Did they take into account the costs that go into production of fertilizers and pesticides? I imagine that they take up non-zero space and that transporting them costs resources as well. Though it's hard to say how much oil a bushel of wheat is worth...
I think part of the point of "organics" and other alternative farming methods is that some societies can't afford our lavish style.
Several decades ago a popular author of thrillers said something along the lines of "the best way to smuggle a nuclear bomb into the USA is to disguise it as drugs and bring it in through the Miami airport".
Plus, science tries to operate under the assumption that "things work elsewhere pretty much like they work here", unless there is a reason to reject it.
Sure, why not? Let's see, if an alien civilization discovered how to travel at the speed of light, and they lived in the nearest solar system with earth-like planets, then it's only 44 trillion kilometers or 4.4 light years away. I can see traveling for 4.4 years in a small spacecraft in order to pick up farmers and mechanics on earth and probe them.
Actually, aliens discovered earth 65 million years ago. But after their big-game safaris killed off the dinosaurs, they haven't felt any reason to come back.
Perhaps they should had closed the CS department if their faculty is trolling Slashdot all the time. Why aren't you trying to get grants, or teaching undergrads?
If you don't get 30 FPs in the first seven years, no tenure.
Oddly enough, I was telling my girlfriend just tonight that I'm not very visual, and tend to approach concepts best through symbols (numbers, words, etc.) I've always found graphical representations of math more-or-less useless (although they are cool sometimes) and prefer my math without the diagrams. She told me that I'm deeply weird.:)
Many educators think people have different learning modalities (hearing, seeing, touching, etc.), and suggest combining all of them when teaching, so that all the learners can benefit from what works best for them.
OTOH, some people think the whole idea is a crock. I don't have any opinion, though your anecdote seems to support the idea.
'eh The complex numbers are (one) logical extension of the real number system (aka 'number line'). Can't have a complex plane without two real number lines.
Or (for the anal retentive among us) one real number line and one imaginary number line.
It's sensible to keep your tank low - vehicles are more efficient if they aren't hauling extra fuel weight. Aircraft operators have this down to a fine art.
I prefer to let it run reasonably low (but not so low as to risk getting stranded), then fill it all the way up.
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Did they take into account the costs that go into production of fertilizers and pesticides? I imagine that they take up non-zero space and that transporting them costs resources as well. Though it's hard to say how much oil a bushel of wheat is worth...
I think part of the point of "organics" and other alternative farming methods is that some societies can't afford our lavish style.
Have you considered emigrating to Somalia?
Who guards the guards?
Several decades ago a popular author of thrillers said something along the lines of "the best way to smuggle a nuclear bomb into the USA is to disguise it as drugs and bring it in through the Miami airport".
Same with "moon", right?
So, while technically correct, this "analysis" has probably more to do with riling the nerds for LOLs than any serious or enlightening purpose.
If that is true, they should have published it on Slashdot.
I suspect the Federation has red-zoned us, until such time as we quit eating other intelligent species.
Plus, science tries to operate under the assumption that "things work elsewhere pretty much like they work here", unless there is a reason to reject it.
Sure, why not? Let's see, if an alien civilization discovered how to travel at the speed of light, and they lived in the nearest solar system with earth-like planets, then it's only 44 trillion kilometers or 4.4 light years away. I can see traveling for 4.4 years in a small spacecraft in order to pick up farmers and mechanics on earth and probe them.
Actually, aliens discovered earth 65 million years ago. But after their big-game safaris killed off the dinosaurs, they haven't felt any reason to come back.
This is relevant to nerds because of how many nerds track the operations of the illuminati, the vatican, neo-cons, and other secret societies.
We're also fond of examples of the Streisand Effect.
Who Would Jesus Hunt Down? 'nuff said.
Sounds like a great idea for a superhero crime fighter comic book.
Isn't the Vatican supposed to be all about "The Truth Shall Set Thee Free" because, erm, Christian belief mandates it?
Not at all. There is nothing about that in Christianity.
Unless you consider a saying attributed to Jesus in the Gospel of John to be "in Christianity".
Wow! The Pope reads Slashdot!!!
whistle-blower who brought to light excessive overpayments on contracts to friendly suppliers was sent to the USA as punishment
Now that's just cruel and inhuman.
Maybe they sent him to where they thought he was needed most.
80% of the abuse was pederasty, adult men having sex with teenage boys
So they spent decades providing cover for those men, but now they're outraged that American nuns aren't sufficiently hostile to homosexuality.
Disgusting hypocrites.
Damn, I have mod points and I couldn't decide whether to mod this Funny or Flamebait. Guess I'll sit it out.
Sometimes flamebait is funny.
Funny that a religious organization would hunt down whistleblowers, but provide shelter for child molesters.
Do they know kung-fu?
Yes, but the 82-year-olds usually prefer to summon an angel to do the ass-kicking.
No need to justify it. The geeky amateurism is half of what makes Slashdot fun.
Most of us read comic books instead of Proust.
Obama ate a dog.
Funny, but while "Man Bites Dog" is news and "Dog Bites Man" isn't, the reverse is try when you switch 'Bites' to 'Eats'.
Perhaps they should had closed the CS department if their faculty is trolling Slashdot all the time. Why aren't you trying to get grants, or teaching undergrads?
If you don't get 30 FPs in the first seven years, no tenure.
Sounds like the combination to some idiot's lunch box.
Using base 8 is actually pretty sophisticated.
Oddly enough, I was telling my girlfriend just tonight that I'm not very visual, and tend to approach concepts best through symbols (numbers, words, etc.) I've always found graphical representations of math more-or-less useless (although they are cool sometimes) and prefer my math without the diagrams. She told me that I'm deeply weird. :)
Many educators think people have different learning modalities (hearing, seeing, touching, etc.), and suggest combining all of them when teaching, so that all the learners can benefit from what works best for them.
OTOH, some people think the whole idea is a crock. I don't have any opinion, though your anecdote seems to support the idea.
'eh The complex numbers are (one) logical extension of the real number system (aka 'number line'). Can't have a complex plane without two real number lines.
Or (for the anal retentive among us) one real number line and one imaginary number line.
It's sensible to keep your tank low - vehicles are more efficient if they aren't hauling extra fuel weight. Aircraft operators have this down to a fine art.
I prefer to let it run reasonably low (but not so low as to risk getting stranded), then fill it all the way up.
Because that means less stops at the pump.