I might not need my optical drive often, but it's good to know it's there when I need it.
On a recent trip interstate I brought along my father's MacBook Air. I couldn't rip my friends' CD's 'cos I didn't bother bringing the "dead weight" external drive.
My girlfriend uses her laptop as a portable DVD player. Easier to manage when it's all in one piece.
My point is that some people prefer having in-built optical drives, for practical reasons. Other people prefer not to, for practical reasons.
As long as both options are available, then each to his/her own.
scientists designed a strategy for creating slippery surfaces by infusing a nano/microstructured porous material with a lubricating fluid.
Can the lubricating fluid be controlled? If so, then perhaps the slipperyness could be controlled.
For example... have a non-slippery floor most of the time (somewhat safer) then moisten it when cleaning it. (Those "Slippery when wet" signs would then actually mean what they say.)
Or how about (as others have suggested) applying it to solar panels (if it doesn't block UV rays, etc.). But when needing to walk on them for maintenance you wear shoes that repel the fluid. That would cause the shoes to bypass the liquid and grip on to the solid surface underneath.
...if people felt that voting matters. There are two main
problems I see with the current style of voting:
1. "My vote is one in a few million"
2. Each option is a party with which one may agree with some
points, but disagree with other points. So whichever party you vote for does
not represent what you want to vote for.
The way I see it, 2 is the main reason people see little
point to voting. I would like to see a different way of handling votes. It looks
more complex, but it allows people to be as general or specific as they like...
and that should do away with 2.
Voting at three stages:
1. General
party vote (what we have now, in democratic countries)
2. Portfolio
vote (ie. an exception to the General party vote)
3. Topic
vote (ie. Screw the parties I voted for, for this specific vote this is the option
I want. Requires internet voting to work, so not feasible now.)
Only option 1 would be mandatory (voting is mandatory in
some countries).
Also, voting for a party should not help determine how many members
a party should get in parliament, but should specify which party gets to
allocate your vote. (Different things.)
So, if you vote for party A in the general vote then,
generally, party A gets to allocate your vote as they choose.
Unless the topic of the vote falls into a specific portfolio
and you voted for party B in that portfolio, then party B gets to allocate your
vote.
Unless you specify the exact option in a vote, then you yourself
take control of your vote.
It might be a waste of energy to keep the temperature controlled when one is out (ex. at work). So if there was a button to toggle between away and home, then it could also work out when to not care about the temperature and when to switch the temperature control on again.
Iceland has the oldest running birth register in the world. From it researchers found that birth weight was affected for a few generations after events such as famine.
Another experiment involved transferring DNA from one cat into the egg of another, one black and the other white. (Though I can't remember what colour cat they inseminated.) The result was a patchy black/white cat.
The point I'm making is that we're not purely the product of our main DNA, but also that which triggers DNA to be run (yeah, look, I'm no biologist). And it seems that "that which triggers DNA to be run" is probably inheritable.
(No, I don't have references, and I don't have time to search for them now.)
1. Products without active ingredients, 32.1%;
2. Products with incorrect quantities of active ingredients, 20.2%;
3. Products with wrong ingredients, 21.4%,
4. Products with correct quantities of active ingredients but with fake packaging, 15.6%;
5. Copies of an original product, 1%; and
6. Products with high levels of impurities and contaminants, 8.5%.
donate to or invest in a private organization that shares your goals. They are not only more likely to succeed, but more likely to spend that money wisely and in a way that reflects your interests. Bonus: you might see profits someday.
Drax Industries was pretty big a few years back, but they had some unfortunate setbacks.
I think it would work pretty well on the back end... especially for the authors who write better literature.
I'm believer in the kind of system where each item accrues points without a ceiling. Then at the end of a period you sum all the points up and divide up the profits up according to the portions of points. If the reader software has a "Like" button, then a book can get a point for each "like" that's it's been awarded. Fraud could be reduced by giving readers unique ID's so that each reader can only give one "like" score per book.
