'S WORDŽ Translation (Š1995)
You may work for six days, but the seventh day is a day of worship, a
day when you don't work. It is holy to the LORD. Whoever works on that
day must be put to death.
Compare to (depending if you take the Sabbath as Sat or Sun):
Nations largest Christian retail chain to open on Sundays
http://www.religionnewsblog.com/4626/nations-largest-christian-retail-chain-to-open-on-sundays
http://www.familychristian.ca/Contact-Us
Regular Store Hours:
Monday to Friday - 9:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Saturday - 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Sunday - Closed
D from BC
myrealaddress(at)comic(dot)com
BC, Canada
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JosephKK
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On Fri, 08 May 2009 17:48:59 +0100, Dirk Bruere at NeoPax
<dirk.bruere@gmail.com> wrote:
way.
<dirk.bruere@gmail.com> wrote:
How do you get that? You are guaranteed to get screwed over either
way.
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D from BC
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On Tue, 12 May 2009 19:46:03 -0600, don <don> wrote:
In God we Trust
Which means...
In Invisible Alien Entity we Trust
In PeoplePopperGod we Trust
In ImaginaryThings we Trust
In FairyTales we Trust
In Superduperman we Trust
Sad that there's nothing real to trust.
D from BC
myrealaddress(at)comic(dot)com
BC, Canada
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http://authenticmike.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/in_god_we_trust.jpg
In God we Trust
Which means...
In Invisible Alien Entity we Trust
In PeoplePopperGod we Trust
In ImaginaryThings we Trust
In FairyTales we Trust
In Superduperman we Trust
Sad that there's nothing real to trust.
D from BC
myrealaddress(at)comic(dot)com
BC, Canada
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JosephKK
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On Thu, 07 May 2009 16:48:38 -0700, John Larkin
<jjlarkin@highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote:
<jjlarkin@highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote:
did you post this?
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D from BC
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On Tue, 12 May 2009 21:00:33 -0700,
"JosephKK"<quiettechblue@yahoo.com> wrote:
D from BC
myrealaddress(at)comic(dot)com
BC, Canada
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"JosephKK"<quiettechblue@yahoo.com> wrote:
lol..
D from BC
myrealaddress(at)comic(dot)com
BC, Canada
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Tim Wescott
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On Tue, 12 May 2009 21:12:09 -0700, JosephKK wrote:
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www.wescottdesign.com
'Cause it's fun?
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Martin Brown
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John Larkin wrote:
The atmosphere is a damn nuisance even with adaptive optics. And there
are wavebands worth studying where the atmosphere is not transparent.
You cannot fault Chandra for the X-ray imaging. That is way beyond
anything that could have been predicted when Hubble was built.
and positional astrometry need very careful design.
was that the spy bird designers kept quiet about the flexure problems as
parts of the solar panels go in and out of the sunlight. In its early
incarnation the myopia induced by over reliance in the null tester
wasn't its only problem. And due to launch delays due to Shuttle
problems its sensors were already being surpassed by newer developments
for ground based but not space certified detectors.
their famous advert and then make the people who deny we went there with
the Apollo program eat their hats.
It was reasonable to send people into space in the 60's and 70's when
robotics was in its infancy. And there was a super power space race on -
which was distinctly preferable to global thermonuclear war.
Humans are still the most useful resource in new situations that require
quick local decisions. It takes a long time to update firmware in a
remote probe. However, robotic probes have come on a long way in
autonomy. Look at the Mars explorers are doing way beyond their design
lifetime.
http://marsrovers.nasa.gov/home/index.html
And it now only makes sense to send humans to do a job that robotics
cannot manage. It is an unfortunate fact of life that swapping out
modules on the HST was not designed to be done by robots and is very
tricky for humans in a pressure suit.
Regards,
Martin Brown
It is actually rather hard to get ground based imaging to match Hubble.
The atmosphere is a damn nuisance even with adaptive optics. And there
are wavebands worth studying where the atmosphere is not transparent.
You cannot fault Chandra for the X-ray imaging. That is way beyond
anything that could have been predicted when Hubble was built.
It never could be. Too much flexing. Satellites for precision imaging
and positional astrometry need very careful design.
I don't know what that book says, but one of the most annoying features
was that the spy bird designers kept quiet about the flexure problems as
parts of the solar panels go in and out of the sunlight. In its early
incarnation the myopia induced by over reliance in the null tester
wasn't its only problem. And due to launch delays due to Shuttle
problems its sensors were already being surpassed by newer developments
for ground based but not space certified detectors.
It would be fun to bring back a sun bleached Hassleblad in line with
their famous advert and then make the people who deny we went there with
the Apollo program eat their hats.
For once we are in almost full agreement.
It was reasonable to send people into space in the 60's and 70's when
robotics was in its infancy. And there was a super power space race on -
which was distinctly preferable to global thermonuclear war.
Humans are still the most useful resource in new situations that require
quick local decisions. It takes a long time to update firmware in a
remote probe. However, robotic probes have come on a long way in
autonomy. Look at the Mars explorers are doing way beyond their design
lifetime.
http://marsrovers.nasa.gov/home/index.html
And it now only makes sense to send humans to do a job that robotics
cannot manage. It is an unfortunate fact of life that swapping out
modules on the HST was not designed to be done by robots and is very
tricky for humans in a pressure suit.
