Drug-free is actually a good option to have in this case. When someone is in the hospital, they are often loaded up with drug cocktails, and the fewer additional medications you have to use the better, to reduce possible side reactions.
Yes, but to be fair to Sony (which really pains me), they are currently the focus of every bored script kiddie in the world right now, as well as most of the legitimately pissed-off, skilled hackers. While there may not be such a thing as "security through obscurity," there is a lot to be said for not having a target the size of Montana painted on your servers.
...because the difference between graphene and graphite is that graphene is one atom thick, bypassing the sheet-on-sheet sliding that makes graphite such a wonderful lubricant. If you want multiple sheets to be used in a material and still have some structural stability, you have to cross-link the atoms, which just gives you diamond (or amorphous carbon, if it's half-assed).
No, if graphene is the material of the 21st century, it will be entirely because of its electronic properties, not the mechanical.
Solubility of gases in water is directly related to the temperature of the water. If the radon released is hot enough, it could conceivably heat the water as it's rising, impeding its ability to solubilize. Also, ocean water is pretty aerated already, so it is conceivable that it might hit the saturation point quickly.
That being said, as the radon rises, the pressure of the ocean will decrease, the radon bubbles will expand, and the temp will drop, facilitating the dissolution of the radon. I think you're probably spot on, the radon would just hang around in the ocean, slowly ionizing it instead of rising and ionising the air. Here is one of the sources about radon being released prior to a quake, but it has no data about bubbling through bodies of water first. That paper cites a Science article, but it seems to be just about ground water, and for some reason I can't access it, though my university has a subscription.
If anyone wants to do the math, the 50th ed. CRC lists the solubility of radon as 51 cc/100cc hot water, and 13 cc/100 cc cold water (no idea what actual temperatures those might be). I'm not sure how to reasonably estimate a volume of water for this, though.
I also just realized that I've been reading too many British papers, since I spelled it "ionising" instead of "ionizing." Or maybe it's because I just read Thunderball
Speaking of dumb, PSN isn't down. This story's headline is completely inaccurate. What's been taken down is several website login pages that use PSN accounts, such as Qrocity.com.
But didn't that firmware update require that you change your password before being able to log back in? So if you haven't done that yet, PSN is effectively still down for you.
There is cheaper no tablet out there. Full Stop. After a year of existence, the iPad is still the cheapest tablet selling*
This "Apple is always more expensive" trope needs to be killed, because the facts don't agree.
The last time I checked, $300 was less than $350. Oh, and that's for a new Viewsonic tablet versus a refurbed iPad.
I don't think Apple is even selling the iPad new anymore (at least, I couldn't find it in the store), you have to go with the $500+ iPad 2 if you don't trust refurbed items.
Well, if Sony or Toshiba or whoever would bribe a school board to blow millions of dollars of government funds on outfitting students with hardware they don't need, we'd be irate about that, too. But the most any other manufacturer does *cough*TI*cough* is bribe the school boards to make $100 calculators mandatory. I'm not saying it's any better ethically, but at least that way it isn't quite so flagrant.
I've never agreed that anarchism was a legitimate state of libertarianism - the terms emerged two hundred years apart, from different schools of philosophy. To my mind, "libertarianism" is the minimum amount of government required to ensure the public's safety, while maximizing individual rights, and whatever options are required to keep that government functioning. Anything else is extra.
Interestingly enough, it could be argued that my definition of libertarianism includes universal healthcare.
Make the dollar a literal of something (oil, eavestroughs, carpets, metal, something as long as it's real) and watch banks magical profits turn to nothing
Only in theory is the investment baking industry responsible for better investment
So that's what happened to my savings! My bank must have gotten the munchies! Oh, if only I had enlisted in a sandwich-heavy portfolio like Zoidberg, then it would still be safe!
Also, for a gimmick 3D sure has taken off in a huge way.
There's a difference between "taking off in a huge way" and "being forced to buy a 3D screen because it's the only 1080p upgrade available." That's like saying OBD-II was responsible for all the cars sold after 1996. Hell, every car had it! That shit was awesome, brah!
No, no, no, you've misunderstood, too. The way it actually works is that the system has a preset 13,000 gunshot limit before it shuts down. So all the Taliban has to do is fire 13,000 rounds at a US soldier, and then they're on even ground, like Zapp Brannigan and the killbots with the preset kill limit.
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Drug-free is actually a good option to have in this case. When someone is in the hospital, they are often loaded up with drug cocktails, and the fewer additional medications you have to use the better, to reduce possible side reactions.
Like the one that makes antibiotics interfere with birth control.
. . . like nuclear power?
My crazy-ass Senator voted against it. In fact, he filibustered for seven hours. Apparently he's not completely crazy.
I've got 8 left, but I decided I'd rather just comment than get involved in this trainwreck.
Sony acts like the world's largest orifice so it's only fitting.
Sarah Palin's mouth?