The "like" scores (which describe popularity) could be listed alongside the usual ratings scores (which describe quality). Sure, this enables blockbusters to overshadow other possibly better books, but that's the way it is now. The effect is that some books become well known reference points for popular culture. (ex. Harry Potter, Girl With The Dragon Tatto, etc.)
What you're suggesting would mean that the cost of each book would be "free", after the entry fee has been paid. That means that people's opinions wouldn't be affected by price, yielding more honest scores.
I think it could work very well. The only real hurdle for e-books is that many people still like to hold paper in their hands. But that's another matter.
Learning US drone tactics, in order to outsmart them?
Learning where the drones are, in order to avoid them?
Learning how they work, in order to help make their own (or help more advanced nations make their own) drone fleet?
These are the things I can think of. Any other ideas?
Since there is no proof of Yeti, or bigfoot, or lochness monster. They might as well be looking for Frankenstein's monster.
"No proof" is not the same as "proof against".
Sure, "no proof" means that it's very unlikely. But to think that something does not exist just because there's no proof, is an assumption. Science is all about trying to reduce blind assumptions through research. (And I agree with GP that I really hope these are serious scientists and not the usual crackpots.)
Personally I don't think they will find anything, but I'd be really excited if they did. Besides, it seems that there is some evidence (real or not, I guess we'll see).
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I might not need my optical drive often, but it's good to know it's there when I need it.
On a recent trip interstate I brought along my father's MacBook Air. I couldn't rip my friends' CD's 'cos I didn't bother bringing the "dead weight" external drive.
My girlfriend uses her laptop as a portable DVD player. Easier to manage when it's all in one piece.
My point is that some people prefer having in-built optical drives, for practical reasons. Other people prefer not to, for practical reasons.
As long as both options are available, then each to his/her own.
Probably 'cos the real one was too fast to film.
scientists designed a strategy for creating slippery surfaces by infusing a nano/microstructured porous material with a lubricating fluid.
Can the lubricating fluid be controlled? If so, then perhaps the slipperyness could be controlled.
For example... have a non-slippery floor most of the time (somewhat safer) then moisten it when cleaning it. (Those "Slippery when wet" signs would then actually mean what they say.)
Or how about (as others have suggested) applying it to solar panels (if it doesn't block UV rays, etc.). But when needing to walk on them for maintenance you wear shoes that repel the fluid. That would cause the shoes to bypass the liquid and grip on to the solid surface underneath.
...and they slip off by themselves.
the main leading adopters are families with teenage children... So what are they downloading faster?
Homework.
;)
...if people felt that voting matters. There are two main problems I see with the current style of voting:
1. "My vote is one in a few million"
2. Each option is a party with which one may agree with some points, but disagree with other points. So whichever party you vote for does not represent what you want to vote for.
The way I see it, 2 is the main reason people see little point to voting. I would like to see a different way of handling votes. It looks more complex, but it allows people to be as general or specific as they like... and that should do away with 2.
Voting at three stages:
1. General party vote (what we have now, in democratic countries)
2. Portfolio vote (ie. an exception to the General party vote)
3. Topic vote (ie. Screw the parties I voted for, for this specific vote this is the option I want. Requires internet voting to work, so not feasible now.)
Only option 1 would be mandatory (voting is mandatory in some countries).
Also, voting for a party should not help determine how many members a party should get in parliament, but should specify which party gets to allocate your vote. (Different things.)
So, if you vote for party A in the general vote then, generally, party A gets to allocate your vote as they choose.
Unless the topic of the vote falls into a specific portfolio and you voted for party B in that portfolio, then party B gets to allocate your vote.
Unless you specify the exact option in a vote, then you yourself take control of your vote.
Those poor animals. They seem to cop it every time. And yet, people seem to miss what's right behind them: arseholes.
Disclaimer: Sorry, I just couldn't resist. (Actually, that's not much of a disclaimer. I guess I'm just a jackass. ;)
It might be a waste of energy to keep the temperature controlled when one is out (ex. at work). So if there was a button to toggle between away and home, then it could also work out when to not care about the temperature and when to switch the temperature control on again.
Ah, so that's how come super villains manage to hijack satellites so often.
;)
made out of aluminum.
