Re: [CGUYS] Snow Removal and disposal.
For whatever it is worth, they used to call snow poor farmer's fertilizer. The snow supposedly picks up some nitrogen from the air on its way down, and when it melts the nitrogen goes into the ground, helping to enrich the soil. So dumping snow on fields would not have been a Bad Thing to do. Mike Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: When I lived in Canada they did pick up the snow. he banks would get too high and they would then cut down the banks and use a huge show blower to load it up in trucks and haul it to an empty field where it cold stack over winter, and then melt off in Summer. (the two months it would melt) Stewart * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Yeah, but can you do *this* on an iPad?
On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 10:37 PM, katan ka...@his.com wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=518XP8prwZo The iPad is, to the best of my knowledge, lacking in stylus support. I have read that this pretty much rules out the device for drawing purposes. Perhaps the use of the tablet as a platform for such artistic use was never on the radar at Apple. Steve * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Snow Removal and disposal.
On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 8:30 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall revsamarsh...@earthlink.net wrote: The main concern with snow removal is get it out of the way fast. Exactly. And how do you do that? You dump or push it where people usually walk. In particular, urban and suburban snow removal is all about the automobile. Most bus stops become totally unusable after heavy snows. Buses may begin operating fairly soon after a large snowfall, but bus riders are SOL because they cannot even get on a bus at most stops and drivers cannot let them off. Thus, most buses will run their routes mostly empty of passengers. Many pedestrians wind up in hospitals or morgues after heavy snows because they have to walk the same traffic lanes being used by cars, trucks and other vehicles. Steve * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Snow Removal and disposal.
Tell me about it. I lived in a corner house. Every morning I went out I would have this huge pile of snow right in my walk way. I would have to shovel a path out for the mail man or no mail. (Canada, no such thing as no matter snow or ice) I complained and the pile got bigger. What they would do is, as they came around the corner, they would aim for a corner to push all the snow too, My corner was the most convenient. Stewart At 06:57 AM 2/13/2010, you wrote: Exactly. And how do you do that? You dump or push it where people usually walk. In particular, urban and suburban snow removal is all about the automobile. Most bus stops become totally unusable after heavy snows. Buses may begin operating fairly soon after a large snowfall, but bus riders are SOL because they cannot even get on a bus at most stops and drivers cannot let them off. Thus, most buses will run their routes mostly empty of passengers. Many pedestrians wind up in hospitals or morgues after heavy snows because they have to walk the same traffic lanes being used by cars, trucks and other vehicles. Steve Rev. Stewart A. Marshall mailto:popoz...@earthlink.net Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.org Ozark, AL SL 82 * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Snow Removal and disposal.
*Whatever happened to the efforts to (somewhat) control weather? Will we ever be able to, say, disrupt a snowstorm enough to change its course to, for example, miss land and go off over the ocean? Or is this science fiction that will never be possible? Randall * On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 8:54 AM, Rev. Stewart Marshall popoz...@earthlink.net wrote: Tell me about it. I lived in a corner house. Every morning I went out I would have this huge pile of snow right in my walk way. I would have to shovel a path out for the mail man or no mail. (Canada, no such thing as no matter snow or ice) I complained and the pile got bigger. What they would do is, as they came around the corner, they would aim for a corner to push all the snow too, My corner was the most convenient. Stewart At 06:57 AM 2/13/2010, you wrote: Exactly. And how do you do that? You dump or push it where people usually walk. In particular, urban and suburban snow removal is all about the automobile. Most bus stops become totally unusable after heavy snows. Buses may begin operating fairly soon after a large snowfall, but bus riders are SOL because they cannot even get on a bus at most stops and drivers cannot let them off. Thus, most buses will run their routes mostly empty of passengers. Many pedestrians wind up in hospitals or morgues after heavy snows because they have to walk the same traffic lanes being used by cars, trucks and other vehicles. Steve Rev. Stewart A. Marshall mailto:popoz...@earthlink.net Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.org Ozark, AL SL 82 * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Snow Removal and disposal.
The answer to this is simple. The ability to affect weather depends on wielding a great deal of energy. The ability to control weather depends on CONTROLLING a great deal of energy. Today, we can easily affect the weather by detonating our nuclear arsenal. We could control the weather if we could control an amount of energy equivalent to that produced by detonating our nuclear arsenal. On 2/13/10, Ranbo ran...@gmail.com wrote: *Whatever happened to the efforts to (somewhat) control weather? Will we ever be able to, say, disrupt a snowstorm enough to change its course to, for example, miss land and go off over the ocean? Or is this science fiction that will never be possible? Randall * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Snow Removal and disposal.
The laws of physics tell you that you can't afford the necessary energy to significantly change the path of a storm, even if you were to invent a convenient mechanism for implementing it. Fred Holmes At 12:15 PM 2/13/2010, Ranbo wrote: *Whatever happened to the efforts to (somewhat) control weather? Will we ever be able to, say, disrupt a snowstorm enough to change its course to, for example, miss land and go off over the ocean? Or is this science fiction that will never be possible? Randall * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Snow Removal and disposal.
On Feb 12, 2010, at 9:26 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: They would attach the snow plows to the front of the garbage trucks and plow out the streets with those. Good use of a multi purpose vehicle. That's what they did when I lived in NY City. Very effective. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Yeah, but can you do *this* on an iPad?
