Research takes time. Also money, which the current US political environment doesn't want to spend. But rest assured; China, India, France, and others are still working on it, even if the US isn't.
Yes, of course; wires up to a few hundred meters in length, THAT's why we have a network reaching 40,000,000 meters around the world.
The guys bio suggests he knows at least a little bit about software (or at least running a software company) but he's obviously an idiot when it comes to hardware.
Really? This got modded up? Guys, if you're going to bash these scientist, you really should read more than the two or three sentences endlessly re-quoted out of these thousands of messages by the usual right-wing suspects. That's what the actual investigations did, and why they ultimately cleared them of wrongdoing. (If it makes you feel better, they did say they were big meanies.)
Awesome. So does this mean that section 508 has to be extended to non-governmental entities, too? (Btw,/., you're in violation; I see at least two non-text elements without text equivalents while I'm typing on this page.)
Despite your implication, there is no "persecuted genius" (a/. reader wish-fulfillment dream for sure) story here. I mean, he was a genius, of that there is no doubt, and he was persecuted, but they weren't really connected. Even in his own lifetime his work was honored and well-received. Where the persecution comes in, is in the conviction for homosexual indecency, and having his security clearance (and thus, most of his ability to continue working) revoked, and being subjected to court-ordered chemical castration. But to know about that, you'd have to scroll up on the wikipedia page.
Once upon a time not so long ago, I wrote EMR software. You have to realize that there's no standard for medical devices and their information reporting; each manufacturer, sometimes each device model, is different. Some of them are quite old, or at least use interfaces that are quite old and haven't been updated in a long time (for compatibility reasons, of course.) Most still use 9-pin serial cables (USB developed: 1994.)
I would never trust the reported time from any device. Use the time that the recording system receives the data as the time of record (and poll data often.) Who cares what time the device thinks it is, along as it tells you the current data "now" and YOU know when "now" is?
Meh, wikigolf involves too much effort. I think it's more interesting that, if you just click the first link in each article, you'll eventually get to philosophy. (Go ahead and try; random page, and click the first (non-namespaced/non-disambiguation/non-external) link.)
Seems a bunch of people really don't understand the scale of how low "background level" really is, how quickly levels can drop as the worst isotopes rapidly decay, or how the body repairs over time. That last one is maybe okay; we really haven't put a lot of study into anything beyond immediate exposures, so no one has a good understanding of that; or, I should say, HAD. And to see so many first reactions to this new science being "I refuse to believe it!"? Very disappointing. It's amazing how much disbelief a purportedly "scientific" group can conjure when scary radiation is mentioned.
Btw, 100x background for 5 weeks is still less than the maximum year-long dose. Check the should-now-be-iconic xkcd radiation chart.
There is nothing I hate more this misattributed quotes.*
Einstein didn't say that. Besides the fact that it's a stupid thing to say (it doesn't even remotely match any scientifically acceptable "definition" of insanity) Einstein was always much more positive about the advancement of knowledge; this quote doesn't sound like him at all!
This quote is from a novel by Rita Mae Brown, and Brown and the character saying it probably based if off material published by Narcotics Anonymous... in 1981, twenty six years after Einstein's death.
One, warming temperatures often lead to more snow.
Two, over 80% of Alaskans believe climate change is happening, and over 55% believe it's human caused. I'm pretty sure those are both the highest for any "red" state. Why? We've warmed 3.0 degrees (C) in the last 50 years, which is more than a little insane. We (not me personally, I've only been here a few years) have watched it happen. Yes, this year, was a little bit below normal, mostly driven by interior regions (Fairbanks), while the coast, especially the north coast, was still above normal.
But don't worry, I'm sure they'll be able to remove the "contiguous" qualifier soon enough. For instance, every day in April, save one, was above-normal. But I'm sure that won't change what you believe either.
No, but that one "Mars at closest approach!" email has been chaining around for a decade. (So remember people, make it clear that it's June 5th 2012 when you tell your Fwd: happy relatives and friends.)
But seriously, the transit of Venus IS a big deal. The first post-enlightenment ToV was how we were able to determine the size of an AU, making it the first step in the chain to understanding the size of everything else in the universe beyond the Earth.
I work in IT for the local school district. I would love to teach. Computer science, math, science... but the pay and the job security for a staring teacher is a HELL of a lot worse than for a starting programmer.
You want a "magic bullet" for education? Step1: Pay teachers more. That will attract more, and better, teachers. Step 2: Keep only the best.
Good question. This wikipedia entry on electricity cost by source has the US DOE estimates for total cost.
