I think the lesson there is: don't spin the headline. Never stop happening, of course, but if we really wanted fair news sources they should make the headline as non-biased as possible. The exact same story with two different headlines can, in fact, be taken two different ways. In fact both may be valid interpretations of the evidence as presented in the story, but a headline will lead 99% of people to one conclusion over the other.
Newspapers have known for years that you can put whatever the hell you want for a headline and people will believe it, even if the facts in the story don't support it. Hell, some news stories will directly contradict the headline... but they will do it towards the end. Most people don't read that far, so most readers end up believing whatever the headline says, no matter how stupid, sometimes even if they read the article itself. You could say that implies people are stupid, but I think it has more to do with the book-by-it's cover phenomenon. First impressions tend to carry through.
It's one thing to flirt. It is entirely another to be actually planing on using them, which by most accounts Apple was. I don't think this was just a gambit. AMD also would have given them a couple of advantages. Far superior GPU and better power efficiency (so I have heard, anyways), mainly. Probably would have been cheaper too, although that is just a guess.
Ah, you mean like Germany where the Samsung Tab got banned because it was a rectangle? I know people love saying "well, that's just them", but the reality is everyone is being affected by stupid laws like this. ACTA, anyone?
Sand is pretty easy, they know the composition from probes. Gravity is a bit harder, but I'm guessing you could adjust the density of the sand to reflect the weight/ size ratio on Mars, which would give you a pretty accurate duplication of Martian conditions. Not exact, but these kinds of physics rarely are.
Then, the timing of all the events had to be synchronized. At each site, the group put a cesium-based atomic clock, and synchronized it with the GPS signal. Then, they sent a portable atomic clock between the facilities to check. They then ran photons through a fiber optic cable between them, just to make sure.
Guess what the backbone of the entire Internet is? Fiber, mostly. Of course they didn't drill a direct hole, but they probably have direct fiber connections between the locations, if only to share scientific data. With the right adjustments, those links can be used to send reasonably accurate timing measurements, as a final near-instantaneous check.
They used fiber optics. The speed down the link is pretty well determined, as is the length. If it confirms the other measurements, then you know there is either a really serious problem with your physics or your other measurements were reliable. Wouldn't work too well by itself but as a check, it's a good idea.
Took me about 30 seconds of computation to figure out: probably. KE=1/2 M*v^2. M(mars atm)=~.01M(earth atm). v(e)=10MPH, v(m)=80MPH. Works out (very roughly) to the same KE needed if you account for the reduced gravity. I'm certainly no fluid dynamicist though.
I got considerably less, more in the order of 80 picoseconds (10^-12). Exact calculation here: Wolfram Alpha. t`= t/sqrt(1-v^2/c^2) Check exponents, I think you used km instead of m for c, which adds a few negative orders of magnitude to the result.
The difference they got was around 10^-9, so special relativistic clock drift wouldn't throw it off nearly enough. Might be other effects though.
Thank you, others pointed this out but you put it best. I had thought that the reigning theory was that neutrinos were massless. Turns out I should have read a little further.
Ummm, no? They didn't just use GPS clocks, they physically carried atomic clocks from one location to the other. Look up the actual science behind what they did, it's pretty interesting. Oh, and relativistic factors of GPS systems is pretty standard learning in basic science. Maybe there was a compounding effect that they missed... but I doubt it. That article is 100% pure speculation. And it's bullshit, quite frankly. Check out this: Ars article for what the team did. (They also ran photons between the sites to check the time, in addition to GPS and portable atomic clocks.)
The theory is that neutrinos are massless, and massless energy particles always travel at the speed of light (things like light and gravity. And neutrinos). Why is a slightly harder question, but essentially it comes down to "because they can."
It's called "enlightened self interest" and it's how capitalism should always work. Unfortunately, it doesn't. But don't complain when it does, as society as a whole benefits.
