They only filmed Lord of the Rings over there because the landscape is so flat and featureless, it's easy to mark and 3D track for the later addition of CGI mountains.
Felons are barred from running for the office of President, correct?
If I remember the ending of Eddie Murphy's 1992 comedy The Distinguished Gentleman correctly, and I'm pretty sure I do, they are not. And I dare you to come up with a better citation than that!
At higher energies, we can split that nucleus apart into protons and neutrons, and at still higher ones, into individual quarks
In one sense that seems to be something you really can't do. The force between free quarks increases with distance to about 10,000N, then remains constant (no, I have no idea how this makes any sense, but it's what I read). Any force sufficient to tear two quarks apart is sufficient to generate new quarks which then bind with the "free" quarks. So you never see quarks by themselves.
IANAP, though. Does the above really mean that if you had two free quarks separated by a kilometre or a light year, that there would still be that constant 10,000N force between them?
Like when I send an email to just one email address, and every other email address on the planet doesn't receive it? It's censorship on a global scale!
Yeah, I think I recall someone trying to give a brief explanation on a BBC science documentary a while ago. He drew some wiggly lines, then gave up and just said something along the lines of "...and it all just adds up to come out the way it does."
It doesn't help when you find out things like the fact that the path light takes going from A to B is the shortest possible (in terms of time) through however many different materials are placed in its way. How does it know?!
When the statistics were publicized, some talented surgeons with higher-than-expected mortality statistics lost their operating privileges, while others, whose risk aversion had earned them lower-than-predicted rates, used the report cards to promote their services in advertisements."
So just grade them on talent and/or risk aversion. The quote above implies that both are identifiable qualities.
In reality, we now know that in transparent materials, a photon striking the surface passes some of its energy to the next molecule, releasing another photon, which does the same, etc., etc.
IANAP, but isn't that exactly what doesn't happen in transparent materials?
When photons (individual packets of light energy) come in contact with the valence electrons of atom, one of several things can and will occur:
An electron absorbs all of the energy of the photon, some of which is lost via the electron dropping between non radiative energy levels and the rest re-emitted at a lower energy. This gives rise to luminescence, fluorescence and phosphorescence.
An electron absorbs the energy of the photon and sends it back out the way it came in. This results in reflection or scattering.
An electron cannot absorb the energy of the photon and the photon continues on its path. This results in transmission (provided no other absorption mechanisms are active).
An electron selectively absorbs a portion of the photon[clarification needed], and the remaining frequencies are transmitted in the form of spectral color.
Under phylogenetic taxonomy, dinosaurs are usually defined as the group consisting of Triceratops, Neornithes [modern birds], their most recent common ancestor (MRCA), and all descendants
A lot of people seem to be flipping out over this without understanding that 10 years is the maximum sentence. 10 years for ripping a DVD? No, that's not going to happen. 10 years for flogging a few knock-off DVDs at the local street market? No, that's not going to happen either.
10 years for getting hold of studio-quality raw data and selling access to it for £5 each to thousands of people, which eventually floods the market and ruins a studio's sales? That might get you on your way.
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Last day we released Tomb version 2.1
Hyper cool, friend!
My absolute favorite is actually when a video site has video ads
Ads? What is "ads"?
They only filmed Lord of the Rings over there because the landscape is so flat and featureless, it's easy to mark and 3D track for the later addition of CGI mountains.
Felons are barred from running for the office of President, correct?
If I remember the ending of Eddie Murphy's 1992 comedy The Distinguished Gentleman correctly, and I'm pretty sure I do, they are not. And I dare you to come up with a better citation than that!
I remember a story about a guy who was said to have claimed that he did that. I don't think we ever actually heard the real truth of it, though.
Four-legged Snake Fossil Interests Scientists, Ignites Scientific Interest
FTFY.
Hey, it's a serious medical condition.
It's clearly run by some scumbag hacker. I just went there, and he had all my files!
