As an interesting side note, both Ken Jenning and Kim Peek are Mormon. In fact, Mormon doctrine is one of the subjects that Kim has mastered in mind-dumbing detail.
Maybe he could give Ken a run for his money. Also, I'd love to see some "rain man" style banter with Alex as an alternative to the usual tepid small talk.
In addition, future features could include pharmacy favorites, ordering and notification, as well as product information that allows for comparison with similar items, consumer ratings and gift suggestions.
Wife: I can't believe you gave our nine-year old son a box of detergent for a birthday present!
Husband: I know, that's the last time I get my gift advice from a fucking shopping cart!
Nasa has a similar mission - Deep Impact - which will blow a hole in the comet Tempel 1 and measure the effects.
I'm pretty sure the NASA mission's title - Deep Impact - is partly a homage to the movie of the same name. For all of its flaws, the movie's producers did consult with NASA and make a sincere effort to get the science right.
Armageddon - the Bruce Willis/Ben Affleck flick that was the other asteroid picture that summer - spent zillions on special effects, but botched the science so badly that astronomers were seen choking on their popcorn. As I recall the plot and acting were equally wretched - but the movie was a success at the box office. There's no accounting for taste.
The great majority of Earth's species are bacteria and other microorganisms. They form the bottom of the food chain and orchestrate the cycling of carbon, nitrogen, and other nutrients through the ecosystem. They are the dark matter of life. They may also hold the key to generating a near-infinite amount of energy, developing powerful pharmaceuticals, and cleaning up the ecological messes our species has made.
Interesting article, despite the breathless hype that is typical of Wired science articles.
How might these organisms hold the key to "generating infinite amounts of energy"? A cluster of H2S-metabolizing worms around a geothermal vent? Or have those deep-sea molluscs discovered the secret to cold fusion?
I received over 2,000 complaints from people who actually took the time to dig around and find my personal email address, I'm thinking we hit Gmail with around 50-75,000+, 5MB+ emails in a 10-15min window.
Think of all the spam that one of these accounts could hold. I propose testing Gmail's spam filters next: disseminate your Gmail addy to porn sites, and everywhere else it will likely be harvested by a spam bot. Sit back, and let the spam roll in. It should be interesting to see just how fast this sucker fills up with ads for penis enlargers.
Though face detection is easy for most people, some suffer a perplexing disorder called face blindness, or prosopagnosia, which is an inability to discern the differences between faces...One such sufferer, who is part of a research study by Behrmann, can't recognize his own children when he picks them up from day care. He relies on the day care workers to bring his children to him; failing that, he carries a "cheat sheet" of photographs that can help him make out who's who.
We just found a candidate for the Most Embarassing Dad of the Year Award!
Dad: Hi, I'm here to pick up my son, Billy.
Day Care Worker: Sure, which one is he?
Dad: Uhhh... (pulls out photograph) I think he's the one one the left... no wait, in the middle. I'm not really sure.
Day Care Worker: Uh, OK, sir, whatever you say. Let me just leave the room and, uh, get Billy. (leaves room, dials 9-1-1. A few minutes pass)
Kid at Daycare: Hey Billy! The cops are arresting your dad again!
...a permanent tattoo that says 'Sorry about the syphilis, can we still be cousins?'
Geez, the Scavenger hunt is getting more expensive every year. And now the contestants have to add to their expenses a return bus ticket from Illinois to Alabama?
The Cryogenic Dark Matter Search uses equipment at the bottom of a Minnesota mine to filter out all interference.
The underground observatory is some 1,000m beneath the surface. It is only from such an isolated place that scientists believe they have a chance of catching their quarry.
Excellent location choice! Even if they don't find any dark matter, at that depth they at least have a chance at locating the remnants of ex-Gov. Jesse Ventura's political career.
Asterix and Obelix fans may recall that Toutatis, a name frequently invoked by those indomitable Gauls, is in fact the ancient French god of war, growth and prosperity.
