Gold nanorods have also shown promise for the destruction of cancer cells. The really neat thing about them is that their absorption is tunable based on their size. In turn, they can be tuned to absorb in the near-infrared spectrum. The nanorods are then irradiated with near-infrared radiation, producing heat. This burns away cancer cells locally. There is still debate related to cell death caused by uptake of gold nanorods/nanoparticles.
In summary, we will hopefully be able to pew-pew-pew cancer to death with little damage to other cells. Yes, this whole post is constructed in order to use pew-pew-pew in a science related message.
Going by their scale bar in the paper, the resonator is roughly 30 microns by 15 microns. For scale, the diameter of a human hair is about 100 microns. So, while this discovery is a big deal, and the object is larger than other items put into a quantum state. It is still very small. Hence the statement that this isn't a big deal.
And they claimed the social security number would Never be used for anything else, but the SS administration.
This is not the fault of lawmakers, is it? I thought that this was mainly due to the private sector requiring use of the social security number for various purposes although they had been encouraged not to. It's not like the government is forcing your cable company to take you SSN, and I have heard that you can opt for an alternate identifier.
Assuming 18 quakes a year that can shorten the Earth's day by 1 microsecond gives you a shortening of 5 hours over the span of a billion years.
Just thought that would be fun to examine.
If they waited until the cost justified the recall, they could be in trouble.
What is America seriously going to do if it is revealed that Toyota officials knew about this problem and held off on a recall based on costs? Like any other corporation, they'll probably get a slap on the wrist and a fine that's just a drop in the bucket. Noone is going to be tried for murder, and we certainly can't give Toyota the death penalty. Bar them from selling in the USA? Not likely. There would be a massive outcry against the loss of jobs for Toyota factory workers, dealers, maintenance, etc. . . I don't think Toyota is going to be in any real trouble at all, even if it is found that they knew about these problems all along.
If they really want to provide "more realistic gameplay", they would let you start spying on your own citizens once your technology is advanced enough.
There is some sign of the people awaking from the slumber with the election of Scott Brown. ..
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! HAHAHAHAH! HAHAHAHAHAHA!
Oh wait, that wasn't a joke? Also, you seriously spout about violations of the Constitution and then go on to propose vigilantism through "wild west-style frontier law" and support crowd mentality justice and humiliation while claiming it is not cruel and unusual? Give me a break.
... [C]ompanies will do whatever they can to reduce operational expenses, including cutting labor costs, outsourcing, cheapening their parts and materials (leading to poor quality), eliminating testing (leading to people dying when airplanes crash), etc....
Wait, how is this different from the standard operating procedure of larger companies?
Granted we have roughly 60 times as large a population as your country. This could be a reason that there are more examples of problems in the United States.
You're right, but I think this question depends on multiple factors: whether or not it is a safe area that you are lost in, whether or not it is night time in said area, etc. However, it's not like a GPS knows these things anyways, so this may be a moot point.
The Government does not need to read my e-mail, or tell me what weapons I may and may not own. If people truly wanted to be safe from gun-totting madmen, the easiest way to do so would to arm everyone so that as soon as a man opened fire on a crowd, everyone in that crowd would be able to respond in kind.
Personally, I would not want every single person carrying a weapon. Can you imagine the chaos of a crowd with weapons responding to a gunshot? One person will shoot the person they see shooting, but that person will be shooting at who they thought started it all. How do you effectively identify the target? Hell, if law enforcement responds, how do they identify the original gunman in the hail of gunfire?
If people truly cared about the lives and living conditions of prostitutes/sex-workers, they would legalise prostitution so that pimps cannot beat their girls without fear of the girls going to the police, so that prostitutes would not be raped in back alleys because their trade would take place in safety and not in secret.
This assumes that the people/businesses/corporations would be completely fair and benevolent in the treatment of their employees. Does that happen now? No. You would still see abuses.
We need no great standing army to defend our nation. If every man and woman who has reached the age of majority was required, as in at least one country I can think of, to keep in their home a fully automatic military weapon, then any invading force would be met with resistance the likes of which our standing army with its tanks and planes and bombs could not match.
I don't think that your average citizen would be able to take out a tank with an automatic weapon, or any sort of jet. Also, I wouldn't trust the capabilities of many citizens with an automatic weapon, sitting by in their house, without much practice with it. When I played paintball for the first time, I was shot in the back of the head by my own teammate within 10 seconds of the start of the match.
I believe that kredits would be fine in this case; the currency of the EVE universe is ISK, not isk. It is capitalized because it is an abbreviation for interstellar kredits.
This will do wonders for the old and infirm that need heating in the worst of winter. Why don't we just go ahead and kill them off so they stop using any power at all? Sounds like a swell plan to me.
Anybody that allows their darling pet to run around free, without supervision, doesn't really love that dog and deserves to have it shot.
Seriously? How can you be much of an ass? I'm sure there has never been an occasion where a dog has gotten lose with proper attention from an owner.
Hell, I had a dog that was let loose by a pest control person servicing my house. I didn't know until I came home from work. Do you really think I would deserve to have my dog shot? No.
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Yo dawg, I heard you like demos. So we put a demo in your demo so you can game while you game.
Gold nanorods have also shown promise for the destruction of cancer cells. The really neat thing about them is that their absorption is tunable based on their size. In turn, they can be tuned to absorb in the near-infrared spectrum. The nanorods are then irradiated with near-infrared radiation, producing heat. This burns away cancer cells locally. There is still debate related to cell death caused by uptake of gold nanorods/nanoparticles.
In summary, we will hopefully be able to pew-pew-pew cancer to death with little damage to other cells. Yes, this whole post is constructed in order to use pew-pew-pew in a science related message.
Here is the link to the naturenews article if anyone would like it: http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100317/full/news.2010.130.html
Going by their scale bar in the paper, the resonator is roughly 30 microns by 15 microns. For scale, the diameter of a human hair is about 100 microns. So, while this discovery is a big deal, and the object is larger than other items put into a quantum state. It is still very small. Hence the statement that this isn't a big deal.
Emphasis on big. Whoosh.
This doesn't seem to be that big of a deal.
Those are totally faked using Photoshop, or GIMP since this is Slashdot.
Invasion of Europe, anyone?
And they claimed the social security number would Never be used for anything else, but the SS administration.
This is not the fault of lawmakers, is it? I thought that this was mainly due to the private sector requiring use of the social security number for various purposes although they had been encouraged not to. It's not like the government is forcing your cable company to take you SSN, and I have heard that you can opt for an alternate identifier.
Do you fire an bad teacher...
Well, it looks like it might have helped in your case.
My Windows box is silver, you insensitive clod!
Assuming 18 quakes a year that can shorten the Earth's day by 1 microsecond gives you a shortening of 5 hours over the span of a billion years.
Just thought that would be fun to examine.
Indeed you did not say major trouble. My mistake.
If they waited until the cost justified the recall, they could be in trouble.
What is America seriously going to do if it is revealed that Toyota officials knew about this problem and held off on a recall based on costs? Like any other corporation, they'll probably get a slap on the wrist and a fine that's just a drop in the bucket. Noone is going to be tried for murder, and we certainly can't give Toyota the death penalty. Bar them from selling in the USA? Not likely. There would be a massive outcry against the loss of jobs for Toyota factory workers, dealers, maintenance, etc. . . I don't think Toyota is going to be in any real trouble at all, even if it is found that they knew about these problems all along.
Please ignore.
If they really want to provide "more realistic gameplay", they would let you start spying on your own citizens once your technology is advanced enough.
There is some sign of the people awaking from the slumber with the election of Scott Brown. . .
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! HAHAHAHAH! HAHAHAHAHAHA! Oh wait, that wasn't a joke? Also, you seriously spout about violations of the Constitution and then go on to propose vigilantism through "wild west-style frontier law" and support crowd mentality justice and humiliation while claiming it is not cruel and unusual? Give me a break.
Wait, how is this different from the standard operating procedure of larger companies?
. . .I see far fewer problems than in the US. . .
Granted we have roughly 60 times as large a population as your country. This could be a reason that there are more examples of problems in the United States.
What's wrong in getting lost, sometimes, anyway?
You're right, but I think this question depends on multiple factors: whether or not it is a safe area that you are lost in, whether or not it is night time in said area, etc. However, it's not like a GPS knows these things anyways, so this may be a moot point.
The Government does not need to read my e-mail, or tell me what weapons I may and may not own. If people truly wanted to be safe from gun-totting madmen, the easiest way to do so would to arm everyone so that as soon as a man opened fire on a crowd, everyone in that crowd would be able to respond in kind.
Personally, I would not want every single person carrying a weapon. Can you imagine the chaos of a crowd with weapons responding to a gunshot? One person will shoot the person they see shooting, but that person will be shooting at who they thought started it all. How do you effectively identify the target? Hell, if law enforcement responds, how do they identify the original gunman in the hail of gunfire?
If people truly cared about the lives and living conditions of prostitutes/sex-workers, they would legalise prostitution so that pimps cannot beat their girls without fear of the girls going to the police, so that prostitutes would not be raped in back alleys because their trade would take place in safety and not in secret.
This assumes that the people/businesses/corporations would be completely fair and benevolent in the treatment of their employees. Does that happen now? No. You would still see abuses.
We need no great standing army to defend our nation. If every man and woman who has reached the age of majority was required, as in at least one country I can think of, to keep in their home a fully automatic military weapon, then any invading force would be met with resistance the likes of which our standing army with its tanks and planes and bombs could not match.
I don't think that your average citizen would be able to take out a tank with an automatic weapon, or any sort of jet. Also, I wouldn't trust the capabilities of many citizens with an automatic weapon, sitting by in their house, without much practice with it. When I played paintball for the first time, I was shot in the back of the head by my own teammate within 10 seconds of the start of the match.
It's amusing that you would not curse yet you suggest that we kill people.
stole isk (not "kredits")
I believe that kredits would be fine in this case; the currency of the EVE universe is ISK, not isk. It is capitalized because it is an abbreviation for interstellar kredits.
This will do wonders for the old and infirm that need heating in the worst of winter. Why don't we just go ahead and kill them off so they stop using any power at all? Sounds like a swell plan to me.
Anybody that allows their darling pet to run around free, without supervision, doesn't really love that dog and deserves to have it shot.
Seriously? How can you be much of an ass? I'm sure there has never been an occasion where a dog has gotten lose with proper attention from an owner. Hell, I had a dog that was let loose by a pest control person servicing my house. I didn't know until I came home from work. Do you really think I would deserve to have my dog shot? No.