How can this produce accurate results that will possibly match that of reality? This device (unless they are planning to put it on the space station) will be overwhelmingly influenced by the (real) earth's gravity.
FTFA:
The experiment will use Earth's natural magnetism as a 'seed field' to kick-start the process. As this field is dragged and stretched by the spinning, conducting liquid it will generate electric currents. Those currents will then create additional magnetic fields that, when sufficiently twisted around, can amplify themselves and drive the process forward.
A long while back I had got transferred from SE to a tech job within the marketing department, and had to at least wear a sport coat and tie. (I bought a Harris Tweed.) I learned fairly quickly that a business suit is just a toolbox. Some of the outer pockets are mostly for show (or some very thin materials - notes, etc., maybe a few business cards), but the inner pockets are designed to carry the tools of the trade - daytimer, wallet+checkbook thing, business cards, etc. Keys and some other personal items go into the pants pockets. Properly designed suits (and sport coats) are what allows men to carry all that stuff around without a purse. So it's just like a mechanic's toolbox.
It has long been the case that (except for the fashion plate 'shiny suit' types), the more expensive suits were built in such a way that you could carry more in them without it showing. A very good tailor will ask you "Which side do you carry?", which refers to which side you put your wallet in. The tailor will adjust the suit to hang straight when the wallet is in that breast pocket, so it's hard to tell that it's there.
A good tailor will also ask "Which side do you dress?" and adjust the trousers accordingly:)
Anyway, I've had the somewhat opposite experience, in that carrying stuff in your pockets is ugly and uncomfortable, whether or not in a suit. It's probably one of the main reasons what's wrong with men's fashion; there is this axiom that you cannot wear anything like a purse, so all your necessary belongings must be stuffed into pockets. Even if the jacket is balanced for the weight of a wallet, it is still taking up space, and thus it either bulges up or the suit must be overly loose to begin with. The problem is generally worse when not wearing a suit. Most of my male colleagues and friends seems to be able to keep a wallet, a cellphone and keys in their trouser pockets, but I've yet to replicate the feat, probably because I wear something more fitting than cargo pants.
I think the point of a suit is that it is a uniform. When you look like everyone else, people will focus on your actual work, instead of wondering about your personality. It's the same idea why your code looks more professional on Github, compared to a personal website.
Of course, that theory doesn't quite work everywhere. In many places, people are expected to have a personality, instead of looking like drones. Even in more formal contexts, a suit can make you look like you're trying too hard.
The "uniform" theory also fails in practice. Some people can spend much more money on clothes than others, and some people have a better sense of style than others. I would even say that most men lack a basic sense of style, and the point of wearing suits is that it makes them look half-decent without requiring too much thought.
I don't consider that a Macbook ripoff at all. There aren't really too many choices for a clean metallic design. The problem is all the other manufacturers who put rally stripes and malware ads all over their cases, so of course Apple products stand out, as if they had invented clean design.
Yay, another great piece of hardware crippled by a phone OS. There have been reports of Ubuntu and Gentoo on Tegra systems, but they seem to involve a lot of ugly hacks. Probably because of all the closed bits in hardware/firmware. If only something like this were actually available in stores...
The reason why we're made out of relatively rare C instead of tremendously available Si is C chemistry is incredibly better than Si chemistry for bio, or heck, chemistry in general. The fine article didn't give it enough justice or maybe the editors edited out the chemistry rants. Lets just say that Xe biochem is not all that more unlikely or difficult than Si biochem would be (in other words, nearly totally freaking almost incomprehendibly impossible vs just merely incredibly extremely impossibly unlikely)
One explanation I've heard is simply that silicon atoms are larger than carbon. Thus there is more space to attack the bonds. For example, in SiH_4 the hydrogen atoms are further apart, compared to CH_4. The technical explanation probably involves the variety of orbitals as well, since carbon only has s and p, but silicon also has d orbitals, again making the attack space bigger.
As has already been pointed out, you may not want a SLR. I've been happy with the Canon G series, which has most of the features and quality of a basic SLR, except with a fixed lens. For something to actually keep with you, they are much more compact than any SLR, in fact smaller than the typical point-n-shoot from the days of film. You can use one like a point-n-shoot, or explore and learn with manual settings as you go on.
I occasionally borrow a SLR for some semi-pro work, and while I appreciate the overall quality and features (I did start with a fully manual film camera as a kid), it is always a little awkward. I feel the optical viewfinder is limiting compared to the swiveling display of some of the G series, particularly since I wear glasses. A part of this semi-pro work (publicity photos for an amateur theatre) is that a big camera makes you more credible, thus making the subjects give their best, but this is probably not an issue for you.
