Abstract: A process by which a group of carbon-based compounds spontaneously replicate and regenerate, increasing its overall mass and producing energy.
A process has been created by which common carbon-based substances known as amino acids, are combined in such a manner that they begin to utilize other substances for the production of energy, some of which is utilized by increasing the mass of the substance. In rare occasions, specilization of certain areas of the substance have been known to occur, in which collections of specialized substance (which shall henceforth be referred to as a "cell") work at specific functions. For example, in one test, certain cells were noticed to be specializing in a pumping action, moving fluids throughout the mass to other cells.
This substance seems to utilize another sugar-based helix-like substance (known as dioxyribose nucleic acid, patent pending) as a blueprint for what cell will perform various functions.
This isn't necessarily a conspiracy between Google and Yahoo, there is a possibility that so many people link to Yahoo that it skews the results that way.
I wonder if you read the same article I read. The one I read mentioned how the author had tested against very specific topics in the medical fields. Topics that people wouldn't link to Yahoo!, because Yahoo! doesn't really have much in the way of information about medicine. The chances that people are linking to Yahoo! on these topics is minimal, which is why the findings are so striking.
This may not necessarily show a conspiracy, but it does show that changes to Google's orignal algorithm have occurred, likely due to the new partnership between Yahoo! and Google. The article was simply pointing out that the relevancy of Google's results is not as high as it once was, due to this relationship.
The major problem with relying on geographical domain names is that some companies are located in more than one location. Does a company like WorldCom go with a.us or a.uk domain? Both? Why should it have to. It's a worldwide company. Restricting it to any country domain is stupid.
I think the original intent of the TLDs is probably the best one. The problem was, they didn't have enough to keep up with it. Organize TLDs into certain fields, and then restrict them. Don't let anyone other than ISPs, ASPs, etc. get a.net domain. Don't let anyone other than non-profit organizations get a.org. They got stuck, though, because they didn't make enough to split up, and EVERYONE was stuck with.com. So what does Ford Electricians do when the want a domain? They're stuck with something really long, because Ford Auto grabbed all the domain names. What you should have is ford.auto and ford.craft or ford.elec or something like that. Slashdot would be slashdot.news. The problem with that...you're stuck with far too many domains than most people want to deal with. And even then, some companies, organizations, etc. are going to spill over into one or more possibilities. But it's far better than what we've got now.
There's too many choices of anime to pick "the best" from. What's your favorite genre? Mystery? Sci-fi? Comedy? Adventure?
I personally like "Tenchi Muyo" for comedy, "Neon Genesis Evangelion" for psychological thriller (it's also got some cool mechs), "Gunbuster" for cool mechs and heartwarming story, "Totoro" just because it's cool, and "City Hunter" when you're just in the mood for something odd, or if you're curious as to exactly what the term "hammer space" means. But there's many others that I enjoy as well. "Video Girl AI", occassional episodes of "Nurse Angel Ririka" or "Sailor Moon" when I'm in the mood to be silly, "Ranma 1/2", "Macross", "Shamanic Princess", etc. If you're really interested in getting into anime, find a convention nearby and drop in to their video rooms. Non-stop anime, and most conventions will supply a wide variety of titles to view. Just be prepared to look out of place if you're not dressed up like a character.
Imagine a day when we build a computer that is able to create it's own RNA strands to solve a problem, instead of having us provide it with them. With the advances that are being made in artificial intelligence, we may just be able to take the next step forward and create living intelligence. After all, couldn't we program this RNA computer to determine the best way to continue running? If it's able to build it's own RNA to solve the problem, it may be able to basically create life on its own. The day may come when a computer virus is really no different than any other sort of virus we encounter.
Exactly the point. It's stupid to try and have exact accuracy on this point. Exact accuracy demands 1997, which no one will accept, so why not go with the round number, which is the most useful definition?
*sigh* Your exact accuracy is based on the assumption that the Christian religion is correct. Not only that, but also that the more accurate idea of when Christ was born is also correct. For that matter, we shouldn't have the year start in January, but rather closer to April. And what about that whole "Sabbath is the 7th day of the week" thing? Shouldn't we start the week off on Monday then?
Of course, that's why many scientists tend to use CE (Common Era) and BCE (Before the Common Era), instead of A.D. (Anno Domini) and B.C. (Before Christ) when they use dates. And in that respect, the Common Era began in 1 CE. This is a lot nicer to people of other religions (and there are a lot more non-Christians out there than Christians), providing an arbitrary break in the calendar.
As for the start of the millennium, I figure Jan. 1, 2000 is a good date. It will certainly be the first day of a millennium. You know, August 12, 1954 was also the start of a millennium. However, the 3rd Millennium (proper noun) will begin on Jan. 1, 2001. (As will the 21st Century, but no one seems to care about that.)
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Abstract: A process by which a group of carbon-based compounds spontaneously replicate and regenerate, increasing its overall mass and producing energy.
