It seems that all the interesting engineering jobs involve using technology to invade someone's privacy, creating a patent monopoly on a life saving device, or the meaninglessness of creating a better device for people to say "I'm on the bus" to each other. So what exciting engineering jobs are out there, that will make the world a better place to live in (and can preferably be done from Australia)? Where's my damn jet pack already?
Patriotic stuff - cheerleaders and so on. But you cut in news footage that people who hate America will be annoyed by. Like B52s carpet bombing, fighter jets dropping napalm If you are annoyed by indiscriminate killing of civilians, you hate America. Got it.
Submarine would work below water. But since Greenland and Antarctica are land masses... no. Hmmm, I guess I shouldn't have trusted the subject line: "Robotic Scout To Survey Arctic Ice"
a single-engine research aircraft with fixed landing gear designed by engineers at the University of Kansas. According to Technology Review, it will be used to see what happens beneath the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets. Wouldn't that work better with a research submarine?
But how to know for sure if a channel is digital or analog as received?'"
Begin unscrewing the coax cable from your cable box. As you very, very slowly pull it away, if the signal starts to fade/shows static/etc., it's certainly analog. If, instead, it suddenly goes from perfect, to black, it's digital. Also, in the latter case, it will probably start to show artifacts, perfectly square 16x16 pixel macroblocks that stand out in sharp contrast to the rest of the picture. Which is why I always preferred analog: I can follow a conversation with a bit of static, but I can't follow a conversation that stops to show me a bunch of brightly colored squares popping in and out.
I'm sure that the global warming hysteria will try to make this look like a bad thing, but it's a real boon to nautical industries like shipping and such. There just aren't that many ways around continents. Having an extra option is great. The Exxon Valdez supertanker was towed to San Diego, arriving on July 10 and repairs began in July 30, 1989. Approximately 1,600 tons of steel were removed and replaced. In June 1990 the tanker, renamed SeaRiver Mediterranean, left harbor after $30 million of repairs. She has since been renamed Mediterranean, and is still sailing as of August 2007. The vessel is current owned by SeaRiver Maritime, a privately held subsidiary wholly owned by ExxonMobil
Well, you're right idiot, aren't you? By your stupid logic, orange juice is no more natural than diet cola. I'm just saying, there's no stark line between natural and unnatural substances. Yes there is. If you can find it in nature, it's natural. If you have to make it in a lab, it's not.
The RRS videoes attack creationism (AKA intelligent design) I always thought creationism and intelligent design were two different beliefs They are as different as Clark Kent and Superman.
Here's a fun assignment, go to your local drug store, and try to find cough syrup without artificial sweeteners. The only ones I can find are natural products, evergreen extracts. By "natural evergreen extract", do you mean a handful of pine needles? Because any processing that's done to it would make it unnatural, wouldn't it? Well, you're right idiot, aren't you? By your stupid logic, orange juice is no more natural than diet cola. Keep poisoining yourself, and keep mocking people who try to warn you.
Fox has there shows online with less ad's then on tv and it download a lot faster then an torrent. That reads like Fox material:-| Yup, some coward has mod points he should not.
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Herbalism and natural remedies aren't suitable for everything, but some of them can help and have been proven to. Some of them are the source of things like aspirin. Agreed, but looking for something "natural" as an end in itself is foolish. If you want a natural headache cure, you can use salicylic acid from willow bark, but the side effects will be a lot milder if you process it into aspirin first. Here's a fun assignment, go to your local drug store, and try to find cough syrup without artificial sweeteners. The only ones I can find are natural products, evergreen extracts.
If your sensitivity to these toxins is low enough that you'll chock their side effects up to the disease you're fighting, you won't notice the difference, but if, like me, aspartame makes you fucking sick by itself, then the natural option is now the only option.
I'm curious how he might manage to cram 300lbs of ash into the ashtray of a Volkswagen beetle. Hmmm, wikipedia does indeed give an average of 5lbs of cremated remains per person. I learned something new with that karma burn (on top of confirming my moderation predictions about nonsense modded up and examples of why it's nonsense modded down).
Does placebo work on animals? Does zootherapy work both ways? Discussion of the placebo effect and homeopathy on dogs is not offtopic in a thread about homeopathy.
I don't think anyone would seriously claim that the holocaust is controversial. (Score:3, Interesting) Seriously? You don't think the holocaust (godwin! btw) is controversial? Interesting indeed.
