Class websites:
http://carboosters4310.blogspot.com
http://uvscconstruction.blogspot.com
http://solaradiations.blogspot.com
http://rockclimbers2.blogspot.com
Monday, September 22
these days [dive into mark]: "and we got the pooh bedding, classic pooh of course because we’re That Sort Of Snob, or at least i am, because i actually grew up with the original pooh stories by a.a. milne, long before the whole pooh estate got bought out by disney and turned into a franchise and some mindless executive drone came along and said 'you know what we really need here? clothes. it’s just completely unbelieveable that all these make-believe animals are frolicking around in a forest with no visible means of economic support, talking and carrying on and writing bad poetry and generally displaying signs of higher-order intelligence, but none of them are wearing any clothes.' and then a bunch of people like me complained, although not me personally, and then disney did a new-coke-classic-coke thing and came out with classic pooh, although these days most of the classic pooh you see in stores isn’t really classic pooh, it’s just in the style of classic pooh, since there really weren’t that many illustrations that e.h. shepherd did in the original pooh, and disney needs more designs than that."
Philip Greenspun's Weblog:: "Java is the SUV of programming tools
Our students this semester in 6.171, Software Engineering for Internet Applications have divided themselves into roughly three groups. One third has chosen to use Microsoft .NET, building pages in C#/ASP.NET connecting to SQL Server. One third has chosen to use scripting languages such as PHP connecting to PostgreSQL and sometimes Oracle. The final third, which seems to be struggling the most, is using Java Server Pages (JSP) with Oracle on Linux. JSP is fantastically simpler than 'J2EE', which is the recommended-by-Sun way of building applications, but still it seems to be too complex for seniors and graduate students in the MIT computer science program, despite the fact that they all had at least one semester of Java experience in 6.170.
After researching how to do bind variables in Java (see the very end of http://philip.greenspun.com/internet-application-workbook/software-structure), which turns out to be much harder and more error-prone than in 20-year-old C interfaces to relational databases, I had an epiphany: Java is the SUV of programming tools.
A project done in Java will cost 5 times as much, take twice as long, and be harder to maintain than a project done in a scripting language such as PHP or Perl. People who are serious about getting the job done on time and under budget will use tools such as Visual Basic (controlled all the machines that decoded the human genome). But the programmers and managers using Java will feel good about themselves because they are using a tool that, in theory, has a lot of power for handling problems of tremendous complexity. Just like the suburbanite who drives his SUV to the 7-11 on a paved road but feels good because in theory he could climb a 45-degree dirt slope. If a programmer is attacking a truly difficul"
Our students this semester in 6.171, Software Engineering for Internet Applications have divided themselves into roughly three groups. One third has chosen to use Microsoft .NET, building pages in C#/ASP.NET connecting to SQL Server. One third has chosen to use scripting languages such as PHP connecting to PostgreSQL and sometimes Oracle. The final third, which seems to be struggling the most, is using Java Server Pages (JSP) with Oracle on Linux. JSP is fantastically simpler than 'J2EE', which is the recommended-by-Sun way of building applications, but still it seems to be too complex for seniors and graduate students in the MIT computer science program, despite the fact that they all had at least one semester of Java experience in 6.170.
After researching how to do bind variables in Java (see the very end of http://philip.greenspun.com/internet-application-workbook/software-structure), which turns out to be much harder and more error-prone than in 20-year-old C interfaces to relational databases, I had an epiphany: Java is the SUV of programming tools.
A project done in Java will cost 5 times as much, take twice as long, and be harder to maintain than a project done in a scripting language such as PHP or Perl. People who are serious about getting the job done on time and under budget will use tools such as Visual Basic (controlled all the machines that decoded the human genome). But the programmers and managers using Java will feel good about themselves because they are using a tool that, in theory, has a lot of power for handling problems of tremendous complexity. Just like the suburbanite who drives his SUV to the 7-11 on a paved road but feels good because in theory he could climb a 45-degree dirt slope. If a programmer is attacking a truly difficul"
Sunday, September 21
CNN.com - Study: Even mid-life diet change can extend life - Sep. 19, 2003: "'If this works in humans, then it means that from the time a person starts on a restricted diet, they'll be like individuals of the same age who were always on that diet,' she said. 'Their prospects of survival are the same.'
Partridge said that although the life-extending effects of short rations have never been proven in humans, it has been shown in monkeys, mice, rats and fruit flies that diet restrictions will lead to longer lives.
'There is no reason to suppose it wouldn't apply equally to humans,' she said. 'There are diet restriction studies now underway with monkeys and all the indications appear the same [as with mice, rats and fruit flies].' "
Partridge said that although the life-extending effects of short rations have never been proven in humans, it has been shown in monkeys, mice, rats and fruit flies that diet restrictions will lead to longer lives.
'There is no reason to suppose it wouldn't apply equally to humans,' she said. 'There are diet restriction studies now underway with monkeys and all the indications appear the same [as with mice, rats and fruit flies].' "
Air Gun Tips from around the Globe: "To rectify transfer port problems I prefer to use a small ballend steel burr in a Dremel tool at very low speed. The smallest rechargeable Dremel on the market is an indispensable tool when working on guns for me. If I can access the transfer port with the ballend burr I use it to'break' the edge of the transfer port by grinding the sharp edge to a less aggressive profile that won't catch the pellet, but allow it to slide past without damage. It isn't possible to get a ballend burr into the port area on many guns so your only recourse in that case is to create a slotted rod or dowel that you can wrap with fine emory cloth or sandpaper. This should also be a follow-up step to the port clean-up with the Dremel. The bolt will have to be removed to use this method, but it's not too difficult with most guns. "
Air Gun Tips from around the Globe: "Cheap Effective Cleaning
A cheap and effective pull-through for cleaning airguns can be made from a length of .080 weed wacker cord. The plastic cord will not harm the rifling or crown like a cleaning rod will. To make the pull-through you first cut your length and make sure to cut an angle on one end. This angle(point) is used to puncture a patch when cleaning."
A cheap and effective pull-through for cleaning airguns can be made from a length of .080 weed wacker cord. The plastic cord will not harm the rifling or crown like a cleaning rod will. To make the pull-through you first cut your length and make sure to cut an angle on one end. This angle(point) is used to puncture a patch when cleaning."
Crosman Airgun Forum: "If your 1377 doesn't shoot accurately, its not because the barrel is 'dirty'. Earlier posts discussed lapping, bore paste, etc, all things that should not be done to the very fine rifling in a 1377. If anything, the muzzle end of the barrel needs to be recrowned, and the breech end checked for burrs. This is very common in the Crosman guns, and almost all need at least some barrel work to be really accurate.
As for when you should clean your airgun, well, maybe never. I have guns found in original condition that are going on 70 years old, they've never been cleaned and shoot better than any new gun. I have new guns that have thousands of pellets through them, never been cleaned, and accuracy is better than when new. The only reason to clean an airgun bore is if its a springer thats been dieseling heavily. That causes a carbon and oil sludge buildup in the barrel that needs to be removed. "
As for when you should clean your airgun, well, maybe never. I have guns found in original condition that are going on 70 years old, they've never been cleaned and shoot better than any new gun. I have new guns that have thousands of pellets through them, never been cleaned, and accuracy is better than when new. The only reason to clean an airgun bore is if its a springer thats been dieseling heavily. That causes a carbon and oil sludge buildup in the barrel that needs to be removed. "
Google Search: breech "weed eater": "I use an Otis for larger than .22 and love it. For .177s and .22s I went a little better by heating the weed eater line first and squishing it in a vice. When I had tried just pounding it it had fractures in it. The thickness of the jaws was just about right (around an inch). Following a suggestion I read on an airgun forum I squeezed it again around 1/2' from the first squeeze and at a right angle to it. I also embellished it by poking a hot ice pick through the slits at each end. This relieves any stresses that might fracture and makes holes so you get a wider slit in my later operation. . Then I smoothed and further widened the slits with an emery board. This makes inserting the patches much easier. The double patches make things go twice as fast. Cleaner on the lead patch and a dry one following. As many times as needed, then two dry ones, then an oily lead with a dry following. I agree with the breech to muzzle only."
Google Search: breech "weed eater": "# Hoppy wrote: # Or get a piece of the largest Weed Eater string about six feet # long. Hammer the center flat for about an inch then make a slit with an Exacto # knife and thread a patch through it. Feed the line into either end of the # barrel and pull back and forth."
Crown paintball barrels: "How to crown a paintball gun barrel without a lathe
I crowned the Taso SS Pro barrel on my Tippmann .68 Carbine and got rid of the flyers that the gun was throwing 20% of the time. The barrel had minor visible imperfections on the crown. I have access to a lathe that I have used to crown Firearm barrels, but it is a lot of trouble. I thought I would try something that anyone can do.
This method won't work if you cut off a barrel with a hacksaw. You would have to use a lathe on that. But I think it will suffice on most barrels.
I bought a 1' diameter SS ball Bearing from Small Parts, Inc. and some 120 Grit valve Grinding Compound from a local Auto Parts store. (Small parts has the compound too, if you want to get everything from the same place). I applied liberal amounts of the compound to the bearing, and holding the barrel in a vertical position, rotated the ball on the crown of the barrel. Don't keep the ball in the same position, but roll the ball as you grind. You should use the entire surface of the ball during the grinding session. Since you are doing all of this by hand, rotate the barrel at intervals also. This will minimize uneven wear from the handheld process. After about 5 minutes of sporadic grinding (it makes your hand hurt), I had a nice even gray grind pattern just under 1\16' wide. "
I crowned the Taso SS Pro barrel on my Tippmann .68 Carbine and got rid of the flyers that the gun was throwing 20% of the time. The barrel had minor visible imperfections on the crown. I have access to a lathe that I have used to crown Firearm barrels, but it is a lot of trouble. I thought I would try something that anyone can do.
This method won't work if you cut off a barrel with a hacksaw. You would have to use a lathe on that. But I think it will suffice on most barrels.
I bought a 1' diameter SS ball Bearing from Small Parts, Inc. and some 120 Grit valve Grinding Compound from a local Auto Parts store. (Small parts has the compound too, if you want to get everything from the same place). I applied liberal amounts of the compound to the bearing, and holding the barrel in a vertical position, rotated the ball on the crown of the barrel. Don't keep the ball in the same position, but roll the ball as you grind. You should use the entire surface of the ball during the grinding session. Since you are doing all of this by hand, rotate the barrel at intervals also. This will minimize uneven wear from the handheld process. After about 5 minutes of sporadic grinding (it makes your hand hurt), I had a nice even gray grind pattern just under 1\16' wide. "
Google Search: lapping group:alt.sport.air-guns group:alt.sport.air-guns: "Mitch wrote
>How bad is the crown now? Do you need to cut the barrel back a bit, or can
>you just lap
>the existing crown?
>You may be able to recrown without pulling the sight, get some fine lapping
>compound such
>as JB Bore Paste, and a brass round-head screw with a head a
>bit bigger than the bore. Chuck the screw in a hand held drill, goop it up
>with Bore Paste, and rock the drill back and forth as it turns, frequently
>stopping to turn the barrel a bit. When you've polished an even margin all
>around, clean the barrel and test-fire. Most of the plastic sights are
>pressed
>on, you can usually heat them and tap them off. The trick with cutting back
>the barrel is
>to get the face square to the bore, not an easy task with hand tools.
>A good machinist can probably file it square after cutting, but I can't."
>How bad is the crown now? Do you need to cut the barrel back a bit, or can
>you just lap
>the existing crown?
>You may be able to recrown without pulling the sight, get some fine lapping
>compound such
>as JB Bore Paste, and a brass round-head screw with a head a
>bit bigger than the bore. Chuck the screw in a hand held drill, goop it up
>with Bore Paste, and rock the drill back and forth as it turns, frequently
>stopping to turn the barrel a bit. When you've polished an even margin all
>around, clean the barrel and test-fire. Most of the plastic sights are
>pressed
>on, you can usually heat them and tap them off. The trick with cutting back
>the barrel is
>to get the face square to the bore, not an easy task with hand tools.
>A good machinist can probably file it square after cutting, but I can't."
Crosman Airgun Forum: "It's your gun and wallet but a decked out CR1377 will cost you several hundred dollars by the time your finished and thats money you could have used to buy a better gun in the first place. As you correctly noted the 1377 is a pretty nice gun for the money just the way you got it."
Crosman Airgun Forum: "Locate one end of the spring a remove one half of a turn from it. This will shorten the spring about 1/32-1/16' of an inch.
DON'T cut the spring in half."
DON'T cut the spring in half."
Crosman Airgun Forum: "Lapping
September 21 2003 at 5:48 AM Anonymous (Login geron)
from IP address 66.190.164.218
Response to Ok, understand lapping a little. I think.
