My personal feeling is that space must be finite and expanding with time, otherwise everywhere would be so full of light/heat/energy from the past that we would all be very toasty
no, the refrigerator does work moving heat to the outside in time with some of that energy thereafter unavailable to do work, increasing the overall entropy of the universe even though causing a local decrease of entropy inside
Uh, yes, that's how I learned it too, so it was the assumption underlying my question. Which you didn't actually address.
Note also that, unless Einstein had it all terribly wrong, time doesn't run at the same rate everywhere, so it's going to be a bit hard to pin the progress of time on the global entropy of the universe.
Not to imply that my question was *entirely* serious, but we do need a bit more on the relation between entropy and time.
From what I've read it was the dispersant chemicals (frothy gunk) that caused most of the damage. The oil by itself would have eventually been eaten by bacteria, and recycled back into the ecosystem (as happens with all dead plant matter).
A few gallons of liquefied dinosaur never hurt anyone!
on the firewall of china, then the closure of a controversial forced organ donation program. hm....
the optomistic me says china has finally decided to become a socialist democracy like switzerland. full healthcare for the masses, equal job for equal pay, clean air and fresh water and heck even a pound of tea and a stockpot of porkbelly for everyone. who needs the american trade model, lets cash in and build a better tomorrow for us all!
but seriously this is probably a controlled set of government reform actions designed to bolster trust and confidence in the chinese people. The party is largely viewed as a corrupt capitalist dictatorship, and has been the target of an escalating number of street protests recently.
TFA says the announcement wasn't linked to ethical concerns, but only to health concerns - high rates of fungus and bacterial infections in prisoners are causing problems for the recipients.
One of the biggest cause of the recent financial crisis was too little regulation of the financial industry. I do *not* want to do it again in 5 years.
Don't worry... in 5 years we still won't be recovered enough for another crisis.
For the many politicians who think the proper role of government is to prop up corporate profits, corporate income security interests *are* national security interests.
And certain corporations have determined that letting the public in on what's going on is definitely not in their interests. Those rebellious citizens might demand the politicians to make treaties that benefit citizens' rights rather than corporate profits. We can't allow that in a corpratocracy.
Really, why? If you can't think of a good reason for someone to use it - it's probably not for them. I've been a Linux desktop user for ages, and I'd find Windows horrible to go back to now, but I get that it's not the same for everyone.
Look, I'm not saying you shouldn't let people know Linux exists and show them how it could help them, but don't get obsessive about it.
Yeah, I'm always amused at the notion that we "should" market Linux. So long as there are enough participants to support a well-rounded free software environment, Linux will have its niche.
It's not competing with OSes sold for other niches.
Also, its purpose is to let geeks do stuff they want to do, not to saturate the consumer market or pump up someone's stock portfolio.
There's no reason for its creators, users, or proponents to do anything other than what they've always done.
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My personal feeling is that space must be finite and expanding with time, otherwise everywhere would be so full of light/heat/energy from the past that we would all be very toasty
You'll be interested in Olber's Paradox.
On the other issue, AIUI some cosmologists suspect/conjecture/speculate that the universe may be infinite in extent. (And not by wrapping.)
If I had a company that made the relevant toys, could I advertise them as "5G", or even "6G"?
Who decides what qualifies?
no, the refrigerator does work moving heat to the outside in time with some of that energy thereafter unavailable to do work, increasing the overall entropy of the universe even though causing a local decrease of entropy inside
Uh, yes, that's how I learned it too, so it was the assumption underlying my question. Which you didn't actually address.
Note also that, unless Einstein had it all terribly wrong, time doesn't run at the same rate everywhere, so it's going to be a bit hard to pin the progress of time on the global entropy of the universe.
Not to imply that my question was *entirely* serious, but we do need a bit more on the relation between entropy and time.
... And she was delighted
Wait... You have a female friend, and you're reading Slashdot???
We are but specs of dust blow around by time.
Profound!
Oh, l guess you meant "specks".
They're only 375 light years away.
Maybe the light took the scenic route.
Anonymous cowards are an illusion we use to make nonsense out of slashdot.
Slashdot is an illusion we use to make sense out of anonymous cowards.
time is not an illusion at all, it is the increase in entropy of the structures of the visible universe, it is a non-conserved state function
So, does time run backward in your freezer, and faster than normal around it?
