While 100 times thinner than the atmospheres of Europa or Ganymede
100 times thinner compared to what? Or are they implying that Rhea has a negative atmosphere that's 99 times more negative than Europa's is positive? If they mean that Rhea's atmosphere is 1% or 1/100th as dense as Europa's then just say that. For a science website to get this wrong is pretty bad.
As the article alludes, the big problem with ranking supercomputers via Linpack is that it doesn't advance supercomputer design. The net result is a pissing match over scalability, where winning is dependent upon who can cram the most cores into a single room. The real innovatiors should be recognized for their efforts to reduce space, power and cost, or finding new algorithms to crunch the numbers in more efficient or useful ways.
The Beatles are on iTunes! Truly this is a day that we "will never forget".
Move over 7/25/2006 (remember - the day that Metallica finally joined the fold?), because 11/16/2010 is the new biggest day in the history of music. Ever.
Remember folks, your task for this morning is to delete the 100-200 Beatles songs in your iTunes folder so that you can download the exact same files from Apple.
Hard to say if this version of the film will be any good. I understand that they've added a sub-plot where Bilbo spends half the movie either slacking off, staring at the camera or trying to pick up Gandalf's secretary.
Funny, when I scanned the article title I though that someone was coming out with a Christian bible produced by open sources. Then I thought about the sheer volume of revisions, flame wars and arbitrary editing meted out over the centuries by transcribing monks, and realized that the Bible is probably the original Wiki (minus the OR, of course).
Wikipedia claims 21 million volumes in the LOC, so this would be roughly 0.27LOC. 6 Million volumes is not particularly large - even now it will only hold half of the current Bodleian collection.
Yeah - that was my bad. Every time I clicked submit it kicked back with "save failed", but it turns out that more than one went through. Did flag the newer ones as dupes.
That aside, your solution is the most interesting one I've seen to date.
Isn't there a chance that, considering almost all were in close contact with nuclear weapons, the radiation was screwing with their head? Or, possibly, whatever they use on nuclear missile bases were?
It's human nature to see things in the shadows - the logic is hardwired into our brains. Exposure to popular culture makes the shadows look like aliens. No need to look for a radiation-based cause.
Apple in the early 90s was a terrible company with shitty, slow, bug-ridden products (maybe I'm biased - I owned a Performa 5200) and terrible customer service. It certainly didn't help that their share price was less than a loaf bread.
To understand how they got from 1996 to where they are today you need to remember that, flow of funds aside, it was actually NeXT that acquired Apple. Apple didn't pick up an operating system - NeXT acquired a hardware distribution channel.
Ouch - this is the best that Hubble can do? The images show serious chromatic aberrations, with significant red-blue fringing on edges. What's worse is that the effect gets more pronounced as the camera moves around.
They should really consider ditching the point-and-shoot and movie up to an SLR with a decent carl-zeiss lens if they want to be taken seriously.
I don't see all the fuss. Why not just go at night?
They have to leave in the morning, so that the ship can get there in time for Disaster Area's finale. Just remember not to hit any of the black buttons.
This IPO couldn't come a moment too soon - my Vonage share certificates were starting to get pretty soggy and smelly. Switching to Skype shares will freshen up the cage and make my birds much happier.
Sounds like you live in a self-built prison (both physically and mentally). I'd rather accept that there's a slight chance of my tv getting stolen than live in a state of constant paranoia. I'm not a weakling, I just have better things to do with my time.
Not to get into a pissing match, but like most people who have served I have a significantly more firearms training than 90% of the population. It's also given me a healthy respect for the risks of spending 24/7 around loaded weapons. The only situation where a weapon is useful is against an aggressive home invasion, which is vanishingly rare. Anything else is better solved with non-lethal options. A gun introduces way too many variables to the equation, and dramatically increases the chance of a bad outcome - for you.
Dogs are overrated. When my parent's place was robbed they found the back door shouldered in and their dog locked in a bedroom next to a snow shovel - they basically just shoveled the dog out of the way. Besides, all you need is a jar of peanut butter and any dog is your new best friend.
If you buy a gun, the only person who is going to get shot is you, your spouse or one of your kids.
As for alarm systems, all they're good for is to tell you what time your tv was stolen. Best solution is to keep your truly valuable stuff out of sight and your electronics backed up. Everything else can be replaced by insurance.
The world is too caught up that the Earth is the one place for any type of life in the universe, we're not prepared to deal with other possibilities.
Close, but you missed the "yes, but..." part:
1. Given the vastness of the universe in both time and space, it is pretty much certain that life is, has or will exist somewhere other than just on earth.
2. Given the vastness of the universe in both time and space, it is pretty much certain that there is no life capable of interstellar travel, close enough to the earth for said travel and in existance at the exact point in humanity's development when we're watching for them.
People watch too much Star Trek. For all we know, the last time aliens visited here was 10 million years ago - that's still a blink of an eye when you're talking about the earth's age. Why would you assume that they are only a few hundred years ahead of us in development?
