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Daytraders usually drive the stock price down at MacWorld SF. Everyone's hoping for another iPhone, and Apple can't deliver that every year. I do wish Jobs would stop taking credit for things he didn't invent, though OTOH, the MacBook Air may be my next laptop. Need to see it first, and they won't be in the stores for 2 weeks. I have REAL trouble believing a 5-hour battery life. Kinda like the Prius said it got 60-MPG - I'm sure that battery life has been significantly exaggerated. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

I have one Mostly I got it because when I go to the Continental Gate at 6:30 AM, they are blaring TVs overhead. But it's also nice in a restaurant where they sit you right next to the tv. It does work, and they only cost about $15. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

My little girl draws stuff exactly like that on her magnetic drawing board. Every time I ask her what she just drew, she says it's a flower My sister-in-law gave us these special markers by crayola that have invisible ink that only shows up on the accompanying drawing pad. Still, it's only a matter of time before the permanent marker ends up on the un-erasable surface Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weasel_words Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Nice Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

"While it's true that youth has thus far been unkind to her ... " - Garth http://i.usatoday.net/news/_photos/2007/05/12/clinton1x-large.jpg Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

I've landed in corn - dead corn, but these all pale in comparison to grape vines. My sister-in-law landed in grape vines Lots of sharp pointy sticks Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Or for those of us old enough to remember when cable television first came out. Same thing, no commercials, and they said that they never would. Took them about 5 years to start with the commercials. I had XM Radio for about a year, and I never believed it - they can and will play commercials just as soon as the marketing people convince the executives how much money is at stake. Best thing you can do is protest with your wallet. I canceled XM radio when they went from $8 to $12 per month. It was a good move on their part - they were going to lose some customers like me, but not 1/3 of them, and they increased their profit by 50%. Make sure to tell them why you're canceling. Plug your iPod (or Zen in my case) into an FM modulator, and never listen to a commercial again. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

It may be spelled UPS, but I pronounce it as "oops". They damage and lose more packages than most of the other major carriers, in my experience, but they are not quite as bad as the US Post Office. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Probably more wars, but fewer people killed Cattle has been with us a lot longer than oil, but a neighborhood dispute about cattle may not qualify as a war. I do believe that there are a lot of issues that people simply don't want to face, as it pertains to environmentalism. Human overpopluation is our biggest environmental problem by far - not that we can't support this many people, we just can't do it with our current habits. But can a government really tell people to stop reproducing? China does it, and they are condemned for it. What about eating meat? I don't think people should all have to become vegetarians - we evolved to eat meat, it's our heritage. I choose to be a vegetarian mostly for environmental reasons, but I wouldn't ask others to do that. How could anyone or any government tell people to stop eating meat? I really don't think people can control their diets. So we choose oil as an issue because it's easier. We don't have to think too much about driving autos, because everyone else does it. We can make wars halfway around the world because we don't live there. I'm for driving less and saving the planet. I just think there are bigger environmental issues that we completely ignore because they're much harder. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

True. But I have to ask, if how we eat is a bigger issue than what we drive, why do we spend so much time talking about oil, the middle east and Islam? Could it be that we care more about political/religious issues than environmental ones? Even the people that proclaim themselves to be environmentalists? Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

