IANAS, but doesn't less energy mean that the Earth will cool down? If I run my laptop with half a battery, it won't run hotter... in fact, after a long enough period, it'll cool down quite a bit
You misunderstood. CO2 buildup prevents energy being radiated beyond the earth's atmosphere. Less energy out of the system means more stays in the system, leading to a heat buildup. Like closing the windows on a glasshouse in the sun.
I may as well nitpick your nitpick.
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I've never met a bug that wasn't an insect.
Spider. Centipede. Woodlouse. Met any of these?
IIRC, the major features of insects are having six legs and a distinct head, thorax, and abdomen. Many small insect-like creatures don't have these.
There is an order of true bugs in the insect kingdom, but that's only one of the meanings of the word, and certainly the less used.
Oh, and nits aren't bugs, either. Formally, they're the eggs of lice, not the lice themselves.
Have I just thought of something incredibly important? Are the phase change characteristics of structural steel fully considered under temperature loading when designing large structures?
Relevant notes: Steel has a very complex set of materials characteristics depending on its heat treatment - tempering, quenching, so forth. The heat from a large fire could render calculations based on the supplied steel invalid. I'm sure national standards exist for this - perhaps they require review?
There's a theory that you can shed orbital velocity by 'skimming' off the atmosphere - entering a slight atmosphere, burning off some velocity through friction, while generating lift to leave the atmosphere again and dissipate heat at a more leisurely pace. This reduces the total amount of energy to lose when final re-entry is started.
It is aimed at adding control to games, but it has been noticed that it could also form the basis of a particularly inexpensive and well-designed chording keyboard.
It is not designed specifically to support the needs of people with limited dexterity.
So, you want a visible wavelength picture of the surface of a moon whose atmosphere totally obscures the surface? You'd be looking at the top layer of some orangy-brown clouds.
It could be any unusual deposit. The Iridium line from the K-T boundary is believed to come from a single meteorite impact; it's assumed that that particular meteorite contained unusual levels of iridium (or perhaps hit an iridium deposit?).
If you're looking for a boundary layer, it's a bit much to expect the same element to be the indicator, at least until we know more about the composition of meteorites.
They make piezo-electric actuators - does that count? (no parts move _relative_ to the others - the material stiffens or bends in response to current). Linky
I'd guess that compared to air, where O2 is floating around for the taking, removing it from its relatively meagre solution in water provides a significant energy barrier for organisms. If so, submerging wood won't prevent the decay process, but it will slow it considerably.
A friend of mine (in the UK) got a speeding fine. He found an old local by-law that said he could pay the fine in live chickens, to the equivalent value.
I have never studied it formally, but I believe it can be phrased similarly to your question: "Cognitive thought is impossible without a language or equivalent system of metaphors".
You'll find a lot of discussion on the web about it. Also, I believe Noam Chomsky has a great deal to say about it.
Forgive my lack of precise knowledge, but this might give you a starting point for further investigation.
IIRC, the Pentium-4 die was stripped of extraneous chip functions in order to maximise the clock speed. These more efficient parts of the chip were re-introduced in Pentium 4M, to enable the system to run more efficiently at lower clock speeds. Perhaps the actual transistors themselves are on both chips, but only enabled in one format or the other.
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I suspect this means that emergency calls OUT to police, fire, ambulance services can still be made FROM the theatre.
IANAS, but doesn't less energy mean that the Earth will cool down? If I run my laptop with half a battery, it won't run hotter... in fact, after a long enough period, it'll cool down quite a bit
You misunderstood. CO2 buildup prevents energy being radiated beyond the earth's atmosphere. Less energy out of the system means more stays in the system, leading to a heat buildup. Like closing the windows on a glasshouse in the sun.
I've never met a bug that wasn't an insect.
Spider. Centipede. Woodlouse. Met any of these?
IIRC, the major features of insects are having six legs and a distinct head, thorax, and abdomen. Many small insect-like creatures don't have these.
