Back in the late 80's/early 90's the Mets had a very successful pitcher named David Cone, and his fans were known as Coneheads... and sometimes dressed the part.
Now for R.A. Dickey.... hm.... I think we'd better focus on his pitching style instead of his name. Let's go with Knuckleheads.
I have a similar experience with music. Instrumental music drowns out the office noise and tends to enhance the thought process. Music with lyrics tends to get too distracting. And if it's modern pop music, part of the productivity loss is probably due to having to resist the urge to take out one's own eardrums with a staple remover.
It's from the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series - specifically 'The Restaurant at the End of the Universe'
[Arthur] What does sundive mean? [Marvin] The ship is going to dive into the sun. Sun. Dive. It's very simple to understand. What do you expect if you steal Disaster Area's stunt ship?
Not every change should be considered "progress". Especially changes that ruin the entertainment experience that the customer thought they were paying for.
The first point is that overexposure can be harmful, which is true for just about anything.
The second point is that it can improve interaction/life/communication skills when used in an educational environment. That can just as easily be at home as in school, depending on how involved the parent is with the child.
The question isn't how much tech the child is exposed to, it's how the tech is used.
First we send a shoebox sized rover. Then we send one the size of a Power Wheels kids car. Now it's a rover the size of a jeep with a nuclear RTG. What's next, a bus sized rover? When does this start to piss off the resident Martians?
When the traffic volume starts having an effect on their morning commute.
Some scientists found some high quality hydrogen clouds. Their purity is a bit of an anomaly.
It's not an anomaly, it was expected according to the theory: A large volume of space where the hydrogen density wasn't high enough to induce gravitational collapse into stars. No stars, no fusion. No fusion, no elements heavier than hydrogen. They tested the expectation by looking for hydrogen gas that didn't contain any heavier elements, and they found it. It's the scientific method at its most basic.
But I don't see how this proves or disproves the Big Bang theory really.
Where is anyone claiming a proof about this?/strawman
Because when a theory predicts that 'X ought to exist', and then later on you find solid empirical evidence of X, that makes the theory a lot more solid and provides a starting point for further avenues of research.
Remember, the first step in figuring out how to get nature to work for you is figuring out how nature works.
No, they called it the Superintendent. In addition to the standard functionality of maintaining traffic and city services, it also has the capability to lead friendly soldiers to weapons caches and plot devices in the event of an alien invasion.
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That's precisely the problem. No one said anything about a car....
Back in the late 80's/early 90's the Mets had a very successful pitcher named David Cone, and his fans were known as Coneheads... and sometimes dressed the part.
Now for R.A. Dickey.... hm.... I think we'd better focus on his pitching style instead of his name. Let's go with Knuckleheads.
That's the way it always works. You catch one exceeding the speed limit, then all the others notice it and slow down accordingly.
Now it looks like Safari.
Last week it looked like Chrome.
I'm going back to Internet Explorer. Or maybe Mosaic.
Either that or I'm going to wait another week for Firefox 16 which will likely imitate Facebook.
23 will imitate Lynx
I have a similar experience with music. Instrumental music drowns out the office noise and tends to enhance the thought process. Music with lyrics tends to get too distracting. And if it's modern pop music, part of the productivity loss is probably due to having to resist the urge to take out one's own eardrums with a staple remover.
Since the article is missing, I guess you'd have to RFA, or RTF. It depends on how literal you want to be.
It's from the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series - specifically 'The Restaurant at the End of the Universe'
[Arthur] What does sundive mean?
[Marvin] The ship is going to dive into the sun. Sun. Dive. It's very simple to understand. What do you expect if you steal Disaster Area's stunt ship?
It makes for a good concert finale.
Not every change should be considered "progress". Especially changes that ruin the entertainment experience that the customer thought they were paying for.
You don't see any other country doing that, do you? Therefore, America is exceptional. QED.
But it only feels like 780C with the wind chill.
In this case he's redefining the term "Flying Brick".
Perhaps not the TV, but imagine a self powering bug zapper.
I'm not entirely certain I like the idea of Mr. T fixing PCBs.
You'll change your mind when you see them with armor plating and mounted machine guns.
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The first point is that overexposure can be harmful, which is true for just about anything.
The second point is that it can improve interaction/life/communication skills when used in an educational environment. That can just as easily be at home as in school, depending on how involved the parent is with the child.
The question isn't how much tech the child is exposed to, it's how the tech is used.
First we send a shoebox sized rover. Then we send one the size of a Power Wheels kids car. Now it's a rover the size of a jeep with a nuclear RTG. What's next, a bus sized rover? When does this start to piss off the resident Martians?
When the traffic volume starts having an effect on their morning commute.
How have they solved the problem of the abrasive Moon dust? It is really hard on bearings and even worse on lungs.
It's pure poison, but a great portal conductor.
Let's all stay positive and do some science.
Some scientists found some high quality hydrogen clouds. Their purity is a bit of an anomaly.
It's not an anomaly, it was expected according to the theory: A large volume of space where the hydrogen density wasn't high enough to induce gravitational collapse into stars. No stars, no fusion. No fusion, no elements heavier than hydrogen. They tested the expectation by looking for hydrogen gas that didn't contain any heavier elements, and they found it. It's the scientific method at its most basic.
But I don't see how this proves or disproves the Big Bang theory really.
Where is anyone claiming a proof about this? /strawman
Because when a theory predicts that 'X ought to exist', and then later on you find solid empirical evidence of X, that makes the theory a lot more solid and provides a starting point for further avenues of research.
Remember, the first step in figuring out how to get nature to work for you is figuring out how nature works.
No, they called it the Superintendent. In addition to the standard functionality of maintaining traffic and city services, it also has the capability to lead friendly soldiers to weapons caches and plot devices in the event of an alien invasion.
More's the pity. The Weird Al polka medleys would be epic.
But what about spontaneous combustion? Or gardening accidents?
Or the beginning of an episode of the Twilight Zone.
The name's a misprint. It's really Goldman's Hachs.
So does that make us Bizzaro Earth? It might explain a few things....