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With all these, I keep waiting for Psy to pop-in from off-screen...
Eh, sexy lady!
Op, op, op, op
Eh, sexy lady!
Op, op, op, op
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Michael Bolton's band once opened for Ozzy Osbourne on tour. He even auditioned for the lead vocalist position with Black Sabbath in 1983.
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"The aches and pains we associate with a long day of work or a touch of the flu couldn’t be quelled by popping an aspirin"
You should strictly avoid giving aspirin to anyone under 19 when having flu-like symptoms, or even within a few weeks of any viral infection. Reyes syndrome is nothing to scoff at. They stuck that warning on the label because hundreds of children were dying every year. It's a wonderful drug, otherwise.
You should strictly avoid giving aspirin to anyone under 19 when having flu-like symptoms, or even within a few weeks of any viral infection. Reyes syndrome is nothing to scoff at. They stuck that warning on the label because hundreds of children were dying every year. It's a wonderful drug, otherwise.
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"And women are hypocrites, especially ones in comedy bands. We see your faults, but not our own." -Garfunkel & Oats "The Fade Away"
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It's perfectly legal to buy an item at a store, take it home to modify and repackage it, then take it back to the store and leave it on the shelf. And there's really no way around it.
That's how we end up with dolls saying heavy-handed political things, barbies that sound like GI Joes, etc., etc. It's an easy and legal prank to pull, and store owners have no practical way to stop it.
That's how we end up with dolls saying heavy-handed political things, barbies that sound like GI Joes, etc., etc. It's an easy and legal prank to pull, and store owners have no practical way to stop it.
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I'm sure using actual roaches is only a very short-term stop-gap measure, until robotics catches-up and can make mechanical roaches in large numbers, dirt cheap. A few more years and this will be moot.
Remember, the world's first "guided" bombs were guided by PIGEONS. But it only took a short while before radio control was ready to go and birds were removed from the loop:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Pigeon
Remember, the world's first "guided" bombs were guided by PIGEONS. But it only took a short while before radio control was ready to go and birds were removed from the loop:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Pigeon
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The interview is very long, simplistic, gets tedious, and goes nowhere... I'd rate it just so-so, okay to kill some time. That's a Stephen King original, all-right!
"I mean, The Tommyknockers is an awful book."
"I don't like Dreamcatcher very much." -Stephen King
"I mean, The Tommyknockers is an awful book."
"I don't like Dreamcatcher very much." -Stephen King
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The real problem with laying down refrigerators is that the very heavy compressor motor isn't anchored to the base all that well (rubber feet for vibration dampening allow it to flop around several inches when not standing upright), yet the gas lines can't aren't flexible, and the weight of the top of the compressor pulling on them can very easily make a small crack, allowing the refrigerant to escape.
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Strapping the refrigerator to the trunk of the car works very well. You need nice flat straps (not rope) that will allow the trunk to close and latch, and the refrigerator can't be much taller than your car is wide, but it holds extremely securely without any possible damage. Also desirable: some tape to hold the doors closed, and a blanket to avoid paint scratches.
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I'm sure that's just an extreme example to grab attention. The reality would be port-hole sized OLED screens, a drop-in replacement for current windows, but perhaps more conveniently located.
A few problems I see...
In an emergency, the power goes out and passengers can't see anything, like how far they are from the ground, if it's safe to open the emergency exit, etc. Neither can the cabin crew look out to see if the engine is on fire or fell off the wing.
Electronic screens don't mimic a window, properly... They can't imitate both the gentle diffuse and polarized light reflecting off an object, and the harsh non-polarized light of the sun, or reflective (eg. chrome) parts. Similarly, if they look pretty good during the day, they'll be much too bright at night, or vise-versa. Also, with a real window you can rise above it and look down to see the ground, go below it and look up to see the stars, as well as looking straight out to see horizontally... The picture on OLED screens won't change as you move, so you'll see only a fraction as much, and the picture not moving as you do, will ruin the illusion, and perhaps that fake motion could trigger motion sickness.
Cameras don't do well in direct sunlight, low-light conditions, etc. And when there's rain or just moisture, and the tiny camera lens is the first thing to fog up giving you a garbled wall?
On the plus-side, the ability to put (small) windows anywhere and everywhere, including above your head, would give people a much nicer view. Also, it could make "flying wing" concept planes, which are far safer and estimated at 30% cheaper to operate, with the only problem being that people want windows, would suddenly become viable as passenger craft.
A few problems I see...
In an emergency, the power goes out and passengers can't see anything, like how far they are from the ground, if it's safe to open the emergency exit, etc. Neither can the cabin crew look out to see if the engine is on fire or fell off the wing.