There is an order of true bugs in the insect kingdom, but that's only one of the meanings of the word, and certainly the less used.
Oh, and nits aren't bugs, either. Formally, they're the eggs of lice, not the lice themselves.
Check the sig...
Actually, I prefer to think of data as unstructured until it is given a structure (context). At that point, it becomes information.
Data + Context => Information
Information + Comprehension => Knowledge
Knowledge + Experience => Intelligence
Intelligence + Intuition => Wisdom
Have I just thought of something incredibly important? Are the phase change characteristics of structural steel fully considered under temperature loading when designing large structures?
Relevant notes: Steel has a very complex set of materials characteristics depending on its heat treatment - tempering, quenching, so forth. The heat from a large fire could render calculations based on the supplied steel invalid. I'm sure national standards exist for this - perhaps they require review?
There's a theory that you can shed orbital velocity by 'skimming' off the atmosphere - entering a slight atmosphere, burning off some velocity through friction, while generating lift to leave the atmosphere again and dissipate heat at a more leisurely pace. This reduces the total amount of energy to lose when final re-entry is started.
We think light is fast, but wherever it goes, dark has always got there first.
Apologies to Terry Pratchett.
It is aimed at adding control to games, but it has been noticed that it could also form the basis of a particularly inexpensive and well-designed chording keyboard.
It is not designed specifically to support the needs of people with limited dexterity.
The solution to this is to use wicks for the liquid: capillary motion draws liquid in, evaporation causes gas to flow out.
IIRC one of my university professors designed something like this for one of the early Cray mainframes.
So, you want a visible wavelength picture of the surface of a moon whose atmosphere totally obscures the surface? You'd be looking at the top layer of some orangy-brown clouds.
Somehow I think that would be less interesting.
According to the Tom's Hardware link above.
Didn't the US Administration say they'd only cooperate with the Galileo project if the resolution was reduced?
No, not yet.
It could be any unusual deposit. The Iridium line from the K-T boundary is believed to come from a single meteorite impact; it's assumed that that particular meteorite contained unusual levels of iridium (or perhaps hit an iridium deposit?).
If you're looking for a boundary layer, it's a bit much to expect the same element to be the indicator, at least until we know more about the composition of meteorites.
They make piezo-electric actuators - does that count? (no parts move _relative_ to the others - the material stiffens or bends in response to current). Linky
"Any sufficiently advanced magic is indistinguishable from technology." - Terry Pratchett
s'ok, it's only quite literally. Which is, of course, another hornet's nest of vipers entirely. Much like mixed metaphors.
No cite. Just a sworn testimony from a trusted friend. Seriously, some people can still do the believing their friends thing.
Also, it's rural yorkshire. Not a lot of press everywhere.
Once again, to the best of my knowledge this is a true story.
Number of geeks who modded this up: zero
I'd guess that compared to air, where O2 is floating around for the taking, removing it from its relatively meagre solution in water provides a significant energy barrier for organisms. If so, submerging wood won't prevent the decay process, but it will slow it considerably.
Don't shout, they'll all want one...
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Sorry.
I'll get my coat.
PS. Aw damn. Just noticed your nick. That's subliminableness for you.
PPS Bushism intended.
A friend of mine (in the UK) got a speeding fine. He found an old local by-law that said he could pay the fine in live chickens, to the equivalent value.
Hilarity ensued, of course.
I have never studied it formally, but I believe it can be phrased similarly to your question: "Cognitive thought is impossible without a language or equivalent system of metaphors".
You'll find a lot of discussion on the web about it. Also, I believe Noam Chomsky has a great deal to say about it.
Forgive my lack of precise knowledge, but this might give you a starting point for further investigation.
Your post contains some errors, I believe.
IIRC, the Pentium-4 die was stripped of extraneous chip functions in order to maximise the clock speed. These more efficient parts of the chip were re-introduced in Pentium 4M, to enable the system to run more efficiently at lower clock speeds. Perhaps the actual transistors themselves are on both chips, but only enabled in one format or the other.