is there room on the 23andMe profile page for a complete set of fingerprints, a SSN, a DOB, home address, mother's maiden name, blood type and group, mug shot, all your credit card numbers, expiration dates and security codes, website logins and passwords, religious affiliations, and bust/penis size and circumcision status?!?
No, silly, that stuff goes on Facebook.
The real problem is the very existence of 23andme and its ilk, aggravated by the fact that it belongs to Ancestry.com, a corporate branch of one particularly agressive missionary church. (Caution: If you're gonna come to my doorstep, you're gonna have to listen to MY ideas. This may endanger not just your soul but those of your unbaptised ancestors!)
Exxxzzzaaaaaccccttttllllyyyy!!!
A proper test on "St-36" would include stabbing of nearby non-"St-36" points. Randomly select which stab to electrify. Vary over time. Cross-correlate the measured response series to each of the stabs' selection series. Repeat until p=.05. The experiment may have to be prematurely terminated if the supply of rat chow (or grant money) is extinguished.
Clearly what the poster intended was that When acupuncture first developed the Chinese did not have knowledge of electricity.
Not everyone is writing with the intent of addressing an audience of pedants.
I clean my visor with a microfiber cloth and Armor-All (or equivalent). No scratching, no harsh chemical, a well-lubricated surface... The slight, slick residue helps prevent other bugs/debris from sticking in the future. There were three miracle chemicals produced in the last century- Armor-All, WD-40, and silicone (glues/sealers/lubricants/sex toys).
So, what part of "clean" goes with "residue"? Seriously, how do you get that Armor-All crap off?
http://gethuman.com/ will often give you a decent number to get to an actual human in a lot of organizations.
Of course, gethuman.com works better if you have a functioning internet connection. Best to look up the critical numbers in advance and put them in your offline-accessible paper contact list.
A journalist who thought that he would be anonymous on Facebook? Really? His intentions may have been good, but I'm inclined to doubt his perspicacity.
... If you know the speed and the density of the atmosphere you're going to deploy it in...
Nontrivial. Requires the ability to forecast high altitude Martian weather years in advance. So far, we can barely manage a few days in advance for Earth weather. Then there's that minor detail of wanting some flexibility to adjust the atmospheric attack angle in case the arrival date isn't quite what was originally intended.
No it isn't rocket science. It's way harder.
Damn amateurs... Any decent coder would have made sure there's no buffer overflow that would jam system... I'm little surprised they dint catch CSV file overflow in testing phase in lab..
Because no pro coder has ever overflowed a buffer. Hell, MS built a business model on shipping defective code.
Just reward those who find flaws in the published literature. If I can get a PhD for calling "bullshit" when I spot it, I'll be a *much* more attentive reader.
The response to this is simple. LOCKSS. Many archives (not all online) in many jurisdictions limits censorship to countries running Great Firewalls, which have their own problems.
Well, we certainly know that none of Rupert's "fair and balanced" information can be expected to be fair, balanced, or information. But what's your point?
Since they're mostly going to be pushing updates/versions/whatever to phones, I expect that they'll do a deal with carriers to only download immense files, and to do so when you're roaming on 3G somewhere out of network. The carriers will make a mint on data overages and in exchange, they'll kick something back to MSFT. You won't like it, but what choice will you have?
It *IS* a cell phone, so there are normally at least 3 nearby fixed reference stations in local communication with the handset, no? All of those provide GPS-disciplined time signals. The only question is whether they actually provide reference offsets. They certainly could, if the software were present.
Not that complicated. The multipath signals always lag the direct path, so the DSSS correlation distinguishes them. First one in from each sat is the correct one.
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is there room on the 23andMe profile page for a complete set of fingerprints, a SSN, a DOB, home address, mother's maiden name, blood type and group, mug shot, all your credit card numbers, expiration dates and security codes, website logins and passwords, religious affiliations, and bust/penis size and circumcision status?!?
No, silly, that stuff goes on Facebook.
The real problem is the very existence of 23andme and its ilk, aggravated by the fact that it belongs to Ancestry.com, a corporate branch of one particularly agressive missionary church. (Caution: If you're gonna come to my doorstep, you're gonna have to listen to MY ideas. This may endanger not just your soul but those of your unbaptised ancestors!)
