when you see something completely outside the realm of where you think you should see a social game (I was going to 7 Eleven to pick up some skim milk), it really hits you right in the face how big this is going to get.
You mean like seeing a pet food commercial during the Super Bowl?
Don't be sad. I'm all for increasing NASA's funding, but I wouldn't look at this as some desperate "bake sale". This is technology transfer. NASA does it, universities do it, and small research outfits do it.
The people inventing these technologies aren't the same people that are going to make some economic use of them. NASA gets a "spinoff" story (which they value more than the money) and the technology actually makes it into useful application.
Recall that this method of mass generation has been utilized exclusively in high energy physics, supergravity, string theory and related fields [9]. To the best of our knowledge, the present work constitutes the first successful
application of this method in condensed matter physics. Another example of space compactification is found in a system consisting of a stack of graphene sheets with coupling between the layers making the massless 3D problem equivalent to an effective massive 2D problem [8].
In other words: "We applied an existing math trick to a new area of theoretical physics, and things look good so far." You take that, feed it to the "Technology Review" blog, and you get:
The amazing properties of graphene now include the ability to create mass, according to a new prediction.
Slow down. He made a pick-and-place machine out of legos, and you're up to time travel and nanobots. It's nifty, but we're not really in the Hawking realm here.
I don't think the "corporate jungle" cares much to dictate the results of the school board elections in Lower Merion, PA. Seems more like a lawn signs and flyers at the train station kind of thing.
We're talking about Malcom Gladwell here, of "Igon Value" fame. Some of his arguments are interesting entertainment, but just because he is writing about something doesn't mean he knows much about it.
This would screw over the passengers. And when the passengers are kids that you're trying to keep quiet while you're driving, this also screws the driver.
You'll just have to use a more traditional method for keeping the kids quiet, such as threatening to pull over. Also, flail at the back seat with your inboard arm. That was always effective.
Funny just this morning I noticed that it took at least 5 redirects or more for Google to let me login to Analytics. It felt like my browser had a life of its own!
Sure, but you're already saving 2-5 seconds per search with Google instant, so you still come out ahead.
The many survivors of atomic testing and nuclear attack suggest otherwise.
If you were to ask them, I think they're more likely to suggest that nuclear attack is a good way to kill 60,000-166,000 people in a single throw, and that they'd prefer it didn't happen at all.
Btw, the Nash equilibrium, optimal solution for splitting $100 would be to offer $0.01 and keep $99.99. Would you accept that?
Of course not. The offer would offend my sense of 'fairness'. That's not limited to humans, either. I recall a study in which capuchin monkeys rejected rewards that weren't 'good enough'. It's not the ultimatum game, but it does tap into our sense of fairness.
most people want to carry guns on board only do so because they want to bring the gun to their destination.
I am sure that you, of course, are a safe and responsible gun owner. However, I usually get to sit next to the guy that accidentally pages the flight attendant every time he tries to turn on his reading light. You and I are better off knowing that at no point in our flight will he accidentally shoot a hole in the plane while attempting to recline his seat.
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Perhaps the fundamentals of valuation are out of date, based on antiquated ideas of how companies operate.
Once you start hearing this, it's time to get out.
when you see something completely outside the realm of where you think you should see a social game (I was going to 7 Eleven to pick up some skim milk), it really hits you right in the face how big this is going to get.
You mean like seeing a pet food commercial during the Super Bowl?
Only if you're the first one in line.
Who gets to define "intelligence?"
Whoever gets to the cheese first.
The people inventing these technologies aren't the same people that are going to make some economic use of them. NASA gets a "spinoff" story (which they value more than the money) and the technology actually makes it into useful application.
Also it's hard to rig an election when you have several thousand pounds of paper laying around.
Boss Tweed's grave just chuckled.
Recall that this method of mass generation has been utilized exclusively in high energy physics, supergravity, string theory and related fields [9]. To the best of our knowledge, the present work constitutes the first successful application of this method in condensed matter physics. Another example of space compactification is found in a system consisting of a stack of graphene sheets with coupling between the layers making the massless 3D problem equivalent to an effective massive 2D problem [8].
In other words: "We applied an existing math trick to a new area of theoretical physics, and things look good so far."
You take that, feed it to the "Technology Review" blog, and you get:
The amazing properties of graphene now include the ability to create mass, according to a new prediction.
...which is not quite the same.
Slow down. He made a pick-and-place machine out of legos, and you're up to time travel and nanobots. It's nifty, but we're not really in the Hawking realm here.
If someone robs you of a possession, the only thing that connects you to that object is a bunch of legal mumbo jumbo
Hah. That's why I write my name on my stuff with a sharpie. Gotcha!
I don't think the "corporate jungle" cares much to dictate the results of the school board elections in Lower Merion, PA. Seems more like a lawn signs and flyers at the train station kind of thing.
We're talking about Malcom Gladwell here, of "Igon Value" fame. Some of his arguments are interesting entertainment, but just because he is writing about something doesn't mean he knows much about it.
This would screw over the passengers. And when the passengers are kids that you're trying to keep quiet while you're driving, this also screws the driver.
You'll just have to use a more traditional method for keeping the kids quiet, such as threatening to pull over. Also, flail at the back seat with your inboard arm. That was always effective.
That idea sucks.
Watch the language...let's keep it clean.
Funny just this morning I noticed that it took at least 5 redirects or more for Google to let me login to Analytics. It felt like my browser had a life of its own!
Sure, but you're already saving 2-5 seconds per search with Google instant, so you still come out ahead.
The many survivors of atomic testing and nuclear attack suggest otherwise.
If you were to ask them, I think they're more likely to suggest that nuclear attack is a good way to kill 60,000-166,000 people in a single throw, and that they'd prefer it didn't happen at all.
I'd say we're about Three Mile(s) off.
So they can keep working after the sun sets?
Yep. Or the Earth gets in the way, however you prefer to think of it.
Be careful on stairs then.
"You want to know the only thing you can assume about a broken down old man? It's that he's a survivor."
Btw, the Nash equilibrium, optimal solution for splitting $100 would be to offer $0.01 and keep $99.99. Would you accept that?
Of course not. The offer would offend my sense of 'fairness'. That's not limited to humans, either. I recall a study in which capuchin monkeys rejected rewards that weren't 'good enough'. It's not the ultimatum game, but it does tap into our sense of fairness.
Abstract here, pdf here
If you want it to remain secure and unread by other people, don't put it where other people might access it.
This is Google. They drive up and take pictures of your house.
most people want to carry guns on board only do so because they want to bring the gun to their destination.
I am sure that you, of course, are a safe and responsible gun owner. However, I usually get to sit next to the guy that accidentally pages the flight attendant every time he tries to turn on his reading light. You and I are better off knowing that at no point in our flight will he accidentally shoot a hole in the plane while attempting to recline his seat.
Because if this is the only option, why should people stop using it?
Imagine a malfunctioning table saw. Got it?
But, under US law, this type of fraud would leave the buyers with nothing and I'd still be the undisputed owner.
The buyers would have been covered by their title insurance.
From personal experience everything I've encountered in the States pales in comparison to my work experience in Asia.
Of course. Didn't see that coming. No siree.