says Col. Sheppard of this newly found so-called "Atlantis"
Really, though, we could use a few ZPM's (pronounced in that cute Canadian way, of course) and a shield or two. A stargate would be nice, but I like the Pegusus ones. Better lights, more disco-y.
One of the best arguments FOR dark matter is gravitational lensing, and without General Relativity, the lensing could not so convincingly show us gravitational fields caused by something that is "dark" to us.
I also agree that the difference between Newtononian and General Realtivity calculations don't explain away the hundred or so galaxies we see rotating too fast by an factor of 10. (Ref: Michio Kaku)
To agree with AC above, I concur that "they" (meaning physicists and cosmologists, I assume) aren't ignorant of Einsteins work. It's just blowing off steam, I think.
So, take a deep breath. Think of what you are grateful for. Exhale....
Better?
-FoxPaws (who is glad she doesn't live in Cardiff!)
I thought I could contribute a bit to the discussion by giving some background on why the theory of dark matter came about.
Vera Rubin's work on galaxy rotation rates is still pretty compelling evidence for dark matter... OR, at least, it shows us that all galaxies do not behave they way we think they should, to be more accurate. People much smarter than my own self have decided that "dark matter" or some sort of mass/force/something that does not emit light or radio waves, etc. (which is why we never noticed it before) must be responsible.
When we look at a solar system like ours, we see that the farther a planet is from the sun, the slower it travels. Not only does it have a much longer way to go, but it doesn't - and according to what we understand, shouldn't - travel as fast.
Vera Rubins decided to check a whole galaxy. What she found did not hold with our understanding. The solar systems, stars and other observable matter near the outside were traveling faster than expected.
Vera Rubin's work, combined with the discovery that the univers appears to be expanding at an accelerating rate, rather than slowing down, kind of kicked off the whole dark matter/dark energy thing.
I am not sure that it really matters to me if he would or would not have won.
The article does not specify whether the total votes that should have been cast totaled the number of voters that voted as shown from the polling place records. So from this article you can't tell if Wooten's vote went to another candidate or if it just wasn't recorded at all. Of course, the error could be that he used the machine incorrectly or that the transfer of totals from machine to the official record was inaccurate.
However, whether it is fraud, machine error or human error, it is still quite alarming, isn't it?
I think it is likely that their marketing strategy for Vista includes detailed plans for announcing harsh policies, unpopular default settings, etc., and then backing out a bit so it looks like they are giving up something. I believe that they know that Vista may not sell as well as they need it to due to the price and need for hardware upgrades to run it. The economy isn't like it was in 2001, and for most desktop general home and business use XP is more than adequate. Convincing people to upgrade is going to be a hard battle.
Having worked as a Developer and a Usability Expert... Boy do I have an opinion!;)
Here is the crux...as developers, programmers, engineers, etc, we are really advanced when it comes to usage of software and websites. We are way overqualified as "users" in other words. We are too advanced to behave as average users.
Even in UE roles, I sometimes find myself getting impatient with "average users" - "How can you NOT SEE THE NEXT BUTTON!!!???" (Of course, I keep the seether quiet.)
There is some neat stuff on how usability tends to evolve in dev. I have a draft of a ppt or odp, if you want to take a look. It also shows some of Neilsen's numbers on ROI- which are pretty impressive, actually.
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says Col. Sheppard of this newly found so-called "Atlantis"
Really, though, we could use a few ZPM's (pronounced in that cute Canadian way, of course) and a shield or two. A stargate would be nice, but I like the Pegusus ones. Better lights, more disco-y.
Oh, and a puddle jumper.
It doesn't end well.
One of the best arguments FOR dark matter is gravitational lensing, and without General Relativity, the lensing could not so convincingly show us gravitational fields caused by something that is "dark" to us.
I also agree that the difference between Newtononian and General Realtivity calculations don't explain away the hundred or so galaxies we see rotating too fast by an factor of 10. (Ref: Michio Kaku)
To agree with AC above, I concur that "they" (meaning physicists and cosmologists, I assume) aren't ignorant of Einsteins work. It's just blowing off steam, I think.
So, take a deep breath.
Think of what you are grateful for.
Exhale....
Better?
-FoxPaws (who is glad she doesn't live in Cardiff!)
I thought I could contribute a bit to the discussion by giving some background on why the theory of dark matter came about.
Vera Rubin's work on galaxy rotation rates is still pretty compelling evidence for dark matter... OR, at least, it shows us that all galaxies do not behave they way we think they should, to be more accurate. People much smarter than my own self have decided that "dark matter" or some sort of mass/force/something that does not emit light or radio waves, etc. (which is why we never noticed it before) must be responsible.
When we look at a solar system like ours, we see that the farther a planet is from the sun, the slower it travels. Not only does it have a much longer way to go, but it doesn't - and according to what we understand, shouldn't - travel as fast.
Vera Rubins decided to check a whole galaxy. What she found did not hold with our understanding. The solar systems, stars and other observable matter near the outside were traveling faster than expected.
Vera Rubin's work, combined with the discovery that the univers appears to be expanding at an accelerating rate, rather than slowing down, kind of kicked off the whole dark matter/dark energy thing.
I'd comment if I could hit the "submit" button with this darned cursor....
I am not sure that it really matters to me if he would or would not have won.
The article does not specify whether the total votes that should have been cast totaled the number of voters that voted as shown from the polling place records. So from this article you can't tell if Wooten's vote went to another candidate or if it just wasn't recorded at all. Of course, the error could be that he used the machine incorrectly or that the transfer of totals from machine to the official record was inaccurate.
However, whether it is fraud, machine error or human error, it is still quite alarming, isn't it?
I think it is likely that their marketing strategy for Vista includes detailed plans for announcing harsh policies, unpopular default settings, etc., and then backing out a bit so it looks like they are giving up something. I believe that they know that Vista may not sell as well as they need it to due to the price and need for hardware upgrades to run it. The economy isn't like it was in 2001, and for most desktop general home and business use XP is more than adequate. Convincing people to upgrade is going to be a hard battle.
Having worked as a Developer and a Usability Expert... Boy do I have an opinion! ;)
Here is the crux...as developers, programmers, engineers, etc, we are really advanced when it comes to usage of software and websites. We are way overqualified as "users" in other words. We are too advanced to behave as average users.
Even in UE roles, I sometimes find myself getting impatient with "average users" - "How can you NOT SEE THE NEXT BUTTON!!!???" (Of course, I keep the seether quiet.)
There is some neat stuff on how usability tends to evolve in dev. I have a draft of a ppt or odp, if you want to take a look. It also shows some of Neilsen's numbers on ROI- which are pretty impressive, actually.
All feedback welcome- pos or neg.
http://neptuneskitchen.com/usability.html
FoxPaws