In addition to your prescription glasses, you should be wearing safety glasses. Polycarbonate (what safety glasses are made of) absorbs like hell in the UV. If you want to test, just take a TLC plate and put a pair of whatever eyewear between it and the UV lamp. the once glowing silica should now be dark (if it is absorbing properly).
This is perhaps the most reasonable approach to RFID technology that I have read on slashdot. A simple idea to combat a complex problem. Thank you, you've made my day.
Not automatically, but as of 10.4 there is an option to "Use secure virtual memory". I assume that means encryption of swap files since it drags my old ibook to a screeching halt.
It reminds me of a story in "The Code Book" or something like that where, in the 17-1800's, people would make their own ciphers to communicate to one another. In particular, they would write to one another in the paper's classified ads with the enciphered text (apparently because it cost less to ship a paper rather than the letter). Armchair cryptanalysts would then have fun breaking these ciphers.
One particular story that was amusing was of a cipher that was broken by one of these cryptanalysts that was from a teenager to his/her teenage significant other, suggesting they leave their respective homes in the middle of the night to leave town together. The analyst saw this letter and enciphered a response telling them not to do so and to mind their parents.
I brought up this long story because when I saw your post, I thought it might be interesting to bring the full force of/. onto this "problem", crack the code and have a little fun with whomever is writing these.
I only wish more people used gpg/pgp. Unfortunately, I know only one other person that I regularly correspond with that also uses it. Unfortunately, it's my fianceé and I kind of forced it on her. Though it does give me hope that given a proper setup, she's able to use it easily and fairly seamlessly. Perhaps someday more people will catch on.
On second thought I should have probably put sarcasm tags around that. Before someone takes that the wrong way and jumps down my throat, I, in no way, endorse this sort of policy.
Here is a link to the actual project
It's interesting. I messed around with it a little today. I don't know if or what people outside MIT can see on it though.
The "author" of the real world (God?) "intended" the room to be 1000 times brighter by slamming 1000 times more protons onto your retina, but your brain normalizes things to make the world easier to comprehend.
Yeah, that kind of pissed me off. I listened to those two damned rabbits talking....very....slowly to find that this crap isn't even directed at me. Once again, gamespot has angered me.
Yeah, I looked at the spectrum after I posted it. It's coming close though. I just hoped no one would call me on it:-)
I assumed microwaves because of the interference that band gets from the ovens of the same name, but I suppose that is just from the inability to control frequencies in that slightly higher range.
Actually, in the special features on the DVD, they comment about how cheap this series was to produce. And I have to admit, I would have guessed otherwise, because it is done so well.
Thank you for your condescending attitude. Perhaps it may be of use to you too look at your linked references. Also, you may want to google "triclosan", a common ingredient in antibacterial soaps.
The first hit I received from "mechanism of triclosan" was this:
So as you can see, triclosan affects the cell chemically.
Now, when these soaps say they kill 99.9% of all germs, guess which 0.1% they're not killing. I'll also give you another guess as to which ones keep reproducing.
Triclosan isn't the only antibacterial, for example, bleach (sodium hypochlorite) is also commonly used. Here is a reference to bacterial resistance to bleach. (Actually I was quite surprised myself to see this)
Kearns AM, Freeman R, Lightfoot NF (1995). "Nosocomal enterococci: resistance to heat and sodium hypochlorite." J Hosp Infect 30(3): 193-199.
I would love to continue this diatribe, but I have a chemistry Ph.D. to complete.
1) There are antibacterial soaps out there. They started out in places like operating rooms and hospitals, however in recent years have been permeating our homes and society by the ultrahygenic movement.
2) Soap itself does not kill bacteria. It helps you to remove loose, dead cells on the surface of your skin to which the bacteria are clinging. The water washes it away.
As someone with an embarrassingly-encyclopedic knowledge of the movies*, I'd say Episodes I-III are as good as (and maybe better) than Episodes IV-VI.
You know, if you reference a footnote, you should probably put it in your post somewhere.
My fiancee and I have been watching the set over the last couple days, and one thing that struck me was in the episode when Mal and Wash get captured by the sadist guy (I can't remember his name), both the sadist and Book mention something about a Chinese philosopher.
Now, here's my theory, both Book and the sadist were students of some sort together and were exposed (during the war) to carnage. Book went one way, the sadist went the other (morally speaking).
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In addition to your prescription glasses, you should be wearing safety glasses. Polycarbonate (what safety glasses are made of) absorbs like hell in the UV. If you want to test, just take a TLC plate and put a pair of whatever eyewear between it and the UV lamp. the once glowing silica should now be dark (if it is absorbing properly).
Because cold due to vacuum is different than cold due to liquid He.
This is perhaps the most reasonable approach to RFID technology that I have read on slashdot. A simple idea to combat a complex problem. Thank you, you've made my day.