On Feb 13, 2010, at 7:42 AM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: The iPad is, to the best of my knowledge, lacking in stylus support. I have read that this pretty much rules out the device for drawing purposes. Perhaps the use of the tablet as a platform for such artistic use was never on the radar at Apple. I think it is your duty to contact all those ignoramuses who have announced that they are porting their graphics applications to the iPad. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Snow Removal and disposal.
On Feb 12, 2010, at 11:16 PM, Roger D. Parish wrote: Dulles airport is using snow melter machines to dispose of snow. I thought I had read somewhere that DC had a snow melter machine, too, but it was broken. I can't find a reference now. All over downtown DC today I see them filling trucks with snow. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Last Chance for M$?
Windows Mobile 7 is Microsoft’s last chance to challenge iPhone http://venturebeat.com/2010/02/13/windows-mobile-7-is-microsofts-last-chance-to-challenge-iphone/ The company launched Windows Mobile 6.5 in October. It got mixed reviews, with the worst criticism being that the design was bland and the phone was slow. Microsoft had the beginnings of an AppStore, but it had nowhere near the depth of Apple’s, which has 140,000 apps that have been downloaded more than 3 billion times... It’s a classic battle in technology, with a horizontal alliance of many companies trying to take on a vertically integrated company. At this point, Microsoft and its allies are clearly the underdogs. I’m not expecting to be wowed by Windows Mobile 7. Microsoft has so much history here that it has to overcome. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Last Chance for M$?
On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 2:40 PM, tjp t...@tjpa.com wrote: At this point, Microsoft and its allies are clearly the underdogs. I’m not expecting to be wowed by Windows Mobile 7. Microsoft has so much history here that it has to overcome. We all need to pitch in to help Microsoft be successful. If not, and Microsoft fades away, how are we going to have any fun? Who we gonna pick on? Steve * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Yeah, but can you do *this* on an iPad?
On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 2:31 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: I think it is your duty to contact all those ignoramuses who have announced that they are porting their graphics applications to the iPad. I have taken care of that. Also, further examination of an iPad and its packaging has failed to reveal any stylus. Other manufacturers are already trying to correct that situation, but Apple may have to approve those products prior to iPad owners being allowed to use them. Just joking, of course. The iPad screen may also require a fairly large area of contact in order to properly record input, making it difficult to sketch or write finer lines that a stylus may create. Steve Jobs has said on more than one occasion that nobody wants to use a stylus. He did not say that nobody LIKES to use a stylus, but that nobody WANTS to. Nobody means nobody, not a single person on the planet. Jobs knows what is best for everybody, and he likes finger painting, so that's what you had better like as well. Jobs has said that a stylus will only get lost, thus he does not support their use with his products. iPhones get lost as well, yet he continues to make them. Actually, I just don't think that Jobs is artistically inclined even if he does serve on the board of Disney. Steve * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Snow Removal and disposal.
I think the biggest problem with weather control has been demonstrated with Chaos Theory. If you were to deflect a storm out to sea, it would have ramifications across the whole planet. You can bet the guy 5000 miles away that has a drought will sue your pants off for contributing to it. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Snow Removal and disposal.
At 03:18 PM 2/13/2010, b_s-wilk wrote: Interesting though, Pennsylvania has much more snow than Maryland, yet the PA snow crews were sent to MD to learn how to clear snow quickly and effectively. Go figure. Maybe southern PA has gotten a lot of snow. Sullivan County, PA (upper-right intersection of a tic tac toe pattern drawn on the state) has gotten only a nominal amount of snow, and one of their big storms was all rain. Fred Holmes * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Yeah, but can you do *this* on an iPad?
phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.com escribió: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=518XP8prwZo The iPad is, to the best of my knowledge, lacking in stylus support. I have read that this pretty much rules out the device for drawing purposes. Perhaps the use of the tablet as a platform for such artistic use was never on the radar at Apple. YES, you CAN do that on an iPhone/Touch. iPad too? Probably. Don't need a stylus. I'd lose a stylus, and don't plan to lose my fingers any time soon. Maybe no stylus support, but you can do multitouch fingerpainting on an iPhone/Touch, free app, http://www.mike-tedesco.com/apps/ -- not just for 4-year-olds either. When you're done with a painting, take a screenshot to save it, then shake to clear the screen for a new picture! I've seen artists create some beautiful pictures with apps like this. The Brushes app has been used for more than one New Yorker cover, http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/tny/2009/05/jorge-colombo-iphone-cover.html, http://www.jorgecolombo.com/drawings/index.htm. Betty * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Yeah, but can you do *this* on an iPad?
On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 11:14 PM, b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es wrote: YES, you CAN do that on an iPhone/Touch. iPad too? Probably. Don't need a stylus. I'd lose a stylus, and don't plan to lose my fingers any time soon. Maybe no stylus support, but you can do multitouch fingerpainting on an iPhone/Touch, free app, http://www.mike-tedesco.com/apps/ -- not just for 4-year-olds either. When you're done with a painting, take a screenshot to save it, then shake to clear the screen for a new picture! I've seen artists create some beautiful pictures with apps like this. Yes, one can use their finger, but a stylus can provide for much finer lines, greater detail and more control if a tablet can provide such detail due to sensor design and attendant software. Quickly jotting down written notes is another good use for a stylus, with the stylus taking the place of a pencil or pen. However, the tablet must be designed for detailed drawing work to begin with if it is to be really useful with a stylus, and particularly with one that has a fine tip. I am led to understand that the iPad may not be very suitable in this regard, but I also understand that Apple has applied for a stylus patent and may be considering a reversal of their previous insistence that they will not actively support stylus use on any of their portable devices. Steve * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
