... when their relatives are watching. Muslim countries also lead the world in deaths from illegal moonshine. Where alcohol is restricted or frowned upon, you can get a massive black market.
Indonesia or the Middle East now is like the US in the 1920s.
It says southwestern city not all cities have the smog issue but then you are likely American and geography is your greatest enemy.
I've spent time in Chengdu. Seen the pandas, climbed the scared mountain. Not much of a view any more.
Most of the populated regions of China have terrible air . You may be thinking of Kunming, further south in Yunnan, which is now the only major city in China with breathable air and blue sky. And don't call me a Meiguoren.
How do you get a mirror that big into geostationary orbit?
Easy. Ask the Russians. They experiomented with this sort of thing in the 1990s.
The mirror deployed successfully, and, when illuminated, produced a 5 km wide bright spot, which traversed Europe from southern France to western Russia at a speed of 8 km/s.[1] The bright spot had a luminosity equivalent to approximately that of a full moon.
I have a CS degree. As part of that, I had to take quite a few humanities courses,
Really, forced to do humanities units? Is that common in the US? As part of my CS degree, I chose to do a little psychology, but only because it topped off the points needed for my degree, without having to do any real work.
This is absolutely ridiculous. There is only one Moon.
How did you cope when you were a toddler and found there were other "Mommy"s in the world? (Mom became "my Mom").
In English, we clearly say "the Moon" or "a moon", not "Armstrong landed on Moon", though the man himself is not a top authority on the correct use of articles.
Another generic Android phone. They all look like iPhones now. I know, once you've perfected the form factor, why mess with it, but it makes for dull upgrades. Remember when Nokia seemed to be putting LSD in the design team's coffee?? The banana phone, the split qwerty keyboard, the rotary dial, and of course the teardrop Nokia 7600.
Screening certainly helps, but the problem is that by the time there is enough material to take a sample and screen it you are in a position where the only options are carry to term or have an abortion.
It won't help the parents find time to read to their kid, it won't make their local school any better, won't buy them books and computers,
Adoption studies show these things are unimportant compared to genetics. One study found that kids with books in the house did better, regardless of whether the parents had time to read them. i.e. a kid does better not because his parents read to him, but because he has the genes of the sort of people who read to their kids. If there are any real parenting effects, they will be reduced in the next generation. We are talking about a multi-generational program here.
Oh dear AC, no need to be so melodramatic. We are talking about pre-implantation screening of embryos, clumps of cells in a petri dish. This implies IVF, which has its risks, but easier and safer than in-utero gene editing, surely?
Hubble had Servicing Missions in 1993, 1997, 1999, 2002, and 2009. The 1999 and 2009 missions replaced the gyroscopes. So this was expected.
The Hubble was being built around the time the Commodore VIC20 and Sinclair ZX80 were released, though the launch was long delayed. So maybe it is time to retire it. Perhaps a small ceremony and fireworks display over the South Pacific.
But wouldn't it be so much easier and safer to *screen* embryos for known genetic defects, rather than patch them with CRISPR?
The real potential for this technique is to introduce new gene alleles that are not present in the parents. Yes that is terrifying, but with proper regulation, imagine the potential!
If applied broadly, it could raise the socioeconomic status for the children of the most disadvantaged groups, leading to a more equitable society. Alternatively, given to those who can pay lots of money, it will increase the divide.
I think this must be a cultural/nation difference in concept of class.
You are equating class with income and assets. Are you American? Here it means social class., which is related, but not the same.... actually, a quick google tells me:
Economists and pollsters in the United States generally define "working class" adults as those lacking a college degree,[1] rather than by occupation or income. Many members of the working class, as defined by academic models, are often identified in the vernacular as being middle-class, there is considerable ambiguity over the term's meaning.
If a family can meet all of their needs -eg. can afford a safe home, education for the kids, adequate reliable health care, elder care, food, etc. then they are "middle class".
That would be just about everybody, so what we call working class, you are including in the middle class? In other developed countries, even the multi-generational welfare dependent underclass can access all those, they just might choose not to.
My point is that social class is distinct from economic status, which the article seems to be confusing. What are you trying to say it is? Because I cannot see your point.
Right. That's another way people tend to define "middle class". By occupation.
For statistical purposes, it works. Class is about your social group, who you identify with. Occupation and education correlate far more than income. If you are a tradesman, you are more likely to live in social circles that enjoy beer or spirits more than wine. Football or motor sport more than opera and ballet.
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Muslim countries tend to drink the least,
... when their relatives are watching. Muslim countries also lead the world in deaths from illegal moonshine.
Where alcohol is restricted or frowned upon, you can get a massive black market.
Indonesia or the Middle East now is like the US in the 1920s.
https://www.usatoday.com/story...
It says southwestern city not all cities have the smog issue but then you are likely American and geography is your greatest enemy.
I've spent time in Chengdu. Seen the pandas, climbed the scared mountain. Not much of a view any more.
Most of the populated regions of China have terrible air .
You may be thinking of Kunming, further south in Yunnan, which is now the only major city in China with breathable air and blue sky.
And don't call me a Meiguoren.
That's not geostationary orbit. You will need a much larger mirror at 36,000 Km.
No, just a more accurate one, if illuminating the same area. Which is no small problem.
You'll also need precise gyroscopic control.
A tethered high-altitude balloon mighty make more sense.
