Wouldn't injecting/implanting stem cells just be some new kind of transplant? Why would it be considered a prescription drug? Is a new kidney or liver a prescription medication?
Just a thought, but since the RIAA is doing to us what the hookers do for them... can the hookers sue the RIAA for theft of... errr... "intellectual" property?
Is it possible to transfer the parasites to the RIAA lawyers? Or are they not as evolved as the honey bees and therefore immune? Can you give a parasite to another parasite?
Actually, I think the NYCL's comment here is actually THE salient comment of the whole story. The RIAA is taking time, which supposedly could be translated into dollars/lawyer's fees, to write a nasty response to an amicus brief. I'm not a lawyer, but my impression from the outside is that amicus briefs aren't usually all that central to a case and often get ignored. Perhaps I'm just wrong here. Anyway, the fact that the RIAA feels any need to make a nasty response to such a brief reveals that they are beginning to realize that they are... errr... screwed...
Actually there has been quite a lot of research on BCI funded by the National Science Foundation, Department of Defense, and private industry. A reasonable introduction can be found in the Wikipedia article.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain-computer_interface
Much of this work has been related to prosthetics and orthotics. The desire is to interface as transparently as possible to the human nervous system in order to restore lost function.
Hydrogen production was reported earlier from cutting aluminum underwater:
Uehara, K., Takeshita, H., and Kotaka, H. (2002). Hydrogen
gas generation in the wet cutting of aluminum and its alloys. Journal of Materials
Processing Technology, 127:174-177.
While it certainly is not an efficient way to generate hydrogen in mass quantities,
if you already need to cut aluminum for some other purpose (e.g., construction or
repair, especially underwater) you can recover some hydrogen as a small side
benefit. The same reaction may also lead to a useful sensing mechanism in the future.
I teach in a related discipline, electrical engineering. I would like to know the total numbers of men and women in the years mentions, i.e., the 80's, 90's and 2000's. From my memory I recall that the general enrollments in electrical engineering (EE) and CS were both pretty high in the 80's and 90's and I definitely can say that currently our total enrollments are WAY down in these areas. It's not just my university, it is a national trend.
I think there really are two questions:
(1) Why are students of both genders "running away" from CS (and EE), and
(2) Why are the female students running away more?
I think that answering the first question would go a long way toward answering the second one. A few posts have mentioned that "something has changed" and I believe that this is a major part of that change.
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If they were stem cells from Howard Stern, then we can be sure the FTC would be involved.
Wouldn't injecting/implanting stem cells just be some new kind of transplant? Why would it be considered a prescription drug? Is a new kidney or liver a prescription medication?
Just a thought, but since the RIAA is doing to us what the hookers do for them ... can the hookers sue the RIAA for theft of ... errr ... "intellectual" property?
Lumping in hookers with the RIAA constitutes vicious slander to hookers everywhere.
*GASP* ... sounds like the plot to a new Bond movie!
Is it possible to transfer the parasites to the RIAA lawyers? Or are they not as evolved as the honey bees and therefore immune? Can you give a parasite to another parasite?
But ... I suppose they could tone it down, rename it "Showgirls 2: Watchmen" and run it on LOGO channel.
Actually ... the R rating was the tip-off.
Self explanatory
Actually, I think the NYCL's comment here is actually THE salient comment of the whole story. The RIAA is taking time, which supposedly could be translated into dollars/lawyer's fees, to write a nasty response to an amicus brief. I'm not a lawyer, but my impression from the outside is that amicus briefs aren't usually all that central to a case and often get ignored. Perhaps I'm just wrong here. Anyway, the fact that the RIAA feels any need to make a nasty response to such a brief reveals that they are beginning to realize that they are ... errr ... screwed ...
Actually there has been quite a lot of research on BCI funded by the National Science Foundation, Department of Defense, and private industry. A reasonable introduction can be found in the Wikipedia article. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain-computer_interface Much of this work has been related to prosthetics and orthotics. The desire is to interface as transparently as possible to the human nervous system in order to restore lost function.
Once again I see that the "sphincter mouse" has been left out! Simple, low-tech, low power and providing truly hands-free operation.
I believe that fluffy bunnies farting rainbows would currently receive an "R" for graphic depiction of greenhouse gases.
Hydrogen production was reported earlier from cutting aluminum underwater: Uehara, K., Takeshita, H., and Kotaka, H. (2002). Hydrogen gas generation in the wet cutting of aluminum and its alloys. Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 127:174-177. While it certainly is not an efficient way to generate hydrogen in mass quantities, if you already need to cut aluminum for some other purpose (e.g., construction or repair, especially underwater) you can recover some hydrogen as a small side benefit. The same reaction may also lead to a useful sensing mechanism in the future.
I teach in a related discipline, electrical engineering. I would like to know the total numbers of men and women in the years mentions, i.e., the 80's, 90's and 2000's. From my memory I recall that the general enrollments in electrical engineering (EE) and CS were both pretty high in the 80's and 90's and I definitely can say that currently our total enrollments are WAY down in these areas. It's not just my university, it is a national trend. I think there really are two questions: (1) Why are students of both genders "running away" from CS (and EE), and (2) Why are the female students running away more? I think that answering the first question would go a long way toward answering the second one. A few posts have mentioned that "something has changed" and I believe that this is a major part of that change.