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Very high literacy rates and low infant mortality at USA level, among other tidbits : Population, Health and Human Well-being : COUNTRY PROFILE - Cuba

If you hate PDF, use this link: (Note: Not very nice looking)

http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:GRa4T_djMb4J: www3.interscience.wiley.com:8100/legacy/college/si lberschatz/0471694665/appendices/appb.pdf

While tritium itself is generally less harmful than other well-known radiochemicals, don't get the idea that tritium is always relatively harmless -- in the right circumstances there can be a severe hazard to human health, and that's why it is included in many countries' radiation safety regulations. Learn what the risks are and if you know you are near tritium sources, take reasonable steps to avoid the risks.

The beta particles emitted by tritium are electrons with energies from 6keV to 18.6keV. These electroncs are not energetic enough to be able to penetrate the surface-layer of dead human skin "epidermis", so the living cells underneath are protected. It's obvious that is not the way tritium can be a serious hazard. The health risk is from internal absorption of chemical compounds of tritium such as tritiated water (HTO), (tritium reacts just like hydrogen does to form water).

Your body will initially absorb 100% of inhaled tritiated water vapour (HTO). Of the total amount absorbed, 3% goes into body tissues with longer-term storage with a 40-day biological half-time (BHT), while 97% goes into shorter-term storage with a 10-day BHT. All the while the absorbed HTO is inside your body it is used to form proteins, neurotransmitters, RNA, DNA and other components of living cells. All of these materials are known to be easily damaged by ionizing radiation which is what the beta particles emitted by the tritium are. Even though the beta particles from tritium are of relatively low energy, they are able to ionize and damage the body's cells due to the atomic-scale proximity of the tritium to the molecules inside cells (there is no protective barrier of dead skin inside a cell).

The Relative Biological Effectiveness of tritium beta irradiation is generally greater than that of gamma irradiation and similar to or greater than that of X-irradiation. Although the observed effects of tritium are very largely attributable to ionization damage, the transmutation of tritium to helium also has the potential to cause damage to DNA (26,68). Rapid dissolution of carbon-helium bonds will leave reactive carbon ions that can damage DNA by causing single-strand breaks and interstrand cross-links(75,76).

Quoted from a report of the UK Working Group of the Consultative Exercise on Radiation Risks of Internal Emitters (CERRIE)

Sorry, but it always bugs me that this is brought up implicitly or explictly as an example of 'public stupidity' and 'bad lawsuits'.

Read this and note particularly point 12:-

McDonald's admitted that its coffee is "not fit for consumption" when sold because it causes severe scalds if spilled or drunk.

McDonalds admitted its coffee was 40 to 50 degrees hotter than is fit for human consumption (Google cache; article is gone from original website).

M O'Gara's report about "Who is PJ?": Google.com text only cache. Puke!

Maureen O'Gara writes: SCO CEO Darl McBride claimed during the company's Q1 earnings report Wednesday evening that Pamela Jones, a.k.a. "PJ," the now-famous, albeit shadowy, voice of Groklaw, the web site that follows the SCO v IBM suit and has become a festering thorn in SCO's side, is "not who she says she is." He didn't say who she is - if she is a she - but he did say that SCO has been "digging" to discover the true identity of its nemesis and claimed that, from what it has learned so far, the situation is "much different than advertised" and that "all is not as it appears.

By definition, journalism is nominally "objective," even as practiced by Dan Rather. There is nothing objective about what Groklaw says or the reaction it gets. Opinion maybe, but not journalism.

Google Cache saves the day: http://216.239.59.104/search?sourceid=opera&q=cach e:http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.ph p/12027/office-spec-1.0-cd-3.pdf

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Use this instead.

yeah

You mean this review?

This?

http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:rppK3KGxUi8J: www.informatics.sussex.ac.uk/users/ezequiel/AS/lec tures/AdaptiveSystems7.pdf&hl=en

An array (20x20) of vibrating elements (10-inch-
square) is located on the subject thorax, abdomen
or back. The pattern of vibration follows the input
from a camera according to brightness (no colour
discrimination). Camera can be mounted on
spectacle frames or moved by hand.

