Re: Ada and QNX

[Igor Kovalenko <Igor.Kovalenko@motorola.com>]

Ted Dennison wrote:
> 
> In article <39ECE5C1.918BCF3B@motorola.com>,
>   Igor Kovalenko <Igor.Kovalenko@motorola.com> wrote:
> > I did not mean for him to 'count trees'. I lived and worked there
> > (east side of Baikal lake) and that had its bright moments. In
> > reasonable dozes yes, it might be good for mind integrity. I have to
> 
> Ahhh. I take back my joke then. Lake Baikal is supposed to be beautiful.
> It used to be the cleanest freshwater lake in the world. I think it
> holds something like 1/5th of all the freshwater in the world.
> 

Because it is bloody deep for a lake. Around 1000 meters (3000 feet). It
is cold because of that, too.

> You have to realize that in the US (and possibly western Europe too, I
> don't know) "Sibera" is known primarily as the place dissedents got sent
> to work in Soviet prison camps. Even for those of us who realize it is a
> very large and diverse area, the first image that comes to mind is
> prisoners working with pick-axes in a snowstorm.
> 
> I'm sure'll get better eventually.

Siberia is everything east to Ural mounains. Southern parts of it are
warm enough for wild grape to grow in the forests (it has nice but weird
taste reminding some subtropical fruit). Generally, it can get quite hot
in the summer, above (30C, 90F) and damned cold in the winter (-40C,
-50F). One part of it can get as cold as -70C (-110F), and that is not
good for mind integrity anymore ;)

- Igor