I know it isn’t the case in the US, but many guys here in Serbia carry a man-bag (murse, satchel, whatever you want to call it). Should this be mine?
Image from l.marie via flickr.
The Maxson Homepage on the WWW
Of course I happen to think so (just like Serbs thing that Serbian is easy, arabs think Arabic is easy, and Chineese think Chineese is easy). But, I got this in the e-mail today and thought I would post it. What do you think no??
Can you read these right the first time?
1) The bandage was wound around the wound.
2) The farm was used to produce produce.
3) The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.
4) We must polish the Polish furniture.
5) He could lead if he would get the lead out.
6) The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.
7) Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present .
8) A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.
9) When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.
10) I did not object to the object.
11) The insurance was invalid for the invalid.
12) There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row .
13) They were too close to the door to close it.
14) The buck does funny things when the does are present.
15) A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer line.
16) To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.
17) The wind was too strong to wind the sail.
18) Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear.
19) I had to subject the subject to a series of tests..
20) How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?
21) The archer shot an arrow from his bow to the bow of the ship.
Just in case you don’t know it, the Tour de France (pronounced Tour day France for all of you Bob Roll fans out there) started today. What?! You don’t know the difference between the yellow and pokadot jersy? Take a look at this page on the basics of the tour de france for more information.
Image from joe shlabotnik via flickr
Bruce Schneier makes a good point in this article on Movie Plot Threats:
I wonder why he thinks that “schools, churches and government or medical facilities” are terrorist targets worth protecting, and movie theaters, stadiums, concert halls, restaurants, train stations, shopping malls, Toys-R-Us stores on the day after Thanksgiving, train stations, and theme parks are not. After all, “there’s got to be some common sense.”
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Yes, and the same technology that allows people to call their friends can be used by terrorists to choose targets and plan attacks. And the same technology that allows people to commute to work can be used by terrorists to plan and execute attacks. And the same technology that allows you to read this blog post…repeat until tired.
Say you have a hot water tank (boiler here) that holds 80 liters of water. You want to heat that water to 70 degrees C. Assume the temp of the water in the tank (and the incoming water) is room temperature–20 deg celcius. Also assume that during the day, electric costs 4 times what it does at night.
Now, is it better to heat all 80 liters of water at night (with cheap electric) or are you better off to heat it a bit at a time as it comes into the tank when you use it? Assume 90% of the hot water usage is during the expensive time.
You’ll have to look up the formulas as I don’t have them handy right now (sorry). My hypothesis is that it will be cheaper to heat the water at night all at once instead of during the day time as you use it. Why? Just because 1 cubic cm of water ALWAYS takes the same amount of energy to heat it up a given number of degrees. But, I could be wrong. What do you think?
Image from akirsa via flickr
A few friends and I went to see Terminator Salvation yesterday. For a 4th, it was good. It seemed like they made a few things force fit the rest of the story. All in all, it was ok though.
Image from alfredituzz on flickr
Blogging these ubuntu walpaper images for later use.
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/60-most-execellent-ubuntu-wallpapers/
More will come later. I’ve had better in other places, but it was good.