Pennies aren't disappearing tomorrow, they're not being made anymore.
So over the next 4 years, when prices change anyways they'll change to the nearest nickel. For the same marketing reasons that now peg prices at 2.99 and 97c and such they'll tend to fall just below.
I'm torn about this, because I absolutely agree with you.
On the other hand, regardless of how complex the instrumentation is you really shouldn't have errors caused by loose wires make it to publication (even if they are presented as possible/probable errors).
For me, the simple fact that they put the data out there, hundreds of physicists said "it's your GPS" and they presented a second batch of results confirming the first *despite the fact that it was their GPS* is enough for there to be some hell to pay.
You could also try reading, while we're talking about trying new things.
I said my opinion of AGW doesn't fucking matter, and because you were so quick to jump on the bandwagon you couldn't be bothered to actually read it in context.
What I said was that both sides are wrong because it's an irrelevant discussion: The real reason to stop all of the over-consumption of toxins is because it *already has* destroyed important parts of our environment.
Knowing the future effects is important, and the science should continue. Trying to convince people that it's why they shouldn't drive so far to work or tone down the AC a little is stupid when there are a dozen reasons that aren't speculation.
I'm still pretty skeptical about AGW (though not global warming itself, the temperature records unquestionably and unsurprisingly show a warming trend).
But here's the thing: it doesn't fucking matter.
We are spewing toxins into the atmosphere at an alarming rate. Air advisories are more common by the year and I can barely stand being in big cities for an hour before the saturated odor of pollution gets to me (no not physically, I'm not a whiner about such things... it just... gets to me... I want away from it).
So why the fuck are we even discussing this in light of what might possibly happen if the data isn't as bogus as it seems at times and the models that have never been right might possibly be right this time?
All of the same things that allegedly contribute to AGW are polluting the air and water in real, tangible, short term ways. How about we focus on that right now and keep an eye on the still unanswered question of exactly what it means to the climate.
I'll tell you what, you set up a system equivalent to iTunes and then let me know how much legwork it is. Or you could stop being a retard about things you know nothing of.
I actually really like the U.K. proposal to do effectively this.
They want(ed) to link a train of cars to a lead car driven by a professional driver (only on motorways). You'd merge on, connect to the train (somehow, not physically) and bam, done.
Ah but see the problem is that, in a very broken way, it *is* cheaper.
You get a lower initial cost buy buying shit from skeevy chinese shops that you know are likely to screw you. But by the time the investigations and reporting is over the product is already in use and it's no longer a matter of getting the budget approved on a new bit of equipment. Once it's in the field it becomes much easier to get funding to fix a problem.
Yes, well this is why all of the top physicists in the world are still interested in the question of whether or not it's possible.
As I said not *all* models predict it as a possibility, however most of the current ones (as in, the ones since we've had particle accelerators that actually give us some meaningful information about these things) leave it as a possibility.
I've tried to get an answer to that question out of friends. I have absolutely no pirated music/games/video/software in my home and I can't imagine a reason to do so.
But some (most) of my friends pirate constantly, and as a developer this pisses me off. When I ask them about it they seem to feel entitled to it somehow.
It's nearly enough to stop being friends with them, but given the extremely small percentage of the country that doesn't pirate I think I'd be leading a lonely life.
Well if you're using some very broken interpretation of SR, sure... But unless you're living in a fantasy world where quantum mechanics doesn't exist then you're very mistaken.
What they lose is the "right" to charge less for it in other places, they can offer it free on iBooks just as they do elsewhere. You can change prices anytime you like.
Apple is doing a substantial amount of legwork for free (yes, free, even if you never actually sell a copy) and they don't want people getting the advertising and such from iBooks but encouraging people to direct-buy it for 20% less.
What you asked, yes wormholes are entirely based in science and the current mathematical models that we have for the universe generally state that they must be possible (in some cases, must exist). Not all, but many.
What you meant, is there any *truth* to wormholes; meaning were the sci-fi novels correct: No, not really. Unless you can move the ends of a wormhole there isn't much use to them; and the math is much less supportive of that.
