Comment Re:Cooling Towers (Score 1) 303
Cooling towers cool evapoatively, so they need a supply of water to make up for the losses.
Comment Re:Questions... (Score 1) 371
Business hates new technology as the answer to everything, although it is often applicable.
In my experience, business loves new technology, especially if its expensive, proprietary technology that a director, VP, or CTO reads about in some advertisement-disguised-as-a-trade-magazine type publication. Additionally, don't underestimate the impact of vendor kickbacks on IT managers (free expensive gifts!) and marketing departments (ad dollars).
Nothing is more frustrating than having a cheap, quick, and workable solution to a problem, only to be told that it's in the company's best interest to go with the expensive solution that either doesn't address the problem, or creates a whole new set of problems. Company costs go up, workers' salaries freeze and bonuses evaporate, and eventually the company raises their prices for their respective goods or services, further driving away customers and/or profitability
Journal Journal: Glaciers swim In and Out of meat that looks like genitalia. 6
- Glaciers swim - like meat.
- In and Out - More meat than you can shake butter at. A stick of butter.
- of meat that looks like genitalia. - or vice versa.
More useful stuff!:
Comment Last Post (Score 1) 56
Thanks for thinking of me, first. Have a great day.
Journal Journal: I'm a man 15
It's time to tell the truth. I am a 55 year-old man. My name is Andy Kaufman, and I live in New York City.
I am sincerely sorry to everyone for all my lies.
--Andy
Journal Journal: Slashdot History: Hurrah for the ZEROES! 7
A few irrefutable facts about humans:
- They see faces everywhere.
- They are biodegradable.
- Base 10 zeroes excite them.
Here's a little something to excite you:
Journal Journal: Governor Schwarzenegger: The First 100 Gays 6
HahHahahahaHAHAh!
What a clever play on words I made
Next journal topic: Coming soon!
Journal Journal: Bill Clinton likes naked naked naked naked naked naked . . . 8
Journal Journal: Merry Christmas -- $$$$$exyGal
It's not the new year yet, but it seems like a good time to give thanks.
Long story short, I've had a good year. Great job, short commute, and dating again. I've become focused, but with great flexibility. I'm not sweating the big stuff, or the small stuff. The good stuff is in the middle.
May your holidays be commercial-free,
$$$$$exyGal
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Comment Wish I could code... (Score 5, Interesting) 479
As someone who uses Gnucash (I'm an accountant, too) I had no idea the project was in trouble. This is one of the best programs I've come across in the Linux world, and I think it's superior to similar commercial packages. The operation is closer to how you're taught to do accounting, and I love it for that. Well, if someone out there knows how a sympathetic non-coder could lend a hand, let me know. Yes, I did RTFA, and I didn't see a way to contribute without knowing how to hack code.
Journal Journal: Teach me economics: Why are tech jobs going to India? 19
Journal Journal: More masturbation, meat, and a little NADD. 17
I'm going to write another one of those "private thoughts" entries soon, but here's some followups to some of my previous entries!
Journal Journal: Can the blind see? 30
Xerithane left me a very interesting comment a few weeks ago. Here's a blurb:
For instance, I suffer from a moderately rare eye condition. I will go blind for 3+ hours if I'm exposed to bright light for more than a few minutes. It's like a goths wet dream. When it first happened I was probably 12 or so, and the whole time I sepnt trying to think what blind people saw suddenly made sense.
Journal Journal: Slashdot Oldtimers? Are there more archives? 21
Just for fun, I decided to peruse the really really old Slashdot stuff to see how everything started. Maybe I'd find quiet thoughtful debate about the HTML CENTER tag (1995?) ? Or maybe some lively debate regarding the plot of "Good Will Hunting (1997)" ?