Use as last resort but before recrowning. Lap from the breech end. Amount of paste -- enough to do the job. Hard to say. I first use JB on a patch with a crown saver from MAC1 pulled breech to muzzle. Then JB on a pellet if necessry. Finally, recrown the thing if nothing else works.
One thing I forgot. Should be No. 1 -- replace the trigger spring. Use a No. 4 or No 6 (almost too light - reinforce with drinking straw or some other type guide) from Ace Hdwe. Or cut one wind off the factory spring -- careful and measure, you can cut too much off. "
September 21 2003 at 5:48 AM Anonymous (Login geron)
from IP address 66.190.164.218
Response to Ok, understand lapping a little. I think.
Use as last resort but before recrowning. Lap from the breech end. Amount of paste -- enough to do the job. Hard to say. I first use JB on a patch with a crown saver from MAC1 pulled breech to muzzle. Then JB on a pellet if necessry. Finally, recrown the thing if nothing else works.
One thing I forgot. Should be No. 1 -- replace the trigger spring. Use a No. 4 or No 6 (almost too light - reinforce with drinking straw or some other type guide) from Ace Hdwe. Or cut one wind off the factory spring -- careful and measure, you can cut too much off. "
Saturday, September 20
: "==============================
BARREL CLEANING
==============================
JB paste is popular among competitive centerfire shooters. The abrasive compound is designed
to be harder than copper but softer than steel. It has NEVER been known to harm barrels.
Copper fouling kills target barrels over time and is difficult to clean out without abrasives.
Abrasives such as Clover brand or lapping compounds are meant to polish (wear) steel. JB
will not do this to your barrel. Never compare JB to lapping compound. Unless you are shooting
copper clad pellets, you don't need it. If you notice any lead buildup that a nylon bore brush
will not remove easily, don't go out and buy a bronze brush. These can wear on your
rifling over time. Here's the ticket, theres a penetrating oil on the market called
Kroil. Its like wd-40 but much better. It 'creeps' under lead and copper and floats it out
of your rifling. It's nonabrasive and has a signature smell like wd-40 does, only different.
It comes in an orange can, either a spray can or in larger bulk cans. Needless to say, NEVER
clean from the muzzle end without a bore guide. Either use a pull through string type jag or
rod and clean from the breech end, always in the direction of the pellet. This will keep your
muzzle crown from wearing and opening up your groups. You can call Midway Supply and order some
if you can't find it locally. Their number is (800)243-3220 or www.midwayusa.com"
BARREL CLEANING
==============================
JB paste is popular among competitive centerfire shooters. The abrasive compound is designed
to be harder than copper but softer than steel. It has NEVER been known to harm barrels.
Copper fouling kills target barrels over time and is difficult to clean out without abrasives.
Abrasives such as Clover brand or lapping compounds are meant to polish (wear) steel. JB
will not do this to your barrel. Never compare JB to lapping compound. Unless you are shooting
copper clad pellets, you don't need it. If you notice any lead buildup that a nylon bore brush
will not remove easily, don't go out and buy a bronze brush. These can wear on your
rifling over time. Here's the ticket, theres a penetrating oil on the market called
Kroil. Its like wd-40 but much better. It 'creeps' under lead and copper and floats it out
of your rifling. It's nonabrasive and has a signature smell like wd-40 does, only different.
It comes in an orange can, either a spray can or in larger bulk cans. Needless to say, NEVER
clean from the muzzle end without a bore guide. Either use a pull through string type jag or
rod and clean from the breech end, always in the direction of the pellet. This will keep your
muzzle crown from wearing and opening up your groups. You can call Midway Supply and order some
if you can't find it locally. Their number is (800)243-3220 or www.midwayusa.com"
Google Toolbar Installed: "Now that you've installed the Google Toolbar, you've got the world's best search at your fingertips.
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78792 - Works: Exporting Works Database Files to Microsoft Excel: "SUMMARY
To export a Microsoft Works for Windows database into Microsoft Excel, do the following:
Open the database file in Works for Windows.
From the View menu, choose List.
From the File menu, choose Save As, enter a new filename, choose Text and Tabs, dBASE III, or dBASE IV as the format, and choose OK.
From the File menu, choose Exit Works.
Start Excel. From the File menu, choose Open.
Enter the full path for the file.
The file will open directly into Excel, and the information will be arranged in columns similar to the List view in Works for Windows."
To export a Microsoft Works for Windows database into Microsoft Excel, do the following:
Open the database file in Works for Windows.
From the View menu, choose List.
From the File menu, choose Save As, enter a new filename, choose Text and Tabs, dBASE III, or dBASE IV as the format, and choose OK.
From the File menu, choose Exit Works.
Start Excel. From the File menu, choose Open.
Enter the full path for the file.
The file will open directly into Excel, and the information will be arranged in columns similar to the List view in Works for Windows."
BLOGGER - Knowledge Base: "There are a number of reasons for including multiple blogs on a single page. Perhaps you'd like to have two or three users posting at once, but don't want the posts combined in a single blog column. Or maybe you'd like to post notes and comments in your sidebar that don't fit in with the rest of the content of your blog. It's even possible (depending on your server's capabilities) to grab blog content from another server and paste it seamlessly into your existing code. The possibilities are endless, really.
Including multiple blogs on a single page can be achieved through the use of includes. Includes are a feature on many different servers and platforms, including Server Side Includes, PHP, ASP, and Cold Fusion. The type of include method you need will depend on what kind of platform your server is running and whether or not your server has the functionality set up to do so. If you're not sure which of the following techniques are right for you, please ask your system administrator.
Say you want to post a list of books you're currently reading in the sidebar of your main blog page. First you'll need to create a new blog. Log into Blogger and click 'Create a new blog' link in the right column. Specify the information requested and then click on Settings to enter additional information needed there. We'll use 'books.html' as the file name for this new blog.
After you've completed your settings, open the template for this new blog by clicking on Template . Remove the , and tags, leaving only the Blogger code. It should look something like this:
<$BlogDateHeaderDate$>
<$BlogItemBody$>
<$BlogItemDateTime$>
Including multiple blogs on a single page can be achieved through the use of includes. Includes are a feature on many different servers and platforms, including Server Side Includes, PHP, ASP, and Cold Fusion. The type of include method you need will depend on what kind of platform your server is running and whether or not your server has the functionality set up to do so. If you're not sure which of the following techniques are right for you, please ask your system administrator.
Say you want to post a list of books you're currently reading in the sidebar of your main blog page. First you'll need to create a new blog. Log into Blogger and click 'Create a new blog' link in the right column. Specify the information requested and then click on Settings to enter additional information needed there. We'll use 'books.html' as the file name for this new blog.
After you've completed your settings, open the template for this new blog by clicking on Template . Remove the , and tags, leaving only the Blogger code. It should look something like this:
<$BlogDateHeaderDate$>
<$BlogItemBody$>
<$BlogItemDateTime$>
BLOGGER - Knowledge Base: "There are a number of reasons for including multiple blogs on a single page. Perhaps you'd like to have two or three users posting at once, but don't want the posts combined in a single blog column. Or maybe you'd like to post notes and comments in your sidebar that don't fit in with the rest of the content of your blog. It's even possible (depending on your server's capabilities) to grab blog content from another server and paste it seamlessly into your existing code. The possibilities are endless, really.
Including multiple blogs on a single page can be achieved through the use of includes. Includes are a feature on many different servers and platforms, including Server Side Includes, PHP, ASP, and Cold Fusion. The type of include method you need will depend on what kind of platform your server is running and whether or not your server has the functionality set up to do so. If you're not sure which of the following techniques are right for you, please ask your system administrator.
Say you want to post a list of books you're currently reading in the sidebar of your main blog page. First you'll need to create a new blog. Log into Blogger and click 'Create a new blog' link in the right column. Specify the information requested and then click on Settings to enter additional information needed there. We'll use 'books.html' as the file name for this new blog.
After you've completed your settings, open the template for this new blog by clicking on Template . Remove the , and tags, leaving only the Blogger code. It should look something like this:
<$BlogDateHeaderDate$>
<$BlogItemBody$>
<$BlogItemDateTime$>
Including multiple blogs on a single page can be achieved through the use of includes. Includes are a feature on many different servers and platforms, including Server Side Includes, PHP, ASP, and Cold Fusion. The type of include method you need will depend on what kind of platform your server is running and whether or not your server has the functionality set up to do so. If you're not sure which of the following techniques are right for you, please ask your system administrator.
Say you want to post a list of books you're currently reading in the sidebar of your main blog page. First you'll need to create a new blog. Log into Blogger and click 'Create a new blog' link in the right column. Specify the information requested and then click on Settings to enter additional information needed there. We'll use 'books.html' as the file name for this new blog.
After you've completed your settings, open the template for this new blog by clicking on Template . Remove the , and tags, leaving only the Blogger code. It should look something like this:
<$BlogDateHeaderDate$>
<$BlogItemBody$>
<$BlogItemDateTime$>
78792 - Works: Exporting Works Database Files to Microsoft Excel: "SUMMARY
To export a Microsoft Works for Windows database into Microsoft Excel, do the following:
Open the database file in Works for Windows.
From the View menu, choose List.
From the File menu, choose Save As, enter a new filename, choose Text and Tabs, dBASE III, or dBASE IV as the format, and choose OK.
From the File menu, choose Exit Works.
Start Excel. From the File menu, choose Open.
Enter the full path for the file.
The file will open directly into Excel, and the information will be arranged in columns similar to the List view in Works for Windows."
To export a Microsoft Works for Windows database into Microsoft Excel, do the following:
Open the database file in Works for Windows.
From the View menu, choose List.
From the File menu, choose Save As, enter a new filename, choose Text and Tabs, dBASE III, or dBASE IV as the format, and choose OK.
From the File menu, choose Exit Works.
Start Excel. From the File menu, choose Open.
Enter the full path for the file.
The file will open directly into Excel, and the information will be arranged in columns similar to the List view in Works for Windows."
78792 - Works: Exporting Works Database Files to Microsoft Excel: "SUMMARY
To export a Microsoft Works for Windows database into Microsoft Excel, do the following:
Open the database file in Works for Windows.
From the View menu, choose List.
From the File menu, choose Save As, enter a new filename, choose Text and Tabs, dBASE III, or dBASE IV as the format, and choose OK.
From the File menu, choose Exit Works.
Start Excel. From the File menu, choose Open.
Enter the full path for the file.
The file will open directly into Excel, and the information will be arranged in columns similar to the List view in Works for Windows."
To export a Microsoft Works for Windows database into Microsoft Excel, do the following:
Open the database file in Works for Windows.
From the View menu, choose List.
From the File menu, choose Save As, enter a new filename, choose Text and Tabs, dBASE III, or dBASE IV as the format, and choose OK.
From the File menu, choose Exit Works.
Start Excel. From the File menu, choose Open.
Enter the full path for the file.
The file will open directly into Excel, and the information will be arranged in columns similar to the List view in Works for Windows."
Police: Baseball fan shot after game: "Mark Antenorcruz, 25, of Covina, was shot once in the upper body Friday night as he headed for his car. The shooting at Dodger Stadium followed an argument over the teams, though it was unclear who the victim and the suspects were rooting for, police said. "
Crosman Postal Match: "This class is intended to simulate an ISSF 10 metre match, for those of us with a competition bent!
Any .177 or .22 air or CO2 pistol is allowed, including match pistols. Open sights only in this one!
Course of fire is 60 rounds, at 5 rounds per target, on 12 targets. Distance is 10 metres, and this match is shot ONE handed, unsupported. Match to be completed in 1hr45min.
Perfect score is 600 (Current top shots are shooting 580's!)
Target is standard ISSF 10mtr Air Pistol"
Any .177 or .22 air or CO2 pistol is allowed, including match pistols. Open sights only in this one!
Course of fire is 60 rounds, at 5 rounds per target, on 12 targets. Distance is 10 metres, and this match is shot ONE handed, unsupported. Match to be completed in 1hr45min.
Perfect score is 600 (Current top shots are shooting 580's!)
Target is standard ISSF 10mtr Air Pistol"
Crosman Postal Match: "Pistol - Novice Challenge
Budget air pistol: any pistol not exceeding $130US or $200Can. This class is shot standing unsupported, two handed from 6m (20ft).
Match air pistol: includes SSP and recoilless weapons. This class is shot standing unsupported, one handed from 6m.
Either open sights or optics allowed - please state which sights you used when you submit your score.
Target is 20 bullseyes, 1inch across. A centre is 5, middle ring is 3, outer ring is 1. Perfect score is 100. "
Budget air pistol: any pistol not exceeding $130US or $200Can. This class is shot standing unsupported, two handed from 6m (20ft).