Electronic screens don't mimic a window, properly... They can't imitate both the gentle diffuse and polarized light reflecting off an object, and the harsh non-polarized light of the sun, or reflective (eg. chrome) parts. Similarly, if they look pretty good during the day, they'll be much too bright at night, or vise-versa. Also, with a real window you can rise above it and look down to see the ground, go below it and look up to see the stars, as well as looking straight out to see horizontally... The picture on OLED screens won't change as you move, so you'll see only a fraction as much, and the picture not moving as you do, will ruin the illusion, and perhaps that fake motion could trigger motion sickness.
Cameras don't do well in direct sunlight, low-light conditions, etc. And when there's rain or just moisture, and the tiny camera lens is the first thing to fog up giving you a garbled wall?
On the plus-side, the ability to put (small) windows anywhere and everywhere, including above your head, would give people a much nicer view. Also, it could make "flying wing" concept planes, which are far safer and estimated at 30% cheaper to operate, with the only problem being that people want windows, would suddenly become viable as passenger craft.
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WARNING: NSFW
Not the article, but some of the sidebar photos... Remind me never to visit oddee again.
Not the article, but some of the sidebar photos... Remind me never to visit oddee again.
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Punishment for bad behavior simply has to be immediate and direct for a cat to understand it. WHILE your cat is scratching the furniture, a smack on the nose will stop them, and tell them not to do that... You may have to do this multiple times, too. Cats don't understand abstract anger after the fact, like dogs can, and they aren't as eager to please you and learn the rules as dogs are. Punishment also has to be light and reserved for really bad behaviors (namely, clawing), not just when they fail to do something good you wanted.
And like the article says, you've got to provide acceptable alternatives for the cat... They need toys, places they are allowed to scratch, windows they can look out and possibly sleep in-front of, things to climb, and plenty of comfortable locations they can hide under or jump-up onto. It drives me crazy when people want a cat (or dog) that doesn't jump onto the furniture, doesn't scratch anything at all, doesn't need to have any unsightly toys, or otherwise disturb their sparse and perfectly sterile world. Those people really want a cat (or dog) figurine instead of the real thing... or maybe a roomba.
My cats are very well behaved, but it takes a long, long time (years) to gradually break bad habits entirely. Though you will see signs of improvement long before then. A big part of that is teaching them that they can always trust and depend on you. If you're inconsistent, or you ever trick or unpleasantly surprise them, you can forget about ever getting belly-rubbing privileges.
And like the article says, you've got to provide acceptable alternatives for the cat... They need toys, places they are allowed to scratch, windows they can look out and possibly sleep in-front of, things to climb, and plenty of comfortable locations they can hide under or jump-up onto. It drives me crazy when people want a cat (or dog) that doesn't jump onto the furniture, doesn't scratch anything at all, doesn't need to have any unsightly toys, or otherwise disturb their sparse and perfectly sterile world. Those people really want a cat (or dog) figurine instead of the real thing... or maybe a roomba.
My cats are very well behaved, but it takes a long, long time (years) to gradually break bad habits entirely. Though you will see signs of improvement long before then. A big part of that is teaching them that they can always trust and depend on you. If you're inconsistent, or you ever trick or unpleasantly surprise them, you can forget about ever getting belly-rubbing privileges.
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Forensic science TODAY is hardly any better than "spectral evidence".
Fingerprints aren't unique. DNA has many false-positives from the improper way law-enforcement tries to use it. Anybody and everybody can claim to be an expert witness with no vetting from the court. Blood spatter analysis, footwear impressions and bite-mark comparisons have zero basis in science. Coroners are political appointees who don't need any medical credentials. There's no science behind, or training for, arson investigators. etc., etc.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tech/forensics-on-trial.html
http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=12589
Fingerprints aren't unique. DNA has many false-positives from the improper way law-enforcement tries to use it. Anybody and everybody can claim to be an expert witness with no vetting from the court. Blood spatter analysis, footwear impressions and bite-mark comparisons have zero basis in science. Coroners are political appointees who don't need any medical credentials. There's no science behind, or training for, arson investigators. etc., etc.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tech/forensics-on-trial.html
http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=12589
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http://www.businessinsider.com/foreigners-share-what-they-cant-believe-about-america-2013-11
* 6. The Non-Metric System
This gets exaggerated far too much. Most important measurements (speedometers, foods, etc.) are dual-labeled. And the US isn't alone... The British remain dedicated to imperial measures, but somehow it's not as trendy to mock the UK.
* 8. Return Policy
All of Europe has far better return policies than the US... A product can be returned years later, if it was poorly designed and unsuitable for the purpose.
* "It is easy to find obese people in USA"
Mexico is worse than the US, and the UK is only just barely any better the US in the obesity epidemic. Most 1st world countries have the problem to varying degrees. That said, the US is a big place, and I can see how a foreigner that gets off the plane and walks into a Walmart in Paducah, Kentucky would think the entire US consists of a herd of thundering man-blubber propelled onward by rascal scooters...