he paper, entitled 'Information, Reproduction and the Origin of Life', speculated on the chemical qualities of earth in the Hadean time, billions of years ago when the planet was beginning to cool down to the point where, as Dr. Jacobson put it, 'one could imagine a few hardy compounds could survive... creationists cite it as proof that life could not have emerged on earth without divine intervention.
Wait, so is the earth billions of years old, or 6000 years old, as told in the bible?
Most of us have heard of string theory, many of us know what it is and some of us may even be experts in the field. But could you explain it in two minutes?
I can't, but MC Hawking can. And he can get the bitches at the same time.
IIRC, there is indeed a bounty on producing an accurate enough representation of lunar regolith. Of course, it doesn't have to *look* like the moon, but it has to *act* like the moon.
Nevermind the lander... Given that Microsoft paid $240 million for 1% of facebook, how long until someone offers a milti-million dollar prize to build a laser that can carve their corporate logo into the surface of the moon?
Fearing it might lose control over the next generation of computer users, Microsoft has been attempting to match and in some cases block Google's plans, even if that effort is costly.
In other words, they didn't spend $240 million for 1.6% because Facebook is worth $15 billion. They paid $240 million because they're in the middle of a pissing match with Google.
He told delegates at the 2007 RSA Conference that there is a gap between the reality of security and the emotional feel of security due to the way our brains have evolved.
Which is why, a lot of times, you end up with security theatre, instead of real security.
Yeah, I think the key thing here is that Greenpeace has an end goal of getting attention. Once they get attention, then their goal is to say their message.
However, they have to get attention, and so they do stuff like this, which is not necessarily targeting Apple because they have a vendetta against apple, but targeting Apple because they know the media is lazy and sensationalist, and will carry any story that will sell newspapers and commercial airtime.
They got an official rebuttal to the bromine industry by Greenpeace, but the most interesting part is their acknowledgment that their targeting of Apple, even while they have similar reports on every manufacturers, is a deliberate attempt to grab headlines.
Well, that's the double-edged sword of having the "hot" product in any market. I'm sure if they had done a similar report on the XBOX 360, the media would have been all over it in a similar manner.
Even though the site has not hosted any pirated content, it was a thorn in the side of movie and TV studios, thanks to having links to newest movies and TV shows.
Any bets on how long until ThePirateBay snaps up the domain name and re-opens the site?
That's stupid. If enough people vote "none of the above", then what do you get?
You get what you get now. the person with the highest number of votes. but at least you can track whether people are staying home because they're lazy, or they're staying home because they don't like the candidates.
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One of the voters, Martin Minue, a doctor from the northern province of Rioja, told a newspaper it was his way to protest against useless politicians.
I've always felt that a better way would be to add a "none of the above" option to the ballot. Right now, either you like Candidate A or Candidate B, and if you don't like either one, you might as well stay home, or vote the lesser of evils. If you could actually record your sentiments, we might get better candidates.
75-year-old Mona "The Hammer" Shaw took her claw hammer back to the customer service center and bludgeoned the office equipment into tiny plastic pieces.
Funny story, Tom Delay got his nickname the same way.
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/me shakes fist at Tackhead
pay increased an average of more than 5.5 percent for the quarter ended Sept. 30, compared to the same period last year.
Yeah, but it's in American Dollars, so the amount actually decreased.
Yes. It trumps Vista, of course
Is that really a big accomplishment? I mean, really? XP trumps Vista.
Microsoft EU Decision Protects OSS Projects From Suits
Which is good, because the OSS crowd is more into t-shirts and jeans.
he paper, entitled 'Information, Reproduction and the Origin of Life', speculated on the chemical qualities of earth in the Hadean time, billions of years ago when the planet was beginning to cool down to the point where, as Dr. Jacobson put it, 'one could imagine a few hardy compounds could survive ... creationists cite it as proof that life could not have emerged on earth without divine intervention.
Wait, so is the earth billions of years old, or 6000 years old, as told in the bible?
