If mankind colonizes space he will do the same thing he has done with every other fresh new piece of land on earth. He will consume resources until outer-space becomes an inhabitable wasteland.
Without reading the article and knowing precisely what the story was, I would say that they all cracked eachother's heads open and feasted on the goo inside.
> Diamonds actually don't last forever, actually. Thermodynamically, it's in the favor of the graphite form of carbon. So all diamonds will eventually turn into graphite.
Diamonds aren't forever, but they will last longer than your marriage.
> In conclusion, speciation by natural selection does occur (at least in a few cases demonstrably -- polar gulls, etc.), but I think there has to be another mechanism in there, and the evolutionary apologists don't seem to be coming up with a hypothesis [...]
You sound inquisitive enough to read more about evolution. There are other "mechanisms of evolution" listed at talkorigins' intro to evolutionary biology. Some of them are: mutation, genetic drift, gene flow, and of course natural selection.
That thought experiment looks like it was designed to generate big numbers and sow doubt in armchair evolutionary enthusiasts. I don't know any biologists personally, but they probably wouldn't bat an eyelash when presented with this thought experiment.
Change int tmp = rnd.nextInt(1); to int tmp = rnd.nextInt(2); and you might find that your program will work. You might also want to remove This will take a long time. from your output message.
> begs the question what is human? > if certain humans evoloved to have 6 toes, are they still human? well they think they are. how about 4 arms, an extra eye? at what point does a human cease to be human?
When the new-human population can't breed with plain old humans to produce fertile offspring, it would probably then be considered a different species.
> For example, "lions can spend as much time as 20 hours per day sleeping" -- wikipedia. At the same time, a gnu antilope (not GNU/Antilope) needs only about 6 hours of sleep per night. And yes, this is because of their diet.
Indeed. The lion's superior (in taste and nutrition) diet allows them to lounge around all day rather than constantly grazing like a gnu.
I think Vladimir Horowitz said that his transcription of Liszt's 2nd Hungarian Rhapsody was the most difficult piece for him. Some people consider Prokofiev's 2nd and 3rd concertos the most demanding. Balakirev's Islamey is also another good one as far as difficulty goes.
Just some ideas for anyone interested in knuckle-buster piano music. All great stuff.
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If mankind colonizes space he will do the same thing he has done with every other fresh new piece of land on earth. He will consume resources until outer-space becomes an inhabitable wasteland.
Nubile virgins.
Man, you've got balls.
You think that's air they're breathing?
Without reading the article and knowing precisely what the story was, I would say that they all cracked eachother's heads open and feasted on the goo inside.
I had my name drawn and won TIE fighter as a free prize. I was ripped off.
> I could've peed something in the snow better than that.
Come on, now you have to. It can be the official logo.
Try these obscure new slang words on for size:
w00t > Jubilation!
thx > Gratitude!
gj > Felicitations!
Now you get to be different from the mainstream once again.
> The "dot"?
The Department of Transportation.
Kindly refer to them as LOEG brand toy bricks.
> Diamonds actually don't last forever, actually. Thermodynamically, it's in the favor of the graphite form of carbon. So all diamonds will eventually turn into graphite.
Diamonds aren't forever, but they will last longer than your marriage.
> In conclusion, speciation by natural selection does occur (at least in a few cases demonstrably -- polar gulls, etc.), but I think there has to be another mechanism in there, and the evolutionary apologists don't seem to be coming up with a hypothesis [...]
You sound inquisitive enough to read more about evolution. There are other "mechanisms of evolution" listed at talkorigins' intro to evolutionary biology. Some of them are: mutation, genetic drift, gene flow, and of course natural selection.
That thought experiment looks like it was designed to generate big numbers and sow doubt in armchair evolutionary enthusiasts. I don't know any biologists personally, but they probably wouldn't bat an eyelash when presented with this thought experiment.
Change int tmp = rnd.nextInt(1); to int tmp = rnd.nextInt(2); and you might find that your program will work.
You might also want to remove This will take a long time. from your output message.
> begs the question what is human?
> if certain humans evoloved to have 6 toes, are they still human? well they think they are. how about 4 arms, an extra eye? at what point does a human cease to be human?
When the new-human population can't breed with plain old humans to produce fertile offspring, it would probably then be considered a different species.
Nonsense! They were designed that way. I'm sure there is some mention of these animals somewhere in The Bible.
We'll give you virus "protection" for a small monthly fee.
Nonsense! He'd make a great Java programmer.
The "yesterday's article about unrest at LinuxWorld" link in the Related Links sidebar points to http://linux.slashdot.org/__SLASHLINK__
I understand the consequences of this error are grave.
Scientists say these new findings strengthen the "big bang" theory.
> For example, "lions can spend as much time as 20 hours per day sleeping" -- wikipedia. At the same time, a gnu antilope (not GNU/Antilope) needs only about 6 hours of sleep per night. And yes, this is because of their diet.
Indeed. The lion's superior (in taste and nutrition) diet allows them to lounge around all day rather than constantly grazing like a gnu.
Axe wound.
>>I SHOWED her evolution in action (easy with the right lab equipment)
>Out of curiousity, what experiment did you perform? I can only guess it was something involving bacteria or fruit-flies..
He just showed her the big bang. She figured out the rest from there.
PI is exactly three.
Your ancestors must have refused to use fire to cook their meat. "No use flane! Ogg not even own fire pit."
I think Vladimir Horowitz said that his transcription of Liszt's 2nd Hungarian Rhapsody was the most difficult piece for him. Some people consider Prokofiev's 2nd and 3rd concertos the most demanding. Balakirev's Islamey is also another good one as far as difficulty goes.
Just some ideas for anyone interested in knuckle-buster piano music. All great stuff.