They say that in the first instants after the avalanche forms... All you have to do is measure it at this early stage... like turning a Fiat 500 into a Ferrari.
Call me a sci-fi nut but it seems like these synthetic molecules (or the future versions of them) would be ideal for DNA computing. If it ever becomes viable it would be beneficial to have the DNA be non-standard. If you can engineer them from the ground up you can make sure there is no cross contamination and no mechanisms to cause a viral-like replication scheme. Look at viroids and viruses and prions. The last thing you want is a stray computer DNA to get into a cell. If it is in the same natural DNA structure it can either end up reproducing itself to the detriment of the host, or end up spewing nonsensical proteins causing damage or possibly cancers. If it is in a form of DNA that the cell cannot utilize it will merely be floating junk matter and hopefully not interact with the host body in any way. Same for vice versa. If you have a computer that only uses synthetic DNA for storage the processes to retrieve and store data won't be (hopefully) screwed up by cellular/viral DNA trying to replicate. Also you would probably have to worry less about microorganisms trying to eat the data of your DNA computer.
Why exactly was this modded funny? I used to work for a biological media company making agars and broths for microbiological testing. We used isopropyl to disinfect the surfaces of our kettles, autoclaves, and counter tops every day. IIRC 15-30 seconds will destroy most microorganisms.
I'm going to be checking P2P from now on. I have never got to use a previous edition in any class yet. From day one of undergrad to now after graduation and taking classes for grad school padding I have NEVER sold a single book I got for class. (And I majored in biochemistry, I don't think I had a single book cost less than $120 aside from mandatory english lit.) They always used a newer edition the next semester. EVERY SINGLE CLASS. Talk about a waste of money. Why the crap aren't the books included in the cost of tuition??
Can I get one installed in my car? Maybe some of these asshats will actually, oh I don't know, look at a map BEFORE leaving for their destination and maybe pay the fuck attention to the road and not to the little screen on their dashboard. I'm sure the other people on the road and the pedestrians will be thankful. Seriously, how fucking hard is it to figure out how to go somewhere before you climb into your gas guzzling monster of an SUV?
I'm still not sure why they haven't thought of this before... But extremophiles are part of the archaea domain and are thought to be some of the first types of life. Why in the world are they not looking in the volcanic areas of Mars? It doesn't have tectonic plates but it sure has volcanoes (one of, if not the, largest volcanoes in the solar system). Granted nothing can live (that we know of) in molten rock, but nearby maybe under the Martian soil there may be liquid water. It may have enough pressure from the soil above it and heat from the molten rock to reach the triple point. If that is the case I would propose the best starting point for finding thermophilic lifeforms. Not out on the surface where liquid water is essentially impossible.
I have comcast. I have experienced both throttling and traffic shaping and continue to even after declaring themselves "bittorrent friendly." I pay for a 6down/768up line. My torrents constantly get throttled to a total of 40kbs. (I've never gotten higher than maybe 70kbs upload before on torrents) I have to personally throttle it below 20 kbs if I want to be able to access webpages. I connected to a "friendly neighborhood wireless router" that was running the exact same comcast line and the upload jumped to the highest values I've ever gotten 500kbs. It consistently stayed above 100kbs. (and that was with a connectivity/signal strength of about 3%) Yet my hard line only gets 40. Something very fishy is going on.
And just because granny can't check her mail doesn't mean I can't use my internet. I paid for my connection and I'm damn well going to use it. If her connection sucks she needs to call the company and complain. They can explain to her why they didn't upgrade the backbone enough for her to use her internet. (ie. lining their pockets instead) They don't deserve the right to deny me what I paid for because someone else doesn't utilize it to the full extent. They told me I could take my full share, I intend to do so.
Um, we know that dry ice (frozen CO2) is on the poles. Bright white chunks that sublimate are dry ice. Ice tends to be clear and rarely sublimates. It would most likely melt first then evaporate. How about next time you see bright white chunks you analyze them. (disclaimer: I did not RTFA of course)
that's right...if you absolutely nothing, if you are complete failure as a students, who has learned nothing after seven freaken years of school, you STILL get 75% on your test. pathetic. Not to sound like a dick... but please tell me you aren't an english teacher...
3. Government guarantees education. Just because some people don't have the abilities to adapt to the teaching methods doesn't mean state can (should) just dich them. I don't think the poster is insinuating that we ditch them. But if they aren't up to par with the class, then clearly they need to be placed in a class that IS at their ability level.
And remember, you don't have to run faster than the lion. You just gotta run faster than the slowest guy....or trip someone.
