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5 Horrifying Apocalyptic Scenarios (That Have Already Happened)
It's impossible to turn on the news or go the movies without hearing about some disease or cataclysm that's about to end the world. There's a movie coming (2012) that as far as we can tell is about every apocalypse happening at once, and in the news the flavor of the week is swine flu--though so far the fatality rate has fallen rather short of, say, Popsicles.
Our apocalypse fixation ignores the fact that the things we're afraid of are old-hat. Extinction level events have happened again and again throughout history and, lo and behold, we're still here. And hell, we probably wouldn't be without number five...
#5. The K-T Extinction
Everyone knows this story: For millions of years, dinosaurs roamed the earth, snacking on the odd mammal that was unfortunate enough to get in their way. They were big, hungry and had some terrifying weaponry.
As for mammals, our only saving grace was that we bred like crazy and were too small to easily kill. We presumably spent our days scurrying in terror and it was pretty clear who'd won the genetic lottery.
Then one sunny day 65 million years ago, a big rock fell out of the sky like a game of cosmic billiards gone drunkenly sour. This falling space matter is suspected to have made the 110-mile-wide Chicxulub crater in the Yucatan.
To understand the scale of the collision, know that according to newer versions of the theory, the crater in question was caused by only one of several fragments of a larger asteroid that did to our planet what a falling cinder block does to a Chihuahua. Also remember that the Yucatan crater is 100-damn-miles across.
The initial blast(s) threw up enough ash to blot out the sun, killing all plant life. With the plants gone, the food chain snapped, leaving all the dinos yabba-dabba dead. The mammals' policy of being small and annoying paid off, and they grew up to be us, you and the Knicks City Dancers.
"Suck it, T-Rex!"
The K-T rock was six-miles across. If that sounds big, know that the earth is approximately 7,000-miles across (which is quite small by stellar standards). Heck, K-T wasn't even the biggest one to hit our planet--a few billion years ago, one such impact shat out the entire moon.
Don't worry, though. The good news is that we have dedicated teams of nerds giving up their social lives to stare at the night sky in order to tag and track most cosmic debris in the solar system longer than a mile.
The bad news is that objects smaller than mile across can still ruin your day, particularly if your name is Ann Hodges.
#4. The Clovis Comet
So could something like K-T happen to humans? Well, it already did. In Michigan. Crap.
They call it the Clovis Comet, and if you want a very small idea of the scale of this thing, look at the above photo.
At first glance, you may believe that this image is the result of nuclear testing, rabid beavers or some horrifying combination thereof. In fact, this is a picture of the aftermath of the Tunguska explosion, which demolished Siberia in 1908. The blast, which some scientists attribute to an earthbound comet, leveled 80 million trees with the force of 1,000 Hiroshimas.
Scary, right? Now raise Tunguska to the power of "holy fuck" and you'll get an inkling of how devastating the Clovis Comet was. "How devastating?" you query. Well experts say it was an explosion equal to about 1.5 billion Hiroshima bombs (or 20 million Megatons).
The Clovis Comet exploded over the Great Lakes about 12,900 years ago. The blast ignited continent-wide forest fires, spurred global cooling and killed all the neat animals like mastodons and 14-foot tall grizzly bears.
We're actually glad he's extinct.
As humanity's big innovation that millennia was putting the meat on sticks before cooking it, we weren't in much of a position to do anything about the biosphere turning into tears and excrement, so we apparently gritted our teeth and boned our way back to the top.
#3. The Bubonic Plague(s)
The bacterium, Yersinia pestis, has beaten the human race into a gibbering mess with such regularity that it's embarrassing. The first known outbreak--the Plague of Justinian--hit the Byzantine Empire in 541 AD. At its peak, the contagion killed an estimated 5,000 people a day in Constantinople.
Just look at these smug bastards.
Think of it this way--if you met a friend for a nice cup of Turkish coffee, chances were one of you was either A) infected or B) already dead. And if your buddy looked healthy, it was probably a good time to go update your will.
"Sigh. Stood up again."
After killing 50-60 percent of Europe's population, the Justinian Plague laid low for a couple centuries, repackaged itself as the Black Death and killed a third of Europe from 1348-1350. Like your mom's cooking, the bubonic plague wouldn't stay down--it hung around until the 1600s, when improved medicine and sanitation stanched its spread. And like your mom's cooking, the Black Death gave people fatal, necrotic tumors.
One hundred million people.
And because we love ruining your day, we'll inform you that the bubonic plague is still kicking about. Just move to the West Coast!


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I have a rather stupid lattice theory question. Suppose $L$ is a root lattice that can be primitively embedded in the $ E_8 $ lattice. Is the orthogonal complement of $ L$ in $E_8$ unique up to isomorphism, or for different primitive embeddings could I get non-isomorphic complements?
You can get different orthogonal complements for different embeddings. There are two different embeddings of $A_{7}$ in $E_{8}$ so that for the first embedding the orthogonal complement is the lattice $A_{1}$, and for the second embedding the orthogonal complement is the lattice $\langle 8 \rangle$.


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I've donated my old laptop to my 3 year old kid. Are there any desktop environments designed especially for this age group?
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If you want a fully designed system for children Qimo is ideal.
It is designed visually for children and can not be afraid to break it since it has not the potential of a professional platform.
Ubuntu Education Edition; An official version of Ubuntu Linux designed for use in classrooms and schools.
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Edubuntu provides application bundles that group educational software by grade level. You can install from the Education category in the "Software Center" entry in the Applications menu or installing the following packages using your favorite package manager:
You can also install all Edubuntu packages, including artwork by installing the
More details on what's included in these bundles are available on the Ubuntu wiki.
Try something with bigger ICONS, if you don't mind switching, if i am not wrong Fedora's sugar had a specifically designed DE for kids. Check that out.
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Unless I've completely overlooked something, there are no guns (or even bombs or cannons?) in D&D. I've been slowly introducing an exotic explosive powder (basically gunpowder) as a mysterious device foreign to the characters in my campaign, and I was wondering if anyone can think of anything that's similar to what I'm modeling here and is featured in one of the books or magazines. The substance could really be any type of explosive, but it should preferably be non-magic.
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Think for a second the differences between the bow and the crossbow. The bow has a certain elegance, and required a modicum of skill to fire accurately. The Crossbow enabled just about any schmuck to be able to kill with a missile weapon.
Gunpowder in a world of magic seems interesting, except that now any common schmuck has access to the destructive power that it previously took years of study, practice, and precision to get.
How to bring it in though. Well, if you have some time, you can look at Roger Zelazney's Amber Series. There was actually a diceless game system created, based on it. In short, gunpowder doesn't work in Amber. One of the characters wanted to effect a coup, and knew about "Earth". So he took an explosive substance called Jeweler's Rouge from Amber to Earth, had bullets made (which didn't work on Earth, since there it was inert) to assist him in his endeavor.
My point is, that you could bring "gunpowder" in as a foreign substance that must come from another dimension. Thus, it is highly regulated, very expensive, and difficult to obtain.
d20 Modern's Ultramodern Firearms book has a lot of ways to create firearms, but that's more like the 3.5e style of doing things.
However, judging by the way you're doing things, I would recommend building it up based on how powerful a force you want it to be in your world. Having a foundation is nice, but if it's new "technology" that's slowly budding, then that says to me that you are the ultimate decider in its strengths. Is there a specific aspect that confuses you?
This offers an explanation for the existence of 'gunpowder' in your game.
I'd suggest looking at some of the alchemical items in the Adventurer's Vault. There's no specific 'gunpowder' (requires fire to ignite, combustible), but items such as the thunderstone have a lot of similar properties.
Besides the fact that it causes thunder damage and not fire damage, this is very similar to a gunpowder bomb, and one can claim that gunpowder is merely a ground-up form of this modified-thunderstone.
The third-party supplement Amethyst contains modern weapon technology. It contains technology-based classes and items, revolvers, gunners and such. Most of it has a sci-fi touch, but it's probably closest to what you are looking for.
The recent Gamma World releases use many of the D&D 4e mechanics, but allow for guns, explosives and other modern artifacts. Firearms for DnD asks about how to model firearms in D&D4e
A recent issue of Dragon magazine adds some sci-fi weapons and items that feel like they are straight out of doom or warhammer 40k. You need an insider account to gain access theThingamajigs of the Barrier Peaks but it's pretty intersting. You could easily refluff the blaster rifle, laser pistol, and needler pistol into normal fire arms and the reliability element would make sense for newly introduced firearms into a magically chaotic world.
There is a game that "somehow" looks very simile to some early edition D&D and is called Dark Dungeons (you can download it here). Between the available weapons you can also find guns, that are powered by a "strange" powder that looks like gunpowder under many points of view:
Although you're focussing on 4th edition, I'm sure that you can transfer the part of this game about this kind of gunpowder into your house rules without too much hassle.


