the scientific method that they must have employed
Quote from FA: "Moreover, in a break from the convention in medical innovation, the researchers claim that full clinical trials may not be necessary to take this new technology to a stage where it is hospital-ready. They believe instead that they could prove the device's accuracy using a series of "artificial mixtures" of particulates that could simulate cancerous and healthy breath. "
If you don't want it to be seen by the public, build a fence.
And as it virtually does not matter to you if your location is depicted, how does it come that you seem to be offended if he wants to put up a virtual fence?
I'm still not convinced that this allows information to travel faster than light.
It is beyond my level of competence to evaluate this, and the topic seems controversial among physicists (e.g.). But I think it is plausible (and somehow fits into my current frame of reference, if there is any).
But the real reason behind all those bigotries is the money my friend!
My favourite pet theory is that it (restrictions&cameras everywhere etc.) boils down to preparing for a time when essential resources (water, probably energy) will be scarce indeed.
The fight for freedom has started.
No. The majority of those who will be affected is either struggling for food (so called 3rd world), a 'better' life (e.g. China) or is too stupid (decadent) to realize (eu, us).
But:
"John Singleton of Los Alamos and his collaborators have built a radio transmitter that incorporates a radio wave source that moves superluminally (faster than light). The emitted waves have several unusual properties. For example, they lose much less power over a distance than do ordinary radio waves; thus, they show promise for long-distance, low-power broadcasting applications."
Probably there is a correlation between average 'reading comprehension' and the patentability of the presentation of information in the form of emoticons which (maybe) even an illiterate can understand.
These days, "conspiracy-theory" means "acknowledge that there is such a thing as long-term strategy." It can also be synonymous with "acknowledge that large organizations always act to further their own interests."
Africa, on the other hand, has provided us with endemic disease, lecherous political problems, and pretty much nothing of positive consequence (other than solutions forged elsewhere for their problems).
And all this despite the huge amounts payed back as a compensation for slavery and exploitation.
since a human pilot cannot react quickly enough to changing terrain heights
Sytems can be fooled into improper reactions, see infamous A320 crash in Mulhouse-Habsheim.
PROBABLE CAUSES: "The Commission believes that the accident resulted from the combination of the following conditions: 1) very low flyover height, lower than surrounding obstacles; 2) speed very slow and reducing to reach maximum possible angle of attack; 3) engine speed at flight idle; 4) late application of go-around power. This combination led to impact of the aircraft with the trees. The Commission believes that if the descent below 100 feet was not deliberate, it may have resulted from failure to take proper account of the visual and aural information intended to give the height of the aircraft."
Besides, a passenger aircraft is hardly a combat helicopter.
From TFA: "One is to believe there was a substantial difference in the software referred to by the terms "Free Software" and "Open Source." There isn't."
Quote: "The Peekskill meteor of 1992 was captured on 16 independent videos and then struck a car. Documented as brighter than the full Moon, the spectacular fireball crossed parts of several US states during its 40 seconds of glory before landing in Peekskill, New York. The resulting meteorite, pictured here, is composed of dense rock and has the size and mass of an extremely heavy bowling ball. If you are lucky enough to find a meteorite just after impact, do not pick it up -- parts of it are likely to be either very hot or very cold. In tonight's possibly spectacular Leonid meteor shower, few meteors, if any, are expected to hit the ground. "
A 2cm rock hitting the top of a flat-roofed building or dinging a car in the parking lot wouldn't be that dangerous or publicized,
Quote: "The average velocity of meteoroids entering our atmosphere is 10-70 km/second. The smaller ones that survive the trip to the Earth's surface are quickly slowed by atmospheric friction to speeds of a few hundred kilometers per hour, and so hit the Earth with no more speed than if they had been dropped from a tall building."
Depends - Quote:"By mimicking a brick-and-mortar molecular structure found in seashells, University of Michigan researchers created a composite plastic that's as strong as steel but lighter and transparent."
"Termites have long baffled scientists as to their place in the natural world and their relationship with other insects. Although they are part of a large 'superorder' that includes cockroaches, they were classified separately in a group called Isoptera .
This new research puts termites into the same group as cockroaches, (Blattodea). Termites are now classed as a new family of cockroaches called Termitidae . Isoptera is no longer valid."
