[Insert euphemism for masturbation here]

Yup, the taste of fermented piss without the smell!

Dr. Bakker,

I'd just like to say thanks for the good childhood memories from your book, Raptor Red... I still have my signed copy of it, and should definitely re-read it some time.

I guess I should ask a question, too... If Raptor Red were being written today, are there any new discoveries in the last two decades that would neccessitate significant changes from how you wrote the original?

No, no. The proper comparison is with the Amazon river. When was the last time the Amazon river stopped flowing?

Round 23: Advantage: Amazon river.

Ok.

Wut? Amazon hasn't been around for multiple centuries. If we're going to talk real terms, skip the hyperbole that results from vague statements :)

Other than that, you're preaching to the choir, I'd say.

It's a tablet... so install Classic Shell instead and live in the Desktop, while preserving touch and pen-stuff.

Going by the shadow of what looks like vehicles, I'd say that's a 2 or 3 story building, and it's early/late in the day so the shadows are reasonably long...

What others are saying matches what I think... (programmers do it for fun, and never stop coming up with programming ideas... even scripting for games)

What I think is missing from the discussion is what was the programming you were doing before IT took over your life? Did you ever really get going on a project?

I can totally see it being the case that you enjoyed the bits of programming you were taught, but never stumbled onto the right set of tools... Namely, if I see something I want to accomplish, I'm contemplate solving it with various capabilities I already know. If I know some of the tools needed, that's enough to get started. E.g. if I need something that talks to a serial port and monitors packets, while recording packet timing? I know the serial part, so I'll just jump into the project and figure out the timing part as I go.

I would recommend starting off with scripting (e.g. Python), to reacquaint yourself with the logic, and then add in one of the "real" languages in order to become familiar with the proper approaches to larger complex setups.

If gaming is a potential hook for your programming interest, I suggest using AutoHotkey to learn a bit of logic while making macros for tedious stuff...

Once I re-read the post after submitting, I knew someone would catch my omission of 'successfuly.'

I'm not sure any one has achieved survival of a nuke when using it... /pedantic misreading

Pidgin is definitely gaim in nature.

I've not heard of Pidgin and Metro being combined, though.

But really! I was expecting Slashdot to have this news tomorrow at the earliest!

This is too small of a fix to be worthwhile, most likely. 15 million gallons... per YEAR is 0.01% of 380 million * 365 days.

I have to imagine there are so many alternative things to invest in that would make more than a 0.01% dent.

I see where you're coming from (imaginary slashdot full of news for nerds and stuff that matters)...

What about when the Surface comes out at the end of this month? The Surface Pro?

Just curious if your opinion differs for products with release dates further removed from announcement.

I, too, am a huge fan of that style of volume control. Search for the Targus Slim Internet Media USB Keyboard.

I have two... They're cheaply made, but the only thing that's broken in the two years I've been using mine (other's a spare) was the folding feet.

I've also added the trackball from those button-less Apple mice to the keyboard, and replaced one of the feet with a USB hub...