Oooh, sooo close! Almost a(nother) scathing "look at all the idiots who say dumb stuff on Slashdot post. And then, you're own "clueness"-ness kicked it. It's truly tragic when a potentially good joke falls short at the last moment.
As a kid, this title was definitely near or at the top of my RPG list. It's one of those that actually sucks you so far into the characters that I kinda felt proud/sad when I beat it. They do these reminiscing snapshot sequences about 3 or 4 times during the game, and it's always a "Wow, I remember how tough/fun/silly/great that part was!" moment. DEFINITELY try to get this cart or ROM.
I think what's more interesting is that they want the sequences to be 98% accurate, but according to a national geographic report I found here chimps and humans are only 4% different anyways. So they only want an accuracy of half the difference between people and chimps? What's the genetic similarity between Stephen Hawking and Larry King? Probably 99% or more.
Another important step would be to incorporate laser detectors to turn that signal back into electrical. Lasers on one side, detectors on the other, and the chips could be chained together. Until then, don't you still need non-solid state detectors?
Strangely, I ship my DNA around through all sorts of temperatures. I grew up in Ohio and have been in subzero winters, and now live in Texas where summers reach over 100 degrees F. Somehow, I've managed not to degrade into a pile of bubbling goo.
Remember folks, nanotechnology WILL work. The proof is in the question. Are you able to think about nanotechnology? If so, then the trillions of nanomechanical, nanoelectrical, and nanochemical actions going on in your body are working well (more or less), and q.e.d. nanotech is feasible.
Amen! My wife and I both thought that this was the only serious flaw in the whole movie. They mentioned that the Reevers raped women, but do the Reever traits get passed down genetically? Do they let women who they've raped live long enough to give birth? Who raises the baby Reevers? Can infants who are "beyond insanity" survive infancy?
Great movie, great story, but also a serious problem w/ the Reever social structure.
Well, if Earth weren't in the way of the asteroids' track and field events, we wouldn't have to worry about any collisions due to hurdling.
Hopefully, they don't hurtle any of those giant asteroid javelins at us!
The most clear benefit of a moon colony is that it's orders of magnitude easier than a martian colony. Should we have ignored the Wright brothers because they couldn't build a supersonic stealth bomber with fricking lasers on it? No. We need to take preliminary steps to reach some goals. Learning how to let people live on a planet(oid) other than Earth is of great engineering and scientific value.
No, because Physics, Chemistry, and Biology are all the same thing, more or less. Nanotech is the intersection of these things and ENGINEERING. The explicit difference is that if a human designer puts the atoms/molecules where he or she wants them, for specific, pre-defined functions, they are doing more than just chemistry. Sure, some chemistry, biology, Physics, etc, do this already, but it is misinformed to simply say that nanotech is the intersection of these fields. Without the engineers, it's all just journal articles and pretty animations.
But the point is if the parent is working 16 hours a day to put food on the table, they are less able to do _any_ parenting. They don't want to do less parenting, they are physically incapable of anything else. Given the space (disposable income, free time, freedom from stress) most parents would probably be much better at parenting. The GP is right, it's easy to blame the parents, but they are just a symptom of a more frightening problem.
Nanotubes are highly ordered forms of carbon. As such, they can have varying purity. If one of the bonds of a carbon atom in the tube is strained too much (bent, pulled, heated, hit by radiation, etc.) it may break and distort the perfect shape of the tube.
A "pure" tube is theoretical only. There's always going to be some slight imperfection in the atomic structure of the tube. My point was that "purer nanotubes" implies that the quality of the tubes was high (few defects). But what they've really done is just leave the same (partially defective) tubes and removed the other stuff that normally comes w/ tubes.
These are not "purer nanotubes". They are more nanotubes and less other junk. Nanotubes grown on a surface will tend to also create other carbon molecules like ash, diamond crystalites, and even buckyballs. The purified stuff is simple this same mix of materials, but filtered to only have the tubes. They're still the same quality of tubes, just not dilluted w/ other crud.
In fact, it would not be able to let go of the intestinal walls. Van der Waals forces would make it stick to just about anything, and have a hard as hell time of trying to un-stick. In the nano/micro world, surface area is king, and the puny forces of inertia and gravity don't mean squat compared to the VDW forces and e-static attraction.
Ikuma diamonds, from Canada, are not blood diamonds. There are also a few other branded diamonds from Canada which involve none of the nasty warlord/slavery issues of African diamonds.
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Oooh, sooo close! Almost a(nother) scathing "look at all the idiots who say dumb stuff on Slashdot post. And then, you're own "clueness"-ness kicked it. It's truly tragic when a potentially good joke falls short at the last moment.
As a kid, this title was definitely near or at the top of my RPG list. It's one of those that actually sucks you so far into the characters that I kinda felt proud/sad when I beat it. They do these reminiscing snapshot sequences about 3 or 4 times during the game, and it's always a "Wow, I remember how tough/fun/silly/great that part was!" moment. DEFINITELY try to get this cart or ROM.