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Why do people line up for Black Friday or show up at stores at 4 AM?
Do these people not know about the Internet? Someone should probably tell them about it. The Internet is pretty useful, even on the other 364 days of the year.
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You try to find a (new) ps3 with 2 games for $199.99 online, when you do, post a link and shut me up
The irony for people who sit in line for more than a day, is that going to work instead of camping out at BestBuy would probably have made them more money, than they're saving on whatever Black Friday deals they're lined up and ready to fight over...
take the BestBuy $199 42 inch TV... I got one of those Silo 42's for the garage they had on the september WootOff for 356... 3 days at Bestbuy instead of working would be a loss of about 300 bucks... Take that vs the $150 savings for some no-Name TV, and yeah.
Dude, they don't have computers... That's why they are lining up at 4AM to begin with. To get internet. Duhhh. Not that it will make much difference. Once they get internet they will just stay up all night playing Tower Defense and perusing deals.woot, so they should get out of the house once per year even if that be in line at 4AM. I'll be heading to work at 4AM to avoid traffic. :(
Here: http://deals.woot.com/deals/details/87bc6e28-9fb4-4a1a-8309-37fe23cfab88/playstation-3-160-gb-black-friday-bundle-lbp2-and-ratchet-clank
Now please do as promised.
@gregorylikescheapstu: No internet. Good point.
Or maybe, they want to get to the stores early to use the Internet there so that they can shop on other sites, like woot and Amazon. Just a theory, of course.
@mtaveira: You sir/madam/robotic lifeform, are a winner in my book. I only wish that the Woot PTB (powers that be) would let me have a few extra upvotes.
@waltertangofoxtrot: The $200 TV at BestBuy is a Sharp ... hardly a no-name. Nonetheless, it was bad enough that there were 6 tents when I passed by the Puente Hills BB on Monday morning to work. On Wednesday morning, there were tents wrapping around and down half the length of the building.
The way I figure it, if they want to camp out for a "deal", that's their prerogative. Me ... I rather stay warm at home instead.
Lets look at it in this light, this is a "cool" social event they can talk about in the future. How many people can say they had sex outside of BB at 3am in a tent?
Don't get me wrong this is not "my thing".
@caffeine_dude: Amen! Where are wooters sense of adventure?!


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Source: Journal of Clinical Oncology, 17(9): 2676, September 1999
This is a phase II study testing the efficacy and toxicity of paclitaxel and cisplatin in recurrent or advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix. It forms the basis for the phase III study by Gynecologic Oncology Group (GOG) comparing this regimin to cisplatin alone.
Patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix who were not curable with surgery or radiation therapy received paclitaxel at a dose of 135mg/m2 as a 24-hour intravenous infusion followed immediately by cisplatin at a dose of 75mg/m2 intravenously at a rate of 1mg/min. Treatment cycles were repeated every 21 days.
The combination of paclitaxel and cisplatin appeared to have a favorable response rate in patients with advanced cervical cancer. Toxicities seemed to be more significant when compared to previously reported regimens of cisplatin-based chemotherapy without paclitaxel. The ongoing phase III trial from the GOG will compare this regimen with cisplatin alone to assess response rate, toxicity, progression-free survival, and survival.


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CEVA Logistics launches MATRIX WMS with RedPrairie
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CEVA Logistics, a global supply chain management company, has announced the launch of its new global MATRIX WMS (Warehouse Management System) which will be the standard service offering for its customers looking for WMS support in warehouses and distribution centers.
Utilizing RedPrairie's WMS application, the new MATRIX WMS offering, which is part of its suite of IT solutions, will become CEVA's global offering, providing a standard system landscape and one common infrastructure for customers, while allowing for local flexibility as demanded. The solution will enable CEVA to monitor the flow of goods, provide transport optimization, warehouse management and stock control for customers. This common framework will also allow other applications within the MATRIX suite to be integrated to provide an enhanced service and efficiencies of cost and scale for customers.
"With our ongoing focus on providing global, end-to-end and uniform services for our customers, we are thrilled to be launching MATRIX WMS with the support of RedPrairie," said Peter Dew, CEVA CIO. "The new platform will provide us with greater flexibility and data delivery by using a global infrastructure with stronger round the clock support, availability and management which meets the growing needs of our key global and regional customers, who require full visibility and stability as a necessity in running lengthening supply chains."
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I am reading about cycle decompositions where a cycle $(a_1 a_2 a_3\cdots a_m)$ is defined as the permutation which sends $a_i$ to $a_{i+1}$, $1\leq i\leq m-1$ and sends $a_m$ to $a_1$.
But I am unable to understand this particular notation:
$(1 2 3)\circ ( 1 2)(3 4)$. What is this supposed to mean and how do we compute it?


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It's a rainy day at home and siblings Dick and Sally have nothing to do, but all of that changes when The Cat and his messy sidekicks, Thing One and Thing Two, burst onto the scene, bringing with them adventure and chaos much to the dismay of a worried pet goldfish. Come join the escapades in the remastered Deluxe Edition of the classic TV special, Dr. Seuss's The Cat in the Hat. Then, The Cat in the Hat narrates the story of Daisy-Head Mayzie, a girl who mistakenly thinks that the flower blooming on her head will only bring trouble, but eventually propels her to fame and fortune. And finally, blast off to The Hoober-Bloob Highway, where every road from a space laboratory leads to Earth, and eventually to gratitude. It's Dr. Seuss-times-three in this fun and whimsical collection that's sure to be cherished by fans of all ages.
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Minister of Finance Dr. Ibrahim Al-Assaf highlighted the overall strength of the Saudi economy in an address at the International Monetary Fund in Washington yesterday.
He noted that the Kingdom's economy has continued to grow, with a budget surplus, a reduction of the national debt and an increase in non-petroleum exports.
He expressed optimism for the coming year due to Saudi Arabia's strong banking sector as well as ongoing efforts to attract investment and create jobs.
Dr. Al-Assaf also welcomed the World Bank's efforts to support an energy initiative to help impoverished countries cope with the burden of high oil prices. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz proposed the initiative at the Jeddah Economic Forum in June of this year.
In an interview that aired on Saudi TV yesterday, Dr. Al-Assaf said that the Kingdom's development plans will not be affected by the current global economic crisis because will be funded by reserves and oil receipts.
He noted that the current global financial crisis may have an indirect impact on Saudi Arabia, but that he expects any such impact to be temporary.
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Placards must be placed in the lower driver's side corner of vehicle's front window. The placard, like the daily cash payment method, is valid only Monday through Friday from ½ hour prior to the first inbound train to Chicago until a ½ hour after the last outbound train from Chicago. It does not cover overnight or weekend parking. Please note that having a placard does not guarantee a parking space.
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By Lil Manger and Jenna Pettinato at Nellie's Women's Shelter in Toronto, Canada Imagine this: you settle in at home on any given evening to relax in front of the television. You microwave some popcorn, rearrange the cushions on the sofa, and reach for the remote. The first image you see is of a woman, or whatever remains of … [Read more...]
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In the Defenders of the Realm rulebook, the Suffering Wounds section (p. 7) says
If a hero ends a turn in a location with enemy minions, the he suffers a wound for each minion at that location.
On first reading, I thought that meant that once a hero's actions were spent, they would suffer a wound for each minion present on their location. But, a player's turn is divided up into three segments (p. 5): Daytime(hero actions), Evening(draw cards), and Night(darkness spreads) and new minions are placed during Night.
Does a hero suffer wounds if minions were placed on their location during the Night as darkness spreads?


