A normal motor can easily be 90% efficient (i.e. 100W of electrical power is converted to 90W of mechanical power). If his motor uses "80% less power" than this, then 20W of electrical power is converted to 90W of mechanical power.
It's depressing how many other posters have been so utterly credulous.
What's to say it isn't powered by giant invisible lamas?
There is no "interesting anomaly", there's just a claim phrased in the language of junk science. We don't find new models for physics on the basis of undocumented, unreviewed, unrepeated claims.
There are thousands of people sprinkled over the web who claim to do things with magnets that violate the laws of themodynamics; this guy is just one more.
Extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence: this guy provides none.
as an expensive corporate lawyer I'm happy to confirm you're right on this.
Instead of sending a cease and desist letter to (e.g.) a fan who has set up a Buffy website, Fox could offer the fan a restricted license to use the trademark for non-profit-making purposes for a token sum (say $1). Once there's a license, there's no infringement and the trademark holder is in no danger of losing their rights.
The only reason this doesn't happen is a combination of laziness and machismo.
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"species degenerating over generations" ?
There is not the slightest piece of evidence, in the fossil record or in zoology to support this.
The only reason you believe in this nonsense is because your particular interpretation of the bible tells you that must be the case.
(The irony is that this particular interpretation of the Fall is entirely modern: you won't be able to find any proponent of such a view before the 1800s.)
I see your point, although I think you mean Mauritius not Madagascar.
I suspect our disagreement is just a semantic one - I was using "adaptation" in the technical sense of change in a population over time which makes it better suited to its environment and which results from natural selection. The rats were not "adapted" to Mauritius as they were not subject to selection pressure in Mauritius.
Of course, quite possibly for the reasons you suggest, rat adaptations to the ancestral rat environment resulted in organisms able to out-compete Dodos in Mauritius.
surely there is no such thing as being adapted in a "maximal sense". Organisms can only adapt to their environment. They may, by chance, be able to survive in other environments, but this is not a result of adaptation.
ignorant claptrap. The law allows you to use reasonable force to defend yourself or your property. This is essentially the same as the law in most US jurisdictions.
If you think someone should be able to use *unreasonable* force then you should say so, and not hide behind half truths and poorly written news articles.
your post is technically correct, but the way the burden of proof works in English defamation law makes the parent broadly right.
The fact that you don't need to *prove* a statement is untrue to launch an English law libel action makes life much easier for the plaintiff. The fact the defendant has to prove true all of has allegations makes life much more difficult, and expensive for him.
This reversal of the burden of proof is why dictators, corrupt businessmen and general slimeballs from all over the world flock to our courts to start libel actions. Our legal system is generally much more sensible that America's, but defamation is a huge exception.
Morrison & Foerster are well known in legal circles for abbreviating their name to "mofo". Or at least everyone else abbreviates their name to "mofo", I'm not sure which.
the distributers they buy CDs off are unlikely to own the rights to sell tracks over the internet; this will most likely be the record companies themselves.
Wal-Mart's strengths are its ridiculous buying power and its preternaturally efficient stock control. Neither of these are going to give it much of an advantage in this business - will the 10c saving per track really entice people from Apple?
you are confusing the European Court of Human Rights with the European Court of Justice.
The ECHR hears cases on the European Charter of Human Rights. It's a creation of the Council of Europe, which is quite separate from the European Union.
The ECJ is the court of the European Union and hears EC law cases referred to it by courts in EU member States.
sorry, but that's a load of crap - Quicktime is deliberately designed to run processes at startup without asking. That's plain bad manners, and entirely Apple's fault.
actually the employment law and tax codes in most European jurisdictions make it extremely difficult for a multinational to just pack up shop and leave, at least without incurring significant costs.
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Levitating magnets are *not* doing work. Work = force x distance and the magnets are motionless.
Minato's device is indeed no different. It will do no more work than a normal motor.
you need to read up some physics. There is no "energy in magnets".
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No, he claims more than that.
A normal motor can easily be 90% efficient (i.e. 100W of electrical power is converted to 90W of mechanical power). If his motor uses "80% less power" than this, then 20W of electrical power is converted to 90W of mechanical power.
It's depressing how many other posters have been so utterly credulous.
