I don't see why a 1 kg iron ball and a 25000 kg iron ball would have the same terminal velocity in the atmosphere. Mass would scale with third power of the radius, while surface area would scale with the second power of the radius.
I agree. I'm sure you're already aware, but for those that aren't, it's fairly simple to install a newer version of Android on a locked phone, though it will of course of the warranty.
I'm definitely impressed you were still able to make calls, but I remain unconvinced that capacity is no longer a concern. There was a report on Slashdot during the recent wildfires near San Diego about how cell networks were overloaded and the best way for people to communicate was via the internet.
Yes, people often forget about cordless phones requiring power. That's why one should make sure to at least have a wired phone for backup even if it means putting one with the other emergency supplies.
Also, your usage of the flashlight feature on your phone makes a lot more sense now and I agree it was pretty handy.
I went by that area only a couple weeks later, and you could still see the damage. It was very fortunate that no lives were lost.
As far as our power outage, I found it somewhat surprising. Houses on the next block on either side and across the street had power, but we and our neighbors did not. My memory is that we lost power either Thursday morning or maybe Wednesday night and we did not get it back until Saturday morning. More important than lights, computer, and internet, without power to operate the furnace, though it is gas, it became freezing cold.
I would be extremely surprised if you knew me. Bars aren't really my scene; in fact, I lend credence to several Slashdot memes. It was the fact you were from Springfield that prompted me to reply though; I am usually content just to lurk. After replying to your post last night, I must have read at least three or four highly rated comments from you in other threads.
I do not think what happened in your case supports cell phones as being superior to landlines. What it does serve to illustrate is that both are vulnerable to having their infrastructure destroyed. Had the tornado destroyed your local cell site, you might have only been able to communicate with a landline. If anything, it would support having both a cell phone and a landline.
I will say though that in similar emergency situations, should I be forced to choose, I would much rather have a landline. Often in such situations cell networks are overwhelmed by call volume and people are discouraged from making calls while landlines are comparatively unaffected. Moreover, landlines are not as likely to be affected by blackouts since they are not dependent on having power at the premise or a charged battery. Finally, should I have only a cell phone, I would much rather have a dedicated flashlight or even a candle that did not the drain the batteries of my phone.
I should mention that I happen to be a Springfield native; though I was at school at the time, I was able to call my Dad that evening on the landline and we were able to have a nice leisurely conversation though he was without power. The entire city was not without landline phone coverage. Likewise, last winter after the ice storm, our home was without power for several days but our landline continued to work. Though I have no specific knowledge to support this, I suspect that landlines and cell sites share much of the same infrastructure and that if things had been serious enough to knock out all the landlines in the area cell phones would have become useless as well.
I presume that they are serving XHTML as text/html to Internet Explorer since application/xhtml+xml does not work correctly in it.
Your recommendations seem reasonable otherwise unless there is something that forces them to use XHTML 1.1 rather than XHTML 1.0. I should note that according to http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml-media-types/#summary, serving XHTML 1.1 as text/html is a "SHOULD NOT" rather than a "MUST NOT", so they can continue to serve the document as text/html without breaking standards outright.
While at one point it may have been thought that drinking milk contributed kidney stones, it is now thought that low-calcium diets can actually increase the risk of developing kidney stones. If you are going to avoid milk, do not avoid it for fear of developing kidney stones.
In addition, I would be interested to know what causes you to believe that high fructose corn syrup, in particular HFCS 45 or HFCS 55, is "poison". While I have seen claims that it is harmful before, I have not been convinced that it is any worse than table sugar.
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I don't see why a 1 kg iron ball and a 25000 kg iron ball would have the same terminal velocity in the atmosphere. Mass would scale with third power of the radius, while surface area would scale with the second power of the radius.
I agree. I'm sure you're already aware, but for those that aren't, it's fairly simple to install a newer version of Android on a locked phone, though it will of course of the warranty.
I'm definitely impressed you were still able to make calls, but I remain unconvinced that capacity is no longer a concern. There was a report on Slashdot during the recent wildfires near San Diego about how cell networks were overloaded and the best way for people to communicate was via the internet.
Yes, people often forget about cordless phones requiring power. That's why one should make sure to at least have a wired phone for backup even if it means putting one with the other emergency supplies.
Also, your usage of the flashlight feature on your phone makes a lot more sense now and I agree it was pretty handy.
I went by that area only a couple weeks later, and you could still see the damage. It was very fortunate that no lives were lost.
As far as our power outage, I found it somewhat surprising. Houses on the next block on either side and across the street had power, but we and our neighbors did not. My memory is that we lost power either Thursday morning or maybe Wednesday night and we did not get it back until Saturday morning. More important than lights, computer, and internet, without power to operate the furnace, though it is gas, it became freezing cold.
I would be extremely surprised if you knew me. Bars aren't really my scene; in fact, I lend credence to several Slashdot memes. It was the fact you were from Springfield that prompted me to reply though; I am usually content just to lurk. After replying to your post last night, I must have read at least three or four highly rated comments from you in other threads.
I do not think what happened in your case supports cell phones as being superior to landlines. What it does serve to illustrate is that both are vulnerable to having their infrastructure destroyed. Had the tornado destroyed your local cell site, you might have only been able to communicate with a landline. If anything, it would support having both a cell phone and a landline.
I will say though that in similar emergency situations, should I be forced to choose, I would much rather have a landline. Often in such situations cell networks are overwhelmed by call volume and people are discouraged from making calls while landlines are comparatively unaffected. Moreover, landlines are not as likely to be affected by blackouts since they are not dependent on having power at the premise or a charged battery. Finally, should I have only a cell phone, I would much rather have a dedicated flashlight or even a candle that did not the drain the batteries of my phone.
I should mention that I happen to be a Springfield native; though I was at school at the time, I was able to call my Dad that evening on the landline and we were able to have a nice leisurely conversation though he was without power. The entire city was not without landline phone coverage. Likewise, last winter after the ice storm, our home was without power for several days but our landline continued to work. Though I have no specific knowledge to support this, I suspect that landlines and cell sites share much of the same infrastructure and that if things had been serious enough to knock out all the landlines in the area cell phones would have become useless as well.
Well, except for the flashlight feature.
I presume that they are serving XHTML as text/html to Internet Explorer since application/xhtml+xml does not work correctly in it. Your recommendations seem reasonable otherwise unless there is something that forces them to use XHTML 1.1 rather than XHTML 1.0. I should note that according to http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml-media-types/#summary, serving XHTML 1.1 as text/html is a "SHOULD NOT" rather than a "MUST NOT", so they can continue to serve the document as text/html without breaking standards outright.
While at one point it may have been thought that drinking milk contributed kidney stones, it is now thought that low-calcium diets can actually increase the risk of developing kidney stones. If you are going to avoid milk, do not avoid it for fear of developing kidney stones.
In addition, I would be interested to know what causes you to believe that high fructose corn syrup, in particular HFCS 45 or HFCS 55, is "poison". While I have seen claims that it is harmful before, I have not been convinced that it is any worse than table sugar.