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Xiaomi Red Rice revealed, packs a 4.7-inch 720p display & quad core processor in a $130 package
Promising Chinese up-and-comer Xiaomi today unveiled a smartphone that is likely going to be quite a game changer for the young company. Although currently exclusive to China, Xiaomi has shown exponential growth and is highly likely to become a global leader within a few years if its current growth rate is kept strong.
Xiaomi today unveiled the new Xiaomi Red Rice smartphone. At just $130 it sounds either too good to be true or like a cheap Chinese knock off, but it is not. The Xiaomi Red Rice packs quite a bit of higher specced features for its price including a 4.7-inch 720p touch display, a quad core MediaTek processor, 1GB of RAM, 4GB of internal storage, TD-SCDMA 3G, a 8MP rear camera as well as dual SIM support. Like all Xiaomi phones, the Red Rice will feature their popular MIUI user interface on Android. The Xiaomi Red Rice will be available exclusive to China Mobile, which has a 70% market share in China and that's sure to give them a head start.
Xiaomi has made quite a few heads turn after selling their devices in small batches over record periods of times, with each batch being sold out in less than five minutes most of the time. The company is expected to sell 15 million smartphones this year, and with a constant growth path, it may join the top ten smartphone makers in no time.


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If you're triple (or dual) booting Windows and Ubuntu, the Ars Geek web site's got the lowdown on how to mount a read/write Windows NTFS drive.
This approach uses an alternate method to the one Adam cited in his top 10 Ubuntu apps and hacks article. I've yet to build my Ubuntu workstation, so I wasn't able to try this myself; also, NTFS support is still experimental so proceed with caution and a full-on working backup.


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So I noticed that there are no questions here about nootropics so I will ask a general question first. Where is the best resource to date to educate myself about the effects, benefits, and dangers of nootropic drugs?
If this topic is of interest to other people I would suggest that someone make the appropriate tags. The memory tag only covers a small portion of what I am asking.


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GATESVILLE (September 14, 2012)--The Coryell County Economic Development Board will hold a regularly scheduled meeting on Monday.
Board members will be discussing the replacement of a board member and election of the vice-president position.
The president's and board members' reports will be reviewed at the meeting as well.
The meeting will take place at 10 a.m. at the chamber of commerce, located at 2307 S. State Hwy 36.