Invoking Toutatis during battle was supposed to bring about certain victory for the pre-Christian French warriors. Which is why it is such an appropriate moniker for a comet that appears just once every 500 years...;-)
"Messing with us is a big mistake," In a statement he describes the lawsuit as "PR stunt" and "one of the worst smear campaigns against legitimate internet business interests of recent times."
Is it just me or does this Spam guy sound like a Mafia cliche? The type who whines that he's a "legitimate businessman" who is only being smeared because he's Italian-American and his business associates keep disappearing. Don't mess with us, or we'll bust your knees. Or slap you with a frivolous lawsuit.
I sure hope moblogging becomes much more widespread than it is now! If there's one thing the world needs, it's millions of pictures that capture inane and random figments of some stranger's life. Whoa, look at this whimsical picture that she look of the sunlight glistening off the back fender of her Taurus.... instant art!
In fact, I look forward to living vicariously through the lives of strangers and acquaintances. Why, it's almost as if I had a life of my own!
Forrester Research Inc. projected that in 2002, about 15 percent of consumers already used a pop-up blocker. Apprendi said Falk estimates that number at about 20 percent today.
So what's the big deal? Chances are, the 20% minority are the types who are the least receptive to advertising anyway. Even if you were to circumvent blocking technology and force them to watch the ads, they're unlikely to go out and buy the product. You're just making them even more annoyed, and less likely to spend their money.
Because of the pop-up blockers, those who view online ads are
This just reinforces the point that genetic engineering has existed on this earth from the first time our ancestors bred dogs for obedience or put the biggest bulls out to stud.
The difference is that now, we have the advantage of looking under the hood at the genes themselves. This new data gives farmers and geneticists an unprecendented level of control in selecting for certain traits.
So jokes about killer tomatoes aside, this is a positive development. I look forward to the day when we develop robust cereal crops that can thrive in the dry, nutrient-poor soils of East Africa. Without being encumbered by patents, of course.
RED ONE: You know what really pisses me off about these melee battles? RED TWO: No, what's that? RED ONE: Our life expectancy is about 60 seconds. RED TWO: Yes, it kind of makes the dental plan seem irrelevant. RED ONE: (gets fragged) RED THREE: Hi, I'm here to replace Red Two. I'm Steve, what's your name? RED TWO: Does it really matter? RED THREE: Guess not. Incoming! RED TWO: (Dies) RED THREE: (Dies)
How about all the subtle ways that better technology affects lives? With all that e-mail capacity, maybe a few Israeli students won't have to take the crosstown bus to meet and swap files.
Israeli buses, of course, are notorious targets for "suicide" (homicide) bombers. Students form a disproportionately large number of the bombers' victims. So maybe a life or two will be spared thanks to this service. Am I stretching? Possibly. But it's food for thought, nonetheless.
Imagine the shock of the scientists if, after melting through all those miles of ice, the sensors pick up a series of sharp tugs on the line... and then the probe stops transmitting entirely...
It might cost around HK$300,000 to develop and build, but the service it provides the Hong Kong crime prevention drive is priceless.
Like its predecessors, its main role is to spread anti-theft and anti-triad messages.
Mean \while, the Triad is has spent HK$300,000 trying to develop a martial arts technique that can take out a 300 lb. steel-clad robot. No luck so far.
The Triad's livelihood has been threatened by the robot's celebrity: organized crime has been reduced by 45% among school-age Hong Kong youngsters, ever since "the robot showed them the way".
On the other hand, robot-related fatalities were up by 600% at the start of the year, but declined sharply when officials decided to stop using the robot to demonstrate handgun safety in school auditoriums.
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It is thought to be the coldest place on earth
Apparently those Chinese researchers have never visited Edmonton in January.
$40 per order
1 order per every 30,000 spam
est. $24,000,000 net worth = 600,000 orders = 18,000,000,000 spams
9 years jail time = 283,824,000 seconds
So the ratio is 63.4 spam messages per second of prison time
As an interesting side note, both Ken Jenning and Kim Peek are Mormon. In fact, Mormon doctrine is one of the subjects that Kim has mastered in mind-dumbing detail.