Well, I always preferred ants, though, admittedly, termites are superb architects when it comes to thermoregulation.
was probably operation TIPS (Terrorism Information and Prevention System), which would have given each and every US-citizen the chance to effectively spy on his neighbours. But sadly, only a few are lucky now, quote (loc. cit.): "On June 30, 2008, the Denver Post reported that 181 individuals, including police officers, paramedics, firefighters, utility workers, and railroad employees had been trained as Terrorism Liaison Officers to report suspicious information which could be signs of terrorist activity. The article also stated that TLOs were already active in six other states and the District of Columbia". </sarcasm>
"How is the news being anticipated in the scientific community? 'I honestly think this is an incredible job of marketing,' says paleontologist K. Christopher Beard of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, who has not seen the report but has read the news. He points out that other fossils of similar age from China, Myanmar, and India have also been proposed as some of the earliest anthropoids. 'At this stage, color me skeptical.'"
So far there is no gadget that can actually see inside our houses, but even that's about to change.
Ian Kitajima flew to Washington from his laboratories in Hawaii to show me sense-through-the-wall technology.
"Each individual has a characteristic profile," explained Ian, holding a green rectangular box that looked like a TV remote control.
Using radio waves, you point it a wall and it tells you if anyone is on the other side. His company, Oceanit, is due to test it with the Hawaii National Guard in Iraq next year, and it turns out that the human body gives off such sensitive radio signals, that it can even pick up breathing and heart rates.
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the scientific method that they must have employed
Quote from FA: "Moreover, in a break from the convention in medical innovation, the researchers claim that full clinical trials may not be necessary to take this new technology to a stage where it is hospital-ready. They believe instead that they could prove the device's accuracy using a series of "artificial mixtures" of particulates that could simulate cancerous and healthy breath. "
In short: We are only in it for the money.
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If you don't want it to be seen by the public, build a fence.
And as it virtually does not matter to you if your location is depicted, how does it come that you seem to be offended if he wants to put up a virtual fence?
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From TFA: "and slower than either of its predecessors in its Microsoft Office performance"
... so that companies have to license a few more copies in order to get the work done.
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Are we looking at a future where we not only have to download updates to fix bugs in our applications and operating systems, but our hardware as well?
No, it is all about updating your wetware, and It has been anticipated that things will be much worse a long long time ago.
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I'm still not convinced that this allows information to travel faster than light.
It is beyond my level of competence to evaluate this, and the topic seems controversial among physicists (e.g.). But I think it is plausible (and somehow fits into my current frame of reference, if there is any).
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This seems bogus to me
From the link: "The amplifiers can be triggered in such a way that this source moves the length of the transmitter faster than the speed of light."
Which implies that information can travel ftl given a proper medium.
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:-), though I would exchange Swiss/ German in Heaven.
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But the real reason behind all those bigotries is the money my friend!
My favourite pet theory is that it (restrictions&cameras everywhere etc.) boils down to preparing for a time when essential resources (water, probably energy) will be scarce indeed.
The fight for freedom has started.
No. The majority of those who will be affected is either struggling for food (so called 3rd world), a 'better' life (e.g. China) or is too stupid (decadent) to realize (eu, us).
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radio is light
But: "John Singleton of Los Alamos and his collaborators have built a radio transmitter that incorporates a radio wave source that moves superluminally (faster than light). The emitted waves have several unusual properties. For example, they lose much less power over a distance than do ordinary radio waves; thus, they show promise for long-distance, low-power broadcasting applications."
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Nice reading comprehension.
Probably there is a correlation between average 'reading comprehension' and the patentability of the presentation of information in the form of emoticons which (maybe) even an illiterate can understand.
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These days, "conspiracy-theory" means "acknowledge that there is such a thing as long-term strategy." It can also be synonymous with "acknowledge that large organizations always act to further their own interests."
This should be a modded 'too insightful'.
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Africa, on the other hand, has provided us with endemic disease, lecherous political problems, and pretty much nothing of positive consequence (other than solutions forged elsewhere for their problems).
And all this despite the huge amounts payed back as a compensation for slavery and exploitation.
Sheesh.
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since a human pilot cannot react quickly enough to changing terrain heights
Sytems can be fooled into improper reactions, see infamous A320 crash in Mulhouse-Habsheim.
