Sorry - unfair. NASA has been using SI units for many years. It was Lockheed Martin that fucked up on the Mars orbiter. Even the English do not use English units any more for anything more important than beer glass sizes. Actually, that is important. I've seen some sneaky Australian bars serve US-sized "pints", which are significantly smaller than Imperial pints.
lightbulb? You seem to be confusing science with engineering and technology. Your linked site refers to "psychic phenomenon and the field of new energy devices such as cold fusion".
If scientists roll their eyes at such things its because both attract crackpots like moths to the flame. However, there has been a great deal of scientific testing of ESP etc etc and it has all come back negative. Cold fusion was treated with scepticism (which proved justified) but was never ignored or suppressed.
As a science type, I encourage you to not turn off your brain to astrology, Feng Shui, crystal power, and other crap.
Instead, test it formally,
Does that mean that NASA should mount a mission to look for teapots orbiting the sun? Sorry, but some crap is obvious crap. And the people who believe in it will never be swayed by scientific evidence to the contrary.
Are they seriously aiming for low-orbital manned flight? Or is that just a bad translation that should read "sub-orbital".
I don't see anything changing in my lifetime that will make big orbital vehicles affordable to amateurs. And thats a GOOD thing, if you remember why the Americans and Soviets built them originally.
"We have provided all the Norwegian subtitle files..."
Is there an automated way to translate the Norwegian subs via google or babelfish to engrish subs? Would be better than nothing, and possibly humourous.
RTFA! Dr Karl's breakthrough research is credited, though not his Ignobel Prize.
And NoobixCube, et al, please stop the whining. This article is from the UK, where Australia is very well known.
They have watched every episode of Neighbors.
On the bright side: By day 200, they will need to provide a Linux version.
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A doctor gave us a prescription recently for our newborn's acid reflux with the words: "try this, see if it helps her". The prescription was for 30 tablets (30 days). When I got to the pharmacy, I learned, that the 30 tablets cost $190, and that insurance will only cover $120 (for some reason or the other).
We had similar with our first baby.
Its a common problem and many things may help. Did your doctor suggest anything else in addition to drugs?
Antacids are cheap and over-the-counter, so the doc probably prescribed a PPI (proton pump inhibitor). The only reason it cost us a bit, was paying the pharmacy to make a suspension. The cost for the tablets was negligible, as they just ground up three adult tablets to make enough suspension to last the baby a month.
In much of rural China, 41c/hr would be a high wage.
In Shanghai, it would be dire poverty.
These guys are probably in between, and might be very happy with it if the other conditions were better.
I had a solar-cell battery on my first Nokia - 1610/freestyle.
Not sure how long ago, but the SIM was credit-card sized, and the battery was about 5x13cm (2"x5") so plenty of room for a big solar panel on the back:)
It shortens the life of the hard drive, not the laptop itself. Hard drives are cheap,..
Thats OK if you have a standard 2.5" drive and regular backups. Where could I get a 1.8" IDE (non-ZIF) for my X40 Thinkpad? Best option is probably a CF-IDE adaptor for a small SSD.
yeah, sorry. Overstatement as a form of humour probably doesn't work so well here.
Serious version: Keyboard is faster, and if you forget the command, use the menu. I probably use the buttons myself sometimes, but wouldn't miss them. Especially if it reduces unneded reply-alls.
I found a canoeing version of your Indian commercial on ewe-tube. Very moving. But if your Indian reservations are anything like our Aboriginal communities, its a bit ironic, in a sad way.
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Sorry - unfair. NASA has been using SI units for many years. It was Lockheed Martin that fucked up on the Mars orbiter. Even the English do not use English units any more for anything more important than beer glass sizes. Actually, that is important. I've seen some sneaky Australian bars serve US-sized "pints", which are significantly smaller than Imperial pints.
When will America start using SI units as the standard?
In NASA's case, it would take something big to make them see sense. Like, say, loosing a major space probe.
