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I was actually present once when someone did that the other way around: they were banging on the back end of the bottle with the heel of their hand to try and get it started and the bottle literally separated in half right there in his hand. The neck end slipped through his fingers and crashed to the floor, spraying everyone sitting at our table (and a few tables around us) under their tables from the knees down with ketchup with some broken glass fragments thrown in for good measure.

The best part was his reaction to it, he was so completely unprepared for that possibility that for a few seconds he just kinda sat there with the busted end of the ketchup bottle in one hand (as it quickly emptied of the remaining ketchup onto his lap and the floor) with an expression much like the one on the T-1000's face when he gets blown up at the end of Terminator 2.

If you haven't seen this, turn in your geek card now: Mullard tube factory.

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I want every speed limit in my city enforced as strictly as possible -- so that people will get pissed-off at the low limits and demand they be raised. (It happened in Illinois after the 1995 federal highway speed limit was repealed: the governor wanted to keep the speed limit at 55mi/h, but almost overnight, due to a torrent of angry phone calls and letters, he backed-away from that position.) Likewise with every other law, for the same reason.

Yeah, I *want* less laws too. And I really like the philosophy that this guy is spouting out, but the words "Reality Distortion Field" also apply to what he is saying.

Even if you and I and the late Steve are/were visionaries, most people who pursue a career in law enforcement, and even politics, really aren't, and won't become visionaries anytime soon.

Here's a cool video showing all known asteroids with a time-lapse revealing the year they were discovered: http://youtu.be/cKT1VGIDEd4?hd=1

Here is the video demonstration that didn't get posted in the original article:

Video: http://youtu.be/qCT7SisWh38

Internet Protocol over Xylophone Players (IPoXP) situates humans at the lowest layers of the Internet. Read the full paper at http://www.stuartgeiger.com/ipoxp.pdf. A project by R. Stuart Geiger, Yoon Jeong, and Emily Manders at the University of California, Berkeley. Presented at alt.CHI 2012.

I find Saverin's move distasteful, certainly, but I can't solely blame him for exploiting loopholes in tax law - the IRS & Congress must share a good portion of the blame for *creating* and *leaving* those loopholes in the tax laws.

We're in agreement, and we're not the only ones. Give it a few months to get into the mainstream news; things are just about to start popping.

And out of curiosity - what, exactly, is "parasitic" about taking part in the creation of a company that provides a comfortable middle class salary [fb.com] for 3,500+ employees, a large proportion of whom are probably making *upper middle class* salaries? Not to mention the application developers for Facebook who also are making some non-trivial amount of money building off of Facebook as a platform?

What their actual business model has been, for a start.

If I built something that created that many jobs, I'd expect a reward, not criticism.

Sure, but these jobs have been oriented on establishing and legitimatizing a new form of information prostitution, a sort of commoditization of people and their personal data. That isn't so much a business as a RICO-liable, government-approved racketeering organization. It's easy to bottom-line the result and say, "Look at the quantity of jobs!", but sometimes there's more to it than that. That qualitative concern needs to be taken into consideration, or you'll be praising Confederate-era plantation owners and Industrial Revolution factory owners for their selfless contributions to the economies of those times right alongside Facebook.

Well, you'll have to settle for reading it there. Video of them here: Police Provocateurs stopped by union leader at anti-SPP protest.

Your problem is you're not paying close enough attention to what the actual scientists are saying. Sea level is rising faster than any predictions from before about 2005, temperature rise has been within the margin of error on their projections and IIRC one scientist speculated in 2007 that at the rate things are going the Arctic could be ice free by 2013 but most cryologists didn't believe that.

What you're saying is simply untrue! For just one example, in this video an MIT professor of metereology shows that even a supporter of AGW theory admits that the data on sea level is inconclusive! http://youtu.be/-sHg3ZztDAw The data claimed to support AGW theory is statistically insignificant! It's a farce!

Saying the science is settled is maybe a bit of hyperbole but when scientists in a field no longer spend time arguing about a point and a consensus is developed to the point that it would take and astoundingly revolutionary new finding to change it then I think you can say the science is settled as much as it is ever going to be. In climate theory the fact that CO2 is a greenhouse gas is not debated; the fact that CO2 levels have increased at an accelerating rate is not debated; the fact that human emissions of CO2 are responsible for the vast majority of that increase is not debated. Given that it would be astounding if we did not get global warming. The scientists have moved on to filling in the details.

Claiming that a matter is settled, that it's no longer argued about, that it's accepted as fact--that's an effective propaganda tactic in the absence of conflicting data. "Everyone knows it's the truth, man. You're not one of those crazy deniers, are you?" But you're just plain wrong about all of that! Are you dishonest or ignorant?

Correlation does not equal causation. Are you familiar with that fact? Doesn't seem like it. Yet this lack of logical thinking is exactly what leads "most people" to accept the "fact" of AGW.

