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Re: Charles Aroutiounian AtmoBar 3

iamthechad — Wed, 02 Mar 2016 14:00:24 -0000

Just a heads-up - this does nothing but crash for me. I've emailed the developer but heard nothing back so far.

Re: The npm Blog — npm's Self-Signed Certificate is No More

iamthechad — Fri, 28 Feb 2014 13:32:45 -0000

You can say 'npm config delete ca' to revert the change when you're done.

Re: Pets vs. Cattle

iamthechad — Thu, 27 Feb 2014 12:05:00 -0000

I too grew up on a cattle ranch and agree with spudgun. In a perfect world, livestock could be fungible. In reality, however, each cow is an individual with its own quirks that need to be managed.

I never saw that my father or grandfather have the attitude that a cow is disposable, however. A sick or injured cow was always treated, unless the situation was inevitably fatal. Even then, I saw a lot of last-ditch efforts by veterinarians in the slim hope that the animal could be saved.

Re: Wind fueled fire burning in Monument

iamthechad — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 12:54:44 -0000

Hmm. I added a comment with a Google map link, but it got deleted. Basically, Hay Creek and Baptist intersect west of I-25 a couple miles southwest of Monument proper.

Re: Wind fueled fire burning in Monument

iamthechad — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 12:49:46 -0000

Here's a Google map that shows Hay Creek and Baptist. http://goo.gl/maps/iy5db

Re: The Hacker News Generation (Afraid of Hard Work)

iamthechad — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 12:43:50 -0000

It's not all mental. That's what I'm trying to say. What you're describing is not burn out. Burn out is not something you feel in the morning because you checked too many social media sites. Burn out accumulates over weeks/months/years. I certainly don't think my doctor would have told me to "push past" the chest pains when my physical symptoms escalated.

Re: The Hacker News Generation (Afraid of Hard Work)

iamthechad — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 12:18:15 -0000

Burn out is a rationalization? WTF? You've obviously never experienced the actual physical symptoms of being so beaten down by your job that your body starts to say "eff it". I'm assuming you mean the "I'm bored, I must be burned out" attitude when you make this statement, because the people who *actually* burn out are the ones who care the most about their jobs.

Re: Adorable Minecraft creeper and candy

iamthechad — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 11:22:26 -0000

Seems like creepers were popular this year. My son went as one too.
http://www.flickr.com/photo...

Re: Raising Beef is not Killing the Environment

iamthechad — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 17:35:43 -0000

One thing that I've been unable to find so far is exactly why the amount of water for beef is so many orders of magnitude larger than for other animals and foodstuffs. I don't know if their digestive systems are less efficient at turning food into mass, or if it's something else.

I certainly won't argue that there are lots of other consumables that require fewer resources, but I also think it's worthwhile to keep in mind that those other foodstuffs can't be grown one for one in the same places where cattle are raised. My dad's ranch has a lot of sloped and rocky area that can grow grass for cattle to eat, but it would be nearly impossible to grow a crop in this places.

Re: Raising Beef is not Killing the Environment

iamthechad — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 17:30:39 -0000

I took a look at the article cited in your link, and at the 2004 follow-up. The 2004 version cites a 43,000 l/kg number. If we convert the liters to gallons, this gives us around 11340 gallons, but that's still per kg. Making the necessary conversion to pounds gives us an estimate of ~5100 gallons per pound of beef. This is indeed larger than the 2,500 estimate, but it's not the nearly fivefold increase you're reporting.

Re: Colorado passes law to allow rainwater harvesting

iamthechad — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:17:12 -0000

It's not quite legal for everyone here in CO yet. Unless the law has changed dramatically since the last time I saw it, people are only allowed to collect rainwater if they're not on a municipal water system. For the majority of the population, harvesting rainwater is still against the law.

Re: Flicker Vertigo Revisited

iamthechad — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 18:03:06 -0000

Thanks for the heads-up about Bucha effect. It sounds very similar to flicker vertigo, and it actually has some supporting documentation.

Re: Heinlein's house for sale

iamthechad — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 10:09:20 -0000

Holy crap! This house is a just a short drive away. I may have to schedule an appointment just so I can see it.

Re: Flicker Vertigo Revisited

iamthechad — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:08:03 -0000

It's frustrating that doctors refuse to acknowledge flicker vertigo. The times that I did see a doctor for dizziness, he never thought that it could be the flickering lights causing the problem. At my last job, we kept the overhead lights off. At my current job, the ballasts are new enough that the lights don't flicker. I haven't had dizziness issues at my last two jobs. I certainly don't think it's a coincidence. I wish you luck with your vertigo - hopefully you have a doctor who's willing to look at the evidence.

Re: Flicker Vertigo Revisited

iamthechad — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:25:15 -0000

Ugh. No thanks. Makes my head spin just thinking about that!

Re: Is Refactoring Really That Scary?

iamthechad — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:26:38 -0000

I know I'm guilty of bringing my ego into this, but I've been doing my best to try to see the situation from more viewpoints than just mine.
This system has been my lead's baby for the last ten years, so there is some inertia involved as far as "that's how we've always done it." Regardless of how it's been done up to now, I agree that his definition of OO design seems to a bit different than the commonly accepted norm.