Exxxzzzaaaaaccccttttllllyyyy!!! A proper test on "St-36" would include stabbing of nearby non-"St-36" points. Randomly select which stab to electrify. Vary over time. Cross-correlate the measured response series to each of the stabs' selection series. Repeat until p=.05. The experiment may have to be prematurely terminated if the supply of rat chow (or grant money) is extinguished.
Clearly what the poster intended was that When acupuncture first developed the Chinese did not have knowledge of electricity.
Not everyone is writing with the intent of addressing an audience of pedants.
They could always seek employment as a consultant to anarchy... Oh,... wait....
Do stories from the US have to be routed through the New Zealand media now?
Well, stories from everywhere else have to be routed through the US, so it seems fair.
I clean my visor with a microfiber cloth and Armor-All (or equivalent). No scratching, no harsh chemical, a well-lubricated surface... The slight, slick residue helps prevent other bugs/debris from sticking in the future. There were three miracle chemicals produced in the last century- Armor-All, WD-40, and silicone (glues/sealers/lubricants/sex toys).
So, what part of "clean" goes with "residue"? Seriously, how do you get that Armor-All crap off?
Why does this sound like a grating???
http://gethuman.com/ will often give you a decent number to get to an actual human in a lot of organizations.
Of course, gethuman.com works better if you have a functioning internet connection. Best to look up the critical numbers in advance and put them in your offline-accessible paper contact list.
A journalist who thought that he would be anonymous on Facebook? Really? His intentions may have been good, but I'm inclined to doubt his perspicacity.
... My laptop is starting to cook my bollocks, compiling LibreOffice.
Sure, it's called a "laptop" in the user manual, but that doesn't constitute a How-to now, does it?
"if I get a head transplant will I need two passports?"
No, but the head's passport might need new biometrics.
... If you know the speed and the density of the atmosphere you're going to deploy it in ...
Nontrivial. Requires the ability to forecast high altitude Martian weather years in advance. So far, we can barely manage a few days in advance for Earth weather. Then there's that minor detail of wanting some flexibility to adjust the atmospheric attack angle in case the arrival date isn't quite what was originally intended. No it isn't rocket science. It's way harder.
Damn amateurs... Any decent coder would have made sure there's no buffer overflow that would jam system... I'm little surprised they dint catch CSV file overflow in testing phase in lab..
Because no pro coder has ever overflowed a buffer. Hell, MS built a business model on shipping defective code.
"And you could move to a country that has 100% tax. North Korea comes to mind."
But Massachusetts has way better food.
Have you eaten in Massachusetts?
Mod parent up, someone?
Just reward those who find flaws in the published literature. If I can get a PhD for calling "bullshit" when I spot it, I'll be a *much* more attentive reader.
The response to this is simple. LOCKSS. Many archives (not all online) in many jurisdictions limits censorship to countries running Great Firewalls, which have their own problems.
Well, we certainly know that none of Rupert's "fair and balanced" information can be expected to be fair, balanced, or information. But what's your point?
Since they're mostly going to be pushing updates/versions/whatever to phones, I expect that they'll do a deal with carriers to only download immense files, and to do so when you're roaming on 3G somewhere out of network. The carriers will make a mint on data overages and in exchange, they'll kick something back to MSFT. You won't like it, but what choice will you have?
Have they tried incubating the spider eggs in childrens ears?
Couldn't, as they already had beans stored there.
It *IS* a cell phone, so there are normally at least 3 nearby fixed reference stations in local communication with the handset, no? All of those provide GPS-disciplined time signals. The only question is whether they actually provide reference offsets. They certainly could, if the software were present.
Nobody's making you carry that cell phone.
Not that complicated. The multipath signals always lag the direct path, so the DSSS correlation distinguishes them. First one in from each sat is the correct one.
Turns out their DRM consists of a colored rim on the pod. Taping a used v2 lid on to a v1 pod is all it takes.
Are these the same 3D-printed engines they discussed recently? If so, you think they'd have mentioned that little first-flight detail.