Maybe he could give Ken a run for his money. Also, I'd love to see some "rain man" style banter with Alex as an alternative to the usual tepid small talk.
'The satellite landed in our home. Maybe this means we'll have good luck this year.
Eternal optimist? I doubt it. I'm sure the villager bit his tongue, and wisely refrained from voicing his true opinion.
It's all relative. A broken roof is a minor inconvenience compared to ten years in prison for criticizing the government.
In addition, future features could include pharmacy favorites, ordering and notification, as well as product information that allows for comparison with similar items, consumer ratings and gift suggestions.
Wife: I can't believe you gave our nine-year old son a box of detergent for a birthday present!
Husband: I know, that's the last time I get my gift advice from a fucking shopping cart!
Nasa has a similar mission - Deep Impact - which will blow a hole in the comet Tempel 1 and measure the effects.
I'm pretty sure the NASA mission's title - Deep Impact - is partly a homage to the movie of the same name. For all of its flaws, the movie's producers did consult with NASA and make a sincere effort to get the science right.
Armageddon - the Bruce Willis/Ben Affleck flick that was the other asteroid picture that summer - spent zillions on special effects, but botched the science so badly that astronomers were seen choking on their popcorn. As I recall the plot and acting were equally wretched - but the movie was a success at the box office. There's no accounting for taste.
The great majority of Earth's species are bacteria and other microorganisms. They form the bottom of the food chain and orchestrate the cycling of carbon, nitrogen, and other nutrients through the ecosystem. They are the dark matter of life. They may also hold the key to generating a near-infinite amount of energy, developing powerful pharmaceuticals, and cleaning up the ecological messes our species has made.
Interesting article, despite the breathless hype that is typical of Wired science articles.
How might these organisms hold the key to "generating infinite amounts of energy"? A cluster of H2S-metabolizing worms around a geothermal vent? Or have those deep-sea molluscs discovered the secret to cold fusion?
I received over 2,000 complaints from people who actually took the time to dig around and find my personal email address, I'm thinking we hit Gmail with around 50-75,000+, 5MB+ emails in a 10-15min window.
Think of all the spam that one of these accounts could hold. I propose testing Gmail's spam filters next: disseminate your Gmail addy to porn sites, and everywhere else it will likely be harvested by a spam bot. Sit back, and let the spam roll in. It should be interesting to see just how fast this sucker fills up with ads for penis enlargers.
Though face detection is easy for most people, some suffer a perplexing disorder called face blindness, or prosopagnosia, which is an inability to discern the differences between faces...One such sufferer, who is part of a research study by Behrmann, can't recognize his own children when he picks them up from day care. He relies on the day care workers to bring his children to him; failing that, he carries a "cheat sheet" of photographs that can help him make out who's who.
We just found a candidate for the Most Embarassing Dad of the Year Award!
Dad: Hi, I'm here to pick up my son, Billy.
Day Care Worker: Sure, which one is he?
Dad: Uhhh... (pulls out photograph) I think he's the one one the left... no wait, in the middle. I'm not really sure.
Day Care Worker: Uh, OK, sir, whatever you say. Let me just leave the room and, uh, get Billy. (leaves room, dials 9-1-1. A few minutes pass)
Kid at Daycare: Hey Billy! The cops are arresting your dad again!
Geez, the Scavenger hunt is getting more expensive every year. And now the contestants have to add to their expenses a return bus ticket from Illinois to Alabama?
The Cryogenic Dark Matter Search uses equipment at the bottom of a Minnesota mine to filter out all interference.
The underground observatory is some 1,000m beneath the surface. It is only from such an isolated place that scientists believe they have a chance of catching their quarry.
Excellent location choice! Even if they don't find any dark matter, at that depth they at least have a chance at locating the remnants of ex-Gov. Jesse Ventura's political career.
Asterix and Obelix fans may recall that Toutatis, a name frequently invoked by those indomitable Gauls, is in fact the ancient French god of war, growth and prosperity.
