An unknown, big change is just as likely to be good for humans as it is to be bad.
That is massively untrue. An unknown, big change is much more likely to be bad for humans. When you're dealing with a hugely interconnected web of an ecosystem, big unknown changes are likely to alter the system, such that it stabilizes in a different state. The current state of the world is very nice for humans. An end to many easily caught food species will not be so nice.
You mean the way the media never reported on the harmful effects of tobacco smoke? Or the way that the BP oil spill has had no news coverage? How about the manner in which the 'mainstream media' has ignored the effects of global warming and failed to publicize the role of industry in carbon emissions?
Think of the laser as a stylus made out of light. You can read the wave encoded on the record, and you do not necessarily need to discretize the wave. When a laser is used to read a CD, the signal is digital because it is digitally encoded on the disc.
Max Planck explains blackbody radiation in terms of quantized light: 1900
Einstein explains the photoelectric effect in terms of quantized light, starting everybody off on experiments, predictions, further understanding of small scale reality: 1905
Not exactly ages. Now look at string theory:
Nambu, Susskind, and Nielson develop the foundations of string theory: 1970
Nearly four decades later, what are the predictions and tests available from string theory? I'm not saying string theory is necessarily wrong; there isn't enough evidence for any statement about its validity to be anything other than essentially a religious belief.
Before you get all snippy about usage, make sure you know what you're talking about: The first adverb definition of 'like' is "nearly; closely; approximately". It's standard English.
If you have a transmission line, you have an input and an output, and so you do not have an isolated system. There is not a voltage gradient within a superconducting transmission line (simplistically, V = IR = 0, since R=0), even if you have one at terminals on either end. In fact, measure the voltage at points on a copper wire in a circuit, and you can see that the voltage gradient within the wire is (practically) zero. You can have an apparent violation of entropy pretty easily, if you define your "isolated system" sloppily enough. Just put low pressure on a container of water. The water will gradually decrease in temperature, as the boundary of the water acts like Maxwell's demon, and your container looks like it's violating entropy. The entropy of the universe is still, however, increasing.
The difference in superconductivity research and perpetual motion "research" is that superconductivity is reproducible, and superconductivity researchers are happy to disclose their methods, and actively look for a well-defined explanation of the behavior.
The 20% is lost to the environment as heat, or is unable to be extracted. That's what efficiency means. If they were achieving 100% efficiency, the headline would probably read a little differently.
The mechanism and chemistry of serotonin reuptake inhibitors, which is almost all antidepressants, is very, very different than the way barbiturates act on the brain.
I don't deny that antidepressants are wildly overprescribed, and they can have unintended consequences, but to equate Prozac to heroin is ridiculous.
Getting a concussion also changes your mental state; is it the same thing?
Well, you also have population density to consider, which is another reason why Canada has less crime. Violence tends to increase with an increase in temperature, and crime tends to increase with an increase in population density. This holds true whether you are comparing states within the US with each other, or countries globally.
The biggest factor in Louisiana, I think, is the philosophy of "Laissez les bon temps rouler":)
Terms in the yellow pages are indexed by general terms, but that is mostly due to the nature of the medium. The entries in a phone book can't be reordered on the fly, as rows in a database can; if you're looking for "electrician", you will find quite a few entries in the yellow pages, but not all of them will be relevant to the type of electrician you're looking for.
It is not uncommon for a prominent brand to undergo a degree of metonymy with respect to the service or product it offers. I think it's therefor not unreasonable for Google to sell ads for AXA's competitors when "AXA" is the search term itself.
If you search for "Geico" on Yellowpages.com, you get ads for another insurance provider and for an insurance comparison service.
I don't remember if it was this site or not, but I remember seeing a coin like you describe that had been magnetically shrunken. The inner coin contracted more than the annulus and fell out.
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An unknown, big change is just as likely to be good for humans as it is to be bad.
That is massively untrue. An unknown, big change is much more likely to be bad for humans. When you're dealing with a hugely interconnected web of an ecosystem, big unknown changes are likely to alter the system, such that it stabilizes in a different state. The current state of the world is very nice for humans. An end to many easily caught food species will not be so nice.
You mean the way the media never reported on the harmful effects of tobacco smoke? Or the way that the BP oil spill has had no news coverage? How about the manner in which the 'mainstream media' has ignored the effects of global warming and failed to publicize the role of industry in carbon emissions?