J

No, it's iPoo.

"A UK company started up by a distant relative of the inventor of the toilet, has created a new handheld GPS device that allows you to locate and then get directions to the nearest toilet in the UK."

Actually, I have here (somewhere) a rather tattered copy of the obscure book, "Where to Go in London". It's circa 1969(?) reviews about free toilet facilities in the city, and not about possible gay sex-friendly places as some might think. It's actually some guy's published opinions on the best and worst places in London to do a number 1 or 2.

And Google Cache finds something similar. I'm not sure if this type of research is anal-retentive or what.

entirely content-free story on Slashdot? Look at the Google Cache of the first link!

Google can do that. That's where they're lacking! ;)

Personally I do not mind the Yahoo home page. They do have a search page which is clean and used only for searching (like Google, really) while the main home page is the portal page, offering links to everywhere else.
Also I do not think it is cluttered; full of information and links, maybe, but everything does seem to be in a nice neat order instead of strewn throughout the page.

When it is "fair use", i.e. when it is a copy for personal use.

When it is used for financial gain that is counterfeit or piracy or just plain wrong.

The GPL enshrines "fair use".

Just because the RIAA bullies people out of "fair use" does mean swapping music is bad.

But if you sell cd of downloaded music then it is wrong.

In fact swapping music, quite apart from being a "fair use" right that every american enjoyed until recently has been empirically demonstrated to increse sales.

Just like radio play. Artists need exposure. Free exposure leads to sales. People listen to more music than they buy.

Without people swapping music, taping off of the radio the market for CD sales would be SMALLER.

Rigourous Empirical Scientific Study that Shows P2P has a statistically insignificant effect on music sales.
http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:XNnTSaCFn4sJ: www.unc.edu/~cigar/papers/FileSharing_March2004.pd f+&hl=en&client=firefox-a

Go and bleat back to your paymasters you **AA industry Astroturfing Schill.

Software companies have admitted in the past that Piracy helps spread uptake of their product.

People Copy Stuff, People Buy stuff, Life is Good, Sharing is good, IT HELPS EVERYONE, it makes a bigger market.

Of course making money useing software in a commercial context without a liscense is wrong.

Selling Warez is wrong.

but SHARING IS GOOD.

I might believe that harddisks die in cold murky weather, but the idea that a CD-Rom would work where a disk fails is absurd. It cannot be sealed (as well as a hd)

How does a sealed harddisk behave when the outside pressure drops? Will it suffer damage from the difference between internal and external pressure?

This seems to be his main concern.

I do not know whether harddisks are hermetically sealed, though. Google found this discussion with highly contradicting opinions: http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:SAGduiPmHLQJ: www.computer-chat.com/hardware/Hard_drives_are_her metically_sealed_200576.html+harddisk+ambient-pres sure&hl=da&client=firefox-a

Can it be true?

Why are people getting so fired up? This is dynamic representation of a cached entry. The title changed because the content slightly changed (when you view a cached entry, google adds a box on top and highlights some search words).

Of course, it was still a stupid and insensitive title. As a public figure you always have to think about what you say and write and expect people to interpret things the wrong way.

http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:qosbTf6Ca3gJ: www.quintessenz.org/cgi-bin/index%3Fid%3D000100003 172+&hl=en Google cache.. site's down

It looks great. If money was no obstacle...

40" transparent screen !! nice : )

I love his favourite quote... it seems an MPAA statement reguarding lokitorrent's defeat.
From his profile:
http://profiles.yahoo.com/edwebber

Favorite Quote
"Then there will be running and screaming - Jurassic Park"

Thank god my ip address is not in the logs that he gave the MPAA.

I don't think he will answer, but from his profile you can see when he is online, and you can send him a message asking him what's going to happen to that donation you made for the lawsuit. A normal e-mail address is supplied, too.

