Where I'm from the trolleys are all chained together (blurred out some kid on the pic and added black circles around areas of interest). To unchain one you have to insert a 10 or 20 kroner coin into a box on the trolley. You get your money back (the coin pops out) when you return the trolley and chain it back up. I think it works quite well. Low tech.
[...] for many of us, science is about truth [...]
I think you're wrong. I think that science will ever only provide us with facts. The Truth will always be debatable. It's just the way that science works.
You are concerned because you don't understand enough of what's happening, which is a natural (and practical) response to the unknown. Placing it deep underground is not for *your* safety but for the *experiment's*: the "noise" of the world (the sun/stars/etc.) must be reduced as much as possible in order to detect anything in the sensitive detectors.
Since the DVD encryption (CSS) has been cracked, is there any need for software or hardware makers to license the technology? I mean, they can make a product that'll play DVD's without access to any information for which they would need to sign a license agreement, or am I missing something here?!?
And if they sign nothing then they're off the hook, right?
However, Earth's infrared glowing is of course due to the sun's fusion output. Ie, Earth is in equilibrium, where it radiates as a blackbody the same amount of energy it that it absorbs from the sun.
Actually the Earth radiates more energy than it gets from the Sun! The radioactive isotopes inside the Earth (along with tidal forces) give rise to heat, which keeps the Earth warm beneath the crust. This also (among other things) prevents the sea from sinking into the Earth.
I'm a physicist, though not a geo-physicist, so I apologize for the lack of detail.
Downloaded tracks don't necessarily cost more than the CD version. Just take the Moscow based download service http://www.allofmp3.com/. There you can get loads of songs in virtually any format you could wish for (including lossless). It has been mentioned on/. before http://slashdot.org/search.pl?query=allofmp3.com
I think that one should take into account that China, unlike the US and (most of) Europe, is not a democracy and has a very poor track record when it comes to human rights compared to the other two.
From a military point of view I, as a European, consider the US my ally, while on the other hand I see China (as long as it's unreformed) as a neutral partner at best. So while I'm indifferent about the US spying, I'm very uncomfortable about the Chinese spying (on me). But that's only from my point of view. (I'm sure the Chinese have disliked the US spying on them for a long time)
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(great scene, just great)
Where I'm from the trolleys are all chained together (blurred out some kid on the pic and added black circles around areas of interest).
To unchain one you have to insert a 10 or 20 kroner coin into a box on the trolley. You get your money back (the coin pops out) when you return the trolley and chain it back up. I think it works quite well. Low tech.
I think you're wrong. I think that science will ever only provide us with facts. The Truth will always be debatable. It's just the way that science works.
(can you tell I'm not a religious man?)
Answer: No
You are concerned because you don't understand enough of what's happening, which is a natural (and practical) response to the unknown. Placing it deep underground is not for *your* safety but for the *experiment's*: the "noise" of the world (the sun/stars/etc.) must be reduced as much as possible in order to detect anything in the sensitive detectors.
Since the DVD encryption (CSS) has been cracked, is there any need for software or hardware makers to license the technology? I mean, they can make a product that'll play DVD's without access to any information for which they would need to sign a license agreement, or am I missing something here?!?
And if they sign nothing then they're off the hook, right?
I keep hearing this, but i know absolutely no one who is using the digital distribution for their home entertainment.
Really?!? Well, there are at least a few thousand at any given time...
Actually the Earth radiates more energy than it gets from the Sun! The radioactive isotopes inside the Earth (along with tidal forces) give rise to heat, which keeps the Earth warm beneath the crust. This also (among other things) prevents the sea from sinking into the Earth.
I'm a physicist, though not a geo-physicist, so I apologize for the lack of detail.
You should have someone below you as well :-)
(we all should)
Indeed, the Bonobo uses sex as a way to manage social tensions (conflict resolution / reconciliation). Make love, not war ;-)
I guess that implies you can deduct any virtual losses as well? I see potential!
Downloaded tracks don't necessarily cost more than the CD version. Just take the Moscow based download service http://www.allofmp3.com/. There you can get loads of songs in virtually any format you could wish for (including lossless). It has been mentioned on /. before http://slashdot.org/search.pl?query=allofmp3.com
I think that one should take into account that China, unlike the US and (most of) Europe, is not a democracy and has a very poor track record when it comes to human rights compared to the other two.
From a military point of view I, as a European, consider the US my ally, while on the other hand I see China (as long as it's unreformed) as a neutral partner at best. So while I'm indifferent about the US spying, I'm very uncomfortable about the Chinese spying (on me). But that's only from my point of view. (I'm sure the Chinese have disliked the US spying on them for a long time)