Aluminium golf clubs. Clearly the aim here is to build caddies for Japanese golfers.
Iceland has the oldest running birth register in the world. From it researchers found that birth weight was affected for a few generations after events such as famine.
Another experiment involved transferring DNA from one cat into the egg of another, one black and the other white. (Though I can't remember what colour cat they inseminated.) The result was a patchy black/white cat.
The point I'm making is that we're not purely the product of our main DNA, but also that which triggers DNA to be run (yeah, look, I'm no biologist). And it seems that "that which triggers DNA to be run" is probably inheritable.
(No, I don't have references, and I don't have time to search for them now.)
Actually, meds are often counterfeited.
From the link:
1. Products without active ingredients, 32.1%;
2. Products with incorrect quantities of active ingredients, 20.2%;
3. Products with wrong ingredients, 21.4%,
4. Products with correct quantities of active ingredients but with fake packaging, 15.6%;
5. Copies of an original product, 1%; and
6. Products with high levels of impurities and contaminants, 8.5%.
Today witches practice astrology over the internet, trolls practice law, fairies dance at nightclubs. Everyone moves with the times.
it will grow from the top to the bottom, one slice at a time
First the neck, then the thorax, then the lumbar, and so on,”
I wonder how two headed snakes happen. According to TFA, I can imagine how a snake head could have two bodies, but I've never heard of that.
What? Spending lots of money to land on a hot body? That's too politically incorrect. ;)
Skype uses its own standard. ;)
Much of the love comes from the fact he or she is a thinking person with own thoughts
Apparently, for some guys talking to Eliza is already too deep. Let alone communicating with a real woman.
Who knows? Perhaps giving them something to play with so they don't pass on their genes might actually be good for our gene pool. Is that mean? ;)
donate to or invest in a private organization that shares your goals. They are not only more likely to succeed, but more likely to spend that money wisely and in a way that reflects your interests. Bonus: you might see profits someday.
Drax Industries was pretty big a few years back, but they had some unfortunate setbacks.
Plus, with a dedicated folder one gets an uncluttered overview of a specific topic.
I think it would work pretty well on the back end... especially for the authors who write better literature.
I'm believer in the kind of system where each item accrues points without a ceiling. Then at the end of a period you sum all the points up and divide up the profits up according to the portions of points. If the reader software has a "Like" button, then a book can get a point for each "like" that's it's been awarded. Fraud could be reduced by giving readers unique ID's so that each reader can only give one "like" score per book.
The "like" scores (which describe popularity) could be listed alongside the usual ratings scores (which describe quality). Sure, this enables blockbusters to overshadow other possibly better books, but that's the way it is now. The effect is that some books become well known reference points for popular culture. (ex. Harry Potter, Girl With The Dragon Tatto, etc.)
What you're suggesting would mean that the cost of each book would be "free", after the entry fee has been paid. That means that people's opinions wouldn't be affected by price, yielding more honest scores.
I think it could work very well. The only real hurdle for e-books is that many people still like to hold paper in their hands. But that's another matter.
Learning US drone tactics, in order to outsmart them?
Learning where the drones are, in order to avoid them?
Learning how they work, in order to help make their own (or help more advanced nations make their own) drone fleet?
These are the things I can think of. Any other ideas?
Since there is no proof of Yeti, or bigfoot, or lochness monster. They might as well be looking for Frankenstein's monster.
"No proof" is not the same as "proof against".
Sure, "no proof" means that it's very unlikely. But to think that something does not exist just because there's no proof, is an assumption. Science is all about trying to reduce blind assumptions through research. (And I agree with GP that I really hope these are serious scientists and not the usual crackpots.)
Personally I don't think they will find anything, but I'd be really excited if they did. Besides, it seems that there is some evidence (real or not, I guess we'll see).
Classic Shell
Customisable start menu and added Explorer functions. I've made it a standard feature on all my computers.
What would happen if such a chip had an access violation? It could be a fatal error. Or would a segmentation fault cause a splitting headache?
The problem is that much of the paper is not produced from plantation wood, but from old growth forests.
After a quick google...
Woodchipping in Australia
Ethical Paper