As far as the Universe being the largest computer,
The Universal AC was not the Universe - it was separate and existed only in Hyperspace. The universe existed before the Universal AC, so the Universal AC could not be the universe. What the universal AC did do, however, was mimic God, or perhaps it was the other way around.
I've recently bought a Dell P166 which has only a pasive heatsink, although the PSU is positioned so that the heatsink is by one of it's intake vents, so its cooled (very slightly) by that.
Mules will never be anything other than sterile becaus they can't reproduce, and multi-cellular organisms depend on reproduction for mutation. Bacteria, on the other hand, are small enough that acquired mutation, eg due to radiation or chemicals, can have an effect on their development. They can also acquire genes from other bacteria in the vicinity.
While I think that the scientists have probably taken this into account, its still a frightening, if unlikely, prospect.
Erecting one into orbit would allow construction and cheap launch of craft, and it would even be possible to build one to the moon, and use it for transport to/from a moonbase. Space Elevators need to be the first priority, IMO.
No. There is not enough ice to cover 70% of the surface of Mars with water. There is enough to create an ocean 500m deep. Given that Olympus Mons is 28km high, and much of the continental area of the planet is 5000m high, there will not be a huge area of water (at least not enough to make Mars bluer than Earth).
We don't necessarily need N2 in the atmosphere, but we need some form of inert gas to mix with the 02, and preferably some C02 as well (not really a problem as it's easily obtainable when you breathe). An atmosphere of 100% oxygen is not only dangerous when it comes to fire hazards, but Oxygen is also poisonous. You'd die if you tried to breathe 100% oxygen for a protracted period of time.
Dear Sir, I am writing to apply for the course in Genenetics offered by your department. I originally intended to apply for genetics, but obviously as it consists of less syllables, it must be rather low-brow when compared to the above course.
ATOTC went on general release on the 16th May in the UK, the same as the USA.
Everywhere I have been recently there have been movie posters in bus-stands and on billboards, and trailers have been going since Ice Age (I went to see it because the trailer was on) was released. I've seen a couple of trailers on TV, but not the full trailer, only the one with R2 (Occupation:Droid) and another.
There certainly hasn't been the media frenzy of TPM, but every newspaper for the last fortnight has been offering free tickets in competitions.
No, evolution is a word like any other. Are you now going to tell me that if you use the word "species" in a scientific study that you must mean population of animals which can reproduce to give viable offspring?
Hint - it also can be used for any particular atom/ion.
Oh, and by the way, when a chemical reaction produces gas, it is said to be "evolved" - the reaction results in the evolution of gas. So Darwin must have been a chemist, hmm?
What you have said doesn't contradict the parent's argument. What you have said supports an entirely different aspect of the posted story.
In response to the parent - what you say could be true, but the tone of a cat's meow tends to match the tone of a person in the same situation (insistent, disappointed, inquisitive). This may be due to a common feature of language, or we may have learned from them, but as they have been bred as our pets, it is more likely that their behaviour is as a result of assocaition with us, as opposed to the other way around. Unless they are actually white mice in disguise, in which case they are controlling us.
No, its not silly, Evolution=change over time.
Thats what evolution means. It doesn't even have to include biological specimins. The motor car has evolved. The computer has evolved.
Darwin does not have exclusive rights to the word evolution.
It is people who assume that evolution must mean Darwin is involved who are silly. Darwin didn't even use the word evolution in Origin of Species, for crying out loud.
Naah - just carry a few aof the trained bees around with you everywhere, (and of course a bomb). When you set up your picnic, put the bomb a safe distance away, and release your bees. They will teach any wild bees in the area to congregate around the bomb. Then just detonate the bomb.
Now if they could deliver signals directly that caused the limbs to move in a coordinated fashion... well, that is another story.
That would be pointless - its far more useful to "nudge" the rat to go the way you want it than to try and control the rat yourself - if you did that you'd be bypassing instinct, and you might as well just use a robot. The advantage of this technique is that it preserves instinct, and the rats ability to walk - do you know how to balance/run/jump with four legs? How can you expect to control a rat in the mechanical way you have described?
A better example is a bird or a bat. Try and make a bird fly by controlling its wings - you might get off the ground, but God help you when you hit a crosswind or try to land.
But its a lot easier to remember a name than a number (for most people). Assuming the users are going to be using a wide variety of servers, then names are better than "designations". If, on the other hand, they will be using only one or two, then sequential numbers and/or other designations might be OK.
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The Universal AC was not the Universe - it was separate and existed only in Hyperspace. The universe existed before the Universal AC, so the Universal AC could not be the universe. What the universal AC did do, however, was mimic God, or perhaps it was the other way around.
....Captain Scarlet would never abandon us to the Mysterons!
I've recently bought a Dell P166 which has only a pasive heatsink, although the PSU is positioned so that the heatsink is by one of it's intake vents, so its cooled (very slightly) by that.
