Seems to me like they should start with robots that go to Mars and bring some rocks back. I'm assuming that we'll probably want to bring the people that eventually go there back, so this would probably be a good start. Unless all manned missions to mars are suicide/colonisation missions.
Ow. My brain hurts after trying to read that article. Did someone randomly select quotes and comments from a bag? Here's a better written version, though still light on the information (no figures for cost per kWh) http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/1568/
I dunno. From what I've learned, you can't give reason to evolution. Perhaps there was a different characteristic that provided better fitness to an individual, but that same individual lacked proper regenerative capabilities. No real reason for it to happen, it just did.
Are you trying to say the iPhone won't do well because it isn't stylish enough? I don't see the Japanese phones being more stylish than an expensive, globally buzzworthy product that has a sleek physical design and ubercool user interface. If anything the iPhone will do well because of its association with style and the status that comes with it. I think Apple products in general have an extra sense of style because of their computer designs and the success of the iPod. I can't tell you how many Japanese people look at my powerbook and go, "Makku? Coooru."
The article I linked was a study out of Florida State University...
... the UF researchers soaked sponges and scrubbing pads in raw wastewater containing a witch's brew of fecal bacteria, viruses, protozoan parasites and bacterial spores, including Bacillus cereus spores. Considering they soaked sponges into that soup and were able to kill 99% of the bacteria, I'd say microwaving sponges is pretty effective. Though your suggestion of fire or "lazers" would probably also be effective, this method seems more practical.
Two minutes of microwaving on full power mode killed or inactivated more than 99 percent of all the living pathogens in the sponges and pads... Microwave oven can sterilize sponges, scrub pads
Man, all these crazy names are hard to keep track of. At first I thought you tried and failed at Ruby, said "screw it" to the coding, and switched to spaghetti westerns.
The linked article in the summary doesn't have much more info, but here's a good one.
They say it can theoretically cover all of Russia because only 13 of the 18 are operational. Here's an interesting quote from the article:
"The main point is to avoid the 1997 situation, when 24 sputniks were on the orbit, but only the military were making use of the system. However, it is now feared that a similar situation is apt to re-occur, since there are some problems with the development of navigation equipment for the consumers at large, although the constructor-general is trying to cope with them"
The youtube video on the linked site comes up as unavailable, but the one actually on the youtube site seems to work. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd3-eiid-Uw Cool stuff.
In electroacoustic music and classical music, 24bit sound does make a difference. I think it would be wise to stop at a standard that can at least produce sound that takes advantage of the compete rage of human hearing. Plus, people have easy access software that can do a lot of effects processing. Since re-mixing seems to only be getting more popular, I think the more the merrier, especially in sampling rate. Then you can do all sort of fun time expansion and pitch shifting without worrying about it sounding like crap.
If it's true, I'm guessing it's a result of using final as a noun. It probably stems from translation of English and Japanese. Often noun-noun combinations in English turn into phrases where the first noun possesses the second in Japanese. A poor dictionary that equates whatever Japanese word was used into 'final' is probably the culprit.
On the Duke news site they give more information about how they came to their findings. They mention that they fed data about the sequences of genes known to be imprinted, and likely to be non-imprinted genes into a computer to check for differences. Based on that, they searched for other sequences that resembled the imprinted ones. That's why the results are just good guesses and more research need to be done to determine if they are true positives.
Just how young are you talking about? The article doesn't give any data, and neither did you. From my experience, kids that are into violent games are old enough to realise that they are not real.
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Aren't the maps on those DoCoMo phones based on Yahoo's service? Tied with Yahoo!BB for home internet access, I'd say Google is beat in Japan.
Well, they do sell them in all of the 7/11 convenience stores across the country, and 7/11s show up even in the most remote areas.
Seems to me like they should start with robots that go to Mars and bring some rocks back. I'm assuming that we'll probably want to bring the people that eventually go there back, so this would probably be a good start. Unless all manned missions to mars are suicide/colonisation missions.
Ow. My brain hurts after trying to read that article. Did someone randomly select quotes and comments from a bag? Here's a better written version, though still light on the information (no figures for cost per kWh) http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/1568/
I dunno. From what I've learned, you can't give reason to evolution. Perhaps there was a different characteristic that provided better fitness to an individual, but that same individual lacked proper regenerative capabilities. No real reason for it to happen, it just did.
Are you trying to say the iPhone won't do well because it isn't stylish enough? I don't see the Japanese phones being more stylish than an expensive, globally buzzworthy product that has a sleek physical design and ubercool user interface. If anything the iPhone will do well because of its association with style and the status that comes with it. I think Apple products in general have an extra sense of style because of their computer designs and the success of the iPod. I can't tell you how many Japanese people look at my powerbook and go, "Makku? Coooru."
Great, just what the internet needs. More dudes pretending to be chicks.
... the UF researchers soaked sponges and scrubbing pads in raw wastewater containing a witch's brew of fecal bacteria, viruses, protozoan parasites and bacterial spores, including Bacillus cereus spores. Considering they soaked sponges into that soup and were able to kill 99% of the bacteria, I'd say microwaving sponges is pretty effective. Though your suggestion of fire or "lazers" would probably also be effective, this method seems more practical.Nothing beats those astrology and cosmetology courses.
Man, all these crazy names are hard to keep track of. At first I thought you tried and failed at Ruby, said "screw it" to the coding, and switched to spaghetti westerns.
They say it can theoretically cover all of Russia because only 13 of the 18 are operational. Here's an interesting quote from the article: "The main point is to avoid the 1997 situation, when 24 sputniks were on the orbit, but only the military were making use of the system. However, it is now feared that a similar situation is apt to re-occur, since there are some problems with the development of navigation equipment for the consumers at large, although the constructor-general is trying to cope with them"
Well, obviously not with a crossbow.
The youtube video on the linked site comes up as unavailable, but the one actually on the youtube site seems to work. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd3-eiid-Uw Cool stuff.
I think someone should notify Cleveland that Melodie is the CIO of New York now.
In electroacoustic music and classical music, 24bit sound does make a difference. I think it would be wise to stop at a standard that can at least produce sound that takes advantage of the compete rage of human hearing. Plus, people have easy access software that can do a lot of effects processing. Since re-mixing seems to only be getting more popular, I think the more the merrier, especially in sampling rate. Then you can do all sort of fun time expansion and pitch shifting without worrying about it sounding like crap.
Silly me. I read the article and not the summary. The summary IS the article.
$4.99 (assumed US currency) on iTunes store. Specially designed for the iPod. That's pretty much the extent of the "article".
Well, it could explode in the pocket of someone who is about to kill you. I don't think that would be the most inopportune time.
it's not dented, it just needed a hug.
And we all know the power of, The Graph!
If it's true, I'm guessing it's a result of using final as a noun. It probably stems from translation of English and Japanese. Often noun-noun combinations in English turn into phrases where the first noun possesses the second in Japanese. A poor dictionary that equates whatever Japanese word was used into 'final' is probably the culprit.
Probably for the same reason English speakers get tattoos of Chinese characters. It's cool. (Or, so the market dictates.)
On the Duke news site they give more information about how they came to their findings. They mention that they fed data about the sequences of genes known to be imprinted, and likely to be non-imprinted genes into a computer to check for differences. Based on that, they searched for other sequences that resembled the imprinted ones. That's why the results are just good guesses and more research need to be done to determine if they are true positives.
Just how young are you talking about? The article doesn't give any data, and neither did you. From my experience, kids that are into violent games are old enough to realise that they are not real.