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A new "ladies-only" masturbation bar, Love Joule, has opened in Japan, where women can have unrestricted titillating conversation about the art of masturbation and check out sex toys to boot, reports Complex City Guide.
Owner Megumi Nakagawa was inspired to create "a love and sex bar" that provided an atmosphere, where women could "openly discuss masturbation" and get rid of their inhibitions about the subject with the help of libations. "Since most people view female masturbation as something of a mystery or taboo, it is not a usual topic at typical bars," says Nakagawa.
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November 13, 2012
Cape Town in summer – no better place to be
It's almost summer – and one of the best places of all to be is Cape Town.
The city has great weather – lots of sun and warm weather – perfect for spending hours outdoors, on the beach, or exploring the city's many natural attractions.
November to March is regarded as the best period to visit Cape Town, when you can enjoy up to 11 hours of sunshine a day.
The city has a packed social calendar, especially over the festive period, so visitors can take full advantage of the great weather.
There's the annual J&B Met horse race, that takes place in January. As many as 50 000 partygoers are expected to descend on the Kenilworth Racecourse for a day of fashion and horseracing. It's all about seeing and being seen.
Then there are the annual Old Mutual Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts – one of the most popular cultural events on the city's social calendar.
The concerts are set in the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden – which stretch over 528ha (1 300-acre) and feature cultivated plants, magnificent trees, ponds and lawns. The concerts take place every Sunday and continue from November to March.
For a once-off change of pace, there's the much-anticipated Lady Gaga concert that will take place at the Cape Town Stadium on December 3. If Lady Gaga, one of the biggest stars ever to visit South Africa, will be in Cape Town, then why aren't you?
In search of something a bit more challenging to do while in the city? Why not plan your trip to coincide with the Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour, taking place on March 10.
The race started in 1978 to raise awareness about the lack of cycle paths in South Africa, and today is the biggest timed cycle race in the world.
Have we convinced you to visit the Mother City? Good – now let's help you get here.
There are a number of international flights to Cape Town. You can also access the city from Johannesburg, Durban and other major South African cities. Also visit British Airways and Virgin Atlantic for information on flights to Cape Town.
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Thursday, January 6, 2011
Flying With More Than Just Pants (a.k.a. HELP)
And, yes, I'll blog throughout so you don't miss the broken bones.
So anyway. The trip.
You helped me with my initial questions about planning so I thought that I might ask you to join your superpower forces one more time and lend your expertise again. Just so you know, telling me, "For God's sake, DO NOT PACK THAT GREEN SWEATSHIRT," is not considered helpful advice, which means, ALLISON, I'M LOOKING AT YOU.
Without further ado, here's what I'd like to know...
1. I eat. Like, all. the. time. What are your most packable snacks?
2. Any money saving tips for us? Andrew is rolling his eyes, but I'll totally listen.
3. I should bother with lingerie, right? (What, Allison?)
4. If you only had time to eat at ONE pizza place in New York, where would you go?
5. How do I say, "While he's in the bathroom, I would like you to spike his soda with vodka," in Spanish? In Italian?
6. Along those lines, I know how to say agua. I can also count to ten in Spanish. This is adequate, correct?
7. What's your favorite restaurant in Rome? In Barcelona? If you steer me toward a place that causes food poisoning I will Fedex you my vomit.
8. This is the first time either of us have ever driven from New York to Vermont. Is there any place that we cannot miss along the way? Or are we just asking to get caught in a cataclysmic blizzard?
9. Andrew swears by those Dr. Scholl's Gel inserts, but I've always been a custom orthodics girl, WELL. I. WAS, that is before they got stolen in a pair of Adidas that I left on the beach to do sprints in the sand. So there's some homeless guy with really small feet walking around Miami with $500 insoles right now, I hope you're enjoying them. Anyway, are those gel thingies really as great as they look on the commercials with the people who are singing in the rain and letting their cabs get ganked?
10. Your best travel story. Hint: Do not tell me, I went to Rome and it SUCKED.
26 comments:
- Lauren said...
I wish I could answer all of these for you but alas, I am not nearly as well traveled as you are, or at least as you will be after this trip! Here's what I can tell you:
1) I love Fig Newtons, very filling and they come in tiny packages
3) Bother with lingerie, yes. Just not too much.
4) Lombardis, hands down.
Can't wait to hear your stories!
- January 6, 2011 at 5:43 PM
- craftosaurus said...
1. Nature Valley Sweet and Salty Nut granola bars. Super tasty, plus protein!
8. Maine, to have a beer with me.
... what? It's closer than you usually are and you didn't define "on the way."
- January 6, 2011 at 5:45 PM
- And Kathleen said...
1. Cliff Bars
2. Don't pay for expensive excursions through a middle-man. Go directly to the source.
3. Right.
4. A legit bagel - toasted with cream cheese and lox
5. Just motion with your hands. You'll be fine.
6. Yes. They'll love you if you try.
7. n/a
8. Blizzard for sure. Pack warm clothes and extra blankets.
9. n/a
10. That time I went to Mt. Everest and didn't die was pretty awesome.
I think you're going to have a fabulous time! I'm envious!
- January 6, 2011 at 6:38 PM
- Elisa @ What the Vita said...
Snacks: Mojo bars. Seriously, they are like crack. I love the honey peanut one. Also, nuts, trail mixes, but am sure you already knew that one.
Rome: Please eat gelato at least twice per day for me. I was addicted to that stuff over there. Oh, and pizza. Pizza, anywhere. Better than NYC :-)
- January 6, 2011 at 6:43 PM
1. clif bars
- January 6, 2011 at 6:53 PM
- Tracy said...
"I went to Rome and it sucked!" NOT, I have never left the country so I'm totally jealous and can't wait to hear about it. Have fun planning!
PS The only phrases I know how to say in Spanish are "The cheese is old and moldy" and "Where is the bathroom?", both of which I learned from the movie Encino Man. I don't think I'm being very helpful here.
- January 6, 2011 at 7:00 PM
- Hillary @ The Sweet Maple Life said...
I traveled in Spain this summer for a couple weeks with my gf's. Our first stop was in Barcelona- I fell in love!
You most definitely will need to check out all the Gaudi buildings (especially Sagrada de Familia)...
I felt like there was sooo much to see, that we never got around to, but at least it gives me an excuse for going back!
Side Note- be prepared to change your eating schedule. Those Spaniards eat Tapas during our would be dinner hours, and have their dinners around ten at night! And the night life= awesome..... no wonder they have siestas in the afternoon!!
OH OH.... Barcelona is notorious for purse snatchers and pick-pocketers.... keep your purse small and close to your body at all times!!
Have fun!!!
- January 6, 2011 at 7:03 PM
- Jessika said...
Not those sweet and salty nature valley bars! They may taste great, but you'll get half of it all over you. Little tiny sharp bits that itch and annoy. And you'll also be annoyed that you lost a good mouthful or two to your blouse. Oh, and they shatter when dropped. So if you smush them in a suitcase, you'll regret it. Confetti granola bar is not fun.
I say go with non-sticky but non-breakable. The nature valley fruit bars are yummy (and cheap at costco and fit ANYWHERE), but they are a tad sticky. Held together with honey or something. I say go mojo or soyjoy or Luna (yum!).
Possibly invest in some sort of moneybelt. It may sound so '70s, but I've heard bad stories about the big European cities (bad stories confirmed by several relatives-- either victim or witness). If someone grabs your ankles? Don't look down. Grab your purse. They grab ankles to distract. Then shove you out of a subway. And they keep your wallet. True story.
- January 6, 2011 at 7:58 PM
- Raina Cox said...
I can only be of help for sojourns to England, New Zealand, and Santa Barbara.
I would highly recommend taking ExLax. Foreign food will stop you up in no time flat.
- January 6, 2011 at 8:30 PM
- pearls said...
i have no advice for you except please take me with you.....
- January 6, 2011 at 9:37 PM
1- a big ziplock mix of almonds, cashews and cranberries. (The raw, unsalted nuts) And I get V8 from the beverage cart. You want to eat in ways to help with jet lag.
2- I've staying in mold infested rooms in Paris, chigger infested camp-sites in the French country side, and dorm room hostels in Rome... but you probably aren't interested in my type of frugality.
3- Why not, it packs lightly.
4- There is a spot my family is always sure to visit, but it's too late to call the FIL to ask. Sorry!
5- I'm sure "vodka" and "coke" (with an appropriate accent) will get the point across.
6- Remember that in Barcelona they speak Catalan, not the regular Spanish you are thinking of. They are similar, sometimes just spelled a little differently... sometimes completely different. And there's that awesome lisp sound in the language. "Barth-elona"
7- Not sure, just make sure you get off the beaten path and try places the locals eat. For the most part, don't eat around tourist stops (especially in Rome).
8 and 9 - Dunno
10- I am waaaay too tired to tell a story right now. But I can't STAND to hear people say Rome sucked. They're just bad travelers who have no sense of adventure and wonderment. A lot of folks travel for the novelty I guess, to be able to say they have gone. But without a passion for what is there, or a desire to take in the culture, they're just setting themselves up for disappointment (whoa, I'm rambling!)
The 100%, fool-proof way to not be pick-pocketed is to NOT HAVE ANYTHING in your pockets. There are "money belts" that you wear on the inside of your pants. Then carry a messenger(angled to the front) for sunglasses, maps, etc. Just keep it simple. :)
- January 6, 2011 at 10:35 PM
- Loren said...
1. I have a snack tip. If you can find a Great Harvest Bread Company near you, get the trail mix. It is amazing, very filling, kind sweet. You could probably make some yourself for cheaper but I don't remember everything that is in it.
10. I had a fantastic trip when I was in high school to London, Paris, and Madrid (in about 9 days). I would suggest going on one of those cheesy bus tours of the city, like as soon as you get there. That way you get to see ALL the big touristy places in one go (so you don't regret missing something you didn't get around to seeing), get a sense for the way the city is laid out your first day, and you get to have some cheesy fun :)
- January 7, 2011 at 5:25 AM
- Michelle said...
I grew up in New Jersey, and I have 2 pizza recommendations in NYC. This first is the place under the Brooklyn Bridge (on the Brooklyn side)...it's pretty well known and I think it's called Grimaldi's. I ate there in high school, so my memory is a little fuzzy, but it was EXCELLENT. The second is a place at the corner of 33rd and 3rd. My friends introduced me to it a few years ago and now we always make sure to stop there after a night out in the City. DELISH!!! Not sure what it's called but if you get off at that corner, you'll see it. Enjoy your trip!
- January 7, 2011 at 7:11 AM
- CW said...
We are headed to Italy in a few months and need recommendations.. will check back. Hope you have a great trip!
- January 7, 2011 at 7:41 AM
- KellyMellyBoBellyBananaFanna said...
Thanks, CW!
- January 7, 2011 at 7:42 AM
- Mary Beth said...
i just got back from studying in Rome for a semester- it's wonderful!!
1. any sort of granola bars. they're easy to pack and small
2. I think the best is to eat one fancy meal a day. i'd usually eat breakfast at home, grab something quick for lunch (pizza or sandwhiches- in rome cafe's are called bars (i know, confusing right?) and they have sandwiches in there that they can heat up for you. or an alementari is a sandwich place like a deli where you can pick out you bread and what you want on your sandwich) both of those are great, and you can get a sandwich for about 3euro. and then dinner can be at nicer places which is more $, but you saved your money at lunch and breakfast so it's worth it :)
5. hand motions like someone else said haha. In Rome a lot of store owners/people can speak a little or enough English for communication. its if they want to communicate with you.
6. haha yes. speaking of water, if it isn't frozen Rome has awesome water fountains around the entire city that are potable. so buy a water bottle your first day and just fill it everywhere.
7. Favorite Gelato place in Rome- Old Bridge Gelato. It's right by the Vatican and gives you the biggest scoops for your money.
There is also a restaurant right around the corner, i think it's just called restaurant and it's also really good, their pizza is amazing ! they have a few i think I've seen 3 throughout the city, but I've only been to this one.
Both are near the Ottaviano Metro stop, around where Via Vespasiano dead ends into the vatican wall.
9. I don't know about foot stuff, but Rome right now is COLD. Like it's snowing, so pack a lot of layers and be prepared!
10. Rome was amazing. My favorite thing to do was to wander around the streets and just find little places to shop or eat, and then figure out how to get home. Don't get too caught up in being a tourist to just enjoy the city!! Tresevere was a great part of the city- it's old and quaint with a lot of good bars and restaurants!
Good luck with your travels! if you want anything more specific about Rome, let me know!
- January 7, 2011 at 7:57 AM
- KellyMellyBoBellyBananaFanna said...
Mary Beth, this is such excellent advice! I will definitely be visiting Old Bridge Gelato. And thanks for the tip on the water!
Living in Florida, we're excited for the cold weather - especially for snowboarding. I did have to go out and buy a ton of new clothes though. The last few times I did Europe it was summer and fall, so this shall be a new experience!
- January 7, 2011 at 8:03 AM
- Megan said...
I went to Rome and it was awesome.
1. My boyfriend will turn into a monster if he gets the slightest bit hungry. So I have to keep snacks in my purse like I have a 3 year old child. It's like a sedative for those long IKEA trips when he refuses to stand in line for the Swedish meatballs. My weapons of choice are a fruit/nut bar like KIND, Get Movin crackers, and fruit leathers.
- January 7, 2011 at 8:35 AM
- Sarah said...
Apologies in advance for such a long comment. I spent a year in Rome for architecture school and miss it terribly.
1. Clif Bars. They're small but surprisingly filling. I can put off a meal for 4 or 5 hours with one of those guys.
2. I'm assuming everything is already booked and planned. Otherwise I'd suggest booking your Barcelona-to-Rome flight with RyanAir. I think I paid like twenty euros for that flight, including taxes. No assigned seating though, but you're scrappy enough to get a decent seat.
3. Eh. But then again, I'm not one for frilly underthings in general. Partly because I'm cheap and start a "Do you realize how many pairs of comfy cotton underwear you could buy for the price of one of these uncomfortable lacy things that you're not even entirely sure how to put on?" conversation with myself any time I even look.
5. (Spanish) Cuando el esta en el cuarto de bano, pon el vodka en su bebida, por favor. (Italian) Quando e nello bagno, metti la vodka nella bevande, per favore.
7. If you get tired of the heavy pasta dishes in Rome, try L'Ensalata Ricca for the most delicious salads you will ever eat in your life. I went there so frequently (don't judge - it was on the way to studio) that the sweet Bangladeshi men started calling me La Greca (the name of the salad I always got) and serving me wine while I waited for my to-go ("per porta la via") order. Maybe not the most authentically Italian place to eat, but definitely worth it! Next door to the location on Corso Vittorio Emanuele II (which is the street that you will probably take to the Vatican) is a place called Pizzeria Tosca which has standard Italian fare and is quite good. (The church across the street - San Andrea della Valle - is famous. The first act of the opera Tosca is set there, and it houses an incorruptible body). My favorite coffee shop is Bar Valle. I visited the famous cafes all over Italy and none of them topped the cappuccini from Bar Valle. Speaking of coffee, people will look at you funny if you order a cappuccino in the morning, since they consider it an afternoon drink. And if you want a latte, order a caffelatte. Otherwise you'll just end up with a glass of milk.
Don't be overly worried about pickpockets and thieves. I never had any problems. Just be aware of your surroundings and possessions at all times and use common sense. Tell Andrew not to keep his wallet in his back pocket. You'll have much less chance of being had if you WALK instead of taking public transportation, which in Rome is generally unreliable anyway. Everything in Rome's historic city center (where 95% of the tourist attractions and shopping are) is very walkable. If you look at a map of Rome, San Giovanni in Laterano and San Pietro in Vaticano are probably the two furthest points a tourist typically sees, and they're only 2.6 miles apart with LOTS of opportunities for gelato and coffee and pizza in between. Via del Corso is the famous shopping street if you discover that you just have to have another fabulous pair of shoes. Sorry for writing an entire travel book in your comments section. I just love Rome!
- January 7, 2011 at 10:05 AM
- KellyMellyBoBellyBananaFanna said...
Ah, I skipped the required architecture school year in Italy since I was on track scholarship and traveling most of the time with the team.
Also, thank you to everyone who has mentioned the pick pocketing and general such information, but I've got a good share of European travel under my belt, so I've got a decent idea of what to expect (my Parisian hotel room was even broken into once!)...
I love, love, love the specific recommendations on restaurants and favorite snacks, and can't misses and all that! Thank you all!
- January 7, 2011 at 10:35 AM
- KellyMellyBoBellyBananaFanna said...
And keep 'em coming!
- January 7, 2011 at 10:35 AM
- Life in Rehab said...
I've been to the Italian pavilion at EPCOT...
If you two ever want to spend a week in Disney, I'm your girl. Exotic, grown up trips? Not so much.
- January 7, 2011 at 2:41 PM
Magellan catalog has something like an English-to-Spanish (and other languages) dictionary but smaller and organized by topic. They also have a large laminated sheet full of pictograms that can be used no matter what the local language. I think either is under $20 or $25.
The only thing I know about foreign travel is that while you'll probably find someone that speaks English - everyone will appreciates your attempt to speak the local language.
Have a great time!
- January 7, 2011 at 4:28 PM
- A little old house said...
English will get you surprisingly far in Europe so I wouldn't worry about learning Spanish of ye olde worlde style too much although a Thank you, yes, no and please in the appropriate language will earn you brownie points :o)
Check into Ryan Air and Euro Rail (train) for traveling around Europe http://www.raileurope.com/index.html
Have fun!
- January 8, 2011 at 6:31 AM
- K said...
I also did study abroad in Rome and I have to second Mary Beth...Old Bridge Gelatto. All. The. Way. Also, Dino & Tony's Hostaria in Rome is so so good! Go super hungry cause those Italians sure know how to eat!
- January 10, 2011 at 10:19 AM
- KellyMellyBoBellyBananaFanna said...
Dino + Tony's? Will do! I have the hungry part covered!
A Little Old, I think that's who we're flying from Barcelona to Rome...
- January 10, 2011 at 10:22 AM