Most of us have heard of string theory, many of us know what it is and some of us may even be experts in the field. But could you explain it in two minutes?
I can't, but MC Hawking can. And he can get the bitches at the same time.
IIRC, there is indeed a bounty on producing an accurate enough representation of lunar regolith. Of course, it doesn't have to *look* like the moon, but it has to *act* like the moon.
That's no moon.
Nevermind the lander... Given that Microsoft paid $240 million for 1% of facebook, how long until someone offers a milti-million dollar prize to build a laser that can carve their corporate logo into the surface of the moon?
The space agency today said it will offer $2 million in prizes if competing teams can successfully build a lunar lander
Do they give you a bonus for also constructing a sound stage that looks like a lunar surface?
Fearing it might lose control over the next generation of computer users, Microsoft has been attempting to match and in some cases block Google's plans, even if that effort is costly.
In other words, they didn't spend $240 million for 1.6% because Facebook is worth $15 billion. They paid $240 million because they're in the middle of a pissing match with Google.
New Hydrogen Engine Test Shows Future of Aviation
Oh, the humanity!
He told delegates at the 2007 RSA Conference that there is a gap between the reality of security and the emotional feel of security due to the way our brains have evolved.
Which is why, a lot of times, you end up with security theatre, instead of real security.
From the Thanko MP4 watch to Sony's OLED TV, these are the hottest new gadgets to drool over, that you can't get here.
They *need* cutting-edge displays like that to keep up with the continuing advances in tentacle hentai technology.
But theres no sense in crying over every mistake, you just keep on trying till you run out of cake.
That's a great approach, unless, of course, the cake happens to be a LIE.
I find that it's hard to overstate my satisfaction. We do what we must, because we can.
Yeah, I think the key thing here is that Greenpeace has an end goal of getting attention. Once they get attention, then their goal is to say their message.
However, they have to get attention, and so they do stuff like this, which is not necessarily targeting Apple because they have a vendetta against apple, but targeting Apple because they know the media is lazy and sensationalist, and will carry any story that will sell newspapers and commercial airtime.
They got an official rebuttal to the bromine industry by Greenpeace, but the most interesting part is their acknowledgment that their targeting of Apple, even while they have similar reports on every manufacturers, is a deliberate attempt to grab headlines.
Well, that's the double-edged sword of having the "hot" product in any market. I'm sure if they had done a similar report on the XBOX 360, the media would have been all over it in a similar manner.
This despite the estimates of widespread piracy of the album as well.
I'm sorry, but, if it's FREE, then it's not really PIRACY.
The Mythbusters are going to take cockroaches and other insects and apply successively higher doses of radiation in a controlled setting.
So, what precautions do they have on hand in the event one of them grows to enormous size and goes on a rampage?
Even though the site has not hosted any pirated content, it was a thorn in the side of movie and TV studios, thanks to having links to newest movies and TV shows.
Any bets on how long until ThePirateBay snaps up the domain name and re-opens the site?
Super Smash Brothers Brawl Controls Detailed
Comcast has already gotten a preview of the game.
That's stupid. If enough people vote "none of the above", then what do you get?
You get what you get now. the person with the highest number of votes. but at least you can track whether people are staying home because they're lazy, or they're staying home because they don't like the candidates.
One of the voters, Martin Minue, a doctor from the northern province of Rioja, told a newspaper it was his way to protest against useless politicians.
I've always felt that a better way would be to add a "none of the above" option to the ballot. Right now, either you like Candidate A or Candidate B, and if you don't like either one, you might as well stay home, or vote the lesser of evils. If you could actually record your sentiments, we might get better candidates.
75-year-old Mona "The Hammer" Shaw took her claw hammer back to the customer service center and bludgeoned the office equipment into tiny plastic pieces.
Funny story, Tom Delay got his nickname the same way.
Why is everyone picking on and knocking down the Poles!?!?!?
You know who else went around knocking down Poles... That's right.