This reminds me of all the whiners saying that in the 2000 US presidential election that Al Gore got more votes "than any president in history except Ronald Reagan".
My response was that Ralph Nader got more votes than Abraham Lincoln.
Voyagers have been flying for 30 years, so YES, the attitude stabilizer of a probe can have a huge freaking impact on its position in 30 years.
When you're plotting a graph of experimental data, there is the concept of an "error bar" - you make the point on the graph smeared out to reflect the inaccuracy of your measuring tool. In the case of the Voyagers, the error bars are larger than the observed Pioneer anomaly, so there isn't any way of using that data. The error bars are sometimes called "noise", because it's not "signal". So, if the effect is small, it can be "lost in the noise". In other words, you can't see the tiny deviation because of the huge (comparative) error in measurement.
How are you ever going to show anybody that your that good if they won't give anyone who doesn't have the piece of paper the opportunity? Lying about credentials on resumes is actually fairly common and some of those liars are the best performers ever hired. But you can bet that regardless of skill or merit they wouldn't be hired if they hadn't claimed to have the paper.
You're absolutely right. There is no way this Essjay guy would ever have been allowed to edit Wikipedia articles if he hadn't claimed to have 18 degrees.
There was not "regular trade between the colonies and Europe" before the colonies existed, or when they were first started. And, as for "bringing everything they owned", well, how much could a 17th century pilgrim fit on the Mayflower? How rich were these people?
Note that fully half of the Mayflower passengers/crew died in the first winter. In Jamestown, 80% of the settlers died in the winter of 1609/1610. Entire colonies disappeared with no trace. That sort of thing.
My point is that people are willing to endure all nature of hardships to establish something of value to themselves and humankind.
Live in the New World with no established cities. Never come to Europe again. Ridiculously expensive to have family and friends visit. Possible long term health consequences, possible heath effect for children, if children are even a possiblity.
Yeah. Everyone I know would like to settle there.
The point is not that everyone would like to settle there, but that some would. Do you think that the first settlers in the new world were viewed as visionaries, or as insane weirdos who thought it would be fun to try to start a colony from scratch in the middle of freaking nowhere?
Well, in order to get the phone for free you need to get the $60 plan, not the $40 plan, so that extra $480 ($20 * 24 months) is not worth it. I'd rather buy the phone for $100 (treo 650) or $200 (treo 680). But, I don't want the $40 monthly data plan-
I looked for the $20 month plan at treo central forums but didn't figure this out. Do you have any links that might help?
Thanks, I can't wait to upgrade from my treo 180 with no data plan...
Writing for The New York Times, Matt Richtel quoted one analyst who said that iPod's exclusivity to the Mac (at least for now) severely limits its audience....
CNet News.com writer Ian Fried quoted analysts who knocked the iPod's high price and timing given the poor consumer market right now...
Writing for ABCNews.com, Paul Eng suggested that the $399 iPod may face an uphill battle. Eng quoted an analyst who said that the iPod is priced at the upper end of the MP3 market, and another who suggested that the digital music market needs better definition so that consumers can understand what makes the iPod different from other MP3 products.
I have been unable to find any details of this new plan. You'd think some news source somewhere might have mentioned this.
Could you provide a link? The only info I found says that Cingular will announce the plan you need to get with the iPhone later. Nothing says that they won't make you get one of their existing plans.
it blew a hole in the middle of the traceline, but fortunately left the edges intact. And since the edges are where the current flows, we were in good shape
If the current doesn't flow through the center, what do you think blew a hole in the middle of the trace?
What will happen to systems if the day variable is less than the previously stored one, will it cause the ship to flip out and attempt a burn?
The purpose of a space shuttle is to flip out and burn people. These rockets are so crazy and awesome that they flip out ALL the time and don't even think twice about it.
* Monckton categorically states that the temperature of the oceans has decreased, without using sources. From what I know though, temperatures have increased. Can't find a bullet proof link for it (was looking for NOAA timelines, but no luck), but you can use coral-reef die-offs as a good proxy.
Apparently $100 bills have aphrodisiac properties. Can anybody confirm or deny this, since although I've seen bathtubs full of $100 bills do the business, it could be explained as placebo.