Match air pistol: includes SSP and recoilless weapons. This class is shot standing unsupported, one handed from 6m.
Either open sights or optics allowed - please state which sights you used when you submit your score.
Target is 20 bullseyes, 1inch across. A centre is 5, middle ring is 3, outer ring is 1. Perfect score is 100. "
Friday, September 19
The Village Voice: Film: A Vampires-and-Werewolves Dud by Alex Pappademas: "The production design is over the top and around the corner, the neo-Wachowskian gunfights are trailer-riffic, and if the knotty plot doesn't set a nation of Ain't It Cool-ers a-bloggin', the sight of Kate Beckinsale in a form-fitting vinyl catsuit undoubtedly will. But the Montague/Capulet sparks that are supposed to fly between Beckinsale's vampire assassin and a would-be werewolf (erstwhile Felicity hunk Scott Speedman, telegraphing Keanu Reevesian bewilderment) never do."
Wednesday, September 17
Dia a drawing program: "Welcome to Dia's homepage. Dia is a gtk based diagram creation program released under the GPL license.
Dia is designed to be much like the commercial Windows program 'Visio'. It can be used to draw many different kinds of diagrams. It currently has special objects to help draw entity relationship diagrams, UML diagrams, flowcharts, network diagrams, and simple circuits. It is also possible to add support for new shapes by writing simple XML files, using a subset of SVG to draw the shape."
Dia is designed to be much like the commercial Windows program 'Visio'. It can be used to draw many different kinds of diagrams. It currently has special objects to help draw entity relationship diagrams, UML diagrams, flowcharts, network diagrams, and simple circuits. It is also possible to add support for new shapes by writing simple XML files, using a subset of SVG to draw the shape."
Boston.com / News / World / Europe / Tale of woe for Denmark's Little Mermaid: "'The Little Mermaid is more a symbol for tourists, but not for Denmark,' Svensen said. 'She's not that beautiful. She's not that big. She is not art. She is a bit disappointing actually.'
'The story of her destruction had some meaning the first time. But ever since then it is a copy cat story, and that is not that interesting. When they find out who did it, we will cover that.'"
'The story of her destruction had some meaning the first time. But ever since then it is a copy cat story, and that is not that interesting. When they find out who did it, we will cover that.'"
NEWS.com.au | Honda pulls controversial advert (September 17, 2003): "HONDA Australia has withdrawn a television commercial amid criticism it was grossly insensitive and traded on the image of suicide.
The ad, for the new Honda Accord, shows the owner of an old model admiring a new version.
In response the old model locks the doors, revs the engine and speeds off the end of a cliff.
The national depression initiative, beyondblue said the company had demonstrated gross insensitivity to the key Australian health issue of suicide.
'One in five people experience depression in their life and depression is a major risk factor for suicide,' Professor Ian Hickie, beyondblue clinical adviser, said."
The ad, for the new Honda Accord, shows the owner of an old model admiring a new version.
In response the old model locks the doors, revs the engine and speeds off the end of a cliff.
The national depression initiative, beyondblue said the company had demonstrated gross insensitivity to the key Australian health issue of suicide.
'One in five people experience depression in their life and depression is a major risk factor for suicide,' Professor Ian Hickie, beyondblue clinical adviser, said."
Monday, September 15
FARK.com: Comments Thingee (651149): "True Story:
I had a math professor fly to Vegas on a Saturday morning because the house he was building needed hardwood floors. In 6 hours he had won $60,000 counting cards. He took an overnight flight home and bought his flooring materials on Sunday morning. It took him longer to fly to and from Vegas from NC than it did to win the $60k..."
I had a math professor fly to Vegas on a Saturday morning because the house he was building needed hardwood floors. In 6 hours he had won $60,000 counting cards. He took an overnight flight home and bought his flooring materials on Sunday morning. It took him longer to fly to and from Vegas from NC than it did to win the $60k..."
Sunday, September 14
Wired News: Through the Solar Looking Glass: "Ultimately, Dyson is confident her team's solar cells can reach nearly 100 percent efficiency -- compared with typical solar panels' conversion rate of less than 20 percent. To compare solar energy alternatives accurately, however, it's necessary to calculate the cost per watt or a similar ratio, and Dyson said it is too early to make that projection. "
The Salt Lake Tribune -- Mayor Keeps Job at Eagle Mountain: " But Bailey -- whose term expires in January 2006 -- says he is going to lighten his load. Instead of logging those '160-hour' work months he says forced him to neglect his private job as a contractor and spurred him to take off for California, Bailey says he will delegate more tasks to staff and City Council members.
That's news to Councilman Brigham Morgan, who says he has had no communication with Bailey for two weeks and is one of several council members who are not eager to welcome back the town's prodigal mayor.
'I'm a little disappointed and I'm concerned about the credibility of the council, the mayor and the decisions we make,' said Morgan, adding that many residents have lobbied him for the council to take a 'no confidence' vote in the mayor.
Councilman Greg Kehl, who has been filling in for Bailey, says stress has not been an issue for him during his brief stint as Eagle Mountain's chief executive.
'Things have run as smooth as glass,' he said. 'We've dealt with every issue that has come up. The staff has done a fantastic job. We haven't missed a beat.' "
That's news to Councilman Brigham Morgan, who says he has had no communication with Bailey for two weeks and is one of several council members who are not eager to welcome back the town's prodigal mayor.
'I'm a little disappointed and I'm concerned about the credibility of the council, the mayor and the decisions we make,' said Morgan, adding that many residents have lobbied him for the council to take a 'no confidence' vote in the mayor.
Councilman Greg Kehl, who has been filling in for Bailey, says stress has not been an issue for him during his brief stint as Eagle Mountain's chief executive.
'Things have run as smooth as glass,' he said. 'We've dealt with every issue that has come up. The staff has done a fantastic job. We haven't missed a beat.' "
Saturday, September 13
The North Carolina Experiment - Beth Cherry: "Chicago. Good Flick. What? Was Richard Gere in that movie? Where? There were men in that movie? Really? I didn't notice. I was too busy staring at Renee Zellweger's mouth which could have had it's own billing. "
Friday, September 12
Use PHP to make spreadsheet without MySQL?: "I'm running a fledgling site for a group of people who play a certain online roleplaying game. Among other things, there's a list of members, and each member has a series of 'points' in the game. The points are calculated into a formula that gives each member a 'ratio.' The Excel spreadsheet I made up to calculate the ratio for each member looks like this:
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WorldNetDaily: Dennis Miller jabs Democrat all-stars: "And you know something, if Robert Byrd were your grandfather and he came to Thanksgiving dinner and went off one of these demented screeds, everybody would sit there smiling at him, and as soon as he left the room, somebody'd say, 'Hey, what the hell are we gonna do about grandpa?''"
Thursday, September 11
Wednesday, September 10
Usability 101: Fundamentals of User-Centered Design - What, Why, and How (Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox): "What is usability? How, when, and where can you improve it? Why should you care? This overview answers these basic questions."
Tuesday, September 9
FARK.com: Comments Thingee (644146): "I predict the lasers will make David Blaine scream 'Noooooooooo!' in a deep, distorted howl as his face warps into demonic contortions, followed by his body rapidly decomposing into a skeleton, ending with an explosion of powdery ancient corpse material."
Monday, September 8
CNN.com - Slip 'N Slide makers sue 'Dickie Roberts' - Sep. 8, 2003:
"Monday's lawsuit mentions one legal action brought by a Wisconsin adult who became paralyzed after diving onto the slide while intoxicated. The plaintiff in that case was awarded $12.3 million in damages, according to Monday's lawsuit. "
"Monday's lawsuit mentions one legal action brought by a Wisconsin adult who became paralyzed after diving onto the slide while intoxicated. The plaintiff in that case was awarded $12.3 million in damages, according to Monday's lawsuit. "
I found this discussion of car theft prevention on http://groups.google.com, an often overlooked area of google based on Usenet news: Steal My Car.
For class tonight:
1. Find your group members and get situated.
2. If you're not in a group yet, either find one, or make your own and steal members from another group.
3. Create a detailed outline of the types of information your project will contain. Collaborate as a group to do this, and put your names on the top. Next to each type of information, list possible sources.
4. At approximately 6:00 we will swap these and let another group respond to them.
1. Find your group members and get situated.
2. If you're not in a group yet, either find one, or make your own and steal members from another group.
3. Create a detailed outline of the types of information your project will contain. Collaborate as a group to do this, and put your names on the top. Next to each type of information, list possible sources.
4. At approximately 6:00 we will swap these and let another group respond to them.
Sunday, September 7
(Don't) Steal This Album! It's now cheaper. | Metafilter: "In another medium, Baen books (www.baen.com) has put out a free library of books (http://www.baen.com/library/) and are selling some of their old collection and many of their new books as ebooks (http://www.webscription.net).
They've found that the books they've offered for free have actually increased in sales.
I've got a much bigger book habit than a music habit, and I've been happily paying Webscriptions for new books as they comes out or old books I'd like to carry around on my PDA.
The music industry could do worse than look at Baen's experiment."
They've found that the books they've offered for free have actually increased in sales.
I've got a much bigger book habit than a music habit, and I've been happily paying Webscriptions for new books as they comes out or old books I'd like to carry around on my PDA.
The music industry could do worse than look at Baen's experiment."
Friday, September 5
New Scientist: "The first practical test of Fast TCP took place in November at a supercomputing conference. Researchers from Caltech, Stanford and CERN near Geneva in Switzerland, sent data 10,000 kilometres from Sunnyvale, California, to CERN at an average rate of 925 megabits per second. Ordinary TCP managed just 266 megabits per second on the same routes.
By ganging 10 Fast TCP systems together, the researchers have achieved transmission speeds of over 8.6 gigabits per second, which is more than 6000 times the capacity of ordinary broadband links."
By ganging 10 Fast TCP systems together, the researchers have achieved transmission speeds of over 8.6 gigabits per second, which is more than 6000 times the capacity of ordinary broadband links."
Thursday, September 4
Sunday, August 31
Saturday, August 30
Cubicle Kudzu or other fast growing plants: "I just moved from a cube to an office. My only natural light, however, is a 3' x 3' window above the door. What I'd like to do is find something that grows quickly, the equivalent of Cubicle Kudzu (tm) and cover at least a wall with vines to soften the glaring white untextured drywall.
Is there a specific phrase I should be using when searching for plants that thrive in low-light conditions? 'Mushroom' ?
Follow-Up Postings:
RE: Cubicle Kudzu or other fast growing plants
Posted by: AuntieCelene 5b OH (My Page) on Thu, Aug 28, 03 at 9:49
Philodendron, pothos, tradescantia, all should be great for this. "
Is there a specific phrase I should be using when searching for plants that thrive in low-light conditions? 'Mushroom' ?
Follow-Up Postings:
RE: Cubicle Kudzu or other fast growing plants
Posted by: AuntieCelene 5b OH (My Page) on Thu, Aug 28, 03 at 9:49
Philodendron, pothos, tradescantia, all should be great for this. "
book recommendation? or Bamboo in the Desert: "Craniac,
Call me Eric, Mr. Layton just sounds way too formal! I purchased all but one of my bamboos by mail. Several from Tradewinds in Oregon (Tradewinds Bamboo Nursery) and a couple from Bamboo Headquarters in California (Bamboo Headquarters). The one I did not get by mail I was able to snag from the Peace Gardens. As far as local suppliers, I have seen Black Bamboo (Ph. nigra) and Yellow Groove Bamboo (Ph. aureosulcata) at Cactus & Tropicals and at Millcreek Gardens. They usually sell out quickly in the spring. The plants are in 5-7 galllon pots and I believe they come from Monrovia Nursery. Good luck on finding what you like, and keep the forum up to date on your progress. "
Call me Eric, Mr. Layton just sounds way too formal! I purchased all but one of my bamboos by mail. Several from Tradewinds in Oregon (Tradewinds Bamboo Nursery) and a couple from Bamboo Headquarters in California (Bamboo Headquarters). The one I did not get by mail I was able to snag from the Peace Gardens. As far as local suppliers, I have seen Black Bamboo (Ph. nigra) and Yellow Groove Bamboo (Ph. aureosulcata) at Cactus & Tropicals and at Millcreek Gardens. They usually sell out quickly in the spring. The plants are in 5-7 galllon pots and I believe they come from Monrovia Nursery. Good luck on finding what you like, and keep the forum up to date on your progress. "
Thursday, August 28
ABS - Growing Bamboo in the Northeast: "How can bamboos grow in this climate? To grow bamboos, New England gardeners must be willing to accept the challenge of working with a plant that normally doesn’t grow in their climactic zone. And they must also understand that the taller bamboos will not grow to the height they would reach in Zones 5 or warmer. In a particularly hard Zone 4 winter (worst case scenario: a bare ground January, minus 30°F with wind) most bamboos will act like herbaceous perennials, losing leaves and stems to ground level. For most Zone 4 gardeners, this shouldn’t be too much of a shock since this is the norm for most plants in our area. "
ABS - Growing Bamboo Indoors: "BAMBOOS FOR INDOORS - SOME SUGGESTIONS
For tall species -
Bambusa multiplex ‘Alphonse Karr’ - indoors height 18 feet. Culm diameter (stem size) up to about 1-1/2 inches. Full sun exposure / tolerates heat. Stems are bright yellow with green stripes. New shoots and stems often reddish. Leaves sometimes variegated white and green. Very ornamental. Forms a very tight clump, fountain shaped. Native to China. "
For tall species -
Bambusa multiplex ‘Alphonse Karr’ - indoors height 18 feet. Culm diameter (stem size) up to about 1-1/2 inches. Full sun exposure / tolerates heat. Stems are bright yellow with green stripes. New shoots and stems often reddish. Leaves sometimes variegated white and green. Very ornamental. Forms a very tight clump, fountain shaped. Native to China. "
ABS - Growing Bamboo Indoors: "For small species -
Pleioblastus shibuyanus ‘Tsuboi’ - Indoor height up to 3 feet. A running species, “grassy” in appearance, with small white-striped leaves. Very vigorous. Does not tolerate hot sun. Prefers lower light conditions. Will lose vibrant variegation if too dark. Native to Japan. Temperate.
