IIRC, I think there's two scales for pH. One states that 1-4.9 is "base", 5 is neutral 6-10 is "acid". The other is 0-5 "acid", 6-10 "alkaline".
Confused the hell out of me in Bio class when the chart in the textbook was different from the charts the teacher was using on the OH lecture. Then again, it's been a few years, so I may be wrong.
Yeah, I know, after seeing the one millionth reference, I couldn't help but make the comment.
To be honest, your reference to plastic-wrap hats isn't too far off. I found the best way for paranoids to deal with mind-rays is to take a 5-gal baggie and place it over their head, securing the edge around their neck and shoulders with duct-tape (this is to ensure that no stray rays leak in or out). After about 5-10 mins, one won't need to worry about big-brother eavesdropping on their Natalie Portman fantasies any more.;)
Off topic, but oh well...
I would like to point out to the paranoid people that either joke about, or actually wear tin-foil hats in order to block "mind-rays". This is absolutely ludicrous, and only a moron would ever believe it. These people lack the common sense that wearing tin-foil doesn't protect against mind control/reading! As a child of the 80's, I had a television without cable. This meant that I needed to use "bunny-ears" to recieve my channels. Now, anyone who needed to use bunny-ears would know, tin-foil actually boosted the signal, when wrapped around the ends of the actual antennae.
Keep this in mind next time you wear a Reynold's Beret.
Karma-crap aside, how is this a troll? I posed a legitamate question that was related to the topic. I may have editorialized a bit, favoring the plantiff, but I hardly see it as anything troll-like.
Would someone mind pointing out how this comment was a troll, so I can avoid the offense in the future?
Uhm...DUH! That's what I meant! If ya really wanna get off-topic, could we use the smallpox-riddled blankets as a reason for the UN to send inspectors to the US, as it does have a history of using biological weapons against innocent people that were merely uprising against their oppresors?
What about the reverse? I recall a few years ago, a family named Miller had the domain for "MillerTime". The brewers sewed, and last I knew won. (I would provide a link, but it's been so long, I've lost where the the hell I found the story.) That was an example of the reverse, a company that didn't call "shotgun" on DotCom bandwagon and wanted to profit off of something someone else did first. Said family was using said domain for "Family Site" shit, and wasn't profiting off the name, there was little reason for the suit, save for the fact that MillerCo was whining 'cuz they didn't think of registering the domain first...
Jesus H Vishnu, people!
Just because you can pronounce words with abridged syllables, doesn't mean you can spell them that way. If you want to type/write out words like that, use an apostrophe!
Preach on, Bible Boy.
Have you people decided to own up to all the carnage your kind has spread in the name of Jesus? Where ever bible thumpers go, they tend to spread disease (smallpox, syphilis, etc), crime, and war. (Flamebait-mod this if you want, it's pure history, no ifs, ands or buts...) I've got news for you, Jesus was a liberal. Think about it, he was in favor of free food programs for the poor, free health care, and promoted questioning the powers of state. Ya can read all this in your little black book.
And *we* sound wretched? Look in the mirror, or a few pages in the history book. Jesus-based religions/cultures have committed acts over the past millenia that are hardly different of Hiro Hito invading China, or Al Qaeda's actions.
Perfect Blue *was* initially planned to be a live-action film, the producer and orignal author of the book decided that taking the traditional definition of "anime" down a dark road to match the otherwise dark plot. Those who've seen it can easily point out some of the taboos you don't see in traditional anime, and that's why it worked. Nudity (including some of the details that normally get cropped out of normal anime) and violence are the norm in live-action. Seeing said scenes in anime-style made the film even more spectacular. I for one would hate to see Pefect Blue as live-action.
OTOH, releasing the anime in US theatres would be excellent. I'd pay the avg U$8.50 to see Mimarin dueling with her doppleganger on the big screen...
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Ahh, that makes sense. Thanks for clearing it up.
IIRC, I think there's two scales for pH. One states that 1-4.9 is "base", 5 is neutral 6-10 is "acid". The other is 0-5 "acid", 6-10 "alkaline".
Confused the hell out of me in Bio class when the chart in the textbook was different from the charts the teacher was using on the OH lecture. Then again, it's been a few years, so I may be wrong.
Yeah, I know, after seeing the one millionth reference, I couldn't help but make the comment.
;)
To be honest, your reference to plastic-wrap hats isn't too far off. I found the best way for paranoids to deal with mind-rays is to take a 5-gal baggie and place it over their head, securing the edge around their neck and shoulders with duct-tape (this is to ensure that no stray rays leak in or out). After about 5-10 mins, one won't need to worry about big-brother eavesdropping on their Natalie Portman fantasies any more.