'Although US nuclear forensics capabilities are substantial and can be improved, right now they are fragile, under-resourced and, in some respects, deteriorating,'
Fifteen years ago they had full capabilities, but only five years later their capacity was cut in half. Then, in 2005 they found that their capabilities were down to 25%. Today they are working at 12.5% effectiveness. At this point their capabilities are so degraded they have no idea what will be left in 2015.
Oh, thank God. From the title I thought Hollywood was re-releasing Titanic in 3-D. Although the guy hitting the propeller would be pretty cool in 3-D.
Well, you're in luck because James Cameron has a Spring 2012 target to have a 3D remastered version of the movie in theatres. Not only will you get to watch your "will he blend" propeller scene in glorious multi-dimensional detail, you'll also get to experience Kate Winslet's 30' tall boobs nestled in your lap.
You don't need to be skeptical. This will produce crappy results. You're still pushing the light through a tiny dirty lens and a tiny aperture
No kidding - I was looking forward to learning how he removed the iPhone's crappy lens and then got an slr lens exactly the right distance from the film plane to be useful. This was followed by a realization that he'd be wasting about 95% of the glass, since the sensor's size is a tiny fraction of a crop or 35mm sensor.
If he does stick with the iPhone lens, he's sticking the wrong optics in front. Canon and many other manufacturers make telephoto and wide angle lenses designed to fit over existing optics. This would get rid of the blue fringing, blurriness etc... in his sample pics. He could have saved a lot of time and effort by getting a Canon TC-DC58N lens on eBay and modded a LADC58B lens mount (or similar) to get the spacing right.
The US really needs to get on board with EMV chip & PIN. Once Canada finishes it's conversion America will be the last major mag-stripe holdout. ZIP-confirmation and other two-factor authentication hacks aren't going to cut it. Chip isn't 100% perfect, but it is 1,000x more secure than an unencrypted mag stripe and has yet to be compromised in the wild. Combined with EMV-compliant contactless payments and PIN-less low value transactions (so that PINs aren't captured en masse), the situation could be greatly improved.
Also, since the US isn't switching, the rest of the world needs to keep a mag strip on their cards. This leaves a major vulnerability open and will result in continued international skimming but with exploitation migrating to the US.
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While 100 times thinner than the atmospheres of Europa or Ganymede
100 times thinner compared to what? Or are they implying that Rhea has a negative atmosphere that's 99 times more negative than Europa's is positive? If they mean that Rhea's atmosphere is 1% or 1/100th as dense as Europa's then just say that. For a science website to get this wrong is pretty bad.
If a VC had invested $666 in Apple in 1976, how many Apple I's would that be worth today?
About $76,000, for an IRR of 17.1%. APPL shares were worth $2.75 (split adjusted) at their 1980 IPO, and are going for $315 or so today.
In contrast, the Apple I has gone from $666 to $210,000 over 36 years, which is an IRR of 18.4%.
Going from $666 to $210,100 in 36 years is an 18% return - not bad, but not as crazy huge as it might look on first glance.
As the article alludes, the big problem with ranking supercomputers via Linpack is that it doesn't advance supercomputer design. The net result is a pissing match over scalability, where winning is dependent upon who can cram the most cores into a single room. The real innovatiors should be recognized for their efforts to reduce space, power and cost, or finding new algorithms to crunch the numbers in more efficient or useful ways.
O frabjous day!
The Beatles are on iTunes! Truly this is a day that we "will never forget".
Move over 7/25/2006 (remember - the day that Metallica finally joined the fold?), because 11/16/2010 is the new biggest day in the history of music. Ever.
Remember folks, your task for this morning is to delete the 100-200 Beatles songs in your iTunes folder so that you can download the exact same files from Apple.
Hard to say if this version of the film will be any good. I understand that they've added a sub-plot where Bilbo spends half the movie either slacking off, staring at the camera or trying to pick up Gandalf's secretary.
Funny, when I scanned the article title I though that someone was coming out with a Christian bible produced by open sources. Then I thought about the sheer volume of revisions, flame wars and arbitrary editing meted out over the centuries by transcribing monks, and realized that the Bible is probably the original Wiki (minus the OR, of course).
Well, they've already got the speech ready:
http://watergate.info/nixon/moon-disaster-speech-1969.shtml
Wikipedia claims 21 million volumes in the LOC, so this would be roughly 0.27LOC. 6 Million volumes is not particularly large - even now it will only hold half of the current Bodleian collection.
Yeah - that was my bad. Every time I clicked submit it kicked back with "save failed", but it turns out that more than one went through. Did flag the newer ones as dupes.
That aside, your solution is the most interesting one I've seen to date.
Isn't there a chance that, considering almost all were in close contact with nuclear weapons, the radiation was screwing with their head? Or, possibly, whatever they use on nuclear missile bases were?
It's human nature to see things in the shadows - the logic is hardwired into our brains. Exposure to popular culture makes the shadows look like aliens. No need to look for a radiation-based cause.
Apple in the early 90s was a terrible company with shitty, slow, bug-ridden products (maybe I'm biased - I owned a Performa 5200) and terrible customer service. It certainly didn't help that their share price was less than a loaf bread.