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The 8 Most Obnoxious Internet Commenters
Under every video on YouTube or Break, and under every story on Digg or even right here on Cracked, there is a mini-culture that forms down in the comment section. The hit-and-run nature of the comments means it's fertile ground for some really annoying personalities to thrive.
These are the eight commenter personality types you'd most like to avoid, but can't because they're freaking everywhere.
#8. The Non-Believer
Typical Comment
"FAKE! Did you see how that guy exploded just BEFORE he hit the tree. Fake, don't waste my time."
Who Are They?
They like to think of themselves as the jaded skeptic in a world full of gullible sheeple, determined to be a flickering light of truth in a dark internet full of lies and fake viral videos. "No one could really fart on a birthday cake that way!"
Why We Hate Them:
The guys we're talking about here are the knee-jerk skeptics, the ones who take it too far. They have an automatic reaction to call "fake" on pretty much any video that shows anything remotely remarkable happening. They're not doing it in some grand quest for truth, they just want to feel smarter than the room and generally suck all of the wonder out of the world.
This is the internet, if we want to believe some dudes can catch sunglasses on their face like that, who are they to take that from us, dammit!
Actual Examples:
#7. The Macho Man
Typical Comment:
"Holy shit!!!!!! That was fukin awsome! but IF that guy did that to me id kill him fuk"
Who Are They?
We think this guy is the same 'roid-monkey, blond-haired, fake tan, lip-pouting douche bag who made your high school life hell. He is the same guy who would have called you "dweeb" if you lived in a 1980's teen movie, but it is more likely that he called you "fucker" and pooped on your porch after egging your house.
Why We Hate Them:
This guy shows up commenting on any video or news story that involves a fist fight or confrontation. He's quick to remind us of what a badass he is in the real world, and is quick to make physical threats ("You want to come to Jersey and say that to my face??!?!?!").
After spending his formative years settling disputes on high school football fields, he's desperate to be the same kind of bully online he is in the real world. But he's found himself in a strange realm where huge biceps don't seem to count for anything, and is having a tough time making the adjustment.
No, you can't punch people over an internet connection, Macho Man. We've tried it.
Actual Examples:
#6. The Great Defender
Typical Comment:
"I'd like to see you do any better. What have you ever done with your life? Stop judging people and let everyone be who they want to be because, in the end, isn't that what life is all about?"
(NOTE: This comment is usually followed by someone replying with a shatteringly eloquent: FAG!)
Who Are They?
The Great Defender sees himself or herself as a moral crusader, like a cross between Batman and Jesus. In reality they are more like a cross between Jeremy Piven and that annoying girl who always feels the need to inject herself into every conversation, at least long enough to let you know she holds the moral high ground.
Why We Hate Them:
Much like the Non-Believer up there, it's the knee-jerk nature of the Great Defender that's so annoying. You can have a YouTube video of a group of neo-Nazis shooting puppies out of a cannon, and the Great Defender will jump in with, "Wow you have to wonder what kind of trauma these guys had growing up that caused them to be so misguided. Some of you are so quick to judge."
That, or they may chime in with the much more annoying, "There are millions of starving children in the world, and you guys are getting worked up over some puppies?"
That seems to be the Great Defender's favorite weapon, which works on the premise that we're not allowed to get mad at anything as long as something worse is going on elsewhere.
You know what? If we want to be outraged, let us. That's why we watch those videos, it makes us feel better about ourselves. Sure, we may have stolen some movies off Bittorrent, but at least we didn't fire puppies out of a cannon while we were doing it.
Actual Examples:
#5. Mr. Science
Typical Comment:
"I think you'll find that when you mix pure Hydrogen with Oxygen you don't produce water (2H2O) as would be expected, you, in fact, create an explosion. So it is perfectly normal that this video shows an explosion during the attempted grafting of Helium (He) and Sodium (Na)."
Who Are They?
This guy knows everything about the laws that govern the known universe, even the stuff science hasn't figured out yet. He has an education, works in a lab (or claims to) and has devoted his extraordinary gifts to telling strangers on the internet that they are wrong.
Why We Hate Them:
This guy is the brainiac version of the Macho Man. His goal is not to inform others, but just to make it clear that he knows way, way more than them. This is the guy who stops an entire game of poker because you didn't "burn" the top card before the river."
There's of course a reason this guy is hanging out on YouTube instead of some forum full of other professionals. He gets off on being right so much that he actively seeks out the company of people who are chronically wrong.
He seems to be wholly unaware that showing up in the comments section under some retarded YouTube video is about as impressive as challenging a room full of kindergartners to a fight. Winning is almost as bad as losing.
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Torrington's flourish at the end overtakes Holy Cross
WATERBURY -- Let's see, there was Sarah Royals' four-point play from halfcourt a couple of years ago that trended worldwide. Then there was an unheard-of 30-point pulverization earlier this year. And now this.
Holy Cross has held the edge against Torrington over the years. Holy Cross has held the edge over everybody in the Naugatuck Valley League. The Crusaders have been the gold standard for a long, long time.
But when Torrington takes its turn on top vs. the Crusaders, the Raiders do it with a flourish. They don't just stick the knife in; they drag it around a bit and then jam it in a little deeper.
And so it was Tuesday night: Torrington 45, Holy Cross 42. No big deal, right? The Raiders beat the Crusaders for the second time this season.
Sorry, not that simple. How about this. Holy Cross (10-6) was ahead, 39-27, going into the fourth quarter. The Raiders (12-4) were having one of those nights. Through three quarters, they shot a less than robust 8-of-39 from the floor (21 percent), including a 1-of-12 iceberg in the third quarter.
Even coach Mike Fritch had kind of figured this one was pretty much history.
"I looked over at Erika (Pratt, his assistant coach and daughter), and she said it's not our night. I agreed with her," said Fritch. "But I did say, let's hang in there."
Ah, coach, the night was just beginning. Holy Cross did not score a basket in the final nine minutes. Just three foul shots found their way on the scoreboard for the Crusaders.
Here came Torrington. Nicole Kozlak (12 points) drilled a 3-pointer, the only basket in the first four minutes of the final quarter. Then Mika Howard got in the act with a 3-ball from the wing and suddenly there was an uncomfortable feeling in the Pit as the lead was sliced to 39-33 with 3:47 to
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Kozlak and Howard combined for three free throws, and it was 39-36 with 1:54 to go. Holy Cross was in the midst of a numbing 0-for-6, eight-turnover quarter. Kozlak tied the game, 39-39, with another 3-pointer.
Then Torrington's Paige Middleton began a wild, whacky final minute and a half. Middleton threw a bomb in to put Torrington ahead, 42-39, and complete a run of 15 unanswered points for Torrington.
Chelsea Houlihan (18 points) finally got the Crusaders on the board in the period with a foul shot with 1:18 remaining. And Amy Stafford got Holy Cross back even, 42-42, with a pair from the line with 44 ticks left.
After a missed foul shot and a turnover by Torrington, Houlihan drove to the hoop only to have her shot blocked by Megan Calabrese. Middleton grabbed the ball and was fouled by Stafford. With 9.3 seconds she drained both foul shots.
"First, I yelled at her, then I hugged her," laughed Fritch.
Houlihan missed at the other end and Middleton completed the improbable comeback with a final foul shot with 1.6 seconds to go.
"We did everything right defensively, not offensively," said Fritch. "In the end, we got the ball into the right hands. Nicole hits a big three, Paige hits a big three and Paige hits the foul shots. As bad as we played, we didn't hang our heads. This was fun."
Maybe not so much on the other side. Holy Cross coach Frank Lombardo has seen this type of play before from his Crusaders this year.
"We have shown improvement since the second game of the season, but this is typical of the way we have played all season," said Lombardo. "We have been very inconsistent both offensively and defensively. We were pretty solid for three quarters, and to start the fourth quarter we missed three wide-open layups and the front end of a one-and-one. We lost a lot of confidence and started to play tentatively. We played not to lose instead of playing to win. "
Despite a subpar night from leading scorer Kiera O'Donnell, who managed just one basket and four points, the Crusaders rode the fine play of Houlihan (13 points in first half) to an 18-10 first quarter lead and 26-19 halftime edge.
But sometimes nothing is as it seems in this rivalry. Another statistic both teams can mull over. Of Torrington's 12 baskets in the game, seven were 3-pointers. Only five were regular field goals. Yet, they won.
You can't make this stuff up, which is why this rivalry is one of the best.
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Dave Probert: Inside Windows 7 - User Mode Scheduler (UMS)
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How does TPL & PLINQ relate to ConcRT?
The easiest distinction between TPL/PLINQ and the Concurrency Runtime (ConcRT) is the target customer; TPL & PLINQ are built on .NET while ConcRT, the Parallel Pattern Library (PPL) and the Asynchronous Agents library are targeted
to C++ customers. All are available in the Visual Studio 2010 CTP.
Many of the scenarios and use cases between TPL & PPL are very similar particularly at a high level, i.e. both support task parallelism, parallel loops and have well defined cancellation and exception handling support. The runtimes are different; while TPL and PLINQ are built on top of the CLR and it's threadpool, PPL and Agents are built on the Concurrency Runtime which is a component of the C Runtime that is new to Visual Studio 2010.
As you've noted, Joe, Steve, myself and the rest of the TPL, PLINQ and ConcRT "folks" are all on the Parallel Computing team, we talk very frequently and are incredibly cognizant about the places where the technologies and APIs have differences; we try to ensure that the usage and semantics are similar wherever possible to minimize the amount of time spent by you (our developers) keeping track of idiosyncrasies that aren't inherent to the .NET & C++ programming model differences.
The ring crossing overhead is an important consideration, because in the fine-grain, over-decomposed, task-based, concurrent execution world of ConcRT – the overheads can significantly limit just how fine-grained tasks can be.
Reducing the cost of ring crossing (the kernel/user boundary) is something I would very much like to see. Despite many improvements, it is still a very significant overhead, and hopefully someday will be much less than it is today. But even if the
ring crossing was free, there is an inherent advantage to UMS in that the scheduling decisions are made in the run-time rather than the kernel. This allows the run-time (e.g. ConcRT) a great amount of flexibility in terms of how it optimizes its use of the
CPUs. Sometimes it is suggested that instead of user-mode scheduling, what is needed is a pluggable kernel scheduler. But user-mode scheduling has two great advantages over that approach. First it has access to whatever great wealth of metadata about the
computation that the compiler has made available in the program, while the kernel has a much more limited/expensive interface to user-mode state. Second, if the user-mode scheduler screws up it only crashes/hangs the app, not the system.
Process creation on Windows is more expensive compared to UNIX. This is because it doesn't have to be as cheap. Unlike traditional UNIX, the Windows thread represents scheduling of the CPU. We keep threads pretty cheap in Windows, but have loaded up process creation with a lot of functionality (including stuff like shims for broken apps and implementation of the subsystem model). Process launch is generally synonymous with application launch on Windows (especially on client systems). App launch is relatively rare (generally a user has to click something), but thread creation is very common. So the system is optimized for threads (including facilities like the Win32 thread pool, which allows rampant thread re-use to amortize the creation overhead and reduce application memory requirements).
This doesn't mean that I wouldn't like for us to make improvements in process creation on aesthetic grounds. But it isn't a problem in a practical sense, so it is always down the list.
Linux is somewhat different than traditional UNIX, or even a more modern UNIX like Solaris (which has real threads). But my knowledge of Linux is limited, so I won't try to explain how Linux uses a form of a process as a thread as I will get pieces
of it wrong. UNIX and NT (aka modern Windows) were designed at different times for different environments with different goals, so when they run on the same environment they often take very different points of view, and so direct comparisons can be misleading.
Thanks Dave!!
Does ConcRT work like SLI, you multiplex CPU's to make it look like a single faster CPU?
Are there any plans to expose the UMS to .NET?
What's the reasoning behind not supporting UMS in 32 bit windows?
(as stated at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd627187(VS.85).aspx)
What is the services work mentioned when Dave is talking about procrastination?
Hi, I'm trying to make ums work, but have problems I can't resolve myself.
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Can you elaborate here? UMS does not really provide a public API... You use ConcRT as the abstraction layer for native task-based concurrent programming on Windows.
I've alerted the right folks to take a look at the problem you're running into (based on your code sample in the MSDN forums, which is where I pointed them to....). Again, to be clear, ConcRT is supposed to be the proxy you play with to get UMS goodness...
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I'm starting a business, and I'd like to know what you guys think the optimum number of admins to server ratio is for financial modeling reasons. Or if there's a better metric to use? I come from an embedded programming background so this is an area that I'm pretty squishy on knowledge-wise. : \
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There will be a lot of servers.
Mainly Linux boxes, with about 10% Windows boxes.
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All I'm asking for is a ballpark figure. It needs to be very high availability, but luckily the system lends itself to spares/replicas.
Three database clusters (two cassandra, one sql) with around a million rows each. About 200 Linux boxes running a custom protocol (but is ultimately just a proxy for the datbases), two SANs with about a petabyte a piece, about 200 Linux boxes as basically video encoding appliances, about 50 windows boxes running the same custom proxy software.
And pay competitively. I'd rather have a few good admins than a lot of bad ones. Any more info needed?


