I had an OCZ dual Channel drive I got for Christmas. It was in my pickup truck when it was stolen and set on fire. I found it covered in soot and soaked in water but after letting it dry out for a while I was able to plug it in and access all my files.
Some jackass stole it from my workstation at work a couple months later.
I've been trying to find a copy of the article for a while, but I seem to remember someone publishing a write up about "Curing" HIV with anti-retroviral therapy.
Essentially it went like this: By *religiously* adhering to a multi-drug cocktail treatment (3-4 drugs targeting different portions of the viral replication cycle) over the course of 3-4 years the free virus particles would be filtered out of the body by the lymph nodes and T-Cells at varying stages of infection would be broken down, leaving a person HIV free. They would still test as HIV positive as they would still have the antibodies in their bloodstream, but they would no longer be infectious or subject to relapse.
Obviously starting treatment when still healthy would be preferable, like Magic Johnson did. He was diagnosed with HIV about 3 years after my Father was. Magic Johnson is still alive and healthy 16 years later, but my dad died almost 15 years ago.
There was also a "Morning After" treatment that showed promise for preventing infection after likely exposure to HIV. It was an 8 week course of drugs similar to chemotherapy but, if completed, had a significant success at preventing infection.
It's good to see they're still working toward these ends, hopefully they can stop it fairly soon.
I can't think of any car where I actually had to remove a tire just to change the battery
I know on the old Chevy Astrovans you had to take off the front wheels to change the spark plugs.
I don't recall the model, but I was asked to jump a vehicle that left it's lights on (you'd think headlight auto-off would be more common these days) and under the hood was an almost complete plastic cover blocking everything. No battery was visible, nor was there an apparent means of removing the plastic cover to find one. When I finally break down and get a new car, something like that will be a real consideration.
The graph on the back of the shirt is data from the COBE mission, which looked at the background microwave glow of the universe and found that it fit perfectly with the idea that the universe used to be really hot everywhere. This strongly reinforced the Big Bang theory and was one of the most dramatic examples of an experiment agreeing with a theory in history -- the data points fit perfectly, with error bars too small to draw on the graph. It's one of the most triumphant scientific results in history.
As a service to those of us that are less technically inclined, can you give me an idea of the conversion factor between LOC (lines of code) and LoC (Libraries of Congress)
In the last year I've lost a lot of weight. Over 165 pounds of fat gone with more to go. During my study of weight loss I recall reading that the difference in body fat between men and women could actually explain the observed mortality rates. I haven't seen an actual study of it so I have to defer judgment, but it was said that having extra body fat increased the chances of surviving through the worst of some diseases. The quote in the summary is worded to indicate that people didn't necessarily have a lower incidence of these diseases, they just had less chance of dying as a result. (I'd check the article but it wants a login)
And in response to the poster mentioning that sedentary overweight people are likely to stay home and therefore less likely to die in a serious accident. Keep in mind, in addition to the greater likelihood of an accident happening in the home, people who are obese have dramatically increased chances of serious injury or death in car accidents compared to those of normal body mass.
Indeed. I couldn't find that specific example when writing my comment but knew that it was out there somewhere. That's why I used 'may' in my comment since, being the product of fallible people, our justice system doesn't always do what is right.
It's the same for me, though after running into delay issues running the video through my video capture card on my computer, I've been looking into modding my unit for RGB output. On the original firewire equipped machines, you can tap right off the board and run out to a computer monitor.
For example, the logon password for Windows Vista might be an eight-character string composed of uppercase and lowercase alphabetic characters. There would about 55 trillion (52 to the eighth power) possible passwords. Windows Vista uses NTLM hashing by default, so using a modern dual-core PC you could test up to 10,000,000 passwords per second, and perform a complete analysis in about two months. With ElcomSoft's new technology, the process would take only three to five days, depending upon the CPU and GPU.
I can't tell if the proper response to this is to recommend longer passwords or advise against using Windows Vista
This is a large deal because it effectively decommoditizes the food crop industry and turns it into something much more similar to the proprietary software industry
That's really a very apt analogy. Taking it a bit further: Even with GM crops occupying the space of proprietary software, others are still free to use the "Open source" alternative. Which is the best choice is something to be left to the person growing; they can weigh the benefits, drawbacks and costs and go from there. There are some caveats though.
It's my understanding that companies are getting patents on specific genes. As these are instructions for building a certain protein they are akin to the over-reaching business process patents we see as opposed to less problematic implementation patents. If someone were to black box engineer a trait that exists in a GM crop, it seems there's a greater chance they would be successfully sued.
Another is cross contamination. I recall hearing about a roundup ready crop's genes showing up in an adjacent crop owned by another farmer. We know it's possible for this to happen naturally, and I haven't seen anything to indicate the second farmer had knowingly or purposefully grown GM crop. He was taken to court over licensing and had to pay up. It's like SCO all over again. Though this time the code actually crossed over (and without human intervention)
That's really the only issue I'd take with GM crops. Farmers getting sued for licensing fees on a crop that was contaminated without their consent shouldn't bee happening. If anything it should be the other way around.
And of course, people who happened to be armed tend to look unfavorably at people attacking their home, whether they yell "Police" or not upon busting down their door. Sending a special weapons and tactics unit anywhere is a firefight waiting to happen.