I clicked this article just to see how far up the Santorum jokes were. Guess it was too obvious, huh?
Way too. I saw it when the front page said 0 comments, but when I clicked it there were two already there, both Santorum jokes.
You say this, and yet you're one of the people who's completely excusing Transocean of their part in all this...
I am?
Thanks, I didn't know that.
That's why Santorum supports more drilling.
When Santorum hears "Drill, Baby, Drill!", the seafloor isn't the first thing that crosses his mind.
From what I've read it was the dispersant chemicals (frothy gunk) that caused most of the damage. The oil by itself would have eventually been eaten by bacteria, and recycled back into the ecosystem (as happens with all dead plant matter).
A few gallons of liquefied dinosaur never hurt anyone!
We're sorry. We said we were sorry. Go away. Leave us alone.
I think the choice words were, "I want my life back."
It's hell when society expects corporations and rich people to take responsibility for something. That's for ordinary suckers.
I'm confused. I thought piracy never hurt anyone. How could someone go out of business because of it? Stupid cognitive dissonance!
Consumers steal; corporations just look after their investors' interests.
Given that this:
https://www.google.com/search?q=Rupert+Murdoch+and+Emperor+Palpatine
yields 16,000 results, I'm gonna go with "yes".
murdoch darth vader gives 1,220,000.
murdoch dick gives 9,080,000, but that ventures way beyond relevance.
Perhaps coincidence, but News Corp is selling its stake in NDS to Cisco, whose pockets are certainly deep enough to attract litigation.
Heh... I read that as "Cisco, whose packets are certainly deep enough"
Corporations are chartered by the government. Simple solution, revoke their charters when the violations stack on like we've seen with News Corp.
This is known as the "corporate death penalty".
You don't hear the term much anymore, because punishing corporations for malfeasance isn't exactly in vogue these days.
tsk, tsk, restructuring:
While (Current TV broken)
Buy one that suits your current needs. If it costs over $1000, reevaluate concept of "wants" and "needs". Buy it (you were going to anyway)
Don't forget to designate the new purchase as "Current TV", or you'll spend a lot of money before the loop terminates.
on the firewall of china, then the closure of a controversial forced organ donation program. hm....
the optomistic me says china has finally decided to become a socialist democracy like switzerland. full healthcare for the masses, equal job for equal pay, clean air and fresh water and heck even a pound of tea and a stockpot of porkbelly for everyone. who needs the american trade model, lets cash in and build a better tomorrow for us all!
but seriously this is probably a controlled set of government reform actions designed to bolster trust and confidence in the chinese people. The party is largely viewed as a corrupt capitalist dictatorship, and has been the target of an escalating number of street protests recently.
TFA says the announcement wasn't linked to ethical concerns, but only to health concerns - high rates of fungus and bacterial infections in prisoners are causing problems for the recipients.
You mean he didn't blame aliens?
I, for one, welcome our new Farting Martian overlords.
"XBMC site:slashdot.org" returns 6000 results, so they probably assume /. readers already know what it is.
I kill way too much time here, and I've never heard of it before.
One of the biggest cause of the recent financial crisis was too little regulation of the financial industry. I do *not* want to do it again in 5 years.
Don't worry... in 5 years we still won't be recovered enough for another crisis.
This bill is about a *lot* more than crowdsourcing, and not everyone thinks most of it is a good idea.
For the many politicians who think the proper role of government is to prop up corporate profits, corporate income security interests *are* national security interests.
And certain corporations have determined that letting the public in on what's going on is definitely not in their interests. Those rebellious citizens might demand the politicians to make treaties that benefit citizens' rights rather than corporate profits. We can't allow that in a corpratocracy.
Really, why? If you can't think of a good reason for someone to use it - it's probably not for them. I've been a Linux desktop user for ages, and I'd find Windows horrible to go back to now, but I get that it's not the same for everyone.
Look, I'm not saying you shouldn't let people know Linux exists and show them how it could help them, but don't get obsessive about it.
Yeah, I'm always amused at the notion that we "should" market Linux. So long as there are enough participants to support a well-rounded free software environment, Linux will have its niche.
It's not competing with OSes sold for other niches.
Also, its purpose is to let geeks do stuff they want to do, not to saturate the consumer market or pump up someone's stock portfolio.
There's no reason for its creators, users, or proponents to do anything other than what they've always done.