Off topic, but oh well... I would like to point out to the paranoid people that either joke about, or actually wear tin-foil hats in order to block "mind-rays". This is absolutely ludicrous, and only a moron would ever believe it. These people lack the common sense that wearing tin-foil doesn't protect against mind control/reading! As a child of the 80's, I had a television without cable. This meant that I needed to use "bunny-ears" to recieve my channels. Now, anyone who needed to use bunny-ears would know, tin-foil actually boosted the signal, when wrapped around the ends of the actual antennae.
Keep this in mind next time you wear a Reynold's Beret.
And this coming from an AC...oh, how stung I am.
Ahh, I see. It seems something in my preferences burped, because I never had that applied before. Thanks for clearing that up.
How the fuck did this get modded up? The post RIGHT ABOVE IT said the same damn thing!
Be one of the first times someone's had sex with Strauss' 'Blue Danube' playing without it sounding out of place.
Karma-crap aside, how is this a troll? I posed a legitamate question that was related to the topic. I may have editorialized a bit, favoring the plantiff, but I hardly see it as anything troll-like.
Would someone mind pointing out how this comment was a troll, so I can avoid the offense in the future?
Valid point. This particular case is different from another that I mentioned in a post below. In *this* case, the website owners are in the wrong.
Not that I rescind my comment, it applied well to the its parent, albiet not entirely accurately to this thread.
Uhm...DUH! That's what I meant! If ya really wanna get off-topic, could we use the smallpox-riddled blankets as a reason for the UN to send inspectors to the US, as it does have a history of using biological weapons against innocent people that were merely uprising against their oppresors?
What about the reverse? I recall a few years ago, a family named Miller had the domain for "MillerTime". The brewers sewed, and last I knew won. (I would provide a link, but it's been so long, I've lost where the the hell I found the story.) That was an example of the reverse, a company that didn't call "shotgun" on DotCom bandwagon and wanted to profit off of something someone else did first. Said family was using said domain for "Family Site" shit, and wasn't profiting off the name, there was little reason for the suit, save for the fact that MillerCo was whining 'cuz they didn't think of registering the domain first...
Well, the original homesteaders had it taken away by people who eventually became said corporations. This is just Manifest Destiny in web form.
And who's the dumbass to blame for that, eh?
If you're gonna choose a rock star for The Doctor, it would HAVE to be Roger Daltry...I mean c'mon, give him the overcoat and scarf, and voila!
Well, I guess we're fucked then, eh? Better watch out for giant domino-wannabes plummeting from the sky...
Given that this is /., I'd say just about everyone.
Does no one RTFA ?
Apparantly yes...
Does anyone here here use proper grammer?
Apparantly not...
Jesus H Vishnu, people! Just because you can pronounce words with abridged syllables, doesn't mean you can spell them that way. If you want to type/write out words like that, use an apostrophe!
Ex: "'cause", "'nother", or "anythin'"...
Preach on, Bible Boy. Have you people decided to own up to all the carnage your kind has spread in the name of Jesus? Where ever bible thumpers go, they tend to spread disease (smallpox, syphilis, etc), crime, and war. (Flamebait-mod this if you want, it's pure history, no ifs, ands or buts...) I've got news for you, Jesus was a liberal. Think about it, he was in favor of free food programs for the poor, free health care, and promoted questioning the powers of state. Ya can read all this in your little black book. And *we* sound wretched? Look in the mirror, or a few pages in the history book. Jesus-based religions/cultures have committed acts over the past millenia that are hardly different of Hiro Hito invading China, or Al Qaeda's actions.
...The same way the US did in the 80's... fucking hipocrits.
It seems that only the US can legally sell weapons and finacially support tyrants and terrorists.
That and Far Side...most papers in my area that carried it replaced it with that shitty knock-off "Close to Home" (www.ucomics.com).
Perfect Blue *was* initially planned to be a live-action film, the producer and orignal author of the book decided that taking the traditional definition of "anime" down a dark road to match the otherwise dark plot. Those who've seen it can easily point out some of the taboos you don't see in traditional anime, and that's why it worked. Nudity (including some of the details that normally get cropped out of normal anime) and violence are the norm in live-action. Seeing said scenes in anime-style made the film even more spectacular. I for one would hate to see Pefect Blue as live-action. OTOH, releasing the anime in US theatres would be excellent. I'd pay the avg U$8.50 to see Mimarin dueling with her doppleganger on the big screen...
Actually, the slogan for most MS products/services should be "MSN...More useless in everyway!"
But like a vacuum, Windows doesn't suck, it blows...