No kidding. It most certainly is not fair to the smart kids to be stuck in a classroom where the teacher is forced to spend all their time trying to get the struggling kids up-to-minimal level. I dealt with this in gradeschool, highschool, as an undergrad, and still see this to this day. I can't tell you how much time was wasted when a professor has to reexplain everything he or she just spent 30 minutes lecturing on because one student "just doesn't get it" and asked 30 asinine questions that were answered ad absurdum during the lecture. Hard truth, if you don't get the basic concepts you need to retake the class of the lower level. Stop holding back smart kids for the lazy asses or dumb kids. There is plenty of tutoring out there. Lecture first. Ask questions after class or during office hours.
Funny you say that. We have a tv hidden in a cabinet here. We don't use it much. Coworker was watching this event though. (Not trying to cover my butt, I just find golf boring as hell. If I was interested I'd have been watching too.)
It isn't really that hard to see life arising of it's own accord. Just about every biochemical that is vital to the identity of a cell can self assemble given the proper conditions. The easiest to see is a lipid layer. Take droplets of oil, put them in water and watch as they all join together. As long as primitive lipids can be generated chemically, they will self assemble into a micelle or cell bilayer. No there isn't going to be a giraffe spontaneously generated from a lava vent. Neither is there going to be a bacteria generated. But a super super primitive cell (lipids surrounding RNA or DNA) is quite easily imaginable IMO.
Exactly. I could send an RIAA lawyer a cd with "Receiving this cd means that I now own your soul." This does not in fact mean I own their soul. Nor does it mean that an RIAA lawyer even has a soul. I'm still waiting for a remake of the Wizard of Oz with Dorothy, the Tinman, the Scarecrow, the Cowardly Lion, and a RIAA Lawyer. At least the Wicked Witch would have some competition...
Do they check it for data though? Or just fiddle with the onscreen menus? If I put a file on my phone that isn't an image, mp3, or video file it doesn't list it. You can only see it if you use a computer to access the file structure. Same with my camera with non-image files.
Whoa that thing is pretty neat. Never heard of that before. Kind of reminds me of the archos. I just wish the A3 came with more storage space. If I could get one with about 150-200GB I'd be able to play at least 2/3 of my albums in flac. Man, I'd scoop that up in a heartbeat.
A good chunk of cell phones now can hold at least 2GB on a memory stick. Zip up your nasties and toss it on there. Otherwise just put your company files on encrypted dvdr's. If it has top secret company files just say you are delivering them to where you are going and have no personal access to the data. Would this work?
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They say that in the first instants after the avalanche forms... All you have to do is measure it at this early stage... like turning a Fiat 500 into a Ferrari.
Summary sounds like a v1agra spam ad...
Call me a sci-fi nut but it seems like these synthetic molecules (or the future versions of them) would be ideal for DNA computing. If it ever becomes viable it would be beneficial to have the DNA be non-standard. If you can engineer them from the ground up you can make sure there is no cross contamination and no mechanisms to cause a viral-like replication scheme. Look at viroids and viruses and prions. The last thing you want is a stray computer DNA to get into a cell. If it is in the same natural DNA structure it can either end up reproducing itself to the detriment of the host, or end up spewing nonsensical proteins causing damage or possibly cancers. If it is in a form of DNA that the cell cannot utilize it will merely be floating junk matter and hopefully not interact with the host body in any way. Same for vice versa. If you have a computer that only uses synthetic DNA for storage the processes to retrieve and store data won't be (hopefully) screwed up by cellular/viral DNA trying to replicate. Also you would probably have to worry less about microorganisms trying to eat the data of your DNA computer.
Why exactly was this modded funny? I used to work for a biological media company making agars and broths for microbiological testing. We used isopropyl to disinfect the surfaces of our kettles, autoclaves, and counter tops every day. IIRC 15-30 seconds will destroy most microorganisms.
Even if they live a while, Timothy has already had this strain and is likely immune, no?
Yes but his wife may not be...
It's acronyms all the way down...
I'm going to be checking P2P from now on. I have never got to use a previous edition in any class yet. From day one of undergrad to now after graduation and taking classes for grad school padding I have NEVER sold a single book I got for class. (And I majored in biochemistry, I don't think I had a single book cost less than $120 aside from mandatory english lit.) They always used a newer edition the next semester. EVERY SINGLE CLASS. Talk about a waste of money. Why the crap aren't the books included in the cost of tuition??
After all, minivans are DANGEROUS when you go fast - that's why you have car seats and a cell phone. For emergencies.