To understand how they got from 1996 to where they are today you need to remember that, flow of funds aside, it was actually NeXT that acquired Apple. Apple didn't pick up an operating system - NeXT acquired a hardware distribution channel.
Ouch - this is the best that Hubble can do? The images show serious chromatic aberrations, with significant red-blue fringing on edges. What's worse is that the effect gets more pronounced as the camera moves around. They should really consider ditching the point-and-shoot and movie up to an SLR with a decent carl-zeiss lens if they want to be taken seriously.
I don't see all the fuss. Why not just go at night?
They have to leave in the morning, so that the ship can get there in time for Disaster Area's finale. Just remember not to hit any of the black buttons.
This IPO couldn't come a moment too soon - my Vonage share certificates were starting to get pretty soggy and smelly. Switching to Skype shares will freshen up the cage and make my birds much happier.
Sounds like you live in a self-built prison (both physically and mentally). I'd rather accept that there's a slight chance of my tv getting stolen than live in a state of constant paranoia. I'm not a weakling, I just have better things to do with my time.
Not to get into a pissing match, but like most people who have served I have a significantly more firearms training than 90% of the population. It's also given me a healthy respect for the risks of spending 24/7 around loaded weapons.
The only situation where a weapon is useful is against an aggressive home invasion, which is vanishingly rare. Anything else is better solved with non-lethal options. A gun introduces way too many variables to the equation, and dramatically increases the chance of a bad outcome - for you.
Dogs are overrated. When my parent's place was robbed they found the back door shouldered in and their dog locked in a bedroom next to a snow shovel - they basically just shoveled the dog out of the way. Besides, all you need is a jar of peanut butter and any dog is your new best friend.
If you buy a gun, the only person who is going to get shot is you, your spouse or one of your kids.
As for alarm systems, all they're good for is to tell you what time your tv was stolen. Best solution is to keep your truly valuable stuff out of sight and your electronics backed up. Everything else can be replaced by insurance.
The world is too caught up that the Earth is the one place for any type of life in the universe, we're not prepared to deal with other possibilities.
Close, but you missed the "yes, but..." part:
1. Given the vastness of the universe in both time and space, it is pretty much certain that life is, has or will exist somewhere other than just on earth.
2. Given the vastness of the universe in both time and space, it is pretty much certain that there is no life capable of interstellar travel, close enough to the earth for said travel and in existance at the exact point in humanity's development when we're watching for them.
People watch too much Star Trek. For all we know, the last time aliens visited here was 10 million years ago - that's still a blink of an eye when you're talking about the earth's age. Why would you assume that they are only a few hundred years ahead of us in development?
Airway.
Breathing.
Circulation.
Dick? (checks) Nope. Houston we're ready for liftoff.
Erection? (checks self) Nope. Houston, we have a problem.
'Although US nuclear forensics capabilities are substantial and can be improved, right now they are fragile, under-resourced and, in some respects, deteriorating,'
Fifteen years ago they had full capabilities, but only five years later their capacity was cut in half. Then, in 2005 they found that their capabilities were down to 25%. Today they are working at 12.5% effectiveness. At this point their capabilities are so degraded they have no idea what will be left in 2015.
Oh, thank God. From the title I thought Hollywood was re-releasing Titanic in 3-D. Although the guy hitting the propeller would be pretty cool in 3-D.
Well, you're in luck because James Cameron has a Spring 2012 target to have a 3D remastered version of the movie in theatres. Not only will you get to watch your "will he blend" propeller scene in glorious multi-dimensional detail, you'll also get to experience Kate Winslet's 30' tall boobs nestled in your lap.
"Playboy... every young boy's favorite magazine to find in their uncle's closet"
As opposed to Playwithboys, every young boy's least favourite magazine to find in their uncle's closet.
You don't need to be skeptical. This will produce crappy results. You're still pushing the light through a tiny dirty lens and a tiny aperture
No kidding - I was looking forward to learning how he removed the iPhone's crappy lens and then got an slr lens exactly the right distance from the film plane to be useful. This was followed by a realization that he'd be wasting about 95% of the glass, since the sensor's size is a tiny fraction of a crop or 35mm sensor.
If he does stick with the iPhone lens, he's sticking the wrong optics in front. Canon and many other manufacturers make telephoto and wide angle lenses designed to fit over existing optics. This would get rid of the blue fringing, blurriness etc... in his sample pics. He could have saved a lot of time and effort by getting a Canon TC-DC58N lens on eBay and modded a LADC58B lens mount (or similar) to get the spacing right.
The US really needs to get on board with EMV chip & PIN. Once Canada finishes it's conversion America will be the last major mag-stripe holdout. ZIP-confirmation and other two-factor authentication hacks aren't going to cut it. Chip isn't 100% perfect, but it is 1,000x more secure than an unencrypted mag stripe and has yet to be compromised in the wild. Combined with EMV-compliant contactless payments and PIN-less low value transactions (so that PINs aren't captured en masse), the situation could be greatly improved.
Also, since the US isn't switching, the rest of the world needs to keep a mag strip on their cards. This leaves a major vulnerability open and will result in continued international skimming but with exploitation migrating to the US.