At higher energies, we can split that nucleus apart into protons and neutrons, and at still higher ones, into individual quarks
In one sense that seems to be something you really can't do. The force between free quarks increases with distance to about 10,000N, then remains constant (no, I have no idea how this makes any sense, but it's what I read). Any force sufficient to tear two quarks apart is sufficient to generate new quarks which then bind with the "free" quarks. So you never see quarks by themselves.
IANAP, though. Does the above really mean that if you had two free quarks separated by a kilometre or a light year, that there would still be that constant 10,000N force between them?
Like when I send an email to just one email address, and every other email address on the planet doesn't receive it? It's censorship on a global scale!
Just ate a seal. ROOFLOL.
Yeah, I think I recall someone trying to give a brief explanation on a BBC science documentary a while ago. He drew some wiggly lines, then gave up and just said something along the lines of "...and it all just adds up to come out the way it does."
It doesn't help when you find out things like the fact that the path light takes going from A to B is the shortest possible (in terms of time) through however many different materials are placed in its way. How does it know?!
It was supposed to be a surprise twist, you dicks!
When the statistics were publicized, some talented surgeons with higher-than-expected mortality statistics lost their operating privileges, while others, whose risk aversion had earned them lower-than-predicted rates, used the report cards to promote their services in advertisements."
So just grade them on talent and/or risk aversion. The quote above implies that both are identifiable qualities.
^ sarcasm
Back in 2000 the company I worked for "Accidentally"
Terrible name for a company.
Unless it's an emergency dentist. Chipped a tooth? Call Acci-dentally on 0800-OWMYMOUF
What exactly about the AC's comment are you so shoutily disputing?
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Your eye detects the same photons that were originally emitted by the object in question.
Alternative proof by contradiction: your eye has a lens in it.
In reality, we now know that in transparent materials, a photon striking the surface passes some of its energy to the next molecule, releasing another photon, which does the same, etc., etc.
IANAP, but isn't that exactly what doesn't happen in transparent materials?
When photons (individual packets of light energy) come in contact with the valence electrons of atom, one of several things can and will occur:
An electron absorbs all of the energy of the photon, some of which is lost via the electron dropping between non radiative energy levels and the rest re-emitted at a lower energy. This gives rise to luminescence, fluorescence and phosphorescence.
An electron absorbs the energy of the photon and sends it back out the way it came in. This results in reflection or scattering.
An electron cannot absorb the energy of the photon and the photon continues on its path. This results in transmission (provided no other absorption mechanisms are active).
An electron selectively absorbs a portion of the photon[clarification needed], and the remaining frequencies are transmitted in the form of spectral color.
a) Who says he's giving any money? His name alone is worth plenty.
b) There are other ways of making money. He's reportedly worth $20m.
He was on stage at the official launch, so at the very least he's happily lending his name of his own free will.
Mind you, we've only got that computer of his's word for it, and who knows when that became self-aware...
Windows 10 Will Have...
Jarvis-like artificial intelligence? Multi-spectral facial recognition? Interial dampeners?
...Screen Recording Tool
Wow. I don't think that could have been less exciting.
Witch Says Techies Hire Her To Protect Computers From Viruses and Offices From Spirits
Subheadline: Business Insider believes her for some reason
FTFY.
Is the current scientific consensus also "wrong"?
Scientific consensus is that birds are modern theropod dinosaurs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Under phylogenetic taxonomy, dinosaurs are usually defined as the group consisting of Triceratops, Neornithes [modern birds], their most recent common ancestor (MRCA), and all descendants
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
A lot of people seem to be flipping out over this without understanding that 10 years is the maximum sentence. 10 years for ripping a DVD? No, that's not going to happen. 10 years for flogging a few knock-off DVDs at the local street market? No, that's not going to happen either.
10 years for getting hold of studio-quality raw data and selling access to it for £5 each to thousands of people, which eventually floods the market and ruins a studio's sales? That might get you on your way.