There's always a chance that both answers are correct, even though they are different. Depending where you look (and how far back in time), the physical laws of the universe *might* be a little different.
Einstein said it : "Then again, E=mc^2 may only be a local phenomenon."
Did I miss something there ? Have they changed what a calorie is ? Last I checked the recommended daily intake of calories was 1800 or so. 400 kilocalories would be well over 200 day's worth.
My grandmother, who before passing away not too long ago at the age of 99, felt that despite seeing automobiles, computers and television all come of age, the microwave oven was the thing that made the largest impact in her life as a housewife. Her husband was a doctor, and with his irregular hours, it was nearly impossible to have a hot dinner ready for him when he got home, but the microwave changed that completely. It was a revolution in the production of hot meals, which is something most of us take for granted.
New York City and it's boroughs used 60 million MWH of power last year.
That means it would require 120,000 plants like the one mentioned to power NYC.
Seeing as the plant itself takes up 6,178 acres, and 640 acres equals a square mile...
120,000 x 6178 / 640 = Yup, we need a little over a million square miles of facility for NYC.
That's a little less than *one fourth* of the total surface area of the United States... for ONE city.
Good old-fashioned inhaled Ether. The anesthetic properties preclude the possibility of pain, and increasing concentrations will cause sedation, unconsciousness and then respiratory paralysis (death). Literally painless. Just have to be sure the gas chamber doesn't accidentally explode.
The story of a man of vast intellect and education who is a virtuoso at his craft (also maligned and misunderstood by almost everyone) filmed carefully so as to make not only his massive intellect apparent, but also managing to paint him as warm and charming within his personal limits.
And yet, for all the success of the film, we just don't have as many Hannibal Lectors as you'd think...
We now live in a country where if I choose not to get my dog vaccinated against rabies, not only am I fined, but am legally responsible for the medical care costs of anyone my dog infects.
But if I choose not to vaccinate my child and they get someone else sick, then it's OK, because it was my *choice*.
The inescapable conclusion in my mind is that we care more for the welfare of our dog population than we do our human one.
I'll be the first to agree that Freedom of Speech is a vital element to a free society, but OTOH, speaking one's opinion and engaging in Verbal Assault should be two different things from a legal standpoint.
There are plenty of ways in which speech causes harm, be it verbal abuse, libel or inciting a riot. All of these are legally actionable.
There is (or should be) a difference between rational speech and being intentionally inflammatory.
Intentionally provoking someone is almost always a bad idea, because sooner or later, you *will* get punched in the mouth either literally or metaphorically
I don't think I was unique in spending my early teen years (in the late '70s) convinced that nobody had problems like mine or could possibly understand my problems, and that everybody else fit in and I was the only loner in the whole school. I'm pretty sure the only ways you get over things like that is to talk about them or to realize that they're just not true, and both of those require social interaction. For me that came at a gaming table. Suddenly I understood that there were a lot of people just like me with problems like mine (or different, but we all had something) and that there *was* a group for me, too. One day before gaming, sitting at that table while we were chatting about the teenage horror du jour, I had an epiphany: Probably everybody in school felt just the same as I did at that age, regardless of who they were. The same conversation we were having in the local library's basement was also taking place in frilly pink bedrooms, garages, football locker rooms, the art labs and the data processing room. None of us were really different at all, which meant that none of us were really alone. That thought is what helped me get through being a teenager without ending up in juvie or worse.
If you know that you may be more likely to get cancer, then you can get tested more often and aggressively, increasing the chances that your cancer will be treatable.
I suppose on the other hand, if you worry so much thinking that you might get cancer you could die of a stress-induced heart attack or something.
Generally speaking though, forewarned is forearmed, and if the susceptible are more aggressively screened and treated, then it could well take away a lot of the "cancer is a death sentence" mentality that many people have.
I suppose it'll come down to personal decisions, but I sure wouldn't want to die of a condition that I was genetically predisposed toward, that was treatable and that I never got tested for because I was afraid the answer might be "yes".
Sisters : I will use two pieces of paper as an example. Can you see this?
Human : I see one piece of paper, the other's money.
Sisters : Two pieces of paper.
Human : What ?
Sisters : Here are two pieces of paper. Both the same size. Both just paper... Humans are obsessed with money.
Human : Not all humans; Just some of us... Most of us.
Sisters : One piece of paper is worth 500 solar credits, the other is worthless; Not even worth a solar centavo. Do you know why?
Human : Sure! One's a piece of money, the other's a piece of paper!
Sisters : They are both paper !
Human : Yeah... Right.
Sisters : One has been *blessed* by the treasury wizards, the other has not.
Human : That's it?
Sisters : That's it.
In the words of Jerry Dandridge " You have to *believe* for that to work"...
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Unplug your keyboard and boot up the computer, and you'd get this message on Win 98 and earlier versions :
"Keyboard not detected. Press any key to continue."
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
The communist plot to dilute our precious bodily fluids has succeeded !
There's always a chance that both answers are correct, even though they are different. Depending where you look (and how far back in time), the physical laws of the universe *might* be a little different.
Einstein said it : "Then again, E=mc^2 may only be a local phenomenon."
And Brave New World is now at #33 on the Bestseller list... two titles ahead of Fahrenheit 451. I sense a theme...
Did I miss something there ? Have they changed what a calorie is ? Last I checked the recommended daily intake of calories was 1800 or so. 400 kilocalories would be well over 200 day's worth.
My grandmother, who before passing away not too long ago at the age of 99, felt that despite seeing automobiles, computers and television all come of age, the microwave oven was the thing that made the largest impact in her life as a housewife. Her husband was a doctor, and with his irregular hours, it was nearly impossible to have a hot dinner ready for him when he got home, but the microwave changed that completely. It was a revolution in the production of hot meals, which is something most of us take for granted.