Or just a big version of the 19th century Moon Tower (as featured in Rick & Morty).
How do you get a mirror that big into geostationary orbit?
Easy. Ask the Russians. They experiomented with this sort of thing in the 1990s.
The mirror deployed successfully, and, when illuminated, produced a 5 km wide bright spot, which traversed Europe from southern France to western Russia at a speed of 8 km/s.[1] The bright spot had a luminosity equivalent to approximately that of a full moon.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
No, a bigger problem: Chengdu smog is as bad as Beijing. They rarely see the moon, and often you can't tell where the sun is.
Will the fake moonlight be able to penetrate thick smog?
His greatest creation was still the FliipStart.
Or his business card. It even had a watermark.
Also, there's words that rhyme with "month".
I'd be more inclined to believe you if you could conjugate for a plural.
Many of those aren't true.
13% of internet statistics are just made up.
I have a CS degree. As part of that, I had to take quite a few humanities courses,
Really, forced to do humanities units? Is that common in the US?
As part of my CS degree, I chose to do a little psychology, but only because it topped off the points needed for my degree, without having to do any real work.
Thanks, nice to know it wasn't completely obscure.
But did you just assume I was binary gendered? :)
In English, we have programmes. Stop the bloody yankee spelling mate.
Or applications, or app's if you must. But don't forget the apostrophe.
This is absolutely ridiculous.
There is only one Moon.
How did you cope when you were a toddler and found there were other "Mommy"s in the world? (Mom became "my Mom").
In English, we clearly say "the Moon" or "a moon", not "Armstrong landed on Moon", though the man himself is not a top authority on the correct use of articles.
The problem with Mars is there is nothing for us to go to war over on it.
All they need is to blow up a small American town, and find traces of Illudium Pu-36 in the ruins.
You won't even be bringing your own underwear.
Sounds worse than Ryanair.
Another generic Android phone. They all look like iPhones now.
I know, once you've perfected the form factor, why mess with it, but it makes for dull upgrades.
Remember when Nokia seemed to be putting LSD in the design team's coffee??
The banana phone, the split qwerty keyboard, the rotary dial, and of course the teardrop Nokia 7600.
You want exciting, check out this new Motorola RAZR flip phone:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
(sadly not real. yet.)
Meh, Samsung CEO has already responded "Fuck everything, We're doing seven inches." .
We need super polite and super "interested" in learning more.
You want Lenny.
https://www.independent.co.uk/...
https://youtu.be/4lL870ixdsY
Screening certainly helps, but the problem is that by the time there is enough material to take a sample and screen it you are in a position where the only options are carry to term or have an abortion.
Not at all. See Preimplantation genetic diagnosis.
It won't help the parents find time to read to their kid, it won't make their local school any better, won't buy them books and computers,
Adoption studies show these things are unimportant compared to genetics. One study found that kids with books in the house did better, regardless of whether the parents had time to read them. i.e. a kid does better not because his parents read to him, but because he has the genes of the sort of people who read to their kids. If there are any real parenting effects, they will be reduced in the next generation. We are talking about a multi-generational program here.
Oh dear AC, no need to be so melodramatic.
We are talking about pre-implantation screening of embryos, clumps of cells in a petri dish.
This implies IVF, which has its risks, but easier and safer than in-utero gene editing, surely?
A service call to Hubble is out of scope
Hubble had Servicing Missions in 1993, 1997, 1999, 2002, and 2009.
The 1999 and 2009 missions replaced the gyroscopes. So this was expected.
The Hubble was being built around the time the Commodore VIC20 and Sinclair ZX80 were released, though the launch was long delayed.
So maybe it is time to retire it. Perhaps a small ceremony and fireworks display over the South Pacific.
But wouldn't it be so much easier and safer to *screen* embryos for known genetic defects, rather than patch them with CRISPR?
The real potential for this technique is to introduce new gene alleles that are not present in the parents.
Yes that is terrifying, but with proper regulation, imagine the potential!
If applied broadly, it could raise the socioeconomic status for the children of the most disadvantaged groups, leading to a more equitable society.
Alternatively, given to those who can pay lots of money, it will increase the divide.
p.s. note that the college degree is just a predictor for social class. Or a proxy for statistical purposes. It does not define an individual's class.
I think this must be a cultural/nation difference in concept of class.
You are equating class with income and assets. Are you American? Here it means social class., which is related, but not the same. ... actually, a quick google tells me :
Economists and pollsters in the United States generally define "working class" adults as those lacking a college degree,[1] rather than by occupation or income. Many members of the working class, as defined by academic models, are often identified in the vernacular as being middle-class, there is considerable ambiguity over the term's meaning.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
If a family can meet all of their needs -eg. can afford a safe home, education for the kids, adequate reliable health care, elder care, food, etc. then they are "middle class".
That would be just about everybody, so what we call working class, you are including in the middle class?
In other developed countries, even the multi-generational welfare dependent underclass can access all those, they just might choose not to.
My point is that social class is distinct from economic status, which the article seems to be confusing.
What are you trying to say it is? Because I cannot see your point.
Right. That's another way people tend to define "middle class". By occupation.
For statistical purposes, it works. Class is about your social group, who you identify with. Occupation and education correlate far more than income.
If you are a tradesman, you are more likely to live in social circles that enjoy beer or spirits more than wine. Football or motor sport more than opera and ballet.