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6 Insane Discoveries That Science Can't Explain
#3. The Giant Stone Balls of Costa Rica
The Mystery:
Costa Rica and a few surrounding areas are scattered with giant stone balls. They are smooth and perfectly spherical, or nearly so. Some of them are quite small, a few inches in diameter, but some of them are as large as eight feet in diameter weighing several tons.
They have been chiseled to perfection by persons unknown, despite the fact that Costa Rica is still not scheduled to enter the Bronze Age until 2013. The are balls everywhere and serve no apparent purpose, like a swing club on Gentlemen's Night.
And God said, "It's nice, but could use some more purposeless balls."
Some of the balls have been blasted apart by locals hoping to find gold, coffee beans, or even babies. Some have been rolled around, but some are too heavy to move even with a bulldozer. Not that they have bulldozers in Costa Rica.
Why Can't They Solve It?
About the most useful information anyone has gotten is that there are not, under any circumstance, any quarries anywhere near the balls. This information is actually useless considering the balls are carved from volcanic rock.
Our Guess:
In 1,000 years the eggs of the stone men will hatch, and their offspring will emerge to rule the Earth.
#2. The Baghdad Batteries
The Mystery:
The Baghdad Batteries are a series of artifacts found in the area of Mesopotamia dating from the early centuries AD. This was the approximate time when Gozer the Gozarian was roaming the lands, morphing into whatever you thought of and then devouring you [source].
When archaeologists stumbled upon the batteries, they assumed they were just regular old clay pots for storage, but that theory quickly went out the window since they each contain a copper rod that shows evidence of acid corrosion. Now, in case you weren't the biggest nerd in school, this means that the pots probably contained a liquid that would interact with the copper and produce an electrical charge. If true, they predate the first known modern battery by hundreds of years.
And that's all well and good, but what the fuck were they using batteries for?
Why Can't They Solve It?
Well, it's not like we keep digging up ancient camcorders over there. Some stone reliefs called the "Dendera light" depict what some believe to be electrical arc lights, which would require something like the Baghdad Batteries to power. Others believe that theory is incredibly retarded.
More reasonable types say the batteries may have been used to electroplate items with gold. Others say medicine men could have used the batteries to shock people (giving the impression they had mystical powers or whatever).
It doesn't help that the batteries are currently located in the Baghdad Museum, which means potential researchers have a sporting chance of being blown to shit on any given day.
Our Guess:
Take them to Egypt. Somewhere inside the Sphinx, they'll find several holes. Plug these batteries in there and the Sphinx's eyes will light up. Then it will start scooting around the desert floor making a mechanical barking sound.
And then someone forms the head.
#1. The Bloop
The Mystery:
Tired of having its mind blown by the guys in the archeology department, in 1997 modern science's mind pulled itself up off the mat and triumphantly blew itself.
In that year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recorded a strange sound in the ocean. Strange and LOUD. So loud that it was picked up by two separate microphones 3,000 fucking miles apart. The sound, dubbed "The Bloop," doesn't sound like anything at normal speed. However, the NOAA did us the favor of speeding up the recording to 16 times the normal speed, causing it to sound like a turd dropping into the toilet. Bloop! Except, you know, awesomely loud.
Scientists determined that its wave pattern indicates it was made by an animal, and not a giant electromagnet sucking a plane out of the sky, as the creators of Lost were no doubt hoping.
Why Can't They Solve It?
There is no animal big enough or loud enough to make that kind of noise, not by a long shot. Not a blue whale, not a howler monkey, not a startled teenage girl.
Not long after the NOAA posted the sound to their web site, some HP Lovecraft fans on the internet quite reasonably decided that The Bloop must have been made by Lovecraft's Cthulhu, a giant, murderous squid-dragon-thing.
Our Guess:
Yeah, we're also going with Cthulhu.
For mysteries that only sound mind blowing, check out 6 Famous Unsolved Mysteries With Really Obvious Solutions. Or for examples of people who landed on the wrong end of an unsolved mystery, check out 6 People Who Just Fucking Disappeared. And be sure to visit Cracked.com's Top Picks to see what we're looking at instead of working.