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Do you think the person quoted is 4 years old like your grandchild? Or maybe he/she is 35-34, and his grandfather is dead.
Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.
This reminds me of all the whiners saying that in the 2000 US presidential election that Al Gore got more votes "than any president in history except Ronald Reagan".
My response was that Ralph Nader got more votes than Abraham Lincoln.
How can I prove IANAL? Is there some sort of anti-law degree I need to get? From an anti-law school?
0.5 miles per hour * 20 years = 100,000 miles.
Voyagers have been flying for 30 years, so YES, the attitude stabilizer of a probe can have a huge freaking impact on its position in 30 years.
When you're plotting a graph of experimental data, there is the concept of an "error bar" - you make the point on the graph smeared out to reflect the inaccuracy of your measuring tool. In the case of the Voyagers, the error bars are larger than the observed Pioneer anomaly, so there isn't any way of using that data. The error bars are sometimes called "noise", because it's not "signal". So, if the effect is small, it can be "lost in the noise". In other words, you can't see the tiny deviation because of the huge (comparative) error in measurement.
You're absolutely right. There is no way this Essjay guy would ever have been allowed to edit Wikipedia articles if he hadn't claimed to have 18 degrees.
There was not "regular trade between the colonies and Europe" before the colonies existed, or when they were first started. And, as for "bringing everything they owned", well, how much could a 17th century pilgrim fit on the Mayflower? How rich were these people?
Note that fully half of the Mayflower passengers/crew died in the first winter. In Jamestown, 80% of the settlers died in the winter of 1609/1610. Entire colonies disappeared with no trace. That sort of thing.
My point is that people are willing to endure all nature of hardships to establish something of value to themselves and humankind.
Ah yes, American settlers. How can we sell this?
Live in the New World with no established cities. Never come to Europe again. Ridiculously expensive to have family and friends visit. Possible long term health consequences, possible heath effect for children, if children are even a possiblity.
Yeah. Everyone I know would like to settle there.
The point is not that everyone would like to settle there, but that some would. Do you think that the first settlers in the new world were viewed as visionaries, or as insane weirdos who thought it would be fun to try to start a colony from scratch in the middle of freaking nowhere?
Well, in order to get the phone for free you need to get the $60 plan, not the $40 plan, so that extra $480 ($20 * 24 months) is not worth it. I'd rather buy the phone for $100 (treo 650) or $200 (treo 680). But, I don't want the $40 monthly data plan-
I looked for the $20 month plan at treo central forums but didn't figure this out. Do you have any links that might help?
Thanks, I can't wait to upgrade from my treo 180 with no data plan...
Let's see:
Apple iPod Demand Iffy
Pundits compliment, criticize iPod
Favorite excerpts from that second one:
I have been unable to find any details of this new plan. You'd think some news source somewhere might have mentioned this.
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Could you provide a link? The only info I found says that Cingular will announce the plan you need to get with the iPhone later. Nothing says that they won't make you get one of their existing plans.
Cingular's release:
http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/10/cingular-kicki
All I see at the cingular web site is $199 AFTER $100 rebate. What are you smoking?
h ones/pda-phones-smartphones.jsp
http://www.cingular.com/cell-phone-service/cell-p
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Via boingboing
http://www.boingboing.net/2006/11/14/weird_screen
If the current doesn't flow through the center, what do you think blew a hole in the middle of the trace?
It's a trick question! They don't have jobs!
The purpose of a space shuttle is to flip out and burn people. These rockets are so crazy and awesome that they flip out ALL the time and don't even think twice about it.
Are you sure? Coral dies from cold weather as well:
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v377/n6549/a
So looks like you're 0 for 2 on the "things you know for sure."
Sorry dude, maybe you should take another year of Physics.
Quadrupole
They're used in particle accelerators all the time.
Apparently $100 bills have aphrodisiac properties. Can anybody confirm or deny this, since although I've seen bathtubs full of $100 bills do the business, it could be explained as placebo.
I'm pretty sure that if Osama Bin Laden has a passport, the government that issued it either revoked it, or is no longer in power.
Wi-fi. More space than a Blackberry. Still lame.
Hi! You must not be new here.
Hi! I'm from NASA, and we're hiring for our next Mars mission. Want a job?
Couldn't you just point the fan backward, you know, like this?