What you said is simply not true. The body of evidence is not ridiculously overwhelming. For you to compare AGW to specific theories of Relativity or Evolution, and then to entire fields of study such as chemistry and biology, is dishonesty on your part--that or ignorance.

To top it all off, you call anyone who disagrees with you irrational. How ironic.

It reminds me of witchhunts--someone saying, "We all know she's a witch--the evidence is ridiculously overwhelming, and everyone in town agrees it's a fact. Holding out belief on the hope that at the last minute some impossible new truth that nobody ever considered is going to overturn the truth we all know, is at best magical thinking. It just doesn't have any rational basis and shouldn't be compared to rational thinking." All because a woman had a birthmark or something.

For just one example of how the scientific evidence is not conclusive nor overwhelming, look at this, which was posted earlier in the comments: http://youtu.be/-sHg3ZztDAw An MIT professor of meterology explains quite clearly how the scientific "evidence" that's claimed to support AGW is not even statistically significant! He even speaks against the president of MIT while working for her--he's not afraid to tell it like it is.

He also shows how authorities like the IPCC are misquoted and misrepresented by other authorities, and how it all trickles down. There's even a book by a man who's a proponent of using the "myth" of global warming as a rallying point for ideas and "characters and projects"--he said that we should ask "what global warming can do for us," and that it "transcends the science"! This politicising of AGW has been going on for 40 years, and the snowball is now big enough to be noticed by the population at large.

In the end, it becomes "accepted" or "common knowledge" by people like yourself--meanwhile, the truth is, at best, unknown. And having no scientific basis for their position, supporters of the "facts" fall back on peer pressure, bandwagoneering, ad hominems, labeling, and name-calling--saying that "deniers" are crazy. Actual rational thinking will see through such transparent manipulation.

Yes, sadly there are anti-AGW groups who use similar tactics--and shame on them as well. They obviously have their own agendas which are unconcerned with the truth--they merely would benefit from different outcomes, so they support the opposing view.

Both groups are irrelevant, however--what matters is the truth.

So my question to you is, what is your agenda? What is AGW doing for you? Is it helping you push your projects or desires? If AGW isn't true, do your goals stand on their own merits? Have you been brainwashed, or are you just dishonest and using the ends to justify the means?

Can you refute Lindzen's claims about the data and methods and models? That's the science--and if you can't refute what he said, then you can't support your own view.

Yes the Technology exists, but there was a reason why the Virtual Reality Headset was canceled by Sega, and it had nothing to do with its financial problems. Head mounted displays are as bad if not worse for your eyes then the 3D Movies. Prolonged exposure to unnatural 3D images can cause more then just a headache. I'll agree with you that there are other technologies though that have existed for a few years that put this cylinder "3D" to shame. If Sony or anyone can make this practical then that is the way to go.

http://youtu.be/wqmym7JKWLo

Heh: http://youtu.be/toAEQTsidvg

I can answer most of those and indicate the improvements made:

> those horrible hiding scroll bars

* You can now mouse-over anywhere on the right side of a window where the scroll bar is adn have the 'scroll handle' pop up.
* The scroll handle is also wider.
* You can now click and hold the scroll handle to resize the window horizontally.

> auto-showing side bar

* The side bar (launcher) no longer auto-hides. Meaning it also doesn't need to auto-show anymore, or dodge active windows. The option to enable this is still available though.
* There are many improvements to handling multiple monitors. You can now specify if you prefer a launcher on a second screen or not.

> couldn't care less about all the "touch screen friendly" features they've added

* This is a common misconception. It is not specifically intended for touch screen use. In fact, the most significant improvements have been made in the keyboard and shortcut interface. You can hit the Super key (Windows key) and start typing to get to just about anything. Also the menu system now has a keyboard feature where you can hit Alt and start typing the first couple of letters of the function you're looking for. These really aren't tablet-friendly features, but features for power users who can keep their hands on the keyboard more. Hold down the Super key for a list of keyboard shortcuts; using them you're amazingly fast.

> how can I *switch off* Unity in 12.04LTS?

Easy. Install the desktop environment of your choice. Good choices would include Gnome 3, XFCE and LXDE. (Can do this in the Software Center application, which also got many improvements. Then when you log in you specify the different DE. It will remember that choice the next time you log in, of course.

Here is a summary of the most obvious improvements. (Audio is a bit iffy, but it's understandable) : http://youtu.be/D6z6hn6wZlg
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not by bjork but still fits in...

http://youtu.be/f8Ne9sRcSrM

Try this as a test... a sample mad cow

That is demonization.

No, that's you getting your Vizzini on.

What he actually said:

The only reason the science is being contested is the same reason evolution is: because some people have agendas that don't care about facts.