I think the GP has a pretty good point; look at what happened at FedEx with no pilot screening: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FedEx_Flight_705
Think of the laser as a stylus made out of light. You can read the wave encoded on the record, and you do not necessarily need to discretize the wave. When a laser is used to read a CD, the signal is digital because it is digitally encoded on the disc.
You would make a good point if it weren't for the fact that people keep getting smarter.
Max Planck explains blackbody radiation in terms of quantized light: 1900
Einstein explains the photoelectric effect in terms of quantized light, starting everybody off on experiments, predictions, further understanding of small scale reality: 1905
Not exactly ages. Now look at string theory:
Nambu, Susskind, and Nielson develop the foundations of string theory: 1970
Nearly four decades later, what are the predictions and tests available from string theory? I'm not saying string theory is necessarily wrong; there isn't enough evidence for any statement about its validity to be anything other than essentially a religious belief.
You do realize you're arguing with Josh Hdflwuegfh (of the New Hampshire Hdflwuegfhs), right?
Before you get all snippy about usage, make sure you know what you're talking about: The first adverb definition of 'like' is "nearly; closely; approximately". It's standard English.
If you have a transmission line, you have an input and an output, and so you do not have an isolated system. There is not a voltage gradient within a superconducting transmission line (simplistically, V = IR = 0, since R=0), even if you have one at terminals on either end. In fact, measure the voltage at points on a copper wire in a circuit, and you can see that the voltage gradient within the wire is (practically) zero. You can have an apparent violation of entropy pretty easily, if you define your "isolated system" sloppily enough. Just put low pressure on a container of water. The water will gradually decrease in temperature, as the boundary of the water acts like Maxwell's demon, and your container looks like it's violating entropy. The entropy of the universe is still, however, increasing. The difference in superconductivity research and perpetual motion "research" is that superconductivity is reproducible, and superconductivity researchers are happy to disclose their methods, and actively look for a well-defined explanation of the behavior.
This isn't rocket science
Nothing so baffling. This is merely nuclear science.
The 20% is lost to the environment as heat, or is unable to be extracted. That's what efficiency means. If they were achieving 100% efficiency, the headline would probably read a little differently.
You should change the url to http://www.cybertriallawyer.com/I-am-looking-at-your-source-code/. According to the their User Agreement, "We maintain records of IP addresses and other information contained in log files..." Like 404 logs?
The mechanism and chemistry of serotonin reuptake inhibitors, which is almost all antidepressants, is very, very different than the way barbiturates act on the brain.
I don't deny that antidepressants are wildly overprescribed, and they can have unintended consequences, but to equate Prozac to heroin is ridiculous.
Getting a concussion also changes your mental state; is it the same thing?
No no no, 'gibs' are castrated male cats. So obviously, it's a hard g.
Man, I wish I had mod points. Good reference.
Uh, I mean Intel??
Well, you also have population density to consider, which is another reason why Canada has less crime. Violence tends to increase with an increase in temperature, and crime tends to increase with an increase in population density.
:)
This holds true whether you are comparing states within the US with each other, or countries globally.
The biggest factor in Louisiana, I think, is the philosophy of "Laissez les bon temps rouler"
There may be other factors.
It's a lot hotter in the U.S.
Check this out (it's the FAQ): http://slashdot.org/faq/editorial.shtml#ed850
I don't complain when The Register posts articles about british television shows. And if I did, I would expect people to laugh at me.
Terms in the yellow pages are indexed by general terms, but that is mostly due to the nature of the medium. The entries in a phone book can't be reordered on the fly, as rows in a database can; if you're looking for "electrician", you will find quite a few entries in the yellow pages, but not all of them will be relevant to the type of electrician you're looking for.
It is not uncommon for a prominent brand to undergo a degree of metonymy with respect to the service or product it offers. I think it's therefor not unreasonable for Google to sell ads for AXA's competitors when "AXA" is the search term itself.
If you search for "Geico" on Yellowpages.com, you get ads for another insurance provider and for an insurance comparison service.
20 (mod 5)=0
Yes? What does that have to do with what he is saying?
(2*5^1)+(0*5^0)=10
Any number whose last digit is 0 in base 5x is going to give you (mod 5)=0. Except that there is no digit 5 in base 5.
Whoops!
/me slaps forehead.
Except that it's only 1 in 60 people worldwide. Usage of Kazaa isn't restricted to the US.
I don't remember if it was this site or not, but I remember seeing a coin like you describe that had been magnetically shrunken. The inner coin contracted more than the annulus and fell out.
Thank you, OOG.