The original title (from Firehose) is "Thousands Help To Map Light Pollution". Somehow the editors have managed to make the headline worse by dropping the first word. Good job!
If titan is so full of organic compounds, would it have valuable resources we could mine, that aren't abundant on earth and might actually make it cost effective?
Get a few of these mutants made, let em breed, and harness the work.
A major reason why this won't ever be as economical as biodiesel production is that this requires mutant algae, as you said. This means the culture needs to be kept isolated from the outside world to keep it pure (the mutants have reduced fitness compared to wildtype algae). Biodiesel, on the other hand, is produced by wildtype algae that are capable of holding their own against competing organisms. If I had more time, I'd dig up photos of the respective bioreactor design. Hydrogen production requires sealed, sterile, glass containers, while biodiesel production simply requires an irrigated ditch.
No, "we" didn't need seven new wonders, but the company behind this poll took money in exchange for letting people vote multiple times. With the increased tourism revenue that being on this list would provide, one can expect that many governments would have taken advantage of this offer. This list was a scam, plain and simple. There are so many wonderful things in the world... what the hell is the point of identifying 7 "most popular" ones?
I thought Google's biggest opponents were the publishers. Are the libraries really allowed to dictate what happens to the books they hold? If that's the case, it really highlights a major difference in the attitudes regarding copyright on books VS music and films.
On the contrary, I think this is a perfect example of patents being an incentive to innovation:
With the expiration of a key patent, major gas-grill manufacturers, including market leader Char-Broil, have scrambled to bring infrared cooking to the masses with models in the $500 to $1,000 range. Previously, such grills cost as much as $5,000.
So Bill Best invented the grill, patented it and used his temporary monopoly to sell the grill for a high price and (presumably) made lots of money from his invention. Why shouldn't he be allowed to do this? It's not like an infra-red grill is a basic human necessity. Now the patent has expired, other companies are free to improve it and sell it for cheaper. Fine. That's why patents have a limited term of 20 years (and it's exactly why copyright should have a much shorter term too).
Not only is it more than twice the price, the Classmate PC is vastly inferior. Let me list the ways (stats taken from Wikipedia):
-XO has a 1200x900 screen which can be flipped around (tablet style) and converted into ultra-high resolution grayscale for displaying text. The refresh rate can automatically adjust (down to 0hz) to save battery power. The Classmate PC has an ordinary 800x480 LCD. -XO has a camera. Classmate doesn't. This article shows that the kids obviously like the camera. -XO has a large trackpad that can be used as a graphics tablet. Classmate has a standard trackpad. -XO operating system interface was designed from the ground up for this purpose. Classmate uses Windows XP Embedded. -XO promotes the concept of Free software. Classmate has a freakin' Trusted Computing Module installed!
3D cinema will never be accepted while you need to wear those cheap paper glasses. It will always be a gimmick. It doesn't matter if a major studio releases a children's school-holidays blockbuster in 3D - in fact that just makes it more gimmicky. Wake me up when a 3D film wins an Oscar for Best Picture.
If you're as confused as I was, it's because the name Delphi can apply to the language Object Pascal, as well as for the IDE used primarily for Object Pascal.
This article is about the IDE being used for PHP, so fans of Pascal syntax have nothing to get excited about.
It is just one of a wave of projects that are trying to tap the power of the human body
I'd say it's just one of a wave of projects that are trying to tap the venture capital being thrown at "environmental-yet-supposedly-profitable" schemes.
It showed that the potatoes did considerable damage to the rats' organs. Those in the "control groups" that were fed non-GM potatoes suffered ill-effects, but those fed GM potatoes suffered more serious organ and tissue damage.
Hold on... the non-GM potatoes still caused ill-effects? How much potato were they feeding these rats? Did they even cook them first? It seems like the only conclusion one can draw from this study is that "if you're eating so much potato that you get sick, GM potatoes will get you even sicker!"
Is anyone surprised by this? I bet people at Apple are already working on the successor to Leopard, which isn't even out yet. This is the way things are done.
With Apple's dominance of this particular market, there is still no guarantee whether Wal-mart will have any success with this program.
I'm not so sure of Apple's dominance. I'd like to see some statistics about this market, but I got the impression that the Xbox 360 HD Download service is very popular- possibly more than iTunes? This'll certainly start to change when the AppleTV comes out, though.
There are no photos of the GPS devices, but I imagine they are rugged, ugly things with a greyscale LCD screen and maybe you could get them confused with a cell phone from 1996. Did they honestly think a phone that ugly would sell?
I know thieves are stupid but wouldn't it be worthwhile knowing what you're stealing?
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Isn't millimeter wave the technology in the pain-inducing raygun?
Perhaps this is helps reduce the interference... no pesky animals between the transmitter and receiver!
The original title (from Firehose) is "Thousands Help To Map Light Pollution". Somehow the editors have managed to make the headline worse by dropping the first word. Good job!
If titan is so full of organic compounds, would it have valuable resources we could mine, that aren't abundant on earth and might actually make it cost effective?
