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| 2007/3/1-3 [Computer/HW/CPU, Computer/HW/Scanner] UID:45842 Activity:nil |
3/1 Backup MX servers: should I have one (y/n, given that most isps
spool mail for a couple of days), and if so, how should I go about
having one (are there commercial backup MX servers, and if so,
how much?) - linxu
\_ Yes, you should have one. You're right that most ISPs spool
mail for a couple days, but the situation where I've found a
backup MX server to be most useful is when I relocate a mail
server. I'd be happy to run a secondary for your domains on
my box if you'll do the same for me, assuming, of course, we
don't share the same upstream provider. :) See also:
http://www.joreybump.com/code/howto/nolisting.html
Probably one of the best, most elegant anti-spam measures anyone
has come up with in years. -dans |
| 2007/3/1-3 [Health/Women, Recreation/Dating] UID:45843 Activity:moderate |
3/1 While we're talking about sex, I just want to give you a datapoint:
I've been having bareback sex for many years and have not gotten
any girl pregnant. The secret is knowing WHEN not to have sex.
\_ "bareback" usually refers to gay sex, or butt-sex, so, maybe
it's not too surprising you haven't gotten anyone pregnant?
\_ Have you heard of a BBBJ? What do you think the "BB" is
referring to?
\_ I never heard this before. What's BBBJ? BareBackBlowJob?
\_ That, or you're infertile.
\_ Or they've had an abortion or used Plan B w/o telling you.
\_ Ding Ding Ding! We have a winner!
\_ Actually I read a paper that said that when trained on the
rythym method (including taking temperature regularly, etc etc)
test subjects had less unwanted pregnancies than with most
other forms of birth control. That being said it's kind of
a pain in the ass to follow the full method and does
require training.
\_ Note the recent study that showed the prevalence of HPV among women
(as high as 45% among young women).
\_ Note that HPV has nothing to do with pregnancy.
\_ -1 not funny. Troll harder. -dans |
| 2007/3/1-3 [Computer/Theory] UID:45845 Activity:nil |
3/1 UW-Madison Number-theorists finally derive Ramanujan mock theta
functions: http://www.physorg.com/news91813611.html
\_ "What made mock theta functions all the more inscrutable was the
fact that the first few pages of Ramanujan's letter were lost.
Those pages may have contained more clues, ...... All those secrets
died with Ramanujan just two months after he wrote the letter,"
This sounds so much like Fermat's Last Theorem. Coincidence, or by
intention?
This sounds so much like Fermat's Last Theorem. Coincidence, or on
purpose? |
| 2007/3/1-3 [Science/GlobalWarming] UID:45846 Activity:high |
3/1 Science v. Faith:
http://stupidevilbastard.com/Images2/sciencevsfaith.png
\_ This is especially funny considering the religion of Global Warming.
It's got everything including the sale of indulgences (carbon
offsets), silencing of critics, etc.
\_ except in the case of global warming, the idiots are the
ones on the outside. -tom
\_ So what is the big deal about global warming anyway?
Its not like the world has never been more warmer
than it is now. Besides, what is really the problem
w/ a warmer world? More beach front property? Fewer
days you need to wear a sweater? Uninhabitable places
like Canada become ever so slightly liveable? Really,
I just don't see how anyone can get all worked up this,
when there are so many more important things to think
about in this world like Ubuntu vs. Debian, if Duke
Nukem will ever ship and whether the Transformers the
Movie is going to be a HUGE disappointment.
\_ a) it's not about the world now, but what it could
become in the coming decades. these things aren't
instant. b) global climate change can lead to massive
disruptions and deaths. you're pretty ignorant.
\_ What about precession? Have you been around
23K years?
\_ Good thing all the ones "inside" aren't idiots.
http://csua.org/u/i54
\_ Yes, that is the standard response by the faithful.
\_ Sure, people like Dr. Roy Spencer are idtiots.
\_ Sure, people like Dr. Roy Spencer are idiots.
http://csua.org/u/i4w
\_ Spencer is a big advocate of intelligent design and a
lackey for the right. -tom
\_ Woah! I'm glad I clicked on that link. I was expecting
some typical Bjorn Lomborg style hottair horseshit, but this
was actually a good article. I think he falls into the very
trap he accuses other climate scientists of when he claims
that "our climate seems to have a 'preferred' average
temperature, damping out swings beyond 1 degree or so."
I even the mickey-mouse crowd like Lomborg are willing to
admit the existence of ice ages in the Earth's past, and
that climate events of that scale would be devastating
for our civilization. His understanding of the dynamics
tells him that there's more longterm stability than we
know there to be looking at well-established climate
history.
\_ Requiring proof beyond doubt that CO2 emissions lead to
climate change is stupid. The consequences of climate
change far outweigh the economic pain of a switch to
greener erngy. Being proactive is the only reasonable
course.
\_ So you agree with the premise of Pascal's wager? What
religion did you join?