More than that, no-knock warrant raids have, on more than one occasion, been served to the wrong address and in the process officers have been killed by surprised residents. If a home owner does not have a reasonable expectation that a no-knock warrant may be served (e.g. not doing illegal things that might result in a SWAT raid), they may not be held legally responsible for shooting or killing an officer. Obviously there has to be reasonable evidence that they did not know it was law enforcement when they acted, but ultimately the outcomes of these situations should be put on whomever was responsible for the incorrect address being served.
Dominos can find the right house, you'd think the cops could. Then again, when it's not right the pizza guy isn't going to be kicking in the door holding a gun.
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I had an OCZ dual Channel drive I got for Christmas. It was in my pickup truck when it was stolen and set on fire. I found it covered in soot and soaked in water but after letting it dry out for a while I was able to plug it in and access all my files.
Some jackass stole it from my workstation at work a couple months later.
I've been trying to find a copy of the article for a while, but I seem to remember someone publishing a write up about "Curing" HIV with anti-retroviral therapy.
Essentially it went like this: By *religiously* adhering to a multi-drug cocktail treatment (3-4 drugs targeting different portions of the viral replication cycle) over the course of 3-4 years the free virus particles would be filtered out of the body by the lymph nodes and T-Cells at varying stages of infection would be broken down, leaving a person HIV free. They would still test as HIV positive as they would still have the antibodies in their bloodstream, but they would no longer be infectious or subject to relapse.
Obviously starting treatment when still healthy would be preferable, like Magic Johnson did. He was diagnosed with HIV about 3 years after my Father was. Magic Johnson is still alive and healthy 16 years later, but my dad died almost 15 years ago.
There was also a "Morning After" treatment that showed promise for preventing infection after likely exposure to HIV. It was an 8 week course of drugs similar to chemotherapy but, if completed, had a significant success at preventing infection.
It's good to see they're still working toward these ends, hopefully they can stop it fairly soon.
No Ron Paul?
Terrible.
I don't recall the model, but I was asked to jump a vehicle that left it's lights on (you'd think headlight auto-off would be more common these days) and under the hood was an almost complete plastic cover blocking everything. No battery was visible, nor was there an apparent means of removing the plastic cover to find one. When I finally break down and get a new car, something like that will be a real consideration.
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It's a thrash band... She's probably a fan ;)
From the XKCD Store page:
Seems reasonable, though their syntax seems a bit messed up. Maybe we should submit a bug report.
As a service to those of us that are less technically inclined, can you give me an idea of the conversion factor between LOC (lines of code) and LoC (Libraries of Congress)
In the last year I've lost a lot of weight. Over 165 pounds of fat gone with more to go. During my study of weight loss I recall reading that the difference in body fat between men and women could actually explain the observed mortality rates. I haven't seen an actual study of it so I have to defer judgment, but it was said that having extra body fat increased the chances of surviving through the worst of some diseases. The quote in the summary is worded to indicate that people didn't necessarily have a lower incidence of these diseases, they just had less chance of dying as a result. (I'd check the article but it wants a login)
And in response to the poster mentioning that sedentary overweight people are likely to stay home and therefore less likely to die in a serious accident. Keep in mind, in addition to the greater likelihood of an accident happening in the home, people who are obese have dramatically increased chances of serious injury or death in car accidents compared to those of normal body mass.
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn2093.html
Your description seems to be a hybrid of the tragedy of the commons and the Red Queen
I say we call this hybrid theory the Tragedy of the Queen.
For those that are curious, a list of the patents Wi-LAN holds is here:
http://www.wi-lan.com/patents/patents-issued.aspx
I work for one of the companies named in their lawsuits. Out of curiosity I checked out wi-lan's home page.
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They have a link to "Litigation" dead center in their page top nav bar. It's good to know they take it seriously
Indeed. I couldn't find that specific example when writing my comment but knew that it was out there somewhere. That's why I used 'may' in my comment since, being the product of fallible people, our justice system doesn't always do what is right.
It's the same for me, though after running into delay issues running the video through my video capture card on my computer, I've been looking into modding my unit for RGB output. On the original firewire equipped machines, you can tap right off the board and run out to a computer monitor.
I thought of that one as well, but it was definitely after the words "Pee on is Will Wright" rang through my head.
Am I the only one that can't hear about spore without thinking of this Penny-Arcade comic?
Sounds like you're referring to this: http://planethalflife.gamespy.com/fullstory.php?id=144715
Oh wait, both.
The word you were looking for was "exhale" ;)
It's my understanding that companies are getting patents on specific genes. As these are instructions for building a certain protein they are akin to the over-reaching business process patents we see as opposed to less problematic implementation patents. If someone were to black box engineer a trait that exists in a GM crop, it seems there's a greater chance they would be successfully sued.
Another is cross contamination. I recall hearing about a roundup ready crop's genes showing up in an adjacent crop owned by another farmer. We know it's possible for this to happen naturally, and I haven't seen anything to indicate the second farmer had knowingly or purposefully grown GM crop. He was taken to court over licensing and had to pay up. It's like SCO all over again. Though this time the code actually crossed over (and without human intervention)
That's really the only issue I'd take with GM crops. Farmers getting sued for licensing fees on a crop that was contaminated without their consent shouldn't bee happening. If anything it should be the other way around.
Dominos can find the right house, you'd think the cops could. Then again, when it's not right the pizza guy isn't going to be kicking in the door holding a gun.
We'll take the box.