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Maybe this is too technical and elementary, but I cannot make up my mind, nor find a reference.
The situation is the following: let $X$ be a double cochain (right half-plane) complex of abelian groups and let
$$ (\mathbf{Tot}^{\prod} X)^n = \prod_{p+q = n}X^{pq} $$
denote its total-product complex. The first filtration on $X$,
$$ {}_I F^s(X) = \begin{cases} X^{pq} & \ \text{if} \ p \geq s , \\\ 0 & \ \text{otherwise} \end{cases} $$
gives you the filtration on $\mathbf{Tot}^\prod X$:
$$ (F^s \mathbf{Tot}^\prod X)^n = \prod_{p+q=n , p\geq s} X^{pq} $$
and you have, as with any filtered differential complex $(A, F, d)$, an induced filtration in cohomology:
$$ F^pHA = \mathbf{im} (HF^pA \longrightarrow HA) \ . $$
My question is the following: is the filtration induced by ${}_I F$ on $H(\mathbf{Tot}^\prod X)$ Hausdorff? That is,
$$ \bigcap_p F^pH(\mathbf{Tot}^\prod X ) = 0 \ ? $$
I couldn't find an answer in the literature. Weibel's book says that in this situation the spectral sequence arising from the first filtration is "convergent". Unfortunately, for Weibel this only means that you have an isomorphism $E_0 HA = E_\infty A$. Cartan-Eilenberg "Homological Algebra" doesn't work with the total-product complex, but with the total-sum one:
$$ (\mathbf{Tot}^{\bigoplus} X)^n = \bigoplus_{p+q = n}X^{pq} $$
For this one, I think, the answer is "yes": if I had some cohomology class
$$ [x] \in \bigcap_p F^pH^n(\mathbf{Tot}^\bigoplus X ) \quad \Longleftrightarrow \quad [x] \in F^pH^n(\mathbf{Tot}^\bigoplus X ) \ \text{for all} \ p $$
then I could find representatives for $[x]$ like
$$ (0, \stackrel{p-1}{\dots}, 0, x^{p,n-q}, x^{p+1, n-q-1}, \dots ) $$
for all $p \geq 0$. Since there is only a finite number of $x^{pq} \neq 0$ for each element of $(\mathbf{Tot}^\bigoplus X)^n$, in a finite number of steps, I can be sure that I can find a representative for $[x]$ which is zero, so $[x]=0$.
But this reasoning doesn't work with $\mathbf{Tot}^\prod X$: you can only state with certainty that, for every $p$ there is some $x_p \in F^p$ and $b_p$ such that
$$ x - x_p = db_p \quad \Longleftrightarrow \quad x- db_p \in F^p \ . $$
These equations have a nice interpretation: if you topologize $\mathbf{Tot}^\prod X$ taking as basic open sets $x + F^p$ for all $x \in \mathbf{Tot}^\prod X$ and $p$, they read:
$$ (db_p) \longrightarrow x \ . $$
That is, $x$ is a limit of coboundaries. But, unless the filtration is finite, this doesn't imply that $x$ itself is a coboundary, does it?
So I could ask my question this way: in this situation, is the set of coboundaries closed?


