And before anyone states the obvious that he only turned them on during the day, let me say that through past firsthand knowledge of the subject, I know that pot needs 18 - 24 hours of light for at least the first few weeks to few months depending on how big you want the plants
Funny, I didn't know hemp was a plant that came originally from the Arctic regions. That's the only way I know to get 18 -24 hours of light in nature.
Is it possible that this guy could jump out of his plane and, rather than plummet, go into orbit?
Short answer: No.
Long answer: as others have pointed out, speed is necessary to achieve orbit, and the balloon from which he will jump is essentially standing still over the earth. In those conditions, he would only be in orbit at the geostationary altitude, about 36000 km high, which is about a thousand times higher than he will be.
Imagine if every part of a car was itemized separately on the bill; each bolt and light bulb and wire would cost a few dollars each, and the total invoice price of a Hyundai would be a quarter million dollars.
AFAIK, a hammer has three parts: a head, a handle, and a wedge that holds head and handle together.
There's no reasonable way those three parts could end having a total price of $400.
These are fundamental physical limits of mass and energy we're talking about.
A little over a hundred years ago we knew nothing bout these fundamental physical limits.
I agree that, according to our current understanding, speed of light seems absolute enough, but our experimental results aren't that absolute. We have never propelled anything bigger than a molecule to any speed close to the speed of light.
Our knowledge about the speed of light limit comes mostly from thought experiments that get results that contradict causality. However, causality and the unidirectional nature of time is a thermodynamic effect. Subatomic phenomena are time-reversible.
For now, I would like to consider some options still open on faster-than-light travel. When one starts doing thought experiments, one can get paradoxal results that contradict relativity as well. The Andromeda paradox for instance indicate that, if relativity is right, then the future is predetermined, since two observers moving at different speeds will have different opinions on what is happening in a distant place.
please explain to us peons how fuckin' magnets work!
Well, of course I don't know exactly how fucking magnets work, but ordinary magnets are a side effect of the Theory of Relativity (notice the capitals).
When electrical charges move, the charge is changed by the same proportion as masses are changed by the Lorentz contraction.
It's quite weird in fact, relativistic effects on mass are barely perceptible until you reach a significant speed compared to the speed of light, but that's because mass (as far as we know) is always positive.
Electric charges are balanced between positive and negative, a very, very, VERY small change in them will disrupt the delicate balance and a force will appear: the magnetic force.
But for excel 2007 the change was needed. The whole 65000 row limit was a real killer
I don't see your point.
The discussion was if it costs more to use free software or commercial software. There was a point raised that zero acquisition cost may not be everything, because support could be expensive.
Now you are raising the question that support for Microsoft software could be expensive because old versions of Microsoft software suck.
Three examples from your claim of "how many tasks" should be easy enough, right?
1) Installing the system cleanly in one stretch without rebooting 2) Having working hardware without resorting to CDs (so many notebooks don't have CD drives these days) or downloading drivers 3) Playing media in less common formats, such as Matroska for instance, right from the start in a default installation 4) Having a fully working usable system from the start, without having to hunt for applications after you install the operating system 5) A repository of software where you can easily search for the functions you need and install them with a single click of the mouse 6) A "start" menu organized in a functional hierarchy instead of by software vendor 7)...
What wasn't completely obvious was the time frame. Although they tried to make her look older, one has no way to gauge how much time had passed, she looked like a plastic doll throughout the whole film.
When the big dragon caught the small dragon in flight, it was pretty clear that it was the parent getting the child back.
Perhaps that was the whole idea, but looking at it from her perspective the whole story is stupid. Obviously, she would know exactly how long ago it had been since her dragon had been snatched away from her. Did she think her little dragon wouldn't grow up?
a Windows user who is used to tasks being performed for them on the bottom of their desktop may find themselves confused that the tasks are all on the top and they have to do much more work themselves.
I started using Linux in 1995 and have been using it almost exclusively since 1998.