However, generally speaking on average our current physics models say yes they are possible and yes they *may* be possible to create. However they say so in sort of the same way that they say travelling faster than light is possible (in that they don't expressly forbid it, but generally require infinite energy to actually get there).
Some other physics grads/docs will come and call me out for inaccuracies, but please understand I'm intentionally over-simplifying.
Exactly how many gigatons is "several million nuclear bombs"?
I mean, obviously it's largely irrelevant at the scales they're talking about and the layperson reads that as "several million times the hiroshima bomb" which is what they're going for. But can we stop dumbing down this shit and actually try to educate people just a little?
Latitude is maps/earth, and is even MORE about learning your location
Wallet/Checkout is about knowing your purchasing habits
Notebook, Reader, Sites, Contacts, Bookmarks, Docs and Play all fall under the same "we know what you like to do" data collection.
Yes, they have a few fringe products that are not directly aimed at finding what you do because they give the employees 20% do-whatever-you-like time.
You seem to really want Google not to be an ad company despite all evidence pointing to the contrary.
For the record, insurance companies could easily become ad companies... Does that make calling them insurance companies wrong? No, you're just being dense.
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So wrong it's not even funny.
Pennies aren't disappearing tomorrow, they're not being made anymore.
So over the next 4 years, when prices change anyways they'll change to the nearest nickel. For the same marketing reasons that now peg prices at 2.99 and 97c and such they'll tend to fall just below.
I'm torn about this, because I absolutely agree with you.
On the other hand, regardless of how complex the instrumentation is you really shouldn't have errors caused by loose wires make it to publication (even if they are presented as possible/probable errors).
For me, the simple fact that they put the data out there, hundreds of physicists said "it's your GPS" and they presented a second batch of results confirming the first *despite the fact that it was their GPS* is enough for there to be some hell to pay.
The penny should have gone some time ago, it's good that it's finally going away.
This will make exactly 1 difference, half of the stores will go from $3.98 to $3.95 and half will round to $4.
I'm fine with either, and since it will be about half and half it'll work out in the wash.
Well the inconvenience is decidedly temporary, whereas the savings are eternal.
You could also try reading, while we're talking about trying new things.
I said my opinion of AGW doesn't fucking matter, and because you were so quick to jump on the bandwagon you couldn't be bothered to actually read it in context.
What I said was that both sides are wrong because it's an irrelevant discussion: The real reason to stop all of the over-consumption of toxins is because it *already has* destroyed important parts of our environment.
Knowing the future effects is important, and the science should continue. Trying to convince people that it's why they shouldn't drive so far to work or tone down the AC a little is stupid when there are a dozen reasons that aren't speculation.
I'm still pretty skeptical about AGW (though not global warming itself, the temperature records unquestionably and unsurprisingly show a warming trend).
But here's the thing: it doesn't fucking matter.
We are spewing toxins into the atmosphere at an alarming rate. Air advisories are more common by the year and I can barely stand being in big cities for an hour before the saturated odor of pollution gets to me (no not physically, I'm not a whiner about such things... it just... gets to me... I want away from it).
So why the fuck are we even discussing this in light of what might possibly happen if the data isn't as bogus as it seems at times and the models that have never been right might possibly be right this time?
All of the same things that allegedly contribute to AGW are polluting the air and water in real, tangible, short term ways. How about we focus on that right now and keep an eye on the still unanswered question of exactly what it means to the climate.
Wow, you really are that dumb...
Well then there's no helping you.
I'll tell you what, you set up a system equivalent to iTunes and then let me know how much legwork it is. Or you could stop being a retard about things you know nothing of.
You have done absolutely nothing that could be considered intelligent. I'll give you discussion though.
Ah ha, I was just about to admit defeat and say I couldn't find the page anymore. It is EU not UK. They're apparently well into testing at this point.
http://www.sartre-project.eu/en/Sidor/default.aspx
I actually really like the U.K. proposal to do effectively this.
They want(ed) to link a train of cars to a lead car driven by a professional driver (only on motorways). You'd merge on, connect to the train (somehow, not physically) and bam, done.
You appear to have done more research on the reasons they can't exist than the reasons they can.