A major reason why this won't ever be as economical as biodiesel production is that this requires mutant algae, as you said. This means the culture needs to be kept isolated from the outside world to keep it pure (the mutants have reduced fitness compared to wildtype algae).
Biodiesel, on the other hand, is produced by wildtype algae that are capable of holding their own against competing organisms.
If I had more time, I'd dig up photos of the respective bioreactor design. Hydrogen production requires sealed, sterile, glass containers, while biodiesel production simply requires an irrigated ditch.
anyone has ever suggested about computer security.
...to just make a gum that's safe to swallow?
Surely the mouth and tongue are also required for speech. How much information can you convey using just your larynx?
No, "we" didn't need seven new wonders, but the company behind this poll took money in exchange for letting people vote multiple times.
With the increased tourism revenue that being on this list would provide, one can expect that many governments would have taken advantage of this offer.
This list was a scam, plain and simple. There are so many wonderful things in the world... what the hell is the point of identifying 7 "most popular" ones?
I thought Google's biggest opponents were the publishers. Are the libraries really allowed to dictate what happens to the books they hold?
If that's the case, it really highlights a major difference in the attitudes regarding copyright on books VS music and films.
On the contrary, I think this is a perfect example of patents being an incentive to innovation:
With the expiration of a key patent, major gas-grill manufacturers, including market leader Char-Broil, have scrambled to bring infrared cooking to the masses with models in the $500 to $1,000 range. Previously, such grills cost as much as $5,000.
So Bill Best invented the grill, patented it and used his temporary monopoly to sell the grill for a high price and (presumably) made lots of money from his invention. Why shouldn't he be allowed to do this? It's not like an infra-red grill is a basic human necessity.
Now the patent has expired, other companies are free to improve it and sell it for cheaper. Fine. That's why patents have a limited term of 20 years (and it's exactly why copyright should have a much shorter term too).
"Ham Just As Bad As Spam"
Landline Holders Increasingly Older
So that explains the grey hair I found this morning! It's my damn landline.
Not only is it more than twice the price, the Classmate PC is vastly inferior. Let me list the ways (stats taken from Wikipedia):
-XO has a 1200x900 screen which can be flipped around (tablet style) and converted into ultra-high resolution grayscale for displaying text. The refresh rate can automatically adjust (down to 0hz) to save battery power. The Classmate PC has an ordinary 800x480 LCD.
-XO has a camera. Classmate doesn't. This article shows that the kids obviously like the camera.
-XO has a large trackpad that can be used as a graphics tablet. Classmate has a standard trackpad.
-XO operating system interface was designed from the ground up for this purpose. Classmate uses Windows XP Embedded.
-XO promotes the concept of Free software. Classmate has a freakin' Trusted Computing Module installed!
3D cinema will never be accepted while you need to wear those cheap paper glasses. It will always be a gimmick. It doesn't matter if a major studio releases a children's school-holidays blockbuster in 3D - in fact that just makes it more gimmicky.
Wake me up when a 3D film wins an Oscar for Best Picture.
If you're as confused as I was, it's because the name Delphi can apply to the language Object Pascal, as well as for the IDE used primarily for Object Pascal.
This article is about the IDE being used for PHP, so fans of Pascal syntax have nothing to get excited about.
So I won't get a Pi day, you insensitive clod!
By coincidence, I was just reading this paper yesterday:
Genetic and Environmental Influences on Religiousness: Findings for Retrospective and Current Religiousness Ratings.
They established that religiousness is somewhat inherited, with the hereditability increasing with age (as do some other traits, such as drug addiction and intelligence). The established this through twin studies.
It is just one of a wave of projects that are trying to tap the power of the human body
I'd say it's just one of a wave of projects that are trying to tap the venture capital being thrown at "environmental-yet-supposedly-profitable" schemes.
It showed that the potatoes did considerable damage to the rats' organs. Those in the "control groups" that were fed non-GM potatoes suffered ill-effects, but those fed GM potatoes suffered more serious organ and tissue damage.
Hold on... the non-GM potatoes still caused ill-effects? How much potato were they feeding these rats? Did they even cook them first?
It seems like the only conclusion one can draw from this study is that "if you're eating so much potato that you get sick, GM potatoes will get you even sicker!"
Company developing new product!
Is anyone surprised by this? I bet people at Apple are already working on the successor to Leopard, which isn't even out yet. This is the way things are done.
This'll certainly start to change when the AppleTV comes out, though.
But this is an interesting story, not a dupe, and Roland didn't provide a blogspam link. So what's the problem?
And why aren't you using that greasemonkey script?
How are you going to get bacteria into the cerebrospinal fluid? Inject them? If you're going to do that, why not just inject the drug?
There are no photos of the GPS devices, but I imagine they are rugged, ugly things with a greyscale LCD screen and maybe you could get them confused with a cell phone from 1996. Did they honestly think a phone that ugly would sell?
I know thieves are stupid but wouldn't it be worthwhile knowing what you're stealing?