Do you mean bigger? White dwarfs are all fairly close to the earth in size. They are still far more massive, however A white dwarf probably retains 70-80% of the mass of the original star... 5-7 solar masses in this case. These are apparently near the border area, not quite massive enough to crush the space out of their atoms and become a neutron star. A neutron star is way smaller... with a radius of 10km or less.
Where the hell would I find one of those people? Certainly not closer to me than the nearest BestBuy. And even then, are they selling bit for bit DVD rips, or bootlegs that they just label as DVDs?
Not very common in the US, but this is the main way people in less wealthy nations get their "pirated" movies, where personal computers and decent internet are not widespread.
There isn't anything free about the cell phone market in the USA. Have you seen what people in the other parts of the world pay for service? A hell of a lot less.
Why doesn't the "free" market in the USA remedy this situation?
I should also mention the key fact of Russian using a different alphabet... obviously many languages have different word order than English, but having a different (yet seemly kind of recognizable) alphabet makes the writing seem much more exotic and attention-grabbing.
Actually, I would guess the origin of the jokes comes from the difference in word order between English and Russian, rather than some truth about how people in Russia live.
It seems to be an example of the Cold War mentality of emphasizing that the Soviets are totally different than Americans in every way.
I know you weren't looking for a serious response, but this meme could use some explanation.
Everyone person will die from some cause at some time. The idea of "saving" lives is a childish delusion. The way to live freely is to accept the fact that people will die.
Know one knows whether death, which people fear to be the greatest evil, may not be the greatest good. -- Plato
There was absolutely nothing vague about that statement. It's not exactly a secret that corporations can do lots of things that an individual citizen would certainly be punished for.
Actual human beings have become second class citizens in the United States.
I wrote parking tickets as a job in college... very easy. My rule was to let people go if they showed up during the ticketing, which resolves every single confrontation in a positive way. If I had to call a tow truck on the car, I had to stand my ground, but only once did I encounter someone who showed up during the process and was a real dick about it.
The parking services was second only to tuition and the football team in amount of revenue generated for the school. If anything, I could write more tickets by letting the few people I encountered during my work go and moving on to the 98% of cars whose owners don't show up rather than wasting 20 minutes arguing with each of them.
A simple answer can't be the right one, because that's not what the person asking the question wants to hear. They will ask questions, but they don't really want an usable answer... they just want to feel as though they are a victim to forces beyond their control.
All the complex work that these economists have done seems impressive, yet it will crumble because they built it upon delusion.
We have come to the end game of the infinite growth charade. The simple truth is that calling the valueless valuable does not really make it valuable, and nothing can change that.
I move to petition Congress to recommission the USS Iowa and deploy it to the Sea of Japan.
Jellyfish born near China and hanging out near Japan will not be open to English-language negotiations, so we must instead negotiate with 16 inch guns. They will surely give in to a show of force... everyone knows jellyfish are spineless!
I drove a 1991 Metro for a while... the slowest of the slow models: 1.0L 3 cylinder, 4 door hatchback, 3 speed automatic. Peaks of 55 hp and 58 lb-ft of torque. \o/
Lots of odd things about a Metro. If you are in the car and someone else is refueling it, you can clearly hear the fuel sloshing into the tank because there is so little sound deadening. The idle was very precisely tuned to a RPM where the motor was well-balanced and smooth, but noticeable vibration could be felt at any other engine speed. The non-power steering is was really great in that car... 12 inch wheels and 1650 pounds dry weight will do it for steering response...
The car was acquired for free, and it leaked oil like a sieve. Literally, oil had to be added every 20 miles or so... that actually made it expensive to drive. Everything went well enough otherwise, and the A/C was extremely good... but the car would feel noticeably slower whenever it was on!:)
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Please don't tease your fellow /.ers in such a cruel manner!
Do you mean bigger? White dwarfs are all fairly close to the earth in size. They are still far more massive, however A white dwarf probably retains 70-80% of the mass of the original star... 5-7 solar masses in this case. These are apparently near the border area, not quite massive enough to crush the space out of their atoms and become a neutron star. A neutron star is way smaller... with a radius of 10km or less.
And why is the PS3 fan so loud?
The fan isn't too loud considering the amount of power draw. The 360's fan, however, sounds like a jet at takeoff.