Which is of course the truth. Climate change is being contested for the same reason evolution is: to suit an agenda. Pointing that fact out isn't "demonization", it's point out reality. I don't know why you guys are bothering to pretend otherwise when even Koch funded researchers have to admit that climate change is actually happening and not some Al Gore/George Soros conspiracy, when they actually look at the data.

Different view of the landing - shaky cam, and bad audio to boot : http://youtu.be/p3Xyj-KIuUg

It's nice to see some of my work come to light. I created prototypes for this back a few years ago with Google Earth and GDAL for the Bathymetric Attributed Grids (BAG) file from Hydrographic Surveys... http://youtu.be/7fOTlqqQ5O4 Or build a visualization yourself using the code: https://github.com/schwehr/bag-py

There's no way you can get the governments or the farmers in that area to cooperate with such a project, when it requires taking the land out of production for a year.

Yeah, there is. Its called private property.

Forgot an essential ingredient, Libertarian Magic Dust. Oversight and cooperation are the solutions to this problem, not counting on 'rational self-interest' to solve everything. See also: the dust bowl.

The Clarke quote is being overused.

He never said the two are the same. The key word here is "indistinguishable", i.e. they appear the same.

The problem with magical thinking is that it applies a false cause-and-effect relationship to the world. You assume that if you do X, then Y will follow, in a case where no such relationship actually exists, beyond maybe the coincidental. Tim Minchin has a nice sketch about it: http://youtu.be/pQjqxayxwt4

Appearance is what I'm talking about. I'm always asking questions and trying to reexamine my assumptions and beliefs. If "magical thinking" means unquestioning belief despite evidence to the contrary, that's not what I'm talking about.

Had me going a second...I thought it was the ghost of Major Kong posting about that ride from a B-52.

How can they not be attracted by this?
http://youtu.be/8To-6VIJZRE
http://youtu.be/wvsboPUjrGc

How can they not be attracted by this?
http://youtu.be/8To-6VIJZRE
http://youtu.be/wvsboPUjrGc

The Clarke quote is being overused.

He never said the two are the same. The key word here is "indistinguishable", i.e. they appear the same.

The problem with magical thinking is that it applies a false cause-and-effect relationship to the world. You assume that if you do X, then Y will follow, in a case where no such relationship actually exists, beyond maybe the coincidental. Tim Minchin has a nice sketch about it: http://youtu.be/pQjqxayxwt4

or you have The Knack ^_^

Wish the Randian morans would go ahead and move to their Libertarian paradise so they can see their ideology in full glory....

It's likely that the Nook will be using Flex Lighting in its next version, due out very soon. There is even a video of it in action on a reference device. I use a clip-on light, which has the issue of glare off of the screen, so I actually think this is a viable step up, especially since it will not always be used, is always available, and will have a minimal effect on battery life. I'm actually really jealous (since I don't have the cash to play the upgrade game with my Nook Simple Touch).

Freaky shit DOES occur, however. However rare things can be, it happens. Back on June 1st, we had an F3 tornado tear us up--in Massachusetts. A complete and total shocker, as we never get ANY-thing like that. It started only about a quarter of a mile from where I live, and worsened in the next town over from us. By sheer luck and happenstance, I was facing the very beginning of it and whipped out my Crackberry to film it. And yea, all I could say was "OMG", which I got dog-piled for in the comments...

http://youtu.be/Z7dypPbpRC0

Of the military industrial complex.

This appears to be a leaked video of Google's Autonomous Farm Equipment

Let me laugh :

PC's wear biohazard suits, Macs don't need no biohazrd suits

Mac versus Pc viruses

I'm a MAC and I don't need no fucking antivirus/malware/biohazard suit you wippersnapper snotty little PC.

---> Pc walks away laughing at MAC. Look dady he's MAC and he's been zombiefied.

Let me laugh :

PC's wear biohazard suits, Macs don't need no biohazrd suits

Mac versus Pc viruses

I'm a MAC and I don't need no fucking antivirus/malware/biohazard suit you wippersnapper snotty little PC.

---> Pc walks away laughing at MAC. Look dady he's MAC and he's been zombiefied.

When I first got into teaching, I got in towards the late-end of a district's adoption into an all "leftist" exploratory K-12 math curriculum. I'm sure most of you are familiar with at least one series that falls into this category. We had "Math Investigations" in grades K-5, "CMP" 6-8, and Core-Plus 9-12. The core concept of this series was that teachers were not supposed to teach rote-learning of math facts. Calculators would supplant that "old-fashioned" method of learning. Kids grew up learning how to "explore" math, rather than memorize addition & multiplication tables, practice procedures repeatedly, and churn out page after page of "drill n' kill" problems.

Could you repeat that again? I'm afraid between the dripping disdain and gratuitous hippie punching, it was hard to see WYP was.