Bambusa multiplex 'Tiny Fern’ or ‘Golden Goddess’ - Indoor height 3 feet. Delicate leaves, fern-like. A dwarf form of B. multiplex rivereorum. Very adaptable to light conditions. Clumping. Native to China.
Indocalamus tessellatus - Indoor height 3 feet. Very large, 15-20-inch long leaves, held downwards. Tolerates very low light conditions and low humidity, very tough. Native to China. Temperate.
Chusquea coronalis - Indoor height 4 feet. Elegant and delicate, this bamboo needs a cool, humid environment but is well worth the extra effort. Annual dormancy comes in September, as leaves turn orange and it partially defoliates. Patience is required. Native to Costa Rica.
Raddia brasiliensis - Indoor height 2 feet. An example of the herbaceous (non-woody) bamboos of the tropical forest floor. Native to Brazil. Fern-like in appearance. Needs indirect light - provide shade from strong sun. Requires high humidity and supplemental chelated iron (to prevent chlorosis). Continually flowers on compact plants. Very interesting. Tropical. "
Pleioblastus shibuyanus ‘Tsuboi’ - Indoor height up to 3 feet. A running species, “grassy” in appearance, with small white-striped leaves. Very vigorous. Does not tolerate hot sun. Prefers lower light conditions. Will lose vibrant variegation if too dark. Native to Japan. Temperate.
Bambusa multiplex 'Tiny Fern’ or ‘Golden Goddess’ - Indoor height 3 feet. Delicate leaves, fern-like. A dwarf form of B. multiplex rivereorum. Very adaptable to light conditions. Clumping. Native to China.
Indocalamus tessellatus - Indoor height 3 feet. Very large, 15-20-inch long leaves, held downwards. Tolerates very low light conditions and low humidity, very tough. Native to China. Temperate.
Chusquea coronalis - Indoor height 4 feet. Elegant and delicate, this bamboo needs a cool, humid environment but is well worth the extra effort. Annual dormancy comes in September, as leaves turn orange and it partially defoliates. Patience is required. Native to Costa Rica.
Raddia brasiliensis - Indoor height 2 feet. An example of the herbaceous (non-woody) bamboos of the tropical forest floor. Native to Brazil. Fern-like in appearance. Needs indirect light - provide shade from strong sun. Requires high humidity and supplemental chelated iron (to prevent chlorosis). Continually flowers on compact plants. Very interesting. Tropical. "
Wednesday, August 27
Monday, August 25
FARK.com: Comments Thingee (629281): "30,000 filthy hippies in the Nevada desert in August...
There is not enough patchouli oil in the world to mask that stench."
There is not enough patchouli oil in the world to mask that stench."
Saturday, August 23
Fishing Tubes, Rafts, and related equipment for sale at Warner Guns/Outdoor Guides.com
Good inflatable raft page, including the really cheap Seahawk 500.
Good inflatable raft page, including the really cheap Seahawk 500.
AMERICAN SPLENDOR / **** (R): "The Letterman sequences have the fascination of an approaching train wreck. Pekar really was a regular on the program in the 1980s, where he did not change in the slightest degree from the real Harvey. He gave as good as he got, until his resentments, angers and grudges led him to question the fundamental realities of the show itself, and then he was bounced. We see real Letterman footage, and then a fictional re-creation of Pekar's final show. Letterman is not a bad guy, but he has a show to do, and Pekar is a good guest following his own agenda up to a point, but then he goes far, far beyond that point. When I talked with Pekar at Cannes, he confided that after Letterman essentially fired him and went to a commercial break, Dave leaned over and whispered into Harvey's ear: 'You blew a good thing.'"
Thursday, August 21
Wednesday, August 20
Plastic: Bowling For M.Bison :
"I just got through this level. The previous level was really fun, too.
I was having trouble with those levels, until a guy on the Kuma discussion boards pointed out that early in the game you've got to give Saddam logistical support and send Donald Rumsfeld over to shake his hand or you'll never make it that far. The big mistake that most novice players make is lodging diplomatic protests when Saddam first gasses the Kurds. You've got to save your 'humanitarian outrage' points until late in the game when Saddam is no longer useful to you. Then you can use them to invade Iraq and take over the oil fields and replace the oil wells you lost when the Islamic revolution overthrew your puppet regime in Iran. "
From a discussion of a new video game that uses actual video footage from the Iraq war.
Tuesday, August 19
local6.com - News - 'Phish' Bassist Arrested; Allegedly Found In Secluded Area With 9-Year-Old: "The commander says he 'absolutely' stands by the police investigation and has referred the bass player's boathouse rendezvous case to the Nassau County district attorney for prosecution.
The DA's office says the evidence is being evaluated. Regardless of whether Gordon has to face a judge next month, law-enforcement sources say unofficial justice was already delivered. The Hell's Angels, who detained Gordon for police, were not, the sources say, gentle with sensitive areas of the rock star's body. "
The DA's office says the evidence is being evaluated. Regardless of whether Gordon has to face a judge next month, law-enforcement sources say unofficial justice was already delivered. The Hell's Angels, who detained Gordon for police, were not, the sources say, gentle with sensitive areas of the rock star's body. "
McSweeney's Internet Tendency: How He Spent His Summer Vacation: An Interview with Jonson Miller, Part One: "Q: How did the teaching experience compare to the classes you do at Virginia Tech?
Miller: The major difference is that at school everything is basically set up to help people learn, whereas at Beckley everything is set up to prevent anyone from learning anything. If you're going to get a GED there, you have to do it on your own. On the other hand, the two teaching environments are similar in that they're both trying to produce the strange phenomenon of educated ignorance "
Miller: The major difference is that at school everything is basically set up to help people learn, whereas at Beckley everything is set up to prevent anyone from learning anything. If you're going to get a GED there, you have to do it on your own. On the other hand, the two teaching environments are similar in that they're both trying to produce the strange phenomenon of educated ignorance "
Nick Denton: "I've just been passed a press release from Grove, saying they've bought the book rights to Salam Pax's diaries. (Salam Pax, for those on another planet, is the pseudonymous Baghdad blogger, who became an instant celebrity during the war.) The book will be called SALAM PAX: The Internet Diaries of Life Inside Baghdad -- though the Grove website has the title as My Name is Salam Pax, which sounds better, even if it is a cliche. No word yet on the advance but, given the competition for Salam's book, it must be well into the six figures. Which would make Salam one of the richest men in Iraq -- if one excludes the local warlords and mullahs, that is. And they said no one would ever make money out of blogging."
Amazon.com: Music: Smiling Pets [IMPORT]: "1998 Japanese-only release on Sony Records featuring 18 covers of Brian Wilson-penned Beach Boys tunes by top names in the avant-garde area on the alternative rock spectrum, including Adventures In Stereo, Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore, Olivia Tremor Control, Secret Chiefs 3, Jim O'Rourke and Seagull Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her (hadn't heard of them either, but anybody who names their band after an XTC song at least has their heart in the right place!). "
Plastic: Dark Side Of The Beach — The Smile That Ate Brian Wilson's Brain: "I'm not sure whether or not it's still in print, but if you can find a copy, Brian's autobiography Wouldn't It Be Nice contains a fairly lengthy section about the Smile sessions. After Brian became convinced his friend Jules Siegel's wife was a witch who was using ESP to confuse his brain, Capitol cancelled the album, and the band set about trying to make some workable music out of the session reels (or what was left of them--Brian erased some). He makes this comment about what was eventually released as 'Heroes And Villians':
It's hard to remember exactly how I originally intended the song to sound... "
It's hard to remember exactly how I originally intended the song to sound... "
Plastic: Dark Side Of The Beach — The Smile That Ate Brian Wilson's Brain: "'The sad truth about the demise of Smile as an album proper, was mirrored by the simultaneous demise of Wilson's confidence as a songwriter and producer. Under pressure from the record company to have a hit single and under pressure from the rest of the Beach Boys to shy away from the experimental direction the album was taking, Wilson began to crack - and cracking along with him, were the last vestiges of a great musical vision. "
I can relate Brian, believe me.
I can relate Brian, believe me.
Paul Newman Is Still HUD: "Unreliable sources report that the Fox suit has inspired Paul Newman, the actor, to file a similar suit in federal court against the Department of Housing and Urban Development, commonly called HUD. Mr. Newman claims piracy of personality and copycat infringement.
In the 1963 film 'HUD,' for which Mr. Newman was nominated for an Academy Award, the ad campaign was based on the slogan, 'Paul Newman is HUD.' Mr. Newman claims that the Department of Housing and Urban Development, called HUD, is a fair and balanced institution and that some of its decency and respectability has unfairly rubbed off on his movie character, diluting the rotten, self-important, free-trade, corrupt conservative image that Mr. Newman worked so hard to project in the film. His suit claims that this 'innocence by association' has hurt his feelings plus residuals."
In the 1963 film 'HUD,' for which Mr. Newman was nominated for an Academy Award, the ad campaign was based on the slogan, 'Paul Newman is HUD.' Mr. Newman claims that the Department of Housing and Urban Development, called HUD, is a fair and balanced institution and that some of its decency and respectability has unfairly rubbed off on his movie character, diluting the rotten, self-important, free-trade, corrupt conservative image that Mr. Newman worked so hard to project in the film. His suit claims that this 'innocence by association' has hurt his feelings plus residuals."
Monday, August 18
The Console Wars, II: "A 20 year-old male will watch a story about a cartoon fish if it's funny and he has his girlfriend with him as a gaydar shield. He will not be caught dead watching a cartoon fish if he and his cartoon friends frequently and spontaneously break into song about how wonderful life is under the sea, even if said male works as an oceanographer and agrees wholeheartedly with the assertions contained therein. It has nothing to do with the quality of entertainment; it has everything to do with how foolish one feels doing it. "
Sunday, August 17
FREAKY FRIDAY / *** (PG): "Anna believes Tess is remarrying with unseemly haste; she's going through what in a Disney movie passes for a rebellious phase, and in real life would be exemplary teenage behavior. "
Sunday, August 3
KRT Wire | 08/03/2003 | Bryant's life has changed drastically the past month: "Called into question will be Bryant's off-the-court life and revealed might be sides of his character that even those close to him never knew."
Someone was given money to write that sentence.
Someone was given money to write that sentence.
Saturday, August 2
book recommendation? or Bamboo in the Desert: "I live north of Salt Lake City and have been growing bamboo for just over a year now. I have Phyllostachys nuda, aureosulcata aureocaulis, decora, glauca, and rubromarginata. The dry air is not too bad, but the first year is worse as far as leaf curling goes. If you keep the soil moist they should do OK. The winters can be harsh, I had some leaf loss last year but did not lose any branches and they all leafed out nicely in the spring. I have heard good things about Ph. decora and rubromarginata for tolerance to cold dry winds.
A book I would recommend for growing bamboo outdoors is 'The Gardeners Guide to Growing Temperate Bamboos' by Michael Bell. It deals with most of the varieties that can be grown in cold climates. If you want to stick with growing bamboo indoors, look for a tropical species that does not require a cold dormant period.
