Depending on how scratch-resistant the new screens are, this might actually be a plus in terms of device longevity. My DS Lite is unplayable now due to a loose connector somewhere in the clamshell hinge that's caused the top screen to white out.
It's descriptive. Like how the Nexus 7 (7" screen) preceded the Nexus 4 (4" screen). Unless Nintendo starts making breakthroughs in string theory, I don't think we're likely to see a 4+DS, the same way the 2nd generation Nexus 7 wasn't called the Nexus 8.
...but really it's no different than when Amazon started offering the Wi-Fi-only kindle: some people don't want the added feature, so Nintendo's giving them the option to get a device without it.
Ununpentium is a temporary IUPAC systematic element name derived from the digits 115, where "un-" represents Latin unum. "Pent-" represents the Greek word for 5, and it was chosen because the Latin word for 5 ("quin") starts with 'q', which would have caused confusion with flerovium (previously known as ununquadium), element 114.
From the sentence before the section I quoted, I think even "eka-bismuth" would be a better name.
Generally, Gore’s characterization of the links between global warming and hurricane intensity is a bit fast and loose.
Whereas Gore tells Klein hurricanes are “stronger now” due to manmade warming, the freshly leaked United Nations climate assessment is much more equivocal. Although the assessment says hurricane activity has become more intense in the Atlantic since 1970, there is “low confidence” of a human contribution.
You've got guys listening in on ex-wives, dropping in on calls from soldiers overseas, checking out what movie stars are up to...
Now, to be fair, a lot of this (as others have pointed out) is just what you would expect from a group of people given that kind of power, but the details match up so perfectly, I wonder if Sorkin was tipped off by someone.
A friend of mine set off the explosives detectors while trying to fly home for spring break. He hadn't been in contact with any cleaning products or fertilizers or anything like that, and he couldn't for the life of him figure out what the culprit could be.
In the end, it turned out it was his sweat-absorbing socks. I'm not a chemist, so I don't know precisely what it was in sweat that can set off their detectors (ammonia, maybe?), but for everyone's sake I hope TSA had some good hazmat disposal protocols for those things.
Of course, my friend is white, so no back-alley interrogation for him.
I acknowledge that the metaphor wasn't perfect, but (1) are there any Irish pagans left? (discounting the relatively modern phenomenon of Wicca, and, related, (2) pagans vs. Catholics doesn't have the same (recent) history of violence as Hindus vs. Muslims and Catholics vs. Protestants (for the record, I actually meant to say Anglican not Episcopalian--would that have made you happier?).
He's Hindu. Stereotypically, he's about as likely to commiserate with Muslim extremists as a KKK member would be to try to team up with Jewish groups. Oh wait.
This reminded me of last year's massacre at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin, where the gunman thought he was attacking a mosque.
Not that Muslims deserve to be targeted for hate crimes and unconstitutional detention any more than non-Muslims, but detaining a Hindu on suspicion of being a radical Muslim? It would be like detaining an Episcopalian on suspicion of being an IRA terrorist. After all, Whitey all looks the same...
Politicians and others can be effective communicators of climate science and guide us toward policy action, but they risk creating confusion and eroding public confidence in science when they make misrepresentative statements.
Awkwardly worded, I admit (the summary was getting long, and I didn't want to out-and-out plagiarize the source article). But the argument is that hurricane severity is measured in dollars of destruction, and in that case, the more likely culprit for increased property destruction was increased property to destroy.
Yeah, but it's the NWS who makes the call. Also, more relevantly, the data's not all back yet on whether climate change causes stronger hurricanes (a comment above suggests the reverse might be true). Climate change is real. I do not dispute that. And it's real enough that there's no need for hyperbole that only hurts the cause in the long run.
That was actually my point exactly in posting this article. In order to support the argument that climate change deniers are the ones who disregard reality, we need to make sure that climate change awareness "advocates" don't go around doing the exact same shit.
OP here. And my Ph.D and career take issue with your "non-scientist" characterization. My point in submitting the story (based on articles written by meteorologists) was not to "gratify" climate change deniers. On the contrary. It was to call out a man making stupid (and blatantly false) assertions. When climate change supporters exaggerate claims (like with that arctic methane bomb a few weeks back) or falsify data, it HURTS their (OUR) case rather than helping it. One of the biggest criticisms I (and other liberals) have of many conservatives is that they make shit up, bend "facts" to serve political agendas and completely ignore reality even it's staring them in the face. When Al Gore says that man is causing "category six" hurricanes when a UN report says there's no conclusive evidence that man is causing stronger hurricanes, and the NWS says there's nothing past Category Five, he's being alarmist, irrational and no better than the "deniers" he's giving ammunition to.
Yeah, that part of my comment was rather silly (though I agree with someone else who said that the real issue is that this article should never have been on Slashdot to begin with). I *assume* I was modded up more for the "kudos, WaPo, for disabling comments when you don't have an effective way of modding them." This opinion, I think, is pretty well validated, since they *are* allowing comments on a related blog post, and the comments are mostly along the lines of
Woke up, to news of "Chelsea Manning", a guy who says he is a chick,
He is doing time in prison, and no longer wants his ****.
I don't think anyone involved in/. is seriously considering making it possible to disable comments on articles. My point was really more that I applauded WaPo's decision, since they don't have any effective system in place for moderation (unlike/.)
Slashdot Mirror
Depending on how scratch-resistant the new screens are, this might actually be a plus in terms of device longevity. My DS Lite is unplayable now due to a loose connector somewhere in the clamshell hinge that's caused the top screen to white out.