I got these kids in high school. When we ended Core Plus and reverted back to a traditional textbook, they couldn't do 40% of what you would find in an Algebra I textbook

As opposed to the 40% of students brought up on grinding rote-based mathematics that also get to high school with subpar math skills? Who do we blame for that - capitalist pigs?

Well, if a turbine blows apart and pieces go flying, I suppose that they could kill someone, like when this one over-revved and blew itself to bits... Beyond normal "omg I live near power transmission lines" which could apply to any large power generating method, I can't see any other dangers.

I recommend you FPV and I find it more fun than the drone. There are many ready to fly solutions for cheap. Here is the link to the proper forums RcGroups http://youtu.be/b7e2IQ_Ft3c

Sometimes when someone is being an ass you have to take matters into your own hands.

Exhibit A
http://youtu.be/ZOo6aHSY8hU

And just look at all those blank papers on the desk! Not a single word visible on any of them!

I mean obviously if they had words on them, you'd be able to see that in the video even if you couldn't make out the words themselves, right? Right?!?

http://youtu.be/IsFfBB2W7IA

http://youtu.be/n4M6bMuQkqc

It's pretty funny

Watch the promo video, they even use sound effects and music from the original NES Dragon Warrior: http://youtu.be/rznYifPHxDg

I was thinking of this one, http://youtu.be/FKVd4X3MNDU?t=20s I'd link Latvala's crash, but he kept his hands on the wheel.

Why does everything have to be a five year plan with China? http://youtu.be/CdtAFIl2jhc?t=17s

Okay, have you ever even listened to that skit, or even read up on Carlin's take on parenting? Fuck my going on and explaining it to you, here's a video on his annoyance with over-parenting, and then this excerpt from his book 'Brain Droppings' wherein he explicitly states how drenching oneself in the crap is dangerous. Since I figure you'll keep your snarky attitude and say "why should I bother with what you have to say, you toad?", here, direct quote:

So personally I never take any precautions against germs. I don't shy away from people who sneeze and cough. I don't wipe off the telephone, I don't cover the toilet seat, and if I drop food on the floor I pick it up and eat it!Even if I'm at side walk cafe! IN CALCUTTA! THE POOR SECTION! ON NEW YEARS MORNING DURING A SOCCER RIOT! And you know something? In spite of all the so called "risky behavior ".... I never get infections. I don't get em. I don't get colds, I don't get flu, I don't get headaches, I don't get upset stomach, And you know why? Cause I got a good strong immune system! And it gets a lot of practice!

Watch/read for yourself then come back to me, saying I shouldn't use a quote when I'm echoing exactly what the guy's saying. How about you at the very least give the source material of a sig a listen-to BEFORE you comment, claiming someone isn't following its message?

Christ. I've already explained to someone in this thread that yes, I should understand there are exceptions that I should keep in the back of my mind when I see someone using the stuff. Only they did it in a diplomatic manner, instead of with snarky-attitude.

However, even the BBC gets fooled on occasion. I trust them enough that I watch them for my morning news while I eat breakfast - however they are in the end still human and prone to human mistakes.

The BBC makes mistakes? Surely not!

It's the central zombie figure.

Actually, Mogh is the (deceased) father of Worf on Star Trek: the Next Generation. You're thinking of the Face of Boe, and one of Jack's comments to the Doctor and Martha strongly suggests that he will become the Face eventually. The video on YouTube showing how Tennant and Barrowman learned of this plot twist is hilarious.

Tech support from Honey Badger? It just don't give a shit. Insects don't bother it, and it'll kick the ass of any other mammal that thinks they want to do tech support!

http://youtu.be/4r7wHMg5Yjg

...the main benefit that the Internet brings to society.

On the whole, I agree with you. Even /. is a benefit - how would I have ever learned about goatse otherwise?

But there are costs, many, many costs, such as on-line bullying, the erosion of our private and public lives, laws like the DMCA and SOPA either becoming the law of the land (or threatening to). There are even more insidious threats, but those are too terrible to speak of...

So yes, I agree there are many benefits to the way the Internet has grown from the ARPANET, but there are costs too. Whether we as a society can pay those costs is still to be determined.

The dirty little secret is that those passengers must likely to cause interference are in first class as they are closest to most of the avionics. Imagine the caption making the announcement that those in first class will have to shut off their useless electronic junk, but those in the cheep seats can keep playing. A couple of other points, the jet body is not earth grounded (doh) and when you have millions of electronic devices that have been made by the lowest bidder in China you will get some devices that become major unintentional emitters and can very well jam some of the very weak signals used in navigation or by the emergency bands. I would not like my family to be in a plane when someone switches on their noisy toy 500 feed off the ground of a fogged up airport. Of course the danger are the lithium batteries that keep catching fire, especially if that happen in luggage. Great FAA video on fighting lithium fires on planes: http://youtu.be/gcd34tt8YPU