PROBABLE CAUSES: "The Commission believes that the accident resulted from the combination of the following conditions: 1) very low flyover height, lower than surrounding obstacles; 2) speed very slow and reducing to reach maximum possible angle of attack; 3) engine speed at flight idle; 4) late application of go-around power. This combination led to impact of the aircraft with the trees. The Commission believes that if the descent below 100 feet was not deliberate, it may have resulted from failure to take proper account of the visual and aural information intended to give the height of the aircraft."
Besides, a passenger aircraft is hardly a combat helicopter.
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From TFA: "One is to believe there was a substantial difference in the software referred to by the terms "Free Software" and "Open Source." There isn't."
This was when I stopped.
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You also don't have cars flying five miles up in the air
:)
Look, air does not help much
Quote: "The Peekskill meteor of 1992 was captured on 16 independent videos and then struck a car. Documented as brighter than the full Moon, the spectacular fireball crossed parts of several US states during its 40 seconds of glory before landing in Peekskill, New York. The resulting meteorite, pictured here, is composed of dense rock and has the size and mass of an extremely heavy bowling ball. If you are lucky enough to find a meteorite just after impact, do not pick it up -- parts of it are likely to be either very hot or very cold. In tonight's possibly spectacular Leonid meteor shower, few meteors, if any, are expected to hit the ground. "
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A 2cm rock hitting the top of a flat-roofed building or dinging a car in the parking lot wouldn't be that dangerous or publicized,
Quote: "The average velocity of meteoroids entering our atmosphere is 10-70 km/second. The smaller ones that survive the trip to the Earth's surface are quickly slowed by atmospheric friction to speeds of a few hundred kilometers per hour, and so hit the Earth with no more speed than if they had been dropped from a tall building."
Well.
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So much for progress.
Depends - Quote:"By mimicking a brick-and-mortar molecular structure found in seashells, University of Michigan researchers created a composite plastic that's as strong as steel but lighter and transparent."
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Termites are related to cockroaches
Quote:
"Termites have long baffled scientists as to their place in the natural world and their relationship with other insects. Although they are part of a large 'superorder' that includes cockroaches, they were classified separately in a group called Isoptera .
This new research puts termites into the same group as cockroaches, (Blattodea). Termites are now classed as a new family of cockroaches called Termitidae . Isoptera is no longer valid."
Well, I always preferred ants, though, admittedly, termites are superb architects when it comes to thermoregulation.
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e.g.
But he was never quite mainstream, and followers of his theorie(s) are rated to be in the vicinity of morons.
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was probably operation TIPS (Terrorism Information and Prevention System), which would have given each and every US-citizen the chance to effectively spy on his neighbours. But sadly, only a few are lucky now, quote (loc. cit.): "On June 30, 2008, the Denver Post reported that 181 individuals, including police officers, paramedics, firefighters, utility workers, and railroad employees had been trained as Terrorism Liaison Officers to report suspicious information which could be signs of terrorist activity. The article also stated that TLOs were already active in six other states and the District of Columbia". </sarcasm>
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I could buy "designed in the '80s", but "constructed in the '80s" somewhat incromulent.
Probably a non native speaker (FYI).
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would be indeed a good idea, IMHO.
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Quote
"How is the news being anticipated in the scientific community? 'I honestly think this is an incredible job of marketing,' says paleontologist K. Christopher Beard of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, who has not seen the report but has read the news. He points out that other fossils of similar age from China, Myanmar, and India have also been proposed as some of the earliest anthropoids. 'At this stage, color me skeptical.'"
Well.
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... Geek's etymology stems back to an old English word for "Fool", whereas today it means a smart, unliked person ...
Smart a_n_d unliked? How foolish.
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Quote (2007):
So far there is no gadget that can actually see inside our houses, but even that's about to change.
Ian Kitajima flew to Washington from his laboratories in Hawaii to show me sense-through-the-wall technology.
"Each individual has a characteristic profile," explained Ian, holding a green rectangular box that looked like a TV remote control.
Using radio waves, you point it a wall and it tells you if anyone is on the other side. His company, Oceanit, is due to test it with the Hawaii National Guard in Iraq next year, and it turns out that the human body gives off such sensitive radio signals, that it can even pick up breathing and heart rates.
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