P.S, for some reason, sometimes YAHOO says the page doesn't exist... if this is the case, try google's cache =)

For a more thorough discussion of virtual property "ownership" than the links given in TFA try:

"Pitfalls of Virtual Property" by Dr Richard Bartle

Links:

Original PDF

HTML version from google's cache

Main page GCached: http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:http%3A%2F%2F www.hamar.sk%2Fsphere%2F

http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:http%3A%2F%2F www.hamar.sk%2Fsphere%2Fscreenshots.htm

The complete list with details =oP

/.'ed
Google Cache Publication date 07-Oct-2004 - Slow news day?

dupont for example has patent EP 744 888 which describes corn(maize) with oleic acid > 55%.
in mexico you find such plants in the wild for ages...
guess what - it doesnt stop duPont for suing you if such a plants happens to be on your ground

more info here: http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:Ts0FIArHTZ8J: www.ukabc.org/FAOengl-sv-j.doc+Patent+EP+744+888&h l=en/

and here: http://www.choike.org/nuevo_eng/informes/2040.html

Tension bridges use Parallel Wire Cables for Suspension Bridges under extreme loads strands can fail without causing a critical failure of the cable.

Yep, a little digging shows that it does indeed use CYC technology, or at least, according to this site (google's HTML of a PDF).

Damn, I got the link wrong. Here's a fixed one.

Nah. I won't even try it.

Anyway, Google cache

Here's the google cache for the order form:

Get your degree now!

:)

Why Ruby? Page:s Google cache:

HERE

Is this the same people who wrote the usability guide? The quality of the article is not something I expect from Nielsen. This is more comparable to Gentoo ricer article.

For example:

Bug Name: The Macintosh Dock
Duration: Four and counting
Supplier: Apple Computer, Inc.
Alias: The Cool Demo
Product: Mac OS X
Bug: There are actually nine separate and distinct design bugs in the Dock, probably a record for a single object. You can read about them all in my Article, The Top 9 Reasons the Dock Still Sucks.

The dock may not works for some people, but the idea behind is good. Giving an easy access to tools you frequently use. An analogy here is the surgeon's table, why they put those surgical tools on the table, but not in a drawer? He ranted The Dock is big and clumsy and Dock objects have no labels; while these arguments are valid in a way, the Dock can be configured to suit your taste. It is really hard if not impossible to satisfy the needs of every users out there, I remind you.

Dispite the fact the article isn't at all graphics heavy. Google cache took bloody ages to load up here in the UK but interestingly enough Google's Text Only cache works great

Heh - it's worse then that. The story is a finely crafted troll, and it has all the hallmarks of such. I never thought I would see the day that Slashdot had to import it's trolls from outside ;-)

Well, it's not hard to sort your bookmarks. Just click bookmarks, then manage bookmarks, and then right click on any link and select "sort by name". There's also a plugin called "sort bookmarks" that does this and more.

Regarding the importing of passwords, the mozilla site says:

"Firefox imports your existing settings from Internet Explorer. An import wizard will run when you first install Firefox (and is also available later through the File menu, File > Import), and it imports your Favorites, options, cookies, stored passwords, and a variety of other data. This saves you time customizing Firefox to fit your needs."

I haven't tried using this but if this didn't work as advertised for you then that is certainly a cause for concern.

If you don't like the spinning circle at the top you can simply install another theme that doesn't feature this. Right now the mozilla site is really slow so you probably won't be able to reach the themes site, so try later.

Personally I could not live without tabbed browsing so IE is no longer an option for me. Also there are plugins like Adblock (I use these filters) that make it indispensible for me.

You see, he had "foreward" before. I just re-opened the page right now, and I see he has corrected his mistake, believe me or not. Too bad I didn't explicitly mention that he had "foreward" in the article, so I can't prove I'm not the idiot. :)

Oh, yes I do can prove it, check out the google cache. Thank you Google!

Windows has been used on (at least) Natwest ATM's for a loooong time

Yes indeedy, and the entire network crashed catastrophically for three days back in 1998 - see this cached article in Google

I remember it since I worked for IBM at the time. A journalist rang me to tell me Microsoft were blaming the IBM software for which I was responsible ... unfortunately (for the story) it wasn't running on the computers in question.