What confuses me every time I try to use Windows is how many tasks I have to do on the top of the desktop that Linux does for me automatically without any intervention from me.
Linux just works, Windows is continuously asking me to do something.
Linux is the lover from your daydreams, Windows is the nagging wife from your reality.
The difference is that in the software world dreams can become reality.
what can be generated with open source software WITHOUT any dedicated, creative talent? Isn't that the more important question here?
The question here is that talent alone cannot create anything without the right tools. Artists shouldn't have to sell their souls to buy their supplies.
Van Gogh had to make his own paint because he was so poor he couldn't afford to buy it. Blender is Van Gogh's paint.
If Israel has the right to reconquer the entirety of Palestine after 1900 years of absence
After how many years of absence do you think a people has the right to reconquer their ancestral land?
For me it's all a matter of what they do with the land. Take a look at Israel in a satellite view.
Notice how the occupied Golan heights have a different color in the satellite images? And the border with Egypt? The border with Lebanon? Israel is noticeably, quite literally, greener than its neighbours.
That's why they deserve that land, they take better care of it.
Though OTOH "since the daughter of my buddy has made tremendous progress in language during the first few short years of her life, in a few decaddes she should be able to communicate in any semi-popular language" (for example) is a bit too obvious giveaway.
Try this: since my daughter has made tremendous progress in learning during the first few short years of her life, in a few decades she should be able to work in a profession.
Perhaps she will become a linguist, so she will be able to communicate in many languages, perhaps she will study some other profession. Adding up all the children on earth, in the next twenty years all professions will be performed among them.
To compare the progress of all humanity in 6000 years with the expected progress over the next 50000 years is OK, at least it's much better than to compare the progress of one person with the progress of all humanity.
I don't know what voltage you have in a Prius, but I'm an electrical engineer and I'm pretty certain that any sort of rubber gloves, even those very thin ones worn by surgeons, will keep you safe from the voltages found in an electric car.
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Funny, I didn't know hemp was a plant that came originally from the Arctic regions. That's the only way I know to get 18 -24 hours of light in nature.
Short answer: No.
Long answer: as others have pointed out, speed is necessary to achieve orbit, and the balloon from which he will jump is essentially standing still over the earth. In those conditions, he would only be in orbit at the geostationary altitude, about 36000 km high, which is about a thousand times higher than he will be.
AFAIK, a hammer has three parts: a head, a handle, and a wedge that holds head and handle together.
There's no reasonable way those three parts could end having a total price of $400.
A little over a hundred years ago we knew nothing bout these fundamental physical limits.
I agree that, according to our current understanding, speed of light seems absolute enough, but our experimental results aren't that absolute. We have never propelled anything bigger than a molecule to any speed close to the speed of light.
Our knowledge about the speed of light limit comes mostly from thought experiments that get results that contradict causality. However, causality and the unidirectional nature of time is a thermodynamic effect. Subatomic phenomena are time-reversible.
For now, I would like to consider some options still open on faster-than-light travel.
When one starts doing thought experiments, one can get paradoxal results that contradict relativity as well. The Andromeda paradox for instance indicate that, if relativity is right, then the future is predetermined, since two observers moving at different speeds will have different opinions on what is happening in a distant place.
Well, of course I don't know exactly how fucking magnets work, but ordinary magnets are a side effect of the Theory of Relativity (notice the capitals).
When electrical charges move, the charge is changed by the same proportion as masses are changed by the Lorentz contraction.
It's quite weird in fact, relativistic effects on mass are barely perceptible until you reach a significant speed compared to the speed of light, but that's because mass (as far as we know) is always positive.
Electric charges are balanced between positive and negative, a very, very, VERY small change in them will disrupt the delicate balance and a force will appear: the magnetic force.
Excuse me, but I had thought the discussion was about how easy it is for average people to use the system.
In a corporate environment, or any situation where trained people are available, Linux is so much easier to use that the comparison loses all meaning.