There are not too many public places to see bamboo but the International Peace Garden at Jordan Park in Salt Lake City has 3 different bamboos and Lagoon in Farmington has several varieties in a Japanese Garden next to the Samurai ride. I am always keeping my eyes open for bamboo plantings around the valley. "
A book I would recommend for growing bamboo outdoors is 'The Gardeners Guide to Growing Temperate Bamboos' by Michael Bell. It deals with most of the varieties that can be grown in cold climates. If you want to stick with growing bamboo indoors, look for a tropical species that does not require a cold dormant period.
There are not too many public places to see bamboo but the International Peace Garden at Jordan Park in Salt Lake City has 3 different bamboos and Lagoon in Farmington has several varieties in a Japanese Garden next to the Samurai ride. I am always keeping my eyes open for bamboo plantings around the valley. "
Bamboo indoors?: "I have a Drepanostachys khasiana (a Himalayan mountain bamboo) that has lived in a very big Thai garden pot for six years. It lives inside from the end of October until the end of April, then it goes outside for the warm weather.
The soil gets refreshed every spring with new compost and a bit of sand and potting soil. If the 'boo outgrows the pot, it will get transplanted into a larger one. I haven't had to do that though because the pot it's in is humungous.
The biggest indoor problems are mealy bug and mites. Keeping humidity higher helps prevent mites, but mealy bug you have to watch for and spray the 'boo with warm soapy water that has a bit of liquid insecticide in it.
You also have to watch the water - can't overwater in winter or it will rot the roots. Pot up the 'boo in a soil mixture of 2 parts potting soil, 1 part sand and 2 parts good compost (rotted cow manure, etc.)."
The soil gets refreshed every spring with new compost and a bit of sand and potting soil. If the 'boo outgrows the pot, it will get transplanted into a larger one. I haven't had to do that though because the pot it's in is humungous.
The biggest indoor problems are mealy bug and mites. Keeping humidity higher helps prevent mites, but mealy bug you have to watch for and spray the 'boo with warm soapy water that has a bit of liquid insecticide in it.
You also have to watch the water - can't overwater in winter or it will rot the roots. Pot up the 'boo in a soil mixture of 2 parts potting soil, 1 part sand and 2 parts good compost (rotted cow manure, etc.)."
Google Search: berrett rice ames iowa: "Berrett and Kristina Rice, (515) 233-6847, 1621 Clark Ave, Ames, IA 50010"
Friday, August 1
Cabinet Magazine Online - The Floating Island: "The prototype ice-ship, abandoned in Patricia Lake, did not melt until the end of the next summer."
Cabinet Magazine Online - The Floating Island: "Pykrete is the namesake of Geoffrey Pyke, who the Times of London once declared 'one of the most original if unrecognized figures of the present century.' His career began in 1914 when, as a teenager at Cambridge University, he landed a foreign correspondent job by using a false passport to sneak into wartime Germany. After getting tossed into a concentration camp, he fled the country in a daring daytime escape. In the 1920s, he virtually created progressive elementary education in Great Britain, all for the sake of his own son's education. Pyke financed his own school by brilliantly riding futures markets and controlling a quarter of the world's supply of tin, a ploy which brought him to financial ruin in 1929. He lived on as an eccentric hermit, publishing prescient warnings of Nazism and proposing one of the first media watchdogs. After the war, his freelance genius helped propel the creation of the National Health Service.3"
Thursday, July 31
Are these good plants for an office cubicle?: "RE: Are these good plants for an office cubicle?
Posted by: MKFaizi Virginia (My Page) on Tue, Jul 8, 03 at 22:49
I think a creeping fig might do well under fluorescent light.
Best of all, at my work, we have a large ponytail palm growing nicely on top of a filing cabinet. I did not think it would do well there. The plant belongs to my doctor and it had been growing by a southern window for a year. I figured it would die on the cabinet with no natural light.
It is putting out new growth like wildfire.
Good office plant if you can put it directly under a fluorescent light.
Faizi"
Posted by: MKFaizi Virginia (My Page) on Tue, Jul 8, 03 at 22:49
I think a creeping fig might do well under fluorescent light.
Best of all, at my work, we have a large ponytail palm growing nicely on top of a filing cabinet. I did not think it would do well there. The plant belongs to my doctor and it had been growing by a southern window for a year. I figured it would die on the cabinet with no natural light.
It is putting out new growth like wildfire.
Good office plant if you can put it directly under a fluorescent light.
Faizi"
Boston Globe Online / City & Region / Refusing help, woman gives birth aboard T: "About 90 seconds later, Chin said, ''I saw a head, then full baby fall out from her skirt, hit the floor sideways and slide the length of the doorway, stopping when he bumped up against the next row of seats. Still she stared out the window. Either she didn't know it happened or didn't want to acknowledge it.''
Judge bent down, picked up the baby and wrapped it in her scarf, Chin said."
Judge bent down, picked up the baby and wrapped it in her scarf, Chin said."
Sci-Fi Hi-Fi: Weblog: "A conversation with my friend Josh upon leaving Pirates of the Caribbean last night:
Me: Hmm…so evidently pirates weren’t that bad after all!
Josh: Yeah, they were more like a peacekeeping force!"
Me: Hmm…so evidently pirates weren’t that bad after all!
Josh: Yeah, they were more like a peacekeeping force!"
Wednesday, July 30
The Morning News - Radio Free Marfa: "The next host arrives. His show, it turns out, is, a burned CD copy of the audio portion of the liberal television news show Democracy Now. Though legally blind for thirty years, the man burns the CD at home every day and %u2013 every day %u2013 rides his bike to the studio to play it on the air. And, since Radio Free Marfa is the sole receivable radio station in the area, his show is the only news anyone can get without a satellite (there%u2019s no TV either). Unfortunately, he can only play an hour of the two-hour show because of the limitations of his CD burner. Someday, he tells me, he hopes to get a DVD burner so he can bring in the whole show.
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The Morning News - Radio Free Marfa: "Earlier in the day we visited the Marfa Book Company, the town%u2019s sole bookstore. I flipped through their music racks and noticed that mixed in with all the great country classics were many of the same CDs that DJ Tiger Bomb had brought here from New York, including the new Cat Power and Yo La Tengo albums. Who were the indie-rock buyers who kept the shelves stocked? As it turns out, many are local youths who made their way to Northeastern universities, then made their way back to Marfa for the summers, or sometimes forever. Unlike big-city superstores, the handpicked selection of books and CDs makes almost every item worthwhile. They have, essentially, cut the crap. The art and architecture sections are world class, and the store even carries the Sunday New York Times (hand-delivered each week from El Paso and sold at a loss but still sold %u2013 as a %u2018community service,%u2019 according to the clerk at the store).
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Tuesday, July 29
The Write Start: "I was 28 and had been set on being a writer since the age of 15. I had gone about it as methodically as somebody might become a dentist. I chose my college on the basis of the writer I most wanted to study with. I majored in the English honors program because it required me to study the entire literary tradition. I also took as many creative-writing courses as I could. I was monomaniacal about being a writer. But my monomania was dull. It consisted mainly of training myself to sit for long periods alone in a room."
The Write Start: "I was 57 when The Bonfire of the Vanities was published. In this day and age, I’ve become convinced that we’ve got to put the American novel on life support. It’s nonfiction that really matters today in the literary sense. Still, like most writers, I like to think my last thing was my best, and that was a novel."
The Write Start: "Back then, I thought a teaching job was the ultimate reward for writing a good book. I thought maybe I could publish a couple of books, they wouldn’t sell, but they’d be nicely reviewed in the Times, and we’d move to some nice college town and have the nice middle-class life we’d always thought we wanted. But when I did finally do some teaching, it completely ate me up. I was spending three days a week on one class, and it just didn’t seem compatible with writing novels in the long run."
The Write Start: "When I started out as a writer, though, a few years later, I was afraid I’d get eaten up if I moved to New York and be demoralized by the competition and spend all my time earning money. So this is still the advice I give to young writers: Go to, like, northeastern Ohio, and write your first book. Go someplace cheap, and move to New York later."
Legal commentators weigh SCO's chances: "As often happens when confronted by a common enemy, the various arguing factions in the Free Software and Open Source communities have suspended their differences to focus on understanding the threat and to defeat it. The Free Software Foundation (FSF) and Open Source Initiative (OSI) have not traded barbed comments publicly in months. Once common disagreements over which Linux vendor builds the best distribution have subsided. Even those sometimes obstreperous KDE and Gnome desktop groups recently seem to have stayed closer to their respective knitting. There seems to be a generally pervasive understanding that such petty squabbles can wait.
Even more remarkably, people are contributing research outputs, analysis programs and scripts, historical documents, as well as commentaries and ideas. And the power of all their contributions and efforts is becoming apparent in resources that have been assembled, with visible results.
I've mentioned the SCO vs IBM informational Wiki previously, and that is here, providing starting references and analyses. If anyone has additional materials, that's a good place to submit those.
Paralegal Pamela Jones writes the scrupulously researched Groklaw web log. Her entries are detailed, interesting, and clearly instructive about the relevant legal doctrines and points of argument on both sides of the several disputes that might arise. Ms. Jones' crisp and spirited commentaries are easy to read and her essays alone are totally worth the trip. Her awesome Groklaw dissection of the SCO War can be found here."
Even more remarkably, people are contributing research outputs, analysis programs and scripts, historical documents, as well as commentaries and ideas. And the power of all their contributions and efforts is becoming apparent in resources that have been assembled, with visible results.
I've mentioned the SCO vs IBM informational Wiki previously, and that is here, providing starting references and analyses. If anyone has additional materials, that's a good place to submit those.
Paralegal Pamela Jones writes the scrupulously researched Groklaw web log. Her entries are detailed, interesting, and clearly instructive about the relevant legal doctrines and points of argument on both sides of the several disputes that might arise. Ms. Jones' crisp and spirited commentaries are easy to read and her essays alone are totally worth the trip. Her awesome Groklaw dissection of the SCO War can be found here."
Monday, July 28
Rise in specialty plates' profits credited to 'Mr. Smiley' backlash: "David Thornton, the district chairman for Ducks Unlimited, said he stopped a young driver in Lexington to thank him for supporting the wildlife group by purchasing the plate.
'He kind of looked at me like I lost my mind, and then he said, `I just didn't want one of those other plates,' ' Thornton said.
Hugh Archer is commissioner of the state Department for Natural Resources, which receives money from the sales of three specialty plates with pictures of animals: a bobcat, a cardinal and a new butterfly plate. Archer said the department received nearly $118,000 in June, compared with $61,300 in July 2002. "
'He kind of looked at me like I lost my mind, and then he said, `I just didn't want one of those other plates,' ' Thornton said.
Hugh Archer is commissioner of the state Department for Natural Resources, which receives money from the sales of three specialty plates with pictures of animals: a bobcat, a cardinal and a new butterfly plate. Archer said the department received nearly $118,000 in June, compared with $61,300 in July 2002. "
Sunday, July 27
How Do You Get Work Done?: "None of this breeds any kind of productivity ethic. Even if you are very interested in a field, and approach its study with enthusiasm, you are likely to run out of steam before you reach the end of your study, gradually disillusioned by the degree to which you must endlessly specialize, sublimate your own identity, avoid creativity, sacrifice future freedoms and learn the ins and outs of petty business, all in order to simply build a career doing something you thought you liked.
I personally feel that most men (and women) given a chance would prefer to be craftsmen (and women) of some kind, in whatever their chosen field, bringing a quality and uniquely personal product to the people of their own community. Instead, because of the nature of the modern marketplace, many essentially become clerks and civil servants in one field or another order to be able to draw a wage.
As a result, and lacking enthusiasm, we end up sitting around browsing the Web and dreaming of something better... but those who develop the fortitude to switch inevitably find that their new field is, on balance, not all that different from their last one... still all business, anonymity and colorless, impersonal nonsense. "
I personally feel that most men (and women) given a chance would prefer to be craftsmen (and women) of some kind, in whatever their chosen field, bringing a quality and uniquely personal product to the people of their own community. Instead, because of the nature of the modern marketplace, many essentially become clerks and civil servants in one field or another order to be able to draw a wage.
As a result, and lacking enthusiasm, we end up sitting around browsing the Web and dreaming of something better... but those who develop the fortitude to switch inevitably find that their new field is, on balance, not all that different from their last one... still all business, anonymity and colorless, impersonal nonsense. "
Hi S- - -,
Sorry I took so long to respond to this. It looks pretty good. My thing with resumes is that I think they're really little stories you tell about yourself, so you have to constantly ask yourself, "is this the story I want to tell potential employers?"
To me, this resume defines you as someone who has technical and musical abilities. It demonstrates that you have many specific skills with particular software packages. I think there is a larger story here that you need to bring to the surface, specifically:
- re-emphasize your Project Management skills
- show your audience that in addition to *using* software, you also have talents as a *developer* of specific applications
- Perhaps more detail about your ability to manage human resources and interface cheerfully with engineers. Specific software packages are great, but being able to work with people and manage projects is priceless.