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okay, the word 'microwave' was ambigous, but I've read somewhere (maybe that was here) GSM and microwaves have some kind of relationship (probably not about food).

So you mean I'm permanently exposed to these frequencies ? wow ...
Thanks for the tip, now I'll have to wear my Aluminum Foil Deflector Beanie ;-)

No offense to you, and admittedly slightly off-topic, but here is a generalised plea; I am so fed up of people justifying various things in Germany by "Don't forget the use made of [whatever] during the Third Reich". I've heard exactly the same argument made about various things, for example, the availability of childcare, the age at which school becomes compulsory, and right here on the subject of the German nationality, and it always seems to lead to the most convenient result for the arguer (as opposed, say, to the most logical response to the actual issue as stated), just like mentioning the Nazis does in other political situations. If you ask me, discussions in Germany on subjects surrounding society desperately need to invoke a modified form of Godwin's law: the first one to mention "the use of X during the Third Reich" loses. Do as the poor German ambassador so kindly requested of the British (although rather misguidedly to the Sun, for whom, incidentally, I apologise) and try not to mention the war...

Aside from that comment on the choice of rhetoric, however, the only TV I could possibly watch on my computer is media streamed from the Internet, and I most respectfully suggest that if I did not choose to buy a television, it is simply because I have no interest in any German broadcast media. So this move is to do with incrimination; this move translates into the language of the cynic as, "Aha! but you could, if ready to overcome the technical and logical difficulties, theoretically, if sufficiently motivated, sneak a peak at our television streams! Which we put up on the web with this eventual intention! We do not of course seriously believe that you would bother, as we know that almost all of you have TVs, but we will nonetheless treat the situation as though you are a sneak TV thief! Haha!"

The logical difficulties with this move: if I had wanted TV, I'd have bought a TV plus a license. 18 euros a month, plus a hundred or so for a TV one-off. If I chose to buy DSL instead, it is already clear that I have spent 30 per month for the T-DSL enabled phone connection, plus another twenty or so for the always-on connection, plus a few hundred for a computer, plus the best part of a hundred for the modem. This seems to be the most ridiculously torturous way of achieving access to a TV stream, ever. Or are we now claiming that Web.de occasional dialup users make regular use of streaming video?

This move doubles the cost of my DSL access. It suggests that I cannot survive without watching German TV (whereas quite the reverse is in fact the case). It assumes automatic dishonesty on the part of every internet user in Germany. To which I respond, yah boo and sucks to the GEZ. And even for those who pick up the odd stream, wow, 18 euros per month for a damn wmv??? To quote Eddie Izzard, they can fuck right off with that.

This, just like a whole lot of other German policies, makes me suggest acquiring the rights to Aretha Franklin's "Respect", and infinite-looping the catchier passages in the Bundestag (and, what the hell, everywhere else too). Maybe the message would eventually begin to sink in. But it's blindingly obvious that this has not, as yet, occurred.

There were only some photos, bot no names and no adresses on Indymedia's website. See the : google cache for example. When swiss newspaper are talking about adresses, it's only a lie they are repeating, maybe originating from the swiss governement.

thank god for google the story

Here's the bug report. Thanks to Google.

Did you hear about the Tex Murphy radio adventure? The official site which hosted it are down, but here a Google cache link: http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:KaUxV1cZVvYJ: unofficialtexmurphy.com/theater/episode1.shtml+%22 Tex+Murphy+Radio+Theater%22+mirror&hl=no

Also, there was two other Tex Murphy games, preceding UAKM and the others: Mean Streets (review: http://www.adventuregamers.com/article/id,50 and Martian Memorandum (review: http://www.adventuregamers.com/article/id,49))

The Underdogs has both, I think, so if you're in for a quick fix, there you go. Here's the Martian M. link, anyway: http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?gameid=1901 :)

looks like their site is already suffering from the now-infamous soon-to-be-included-in-dictionary term: slashdot effect. google cache is here

The registration page (that doesn't open up anymore) is here.

Fresh from the Google Cache.

Take care.
Ken.

I stand corrected
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