It was stolen from "Science", but it's still hype. Four weather events were studied. Climate change was a primary cause in zero of them.
They did not conclude the global warming causes half of extreme weather events. They did not conclude that global warming has caused any extreme weather.
The significance is that the CEO sent a sad email out to all myOpenID users. I got one and don't remember ever using their service, although I imagine I did at some point.
In a typical corporate redesign, the new site or application is made to look pleasing and artistic to the executive decision makers, who rarely use the site. It makes no difference if additional mouse clicks are required to accomplish the same thing. It makes no difference if keyboard shortcuts are no longer available. It makes no difference if the transfer of information is less efficient and less complete. The important thing is for the new site to look good to upper-level executive decision makers in a 10 minute demonstration.
"the receiver on Earth will be large—about 6 to 8 km in diameter, positioned 5 to 10 meters above the ground. It will be constructed from millions of rectifier diodes—true quantum devices—wired together."
I had no idea they've been building quantum devices since the 1950's.
The article fails to mention what they intend to convert the CO2 into, or how much it will cost. Maybe the primary function of the company is to win government grants.
You are incorrect. While nobody can predict the future, stock indexes have historically risen faster than inflation on average. There have been no fundamental changes that indicate this won't continue. For long term investment, a company's fundamentals (i.e. profits and growth) determine the stock price much more than blips caused by insider trading and other corruption. There is plenty of corruption, but not enough to outweigh a company's long-term performance. On the other hand, day traders and other short-term gamblers enjoy the full downside of the unfair advantages held by investment banks, insider traders, and other nefarious outlaws.
No, derivatives (such as mortgage backed securities) and options are constructs by high-class insecure gambling addicts. While you can gamble on the stock market, but most people (and institutions) use it for investment, or long-term bets.
One notable difference between a casino and the stock market is that in the stock market, the odds are in the your favor.
Why is pseudo-science such as this infiltrating the sacred, hallowed, information-filled pages of Slashdot? Is this a plot by aliens to turn our brilliant minds to mush?
Why not completely abolish patents on business methods, along with patents on algorithms? Shouldn't patents be limited to inventions, as God and the spaghetti monster intended?
Slashdot Mirror
It was stolen from "Science", but it's still hype. Four weather events were studied. Climate change was a primary cause in zero of them.
They did not conclude the global warming causes half of extreme weather events. They did not conclude that global warming has caused any extreme weather.
See above -- It can find a page break but not replace it. It reports replacing the page breaks, but the page breaks remain in the document.
This almost works. It can find a page break but not replace it. It reports replacing the page breaks, but the page breaks remain in the document.
The significance is that the CEO sent a sad email out to all myOpenID users. I got one and don't remember ever using their service, although I imagine I did at some point.
I would love to junk MS Word in favor of Libre Writer, but it can't even do a search and replace on a manual page feed (^m in MS Word).
Beginning January, 2009, the United States Government became fully transparent. They promised!
This sounds like a couple of teenagers having some fun. I'll bet they're thrilled at all the publicity its getting.
I agree.
In a typical corporate redesign, the new site or application is made to look pleasing and artistic to the executive decision makers, who rarely use the site. It makes no difference if additional mouse clicks are required to accomplish the same thing. It makes no difference if keyboard shortcuts are no longer available. It makes no difference if the transfer of information is less efficient and less complete. The important thing is for the new site to look good to upper-level executive decision makers in a 10 minute demonstration.
I was just going to say the same thing! They must have one of those steps that says, "and then a miracle occurs."
"the receiver on Earth will be large—about 6 to 8 km in diameter, positioned 5 to 10 meters above the ground. It will be constructed from millions of rectifier diodes—true quantum devices—wired together." I had no idea they've been building quantum devices since the 1950's.
The article fails to mention what they intend to convert the CO2 into, or how much it will cost. Maybe the primary function of the company is to win government grants.
Britain, along with France, Germany, U.S., Russia, China, Brazil, Japan, and quite possibly Lichtenstein.
You are incorrect. While nobody can predict the future, stock indexes have historically risen faster than inflation on average. There have been no fundamental changes that indicate this won't continue. For long term investment, a company's fundamentals (i.e. profits and growth) determine the stock price much more than blips caused by insider trading and other corruption. There is plenty of corruption, but not enough to outweigh a company's long-term performance. On the other hand, day traders and other short-term gamblers enjoy the full downside of the unfair advantages held by investment banks, insider traders, and other nefarious outlaws.
Good point. Some farmers use options as "price insurance" occasionally.
No, derivatives (such as mortgage backed securities) and options are constructs by high-class insecure gambling addicts. While you can gamble on the stock market, but most people (and institutions) use it for investment, or long-term bets. One notable difference between a casino and the stock market is that in the stock market, the odds are in the your favor.
I agree! Aren't all fluids nanofluids? What are these mysterious nanoparticles, anyway, and why aren't they named? Why is this pseudo BS here?
How so? The next quarter's revenue is the only thing that matters.
Good! I would love to change to Linux when the apps I need are there. More Linux developers is a step in the right direction.
(Just checking its validity)
I disagree. A number is a value. Any number can be expressed as a fraction, but that does not make it a fraction.
So pi is a fraction and 2 is not?
Why is pseudo-science such as this infiltrating the sacred, hallowed, information-filled pages of Slashdot? Is this a plot by aliens to turn our brilliant minds to mush?
Not even close to perfect.
Why not completely abolish patents on business methods, along with patents on algorithms? Shouldn't patents be limited to inventions, as God and the spaghetti monster intended?