"Einstein said that he thought in images and even muscular sensations," says John Stachel, a physicist and the founding editor of the Papers Project. "The hardest part for him was to translate his findings back into language that others could understand."
I've been watching a lot of footage of Joe Cocker on stage, and if I understand his body language correctly, he can expound volumes on Stephen Hawking's latest theories.
I see only one stumbling block: we need a large enough budget to offer free T-shirts to everyone that will move to Chia-Earth. Otherwise, the maximum occupancy will be two lab mice.
NASA has had several good reasons to look into inflatable stations. The first one is that they can fit a larger section into a more confined area. The wall thickness basically doesn't have to be taken into account when stuffing it into a cargo bay, just the equipment inside the section does.
Another advantage is crew safety. In case of a small meteor (or space junk) strike, it has a better chance of stopping the material before reaching the crew's atmosphere than a single sheet of metal would. Metal has a tendency to weaken if warped. Inflatable structures are more elastic and resilient. Also keep in mind that there are likely to be more than just the outer and inner skins - in use it would likely be some sort of multilayer, honeycombed or corrugation-stiffened structure. This would require more than one hit to render the section useless.
The Klingons from Star Trek could be seen as a quite honorable, but also quite sadistic because it involves killing random people on a daily basis.
RANDOM? You fool! Those who follow the Klingon doctrines only kill the weak! You are fortunate that you are not a Klingon, or I would kill you for your ignorance!
I can vouch for Foxwoods being a bit slow on the uptake.
Hell, when the new $20 bills came out, I saw a guy put three of them on the table, and he got $300 worth of chips (apparently they still thought only the $100s were in the new format). Nobody seated at the table said a word, and I started looking for new $20s of my own...
That's exactly why I practice dentistry on myself.
I've found the most effective solution is to coat my teeth with sodium hydroxide. I'll let it sit or a few minutes, then put on a coat of hydrochloric acid. I'm done in no time at all.
The best part is that I then have a nice solution of salt water to gargle with. It's a little hot, but I think that actually helps with proper gum care as well.
You're probably thinking of Deep Purple. He said something about not liking their music, and he hit the floor pretty quickly. That's hardly surprising, though, since five-on-one isn't exactly fair.
Your CompactFlash idea intrigues me. My digital camera uses it, so I have a reader for the media, and it is a convenient size (smaller than a matchbook) with no moving parts (good reliability), and read/write speeds are far better than floppies.
It also isn't terribly expensive; a 256MB card these days costs about $70. At roughly $.25 per meg, that's not too shabby. And since the camera manufacturers give out 8MB cards with their products, the cheap stuff is readily available.
The only downside that I see is that there are many formats currently used by digital cameras, this being only one. Getting a lot of the manufacturers behind this format may be problematic, and the last thing we need is another VHS/Betamax situation.
Yeah, you're right. I was apparently entranced by the triangular manholes I've seen, which clouded my reasoning skills.
I suppose I could clarify my statement by saying that it's still valid if the lip on the manhole is sufficiently wide, but that would also validate any other manhole shape. I wonder why Nashua chose triangles for its smaller access holes, then?
Actually, you're wrong about triangular manholes. As long as it's an equilateral triangle, the lid won't slip through the manhole. Therefore, it's a valid shape for manhole covers.
However, you're right about the weight factor, which is why they're often round.
Incidentally, I have seen a few triangular manhole covers, mostly around Nashua, New Hampshire. They seem to be used as access holes for electrical lines, and are less than a foot on a side. No need to roll something that small.
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"Einstein said that he thought in images and even muscular sensations," says John Stachel, a physicist and the founding editor of the Papers Project. "The hardest part for him was to translate his findings back into language that others could understand."
I've been watching a lot of footage of Joe Cocker on stage, and if I understand his body language correctly, he can expound volumes on Stephen Hawking's latest theories.
20 years ago: Prepare now, for computers will become an important part of your life.
Today: Those of us who use computers most often today tend to have no life.
I see only one stumbling block: we need a large enough budget to offer free T-shirts to everyone that will move to Chia-Earth. Otherwise, the maximum occupancy will be two lab mice.
That's why I'm not getting laid! Stupid monitors!
Erm, you may want to tilt your monitor up.
I'll bet there are a few solar systems hiding near the corners of my basement...
NASA has had several good reasons to look into inflatable stations. The first one is that they can fit a larger section into a more confined area. The wall thickness basically doesn't have to be taken into account when stuffing it into a cargo bay, just the equipment inside the section does.