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TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A man charged in a home invasion has been appointed his sixth defense attorney.
Mark Bennett will now represent Monroe Eugene Lockhart. His former attorney, Steve Rosel, surrendered his law license after complaints he violated state rules of professional conduct.
Lockhart will be in court January 2nd for a pre-trial hearing. His jury trial is set to begin January 14th.
He's charged with a November 2011 assault and burglary during which prosecutors say a co-defendant burned a victim with a knife. The trial has been delayed several times while Lockhart fought to retain his initial attorney, Billy Rork. A judge ruled Rork could not represent Lockhart because Rork also was representing a co-defendant in the case against whom charges ultimately were dropped.
Lockhart is a former partner in the former Mo's Express convenience store. The store was the scene of a November 2011 holdup during which two employees were shot and wounded. The liquor store in the same complex was the scene of a Christmas Eve 2011 holdup during which a worker was shot and killed.
Lockhart's business partner and friend, Corey Brown, was found murdered in rural Douglas County in January 2012. No one has been arrested for the killing.


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New York University neuroscientist André Fenton will deliver "Tracing, Erasing, and Harnessing Long-Term Memory," a lecture on the biological process of memory, on Wed., Oct. 30, 4:30-5:30 p.m. at NYU's Center for Genomics and Systems Biology (CGSB) Auditorium (12 Waverly Place, between Greene and Mercer Streets).
Memories are the imprints that experience leaves in the brain in defining knowledge, mental competence, and, in part, our individuality. However, this view is largely conceptual—we don't yet understand memory as a biological entity or a process. But this is beginning to change. In the lecture, Fenton will explain how scientists are slowly discovering the biological basis of how experience changes brains and alters their function—breakthroughs that will eventually have a remarkable impact on our lives.
Fenton, a professor in NYU's Center for Neural Science, is an internationally recognized neuroscientist and biomedical engineer. He works on three related problems: how brains store information in memory; how brains coordinate knowledge to selectively activate relevant information and suppress irrelevant information; and how to record electrical brain activity in freely moving subjects. His recordings of electrical brain activity are elucidating the physiology of cognitive control and cognitive dysfunction in diseases, including schizophrenia, depression, and mental retardation.
The lecture is part of NYU's "Science on the Square," a series of lectures focusing on scientific topics of interest to the general public and sponsored by NYU's Dean for Science.
The lecture is free and open to the public. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, call 212.998.3800. Reporters interested in attending must RSVP to James Devitt, NYU's Office of Public Affairs, at 212.998.6808 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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