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Looks like a new entry is coming.
Looks like a new entry is coming.
Stores information and processes it in the same place? You mean like every other computer ever?
Well, no. I didn't RTFA because I'm not new here, but ordinary computers have to copy the data from memory into a register before they can process it. They don't process it in-place. And most data is not kept in memory all the time, either, but I figured they meant the first sense.
The Previa couldn't get out of its own way. That's why the had to make the Sienna.
No, that's why they made the Previa S/C. Sucked gas, though. But you certainly could fit a smaller electric motor in there with more power.
Low government interference? Again, you're just talking about a California problem.
That's what they say about everything... well, everything that doesn't come from NY.
I don't see how a PID controller will help much.
It helped him win.
You are cooking with very low temperature air (around 200 F).
Yes, temperature control is what PID is used for in this context.
You have this massive ceramic cooker with large heat capacity.
No, I'm not talking about TFA, I'm talking about every other BBQ. Anyway you can buy a PID fan controller as a complete unit and stick it up your Weber's arse.
The most important thing for good BBQ is picking a good cut of meat. Do that right and you can throw it in your oven and it will be delicious.
That's not even BBQ.
Inconvenience != terror.
Weird != terror.
Basically, you're redefining everything to be "terrorism" if it in any way results in an inconvenience to a government.
Look on the bright side: if it were an F-35, the panel would have 13 nuts instead of 3, and all be different.
The poster was not the boss. The boss calls the final shots. The technician's job is to present the risks (trade-offs) as accurately and clearly as possible. If the boss(es) then choose to ignore the risk warnings, the blame falls on them. If you usurp their power, you are out the door (unless it's a legal matter).
Incidentally, I was in a somewhat similar situation where marketing planned to release about 30 websites for satellite offices all at once along with a press release about the new sites. I pointed out our "budget-oriented" infrastructure may not be able to handle such a sudden load, and suggested staggering the releases. Other technicians agreed with my warning, but the marketing chief was really disappointed, saying something like, "It's better P/R to have one big release. Staggering the releases takes the punch out of it."
I was tempted to respond, "30 crashed sites is not good P/R either", but smartly bit my tongue (based on prior experience with "reality" statements). He was a true P-H-B, always looking for a cheap short-sighted shortcut, but tried to blame us when his paper tigers got eaten. He drove one guy to retire early. Later he was under investigation for giving contracts to his buddies instead of basing them on merit. Not surprising, his buddies were also idiots.
Was it too late to re-inspect when mentioned in the meeting? You perhaps could have said, "I don't recognize that nut, but I'm willing to go in and look around."
Databases should be backed up with a text-dump (such as an SQL INSERT list), not the actual database file, because of the internal pointers that are fragile. A text-dump "flattens" the pointers. If you do use the actual database file as a backup, shut all DB writing off first, during the backup. And keep multiple generations.
That's kind of how the old-school pitmasters look at rigs like this. It has a purpose, and it has value...but you won't get any respect for using one.
I don't want respect, I want brisket that isn't dried out like literally every bit of brisket I've had outside of Texas.
I confessed, I worked on Slashdot Beta
(And during the few moments that we have left
We want to talk right down to earth in a language
That everybody here can easily understand)
Look in my eyes, what do you see?
The Cult of Personality
I know your anger
I know your dreams
I've been everything you want to be
I'm the Cult of Personality
Like Mussolini and Kennedy
I'm the Cult of Personality
The Cult of Personality
The Cult of Personality
Neon lights, a Nobel Prize
When a mirror speaks, the reflection lies
You won't have to follow me
Only you can set me free
I sell the things you need to be
I'm the smiling face on your TV
I'm the Cult of Personality
I exploit you
Still you love me
I tell you one and one makes three
I'm the Cult of Personality
Like Joseph Stalin and Gandhi
I'm the Cult of Personality
The Cult of Personality
The Cult of Personality
Neon lights, a Nobel Prize
When a leader speaks, that leader dies
You won't have to follow me
Only you can set you free
You gave me fortune
You gave me fame
You gave me power in your God's name
I'm every person you need to be
I'm the cult of personality!
I'm the Cult of
I'm the Cult of
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Water falls out of the sky in most of the world.
Sadly, in more and more parts of it, it's becoming illegal to collect it. And mind you, I'm not talking about diverting seasonal drainage, I'm talking about collecting rainfall from your roof, let alone from a structure purpose-built for collecting water like you commonly see in areas with high rainfall and low government interference.
Is that a quote from somewhere? Who said that?
I'm pretty sure the last part is something I read someplace, if not verbatim then next door, and attached to a similar sentiment. There Will Be Idiots is my motto these days, so it crept in there. I can't find anything, either. Whatever it originally was, I probably read it here.
One way to make your old car run better is to look up the price of a new model.