Then, no one would object to holocaust jokes, huh? Since there's nothing controversial about it... An Austrian told me this one: <controversial>Q- How do you fit 60 jews in a Volkswagen beetle? A- In the ashtray.</controversial> (his accent made it so much worse/funnier)(Score:-1, Flamebait) q.e.d.
the fundamentalist creationist types have a chance (small as it may be) at accidentally discovering something along the way that "real science" may have ignored or discounted And if I hit you over the head with a crowbar I might accidentally get you diagnosed with a brain tumor when they take X-rays to see how much damage your crushed skull did, but that's no reason not to dodge any incoming crowbars.
And "they might point out something relevant at some point" is no reason not to dodge their incessant bad-faith effort to discredit every little detail they can think of.
Does placebo work on animals? Does zootherapy work both ways?
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Yeah, many slashdotters are opposed to Homeopathy, Scientology, and many other varieties of fraud. Well, yes, but homeopathy isn't exactly fraud, since placebos do have an effect (it's very famous, you might have heard of it). Homeopathy is still a lie, but if people want to be lied to, and get an actual health benefit in exchange for their money, it's not exactly fraud.
I don't think anyone would seriously claim that the holocaust is controversial. (Score:3, Interesting) Seriously? You don't think the holocaust (godwin! btw) is controversial? Interesting indeed.
Then, no one would object to holocaust jokes, huh? Since there's nothing controversial about it... An Austrian told me this one: <controversial>Q- How do you fit 60 jews in a Volkswagen beetle? A- In the ashtray.</controversial> (his accent made it so much worse/funnier)
Ars chose a relatively uncontroversial pseudo-science to examine
Homeopathy is controversial, in that some people actually believe it and loudly proclaim its wonders. That's like saying that evolution vs. intelligent design is settled just because science overwhelmingly supports the former, ignoring that many people still believe the latter.
You keep ignoring that word, I do think it means what you do not think it means.
Homeopathy, relative to intelligent design, is uncontroversial. That's like saying that a rat, relative to a tiger, is harmless.
If you go to www.nbc.com there's a big ol' link right there at the top: Watch Episodes. Why would you pay for or "steal" something that they're giving away for free anyway? Works great in Firefox/Kubuntu for me as well... Because they're sorry that this content is not available to people outside of the united states? Or because their player sucks like a million shopvacs?
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Begin unscrewing the coax cable from your cable box. As you very, very slowly pull it away, if the signal starts to fade/shows static/etc., it's certainly analog. If, instead, it suddenly goes from perfect, to black, it's digital. Also, in the latter case, it will probably start to show artifacts, perfectly square 16x16 pixel macroblocks that stand out in sharp contrast to the rest of the picture. Which is why I always preferred analog: I can follow a conversation with a bit of static, but I can't follow a conversation that stops to show me a bunch of brightly colored squares popping in and out.
Clark wears glasses, which fools Lois Lane, and intelligent design wears a lab coat, which fools you.
If your sensitivity to these toxins is low enough that you'll chock their side effects up to the disease you're fighting, you won't notice the difference, but if, like me, aspartame makes you fucking sick by itself, then the natural option is now the only option.
Then, no one would object to holocaust jokes, huh? Since there's nothing controversial about it...
An Austrian told me this one: <controversial>Q- How do you fit 60 jews in a Volkswagen beetle? A- In the ashtray.</controversial> (his accent made it so much worse/funnier)(Score:-1, Flamebait) q.e.d.
And "they might point out something relevant at some point" is no reason not to dodge their incessant bad-faith effort to discredit every little detail they can think of.
Then, no one would object to holocaust jokes, huh? Since there's nothing controversial about it...
An Austrian told me this one: <controversial>Q- How do you fit 60 jews in a Volkswagen beetle? A- In the ashtray.</controversial> (his accent made it so much worse/funnier)
Homeopathy is controversial, in that some people actually believe it and loudly proclaim its wonders. That's like saying that evolution vs. intelligent design is settled just because science overwhelmingly supports the former, ignoring that many people still believe the latter.
You keep ignoring that word, I do think it means what you do not think it means.Homeopathy, relative to intelligent design, is uncontroversial. That's like saying that a rat, relative to a tiger, is harmless.
The more you rinse them, the stronger the soap becomes!
Enjoy your placebo effect, people.
When will there be politicians worth voting for?
When you will know who Ron Paul is and what he stands for: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_positions_of_Ron_Paul#Domestic_surveillance That was not offtopic: That link goes to the politics of domestic surveillance in a thread about domestic surveillance in reply to a post about its politics.Or because their player sucks like a million shopvacs?
...there are cases where piracy is not easier than purchase? When you want older stuff.