I think what's more interesting is that they want the sequences to be 98% accurate, but according to a national geographic report I found here chimps and humans are only 4% different anyways. So they only want an accuracy of half the difference between people and chimps? What's the genetic similarity between Stephen Hawking and Larry King? Probably 99% or more.
Absolutely it was Tiny Toons! Plucky and Hampton loved this show, and the arch-enemy of the Slugs was the guy w/ salt shakers for fingers!
Well, the "men in tights" thing then makes it acceptable to have "women in tights" in the comics as well!
Another important step would be to incorporate laser detectors to turn that signal back into electrical. Lasers on one side, detectors on the other, and the chips could be chained together. Until then, don't you still need non-solid state detectors?
Strangely, I ship my DNA around through all sorts of temperatures. I grew up in Ohio and have been in subzero winters, and now live in Texas where summers reach over 100 degrees F. Somehow, I've managed not to degrade into a pile of bubbling goo.
Remember folks, nanotechnology WILL work. The proof is in the question. Are you able to think about nanotechnology? If so, then the trillions of nanomechanical, nanoelectrical, and nanochemical actions going on in your body are working well (more or less), and q.e.d. nanotech is feasible.
Thanks for the clarification. In a similar vein, why do the Reavers not attack each other?
Amen! My wife and I both thought that this was the only serious flaw in the whole movie. They mentioned that the Reevers raped women, but do the Reever traits get passed down genetically? Do they let women who they've raped live long enough to give birth? Who raises the baby Reevers? Can infants who are "beyond insanity" survive infancy? Great movie, great story, but also a serious problem w/ the Reever social structure.
Well, if Earth weren't in the way of the asteroids' track and field events, we wouldn't have to worry about any collisions due to hurdling. Hopefully, they don't hurtle any of those giant asteroid javelins at us!
The most clear benefit of a moon colony is that it's orders of magnitude easier than a martian colony. Should we have ignored the Wright brothers because they couldn't build a supersonic stealth bomber with fricking lasers on it? No. We need to take preliminary steps to reach some goals. Learning how to let people live on a planet(oid) other than Earth is of great engineering and scientific value.
I believe, in fact, that every single one of the companies that you point out as having been "purchase[d]" were "sold" by someone else.
because when I read this
we can't design a 'break-proof' system. We either need a system that can't break, or...
my head starts to hurt.
The "nano" buzzword phase has already started. The new Hummers are promoted on billboards as "Nano Hummer". This boat sailed a few years ago.
No, because Physics, Chemistry, and Biology are all the same thing, more or less. Nanotech is the intersection of these things and ENGINEERING. The explicit difference is that if a human designer puts the atoms/molecules where he or she wants them, for specific, pre-defined functions, they are doing more than just chemistry. Sure, some chemistry, biology, Physics, etc, do this already, but it is misinformed to simply say that nanotech is the intersection of these fields. Without the engineers, it's all just journal articles and pretty animations.
But the point is if the parent is working 16 hours a day to put food on the table, they are less able to do _any_ parenting. They don't want to do less parenting, they are physically incapable of anything else. Given the space (disposable income, free time, freedom from stress) most parents would probably be much better at parenting. The GP is right, it's easy to blame the parents, but they are just a symptom of a more frightening problem.
Nanotubes are highly ordered forms of carbon. As such, they can have varying purity. If one of the bonds of a carbon atom in the tube is strained too much (bent, pulled, heated, hit by radiation, etc.) it may break and distort the perfect shape of the tube. A "pure" tube is theoretical only. There's always going to be some slight imperfection in the atomic structure of the tube. My point was that "purer nanotubes" implies that the quality of the tubes was high (few defects). But what they've really done is just leave the same (partially defective) tubes and removed the other stuff that normally comes w/ tubes.
These are not "purer nanotubes". They are more nanotubes and less other junk. Nanotubes grown on a surface will tend to also create other carbon molecules like ash, diamond crystalites, and even buckyballs. The purified stuff is simple this same mix of materials, but filtered to only have the tubes. They're still the same quality of tubes, just not dilluted w/ other crud.
However, those coming from the post-power ranger generation certainly appreciate Amy Jo Johnson (aka the pink ranger)
We must REALLY hate Yemen. They get attacked twice?
...SCOTUS bashing continue!
In fact, it would not be able to let go of the intestinal walls. Van der Waals forces would make it stick to just about anything, and have a hard as hell time of trying to un-stick. In the nano/micro world, surface area is king, and the puny forces of inertia and gravity don't mean squat compared to the VDW forces and e-static attraction.
Ikuma diamonds, from Canada, are not blood diamonds. There are also a few other branded diamonds from Canada which involve none of the nasty warlord/slavery issues of African diamonds.
Here's a pic of Ms. Rutherford braving the slightly chilly temperatures of a photo shoot.
I thought Quake was set on Mars, not Earth.