Regards,
Martin Brown
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Martin Brown
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John Larkin wrote:
condition they would be in when they landed there is another matter and
getting them back safely would be out of the question. Unless you read
and believe the most optimistic science fiction of the would be Mars
explorer brigade.
resolution imaging or spectroscopic systems. There is too much flexure
in anything that has not been explicitly designed for the purpose.
HST and Hipparcus have programs to determine the residual systematic
errors and quirks in their pointing caused by differential thermal
expansion making panels deform suddenly.
Also you should bear in mind that increasingly large telescopes are
being used for light graps to power spectroscopy rather than imaging.
The images are fine for coffee table books and a general look-see but it
is the spectroscopy that contains most of the science.
Regards,
Martin Brown
I reckon you could put men on Mars with current technology. What
condition they would be in when they landed there is another matter and
getting them back safely would be out of the question. Unless you read
and believe the most optimistic science fiction of the would be Mars
explorer brigade.
Space stations can never be sensible platforms for todays high
resolution imaging or spectroscopic systems. There is too much flexure
in anything that has not been explicitly designed for the purpose.
HST and Hipparcus have programs to determine the residual systematic
errors and quirks in their pointing caused by differential thermal
expansion making panels deform suddenly.
Also you should bear in mind that increasingly large telescopes are
being used for light graps to power spectroscopy rather than imaging.
The images are fine for coffee table books and a general look-see but it
is the spectroscopy that contains most of the science.
Regards,
Martin Brown
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Baron
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Archimedes' Lever Inscribed thus:
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Best Regards:
Baron.
What do you think an update does then ?
--
Best Regards:
Baron.
Guest
On May 11, 1:13 pm, Raveninghorde <raveninghorde@invalid> wrote:
that the global temperature is declining at the moment, just as it has
done in the past.
Why he thinks that this makes his data a better guide to the long term
trend isn't easy to fathom. He seems to be hoping that the current
trend will continue indefintely and we'll end up in the early stages
of the next ice age.
The Younger Dryas did start pretty abruptly
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Younger_Dryas
but the hypothesised causes of the change would have been noticeable.
--
Bill Sloman, Nijmegen
Ravinghorde is desperate to include the extra year of two that shows
that the global temperature is declining at the moment, just as it has
done in the past.
Why he thinks that this makes his data a better guide to the long term
trend isn't easy to fathom. He seems to be hoping that the current
trend will continue indefintely and we'll end up in the early stages
of the next ice age.
The Younger Dryas did start pretty abruptly
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Younger_Dryas
but the hypothesised causes of the change would have been noticeable.
--
Bill Sloman, Nijmegen
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Archimedes' Lever
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On Wed, 13 May 2009 09:49:36 +0100, Baron
<baron.nospam@linuxmaniac.nospam.net> wrote:
You're an idiot if you think that equates with "some M$ apps actively
modify and sometimes reject other apps...."
In fact, you are an idiot for that stupid remark... period.
<baron.nospam@linuxmaniac.nospam.net> wrote:
You're an idiot if you think that equates with "some M$ apps actively
modify and sometimes reject other apps...."
In fact, you are an idiot for that stupid remark... period.
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Baron
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Archimedes' Lever Inscribed thus:
--
Best Regards:
Baron.
PLONK
--
Best Regards:
Baron.
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Jasen Betts
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On 2009-05-10, DaveC <me@bogusdomain.net> wrote:
and how did they get 4 siginificant figures for that datum?
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Michael A. Terrell
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Jim Thompson wrote:
Sounds like you need to switch to decaffeinated!
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You can't have a sense of humor, if you have no sense!
Sounds like you need to switch to decaffeinated!
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You can't have a sense of humor, if you have no sense!
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Spehro Pefhany
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On Wed, 13 May 2009 09:13:45 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
<mike.terrell@earthlink.net> wrote:
<mike.terrell@earthlink.net> wrote:
...a hookah-smoking caterpillar has given you the call
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Richard Cranium
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On Sat, 09 May 2009 12:43:03 -0700, Archimedes' Lever
<OneBigLever@InfiniteSeries.Org> wrote his usual brand of drivel:
Archie:
You can win and achieve the adulatrion you so desperately seek. You
simply take off at full speed running in a right handed helix until
your speed begins to unwind your DNA and you run through your asshole
and turn inside out. THEN, girls will talk to you ... maybe.
<OneBigLever@InfiniteSeries.Org> wrote his usual brand of drivel:
Archie:
You can win and achieve the adulatrion you so desperately seek. You
simply take off at full speed running in a right handed helix until
your speed begins to unwind your DNA and you run through your asshole
and turn inside out. THEN, girls will talk to you ... maybe.
B
Bill Palmer
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On Wed, 13 May 2009 13:31:58 +0100 Baron
<baron.nospam@linuxmaniac.nospam.net> wrote in Message id:
<gueebl$u3q$1@news.motzarella.org>:
<baron.nospam@linuxmaniac.nospam.net> wrote in Message id:
<gueebl$u3q$1@news.motzarella.org>:
[...]
What took you so long?
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John Larkin
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On Tue, 12 May 2009 21:12:09 -0700,
"JosephKK"<quiettechblue@yahoo.com> wrote:
John
"JosephKK"<quiettechblue@yahoo.com> wrote:
'Cause it's fun?
John