"statistically, every molecule of H2O has at some time been inside a creature."
Theres a lot more water out there than you know about
The water in comets might be dirty, but hasn't been in any creature. Europa, Saturns rings, Kuiper belt objects, the Oort cloud, theres more H2O not on this planet than there is on Earth, and thats just in this solar system.
" Users in Western Australia, NSW, Victoria and South Australia took to Twitter, Facebook and broadband forum Whirlpool to post their frustrations to the country's second largest DSL internet service provider."
Obviously it wasn't the whole of Australias internet that was affected
How do they get on in the outback? It must get near 50C there
One thing about global warming though - when it gets hot enough the ocean will dry up and they should be able to spot MH370 easily
Sure it would be the fastest transPacific transport, but who can afford it. Some of the flight is going to be in microgravity, There goes your lunch And of course if something goes wrong, your chances of survival are zero as well. Similar to space tourism I guess
Its better with to ones that have a bag. Those ones with just a cylindrical plastic container that you just tip into the garbage can - even if you don't spill it, some of the smaller particles are going to get back into the air that you breathe.
Yeah, if you shift the "best growing climate zone" away from the equator and toward the poles, you will find there is less area available, and even less area in the south of the southern hemisphere.
The cost of a large smartphone is hidden by the contract. With a tablet you pay full price up front.
Most of the time I am using my phone for reading, or for playing music. The Galaxy Note3 works well for that, and its more portable than my Kindle fire HDX 8.9
Its not just the temperature, its also the humidity.
In the winter when it gets very cold it also gets very dry which is bad for your skin, and for your respiratory system. The dewpoint of the outside air right now is below 250K, so if you warm that air up to a comfortable temperature (around 291K) you are left with only 2% relative humidity.
Fortunately here at home I have a humidifier and its about 40% RH
Since October I have been charged sales tax on individual Ebook purchases. So if the Kindle Unlimited subscription does not get charged sales tax then it would be worth it for me. But I want to find out before I sign up.
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I have a Galaxy Note 3 from Verizon, I have to wait for Verizon to get their a into g
And it looks like most (non-phone)tablets come witht KitKat when you buy them.
It used to be said that Venus was an 'Earth-like' planet
Yeah that scene from Lexx did cross my mind when I read this headline
THe other thing that came to mind was a suficiently fast bussard ramscoop. Poul Anderson wrote a story "Tau Zero" in the 70's
"A form of life that utilizes all the energy of a star is an astrovore"
Or a type II civilization
(By Michio Kaku's definition
BTW I hear he is now advertising hydrogen cars for Toyota
"statistically, every molecule of H2O has at some time been inside a creature."
Theres a lot more water out there than you know about
The water in comets might be dirty, but hasn't been in any creature.
Europa, Saturns rings, Kuiper belt objects, the Oort cloud, theres more H2O not on this planet than there is on Earth, and thats just in this solar system.
Just wait thousands of years and then not put the clocks forward in march
" Users in Western Australia, NSW, Victoria and South Australia took to Twitter, Facebook and broadband forum Whirlpool to post their frustrations to the country's second largest DSL internet service provider."
Obviously it wasn't the whole of Australias internet that was affected
How do they get on in the outback? It must get near 50C there
One thing about global warming though - when it gets hot enough the ocean will dry up and they should be able to spot MH370 easily
Try something more challenging:
Between New Zealand and Spain
Sure it would be the fastest transPacific transport, but who can afford it.
Some of the flight is going to be in microgravity, There goes your lunch
And of course if something goes wrong, your chances of survival are zero as well.
Similar to space tourism I guess
My hovercraft is full of eels
"...and the best part is they have Nukes!
Which according to The History Channel were also invented in India thousands of years ago!"
No, it was the aliens that invented them, and the flying machines and stuff, and the indians thought they were gods...
"Ancient Aliens" new episodes on the H2 channel, with expert opinion from Eric Von Daniken
I look forward to the article in Disco Ver magazine
Since when do they melt down hard drives?
I thought they had to be carefully taken apart and the toxic materials removed to the special areas so they don't contaminate the environment.
Its probably best to read the instructions
Its better with to ones that have a bag. Those ones with just a cylindrical plastic container that you just tip into the garbage can - even if you don't spill it, some of the smaller particles are going to get back into the air that you breathe.
Do they have a built in "name-your-price" tool, or just find you the best rates on your car insurance?
Alternatively, like rose-tinted glasses for liberals
Yeah, if you shift the "best growing climate zone" away from the equator and toward the poles, you will find there is less area available, and even less area in the south of the southern hemisphere.
OTOH lifetime risk of death (by whatever cause) is 100%
Why TF don't Apple have a slot for microSD card ike most smartphones these days.
Anyway I gave up on Apple in 1988
We should switch to using Cardassian Codes - the NSA and their Vulcan advisors won't be able to decrypt that.
Doesn't everybody on /. use LibreOffice nowdays
The cost of a large smartphone is hidden by the contract.
With a tablet you pay full price up front.
Most of the time I am using my phone for reading, or for playing music. The Galaxy Note3 works well for that, and its more portable than my Kindle fire HDX 8.9
Its not just the temperature, its also the humidity.
In the winter when it gets very cold it also gets very dry which is bad for your skin, and for your respiratory system.
The dewpoint of the outside air right now is below 250K, so if you warm that air up to a comfortable temperature (around 291K) you are left with only 2% relative humidity.
Fortunately here at home I have a humidifier and its about 40% RH
My question is: Do they charge sales tax?
Since October I have been charged sales tax on individual Ebook purchases. So if the Kindle Unlimited subscription does not get charged sales tax then it would be worth it for me.
But I want to find out before I sign up.
. /me is in MN
But to claim it under warranty, you have to return it to the manufacturer
But what about the 2nd Amendment?
The right to bear arms includes swords as well as guns. Swords were more common when the constitution was written.