I don't see your point.
The discussion was if it costs more to use free software or commercial software. There was a point raised that zero acquisition cost may not be everything, because support could be expensive.
Now you are raising the question that support for Microsoft software could be expensive because old versions of Microsoft software suck.
What are you trying to prove here?
1) Installing the system cleanly in one stretch without rebooting ...
2) Having working hardware without resorting to CDs (so many notebooks don't have CD drives these days) or downloading drivers
3) Playing media in less common formats, such as Matroska for instance, right from the start in a default installation
4) Having a fully working usable system from the start, without having to hunt for applications after you install the operating system
5) A repository of software where you can easily search for the functions you need and install them with a single click of the mouse
6) A "start" menu organized in a functional hierarchy instead of by software vendor
7)
Oh, wait, you only asked for three examples.
What wasn't completely obvious was the time frame. Although they tried to make her look older, one has no way to gauge how much time had passed, she looked like a plastic doll throughout the whole film.
When the big dragon caught the small dragon in flight, it was pretty clear that it was the parent getting the child back.
Perhaps that was the whole idea, but looking at it from her perspective the whole story is stupid. Obviously, she would know exactly how long ago it had been since her dragon had been snatched away from her. Did she think her little dragon wouldn't grow up?
I started using Linux in 1995 and have been using it almost exclusively since 1998.
What confuses me every time I try to use Windows is how many tasks I have to do on the top of the desktop that Linux does for me automatically without any intervention from me.
Linux just works, Windows is continuously asking me to do something.
Linux is the lover from your daydreams, Windows is the nagging wife from your reality.
The difference is that in the software world dreams can become reality.
You mean like training people to use Windows 7? Converting Visual Basic stuff to "dot net"?
Same reasoning applies: not having to pay for it is cheaper than buying it from a commercial software vendor.
Just a wild guess, but I'd say that it's because you don't need to pay to use it.
Or maybe I haven't been watching so many Hollywood movies that the whole storyline is evident to me at the first scene.
The question here is that talent alone cannot create anything without the right tools. Artists shouldn't have to sell their souls to buy their supplies.
Van Gogh had to make his own paint because he was so poor he couldn't afford to buy it. Blender is Van Gogh's paint.
Well, you don't need to dream, it has already happened.
Ever heard of this "internet" thingie? A "bare hands movement" is what keeps it moving
Funny, I had to go back to that scene to see the scar you mentioned. I think the GP is right, the story gives no idea of the time scale.
After you realize it, she does look older in the final scenes, though.
After how many years of absence do you think a people has the right to reconquer their ancestral land?
For me it's all a matter of what they do with the land. Take a look at Israel in a satellite view.
Notice how the occupied Golan heights have a different color in the satellite images? And the border with Egypt? The border with Lebanon? Israel is noticeably, quite literally, greener than its neighbours.
That's why they deserve that land, they take better care of it.
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What's the difference between planting trees that capture X% more carbon and planting X% more trees?
True or not, it doesn't matter.
The real question is what does that buy? I know many Americans who make $100 a day and still can't make ends meet.
OK, a broken window may not be such a great logo, but do you know anyone who has a Linux tattoo?
Try this: since my daughter has made tremendous progress in learning during the first few short years of her life, in a few decades she should be able to work in a profession.
Perhaps she will become a linguist, so she will be able to communicate in many languages, perhaps she will study some other profession. Adding up all the children on earth, in the next twenty years all professions will be performed among them.
To compare the progress of all humanity in 6000 years with the expected progress over the next 50000 years is OK, at least it's much better than to compare the progress of one person with the progress of all humanity.
Definitely. I recommend putting a few hookers on top of that.
I don't know what voltage you have in a Prius, but I'm an electrical engineer and I'm pretty certain that any sort of rubber gloves, even those very thin ones worn by surgeons, will keep you safe from the voltages found in an electric car.