I encourage you to go and read up more on the variants of both "warp drives" and wormholes that are entirely consistent with current physics.
Ah but see the problem is that, in a very broken way, it *is* cheaper.
You get a lower initial cost buy buying shit from skeevy chinese shops that you know are likely to screw you. But by the time the investigations and reporting is over the product is already in use and it's no longer a matter of getting the budget approved on a new bit of equipment. Once it's in the field it becomes much easier to get funding to fix a problem.
Yes, well this is why all of the top physicists in the world are still interested in the question of whether or not it's possible.
As I said not *all* models predict it as a possibility, however most of the current ones (as in, the ones since we've had particle accelerators that actually give us some meaningful information about these things) leave it as a possibility.
Google bought double-click, idiot.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/14/technology/14DoubleClick.html
Thanks for playing.
I've tried to get an answer to that question out of friends. I have absolutely no pirated music/games/video/software in my home and I can't imagine a reason to do so.
But some (most) of my friends pirate constantly, and as a developer this pisses me off. When I ask them about it they seem to feel entitled to it somehow.
It's nearly enough to stop being friends with them, but given the extremely small percentage of the country that doesn't pirate I think I'd be leading a lonely life.
In general, Steam requires you to connect once every 48 hours.
So no, not constant at all
I see the idiot brigade is out (both your comment and the down mod)
Sales, Marketing, Distribution, DRM to name the major few things they do.
How many successful authors do you know that did all of that themselves (specifically before being published and getting rich)?
Well if you're using some very broken interpretation of SR, sure... But unless you're living in a fantasy world where quantum mechanics doesn't exist then you're very mistaken.
They in no way lose any of that "right".
What they lose is the "right" to charge less for it in other places, they can offer it free on iBooks just as they do elsewhere. You can change prices anytime you like.
Apple is doing a substantial amount of legwork for free (yes, free, even if you never actually sell a copy) and they don't want people getting the advertising and such from iBooks but encouraging people to direct-buy it for 20% less.
I'm pretty sure the US is so far gone that the only actual recourse is to start killing politicians.
Currently there is absolutely no way within the system (legal or not) to actually make the people responsible pay for what they've done.
If bad laws meant dead politicians (god knows you've given people lethal injections for less) there wouldn't be nearly as many.
What you asked, yes wormholes are entirely based in science and the current mathematical models that we have for the universe generally state that they must be possible (in some cases, must exist). Not all, but many.
What you meant, is there any *truth* to wormholes; meaning were the sci-fi novels correct: No, not really. Unless you can move the ends of a wormhole there isn't much use to them; and the math is much less supportive of that.
However, generally speaking on average our current physics models say yes they are possible and yes they *may* be possible to create. However they say so in sort of the same way that they say travelling faster than light is possible (in that they don't expressly forbid it, but generally require infinite energy to actually get there).
Some other physics grads/docs will come and call me out for inaccuracies, but please understand I'm intentionally over-simplifying.
Exactly how many gigatons is "several million nuclear bombs"?
I mean, obviously it's largely irrelevant at the scales they're talking about and the layperson reads that as "several million times the hiroshima bomb" which is what they're going for. But can we stop dumbing down this shit and actually try to educate people just a little?
Latitude is maps/earth, and is even MORE about learning your location
Wallet/Checkout is about knowing your purchasing habits
Notebook, Reader, Sites, Contacts, Bookmarks, Docs and Play all fall under the same "we know what you like to do" data collection.
Yes, they have a few fringe products that are not directly aimed at finding what you do because they give the employees 20% do-whatever-you-like time.
You seem to really want Google not to be an ad company despite all evidence pointing to the contrary.
For the record, insurance companies could easily become ad companies... Does that make calling them insurance companies wrong? No, you're just being dense.
As you can clearly see, the southern U.S. is in fact much more populated than 95% of the southern hemisphere.
http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/world_population.htm
Learn something outside the U.S. before trying to call other people on geography, yeah?
Thanks for playing though.
Oh I read the article, I suggest you stop being an ignorant twat.
In an area where space is absolutely not a concern, paying more to reduce the footprint of a system just won't happen.
Now if you'd like to stop being a moron we can move on.