I'm still skeptical about this whole global warmin thing. I don't really think it exists. There are a lot of doom-and-gloom reports out there about the disappereance of the ozone layer and SUVs and temperatures that are a tenth of a degree warmer than last year or whatever, but I have yet to see any real scientific evidence of any of this.
The weather has only been tracked (I mean measured and recorded) for what, 200 years? And you're talking about a planet that has existed for millions of years? A trend over a sample this small is almost meaningless; an abberation. There is archeological evidence of *gigantic* swings in climate, from hot and humid to ice ages. Maybe we really are in one of the "peaks" of climate; if so, there's really nothing we can do about it, since we didn't cause it. Reports of how greenhouse-gas pollution is causing global warming consistently fail to mention the fact that human pollution is minute compared to naturally occurring greenhouse gasses: a single volcanic eruption spews out more of the greenhouse gasses than mankind has in its history.
Also, getting back to the article, how do the scientists know that the difference in genes is related *at all* to the change in mating habits? Last I was aware, we still couldn't really tell what genes do with much certainty, and then only with more sohisticated techniques than quantitative genetics; to me, a shift in mating season seems to be more adaptation than evolution, but I really don't know.
Okay, I'm done ranting now; you may return to normalcy.
Application for a US Patent: Title: A Method for the Protection of Exclusive Property Right
Abstract: The method is comprised of a system consisting of three parts: a) a mechanism for notifying a controlling unit of a new device or process, or a modification to an existing one; b) a process for notifying the public of approval of said innovation; and c) a mechanism for enforcing the intellectual property rights of the creator of the innovation.
Think the USPTO will mind if I try and patent patents?:-)
the universe *does* turn out to be in the process of expanding infinitely, instead of eventually collapsing, it brings up an interesting question... where did the energy for the "Big Bang" come from?
Please forgive me, I have very little exposure to astrophysics...
I've always heard the infinite regression theory, that the energy came from a previous universe that collapsed, then exploded, creating our universe, and that previous universe had come from another universe before it. Ignoring the inherent "infinite regression" fallacy, this explanation seems to make some kind of sense.
But if our universe will expand forever, it can't collapse to give birth to another. If it does expand forever, will it die a "cold death" when all the energy from stars and stuff will be released as entropy? Does that mean that an unknown number of previous universes collapsed, but that ours is the last universe? (sounds like a book title, "the last Universe") Or is ours the *only* universe? That possibility caused me to ask my original question: Where did the energy for the "Big Bang" come from?
A process can tell whether or not it is the parent or child at the time the fork() call is made. I wrote a test program a while ago in college to demonstrate:
/******************* just to test a fork() thingy **********/
plutonium is THE most toxic artifical substance on planet earth
'Cause, you know, now elements are artificial... I mean, granted, there are only "traces of plutonium compounds in our natural environment," and most PU comes from engineering U-238, but I still wouldn't go so far as to call it "artificial."
Ignore me, I just like to nit-pick.
the People at Sun get any work done with all that fire and the burning and fusion all going on around them. It's nice that scientists can take pictures of the inside of a leading computer industry company for study, so the rest of the world can see how hard it is to work in the information sector.
what the "news" here is. Haven't solar panels been available for quite a while now? Is the article's point just that Sharp is moving operations to the U.S.? Or is the point that Americans have a greater demand for solar power now?
a site that did fantasy matches like this all the time, visitors would vote and they would do a nifty write-up of the match. It was like electricferret.com or something. I think it ended and the creator(s?) went on to make a new site, the "league of fantasy powers" or something. Anyone knoe how good my memory is? How far off on the details am I?
I haven't read all the comments, so someone probabl already mentioned this.
...run by just about anybody, is mostly a good thing, especially if several communities made local wireless intranets, connected them together, and so on...we could (potentially) have high-speed wireless access 'round the whole country.
But the whole thing would just prompt the telecos to hire a $cr1p7 k1dd13 to make another "Code Red"-like virus, and bring the whole thing crashing down, 'cuz they want their profits.:-)
...here is not "the Evil MPAA vs. the little guy," the real issue here is why the MPAA feels the need to stop people from distributing movies. Those in the MPAA -- and indeed, most corporations -- view the world differently than most individuals. It is a truly sad day in society when innocent people have their livelihoods violated because of a mistake reaulting from an ideological difference.
The difference is between two schools of thought: those who believe we now live in an information age, and those who believe we live in an information economy.
You see, the first group believes that in today's society, information must be free to flow, and the economy has progressed to a service-based economy, and you should pay for things like materials, labor, and service. The other group believes that the economy should be information-based, and in addition to all the other things, you should pay for the information itself. And sadly, this second group views technology as a threat to their way of life and business, and will do whatever they can to protect what they view as theirs. Unfortunately, tragically, people such as the fellow in this article get caught in the crossfire.
Technology, most notably computers and the Internet, has changed the way of life in today's society. It remains to be seen what we are headed for: information as a way of life, or information as a way of business.
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I'm still skeptical about this whole global warmin thing. I don't really think it exists. There are a lot of doom-and-gloom reports out there about the disappereance of the ozone layer and SUVs and temperatures that are a tenth of a degree warmer than last year or whatever, but I have yet to see any real scientific evidence of any of this.