Bhopal? So now you think the yanks have lower safety standards than India too? Well, Detroit did give us the exploding Pinto and rolling SUVs.
Parent is deliberately confusing greenhouse emissions with pollution. The US is an awful lot cleaner than India, be it air, water or land.
If scientists roll their eyes at such things its because both attract crackpots like moths to the flame. However, there has been a great deal of scientific testing of ESP etc etc and it has all come back negative. Cold fusion was treated with scepticism (which proved justified) but was never ignored or suppressed.
As a science type, I encourage you to not turn off your brain to astrology, Feng Shui, crystal power, and other crap.
Instead, test it formally,
Does that mean that NASA should mount a mission to look for teapots orbiting the sun? Sorry, but some crap is obvious crap. And the people who believe in it will never be swayed by scientific evidence to the contrary.
That depends. Do you include Antarctica and Greenland, which are mostly covered in water?
I don't see anything changing in my lifetime that will make big orbital vehicles affordable to amateurs. And thats a GOOD thing, if you remember why the Americans and Soviets built them originally.
They have a decent amount of oil & gas,
Oh no! In an alternate universe, Pres. George W. is announcing a new member of the Axis of Evil.
"We have provided all the Norwegian subtitle files ..."
Is there an automated way to translate the Norwegian subs via google or babelfish to engrish subs? Would be better than nothing, and possibly humourous.
If it's war, then are TONO the Quislings? http://www.tono.no/page?id=94
Most Christians accept modern biology, just as they accept modern cosmology or medicine.
Mass-belief in Creationism is as peculiar to the US (or should I say, parts of the US) as alien abductions, fake moon-landings, or hand-gun rights.
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RTFA! Dr Karl's breakthrough research is credited, though not his Ignobel Prize. And NoobixCube, et al, please stop the whining. This article is from the UK, where Australia is very well known. They have watched every episode of Neighbors.
On the bright side: By day 200, they will need to provide a Linux version.
A doctor gave us a prescription recently for our newborn's acid reflux with the words: "try this, see if it helps her". The prescription was for 30 tablets (30 days). When I got to the pharmacy, I learned, that the 30 tablets cost $190, and that insurance will only cover $120 (for some reason or the other).
We had similar with our first baby. Its a common problem and many things may help. Did your doctor suggest anything else in addition to drugs? Antacids are cheap and over-the-counter, so the doc probably prescribed a PPI (proton pump inhibitor). The only reason it cost us a bit, was paying the pharmacy to make a suspension. The cost for the tablets was negligible, as they just ground up three adult tablets to make enough suspension to last the baby a month.
4 hrs ought to be enough for anybody.
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Thanks for that! I had always wondered what the RF input on my TV was meant for.
In much of rural China, 41c/hr would be a high wage. In Shanghai, it would be dire poverty. These guys are probably in between, and might be very happy with it if the other conditions were better.
I had a solar-cell battery on my first Nokia - 1610/freestyle. Not sure how long ago, but the SIM was credit-card sized, and the battery was about 5x13cm (2"x5") so plenty of room for a big solar panel on the back :)
In economics, the exam questions are the same every year. They just change the answers.
That's GNUbuntu to you!
It shortens the life of the hard drive, not the laptop itself. Hard drives are cheap,..
Thats OK if you have a standard 2.5" drive and regular backups. Where could I get a 1.8" IDE (non-ZIF) for my X40 Thinkpad? Best option is probably a CF-IDE adaptor for a small SSD.
no kidding. given what had just happened to him, i half expected for the peasant to have shot Volynov for trespassing.
Not in Russia. But this is why US astronauts landed at sea, rather than risk landing in Texas.
Serious version: Keyboard is faster, and if you forget the command, use the menu. I probably use the buttons myself sometimes, but wouldn't miss them. Especially if it reduces unneded reply-alls.
I found a canoeing version of your Indian commercial on ewe-tube. Very moving. But if your Indian reservations are anything like our Aboriginal communities, its a bit ironic, in a sad way.