I wish I had mod points. A quick check on Wikipedia shows that this is in fact (quite likely) a cure (NOT a vaccine) with no serious side effects. Of a virus. That is worth money to study. AFAIK no-one actually has a cure for pretty much any virus yet (although there are some pretty effective drugs now). If this can in fact do that, then that is definitely worth it. Especially since the vaccine wouldn't work after symptoms show, meaning a lot of people would probably die from an outbreak.
First, a story about a Boeing "Penetrator". Now, a summary about balls. "In an attempt to finally "think of the children" Earl Beatty Publid school has prohibited students from playing with balls" practically shoves it in your face. Dick jokes... actually, are still pretty funny. Nevermind go right ahead.
The ban on hard balls being brought to school is a “proactive measure. It’s also a preventative measure,”
Yes. That would work as a preventative too. Most schools take a slightly... different approach, but I suppose banning balls period works too. To prevent head injuries.
Yeah I noticed that too. The way his neck is positioned he kinda looks Jim Carey-ish (you know how Jim Carey's neck always looks weird.) Some of those pics look... odd, to say the least. Cover Warwick's mouth and he looks like he wants to rip your throat out. I won't even touch Stallman... just like I wouldn't in real life.
Might want to read a little further: it specifically says you don't have to agree to it unless you want to distribute or modify it. And agreeing doesn't put any obligations on you, again, unless you distribute or modify.
No, but I would ask that the magnitude of two oppressions is different by several orders. Also, the reason for the protests is radically different. Long story short, comparing the two is... difficult.
Complain and protest all you want, I'd even encourage it (I think OWS has some valid points). Just make sure you don't exaggerate the situation too much.
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You mean for all those deaf people out there who can't use a keyboard but still have the physical dexterity to sign?
I'm honestly wondering what the point to that would be. Seems like any use case would be far better suited by some other method.
That sounds like something Hitler would say!
I think the lesson there is: don't spin the headline. Never stop happening, of course, but if we really wanted fair news sources they should make the headline as non-biased as possible. The exact same story with two different headlines can, in fact, be taken two different ways. In fact both may be valid interpretations of the evidence as presented in the story, but a headline will lead 99% of people to one conclusion over the other.
Newspapers have known for years that you can put whatever the hell you want for a headline and people will believe it, even if the facts in the story don't support it. Hell, some news stories will directly contradict the headline... but they will do it towards the end. Most people don't read that far, so most readers end up believing whatever the headline says, no matter how stupid, sometimes even if they read the article itself. You could say that implies people are stupid, but I think it has more to do with the book-by-it's cover phenomenon. First impressions tend to carry through.
On the list: "harder". I can understand a**f****r, but "harder"? WTF? (also, they have IDIOT and ID1OT and IDOIT... but not 1D10T. Noobs.)
Also on the list: lotion and period. Scientists with dry hands are gonna have some difficulties.
It's one thing to flirt. It is entirely another to be actually planing on using them, which by most accounts Apple was. I don't think this was just a gambit. AMD also would have given them a couple of advantages. Far superior GPU and better power efficiency (so I have heard, anyways), mainly. Probably would have been cheaper too, although that is just a guess.
Ah, you mean like Germany where the Samsung Tab got banned because it was a rectangle? I know people love saying "well, that's just them", but the reality is everyone is being affected by stupid laws like this. ACTA, anyone?
Sand is pretty easy, they know the composition from probes. Gravity is a bit harder, but I'm guessing you could adjust the density of the sand to reflect the weight/ size ratio on Mars, which would give you a pretty accurate duplication of Martian conditions. Not exact, but these kinds of physics rarely are.
Then, the timing of all the events had to be synchronized. At each site, the group put a cesium-based atomic clock, and synchronized it with the GPS signal. Then, they sent a portable atomic clock between the facilities to check. They then ran photons through a fiber optic cable between them, just to make sure.
Guess what the backbone of the entire Internet is? Fiber, mostly. Of course they didn't drill a direct hole, but they probably have direct fiber connections between the locations, if only to share scientific data. With the right adjustments, those links can be used to send reasonably accurate timing measurements, as a final near-instantaneous check.
