Not that clear. Seems like it's just as likely that two ACs copied the opening paragraphs of the same article - only the "winner" put in the extra effort of slightly altering the headline.
Since both are pure copy-pastes of the first three paragraphs of the linked article, I'm not sure how you've determined that this one is a "ripoff" of the earlier submission.
So, a small number multiplied by a big number results in an even bigger number. Incredible!
that's 138 lifetimes a day!
Er, right. Is that a lot? It could have been anything and I would have failed to be surprised, since I had no prior impressions on the subject. Telling us that a human's blood vessels would stretch to the moon and back (or whatever it really is) is interesting and surprising because we know how big a space they're usually crammed into. This is just numbers.
Do physicists know for sure that there is a singularity at the heart of a black hole? Couldn't it just be something extremely (but not infinitely) dense?
The "Jimbo" in the summary is Jimmy Wales of Wikipedia. I usually get shouted down for suggesting that summaries could do with a bit more context on occasion, but this is ridiculous.
do you suppose the President paid much more for the books at the small indie bookshop than he might have at an online retailer like Amazon
I don't know. Do you? Because if he did, and you could tell us that, you might actually have a point to make. For all we know he might have paid a lot less.
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That's brilliant! The server on the other end couldn't possibly know what time it is!
Phones are computers now?
Jesus, if you're that sensitive about someone suggesting an alternative scenario I'm happy to let you "win."
Not that clear. Seems like it's just as likely that two ACs copied the opening paragraphs of the same article - only the "winner" put in the extra effort of slightly altering the headline.
Since both are pure copy-pastes of the first three paragraphs of the linked article, I'm not sure how you've determined that this one is a "ripoff" of the earlier submission.
Old man doesn't like change.
Kidding!
And let all that tasty flesh go to waste?
Yes, but spanner is the British term for what the Americans call a wrench, which is what the article is pointing out.
that's 138 lifetimes a day!
Er, right. Is that a lot? It could have been anything and I would have failed to be surprised, since I had no prior impressions on the subject. Telling us that a human's blood vessels would stretch to the moon and back (or whatever it really is) is interesting and surprising because we know how big a space they're usually crammed into. This is just numbers.
assholes online.
Already got that bookmarked.
I'm still not seeing anything
"Still"? As in, since the launch of the Wii U?
100 thousand units
If only there was some way of writing out such huge numbers using only numerical digits to make this easier to read!
I want to know what Colonel Panic makes of all this.
Forfty percent of all people enjoyed reading this submission.
One Guy Disagrees With Steve Jobs About Touchscreen Laptops, Either Could Turn Out To Be Wrong
"Is there anyone here who hasn't had a C-section?"
Do physicists know for sure that there is a singularity at the heart of a black hole? Couldn't it just be something extremely (but not infinitely) dense?
I want a freakin' dinosaur but nobody'll give me $120m/year to make it happen.
Why? We don't call the current ones "moon tides", and "Earth tide" has a specific meaning of its own. They're just "tides."
The "Jimbo" in the summary is Jimmy Wales of Wikipedia. I usually get shouted down for suggesting that summaries could do with a bit more context on occasion, but this is ridiculous.
They measured once in the morning and once in the afternoon.
Forcing the public at large to follow a single person's idea of morality is, at the most basic level, an immoral act in itself.
Says Who?
Uh, how about everyone?
There are plenty of people in the world who think it's just fine - or even that it's a divine imperative - for them to force their morality on others.
do you suppose the President paid much more for the books at the small indie bookshop than he might have at an online retailer like Amazon
I don't know. Do you? Because if he did, and you could tell us that, you might actually have a point to make. For all we know he might have paid a lot less.
Printers have a lot of features I don't use, so I can't understand why anyone else should be able to have those features.
I "fix" the printers in my office several times every week.
FTFY. I haven't had to fix the printers in my office for months, possibly because I did it properly last time. Let the anecdote wars begin!
Exactly (well, more eloquently) what I was going to say. Now I don't have to, thanks! Haven't got any mod points on me at the mo, sorry.