the supernova is still getting brighter, and might even be visible with good binoculars in ten days’ time, appearing brighter than any other supernova of its type in the last 30 years.
SN 1987A was a Type II supernova, this one ist Type Ia.
Came here to say "In b4 'It was 21 Mio years ago!'". Unfortunately, my message could travel only that fast....
But seriously, guys, relativity isn't exactly "breaking news" today. Everyone knows that it takes a year for light to travel a light-year (DUH!). Don't you have any other way, to show you intellectual superiority?
You are right about the Earth's belt, but wouldn't it be possible to find similar belts around bigger space objects with stonger magnetic field and 'mine' them for anti-matter? No idea, how to size of the belt scales with the strenth of the magnetic field of the object, though.
Infrastructure spread thin? Your speeds and costs are direct result of the lack of competition in the US ISP market. Here, on the right side of the ocean nobody can even remember the time, when the internet was volume limited or when you had to pay for it more than 20-25 euro.
But hey, what do I know? I'm sure your problem is not the greedy corps trying screw you over, but the poor cloging your tubes...
PS. Purposely ignoring your definition of "rights", because it would only start a flame war.
Is the difference between goverment agencies (as in case of the "Chinese" hacking gMail) and loosly organised individuals really that hard to graps? Basically, it's "induvidual people attracking centrilised organisations = good", "centralised organisation attacking individual people = bad".
While may be a valid point about resource waste, kW (or hp) are not the right unit of measurement for energy (PROTIP: Joule is).
Besides, it's hard to compare the energy used by electromotors and humans, because a human can't live neither from nuclear energy, nor from coal. Since electrical motors can have incredibly high efficiency, its doesn't HAVE to be a waste to have powerful electrical cars.
This must be the finest piece of trolling on/. i've ever seen in a while. Playing string of a nerd's soul so virtuously, faking ignorance on a subject, which, while not common knowledge, is quite familiar to most people around here. And, of cause, everyone is compelled to show just how wrong you are and how much they know.
Yesterday you shared candy with your school friends, today you are sharing your wireless with strangers and tomorrow you'll grow a moustache and call yourself Stalin. We've seen it all before, already!
A bit off-topic, but couldn't resist after reading all these comments.
With test designed to be normal distributed around 100 with 15-16 SD, you'd expect less people having scores over 150. In fact I don't think i've ever seen ANYONE on the internet clayming his IQ to be below 100. I guess being able to type OTI really makes you more intelligent than half of the peoples. I really hope there is another explanation...
...German Verfassungsschutz (really just rebaged SS) wants to be allowed to hack into your PC (http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Wirtschaft-stuetzt-Schaeubles-Plan-fuer-heimlichen-PC-Zugriff-Update-168367.html , German).
You may not agree with FSB's methods (i do not either), but lets not point fingers and pretend that other secret services are ANY different. And the thing with "KGB" is either bashing or just ignorance.
You are probably right about European belief about copyright being a natural right, although i didn't think it was much different in the USA, seeing how copyright infrigement is always equated to thievery, both in Europe and in the US.
But i never met a person who'd think US works should somehow be treated differently. There is, of cause, a certain aversion to the US meddling in EU's affairs, but it come rather from....well, the US melddling in EU affairs, rather than anything other;)
So now these workers (maybe) giving up their health or more, because someone wanted to make some more money. And what if things go completely fubar? There isn't even a way to punish a corporation for such a behaviour, because the damage is almost always higher than anyone can pay for.
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A long as arms manufacturers are not held liable for every killing done by their equipment I don't see why this guy should.
Don't worry, Germany is already the European leader in school shootings http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_shooting#Europe .
UAVs already deliver freedom, one bomb at a time.
the supernova is still getting brighter, and might even be visible with good binoculars in ten days’ time, appearing brighter than any other supernova of its type in the last 30 years.
SN 1987A was a Type II supernova, this one ist Type Ia.
Came here to say "In b4 'It was 21 Mio years ago!'". Unfortunately, my message could travel only that fast....
But seriously, guys, relativity isn't exactly "breaking news" today. Everyone knows that it takes a year for light to travel a light-year (DUH!). Don't you have any other way, to show you intellectual superiority?
You are right about the Earth's belt, but wouldn't it be possible to find similar belts around bigger space objects with stonger magnetic field and 'mine' them for anti-matter? No idea, how to size of the belt scales with the strenth of the magnetic field of the object, though.