Invoking Toutatis during battle was supposed to bring about certain victory for the pre-Christian French warriors. Which is why it is such an appropriate moniker for a comet that appears just once every 500 years... ;-)
"Messing with us is a big mistake," In a statement he describes the lawsuit as "PR stunt" and "one of the worst smear campaigns against legitimate internet business interests of recent times."
Is it just me or does this Spam guy sound like a Mafia cliche? The type who whines that he's a "legitimate businessman" who is only being smeared because he's Italian-American and his business associates keep disappearing. Don't mess with us, or we'll bust your knees. Or slap you with a frivolous lawsuit.
I sure hope moblogging becomes much more widespread than it is now! If there's one thing the world needs, it's millions of pictures that capture inane and random figments of some stranger's life. Whoa, look at this whimsical picture that she look of the sunlight glistening off the back fender of her Taurus.... instant art!
In fact, I look forward to living vicariously through the lives of strangers and acquaintances. Why, it's almost as if I had a life of my own!
Forrester Research Inc. projected that in 2002, about 15 percent of consumers already used a pop-up blocker. Apprendi said Falk estimates that number at about 20 percent today.
So what's the big deal? Chances are, the 20% minority are the types who are the least receptive to advertising anyway. Even if you were to circumvent blocking technology and force them to watch the ads, they're unlikely to go out and buy the product. You're just making them even more annoyed, and less likely to spend their money.
Because of the pop-up blockers, those who view online ads areThis just reinforces the point that genetic engineering has existed on this earth from the first time our ancestors bred dogs for obedience or put the biggest bulls out to stud.
The difference is that now, we have the advantage of looking under the hood at the genes themselves. This new data gives farmers and geneticists an unprecendented level of control in selecting for certain traits.
So jokes about killer tomatoes aside, this is a positive development. I look forward to the day when we develop robust cereal crops that can thrive in the dry, nutrient-poor soils of East Africa. Without being encumbered by patents, of course.
My family visited Chernobyl and all I got was this stupid thyroid cancer!
You gotta admit, nothing says "I have more money than brains" than a text-messaging chandelier that costs more than a new car.
Your wealthy dinner guests will be awed for about ten minutes, while your less-wealthy friends snicker at you behind their napkins.
As tempting as it is to buy a $30,000 text-messaging chandelier, I'm holding out until they invent the text-messaging disco ball.
When that comes out... oh, man. Boogeying will never be the same.
RED ONE: You know what really pisses me off about these melee battles?
RED TWO: No, what's that?
RED ONE: Our life expectancy is about 60 seconds.
RED TWO: Yes, it kind of makes the dental plan seem irrelevant.
RED ONE: (gets fragged)
RED THREE: Hi, I'm here to replace Red Two. I'm Steve, what's your name?
RED TWO: Does it really matter?
RED THREE: Guess not. Incoming!
RED TWO: (Dies)
RED THREE: (Dies)
How about all the subtle ways that better technology affects lives? With all that e-mail capacity, maybe a few Israeli students won't have to take the crosstown bus to meet and swap files.
Israeli buses, of course, are notorious targets for "suicide" (homicide) bombers. Students form a disproportionately large number of the bombers' victims. So maybe a life or two will be spared thanks to this service. Am I stretching? Possibly. But it's food for thought, nonetheless.
Imagine the shock of the scientists if, after melting through all those miles of ice, the sensors pick up a series of sharp tugs on the line... and then the probe stops transmitting entirely...
It might cost around HK$300,000 to develop and build, but the service it provides the Hong Kong crime prevention drive is priceless. Like its predecessors, its main role is to spread anti-theft and anti-triad messages.
Mean \while, the Triad is has spent HK$300,000 trying to develop a martial arts technique that can take out a 300 lb. steel-clad robot. No luck so far.
The Triad's livelihood has been threatened by the robot's celebrity: organized crime has been reduced by 45% among school-age Hong Kong youngsters, ever since "the robot showed them the way".
On the other hand, robot-related fatalities were up by 600% at the start of the year, but declined sharply when officials decided to stop using the robot to demonstrate handgun safety in school auditoriums.
An even better effect would be to open it up to reveal the little Chinese guy wearing the robot suit. So lifelike!