Not automatically, but as of 10.4 there is an option to "Use secure virtual memory". I assume that means encryption of swap files since it drags my old ibook to a screeching halt.
It reminds me of a story in "The Code Book" or something like that where, in the 17-1800's, people would make their own ciphers to communicate to one another. In particular, they would write to one another in the paper's classified ads with the enciphered text (apparently because it cost less to ship a paper rather than the letter). Armchair cryptanalysts would then have fun breaking these ciphers.
/. onto this "problem", crack the code and have a little fun with whomever is writing these.
One particular story that was amusing was of a cipher that was broken by one of these cryptanalysts that was from a teenager to his/her teenage significant other, suggesting they leave their respective homes in the middle of the night to leave town together. The analyst saw this letter and enciphered a response telling them not to do so and to mind their parents.
I brought up this long story because when I saw your post, I thought it might be interesting to bring the full force of
The sphere grid is at the top of my list for leveling up mechanisms in any of the RPG's I've played.
I only wish more people used gpg/pgp. Unfortunately, I know only one other person that I regularly correspond with that also uses it. Unfortunately, it's my fianceé and I kind of forced it on her. Though it does give me hope that given a proper setup, she's able to use it easily and fairly seamlessly. Perhaps someday more people will catch on.
On second thought I should have probably put sarcasm tags around that. Before someone takes that the wrong way and jumps down my throat, I, in no way, endorse this sort of policy.
"I have nothing to hide" etc, etc...
Here is a link to the actual project It's interesting. I messed around with it a little today. I don't know if or what people outside MIT can see on it though.
The "author" of the real world (God?) "intended" the room to be 1000 times brighter by slamming 1000 times more protons onto your retina, but your brain normalizes things to make the world easier to comprehend.
To condense your point, our eyes work on a pseudologarithmic scale
The paper I'm using currently has a refresh of roughly 10^-2 Hz, depending on how good my eraser is.
However, the grandparent post was speaking of a television display type application. That's the point I was referring to.
Four levels of grey I could probably handle for a TV, but the 1 Hz refresh rate that I would have problems with.
Yeah, that kind of pissed me off. I listened to those two damned rabbits talking....very....slowly to find that this crap isn't even directed at me. Once again, gamespot has angered me.
Yeah, I looked at the spectrum after I posted it. It's coming close though. I just hoped no one would call me on it :-)
I assumed microwaves because of the interference that band gets from the ovens of the same name, but I suppose that is just from the inability to control frequencies in that slightly higher range.
Not to mention TFA talks about it powering off the console.
Technically, 2.4Ghz is microwave, not RF, and IR is just IR.
It was slashdotted when I tried to see it.
But then again, isn't that what mirrordot is for?
Actually, in the special features on the DVD, they comment about how cheap this series was to produce. And I have to admit, I would have guessed otherwise, because it is done so well.
Thank you for your condescending attitude. Perhaps it may be of use to you too look at your linked references. Also, you may want to google "triclosan", a common ingredient in antibacterial soaps.
The first hit I received from "mechanism of triclosan" was this:
Mechanism of Triclosan Inhibition of Bacterial Fatty Acid Synthesis (I apologize if you can't see this, I'm at a university and never know if people can see the links to journals I post)
So as you can see, triclosan affects the cell chemically.
Now, when these soaps say they kill 99.9% of all germs, guess which 0.1% they're not killing. I'll also give you another guess as to which ones keep reproducing.
Triclosan isn't the only antibacterial, for example, bleach (sodium hypochlorite) is also commonly used. Here is a reference to bacterial resistance to bleach. (Actually I was quite surprised myself to see this)
Kearns AM, Freeman R, Lightfoot NF (1995). "Nosocomal enterococci: resistance to heat and sodium hypochlorite." J Hosp Infect 30(3): 193-199.
I would love to continue this diatribe, but I have a chemistry Ph.D. to complete.
1) There are antibacterial soaps out there. They started out in places like operating rooms and hospitals, however in recent years have been permeating our homes and society by the ultrahygenic movement.
2) Soap itself does not kill bacteria. It helps you to remove loose, dead cells on the surface of your skin to which the bacteria are clinging. The water washes it away.
Heh, it seems we have something in common then.
And I guess if I post a snarky comment to slashdot, I should probably preview my posts. I'm going back to my hiding spot now.
As someone with an embarrassingly-encyclopedic knowledge of the movies*, I'd say Episodes I-III are as good as (and maybe better) than Episodes IV-VI. You know, if you reference a footnote, you should probably put it in your post somewhere.
My fiancee and I have been watching the set over the last couple days, and one thing that struck me was in the episode when Mal and Wash get captured by the sadist guy (I can't remember his name), both the sadist and Book mention something about a Chinese philosopher.
Now, here's my theory, both Book and the sadist were students of some sort together and were exposed (during the war) to carnage. Book went one way, the sadist went the other (morally speaking).