Where the hell would I find one of those people? Certainly not closer to me than the nearest BestBuy. And even then, are they selling bit for bit DVD rips, or bootlegs that they just label as DVDs?
Not very common in the US, but this is the main way people in less wealthy nations get their "pirated" movies, where personal computers and decent internet are not widespread.
There isn't anything free about the cell phone market in the USA. Have you seen what people in the other parts of the world pay for service? A hell of a lot less.
Why doesn't the "free" market in the USA remedy this situation?
Because buying legislation is cheaper than building your own hardware.
I should also mention the key fact of Russian using a different alphabet... obviously many languages have different word order than English, but having a different (yet seemly kind of recognizable) alphabet makes the writing seem much more exotic and attention-grabbing.
Actually, I would guess the origin of the jokes comes from the difference in word order between English and Russian, rather than some truth about how people in Russia live.
It seems to be an example of the Cold War mentality of emphasizing that the Soviets are totally different than Americans in every way.
I know you weren't looking for a serious response, but this meme could use some explanation.
Everyone person will die from some cause at some time. The idea of "saving" lives is a childish delusion. The way to live freely is to accept the fact that people will die.
Know one knows whether death, which people fear to be the greatest evil, may not be the greatest good. -- Plato
There was absolutely nothing vague about that statement. It's not exactly a secret that corporations can do lots of things that an individual citizen would certainly be punished for.
Actual human beings have become second class citizens in the United States.
I wrote parking tickets as a job in college... very easy. My rule was to let people go if they showed up during the ticketing, which resolves every single confrontation in a positive way. If I had to call a tow truck on the car, I had to stand my ground, but only once did I encounter someone who showed up during the process and was a real dick about it.
The parking services was second only to tuition and the football team in amount of revenue generated for the school. If anything, I could write more tickets by letting the few people I encountered during my work go and moving on to the 98% of cars whose owners don't show up rather than wasting 20 minutes arguing with each of them.
Easily the least stressful job I've ever had.
Real nerds played SimCity and know a city has 10,000 people!
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I use Linux, you insensitive clod!
A simple answer can't be the right one, because that's not what the person asking the question wants to hear. They will ask questions, but they don't really want an usable answer... they just want to feel as though they are a victim to forces beyond their control.
All the complex work that these economists have done seems impressive, yet it will crumble because they built it upon delusion.
We have come to the end game of the infinite growth charade. The simple truth is that calling the valueless valuable does not really make it valuable, and nothing can change that.
I move to petition Congress to recommission the USS Iowa and deploy it to the Sea of Japan.
Jellyfish born near China and hanging out near Japan will not be open to English-language negotiations, so we must instead negotiate with 16 inch guns. They will surely give in to a show of force... everyone knows jellyfish are spineless!
BadAnalogyGuy isn't too worried about making sense... hence the name.
If you have WINE, you could use "Z:"... :)
Why discriminate against the radially challenged?
I bet you tell all the girls that!
I buy CDs pretty much exclusively to burn Linux distros
Most distros can install from USB these days... it's way faster!
An older computer that can't boot from USB will need a CD, but that's the only reason not to use USB.
Opera brings you to Slashdot if you simply type /. in the address window.
Try it!
http://www.cinemajuggs.com/
Enjoy.
Why am I a troll? Why is my comment Flaimbait? [sic]
Want to get out of a hole? First, you have to stop digging.
I drove a 1991 Metro for a while... the slowest of the slow models: 1.0L 3 cylinder, 4 door hatchback, 3 speed automatic. Peaks of 55 hp and 58 lb-ft of torque. \o/
Lots of odd things about a Metro. If you are in the car and someone else is refueling it, you can clearly hear the fuel sloshing into the tank because there is so little sound deadening. The idle was very precisely tuned to a RPM where the motor was well-balanced and smooth, but noticeable vibration could be felt at any other engine speed. The non-power steering is was really great in that car... 12 inch wheels and 1650 pounds dry weight will do it for steering response...
The car was acquired for free, and it leaked oil like a sieve. Literally, oil had to be added every 20 miles or so... that actually made it expensive to drive. Everything went well enough otherwise, and the A/C was extremely good... but the car would feel noticeably slower whenever it was on! :)
No, it does not.