We know for a fact that over 99.99% of species that have evolved on the Earth have become extinct, regardless of mechanism.
Thinking that our species is exempt is pure hubris.
I wouldn't brag about that parking job. You burned off a huge chunk of your ship's iridium hull before plowing into the planet...
I think my main error is not knowing there is a difference between GW and GWh.
:-p
But I am nonetheless completely wrong. I stand rebuked
New York City and it's boroughs used 60 million MWH of power last year.
That means it would require 120,000 plants like the one mentioned to power NYC.
Seeing as the plant itself takes up 6,178 acres, and 640 acres equals a square mile...
120,000 x 6178 / 640 = Yup, we need a little over a million square miles of facility for NYC.
That's a little less than *one fourth* of the total surface area of the United States... for ONE city.
When you make decisions for yourself, you are exercising your freedom.
When you make decisions for someone else, you are not exercising your freedom, you are denying them their freedom to choose.
Good old-fashioned inhaled Ether. The anesthetic properties preclude the possibility of pain, and increasing concentrations will cause sedation, unconsciousness and then respiratory paralysis (death). Literally painless. Just have to be sure the gas chamber doesn't accidentally explode.
I, too, hate it when a film does not inspire.
The story of a man of vast intellect and education who is a virtuoso at his craft (also maligned and misunderstood by almost everyone) filmed carefully so as to make not only his massive intellect apparent, but also managing to paint him as warm and charming within his personal limits.
And yet, for all the success of the film, we just don't have as many Hannibal Lectors as you'd think...
Disney Exec : Ok, we need to get that Spiderman property back.
... or maybe not.
Disney Lawyer : There's no legal recourse for us, sir. They got the license from Marvel before we bought them.
Disney Exec : I know, I know... Plus, our usual tactic of throwing money at them won't work, either; Sony is in great shape financially.
Disney Lawyer : I might have an idea about that, sir... [speed dials Kim Jong-Un]
It's funny you mention a rabid animal...
We now live in a country where if I choose not to get my dog vaccinated against rabies, not only am I fined, but am legally responsible for the medical care costs of anyone my dog infects.
But if I choose not to vaccinate my child and they get someone else sick, then it's OK, because it was my *choice*.
The inescapable conclusion in my mind is that we care more for the welfare of our dog population than we do our human one.
In his closing comment in his report on the Shuttle Challenger Accident Investigation report:
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled."
I'll be the first to agree that Freedom of Speech is a vital element to a free society, but OTOH, speaking one's opinion and engaging in Verbal Assault should be two different things from a legal standpoint.
There are plenty of ways in which speech causes harm, be it verbal abuse, libel or inciting a riot. All of these are legally actionable.
There is (or should be) a difference between rational speech and being intentionally inflammatory.
Intentionally provoking someone is almost always a bad idea, because sooner or later, you *will* get punched in the mouth either literally or metaphorically
Starting fast, stopping fast, and turning fast are all facets of the same problem.
Reminds me of the old joke: I'm an excellent driver. I only have three problems : Starting, Stopping and Turning.
I don't think I was unique in spending my early teen years (in the late '70s) convinced that nobody had problems like mine or could possibly understand my problems, and that everybody else fit in and I was the only loner in the whole school. I'm pretty sure the only ways you get over things like that is to talk about them or to realize that they're just not true, and both of those require social interaction. For me that came at a gaming table. Suddenly I understood that there were a lot of people just like me with problems like mine (or different, but we all had something) and that there *was* a group for me, too. One day before gaming, sitting at that table while we were chatting about the teenage horror du jour, I had an epiphany: Probably everybody in school felt just the same as I did at that age, regardless of who they were. The same conversation we were having in the local library's basement was also taking place in frilly pink bedrooms, garages, football locker rooms, the art labs and the data processing room. None of us were really different at all, which meant that none of us were really alone. That thought is what helped me get through being a teenager without ending up in juvie or worse.
Air traveler shocked to find out he was carrying illegal drugs !
I don't think any number of technical improvements can fix a problem that only exists in people's heads.
Hysteria, superstition, preconception and failure to understand statistics are the *real* problems that Tesla faces in marketing their product.
It might be a sound argument if 27% of the world's cellphones were Nokia 6100s (the estimated percentage of the world's computers still running XP).
If you know that you may be more likely to get cancer, then you can get tested more often and aggressively, increasing the chances that your cancer will be treatable.
I suppose on the other hand, if you worry so much thinking that you might get cancer you could die of a stress-induced heart attack or something.
Generally speaking though, forewarned is forearmed, and if the susceptible are more aggressively screened and treated, then it could well take away a lot of the "cancer is a death sentence" mentality that many people have.
I suppose it'll come down to personal decisions, but I sure wouldn't want to die of a condition that I was genetically predisposed toward, that was treatable and that I never got tested for because I was afraid the answer might be "yes".
Sisters : I will use two pieces of paper as an example. Can you see this?
Human : I see one piece of paper, the other's money.
Sisters : Two pieces of paper.
Human : What ?
Sisters : Here are two pieces of paper. Both the same size. Both just paper... Humans are obsessed with money.
Human : Not all humans; Just some of us... Most of us.
Sisters : One piece of paper is worth 500 solar credits, the other is worthless; Not even worth a solar centavo. Do you know why?
Human : Sure! One's a piece of money, the other's a piece of paper!
Sisters : They are both paper !
Human : Yeah... Right.
Sisters : One has been *blessed* by the treasury wizards, the other has not.
Human : That's it?
Sisters : That's it.
In the words of Jerry Dandridge " You have to *believe* for that to work"...