Comment Re:You cannot be serious (Score 1) 132
where did this 'evil' carbon dioxide magically come from?
It may have come from some combination of methane deposits, plant growth, ocean warning, etc.
where did this 'evil' carbon dioxide magically come from?
It may have come from some combination of methane deposits, plant growth, ocean warning, etc.
Tech1: "Ten, nine, eight,
Tech2: "Seven, Bob"
Tech1: "Oh yeah, seven, six,
I think you're missing the point of the story (and so is whoever wrote the summary).
There was less of a gender gap before home PCs became popular. Nobody had much exposure to computers before college, everybody competed on a level playing field, and women did fine.
After home PCs were introduced, most female Computer Science students felt intimidated because their backgrounds weren't as strong as the male students who were more likely to have a home PC and more likely to have geeked out on a home PC.
I saw a little boy almost die from a heroin overdose because a resident made a power of ten mistake that the nurse did not catch.
Well, I once saw a heavy metal performance ruined because the size of a stage element was specified in inches instead of feet.
Last time I checked in the US most medical doses are given in metric (milligrams, milliliters, etc.), and it doesn't seem to cause too many problems.
The metric system is a crutch for people who can't do any math except moving decimal points...
Power tools are a crutch for people who can't work with hand tools.
Hand tools are a crutch for people who can't work with their teeth and finger nails.
"A car is just a big purse on wheels." -- Johanna Reynolds