- "enhance methods of documentation" is a little vague, but sounds interesting.
comments attached to numbered items:
1. "playback within the strict requirements of the internet" --the internet per se doesn't have requirements, but there are specific protocols such as streaming audio that have particular requirements, so you wanna use the right buzzwords in the right places. The right terminology will also trigger the software that sorts online resumes.
2. "art software applications" might sound better as "graphic design applications" or some other industry term.
3. "compose writings for software applications" might be turned to "developed documentation for..."
4. the employee of the year nomination might be considered, "d*mning with faint praise".
5. As mentioned above, you might want to emphasize larger abilities as well as specific skills. So instead of talking about how you did data entry with a database, mention, when appropriate, if you designed the database.
data entry=ditch digging (sorta)
database design=telling someone else where to dig
So my big thing is to suggest that, in at least some of the versions of this that you send out, that you not be afraid to position yourself as supervisor/management material. Another good ability to emphasize in your revisions is to demonstrate that not only do you know a bunch of apps, but that you are really good at learning how to learn, at picking up new applications quickly and *designing* apps and multimedia applications.
Take this advice with a grain of salt and do what you think is best.
Sorry I took so long to respond to this. It looks pretty good. My thing with resumes is that I think they're really little stories you tell about yourself, so you have to constantly ask yourself, "is this the story I want to tell potential employers?"
To me, this resume defines you as someone who has technical and musical abilities. It demonstrates that you have many specific skills with particular software packages. I think there is a larger story here that you need to bring to the surface, specifically:
- re-emphasize your Project Management skills
- show your audience that in addition to *using* software, you also have talents as a *developer* of specific applications
- Perhaps more detail about your ability to manage human resources and interface cheerfully with engineers. Specific software packages are great, but being able to work with people and manage projects is priceless.
- "enhance methods of documentation" is a little vague, but sounds interesting.
comments attached to numbered items:
1. "playback within the strict requirements of the internet" --the internet per se doesn't have requirements, but there are specific protocols such as streaming audio that have particular requirements, so you wanna use the right buzzwords in the right places. The right terminology will also trigger the software that sorts online resumes.
2. "art software applications" might sound better as "graphic design applications" or some other industry term.
3. "compose writings for software applications" might be turned to "developed documentation for..."
4. the employee of the year nomination might be considered, "d*mning with faint praise".
5. As mentioned above, you might want to emphasize larger abilities as well as specific skills. So instead of talking about how you did data entry with a database, mention, when appropriate, if you designed the database.
data entry=ditch digging (sorta)
database design=telling someone else where to dig
So my big thing is to suggest that, in at least some of the versions of this that you send out, that you not be afraid to position yourself as supervisor/management material. Another good ability to emphasize in your revisions is to demonstrate that not only do you know a bunch of apps, but that you are really good at learning how to learn, at picking up new applications quickly and *designing* apps and multimedia applications.
Take this advice with a grain of salt and do what you think is best.
Internet Privacy for Dummies :: Online Resources for Readers of Internet Privacy for Dummies: "Disabling Windows Messenger Service
Windows 2000
Click the Start Button
Choose Settings > Control Panel
Double-click 'Administrative Tools' and double-click on 'Services'
Scroll down and right-click on 'Messenger'
Choose Properties
Click the 'Stop' button to turn the Messenger service off
Change the 'Startup type' to 'Disabled' to keep it from restarting when you reboot
Click OK and you're done "
Windows 2000
Click the Start Button
Choose Settings > Control Panel
Double-click 'Administrative Tools' and double-click on 'Services'
Scroll down and right-click on 'Messenger'
Choose Properties
Click the 'Stop' button to turn the Messenger service off
Change the 'Startup type' to 'Disabled' to keep it from restarting when you reboot
Click OK and you're done "
Omni-directional Antenna 2.4 GHz
This has got to be the smallest, cheapest homebuilt wifi antenna I've seen. I'm building one.
The Morning News - Guide to New York Jargon: "Patagroupie (noun): A city-dweller who wears mountaineering clothing for doing laundry or grocery shopping. See also: Patagucci: The same person, equipped with Gucci or Vuitton accessories."
Saturday, July 26
The Saint Paul Pioneer Press: "Of all the specialists who puzzle over Garth, of all the expensive drugs dripping into his veins, nothing brings relief. The stomach cramps and constipation persist. He's getting worse. And then his magic bullet arrives.
The remedy comes from an unlikely deliverer known as the Milkshake Man. Jim Mayer is a veteran who lost both legs in Vietnam. Several times a week, he brings McDonald's milkshakes to the amputees on Ward 57. The visits are an excuse to talk and counsel. Mayer arrives this Saturday but Garth refuses the shake. Too rich. Any chance of a Mountain Dew, he asks.
The super-caffeinated soda does it. Caffeine! The next day, Garth is sitting up. His blinds are open. 'Mountain Dew saved my goddamn life,' he says, his voice deep and robust. Suddenly, he is ravenous. 'Domino's keeps showing this commercial for Cinna Stix,' he says. 'You dip them in icing. Man, I want some.'"
The remedy comes from an unlikely deliverer known as the Milkshake Man. Jim Mayer is a veteran who lost both legs in Vietnam. Several times a week, he brings McDonald's milkshakes to the amputees on Ward 57. The visits are an excuse to talk and counsel. Mayer arrives this Saturday but Garth refuses the shake. Too rich. Any chance of a Mountain Dew, he asks.
The super-caffeinated soda does it. Caffeine! The next day, Garth is sitting up. His blinds are open. 'Mountain Dew saved my goddamn life,' he says, his voice deep and robust. Suddenly, he is ravenous. 'Domino's keeps showing this commercial for Cinna Stix,' he says. 'You dip them in icing. Man, I want some.'"
Friday, July 25
This is the way to download music | Metafilter: "Forget Snapster. What about RobbinHoodSter. (1) Take the same 1,000,000 CD's (as Snapster) or better, even more albums. (2) Go to an offshore haven that is not a signatory to universal copyright. (3) Sell all songs for 20 cents a track, $2.00 an album. (4) Send 65% of the money directly to the artist or artist's management. If the artist can not be found, hold the money is escrow for said artist. (5) Give 5% of the the revenue towards grants for working musicians (sort of a RobinHoodSter N.E.A. program.) (6) Give 5% of the money to better the life and infrastructure of offshore haven. (7) Earn enough with the 25% margin to cover fixed costs, and to grease the local govt to insure that global pressures to close RobinHoodSter are laughed at."
This is great. I predict that the price per downloadable mp3 is going to drop to .50 in the next year, at which point I'll start downloading about 20 songs a month.
This is great. I predict that the price per downloadable mp3 is going to drop to .50 in the next year, at which point I'll start downloading about 20 songs a month.
Thursday, July 24
Conspiracy theories abound as US releases Uday-Qusay pics : HindustanTimes.com: "On a busy shopping street in Baghdad's Karrada district, Fallahan Hassan, 33, has just finished selling two refrigerators and a water cooler to US soldiers. They smile and exchange handshakes.
But as soon as they leave, Hassan says: 'I don't want anything to do with them.'
He hates Saddam -- 10 of his relatives disappeared in the 1980s -- but he suspects the Americans are here for oil, to control Islam and protect Israel.
'Why did Iraq fall in 20 days and three months later, they still haven't arrested the president?' he asks.
'Saddam is their secret agent.'"
But as soon as they leave, Hassan says: 'I don't want anything to do with them.'
He hates Saddam -- 10 of his relatives disappeared in the 1980s -- but he suspects the Americans are here for oil, to control Islam and protect Israel.
'Why did Iraq fall in 20 days and three months later, they still haven't arrested the president?' he asks.
'Saddam is their secret agent.'"
Google Search: recovering deleted files group:microsoft.public.mac.office.entourage group:microsoft.public.mac.office.entourage: "Can someone help me? Yesterday I deleted my old email and compressed it (by
> launching Entourage with the option key depressed), but I haven't deleted
> the 'Old Messages' file that was generated yet. Today I discovered that I
> need something that was deleted, and which should be in that 'Old Messages'
> file. Is there a way for me to recover the email from the 'Old Messages'
> file? I'm desperate here!"
> launching Entourage with the option key depressed), but I haven't deleted
> the 'Old Messages' file that was generated yet. Today I discovered that I
> need something that was deleted, and which should be in that 'Old Messages'
> file. Is there a way for me to recover the email from the 'Old Messages'
> file? I'm desperate here!"
STONE READER / ***1/2 (Not rated): "In 1972 a man reads a review of a new novel named The Stones of Summer in the New York Times. The reviewer believes it is one of the most extraordinary novels of its generation--a masterpiece. The man buys the novel, can't get into it, puts it on the shelf, moves it around with his books for years, and finally reads it. He thinks it's a masterpiece, too. He goes on the Internet to find out what else the author, Dow Mossman, has written. Mossman has written nothing--has disappeared, it would appear, from the face of the earth. "
Wednesday, July 23
American Idle: "A machine removes that punishing presence. A blog, for instance, constantly pushes even slightly stale talking points to the margins (or the bottom of the homepage, or the archive). And while in hope-springs-eternal obliviousness you can always think, in the back of your mind, Oh, I’ll go back and catch up on what I missed or I’ll go back and read the article that was linked to, chances are it’s not going to happen because there won’t be any tangible evidence of your failure to do so."
Tuesday, July 22
Using Experimental Teaching Methods: "Here are some points that I've found useful to keep in mind when trying out new teaching methods:
They may not be working well.
This is the most obvious point. You may have misgivings about traditional lectures, but for better or worse they've survived a long time and students are quite used to them. So I think that most people who try something new are, quite reasonably, worried that they might be making things worse instead of better. You shouldn't let these fears stop you from trying new things, but you shouldn't let your enthusiasm for something that sounds good to you in theory blind you to ways in which it might not be working well in practice. "
They may not be working well.
This is the most obvious point. You may have misgivings about traditional lectures, but for better or worse they've survived a long time and students are quite used to them. So I think that most people who try something new are, quite reasonably, worried that they might be making things worse instead of better. You shouldn't let these fears stop you from trying new things, but you shouldn't let your enthusiasm for something that sounds good to you in theory blind you to ways in which it might not be working well in practice. "
Tour de France Coverage - Obstacle Course: "Armstrong himself has overcome an early-race illness, the first stage crash, problems with a mis-adjusted pedal, an unplanned diversionary route through a field to elude Beloki's fate, losing nearly 13 pounds of water weight in the first individual time trial, and now, gear problems and a crash on the final climb of the 15th stage. Armstrong refused to blame anyone for the crash, saying, 'it was also my fault for riding too much on the right of the road.'"
Monday, July 21
Adolf Hitler and methamphetamine: "'I can hardly understand it myself. There must be some basic evil in me. In all men. Mass hypnosis? Hitler cultivated this evil in man. When I saw him in that movie in court, I was swept along again for a moment, in spite of myself. Funny, one sits in court feeling guilt and shame. Then Hitler appears on the screen and you want to stretch out your hand to him . . . . It's not with horns on his head or with a forked tail that the devil comes to us, you know. He comes with a captivating smile, spouting idealistic sentiments, winning one's loyalty. We cannot say that Adolf Hitler violated the German people. He seduced us.' "
How to build a tin can waveguide antenna: "How To Build A Tin Can Waveguide Antenna
for 802.11b Wireless Networks
or other 2.4GHz Applications"
Summary: the Nalley Big Chunk beef stew antenna is poised to dethrone the Pringles can.
for 802.11b Wireless Networks
or other 2.4GHz Applications"
Summary: the Nalley Big Chunk beef stew antenna is poised to dethrone the Pringles can.
Homebrew antenna shootout: "Waveguide antennas don't use the director assembly (the washery bits), and therefore are much simpler to build. An old tin can of the right size, about $5 in parts and 10 minutes of time are all that are needed. The math for computing correct sizing of the components in a waveguide antenna is simple. Formulas in hand, I started searching my cupboards for tin cans that fit the spec. I found myself staring at the products on the canned food aisle at the grocery store. I even went so far as going grocery shopping with a tape measure. 'No no, this spaghetti sauce looks much better. It's about three quarters of a wavelength in diameter, hon!' "
OpenOffice.org: "The purpose of this project is to coordinate efforts to develop integrated file filters for the Corel WordPerfect (tm) word processor. In other words: we want to make it possible for OpenOffice.org users to import and export WordPerfect files."
Sunday, July 20
The Truth Seeker - Reflections in a Demon Haunted World: "For its part, the Military/Intelligence complex would have a great interest in acquiring well placed assets in the movie world; in order to help secure it as a means of manipulating public opinion and to help eliminate any ‘subversive’ influences.