This subject has been posted here before, but I wanted to show the actual report by the United Nations, because they are probably a more reliable information source than vegetarian web-sites. And yes, I am a vegetarian, so my opinion is biased : http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=20772&Cr=global&Cr1=environment Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Not really - but he does have a slight Hungarian accent My guess is that the cop just thought he looked like a young punk. Nemo, dude, from Connecticut to Arizona, we fly 2500 miles driving, whew. Heck, I flew from Colorado, and that's about 1/3 the distance. You're gonna spend more on gas than a plane ticket. And you can't get a speeding ticket flying. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Don't be hard on yourself. That was probably the first time you encountered that situation, and humans almost never react quickly and correctly the first time they encounter something. That's why we give AFF students like 45 seconds to figure out how to open their parachute By the time you have a hundred jumps or so, everyone expects you to take a second or two. I've seen people with thousands of jumps whip it out faster than I can blink - I know some of those same people have told me I'm a little slow with mine still. Next time you see that (if you ever do), you'll probably react quicker (if you think you should), and you might prevent a theft (or you might get killed). Personally, I would say it's not your job to intervene, so if you feel strongly about not stealing, you can find an authority (bagger, clerk, or cop) and tell them. I buy organic grapes and I pay about $9 for a bag - I'm with you, that's robbery right there I think stores like that are used to a certain amount of theft, and that's part of the reason for higher prices (although most of the reason probably has to do with corporate greed). I'm only mentioning this, because I often feel I don't react quickly enough to situations. But I talk to people about it, and they have told me what I tell you - the only way to learn from it it to go through the experience a few times, analyze your reaction, and then try to get better. Something like what happened to you isn't even worth thinking about, since it's not your job. As it applies to skydiving, you probably just need to experience things a few times. No one is James Bond - no one is lucky enough or smart enough to just make the right move every time they see something new. Once in a while, you just get lucky, but most of the time we only achieve success through repeated failure. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

33 jumps. The biggest was Eliana's and Craig's 40-way, and the smallest was a 25-point 3-way. I really want to thank Terry, who worked the entire boogie and organized a lot of low-key, very interesting and safe skydives. I learned a lot from him. Also, do I even need to say that Arizona Airspeed rocks? I've said it before, and I'll say it again - you guys rock! Those were some amazing jumps that you all put together. Also, thanks much to B^2 and Bryan Burke for keeping things running smoothly. It is very pleasant to attend a boogie where no one is seriously hurt, and that is very much due to your great organization. Still my favorite boogie Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

With 56 jumps and no tunnel experience, you will find that every tunnel instructor at SVCO will be a great coach for you. They will all listen to you and help you towards your goals (this is not necessarily true of other wind tunnels I've been in, but it is definitely true at SVCO - their instructor staff is terrific). The best thing you can do is commit the time - an hour will get you a LONG way at your level. Last I checked, there were some great deals on coached time - there's no reason to not have it coached. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

What's true and what's false, anyway? I had a roommate in college that got half his tuition paid because he was 3/64 American Indian. The fact that he was more than 60% German contributed nothing to his finances If anyone ever asked him what his heritage was, he always replied "Native American", and he seriously believed it. He was the whitest, hairiest Native American I ever met Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

This author is definitely not a skydiver Now, all we gotta do is wait 11 more years To hear the USPA and DZOs tell it, skydiving won't last that long. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

If you can post video of that, then you've got my vote for biggest star. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

I think on these forums, we prefer to say "Argh!, snake" Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

lol - if I was over 50, I would try to hide my birthday, too! Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

That bugs me too! I can just hear the marketing people when banks starting going online a few years ago ... Well, there are ALL sorts of ways we can make money. For instance, if we limit them to only searching six months back, then when they want a back statement, we can charge them for it. Jeez - it's a DATABASE. Change the frigging sql string so that the date says 2006 instead of 2007. Sometimes I wish I could hack the back-end myself. If there ever is an online bank that allows statement viewing back to the beginning of your online enrollment, I'll sign up! Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Adrenaline for breakfast? And everyone's been telling me protein Looks like some nice bodywork - I'll see if I can find it at the bookstore. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Golden compass was disappointing for me. It seemed like a few producers got together. One said "hey, I know some people that are doing some amazing CG stuff that's never been seen before, but they haven't been able to figure out how to work it into a movie." Second one said "I have some favors I'll call in to get some really good actors on this." Third one said "that doesn't leave us any money to script the book, but that's OK because no one cares about story if you've got awesome CG and really good actors." Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Cripes! I know that one is at least 20 years old, because I remember it from high school! YouTube can dredge up some old memories Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD