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  1. Re:Quantum what? on Subatomic Darwinism · · Score: 1

    "There is no spoon."

    Remember you are not looking at Buckingham Palace the way you typically take for granite. Your eyes are receiving photons, that due to this theory of quantum Darwinism photons when emitted in this pattern can reliably be interpreted that there is a Buckingham Palace in the direction you are looking. By observing the photons you change the photons and your brain figures out what the state of them means. Someone standing behind you will have an obstructed view because you changed the path of the photons to him. It is not the Palace it self you are observing but the photons reflected or emitted from it.

  2. Re:Quantum what? on Subatomic Darwinism · · Score: 1

    "I don't have faith in the unprovable."

    This is a misconception of science. Theories can only be proven wrong. You can gain substantial evidence to back a theory, but it is never "proven" right. There are several theories that have so much evidence it is taken as fact, or considered proven right for discussion reasons, but non the less a theory, by definition, is never proven true.

  3. Re:Why isn't the media covering this? on 2004 MN4 Probably Won't Kill Us · · Score: 1

    eschatological - Fascinated by shit (news)
    schatological - Fascinated by shit (literal)

  4. Re:April 13, 2029 on 2004 MN4 Asteroid Odds Inching Up Again · · Score: 1

    in linux
    # cal 2029

    yes, that is Friday the 13th.

  5. Re:Racing Hybrids? on New Speed Record For Hybrid Cars · · Score: 1

    The EX not the EX special edition. The only diffrence is the EX has a moon roof and alloy rims. The LX is missing ABS breaks and intermittent windshield wipers and a few other things.

    I don't know why they quite but in 2004 the Hybrid was listed as another version of the civic in the feature list. The Hybrid and the EX were nearly identical except where things didn't make sense between the two.

  6. Re:Racing Hybrids? on New Speed Record For Hybrid Cars · · Score: 1

    I think your probably mistaken. A hybrid costs feature for feature with a like model non-hybrid ~$1500 more. Check the Civic EX compared to Hybrid, feature for feature nearly identical with the only diffrence being the Hybrid motor design.

    My sticker milage was 47/48, realistcly I get 42/40. I have taken several long 300+ mile trips without any issues. No other cars in the same class get even close to this fuel rateing. sure smaller supper light wieght VWs may get better gas milage but they are not 4 door 5 passanger vehicles.

  7. Re:Not quitei on New Speed Record For Hybrid Cars · · Score: 1

    Sorry your off by 550-950 lbs.

    check
    Honda DX/LX/EX weight 2449 lowest 2668 highest

    Honda Civic Hybrid 2675 Lowest 2749 highest

    Just for refrence the Hybrid is nearly option for option with the EX or Highest model of the civic.

  8. Re:More money than brains I guess on Re-Pet a Reality · · Score: 1

    But more money circulating in the economy can. If you wish to continue to eat you must spend money. With the industrial revolution we have gone from 1 in 2 people working to feed the world to 1 in 20 needed to feed the world. Without consomer goods to fill the other 9 peoples economic role the economy goes down. As long as the rich are spending money it is helping everybody. When the rich don't want to spend money is when we start to have problems.

  9. Re:More money than brains I guess on Re-Pet a Reality · · Score: 1

    Get a kitten.....supply college graduates with a job
    Get a kitten.....Help support technology that will help clone cattle to feed starving villagers
    Get a Kitten.....Help support technology that will help feed children that are currently starving to deth.

    Regardless of how much you earn, I see blowing money on a frivoulous project as feeding an economy with much needed money.

  10. Re:13 Month Calendar on New Calendar Proposal · · Score: 1

    I did not know this. I'm going to look up some more info on this. I always figured the days were diffrent but I figured only by a few seconds and maybe minutes over billions of years.

  11. Re:Some parallels... on New Calendar Proposal · · Score: 1

    Right, you just belive that if you want. What ever makes you feel better.

  12. Re:no shortage of bad ideas on New Calendar Proposal · · Score: 1

    There are no stupid questions.

    But there shure are a lot of stupid answers.

  13. Re:13 Month Calendar on New Calendar Proposal · · Score: 1

    we just need to slow the earths rotation by 4.32 hours a day. this would give us the benifit of an ~28 hour day, an even 300 day year, and a 10, 30 day months.

    Now just how to slow the rotation of the earth.

  14. Re:How is this redundant? on New Calendar Proposal · · Score: 1

    OCT31 and DEC25 is redundant isn't it?

  15. Re:Some parallels... on New Calendar Proposal · · Score: 1

    unless he ment 18 inch. 8 inch wouldn't really be bragging would it? I always thought that was suppose to be average and 10 inches were the braggers and porn stars.

    still would have been a little off
    18 inches = 45.72 centimeters

  16. Re:so.. on New Calendar Proposal · · Score: 1

    What a pain in the ass for anyone that travels. At least now you know that a standard work day is 9am - 5pm. You know that if you get up at 5am that the sun will be coming up soon. With a universal time you'd have to adjust your concept of what a day/night cycle is every time you visited a new time zone.

  17. Re:Is it April 1st ? on Legal Rights for Computers · · Score: 1

    how long would it take to process and infinite loop if we had infinite processing power?

  18. Re:Per Mr. Adams... on Legal Rights for Computers · · Score: 1

    42

  19. Re:I'm sorry to say this on Major Climate Change 5,200 Years Ago Could Repeat · · Score: 1

    The 2000's The earth is out of gas, heating up, cooling down and rap is still popular.

  20. Re:Old News on Major Climate Change 5,200 Years Ago Could Repeat · · Score: 1

    With the link underlined I read that as fags-flood.html. That's what the religious right is arguing about now not 6k years ago.

  21. Re:They missed a whole 'era' ... on History of Star Wars Video Games · · Score: 1

    You officially have your geek license revoked.

  22. Re:Answer on USPS Service Kiosks Taking Pictures of Customers · · Score: 1

    Definition and reality are a little different though. Your definitions are a little more wordy. Mine are overly simplified but reflect reality more.

    Left wants the government to make choices for everyone individually other then them personally

    Right wing wants the government to pay them to "keep their big business/corporation going" and screw everyone else.

    the Right wing you describe is more like the religious right rather than true right, big difference.

    Left wing thinks the government is an entity of good and just people that will make the right descriptions, so it should be able to make all the real decisions for people while giving the people free reign over what's left of their rights.

    Right wing knows the government is and will always be corrupt and tries to put it in it's place by being small and less powerful, but they succumb to the louer eventually anyway and try to line their pockets with cash.

  23. Re:Some actual facts on FreeBSD LiveCD 1.1 Ready For Download · · Score: 1

    Quit trying to confuse the issue with facts.

  24. Re:Answer on USPS Service Kiosks Taking Pictures of Customers · · Score: 1

    It is quite simple:

    Left wing - Government should take care of everyone else but leve me the hell alone.

    Right wing - Government should take care of me, screw everyone else.

  25. Re:This would be ok if... on USPS Service Kiosks Taking Pictures of Customers · · Score: 1

    (ex: wedding invitations)

    Yea a real nasty one for when you invite your ex to your wedding.