Yes, but to be fair to Sony (which really pains me), they are currently the focus of every bored script kiddie in the world right now, as well as most of the legitimately pissed-off, skilled hackers. While there may not be such a thing as "security through obscurity," there is a lot to be said for not having a target the size of Montana painted on your servers.
You would get some, but then what you have is essentially a multi-walled carbon nanotube, only with a lot more give to it.
...because the difference between graphene and graphite is that graphene is one atom thick, bypassing the sheet-on-sheet sliding that makes graphite such a wonderful lubricant. If you want multiple sheets to be used in a material and still have some structural stability, you have to cross-link the atoms, which just gives you diamond (or amorphous carbon, if it's half-assed).
No, if graphene is the material of the 21st century, it will be entirely because of its electronic properties, not the mechanical.
Here's a good example of AFM destroying the optical record: http://www.coronene.com/blog/?p=931
That pentacene molecule is about a half-nanometer by two nanometers.
Solubility of gases in water is directly related to the temperature of the water. If the radon released is hot enough, it could conceivably heat the water as it's rising, impeding its ability to solubilize. Also, ocean water is pretty aerated already, so it is conceivable that it might hit the saturation point quickly.
That being said, as the radon rises, the pressure of the ocean will decrease, the radon bubbles will expand, and the temp will drop, facilitating the dissolution of the radon. I think you're probably spot on, the radon would just hang around in the ocean, slowly ionizing it instead of rising and ionising the air. Here is one of the sources about radon being released prior to a quake, but it has no data about bubbling through bodies of water first. That paper cites a Science article, but it seems to be just about ground water, and for some reason I can't access it, though my university has a subscription.
If anyone wants to do the math, the 50th ed. CRC lists the solubility of radon as 51 cc/100cc hot water, and 13 cc/100 cc cold water (no idea what actual temperatures those might be). I'm not sure how to reasonably estimate a volume of water for this, though.
I also just realized that I've been reading too many British papers, since I spelled it "ionising" instead of "ionizing." Or maybe it's because I just read Thunderball
Speaking of dumb, PSN isn't down. This story's headline is completely inaccurate. What's been taken down is several website login pages that use PSN accounts, such as Qrocity.com.
But didn't that firmware update require that you change your password before being able to log back in? So if you haven't done that yet, PSN is effectively still down for you.
I was being droll.
No it's not, with five letters it's only 25% stronger.
. . . had been more of an early adopter. . .
There is cheaper no tablet out there. Full Stop. After a year of existence, the iPad is still the cheapest tablet selling*
This "Apple is always more expensive" trope needs to be killed, because the facts don't agree.
The last time I checked, $300 was less than $350. Oh, and that's for a new Viewsonic tablet versus a refurbed iPad.
I don't think Apple is even selling the iPad new anymore (at least, I couldn't find it in the store), you have to go with the $500+ iPad 2 if you don't trust refurbed items.
Well, if Sony or Toshiba or whoever would bribe a school board to blow millions of dollars of government funds on outfitting students with hardware they don't need, we'd be irate about that, too. But the most any other manufacturer does *cough*TI*cough* is bribe the school boards to make $100 calculators mandatory. I'm not saying it's any better ethically, but at least that way it isn't quite so flagrant.
I've never agreed that anarchism was a legitimate state of libertarianism - the terms emerged two hundred years apart, from different schools of philosophy. To my mind, "libertarianism" is the minimum amount of government required to ensure the public's safety, while maximizing individual rights, and whatever options are required to keep that government functioning. Anything else is extra.
Interestingly enough, it could be argued that my definition of libertarianism includes universal healthcare.
The Big Mac containers lost in my apartment have attracted new life, as well!
Make the dollar a literal of something (oil, eavestroughs, carpets, metal, something as long as it's real) and watch banks magical profits turn to nothing
Like pennies?
Only in theory is the investment baking industry responsible for better investment
So that's what happened to my savings! My bank must have gotten the munchies! Oh, if only I had enlisted in a sandwich-heavy portfolio like Zoidberg, then it would still be safe!
Also, for a gimmick 3D sure has taken off in a huge way.
There's a difference between "taking off in a huge way" and "being forced to buy a 3D screen because it's the only 1080p upgrade available." That's like saying OBD-II was responsible for all the cars sold after 1996. Hell, every car had it! That shit was awesome, brah!
No, no, no, you've misunderstood, too. The way it actually works is that the system has a preset 13,000 gunshot limit before it shuts down. So all the Taliban has to do is fire 13,000 rounds at a US soldier, and then they're on even ground, like Zapp Brannigan and the killbots with the preset kill limit.
Don't get too cocky, your pun wasn't that good.
And motherboards that stop reading 4 out of 6 SATA drives? Or have floating-point arithmetic bugs?
Even with laptops the better stuff is a matter of finding a good whitebox chassis and pairing it with quality drives/memory.
Where do you find a whitebox chassis these days? I haven't seen a current-gen one in years.