In fact a great deal of Marilyn’s future life and career and even her death fits perfectly with a role in intelligence. Admittedly the idea of Marilyn Monroe, ‘super-spook,’ may simply sound like a bad film script; particularly when we think of the qualities needed in an intelligence asset such as anonymity and inconspicuousness. After all few people could have been more famous and conspicuous than Monroe at her peak. "
Marilyn Monroe and the great UFO coverup!
In fact a great deal of Marilyn’s future life and career and even her death fits perfectly with a role in intelligence. Admittedly the idea of Marilyn Monroe, ‘super-spook,’ may simply sound like a bad film script; particularly when we think of the qualities needed in an intelligence asset such as anonymity and inconspicuousness. After all few people could have been more famous and conspicuous than Monroe at her peak. "
Marilyn Monroe and the great UFO coverup!
Spectrum 2002 Interview With Author Steve Quayle: "I'm suggesting that, not only do these [New World Order] people have a plan to kill-off a lot of people, but they have a plan to kill-off the ability to feed the people. I think it's something like 75% of the world's population lives off the ocean. That means they are in close proximity, or eat protein out of the ocean. So, understand this: I believe the New World Order boys want to kill-off 5 1/2 billion people—that's what they've said.
Martin: They're on record."
Scary, amusing conspiracy buffs.
Martin: They're on record."
Coincidence: "The Memphis Police also consider the case closed, and the local office of the F.B.I. has turned its attention to other odd happenings. The talk of Memphis at the moment is the bizarre ambush of the city's coroner last month. He was wrapped in barbed wire and left lying in a stairwell of the medical examiner's building with a live bomb strapped to his chest.
Coincidentally, that coroner, O.C. Smith, was also the coroner who did the much-awaited, somewhat controversial autopsy on Don Wiley.
What are the odds of that? "
Coincidentally, that coroner, O.C. Smith, was also the coroner who did the much-awaited, somewhat controversial autopsy on Don Wiley.
What are the odds of that? "
Saturday, July 19
Tour de France Coverage - Ullrich Caps Comeback: "In temperatures that soared to a broiling 97 degrees, Ullrich was fastest at all time checks en route to a 58:32 finish, the only rider to break one hour. Lance Armstrong (USPS-Berry Floor) held on to the yellow jersey but conceded an almost-unthinkable 1:35 to the big German, whose ride vaulted him into second place, only 34 seconds behind Armstrong."
Rumsas draws a year's suspension: "Last year Rumsas was involved in a scandal after his wife was caught with large quantities of growth hormones and other drugs after the Tour de France in which Rumsas finished third. She was jailed in France and later released. The rider himself tested negative during last year's Tour de France. "
Friday, July 18
Forbes.com: Korea's Weird Wired World: "Koreans realized they had entered a new era after the last presidential elections. By 11 a.m. on Dec. 19, exit poll results showed that the iconoclastic Roh Moo Hyun, 56, a 2-to-1 favorite among youth, was losing the election. His supporters hit the chat rooms to drum up support. Within minutes more than 800,000 e-mails were sent to mobiles to urge supporters to go out and vote. Traditionally apathetic young voters surged to the polls and, by 2 p.m., Roh took the lead and went on to win the election. A man with little support from either the mainstream media or the nation's conglomerates sashayed into office on an Internet on-ramp. The traditional Confucian order had been flipped upside down, and a symbolic transfer of power from elders to youth took place. "
SourceForge.net: Project Info - DVDibbler: "DVDibbler is an advanced GUI for the Mac OS port of MEncoder"
dive into mark: "Day by day and almost minute by minute the past was brought up to date. In this way every prediction made by the Party could be shown by documentary evidence to have been correct; nor was any item of news, or any expression of opinion, which conflicted with the needs of the moment, ever allowed to remain on record. All history was a palimpsest, scraped clean and reinscribed exactly as often as was necessary.
George Orwell, 1984"
George Orwell, 1984"
Creative Loafing Atlanta | NEWS & VIEWS | CAREFUL: THE FB-EYE MAY BE WATCHING: "Back in the store, Trippi gives me his card and tells me to call him if I remember anything. After he's gone, I call my dad back to see if he has calmed down, maybe come up with a name. We retrace some steps together, figure out the article was Hal Crowther's 'Weapons of Mass Stupidity' from the Weekly Planet, a free independent out of Tampa. It comes back to me then, this scathing screed focusing on the way corporate interests have poisoned the country's media, focusing mostly on Fox News and Rupert Murdoch -- really infuriating, deadly accurate stuff about American journalism post-9-11. So I call the number on the card, leave a message with the name, author and origin of the column, and ask him to call me if he has any more questions. "
Creative Loafing Atlanta | NEWS & VIEWS | CAREFUL: THE FB-EYE MAY BE WATCHING: "Trippi's partner speaks up: 'Any reading material? Papers?' I don't think so. Then Trippi decides to level with me: 'I'll tell you what, Marc. Someone in the shop that day saw you reading something, and thought it looked suspicious enough to call us about. So that's why we're here, just checking it out. Like I said, there's no problem. We'd just like to get to the bottom of this. Now if we can't, then you may have a problem. And you don't want that.'
You don't want that? Have I just been threatened by the FBI? Confusion and a light dusting of panic conspire to keep me speechless. Was I reading something that morning? Something that would constitute a problem?
The partner speaks up again: 'Maybe a printout of some kind?'
Then it occurs to me: I was reading. It was an article my dad had printed off the Web. I remember carrying it into Caribou with me, reading it in line, and then while stirring cream into my coffee. I remember bringing it with me to the store, finishing it before we opened. I can't remember what the article was about, but I'm sure it was some kind of left-wing editorial, the kind that never fails to incite me to anger and despair over the state of the country. "
You don't want that? Have I just been threatened by the FBI? Confusion and a light dusting of panic conspire to keep me speechless. Was I reading something that morning? Something that would constitute a problem?
The partner speaks up again: 'Maybe a printout of some kind?'
Then it occurs to me: I was reading. It was an article my dad had printed off the Web. I remember carrying it into Caribou with me, reading it in line, and then while stirring cream into my coffee. I remember bringing it with me to the store, finishing it before we opened. I can't remember what the article was about, but I'm sure it was some kind of left-wing editorial, the kind that never fails to incite me to anger and despair over the state of the country. "
Drudging Up Personal Details (washingtonpost.com): "Some folks in the White House were apparently hopping mad when ABC News correspondent Jeffrey Kofman did a story on Tuesday's 'World News Tonight' about the plummeting morale of U.S. soldiers stationed in Iraq.
So angry, in fact, that the next day, a White House operative alerted cyber-gossip Matt Drudge to the fact that Kofman is not only openly gay, he's Canadian."
So angry, in fact, that the next day, a White House operative alerted cyber-gossip Matt Drudge to the fact that Kofman is not only openly gay, he's Canadian."
Calorie Needs - Men: "Formula to calculate BMR for men
66 + (13.7 x weight in kilos) + (5 x height in centimetres) - (6.8 x age in years) = BMR
To calculate your total calorie needs, multiply your BMR by the appropriate activity multiplier:
Activity Multiplier
If you are sedentary (little or no exercise, desk job) multiply BMR by 1.2
If you are lightly active (light exercise/sports 1-3 days/wk) multiply BMR by 1.375
If you are mod. active (moderate exercise/sports 3-5 days/wk) multiply BMR by 1.55
If you take heavy exercise (hard exercise/sports 6-7 days/wk) multiply BMR by 1.725"
66 + (13.7 x weight in kilos) + (5 x height in centimetres) - (6.8 x age in years) = BMR
To calculate your total calorie needs, multiply your BMR by the appropriate activity multiplier:
Activity Multiplier
If you are sedentary (little or no exercise, desk job) multiply BMR by 1.2
If you are lightly active (light exercise/sports 1-3 days/wk) multiply BMR by 1.375
If you are mod. active (moderate exercise/sports 3-5 days/wk) multiply BMR by 1.55
If you take heavy exercise (hard exercise/sports 6-7 days/wk) multiply BMR by 1.725"
Thursday, July 17
Los Angeles Times: In God's name: Is it madness?: "The sanity of Ron Lafferty, however, was a matter of legal dispute. He wore a sign reading 'Exit only' on the seat of his prison jumpsuit to one hearing because of his belief that an evil homosexual spirit was trying to invade his body through his anus. After a jury found him guilty, a federal appeals court worried that he might not have been competent to stand trial because of his belief that he answered only to the laws of God. The court vacated the jury's verdict — a decision with potentially unsettling implications. As Krakauer asks, 'If Ron Lafferty were deemed mentally ill because he obeyed the voice of his God, isn't everyone who believes in God and seeks guidance through prayer mentally ill as well?'"
Wednesday, July 16
Tuesday, July 15
D&R Sports Center: MODEL 747 AVANTI AIR PISTOL: "MODEL 747 AVANTI AIR PISTOL
Quantity in Basket: none
Code: DAI747
Price: $109.45
Shipping Weight: 2.50 pounds "
Quantity in Basket: none
Code: DAI747
Price: $109.45
Shipping Weight: 2.50 pounds "
Epiphone PR 350SR: ". If you buy one of these fine guitars, get that saddle changed and you've got about as close to the expensive sound as I believe you will get for the money. I would replace it immediately if it were stolen. "
Epiphone PR 350SR: "Mine is also the solid wood version referred to in previous reviews, so I won't bore you with details, I bought it from a pro player who removed the pickguard and installed gold grovers and a bone nut and micarta saddle.I contacted Epi also re: the solid vs. laminate issue, and their reply was that all of them (including it's sister the PR-350/SM mahogany) were laminates. That's funny because I have copies of reviews on Harmony Central (not these user reviews) that state they are all solid woods, as well a an Epi ad from a guitar mag that says it is all solid wood! I also inspected the interior and found the grain to match the exterior. At any rate, if Epi can make a laminate sound this good, they need to patent the process.I rate it high just for the solid woods at a great price"
Red Butte Garden in Salt Lake City, Utah: "They Might Be Giants
Wednesday, July 23
Two witty, articulate men in their early forties who write catchy songs about things like thermostats and metal detectors, Flansburgh and Linnell are the elders to a whole generation of smart, earnest 'nerd rockers.'
Advance Price $22/ Day of $24
A $2 facility fee will be added to each concert ticket.
Shawn Colvin
Sunday, July 27
Grammy award winning songwriter and folk singer displays a diverse musical style and emotion-filled lyrics that will please the most finicky music fan. Come prepared to be enchanted and entertained.
Advance Price $24/ Day of $26
A $2 facility fee will be added to each concert ticket.
Lucinda Williams
Thursday, July 31
Her raw vocal talent combined with fabulous country acoustics embodies joy and misery simultaneously. Known for her Grammy award winning albums, 'Car Wheels on a Gravel Road' and 'Essence', Lucinda's moving lyrics and trademark voice will stir your soul.
Advance Price $23/ Day of $25
A $2 facility fee will be added to each concert ticket. "
Wednesday, July 23
Two witty, articulate men in their early forties who write catchy songs about things like thermostats and metal detectors, Flansburgh and Linnell are the elders to a whole generation of smart, earnest 'nerd rockers.'
Advance Price $22/ Day of $24
A $2 facility fee will be added to each concert ticket.
Shawn Colvin
Sunday, July 27
Grammy award winning songwriter and folk singer displays a diverse musical style and emotion-filled lyrics that will please the most finicky music fan. Come prepared to be enchanted and entertained.
Advance Price $24/ Day of $26
A $2 facility fee will be added to each concert ticket.
Lucinda Williams
Thursday, July 31
Her raw vocal talent combined with fabulous country acoustics embodies joy and misery simultaneously. Known for her Grammy award winning albums, 'Car Wheels on a Gravel Road' and 'Essence', Lucinda's moving lyrics and trademark voice will stir your soul.
Advance Price $23/ Day of $25
A $2 facility fee will be added to each concert ticket. "
Shop Talk: "When we bought our used minivan, the special deal that the dealership was offering at the time was a free DVD player installed. It has been a lifesaver. The kids can watch DVDs or VCDs, we can play mp3 CDs (although I have never actually done that), and the kids can plug in the dreamcast and play games too (with an inverter).
It's been a lifesaver on long trips. If you get the opportunity to get one, I highly recommend it. "
It's been a lifesaver on long trips. If you get the opportunity to get one, I highly recommend it. "
16 Words, and Counting: "While the scandal has so far focused on Iraq, the manipulations appear to be global. For example, one person from the intelligence community recalls an administration hard-liner's urging the State Department Bureau of Intelligence and Research to state that Cuba has a biological weapons program. The spooks refused, and Colin Powell backed them.
