That Chinese government! They like to kid. Why is this modded troll? sounds like an insight to me, the researchers in TFA could well have been spun into a little PRC propaganda exercise.
It's spelt Sidney it is, at least in White House press briefings.
"It's a predictable error for an American to make because they're bad spellers" -- John Howard making a predictably bad attempt at humour for a Liberal Party goon.
This is why we need "Mind your Head" signs and warnings not to remove game cartridges or turn off the power when saving your game..
Really? And for those who don't understand solid state physics, or engineering why should one not turn off the power or remove the cartridge? Apparently the intellectual crowd thinks that everyone should have their degree of understanding and if they don't then they label them "stupid". Is it any wonder most people roll their eyes and just ignore you.
not sure why this is modded down... AC and AskChopper have valid points, but surely the entire concept of "Bad Movie Physics" falls under the category of "Don't forget to Suspend Belief"?
Movies, in fact pop-*, are/is made for the masses. Not physics majors, not total dullards. The hero wins despite unbelievable circumstances and against impossible odds.
Don't blame the storylines. If movies are anything to do with "the root of a growing problem of poor science & math among students" it is that the screen - despite being with us for 50 years - retains some magical appeal that says "this is real". If that is a problem, it is one of a deeper cultural significance.
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you typed all that in under 4 minutes. (story posted at 11:01, comment posted at 11:05)
want to document my code for me? shouldn't take you long
*/ You're right- that was fast! oh, yeah clever-trousers, but the thing is you commented his comment. Commenting the code would involve the inclusion of <div id="comment_body_20142253"> and suchforth. No get back in your room.
I hope slashdot will provide further encouragement by covering the first girl to attend University or do nuclear physics. Marie Curie was covered in this story last year. She did nuclear physics AND was the first female professor at the Sorbonne.
It's hardly coincidental that coffee and tea caught on in Europe just as the first factories were bringing in the industrial revolution. Insightful thinking, but not entirely factual - unless applied to the USA. Tea and coffee were widely available across Europe and England by the mid-1600's.
Americans' taste for coffee grew after the war of 1812 when Britain had temporarily cut off access to tea imports. So, I'd still mod you Insightful rather than Funny.
*Raises cup of Earl Grey with extended little finger*
...the way you get recognized (and promoted) in an organization is by involving yourself in discussions like this. Ultimately, if management decides to go the non-free/OSS route, then you'll need to do what they say.
...offering your opinions and expertise on the matter can only be a good thing, as long as you aren't an opinionated dick about it.
I recently left my job after 6 years. I won't go into what "solutions" / infrastructure / platform I reckon is the best way. While I don't think I know it all and am not in management, I do have 15 years experience in IT. Things evolved and changed in my organization -- particularly over the past 18 months. While I didn't expect my opinions to be taken as Gospel, I felt it wasn't considered at all and looked for something else. My immediate manager begged me to let him tear up my resignation notice. Nup, I can't tread water. Sounds like the Senior Developer above should consider other avenues...
There's a well known saying "Locks secure you against honest people" (or words to that effect). good point - I can't recall everyone rushing out to buy deadlocks when pin-tumbler lock "bumping" got a bit of coverage last year.
I guess one "advantage" of DRM (from the industry's POV) is that it places legality in the forefront of the consumer's mind. That nagging thought that perhaps piracy is *shock*horror* illegit.
Remain where you are, illegal enemy combatant. Agents from Halliburton Force Delta are being dispatched to your location for extraordinary rendition and eventual re-education. Your cooperation will be rewarded by extra meal rations and exercise yard time. Thank you for reporting this bug. So this is flamebait? Fair and balanced? Yuh.
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SWg7E1K* yeah, use passwords as suggested on public domain tech sites - I add them to my dictionary scripts. If you don't like that, try one from here.
OT: Am I the only one who thinks this thread is redundant? As fulfilling as it is to make fun of people for stating the obvious, you should at least be aware that doing so properly can be (and is) an integral part of many noble endeavours. Most proofs in philosophy and mathematics start out by stating facts that are widely known/considered to be true (ie, obvious), both to lay the foundation for inferences later on, and to orient the reader to the writer's progression of thought. You and I both know that an odd number n can be represented in the form 2k+1 (k an integer), but if I don't come out and say so at the beginning of my proof, you'll scratch your head when I tell you that n squared is 4k^2+4k+1. And you'll either take longer to infer my meaning (reinventing the wheel in the process), or just lose interest. The Socratic method is structurally little more than stating the obvious and asking your pupil whether a series of seemingly obvious consequences do or do not follow logically.
But outside the realm of argument, stating the obvious is one of the most basic elements of small talk, which is almost always the first step towards having meaningful conversation with another human. Unfortunately, we can't just walk up to strangers and ask them about their thoughts on the nature of the soul... it's socially unaccepted, but for a good reason. Subjective issues (religion, politics, musical taste, etc) are the most touchy, and when conflict and disagreement erupt around them, people become upset. A new person you're interested in starting a conversation with has no interest in getting into an argument with a stranger. Conversation based around deep thoughts and strong opinions and radical ideas doesn't occur until after you're fairly well acquainted with someone (unless you're part of a society similar to E2). Prior to this, you're confined to asking innocuous questions ("What's your major?" and "Have you seen such-and-such movie?", once you've been talking for a few minutes), and stating the obvious ("It's a scorcher out here today" or "That's a cool shirt") to show that you're willing to engage in verbal communication and exchange a little vulnerability for the possibility that the other will respond with something interesting ("Yeah, I was born in such-and-such, where the weather is...", "Thanks, I bought it from NORML, which meets the first Tuesday of..."). -- www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=164319
Surely this will provide GW with proof that terrorist training camps are being set up within the united states no problem, just rename them to "Mythbusters Camps"
I think all schools should have a mine but if each school had a mine of its own, what use would the curriculum be?
and how could we compare student grades across different schools?
oh, nevermine...