My thoughts exactly. Here in Finland we have a strong culture of the so-called "mobile lifestyle", which stands for better gadgets for communication. As a result of improved communications, people spend more time travelling. It is as if moving around is a goal in itself, but so far we have been limited by wired communications, and now we can finally stay on the road forever.
Bulldozers are turing complete, so they are computers. They're just slow, as the articles says. Whoever thought moving earth around to store bits for the infinite tape part was kidding themselves.
At least you could run a simulation before actually building one.
At first, your post seemed to imply that global warming is not anthropogenic. That's a pretty strong statement, and of course it would be equally bold for me to say the exact opposite. Nevertheless, I've got the impression that all of these things are connected in a complex cycle of feedback loops. I think you are technically right, in that there are more direct connections between those local causes and local effects, compared to simply global warming. But even those are IMHO part of the big picture of climate change.
Thailand floods are purely anthropogenic in nature -- a result of deforestation, bad farming practices and non-existing city planning, just like global warming.
The leading Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat had a competition to suggest a native name for a tablet computer. The winner was "sormitietokone" or "finger computer". Apparently, the logic was that it is a computer that you use with your fingers.
If we could accept wearing shorts, short sleeve shirts and sandals to business meetings in hot weather we could save a lot of energy on air conditioning, dry-cleaning, ironing, transportation, etc. And by this we would prevent global warming, catastrophic climate change, hurricanes, earthquakes, etc.
This is exactly the message that was spread in Japan after the Fukushima incident, as electricity was being rationed. But as long as we have plenty of power here, it is OK to ruin the environment for the sake of maintaining a stiff upper lip.
Fortunately, there are other things to do with a science degree, besides working in academia. I think I started something like 5 different PhD projects at various departments before realizing how depressing life in academia could be. However, I have since enjoyed teaching and engineering jobs, both of which require, and make great use of, my master's degree in physics.
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How can this produce accurate results that will possibly match that of reality? This device (unless they are planning to put it on the space station) will be overwhelmingly influenced by the (real) earth's gravity.
FTFA:
The experiment will use Earth's natural magnetism as a 'seed field' to kick-start the process. As this field is dragged and stretched by the spinning, conducting liquid it will generate electric currents. Those currents will then create additional magnetic fields that, when sufficiently twisted around, can amplify themselves and drive the process forward.
A long while back I had got transferred from SE to a tech job within the marketing department, and had to at least wear a sport coat and tie. (I bought a Harris Tweed.) I learned fairly quickly that a business suit is just a toolbox. Some of the outer pockets are mostly for show (or some very thin materials - notes, etc., maybe a few business cards), but the inner pockets are designed to carry the tools of the trade - daytimer, wallet+checkbook thing, business cards, etc. Keys and some other personal items go into the pants pockets. Properly designed suits (and sport coats) are what allows men to carry all that stuff around without a purse. So it's just like a mechanic's toolbox.
It has long been the case that (except for the fashion plate 'shiny suit' types), the more expensive suits were built in such a way that you could carry more in them without it showing. A very good tailor will ask you "Which side do you carry?", which refers to which side you put your wallet in. The tailor will adjust the suit to hang straight when the wallet is in that breast pocket, so it's hard to tell that it's there.
A good tailor will also ask "Which side do you dress?" and adjust the trousers accordingly :)
Anyway, I've had the somewhat opposite experience, in that carrying stuff in your pockets is ugly and uncomfortable, whether or not in a suit. It's probably one of the main reasons what's wrong with men's fashion; there is this axiom that you cannot wear anything like a purse, so all your necessary belongings must be stuffed into pockets. Even if the jacket is balanced for the weight of a wallet, it is still taking up space, and thus it either bulges up or the suit must be overly loose to begin with. The problem is generally worse when not wearing a suit. Most of my male colleagues and friends seems to be able to keep a wallet, a cellphone and keys in their trouser pockets, but I've yet to replicate the feat, probably because I wear something more fitting than cargo pants.
I think the point of a suit is that it is a uniform. When you look like everyone else, people will focus on your actual work, instead of wondering about your personality. It's the same idea why your code looks more professional on Github, compared to a personal website.
Of course, that theory doesn't quite work everywhere. In many places, people are expected to have a personality, instead of looking like drones. Even in more formal contexts, a suit can make you look like you're trying too hard.
The "uniform" theory also fails in practice. Some people can spend much more money on clothes than others, and some people have a better sense of style than others. I would even say that most men lack a basic sense of style, and the point of wearing suits is that it makes them look half-decent without requiring too much thought.
I'm a fan of hard, oldskool science fiction, and I don't see any problem calling it sci-fi. I would prefer the original name "scientifiction" though.