\_ One can believe in Pascal's wager and Hume's
theological bet without running off and joining an
organized religion. The difference is that
(competent) scientists who make statements about
global warming are making empirical claims which are
falsifiable. I am not aware of any organized relgion
that makes falsifiable claims about its deity. If
you know of such a religion, let me know, otherwise
you're just presenting a straw man.
P.S. On an unrelated note, it's good to see that now
that tom is back he is as easily baited as ever. -dans
\_ I'm not aware that anything about Global Warming is
falsifiable. It's quite ad hoc and seems to not
take into account very important things, including
Dr. Spencer's comments about weather.
\_ Of course global warming is falsifiable; measure
drops in average temperature, increases in
glacial/polar ice. Spencer's opinion has
been thoroughly discredited. -tom
\_ Please point me to where I can verify that
he's been discredited. Also, show me what
theories about global warming say about cloud
cover.
\_ (dans, please stop "helping")
\_ Fuck off.
Your hating on me, just shows how good
I am. -dans
\_ Good? Hating? Please. If you're
going to imitate me, at least get
the details right. Good is a
weakass wanker's adjective.
Hating/Hater are the province of
the likes of tjb. Besides, it's
easy to get tom to hate on you.
-dans
\_ Also, your imitator's posts are
nowhere near long-winded enough
to be authentic-looking.
\_ Point. Imitators should
be sure to duplicate my
tendency for verbal diarrhea.
-dans
His mode with global warming is exactly
the same as with intelligent design;
make broad comments with no real backing
that jibe with what Rush Limbaugh's
listeners want to hear, and make outright
lies about existing research.
The IPCC report is a good place to start
if you're really interested. I assure
you that climate scientists are quite
aware that sometimes it's cloudy. -tom
\_ Tom, in your honest opinion, is the
IPCC report a readable document?
\_ I don't think it's a document
designed for laypeople, if that's
the question. -tom
\_ Actually, he addresses the temperature
of the lower atmosphere. His critics
say that he hasn't tweaked the raw data
the right way. Not exactly convincing.
\_ Sorry buddy, you don't get to play that
game. Saying, wah wah, I'm too lazy to
do research so you need to prove
everything to me beyond a shadow of the
doubt or I won't believe you is in
effect, saying 'I don't understand the
scientific method, and I don't know what
falsifiability means.' You and I both
know, that you can always keep saying,
'Sorry, I'm not convinced, give me more
evidence or you're wrong.' You're
welcome to say that, just don't expect us
to let you participate in meaningful
discussions if you want to play the 'How
many angels can dance on the head of a
pin.' game. -dans
\_ I'm doing no such thing. I'm actualy
asking for some reference that claims
to discredit Spencer.
\_ Backpedal away monkey boy! So you
do realize that even good
scientists can support and believe
in bad ideas. Does this mean
they've been discredited? On the
bad idea, yes, as scientists and
researchers not really. cf. the
tenured professor(s) at Berkeley
who claim AIDS isn't caused by HIV.
-dans
\_ This is especially funny considering the genius of George Dubya. |
| 2007/3/1-3 [Politics/Foreign/Asia/Japan] UID:45847 Activity:high |
3/1 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070228/ap_on_re_as/japan_whaling_ship What kind of scientific study needs to kill 860 whales a year? Is it the "In Search of the Best Tasting Whale" study? \_ Pretty much. Although personally, I don't see anything wrong with eating non-endangered whales. \_ And I don't see anything wrong with eating people (the least endangered mammal on the planet), I can see, though, how reasonable people may be agin' it. -phuqm endangered mammal on the planet), I can see, though, how reasonable people may be agin' it. -phuqm \_ Can we start with you? \_ I thought whales are endangered, and that's why there is control on whaling. No? \_ I'm too busy to look up the economist article right now, but many species of whales are no longer endangered. (If they ever were, not sure). Anyway, the Japanese want to hunt the Minsk whale, which is not endangered. However, there now seems to be some sort of whale cult that is against all whaling, period. \_ I see. Thanks. \_ Question for you, do you think it is o.k. to \_ Question for you, do you think it should be o.k. to eat Chimps and Bonobos ? |
| 2007/3/1-2 [Uncategorized] UID:45848 Activity:nil 80%like:45857 |
3/1 The elderly among us will appreciate this
http://gallery.snark.net/v/matt/misc/etc/34th_st_dirty_dishmuseumlzw.tif.html
\_ Did you mean the Roy Rapoport reference? Or Singer the untalented
hack?
\_ Someone piss in your coffee this morning? |
| 2007/3/1-3 [Transportation/Car/Hybrid, Reference/Tax] UID:45849 Activity:nil |
3/1 If you bought a Prius in 2006 don't forget to subtract $3150
for the credit! Get all the forms and info here:
http://www.toyota.com/prius/tax.html#fedtaxdeductions |
| 2007/3/1 [Politics/Domestic/California] UID:45850 Activity:nil |
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