Poe's Law points out that it is hard to tell parodies of fundamentalism (or, more generally, any crackpot theory) from the real thing, since they both seem equally insane. Conversely, real fundamentalism can easily be mistaken for a parody of fundamentalism.
The national airspace system relies heavily on "See and Avoid". Even in Class A airspace, "see and avoid" overrules all other clearances. How are UAVs going to accomplish that?
Because you are negleting the order of birth. You are counting, for example, "Older boy on Monday, younger boy on Tuesday" and "Younger boy on Monday, older boy on Tuesday" as the same event and they are not.
The correct enumeration of events are as follows:
If older boy is born on tuesday:
7 possibilities of younger girls
7 possibilities of younger boys
If older boy is not born on Tuesday
7 possibilities of younger girls
6 possibilities of younger boys (because you have been told that at least one boy was born on tuesday)
There are 27 total possible events, 13 of which are both boys.
Dr Cox: I'm fairly sure that if they took all the porn off the Internet, there'd only be one website left, and it would be called bring-back-the-porn.com
It was developed because infantry were holding up standard handheld mine detectors (AN/PSS-14) that use ground penetrating radar against walls trying to determine threat levels in neighbouring buildings or rooms. Troops would then interpret the audio tones to determine rooms contents.
This device simply makes that technology smaller and more accessible and includes DSP algorithms to display potential threats (i.e. movement) on a graphical display.
Other common uses for this device is search and rescue, both military and civilian. Of course the FBI and SWAT is going to want this technology. Any time law enforcement is going to assualt a building, this device is going to prove invaluable in saving lives.
Nobody is going to pratically use this device for random checking of homes.
Charging a premium for a high quality product does not imply a disregard for cost-cutting. What you describe is a company who markets products with a variety of cost-quality trade offs. Every one of those product lines will try to reduce manufacturing cost. To claim otherwise is just rediculous.
Do you think BMW, who offer premium price, high quality products have not always tried to reduce manufacturing costs?
Nothing has changed in 16 years.
Finding evidence that may alter the "scientific consensus that has held for decades" is not debunking. It is the normal process of science. Debunking is the process of correcting misconceptions and exposing false, unscientific, or non-evidence based claims.
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle Hitchhikers Guide (read when I was 10, I thought it was the best thing since the Thundercats) The White Mountains (Tripod trilogy) by John Christopher I see Ender's Game has alread been mentioned
If it makes money, the studio will do it. This movie will make money. If you want this nonsense to stop, we need to get people to stop going to see them. I pretty much flat out refuse to see anything with less than a 50% on the tomato meter (in the theater, I'll probably watch it when it comes on TNT).
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Poe's Law points out that it is hard to tell parodies of fundamentalism (or, more generally, any crackpot theory) from the real thing, since they both seem equally insane. Conversely, real fundamentalism can easily be mistaken for a parody of fundamentalism.
http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Poe's_Law
The national airspace system relies heavily on "See and Avoid". Even in Class A airspace, "see and avoid" overrules all other clearances. How are UAVs going to accomplish that?
The correct enumeration of events are as follows:
If older boy is born on tuesday:
7 possibilities of younger girls
7 possibilities of younger boys
If older boy is not born on Tuesday
7 possibilities of younger girls
6 possibilities of younger boys (because you have been told that at least one boy was born on tuesday)
There are 27 total possible events, 13 of which are both boys.
Dr Cox: I'm fairly sure that if they took all the porn off the Internet, there'd only be one website left, and it would be called bring-back-the-porn.com
The company name is Rapiscan.
The article is misleading with regard to the primary use of this device. The device was developed for military use in urban combat situations.
EMMDAR: ElectroMagnetic Motion-Detection And Ranging
It was developed because infantry were holding up standard handheld mine detectors (AN/PSS-14) that use ground penetrating radar against walls trying to determine threat levels in neighbouring buildings or rooms. Troops would then interpret the audio tones to determine rooms contents.
This device simply makes that technology smaller and more accessible and includes DSP algorithms to display potential threats (i.e. movement) on a graphical display.
Other common uses for this device is search and rescue, both military and civilian. Of course the FBI and SWAT is going to want this technology. Any time law enforcement is going to assualt a building, this device is going to prove invaluable in saving lives.
Nobody is going to pratically use this device for random checking of homes.
Woosh! Something just flew over your head.
Aaron: Man, I'm starving. I haven't eaten since later this afternoon.
Charging a premium for a high quality product does not imply a disregard for cost-cutting. What you describe is a company who markets products with a variety of cost-quality trade offs. Every one of those product lines will try to reduce manufacturing cost. To claim otherwise is just rediculous. Do you think BMW, who offer premium price, high quality products have not always tried to reduce manufacturing costs? Nothing has changed in 16 years.
First, it's sturdily built and hails from an era when every fraction of penny didn't have to be cost-cut out of manufacturing
That's BS. Are you suggesting that there was a time the manufacturers weren't trying to squeeze out cost? What planet are you from?
since those aren't degrees.
Privateer with modern internet multiplayer would be amazing
See Eve Online
... anything intellectually stimulating at work, you end up posting on Slashdot.
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/security/910f/
Queue jokes about solar eclipse sunglasses made in china ...
in 3... 2... 1...
I think the Apollo landing sites need to be preserved for posterity.
Imagine a open/globular cluster of those....
Bob's Quick Guide to the Apostrophe, You Idiots
Finding evidence that may alter the "scientific consensus that has held for decades" is not debunking. It is the normal process of science. Debunking is the process of correcting misconceptions and exposing false, unscientific, or non-evidence based claims.
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Hitchhikers Guide (read when I was 10, I thought it was the best thing since the Thundercats)
The White Mountains (Tripod trilogy) by John Christopher
I see Ender's Game has alread been mentioned
Business decisions do not good art make....
If it makes money, the studio will do it. This movie will make money. If you want this nonsense to stop, we need to get people to stop going to see them. I pretty much flat out refuse to see anything with less than a 50% on the tomato meter (in the theater, I'll probably watch it when it comes on TNT).
People need to read about relativity of simultaneity before trying to be smart asses and making laymen comments about events at large distances.
The Virgo Supercluster is 200 million light years in diameter. And I'm sure there are large superclusters known.
where did you get that bullshit?
A lot of the tracks on the Wipeout XL soundtrack were developed directly for the game.