I don't consider that a Macbook ripoff at all. There aren't really too many choices for a clean metallic design. The problem is all the other manufacturers who put rally stripes and malware ads all over their cases, so of course Apple products stand out, as if they had invented clean design.
Yay, another great piece of hardware crippled by a phone OS. There have been reports of Ubuntu and Gentoo on Tegra systems, but they seem to involve a lot of ugly hacks. Probably because of all the closed bits in hardware/firmware. If only something like this were actually available in stores...
The reason why we're made out of relatively rare C instead of tremendously available Si is C chemistry is incredibly better than Si chemistry for bio, or heck, chemistry in general. The fine article didn't give it enough justice or maybe the editors edited out the chemistry rants. Lets just say that Xe biochem is not all that more unlikely or difficult than Si biochem would be (in other words, nearly totally freaking almost incomprehendibly impossible vs just merely incredibly extremely impossibly unlikely)
One explanation I've heard is simply that silicon atoms are larger than carbon. Thus there is more space to attack the bonds. For example, in SiH_4 the hydrogen atoms are further apart, compared to CH_4. The technical explanation probably involves the variety of orbitals as well, since carbon only has s and p, but silicon also has d orbitals, again making the attack space bigger.
They better be mammals, otherwise all those nice silicon-based polymers are udderly wasted.
I'm not sure about random, but if something is chaotic, it is directed by Eris.
“We don't allow faster-than-light neutrinos in here,” says the bartender.
A neutrino walks into a bar.
As has already been pointed out, you may not want a SLR. I've been happy with the Canon G series, which has most of the features and quality of a basic SLR, except with a fixed lens. For something to actually keep with you, they are much more compact than any SLR, in fact smaller than the typical point-n-shoot from the days of film. You can use one like a point-n-shoot, or explore and learn with manual settings as you go on.
I occasionally borrow a SLR for some semi-pro work, and while I appreciate the overall quality and features (I did start with a fully manual film camera as a kid), it is always a little awkward. I feel the optical viewfinder is limiting compared to the swiveling display of some of the G series, particularly since I wear glasses. A part of this semi-pro work (publicity photos for an amateur theatre) is that a big camera makes you more credible, thus making the subjects give their best, but this is probably not an issue for you.
My thoughts exactly. Here in Finland we have a strong culture of the so-called "mobile lifestyle", which stands for better gadgets for communication. As a result of improved communications, people spend more time travelling. It is as if moving around is a goal in itself, but so far we have been limited by wired communications, and now we can finally stay on the road forever.
Bulldozers are turing complete, so they are computers. They're just slow, as the articles says. Whoever thought moving earth around to store bits for the infinite tape part was kidding themselves.
At least you could run a simulation before actually building one.
+1 (pun intended)
At first, your post seemed to imply that global warming is not anthropogenic. That's a pretty strong statement, and of course it would be equally bold for me to say the exact opposite. Nevertheless, I've got the impression that all of these things are connected in a complex cycle of feedback loops. I think you are technically right, in that there are more direct connections between those local causes and local effects, compared to simply global warming. But even those are IMHO part of the big picture of climate change.
Thailand floods are purely anthropogenic in nature -- a result of deforestation, bad farming practices and non-existing city planning, just like global warming.
FTFY.
The leading Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat had a competition to suggest a native name for a tablet computer. The winner was "sormitietokone" or "finger computer". Apparently, the logic was that it is a computer that you use with your fingers.
or about the mass of a human soul.
If we could accept wearing shorts, short sleeve shirts and sandals to business meetings in hot weather we could save a lot of energy on air conditioning, dry-cleaning, ironing, transportation, etc. And by this we would prevent global warming, catastrophic climate change, hurricanes, earthquakes, etc.
This is exactly the message that was spread in Japan after the Fukushima incident, as electricity was being rationed. But as long as we have plenty of power here, it is OK to ruin the environment for the sake of maintaining a stiff upper lip.
Fortunately, there are other things to do with a science degree, besides working in academia. I think I started something like 5 different PhD projects at various departments before realizing how depressing life in academia could be. However, I have since enjoyed teaching and engineering jobs, both of which require, and make great use of, my master's degree in physics.
No, REAL men simply tap the bits on their eardrums with a magnetized needle. With frickin' butterflies.
For a good time, cat $file > /dev/dsp. My favourite so far is the PS file of Shannon's information theory paper.
If the space and time of Greece are ripped up, it is obviously a good investment in the EU economy...
You see what happens when two English people perform coitus. This kids is how Earth was destroyed, not by the Cylons. Don't believe the propoganda.
I thought it is more like one person performing coitus, while the other is lying back and thinking of Kobol.