The main reason is that nuclear plants average 90% of listed ("nameplate") capacity, while solar PV averages just 25%, giving nuclear a 3.6x multiplier on cost-effectiveness, more than making up for the 2.12x shortfall in cost-per-nameplate-watt shortfall.
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This has nothing to do with the fuel. Fuel is cycled out every couple years. This is about the plants themselves.
Research takes time. Also money, which the current US political environment doesn't want to spend. But rest assured; China, India, France, and others are still working on it, even if the US isn't.
The guys bio suggests he knows at least a little bit about software (or at least running a software company) but he's obviously an idiot when it comes to hardware.
!! When are your meetings, I want to join!
The highest score for a game on metacritic last year was 96. Only 23 console games, out of over 260, scored above 90. I think people might be exaggerating a bit. http://www.metacritic.com/feature/best-video-games-of-2011
Really? This got modded up? Guys, if you're going to bash these scientist, you really should read more than the two or three sentences endlessly re-quoted out of these thousands of messages by the usual right-wing suspects. That's what the actual investigations did, and why they ultimately cleared them of wrongdoing. (If it makes you feel better, they did say they were big meanies.)
Go ahead and do all the math and I'll bet that 95% of scores move less than 5%. There's really very little wrong with a simple average.
I just recently replaced mine because the plastic case was decaying beneath where my hands rested; loving the aluminum.
Awesome. So does this mean that section 508 has to be extended to non-governmental entities, too? (Btw, /., you're in violation; I see at least two non-text elements without text equivalents while I'm typing on this page.)
Despite your implication, there is no "persecuted genius" (a /. reader wish-fulfillment dream for sure) story here. I mean, he was a genius, of that there is no doubt, and he was persecuted, but they weren't really connected. Even in his own lifetime his work was honored and well-received. Where the persecution comes in, is in the conviction for homosexual indecency, and having his security clearance (and thus, most of his ability to continue working) revoked, and being subjected to court-ordered chemical castration. But to know about that, you'd have to scroll up on the wikipedia page.
Of course not. You'll be fine! For as a long as you stay on the Moon...
I would never trust the reported time from any device. Use the time that the recording system receives the data as the time of record (and poll data often.) Who cares what time the device thinks it is, along as it tells you the current data "now" and YOU know when "now" is?
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Meh, wikigolf involves too much effort. I think it's more interesting that, if you just click the first link in each article, you'll eventually get to philosophy. (Go ahead and try; random page, and click the first (non-namespaced/non-disambiguation/non-external) link.)
Btw, 100x background for 5 weeks is still less than the maximum year-long dose. Check the should-now-be-iconic xkcd radiation chart.
Einstein didn't say that. Besides the fact that it's a stupid thing to say (it doesn't even remotely match any scientifically acceptable "definition" of insanity) Einstein was always much more positive about the advancement of knowledge; this quote doesn't sound like him at all!
This quote is from a novel by Rita Mae Brown, and Brown and the character saying it probably based if off material published by Narcotics Anonymous... in 1981, twenty six years after Einstein's death.
Two, over 80% of Alaskans believe climate change is happening, and over 55% believe it's human caused. I'm pretty sure those are both the highest for any "red" state. Why? We've warmed 3.0 degrees (C) in the last 50 years, which is more than a little insane. We (not me personally, I've only been here a few years) have watched it happen. Yes, this year, was a little bit below normal, mostly driven by interior regions (Fairbanks), while the coast, especially the north coast, was still above normal.
But don't worry, I'm sure they'll be able to remove the "contiguous" qualifier soon enough. For instance, every day in April, save one, was above-normal. But I'm sure that won't change what you believe either.
But seriously, the transit of Venus IS a big deal. The first post-enlightenment ToV was how we were able to determine the size of an AU, making it the first step in the chain to understanding the size of everything else in the universe beyond the Earth.
I quite liked Anathem and Diamond Age. If you enjoyed Snow Crash, you may also appreciate them.
I do blame you, though, for inspiring more geeks to goldbuggery. Tsk tsk.
So can we extract any insights from this, and use them to improve diff?
I work in IT for the local school district. I would love to teach. Computer science, math, science... but the pay and the job security for a staring teacher is a HELL of a lot worse than for a starting programmer.
You want a "magic bullet" for education? Step1: Pay teachers more. That will attract more, and better, teachers. Step 2: Keep only the best.
DST is a stupid idea.
It was (you insensitive clod).
Good question. This wikipedia entry on electricity cost by source has the US DOE estimates for total cost.
The main reason is that nuclear plants average 90% of listed ("nameplate") capacity, while solar PV averages just 25%, giving nuclear a 3.6x multiplier on cost-effectiveness, more than making up for the 2.12x shortfall in cost-per-nameplate-watt shortfall.