It's descriptive. Like how the Nexus 7 (7" screen) preceded the Nexus 4 (4" screen). Unless Nintendo starts making breakthroughs in string theory, I don't think we're likely to see a 4+DS, the same way the 2nd generation Nexus 7 wasn't called the Nexus 8.
...but really it's no different than when Amazon started offering the Wi-Fi-only kindle: some people don't want the added feature, so Nintendo's giving them the option to get a device without it.
No defending the shape, though.
Well-known chemical elements include carbon, silicon and iron.
Sigh...
Ununpentium is a temporary IUPAC systematic element name derived from the digits 115, where "un-" represents Latin unum. "Pent-" represents the Greek word for 5, and it was chosen because the Latin word for 5 ("quin") starts with 'q', which would have caused confusion with flerovium (previously known as ununquadium), element 114.
From the sentence before the section I quoted, I think even "eka-bismuth" would be a better name.
Generally, Gore’s characterization of the links between global warming and hurricane intensity is a bit fast and loose. Whereas Gore tells Klein hurricanes are “stronger now” due to manmade warming, the freshly leaked United Nations climate assessment is much more equivocal. Although the assessment says hurricane activity has become more intense in the Atlantic since 1970, there is “low confidence” of a human contribution.
Seriously. How hard is it to file your taxes on time? Or to hire someone to do it for you?
Slashdotted yourself, looks like
You've got guys listening in on ex-wives, dropping in on calls from soldiers overseas, checking out what movie stars are up to...
Now, to be fair, a lot of this (as others have pointed out) is just what you would expect from a group of people given that kind of power, but the details match up so perfectly, I wonder if Sorkin was tipped off by someone.
2.2e6 kph = 0.002c...
294,585,994
A friend of mine set off the explosives detectors while trying to fly home for spring break. He hadn't been in contact with any cleaning products or fertilizers or anything like that, and he couldn't for the life of him figure out what the culprit could be.
In the end, it turned out it was his sweat-absorbing socks. I'm not a chemist, so I don't know precisely what it was in sweat that can set off their detectors (ammonia, maybe?), but for everyone's sake I hope TSA had some good hazmat disposal protocols for those things.
Of course, my friend is white, so no back-alley interrogation for him.
I acknowledge that the metaphor wasn't perfect, but (1) are there any Irish pagans left? (discounting the relatively modern phenomenon of Wicca, and, related, (2) pagans vs. Catholics doesn't have the same (recent) history of violence as Hindus vs. Muslims and Catholics vs. Protestants (for the record, I actually meant to say Anglican not Episcopalian--would that have made you happier?).
And go talk to all your muslim brothers
He's Hindu. Stereotypically, he's about as likely to commiserate with Muslim extremists as a KKK member would be to try to team up with Jewish groups. Oh wait.
The Independent newspaper said it was not disclosing the country where the base is located
Does someone on /. know something they're not supposed to be telling us?
This reminded me of last year's massacre at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin, where the gunman thought he was attacking a mosque. Not that Muslims deserve to be targeted for hate crimes and unconstitutional detention any more than non-Muslims, but detaining a Hindu on suspicion of being a radical Muslim? It would be like detaining an Episcopalian on suspicion of being an IRA terrorist. After all, Whitey all looks the same...
Politicians and others can be effective communicators of climate science and guide us toward policy action, but they risk creating confusion and eroding public confidence in science when they make misrepresentative statements.
Awkwardly worded, I admit (the summary was getting long, and I didn't want to out-and-out plagiarize the source article). But the argument is that hurricane severity is measured in dollars of destruction, and in that case, the more likely culprit for increased property destruction was increased property to destroy.
Yeah, but it's the NWS who makes the call. Also, more relevantly, the data's not all back yet on whether climate change causes stronger hurricanes (a comment above suggests the reverse might be true). Climate change is real. I do not dispute that. And it's real enough that there's no need for hyperbole that only hurts the cause in the long run.
That was actually my point exactly in posting this article. In order to support the argument that climate change deniers are the ones who disregard reality, we need to make sure that climate change awareness "advocates" don't go around doing the exact same shit.
OP here. And my Ph.D and career take issue with your "non-scientist" characterization. My point in submitting the story (based on articles written by meteorologists) was not to "gratify" climate change deniers. On the contrary. It was to call out a man making stupid (and blatantly false) assertions. When climate change supporters exaggerate claims (like with that arctic methane bomb a few weeks back) or falsify data, it HURTS their (OUR) case rather than helping it. One of the biggest criticisms I (and other liberals) have of many conservatives is that they make shit up, bend "facts" to serve political agendas and completely ignore reality even it's staring them in the face. When Al Gore says that man is causing "category six" hurricanes when a UN report says there's no conclusive evidence that man is causing stronger hurricanes, and the NWS says there's nothing past Category Five, he's being alarmist, irrational and no better than the "deniers" he's giving ammunition to.
What do you use as the NFC key? Only NFC device I can think of in my possession is, well, another phone.
https://play.google.com/store/search?q=fingerprint%20unlock&c=apps
Woke up, to news of "Chelsea Manning", a guy who says he is a chick,
He is doing time in prison, and no longer wants his ****.
I don't think anyone involved in /. is seriously considering making it possible to disable comments on articles. My point was really more that I applauded WaPo's decision, since they don't have any effective system in place for moderation (unlike /.)