Another advantage is crew safety. In case of a small meteor (or space junk) strike, it has a better chance of stopping the material before reaching the crew's atmosphere than a single sheet of metal would. Metal has a tendency to weaken if warped. Inflatable structures are more elastic and resilient. Also keep in mind that there are likely to be more than just the outer and inner skins - in use it would likely be some sort of multilayer, honeycombed or corrugation-stiffened structure. This would require more than one hit to render the section useless.
How about spatial volume?
Let's see, 1 million discs at 4 3/4" diameter, 1/16" thick... that's about 204 cubic feet of discs, assuming they're packed tightly.
That's like filling a dump truck to about two feet thick, by my reckoning.
I think AOL's getting off easy. I'd say we should try returning 1 BILLION discs. Then it would be harder for them to ignore.
You got stale!
On the other hand, the results can be *very* reliable if they follow these steps:
1. Infect the server running the poll.
2. Ask, "Do you run a firewall?"
There will be a direct correlation between the percentage of people who answer "no" and the percentage of virus-infected machines.
I think the geese are there as a tutorial on what expletives to avoid, and how to use the three seashells.
You can't pronounce it. You refer to it as "The Planet Formerly Known As Planet X"
Shouldn't that be "The Planet Formerly Unknown To Us, But If It Were Known It Would Have Been Known As Planet X"?
The Klingons from Star Trek could be seen as a quite honorable, but also quite sadistic because it involves killing random people on a daily basis.
RANDOM? You fool! Those who follow the Klingon doctrines only kill the weak! You are fortunate that you are not a Klingon, or I would kill you for your ignorance!
Even if your dad built them a new building, you have the same chance to get in as the janitor's kid.
I dunno, I think the janitor's more likely to actually have a key...
I can vouch for Foxwoods being a bit slow on the uptake.
Hell, when the new $20 bills came out, I saw a guy put three of them on the table, and he got $300 worth of chips (apparently they still thought only the $100s were in the new format). Nobody seated at the table said a word, and I started looking for new $20s of my own...
Here's a hint: if your significant other asks "Is it safe?" while poking at your teeth with dentistry tools, buy a diamond.
On the bright side, if divorce is in your future, tell her "Essen."
That's exactly why I practice dentistry on myself.
I've found the most effective solution is to coat my teeth with sodium hydroxide. I'll let it sit or a few minutes, then put on a coat of hydrochloric acid. I'm done in no time at all.
The best part is that I then have a nice solution of salt water to gargle with. It's a little hot, but I think that actually helps with proper gum care as well.
In that case, how about an IMAX version of Manos: the Hands of Fate? That was shot on 8mm.
On second thought, that was difficult to sit through, even when it was on MST3K.
You're probably thinking of Deep Purple. He said something about not liking their music, and he hit the floor pretty quickly. That's hardly surprising, though, since five-on-one isn't exactly fair.
And I was so sure the three words were going to be "Mic", "ro" and "soft"!
Your CompactFlash idea intrigues me. My digital camera uses it, so I have a reader for the media, and it is a convenient size (smaller than a matchbook) with no moving parts (good reliability), and read/write speeds are far better than floppies.
It also isn't terribly expensive; a 256MB card these days costs about $70. At roughly $.25 per meg, that's not too shabby. And since the camera manufacturers give out 8MB cards with their products, the cheap stuff is readily available.
The only downside that I see is that there are many formats currently used by digital cameras, this being only one. Getting a lot of the manufacturers behind this format may be problematic, and the last thing we need is another VHS/Betamax situation.
Nah, I'll bet the first units to come of the line did in fact talk, but this functionality was disabled in later versions.
After all, how many times would you be willing to hear "You've got mail!" before you reach for your blaster?
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Sorry, I was distracted by your subject line. What was the question, again?
Yeah, you're right. I was apparently entranced by the triangular manholes I've seen, which clouded my reasoning skills.
I suppose I could clarify my statement by saying that it's still valid if the lip on the manhole is sufficiently wide, but that would also validate any other manhole shape. I wonder why Nashua chose triangles for its smaller access holes, then?
Actually, you're wrong about triangular manholes. As long as it's an equilateral triangle, the lid won't slip through the manhole. Therefore, it's a valid shape for manhole covers.
However, you're right about the weight factor, which is why they're often round.
Incidentally, I have seen a few triangular manhole covers, mostly around Nashua, New Hampshire. They seem to be used as access holes for electrical lines, and are less than a foot on a side. No need to roll something that small.