All physics should be checked by experimental methods before being considered valid. Otherwise, all you are doing is mathematics.
They used fiber optics. The speed down the link is pretty well determined, as is the length. If it confirms the other measurements, then you know there is either a really serious problem with your physics or your other measurements were reliable. Wouldn't work too well by itself but as a check, it's a good idea.
Took me about 30 seconds of computation to figure out: probably. KE=1/2 M*v^2. M(mars atm)=~.01M(earth atm). v(e)=10MPH, v(m)=80MPH. Works out (very roughly) to the same KE needed if you account for the reduced gravity. I'm certainly no fluid dynamicist though.
I got considerably less, more in the order of 80 picoseconds (10^-12). Exact calculation here: Wolfram Alpha. t`= t/sqrt(1-v^2/c^2) Check exponents, I think you used km instead of m for c, which adds a few negative orders of magnitude to the result.
The difference they got was around 10^-9, so special relativistic clock drift wouldn't throw it off nearly enough. Might be other effects though.
Thank you, others pointed this out but you put it best. I had thought that the reigning theory was that neutrinos were massless. Turns out I should have read a little further.
Ummm, no? They didn't just use GPS clocks, they physically carried atomic clocks from one location to the other. Look up the actual science behind what they did, it's pretty interesting. Oh, and relativistic factors of GPS systems is pretty standard learning in basic science. Maybe there was a compounding effect that they missed... but I doubt it. That article is 100% pure speculation. And it's bullshit, quite frankly. Check out this: Ars article for what the team did. (They also ran photons between the sites to check the time, in addition to GPS and portable atomic clocks.)
The theory is that neutrinos are massless, and massless energy particles always travel at the speed of light (things like light and gravity. And neutrinos). Why is a slightly harder question, but essentially it comes down to "because they can."
It's called "enlightened self interest" and it's how capitalism should always work. Unfortunately, it doesn't. But don't complain when it does, as society as a whole benefits.
Heck, they could be really direct and block Google/Facebook for congressional IP ranges.
Now that would be ironic.
I wish I had mod points. A quick check on Wikipedia shows that this is in fact (quite likely) a cure (NOT a vaccine) with no serious side effects. Of a virus. That is worth money to study. AFAIK no-one actually has a cure for pretty much any virus yet (although there are some pretty effective drugs now). If this can in fact do that, then that is definitely worth it. Especially since the vaccine wouldn't work after symptoms show, meaning a lot of people would probably die from an outbreak.
Yes?
First, a story about a Boeing "Penetrator". Now, a summary about balls. "In an attempt to finally "think of the children" Earl Beatty Publid school has prohibited students from playing with balls" practically shoves it in your face. Dick jokes... actually, are still pretty funny. Nevermind go right ahead.
The ban on hard balls being brought to school is a “proactive measure. It’s also a preventative measure,”
Yes. That would work as a preventative too. Most schools take a slightly... different approach, but I suppose banning balls period works too. To prevent head injuries.
Yep: DNSChanger. Even works on Macs too!
Disclaimer: please do not blame me it you are actually stupid enough to try installing DNS Changer.
Yeah I noticed that too. The way his neck is positioned he kinda looks Jim Carey-ish (you know how Jim Carey's neck always looks weird.) Some of those pics look... odd, to say the least. Cover Warwick's mouth and he looks like he wants to rip your throat out. I won't even touch Stallman... just like I wouldn't in real life.
No you don't. Not to simply use it. See ClickThrough page which addresses this exact question. Shame on OP for not posting it.
Might want to read a little further: it specifically says you don't have to agree to it unless you want to distribute or modify it. And agreeing doesn't put any obligations on you, again, unless you distribute or modify.
No, but I would ask that the magnitude of two oppressions is different by several orders. Also, the reason for the protests is radically different. Long story short, comparing the two is... difficult.
Complain and protest all you want, I'd even encourage it (I think OWS has some valid points). Just make sure you don't exaggerate the situation too much.