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Are so many people simply wasting processor ticks on a futile search for extraterrestrial life when they could join a distributed computing cluster that could do the world some good?
I wonder if a classroom full of children on fish oil will be as passive as a classroom on Ritalin…
I haven't been this excited about a new format since ReiserFS. Welcome to the brave new storage world of ZFS.
Ok, this is some cute stuff. Think movie Cliff Notes with bunnies…
Very interesting, exposure to just a picture of someone watching our actions can make us act more honestly.
I bet there are some ISP licensing agreements that say you cannot share your internet connection. But get the cheap router while you can…
Tired of Microsoft's stance that they can do whatever they want with your computer if you run their operating system?
Try some of these solutions. Alternately, you could always avoid the whole issue by buying a Mac, or converting to Linux… ;-)
According to a CBC news article George Carlin was right. An immune system needs to be tempered.
I know it's not the right time of year for grits, but I had a request for the recipe and I wanted to archive the link for Deramus sausage…
Where do you start with Grit instructions?
Ok, first get good white/yellow grits, must be good grits, not quick or instant (www.noramill.com).
I usually like to make in the neighborhood of 12 servings at a time. My recipe will be for that many, so invite friends.
Make sure you start about 30 to 40 minutes before you actually want to have the grits.
Short the grits about a half a cup of water when starting. You want to short the grits so they will be thirsty for butter and cheese. :)
Cook the grits until thick (thickness can be measured by plop factor)*
Add 1 stick real butter.
Stir slowly until absorbed.
Add 3/4 to 1 lb grated sharp yellow cheddar and 2 to 4 slices of Kraft American singles
When fully melted and absorbed add Salt, white pepper, and black pepper to taste (both fresh ground). I like to use the white pepper for heat and black pepper for aroma (very similar to the way you use hops when brewing beer).
Serve with at least one lb of pork product per guest. I recommend Tennessee Pride hot sausage, good solid bacon, or one of my all time favorites Hot Deramus Pork Sausage!… This sausage is amazing!
Anyone found applying sugar to the end product should be promptly escorted from the room or building
* to gage plop factor stir the grits with a spoon. There should be a thick grit coating on the spoon now. With the cup of the spoon within over the sauce pan move the spoon quickly down, striking it on the side of the sauce pan. This will cause the grits to fly off the spoon into the pan (objects in motion tend to stay in motion). The force with which you have to hit the spoon on the side of the sauce pan to encourage the grits to let go is plop factor… Usually having to strike the spoon on the side of the pan 2 or 3 times to clean the spoon is considered quite thick enough.
http://www.edweek.org/ew/toc/2006/06/22/index.html?levelId=2300
As we have been discussing education, I thought this might interest you. It is a study of each states' reported and actual high school graduation rates. I downloaded the report for Georgia, and see that the state is doing a great job of preparing citizens for work in mines, mills, and other work that requires little or no specialized education or training. Oh wait, those jobs are no longer available in large numbers here. Mostly, we have jobs that require college educations. At least caucasian females will do alright since they appear to be the best performing group isolated in the numbers.
Interesting stuff and thanks to the Gates Foundation for their funding. I suspect Bill Gates will be a much better philantropist full time than he has been CEO of Microsoft the past few years. The foundation he and his wife fund provides for much public good and they should be thanked for it.
This entire post was lifted from ClarkHoward.com – I could not find a way to link to this specific article, and I felt it to be important, so I posted it in it's entirety. Please visit Clark's site, as he deserves the revenue/recognition for his work.
Contact your reps over credit freezes
Identity theft is a traumatic thing. Whether you have had your information stolen or – in the worst cases – have been hauled off to jail and falsely accused, ID thieves are victimizing millions. Clark has a bit of good news in the midst of the bad. Florida is the latest state to give its citizens a credit freeze protection law. There are now 23 states that allow you to do this and the number keeps growing higher. Six states require that you have already been a victim to be able to freeze your credit, but it's still better than nothing. They are Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, South Dakota, Washington and Texas. For a complete list of all states that allow citizens to freeze their credit, click here. That is great news because it means that about 70 percent of American citizens are in control of their credit and can protect themselves. But there is black cloud hovering above this silver lining. Some Congressmen and women are trying to get a bill passed into law that will essentially invalidate all of these state laws. It's clearly a bill drafted on behalf of the credit bureaus and banks, and it will re-expose citizens to one of the worst crimes ever to hit us. Clark wants you to voice your opinion loud and clear on this issue if you want to keep control of your own credit. Contact your federal representatives by entering your information on this site. Remember to be polite to the people who answer the phone. They are not the ones writing these bills. Speak your mind!
consumersunion.org – credit freeze laws by state.
Nagin, admits continued failure to successfully manage the crime in New Orleans and begs National Guard to implement Martial Law….
Well ok, not really… But my version is funnier…
Hmmm maybe he was re-elected just because he knew how to get the Feds to foot the bill… I wonder what public outcry you will hear if a member of the Guard shoots someone in downtown…
Is the school sytem designed to make a passive populace? Here is an interesting point of view.
Some old some new…
Ok this is a really old headline, but think about it. A can of Coke has half the caffeine that they gave rats per kilo of body weight. If you weigh 190 pounds, you would take the caffeine equivalent of roughly 190 cans of diet coke… I would think the caffeine alone could kill most people.
http://www.crooksandliars.com/2006/06/15.html#a8728
Colbert Report strikes again!
Perhaps this will stir discussion, perhaps not. You will probably be amused in any event.
I wish them all the luck in the world. I would imagine that unline the online groceries of the late 90's Amazon probably built a business case…
OK, I do not give a crap about "Teutonic correctness" or "German Self Esteem".
Budweiser is the liquid equivalent of dog wee, and McDonalds is just another form of excremental canine offering. I would be horrified if I had purchased a travel package to Germany and tickets to a game, only to be greeted with a total lack of acceptable sustenance at the sporting event itself…
Oh the humanities!
Maybe the government should arrange air drops of relief beer and sausage to the stadiums… 