I'm definitely old enough to have used 5.25" floppies... and perhaps the ones I still have in a closet are readable, but I don't have the appropriate hardware to access the data anymore (though I'm sure someone out there still has a functional Atari 800XL with an external floppy drive).
Regardless, if you think floppy disks are reliable media, more power to you. I agree that really important data will be transferred to new media formats, but wouldn't it be nice to have a media that was designed to last? Printing on acid-free paper seems more reliable than burning a CD/DVD, and there *should* be a solution so that digital info can be stored as long as printed books (without having to transfer media every few decades).
I'm not sure what your argument really is: do you think that people *shouldn't* be trying to come up with better kinds of long term digital storage? Personally, I think it's a pain to transfer data from one format to another, so if someone comes up with a cost effective way to "store it and forget it" -- I'd like to know about it.
Well, in the future, you can also try googling to find replacement articles for broken links. Link rot is a common problem, and there's no permanent fix (yet?)...
Savannah cat is the name given to the offspring of a domestic cat and a serval—a medium-sized, large-eared wild African cat. The unusual cross became popular among breeders at the end of the 20th century, and in 2001 the International Cat Association accepted it as a new registered breed. Savannahs are much more social than typical domestic cats, and they are often compared to dogs in their loyalty. They can be trained to walk on a leash and even taught to play fetch.
Research stations in Antarctica have only certain times of the year when it's safe to travel, so there is a "no turning back" reality for some places on Earth -- although the time scales is on the order of waiting weeks/months, not years, for a rescue.
I'm sure nuclear submarine crews also have to go through similar isolated living situations where there's "no turning back" as well... but there's still gravity to remind them they're on Earth.
Considering that plenty of vending machines dispense Twinkies and other cupcake-like desserts, I assume they wanted to make their vending machine distinct from any existing cupcake vending machines.
I wonder how freshly-baked these cupcake ATMs really are...
Thanks for the heads up, btw! The CNN piece even stated that "Talkeetna is a 'historical district'" and doesn't have a functional mayor... so it sounded legit.
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I personally don't have much to say about the passing of Neil Armstrong, but for you, I'll see if I can collect a few relevant links...
Mike
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I'm definitely old enough to have used 5.25" floppies... and perhaps the ones I still have in a closet are readable, but I don't have the appropriate hardware to access the data anymore (though I'm sure someone out there still has a functional Atari 800XL with an external floppy drive).
Regardless, if you think floppy disks are reliable media, more power to you. I agree that really important data will be transferred to new media formats, but wouldn't it be nice to have a media that was designed to last? Printing on acid-free paper seems more reliable than burning a CD/DVD, and there *should* be a solution so that digital info can be stored as long as printed books (without having to transfer media every few decades).
I'm not sure what your argument really is: do you think that people *shouldn't* be trying to come up with better kinds of long term digital storage? Personally, I think it's a pain to transfer data from one format to another, so if someone comes up with a cost effective way to "store it and forget it" -- I'd like to know about it.
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http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=98004&page=1#.UC6EVKllTzY
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http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=98004&page=1#.UC6EVKllTzY
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savannah_(cat)
Savannah cat is the name given to the offspring of a domestic cat and a serval—a medium-sized, large-eared wild African cat. The unusual cross became popular among breeders at the end of the 20th century, and in 2001 the International Cat Association accepted it as a new registered breed. Savannahs are much more social than typical domestic cats, and they are often compared to dogs in their loyalty. They can be trained to walk on a leash and even taught to play fetch.
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Research stations in Antarctica have only certain times of the year when it's safe to travel, so there is a "no turning back" reality for some places on Earth -- although the time scales is on the order of waiting weeks/months, not years, for a rescue.
I'm sure nuclear submarine crews also have to go through similar isolated living situations where there's "no turning back" as well... but there's still gravity to remind them they're on Earth.
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I wonder how freshly-baked these cupcake ATMs really are...
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Uh, nope, I've never taught at the 7th grade level... undergrads, sure.
And I don't know of any relatives who teach 7th grade....
My surname is fairly common, though, so I'm sure there are plenty of teachers out there with my last name.
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Thanks for defending these DailyDirt posts.... yes, they're meant to be a break from the usual political outrage around here.
But sometimes there's no stopping the political debates....
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medal counts
http://www.london2012.com/medals/medal-count/
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http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/000399.html
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Re: People with vision problems might be able to learn how to see via tongue sensations.
Some people probably *can* taste blue, actually....
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