Mules will never be anything other than sterile becaus they can't reproduce, and multi-cellular organisms depend on reproduction for mutation. Bacteria, on the other hand, are small enough that acquired mutation, eg due to radiation or chemicals, can have an effect on their development. They can also acquire genes from other bacteria in the vicinity.
While I think that the scientists have probably taken this into account, its still a frightening, if unlikely, prospect.
Erecting one into orbit would allow construction and cheap launch of craft, and it would even be possible to build one to the moon, and use it for transport to/from a moonbase.
Space Elevators need to be the first priority, IMO.
No. There is not enough ice to cover 70% of the surface of Mars with water. There is enough to create an ocean 500m deep. Given that Olympus Mons is 28km high, and much of the continental area of the planet is 5000m high, there will not be a huge area of water (at least not enough to make Mars bluer than Earth).
We don't necessarily need N2 in the atmosphere, but we need some form of inert gas to mix with the 02, and preferably some C02 as well (not really a problem as it's easily obtainable when you breathe). An atmosphere of 100% oxygen is not only dangerous when it comes to fire hazards, but Oxygen is also poisonous. You'd die if you tried to breathe 100% oxygen for a protracted period of time.
Enzymes are proteins that act as catalysts. So it is a protein.
Dear Sir, I am writing to apply for the course in Genenetics offered by your department. I originally intended to apply for genetics, but obviously as it consists of less syllables, it must be rather low-brow when compared to the above course.
(Thi spost is designed to get me karma for a "Me too!" style post).
Its not clear in the article whether "super-size" denotes larger physical size or is pointing to the larger volume of data storage.
So who knows?
ATOTC went on general release on the 16th May in the UK, the same as the USA. Everywhere I have been recently there have been movie posters in bus-stands and on billboards, and trailers have been going since Ice Age (I went to see it because the trailer was on) was released. I've seen a couple of trailers on TV, but not the full trailer, only the one with R2 (Occupation:Droid) and another. There certainly hasn't been the media frenzy of TPM, but every newspaper for the last fortnight has been offering free tickets in competitions.
Hint - it also can be used for any particular atom/ion.
Oh, and by the way, when a chemical reaction produces gas, it is said to be "evolved" - the reaction results in the evolution of gas. So Darwin must have been a chemist, hmm?
What you have said doesn't contradict the parent's argument. What you have said supports an entirely different aspect of the posted story. In response to the parent - what you say could be true, but the tone of a cat's meow tends to match the tone of a person in the same situation (insistent, disappointed, inquisitive). This may be due to a common feature of language, or we may have learned from them, but as they have been bred as our pets, it is more likely that their behaviour is as a result of assocaition with us, as opposed to the other way around. Unless they are actually white mice in disguise, in which case they are controlling us.
Darwin does not have exclusive rights to the word evolution.
It is people who assume that evolution must mean Darwin is involved who are silly. Darwin didn't even use the word evolution in Origin of Species, for crying out loud.
Naah - just carry a few aof the trained bees around with you everywhere, (and of course a bomb). When you set up your picnic, put the bomb a safe distance away, and release your bees. They will teach any wild bees in the area to congregate around the bomb. Then just detonate the bomb.
Problem is that the cinema is crap. I've been to it about a dozen times and EVERY SINGLE TIME something has gone wrong with the screen/sound.
Plus the after-show party is in probably THE worst club in Edinburgh. Thats £40 I won't be spending.
The Aliens didn't evolve, they were genetically engineered by the space jockey et al.
Men In Black
I don't know if you noticed, but MIB was a COMEDY - a spoof and therefore deliberately did not make sense.
Star Trek
Perhaps he doesn't 'see' neutrinos at all, just their subspace signature or some other phenomenon we don't understand yet.
Most (nearly all) CC receipts carry only the last 4 digits of the card that was charged.
That would be pointless - its far more useful to "nudge" the rat to go the way you want it than to try and control the rat yourself - if you did that you'd be bypassing instinct, and you might as well just use a robot. The advantage of this technique is that it preserves instinct, and the rats ability to walk - do you know how to balance/run/jump with four legs? How can you expect to control a rat in the mechanical way you have described?
A better example is a bird or a bat. Try and make a bird fly by controlling its wings - you might get off the ground, but God help you when you hit a crosswind or try to land.
This is not evidence for HUMANS living with the dinosaurs, only *PRIMATES* Early primates would have resembled something like a lemur.
If one of the individual grounds fails, then the network cable might just become the ground the machine is looking for...
I did thnk it was funny, but I wasn't sure how funny you intended it to be, and decided to treat it seriously, just in case somebody else did....
But its a lot easier to remember a name than a number (for most people). Assuming the users are going to be using a wide variety of servers, then names are better than "designations". If, on the other hand, they will be using only one or two, then sequential numbers and/or other designations might be OK.