Then there's North Korea. The C.I.A.'s assessments on North Korea's nuclear weaponry were suddenly juiced up beginning in December 2001. The alarmist assessments (based on no new evidence) continued until January of this year, when the White House wanted to play down the Korean crisis. Then assessments abruptly restored the less ominous language of the 1990's."
Then there's North Korea. The C.I.A.'s assessments on North Korea's nuclear weaponry were suddenly juiced up beginning in December 2001. The alarmist assessments (based on no new evidence) continued until January of this year, when the White House wanted to play down the Korean crisis. Then assessments abruptly restored the less ominous language of the 1990's."
Tour de France Coverage - Armstrong Goes Off Road: "Meanwhile, close behind, Armstrong was forced off the road, where he magnificently--one would even be tempted to add miraculously--rode through a hay field. The champ in a cool and confident manner lifted his bike over a ditch, hoped on his Trek, and began racing again.
'It was the most terrifying moment of my life,' Armstrong said on French television immediately after the finish. 'It was a real panic. In a moment like that... it was a reflex of survival.' He also said rather astutely that between crashing and cyclocross, he made the best choice. Few argued."
'It was the most terrifying moment of my life,' Armstrong said on French television immediately after the finish. 'It was a real panic. In a moment like that... it was a reflex of survival.' He also said rather astutely that between crashing and cyclocross, he made the best choice. Few argued."
Monday, July 14
The Harvard Crimson Online :: News: "Following a widely-publicized report that Hornstine had plagiarized material in articles she wrote for her local paper, the Harvard admissions office has rescinded her offer to attend Harvard in the fall, according to a source involved with the decision.
Her acceptance came under scrutiny after her local newspaper, the Courier-Post, reported that Hornstine had “misused sources” in five stories she wrote for the paper and had lifted extensive material directly from speeches and papers published on the Internet. The media attention followed her decision to sue the Moorestown, N.J. school system to ensure she graduate as sole valedictorian of her high school. A federal judge ruled in Hornstine’s favor last month and forbid the school district from naming a co-valedictorian."
Her acceptance came under scrutiny after her local newspaper, the Courier-Post, reported that Hornstine had “misused sources” in five stories she wrote for the paper and had lifted extensive material directly from speeches and papers published on the Internet. The media attention followed her decision to sue the Moorestown, N.J. school system to ensure she graduate as sole valedictorian of her high school. A federal judge ruled in Hornstine’s favor last month and forbid the school district from naming a co-valedictorian."
The Harvard Crimson Online :: News: "Following a widely-publicized report that Hornstine had plagiarized material in articles she wrote for her local paper, the Harvard admissions office has rescinded her offer to attend Harvard in the fall, according to a source involved with the decision.
Her acceptance came under scrutiny after her local newspaper, the Courier-Post, reported that Hornstine had “misused sources” in five stories she wrote for the paper and had lifted extensive material directly from speeches and papers published on the Internet. The media attention followed her decision to sue the Moorestown, N.J. school system to ensure she graduate as sole valedictorian of her high school. A federal judge ruled in Hornstine’s favor last month and forbid the school district from naming a co-valedictorian."
Her acceptance came under scrutiny after her local newspaper, the Courier-Post, reported that Hornstine had “misused sources” in five stories she wrote for the paper and had lifted extensive material directly from speeches and papers published on the Internet. The media attention followed her decision to sue the Moorestown, N.J. school system to ensure she graduate as sole valedictorian of her high school. A federal judge ruled in Hornstine’s favor last month and forbid the school district from naming a co-valedictorian."
Wednesday, July 9
NEWS.com.au | Marriage 'tames' geniuses, criminals (July 10, 2003): "Satoshi Kanazawa, a psychologist at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand, compiled a database of the biographies of 280 great scientists, noting their age at the time when they made their greatest work.
The data remarkably concur with the brutal observation made by Albert Einstein, who wrote in 1942: 'A person who has not made his great contribution to science before the age of 30 will never do so.'"
That is so nice to hear.
The data remarkably concur with the brutal observation made by Albert Einstein, who wrote in 1942: 'A person who has not made his great contribution to science before the age of 30 will never do so.'"
That is so nice to hear.
Intellectual Work of Program Administration: "
Doug's academic achievements, especially as a classroom teacher, have made it likely that he will be tenured and promoted. His pedagogical efforts take forms recognized by his colleagues and his institution and they are assigned value by accepted procedures. In combination with his published scholarship (and typical departmental committee service), Doug's teaching--which has been evaluated and quantified and made visible--becomes a strong factor in his promotion. Doug is also an innovative teacher who has shared his contributions to curricular design and pedagogy through workshops at his own institution and through presentations at national conferences. Besides having value for his colleagues and for students, these efforts appear on his vita: they constitute an important part of his reputation as a professional."
28 DAYS LATER / *** (R): "
Director Danny Boyle ('Train-spotting') shoots on video to give his film an immediate, documentary feel, and also no doubt to make it affordable; a more expensive film would have had more standard action heroes, and less time to develop the quirky characters. Spend enough money on this story, and it would have the depth of 'Armageddon.' Alex Garland's screenplay develops characters who seem to have a reality apart from their role in the plot--whose personalities help decide what they do, and why."
Sunday, July 6
Idle Words: "Stated simply, the problem is this: Dave Winer is the writer of several widely-used Net protocols, and his journal is the most linked-to weblog on the Internet, but he has the emotional maturity of a hamster. Specifically, a bipolar, sanctimonious hamster with weak technical writing skills.
This shouldn't matter. Pocket Napoleons abound online — that's what the Internet is for.
But people see Dave Winer's contributions to blogging, his seniority in the community, and his large audience, and naturally assume that he must be cut from the same cloth as a Linus Torvalds, Bruce Perens, or Larry Wall. In other words, a wizardly, technically adept, emotionally stable leader of a large online community.
It takes a while to realize that he's actually a freaking nutbag. "
This shouldn't matter. Pocket Napoleons abound online — that's what the Internet is for.
But people see Dave Winer's contributions to blogging, his seniority in the community, and his large audience, and naturally assume that he must be cut from the same cloth as a Linus Torvalds, Bruce Perens, or Larry Wall. In other words, a wizardly, technically adept, emotionally stable leader of a large online community.
It takes a while to realize that he's actually a freaking nutbag. "
Friday, July 4
Young dictators group forming: "Hello, I am a young dictator in search of other dictators to hang and drink beer with, play frisbee with, and who love ruling others with brutal impunity.
Do you have a military uniform? A beret? Funny facial hair? Come on board! We will discuss the future of independent dictators in the age of CIA puppets and how to utilize religion to justify to the masses your needing several high-priced German automobiles.
Benevolent dictators also welcome.
We will vote on who gets to lead the meetings, but I'll tell you right now I will be leading this group any way I see fit until I'm too old and my son gets voted in to take over.
it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests "
Do you have a military uniform? A beret? Funny facial hair? Come on board! We will discuss the future of independent dictators in the age of CIA puppets and how to utilize religion to justify to the masses your needing several high-priced German automobiles.
Benevolent dictators also welcome.
We will vote on who gets to lead the meetings, but I'll tell you right now I will be leading this group any way I see fit until I'm too old and my son gets voted in to take over.
it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests "
First in Her Class: "At Moorestown High, the calculations for valedictorian are made at the end of the first semester senior year. Just a few weeks before that semester ended, Blair dropped AP European History--one of the two courses she was taking at the school--citing exhaustion. 'The papers are killing her,' Judge Hornstine told the child study team while trying to withdraw Blair from the class. At the time, Blair had an A- in the class. It would have been one of the lowest grades of her high school career. "
When I went to high school I barely understood what AP classes were. I used to get excited about B+'s, and didn't realize you could even drop classes.
When I went to high school I barely understood what AP classes were. I used to get excited about B+'s, and didn't realize you could even drop classes.
First in Her Class: "The case immediately made headlines, and not just because of the eye-popping price tag. There was also her choice of lawyer. Instead of hiring an expert in education law, Louis Hornstine hired Edwin Jacobs Jr.
JACOBS is something of a legend in Jersey legal circles. He first rose to prominence in the mid-'80s defending Nicodemo 'Little Nicky' Scarfo, a legendary Philly mob boss. With a practice in Atlantic City, Jacobs has represented a colorful array of organized crime figures along the Broad Street-Boardwalk corridor. How good is he? In 1998, he represented Philly drug kingpin Louis Turra, accused of plotting the assassination of underboss Joseph 'Skinny Joey' Merlino. Jacobs never got to show his stuff on that case--Turra hanged himself in his cell before the trial started. But just three years later, Jacobs was defending Skinny Joey, who needed help beating a rap for three murders, two attempted murders, and a murder conspiracy charge. "
This is the lawyer for Blair Horstine, the young lady who sued to be valedictorian. New Jersey! New Jersey! This is weirder than the film "Election." I have to say that during my brief three day visit to Jersey I found it very pleasant.
JACOBS is something of a legend in Jersey legal circles. He first rose to prominence in the mid-'80s defending Nicodemo 'Little Nicky' Scarfo, a legendary Philly mob boss. With a practice in Atlantic City, Jacobs has represented a colorful array of organized crime figures along the Broad Street-Boardwalk corridor. How good is he? In 1998, he represented Philly drug kingpin Louis Turra, accused of plotting the assassination of underboss Joseph 'Skinny Joey' Merlino. Jacobs never got to show his stuff on that case--Turra hanged himself in his cell before the trial started. But just three years later, Jacobs was defending Skinny Joey, who needed help beating a rap for three murders, two attempted murders, and a murder conspiracy charge. "
This is the lawyer for Blair Horstine, the young lady who sued to be valedictorian. New Jersey! New Jersey! This is weirder than the film "Election." I have to say that during my brief three day visit to Jersey I found it very pleasant.
Thursday, July 3
Scott McCloud Tries Webcomic Micropayment: "Let's get some perspective. Name anything that provides more than 15 seconds worth of enjoyment for a dime. Give it a shot. Even a quarter. What can you buy for a quarter? Anything? You probably couldn't get a hobo to kick you in the nuts for a quarter. Whining about the epic, tragic loss of a dime? That's comical. Griping that even an entire cent is too much to support the artists you like? That's insulting."
Tuesday, July 1
Google Search: speedometer cable group:rec.autos.vw group:rec.autos.vw: "First, extracting the odometer is extremely easy. With practice,
it can be removed in 10 minutes as follows. Remove the plastic
trim over the dashboard and the lower dash cover. This entails
removing the metal rail that runs the width of the car. At this
point, you can access the speedometer cable from the bottom and
disconnect it. After removing the four screws that attach the
instrument cluster, the cluster may be lifted out from behind
the steering wheel by rotating its top toward you.
Now retire to an indoor work area and disassemble the cluster.
If you study it for a few minutes you'll see that the odometer
can be removed by removing/loosening about half a dozen screws.
The offending gear is easily accessed. I repaired mine with
fine nylon thread and epoxy over two years ago and have had no
problems since. Others have recommended fine wire.
This is also a good time to disable various warning mechanisms
if you are so inclined. But be careful installing the repaired
cluster as minor installation errors will cause your speedometer
to freak out. I recommend driving the car for 10 miles or so
before reassembling the dashboard.
This is an easy repair, well within the abilities of most adults
and requiring a surprisingly small number of tools. And it would
be difficult to follow the directions to my house, or measure oil
consumption without an odometer. (The trip odometer is really a
service interval odometer.)"
it can be removed in 10 minutes as follows. Remove the plastic
trim over the dashboard and the lower dash cover. This entails
removing the metal rail that runs the width of the car. At this
point, you can access the speedometer cable from the bottom and
disconnect it. After removing the four screws that attach the
instrument cluster, the cluster may be lifted out from behind
the steering wheel by rotating its top toward you.
Now retire to an indoor work area and disassemble the cluster.
If you study it for a few minutes you'll see that the odometer
can be removed by removing/loosening about half a dozen screws.
The offending gear is easily accessed. I repaired mine with
fine nylon thread and epoxy over two years ago and have had no
problems since. Others have recommended fine wire.
This is also a good time to disable various warning mechanisms
if you are so inclined. But be careful installing the repaired
cluster as minor installation errors will cause your speedometer
to freak out. I recommend driving the car for 10 miles or so
before reassembling the dashboard.
This is an easy repair, well within the abilities of most adults
and requiring a surprisingly small number of tools. And it would
be difficult to follow the directions to my house, or measure oil
consumption without an odometer. (The trip odometer is really a
service interval odometer.)"
FARK.com: Drew Curtis' FARK.com: "Rumsfeld says don't call Iraq a 'quagmire,' because calling Iraq quagmire makes Rummy angry, you no like Rummy when he angry. ARRRRGGHHH! Rummy smash puny liberal press!"
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