We get earthquakes like that all the time in New Zealand. Given that it was 14.6 km (9.0 miles) deep it probably would hardly even be felt unless you were nearly right on top of it. How they are felt depends very much on their depth. After the earthquakes of 2010 and 2011 that badly damaged Christchurch, we got www.geonet.org.nz that automatically reports on the location and magnitude of any earthquakes as well as how they are actually felt on the surface. Here's a 5.8 magnitude, 4km deep one from today, 30 km away from Wanaka. http://www.geonet.org.nz/quake...
I wonder when it'll become acceptable for male captains to wear skirts.
It already happened, last century, when Geoffrey Spicer-Simson, a skirt-wearing navy commander, captured the first German naval flag for the British in World War I.
In New Zealand, police tasers are equipped with cameras that start recording black and white video when they are turned on. Recently, using the taser video recording of an incident, it was established that two police officers had used excessive force and had given false evidence in court.
One of the most famous of the late Monsignor Ronald Knox's witticisms was a verse built on the Berkleyan idea that things exist only when they have an observer:
There once was a man who said: "God Must think it exceedingly odd If he finds that this tree Continues to be When there's no one about in the Quad."
This promptly drew the anonymous reply:
"Dear Sir, Your astonishment's quite odd; I am always about in the Quad; And that's why the tree Will continue to be Since observed by Yours Faithfully, God."
The Southern Cross appears on the national flags of many countries in the Southern hemisphere. It features prominantly on both the New Zealand and Australian flags, causing confusion for people unfamiliar with them.
I was researching keyboards a few months ago when I was ordering a new computer. I found this graphic on Cherry MX Mechanical Switches quite informative: http://www.gamersedge.co.uk/wp...
On reflection, I will keep my Logitech G105 for my new computer - it seems to be more durable than my previous keyboards. Also, I find that back-lighting is useful on modern black keyboards to increase the contrast level.
One issue that an all-women space crew could have is that some of them could be too small to fit into space suits. Women under 5’5" can’t wear NASA’s current model, the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMUs), because they are not made small enough.
I'm pretty sure that it will involve the use of Dextre, the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator (SPDM) on the end of Canadarm2. Dextre, sometimes called the Canada Hand is the most sophisticated space robot ever built. http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/i...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D...
As if Prime Minister John Key does not have enough problems, Kim Dotcom has revealed that he will drop a bombshell on him. He is warning that something big will come out on September 15, just five days from the election. He says WikiLeaks founder and fugitive Julian Assange, who's holed up in Ecuador's London embassy, is set to take part in a pre-election attack on John Key. The addition of Mr Assange confirms the event will be about New Zealand's spying.
There's an aviation joke that says something similar: The cockpit of the future will contain a pilot and a dog. The pilot is there to feed the dog. The dog is there to bite the pilot if he tries to touch anything.
I remember reading news stories that during the 9/11 attacks that the telephone networks were set to record conversations in the hope of retrospectively tracing terrorists and their sympathisers. Afterwards, there were multiple stories of terrorist "chatter" being monitored by the government. Given all of this, I was left wondering why there were no reports of mass arrests of terrorist sympathisers.
I remember reading about this many years ago. It's because the monkey (and other animals doing similar things) is just picking things at random. The money managers, on the other hand, are being swayed by emotion and the current perceived wisdom, they end up acting together to distort the market and ruining the areas of their interest.
My thoughts entirely. If the smartwatch is low on energy you could just shake your wrist. No need for a charger, and never needs a battery replacement. Maybe have a small solar panel on the front to keep it going when it's not on your wrist.
My mother died of multiple myeloma nearly 5 years ago. She was told that she had about 18 months to live. She died after about 3 months when it spread to one of her lungs - something rare in a rare disease. Looking back on it, I'm kind of glad that she did not have to suffer a long, drawn-out sickness and slow death.
Tahr are quite common in some mountain areas of New Zealand. My uncle shoots them with his big rifle and his video camera, sometimes using both at the same time.
I remember seeing this on a TV science program in the 1980's when I was at university in New Zealand. I'm pretty sure that it would have been mentioned in science magazines like "Popular Science" and "Popular Mechanics" - it was well-known at the time.
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We get earthquakes like that all the time in New Zealand. Given that it was 14.6 km (9.0 miles) deep it probably would hardly even be felt unless you were nearly right on top of it. How they are felt depends very much on their depth. After the earthquakes of 2010 and 2011 that badly damaged Christchurch, we got www.geonet.org.nz that automatically reports on the location and magnitude of any earthquakes as well as how they are actually felt on the surface. Here's a 5.8 magnitude, 4km deep one from today, 30 km away from Wanaka. http://www.geonet.org.nz/quake...
I wonder when it'll become acceptable for male captains to wear skirts.