You mean they aren't for holding your case of beer and talking to your sister while you drive? Like ZOMG!1eleventy
Can I get one installed in my car? Maybe some of these asshats will actually, oh I don't know, look at a map BEFORE leaving for their destination and maybe pay the fuck attention to the road and not to the little screen on their dashboard. I'm sure the other people on the road and the pedestrians will be thankful. Seriously, how fucking hard is it to figure out how to go somewhere before you climb into your gas guzzling monster of an SUV?
but I would LOVE to see the similar data from Comcast and the other monopolies here in the US. Preferably in pike form lodged firmly up their asses.
I'm still not sure why they haven't thought of this before... But extremophiles are part of the archaea domain and are thought to be some of the first types of life. Why in the world are they not looking in the volcanic areas of Mars? It doesn't have tectonic plates but it sure has volcanoes (one of, if not the, largest volcanoes in the solar system). Granted nothing can live (that we know of) in molten rock, but nearby maybe under the Martian soil there may be liquid water. It may have enough pressure from the soil above it and heat from the molten rock to reach the triple point. If that is the case I would propose the best starting point for finding thermophilic lifeforms. Not out on the surface where liquid water is essentially impossible.
I have comcast. I have experienced both throttling and traffic shaping and continue to even after declaring themselves "bittorrent friendly." I pay for a 6down/768up line. My torrents constantly get throttled to a total of 40kbs. (I've never gotten higher than maybe 70kbs upload before on torrents) I have to personally throttle it below 20 kbs if I want to be able to access webpages. I connected to a "friendly neighborhood wireless router" that was running the exact same comcast line and the upload jumped to the highest values I've ever gotten 500kbs. It consistently stayed above 100kbs. (and that was with a connectivity/signal strength of about 3%) Yet my hard line only gets 40. Something very fishy is going on.
And just because granny can't check her mail doesn't mean I can't use my internet. I paid for my connection and I'm damn well going to use it. If her connection sucks she needs to call the company and complain. They can explain to her why they didn't upgrade the backbone enough for her to use her internet. (ie. lining their pockets instead) They don't deserve the right to deny me what I paid for because someone else doesn't utilize it to the full extent. They told me I could take my full share, I intend to do so.
Um, we know that dry ice (frozen CO2) is on the poles. Bright white chunks that sublimate are dry ice. Ice tends to be clear and rarely sublimates. It would most likely melt first then evaporate. How about next time you see bright white chunks you analyze them. (disclaimer: I did not RTFA of course)
And remember, you don't have to run faster than the lion. You just gotta run faster than the slowest guy.
The cake is a lie.
Unlike pi, which is only a lie when you try to ration it. Although it is still tasty...Funny you say that. We have a tv hidden in a cabinet here. We don't use it much. Coworker was watching this event though. (Not trying to cover my butt, I just find golf boring as hell. If I was interested I'd have been watching too.)
It isn't really that hard to see life arising of it's own accord. Just about every biochemical that is vital to the identity of a cell can self assemble given the proper conditions. The easiest to see is a lipid layer. Take droplets of oil, put them in water and watch as they all join together. As long as primitive lipids can be generated chemically, they will self assemble into a micelle or cell bilayer. No there isn't going to be a giraffe spontaneously generated from a lava vent. Neither is there going to be a bacteria generated. But a super super primitive cell (lipids surrounding RNA or DNA) is quite easily imaginable IMO.
Exactly. I could send an RIAA lawyer a cd with "Receiving this cd means that I now own your soul." This does not in fact mean I own their soul. Nor does it mean that an RIAA lawyer even has a soul. I'm still waiting for a remake of the Wizard of Oz with Dorothy, the Tinman, the Scarecrow, the Cowardly Lion, and a RIAA Lawyer. At least the Wicked Witch would have some competition...
Oh and Toto too!
Do they check it for data though? Or just fiddle with the onscreen menus? If I put a file on my phone that isn't an image, mp3, or video file it doesn't list it. You can only see it if you use a computer to access the file structure. Same with my camera with non-image files.
Man we need to get Professor Fink to start working on an irony meter STAT. I'm sure that comment would throw it up to 11.
Whoa that thing is pretty neat. Never heard of that before. Kind of reminds me of the archos. I just wish the A3 came with more storage space. If I could get one with about 150-200GB I'd be able to play at least 2/3 of my albums in flac. Man, I'd scoop that up in a heartbeat.
That's so awesome. I wish more lawyers were as cool as NYCL. I certainly hope these douchebag RIAA lawyers get what's coming to them.
A good chunk of cell phones now can hold at least 2GB on a memory stick. Zip up your nasties and toss it on there. Otherwise just put your company files on encrypted dvdr's. If it has top secret company files just say you are delivering them to where you are going and have no personal access to the data. Would this work?