The weather has only been tracked (I mean measured and recorded) for what, 200 years? And you're talking about a planet that has existed for millions of years? A trend over a sample this small is almost meaningless; an abberation. There is archeological evidence of *gigantic* swings in climate, from hot and humid to ice ages. Maybe we really are in one of the "peaks" of climate; if so, there's really nothing we can do about it, since we didn't cause it. Reports of how greenhouse-gas pollution is causing global warming consistently fail to mention the fact that human pollution is minute compared to naturally occurring greenhouse gasses: a single volcanic eruption spews out more of the greenhouse gasses than mankind has in its history.
Also, getting back to the article, how do the scientists know that the difference in genes is related *at all* to the change in mating habits? Last I was aware, we still couldn't really tell what genes do with much certainty, and then only with more sohisticated techniques than quantitative genetics; to me, a shift in mating season seems to be more adaptation than evolution, but I really don't know.
Okay, I'm done ranting now; you may return to normalcy.
Application for a US Patent:
:-)
Title: A Method for the Protection of Exclusive Property Right
Abstract: The method is comprised of a system consisting of three parts: a) a mechanism for notifying a controlling unit of a new device or process, or a modification to an existing one; b) a process for notifying the public of approval of said innovation; and c) a mechanism for enforcing the intellectual property rights of the creator of the innovation.
Think the USPTO will mind if I try and patent patents?
My head hurts now ... :-)
the universe *does* turn out to be in the process of expanding infinitely, instead of eventually collapsing, it brings up an interesting question ... where did the energy for the "Big Bang" come from?
Please forgive me, I have very little exposure to astrophysics ...
I've always heard the infinite regression theory, that the energy came from a previous universe that collapsed, then exploded, creating our universe, and that previous universe had come from another universe before it. Ignoring the inherent "infinite regression" fallacy, this explanation seems to make some kind of sense.
But if our universe will expand forever, it can't collapse to give birth to another. If it does expand forever, will it die a "cold death" when all the energy from stars and stuff will be released as entropy? Does that mean that an unknown number of previous universes collapsed, but that ours is the last universe? (sounds like a book title, "the last Universe") Or is ours the *only* universe? That possibility caused me to ask my original question: Where did the energy for the "Big Bang" come from?
A process can tell whether or not it is the parent or child at the time the fork() call is made. I wrote a test program a while ago in college to demonstrate:
// parent // child // main
... I'm a geek, and this is off topic ...
/*******************
just to test a fork() thingy
**********/
#include<iostream>
#includ e<stdlib.h>
#include<stdio.h>
main()
{
  ; int pd[2];
if (pipe(pd) == -1){
cout << "Pipe creation error.\n";
exit(1);
}
if (fork()) {
cout << "Parent process.\n";
int x;
cin >> x;
if (write(pd[1], "x", 1) <= 0) {
cout << "Write error\n";
exit(1);
}
} else {
cout << "Child process.\n";
char get;
if (read(pd[0], &get, 1) <=0) {
cout << "Read error.\n";
exit(1);
}
cout << "Child unblocked, get = " << get << endl;
}
}
*sigh* Yeah, I know
That explains a lot. I have long suspected that the universe is just downright *odd.*
The second flying model shown on the pictures page (is that balsa wood?) looks like an old-fashioned lawn mower
the People at Sun get any work done with all that fire and the burning and fusion all going on around them. It's nice that scientists can take pictures of the inside of a leading computer industry company for study, so the rest of the world can see how hard it is to work in the information sector.
What?
Why are you all looking at me like that?
what the "news" here is. Haven't solar panels been available for quite a while now? Is the article's point just that Sharp is moving operations to the U.S.? Or is the point that Americans have a greater demand for solar power now?
Great. Then people might start saying that cell phones cause cancer ...
... :-)
Nah. Nobody'd ever say something like that
a site that did fantasy matches like this all the time, visitors would vote and they would do a nifty write-up of the match. It was like electricferret.com or something. I think it ended and the creator(s?) went on to make a new site, the "league of fantasy powers" or something. Anyone knoe how good my memory is? How far off on the details am I?
I haven't read all the comments, so someone probabl already mentioned this.
...on like, migratory patterns for birds and stuff? Don't they depend on the Earth's magnetic field for navigation?
...run by just about anybody, is mostly a good thing, especially if several communities made local wireless intranets, connected them together, and so on...we could (potentially) have high-speed wireless access 'round the whole country. :-)
But the whole thing would just prompt the telecos to hire a $cr1p7 k1dd13 to make another "Code Red"-like virus, and bring the whole thing crashing down, 'cuz they want their profits.
...here is not "the Evil MPAA vs. the little guy," the real issue here is why the MPAA feels the need to stop people from distributing movies. Those in the MPAA -- and indeed, most corporations -- view the world differently than most individuals. It is a truly sad day in society when innocent people have their livelihoods violated because of a mistake reaulting from an ideological difference. .
The difference is between two schools of thought: those who believe we now live in an information age , and those who believe we live in an information economy
You see, the first group believes that in today's society, information must be free to flow, and the economy has progressed to a service-based economy, and you should pay for things like materials, labor, and service. The other group believes that the economy should be information-based, and in addition to all the other things, you should pay for the information itself. And sadly, this second group views technology as a threat to their way of life and business, and will do whatever they can to protect what they view as theirs. Unfortunately, tragically, people such as the fellow in this article get caught in the crossfire.
Technology, most notably computers and the Internet, has changed the way of life in today's society. It remains to be seen what we are headed for: information as a way of life, or information as a way of business.