A process has been created by which common carbon-based substances known as amino acids, are combined in such a manner that they begin to utilize other substances for the production of energy, some of which is utilized by increasing the mass of the substance. In rare occasions, specilization of certain areas of the substance have been known to occur, in which collections of specialized substance (which shall henceforth be referred to as a "cell") work at specific functions. For example, in one test, certain cells were noticed to be specializing in a pumping action, moving fluids throughout the mass to other cells.
This substance seems to utilize another sugar-based helix-like substance (known as dioxyribose nucleic acid, patent pending) as a blueprint for what cell will perform various functions.
Actually, several companies and research groups are working on various implementations of multicast FTP. Check out the following:
Plus the various IETF working groups who are trying to produce standards.
This isn't necessarily a conspiracy between Google and Yahoo, there is a possibility that so many people link to Yahoo that it skews the results that way.
I wonder if you read the same article I read. The one I read mentioned how the author had tested against very specific topics in the medical fields. Topics that people wouldn't link to Yahoo!, because Yahoo! doesn't really have much in the way of information about medicine. The chances that people are linking to Yahoo! on these topics is minimal, which is why the findings are so striking.
This may not necessarily show a conspiracy, but it does show that changes to Google's orignal algorithm have occurred, likely due to the new partnership between Yahoo! and Google. The article was simply pointing out that the relevancy of Google's results is not as high as it once was, due to this relationship.
The major problem with relying on geographical domain names is that some companies are located in more than one location. Does a company like WorldCom go with a .us or a .uk domain? Both? Why should it have to. It's a worldwide company. Restricting it to any country domain is stupid.
.net domain. Don't let anyone other than non-profit organizations get a .org. They got stuck, though, because they didn't make enough to split up, and EVERYONE was stuck with .com. So what does Ford Electricians do when the want a domain? They're stuck with something really long, because Ford Auto grabbed all the domain names. What you should have is ford.auto and ford.craft or ford.elec or something like that. Slashdot would be slashdot.news. The problem with that...you're stuck with far too many domains than most people want to deal with. And even then, some companies, organizations, etc. are going to spill over into one or more possibilities. But it's far better than what we've got now.
I think the original intent of the TLDs is probably the best one. The problem was, they didn't have enough to keep up with it. Organize TLDs into certain fields, and then restrict them. Don't let anyone other than ISPs, ASPs, etc. get a
There's too many choices of anime to pick "the best" from. What's your favorite genre? Mystery? Sci-fi? Comedy? Adventure?
I personally like "Tenchi Muyo" for comedy, "Neon Genesis Evangelion" for psychological thriller (it's also got some cool mechs), "Gunbuster" for cool mechs and heartwarming story, "Totoro" just because it's cool, and "City Hunter" when you're just in the mood for something odd, or if you're curious as to exactly what the term "hammer space" means. But there's many others that I enjoy as well. "Video Girl AI", occassional episodes of "Nurse Angel Ririka" or "Sailor Moon" when I'm in the mood to be silly, "Ranma 1/2", "Macross", "Shamanic Princess", etc. If you're really interested in getting into anime, find a convention nearby and drop in to their video rooms. Non-stop anime, and most conventions will supply a wide variety of titles to view. Just be prepared to look out of place if you're not dressed up like a character.
Imagine a day when we build a computer that is able to create it's own RNA strands to solve a problem, instead of having us provide it with them. With the advances that are being made in artificial intelligence, we may just be able to take the next step forward and create living intelligence. After all, couldn't we program this RNA computer to determine the best way to continue running? If it's able to build it's own RNA to solve the problem, it may be able to basically create life on its own. The day may come when a computer virus is really no different than any other sort of virus we encounter.
Exactly the point. It's stupid to try and have exact accuracy on this point. Exact accuracy demands 1997, which no one will accept, so why not go with the round number, which is the most useful definition?
*sigh* Your exact accuracy is based on the assumption that the Christian religion is correct. Not only that, but also that the more accurate idea of when Christ was born is also correct. For that matter, we shouldn't have the year start in January, but rather closer to April. And what about that whole "Sabbath is the 7th day of the week" thing? Shouldn't we start the week off on Monday then?
Of course, that's why many scientists tend to use CE (Common Era) and BCE (Before the Common Era), instead of A.D. (Anno Domini) and B.C. (Before Christ) when they use dates. And in that respect, the Common Era began in 1 CE. This is a lot nicer to people of other religions (and there are a lot more non-Christians out there than Christians), providing an arbitrary break in the calendar.
As for the start of the millennium, I figure Jan. 1, 2000 is a good date. It will certainly be the first day of a millennium. You know, August 12, 1954 was also the start of a millennium. However, the 3rd Millennium (proper noun) will begin on Jan. 1, 2001. (As will the 21st Century, but no one seems to care about that.)