It already happened, last century, when Geoffrey Spicer-Simson, a skirt-wearing navy commander, captured the first German naval flag for the British in World War I.
https://medium.com/war-is-bori...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mimi-T...
Mike Jittlov, is that you? https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
In New Zealand, police tasers are equipped with cameras that start recording black and white video when they are turned on. Recently, using the taser video recording of an incident, it was established that two police officers had used excessive force and had given false evidence in court.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/n...
http://www.stuff.co.nz/nationa...
http://www.stuff.co.nz/good-re...
One of the most famous of the late Monsignor Ronald Knox's witticisms was a verse built on the Berkleyan idea that things exist only when they have an observer:
There once was a man who said: "God
Must think it exceedingly odd
If he finds that this tree
Continues to be
When there's no one about in the Quad."
This promptly drew the anonymous reply:
"Dear Sir, Your astonishment's quite odd;
I am always about in the Quad;
And that's why the tree
Will continue to be
Since observed by Yours Faithfully, God."
The Southern Cross appears on the national flags of many countries in the Southern hemisphere. It features prominantly on both the New Zealand and Australian flags, causing confusion for people unfamiliar with them.
Flags depicting the Southern Cross: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F...
I was researching keyboards a few months ago when I was ordering a new computer. I found this graphic on Cherry MX Mechanical Switches quite informative: http://www.gamersedge.co.uk/wp...
From: http://www.gamersedge.co.uk/20...
On reflection, I will keep my Logitech G105 for my new computer - it seems to be more durable than my previous keyboards. Also, I find that back-lighting is useful on modern black keyboards to increase the contrast level.
One issue that an all-women space crew could have is that some of them could be too small to fit into space suits. Women under 5’5" can’t wear NASA’s current model, the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMUs), because they are not made small enough.
http://www.independent.co.uk/n...
http://www.npr.org/templates/s...
http://www.businessinsider.com...
I'm pretty sure that it will involve the use of Dextre, the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator (SPDM) on the end of Canadarm2. Dextre, sometimes called the Canada Hand is the most sophisticated space robot ever built. http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/i... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D...
As if Prime Minister John Key does not have enough problems, Kim Dotcom has revealed that he will drop a bombshell on him. He is warning that something big will come out on September 15, just five days from the election. He says WikiLeaks founder and fugitive Julian Assange, who's holed up in Ecuador's London embassy, is set to take part in a pre-election attack on John Key. The addition of Mr Assange confirms the event will be about New Zealand's spying.
http://tvnz.co.nz/vote-2014-ne...
When the Firebirds fall from the Sky
"...Fully autonomous vehicles are the solution".
There's an aviation joke that says something similar: The cockpit of the future will contain a pilot and a dog. The pilot is there to feed the dog. The dog is there to bite the pilot if he tries to touch anything.
Him too? I had heard of Qian Xuesen (known in the USA as Hsue-Shen Tsien) who also was one of the founders of JPL and ended up founding China's space program as well. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q... https://news.ycombinator.com/i...
I remember reading news stories that during the 9/11 attacks that the telephone networks were set to record conversations in the hope of retrospectively tracing terrorists and their sympathisers. Afterwards, there were multiple stories of terrorist "chatter" being monitored by the government. Given all of this, I was left wondering why there were no reports of mass arrests of terrorist sympathisers.
I remember reading about this many years ago. It's because the monkey (and other animals doing similar things) is just picking things at random. The money managers, on the other hand, are being swayed by emotion and the current perceived wisdom, they end up acting together to distort the market and ruining the areas of their interest.
My thoughts entirely. If the smartwatch is low on energy you could just shake your wrist. No need for a charger, and never needs a battery replacement. Maybe have a small solar panel on the front to keep it going when it's not on your wrist.
HOTOL technology has not been abandoned, it is now being actively developed for the Skylon unmanned space-plane by Reaction Engines Ltd.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S...
http://www.reactionengines.co....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
My mother died of multiple myeloma nearly 5 years ago. She was told that she had about 18 months to live. She died after about 3 months when it spread to one of her lungs - something rare in a rare disease. Looking back on it, I'm kind of glad that she did not have to suffer a long, drawn-out sickness and slow death.
You beat me to it. Here's a video version of "They're made out of meat" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
Here's an insider's view of flying fighter aircraft and working for NASA.
http://static.freelibr.net/fic...
Nook ebook:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/...
Tahr are quite common in some mountain areas of New Zealand. My uncle shoots them with his big rifle and his video camera, sometimes using both at the same time.
Maybe something like Metal Storm? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
I remember seeing this on a TV science program in the 1980's when I was at university in New Zealand. I'm pretty sure that it would have been mentioned in science magazines like "Popular Science" and "Popular Mechanics" - it was well-known at the time.