Here is how you know when a perpetual energy machine is fake...secret negotiations...NDAs so what you're saying that if we are not aware of it - it is genuine?
Can you make energy off these? If you create and aliment a flame-war, for example? no, silly, no one can MAKE energy - that is the whole point.
However, I am working an a redesigned keyboard that captures the kinetic energy from the user's keystrokes. Flame away - its helping the poor heat their baked beans.:)
A 3m shift in tectonic plates every day is going to cause a bunch of earthquakes isn't it? no mention of plate tectonics here - although I will acknowledge that WP isn't the holy grail of Knowledge. But I'm curious about GP's post. Googled 'tide~ tectonic' and can't see any correlation. There is, however, a look at Tidal triggering of earthquakes and its relation to tectonic stress.
damn, now I'm gonna waste another lunch hour reading about interesting crap I'll never need:)
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In Soviet Russia, Sydney locks down APEC.
Really? And for those who don't understand solid state physics, or engineering why should one not turn off the power or remove the cartridge? Apparently the intellectual crowd thinks that everyone should have their degree of understanding and if they don't then they label them "stupid". Is it any wonder most people roll their eyes and just ignore you.
not sure why this is modded downMovies, in fact pop-*, are/is made for the masses. Not physics majors, not total dullards. The hero wins despite unbelievable circumstances and against impossible odds.
Don't blame the storylines. If movies are anything to do with "the root of a growing problem of poor science & math among students" it is that the screen - despite being with us for 50 years - retains some magical appeal that says "this is real". If that is a problem, it is one of a deeper cultural significance.
you typed all that in under 4 minutes. (story posted at 11:01, comment posted at 11:05)
want to document my code for me? shouldn't take you long
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You're right- that was fast! oh, yeah clever-trousers, but the thing is you commented his comment. Commenting the code would involve the inclusion of <div id="comment_body_20142253"> and suchforth. No get back in your room.
Couple of rolls sounds like a reasonable makeshift pressure suit.
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so then, duct tape IS rocket scienceRocket science isn't rocket science!
Americans' taste for coffee grew after the war of 1812 when Britain had temporarily cut off access to tea imports. So, I'd still mod you Insightful rather than Funny.
*Raises cup of Earl Grey with extended little finger*
...the way you get recognized (and promoted) in an organization is by involving yourself in discussions like this. Ultimately, if management decides to go the non-free/OSS route, then you'll need to do what they say....offering your opinions and expertise on the matter can only be a good thing, as long as you aren't an opinionated dick about it.
I recently left my job after 6 years. I won't go into what "solutions" / infrastructure / platform I reckon is the best way. While I don't think I know it all and am not in management, I do have 15 years experience in IT. Things evolved and changed in my organization -- particularly over the past 18 months. While I didn't expect my opinions to be taken as Gospel, I felt it wasn't considered at all and looked for something else. My immediate manager begged me to let him tear up my resignation notice. Nup, I can't tread water. Sounds like the Senior Developer above should consider other avenues...I guess one "advantage" of DRM (from the industry's POV) is that it places legality in the forefront of the consumer's mind. That nagging thought that perhaps piracy is *shock*horror* illegit.
T9uOL0;{
]3HUk2:w
SWg7E1K* yeah, use passwords as suggested on public domain tech sites - I add them to my dictionary scripts. If you don't like that, try one from here.
As we all know, NO ONE can do that. The law is definitely unmalleable in this regard.
Fake Rolex watches, OTOH, want to be free.
But outside the realm of argument, stating the obvious is one of the most basic elements of small talk, which is almost always the first step towards having meaningful conversation with another human. Unfortunately, we can't just walk up to strangers and ask them about their thoughts on the nature of the soul... it's socially unaccepted, but for a good reason. Subjective issues (religion, politics, musical taste, etc) are the most touchy, and when conflict and disagreement erupt around them, people become upset. A new person you're interested in starting a conversation with has no interest in getting into an argument with a stranger. Conversation based around deep thoughts and strong opinions and radical ideas doesn't occur until after you're fairly well acquainted with someone (unless you're part of a society similar to E2). Prior to this, you're confined to asking innocuous questions ("What's your major?" and "Have you seen such-and-such movie?", once you've been talking for a few minutes), and stating the obvious ("It's a scorcher out here today" or "That's a cool shirt") to show that you're willing to engage in verbal communication and exchange a little vulnerability for the possibility that the other will respond with something interesting ("Yeah, I was born in such-and-such, where the weather is...", "Thanks, I bought it from NORML, which meets the first Tuesday of..."). -- www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=164319
I bet this guy's wife is the sort that washes cling-wrap for reuse, gets two cups per tea-bag and uses BOTH sides of the toilet paper?
and how could we compare student grades across different schools?
oh, nevermine...
can't wait to see the end-of-camp group shots - powder smudged faces, bandages, tattered clothing hanging from severed limbs...ah, the memories!
Ralph Wolf: "Mornin' Sam." Sam Sheepdog: "Oh, good morning Ralph." Ralph Wolf: "SLOW NEWS DAY!"
Robot: *cough*cough* Bite my shiny metal *cough* ass!
However, I am working an a redesigned keyboard that captures the kinetic energy from the user's keystrokes. Flame away - its helping the poor heat their baked beans. :)
damn, now I'm gonna waste another lunch hour reading about interesting crap I'll never need :)
And for a web server, why not lighttpd?. Its vastly faster. Or IIS ... fastly vaster...