What's to say it isn't powered by giant invisible lamas?
There is no "interesting anomaly", there's just a claim phrased in the language of junk science. We don't find new models for physics on the basis of undocumented, unreviewed, unrepeated claims.
There are thousands of people sprinkled over the web who claim to do things with magnets that violate the laws of themodynamics; this guy is just one more.
Extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence: this guy provides none.
as an expensive corporate lawyer I'm happy to confirm you're right on this.
Instead of sending a cease and desist letter to (e.g.) a fan who has set up a Buffy website, Fox could offer the fan a restricted license to use the trademark for non-profit-making purposes for a token sum (say $1). Once there's a license, there's no infringement and the trademark holder is in no danger of losing their rights.
The only reason this doesn't happen is a combination of laziness and machismo.
"species degenerating over generations" ?
There is not the slightest piece of evidence, in the fossil record or in zoology to support this.
The only reason you believe in this nonsense is because your particular interpretation of the bible tells you that must be the case.
(The irony is that this particular interpretation of the Fall is entirely modern: you won't be able to find any proponent of such a view before the 1800s.)
I see your point, although I think you mean Mauritius not Madagascar.
I suspect our disagreement is just a semantic one - I was using "adaptation" in the technical sense of change in a population over time which makes it better suited to its environment and which results from natural selection. The rats were not "adapted" to Mauritius as they were not subject to selection pressure in Mauritius.
Of course, quite possibly for the reasons you suggest, rat adaptations to the ancestral rat environment resulted in organisms able to out-compete Dodos in Mauritius.
pity he hasn't made a good film since Face/Off...
surely there is no such thing as being adapted in a "maximal sense". Organisms can only adapt to their environment. They may, by chance, be able to survive in other environments, but this is not a result of adaptation.
ignorant claptrap. The law allows you to use reasonable force to defend yourself or your property. This is essentially the same as the law in most US jurisdictions.
If you think someone should be able to use *unreasonable* force then you should say so, and not hide behind half truths and poorly written news articles.
of course you're allowed to defend yourself against muggers, or anyone else, you're just not allowed to own most types of gun*.
The bright side is, of course, that it's almost unheard of for a mugger in the UK to have a gun.
Troll? Hello? Knock knock?
your post is technically correct, but the way the burden of proof works in English defamation law makes the parent broadly right.
The fact that you don't need to *prove* a statement is untrue to launch an English law libel action makes life much easier for the plaintiff. The fact the defendant has to prove true all of has allegations makes life much more difficult, and expensive for him.
This reversal of the burden of proof is why dictators, corrupt businessmen and general slimeballs from all over the world flock to our courts to start libel actions. Our legal system is generally much more sensible that America's, but defamation is a huge exception.
Morrison & Foerster are well known in legal circles for abbreviating their name to "mofo". Or at least everyone else abbreviates their name to "mofo", I'm not sure which.
you need one simple change: a rule that the loser of a court case must pay the winner's costs.
I'm a bit confused why you mention the BBC...
whilst the incident is shocking, and the US response deplorable, to question whether it was an accident is daft
it seems kind of unnecessary supposition: there's nothing in his philosophy which isn't found in Jewish, Greek or Gnostic philosophy of the period
"scholars disagree"? Are there any scholars anywhere who believe any of Jesus' teaching came from Buddhism?
the distributers they buy CDs off are unlikely to own the rights to sell tracks over the internet; this will most likely be the record companies themselves.
Wal-Mart's strengths are its ridiculous buying power and its preternaturally efficient stock control. Neither of these are going to give it much of an advantage in this business - will the 10c saving per track really entice people from Apple?
you are confusing the European Court of Human Rights with the European Court of Justice.
The ECHR hears cases on the European Charter of Human Rights. It's a creation of the Council of Europe, which is quite separate from the European Union.
The ECJ is the court of the European Union and hears EC law cases referred to it by courts in EU member States.
sorry, but that's a load of crap - Quicktime is deliberately designed to run processes at startup without asking. That's plain bad manners, and entirely Apple's fault.
actually the employment law and tax codes in most European jurisdictions make it extremely difficult for a multinational to just pack up shop and leave, at least without incurring significant costs.