Infrastructure spread thin? Your speeds and costs are direct result of the lack of competition in the US ISP market. Here, on the right side of the ocean nobody can even remember the time, when the internet was volume limited or when you had to pay for it more than 20-25 euro.
But hey, what do I know? I'm sure your problem is not the greedy corps trying screw you over, but the poor cloging your tubes...
PS. Purposely ignoring your definition of "rights", because it would only start a flame war.
As far as i understood, Instant Pages not only prefetch the top-hit in your search, but also renders the page in background. Didn't find any original anouncement from google, but here you can read some more about it http://www.ecreativeim.com/blog/2011/06/google-announces-chrome-only-instant-pages/ .
I thought there'd be more Mass Effect jokes. Jeeze, people, it's 2011, get over Star Wars!
But the RIAA would NEVER missuse their power for profit.
Is the difference between goverment agencies (as in case of the "Chinese" hacking gMail) and loosly organised individuals really that hard to graps? Basically, it's "induvidual people attracking centrilised organisations = good", "centralised organisation attacking individual people = bad".
Btw, inb4 "goverments are made of people".
While may be a valid point about resource waste, kW (or hp) are not the right unit of measurement for energy (PROTIP: Joule is).
Besides, it's hard to compare the energy used by electromotors and humans, because a human can't live neither from nuclear energy, nor from coal. Since electrical motors can have incredibly high efficiency, its doesn't HAVE to be a waste to have powerful electrical cars.
I think the GP meant to imply incest among fundis....why is it, that so many people ./ don't get jokes anymore?
"Oh, you touch my tra-la-la!"
This must be the finest piece of trolling on /. i've ever seen in a while. Playing string of a nerd's soul so virtuously, faking ignorance on a subject, which, while not common knowledge, is quite familiar to most people around here. And, of cause, everyone is compelled to show just how wrong you are and how much they know.
You, sir, are a genius!
Year, I understand. You are one of those.
Yesterday you shared candy with your school friends, today you are sharing your wireless with strangers and tomorrow you'll grow a moustache and call yourself Stalin. We've seen it all before, already!
A bit off-topic, but couldn't resist after reading all these comments.
With test designed to be normal distributed around 100 with 15-16 SD, you'd expect less people having scores over 150. In fact I don't think i've ever seen ANYONE on the internet clayming his IQ to be below 100. I guess being able to type OTI really makes you more intelligent than half of the peoples. I really hope there is another explanation...
Yeah, American, Imperial - potatoe, potato ;)
Above average != not stupid.
And GP has answered your question - because there are not enough non-stupid people for every important task. So you have to go with people like me...
Had think about this somehow http://xkcd.com/598/ .
...German Verfassungsschutz (really just rebaged SS) wants to be allowed to hack into your PC (http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Wirtschaft-stuetzt-Schaeubles-Plan-fuer-heimlichen-PC-Zugriff-Update-168367.html , German).
You may not agree with FSB's methods (i do not either), but lets not point fingers and pretend that other secret services are ANY different. And the thing with "KGB" is either bashing or just ignorance.
You are probably right about European belief about copyright being a natural right, although i didn't think it was much different in the USA, seeing how copyright infrigement is always equated to thievery, both in Europe and in the US.
But i never met a person who'd think US works should somehow be treated differently. There is, of cause, a certain aversion to the US meddling in EU's affairs, but it come rather from....well, the US melddling in EU affairs, rather than anything other ;)
Why do they call them "scavengers" instead of what they really are - thieves.
On behalf of all elderly people who have to make living with scavenging copper let me say: "Fuck you!"
I completely agree, that people who risk their lives to save others are nothing else but heroes.
What I am confused about is what made such an act of heroism nessesary. With all the reports about Fukushima like http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/2011/03/17/wikileaks-cables-reveal-worry-over-japan-s-nuclear-plants-115875-22994842/ or http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/8384966/Japan-nuclear-plant-disaster-engineer-retired-35-years-ago-over-Fukushima-safety-concerns.html I can not shake off the feeling that it was exactly calculated, that this plant will likely cost lives someday.
So now these workers (maybe) giving up their health or more, because someone wanted to make some more money. And what if things go completely fubar? There isn't even a way to punish a corporation for such a behaviour, because the damage is almost always higher than anyone can pay for.
A rewrite of the Silmarillion (LotR background story) from Melkor's perspective http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Book_of_Arda.
Bonus: it preserves the spirit of the original a little bit better than the Last Ring-bearer, IMHO.
No idea, if there is an actual English translation, though.