There are still linguists (like my Spanish professor three semesters ago) who can place somebody by county based on their speech.
Really? What are the differences in accents between Bristol, Norfolk, Suffolk, Middlesex, and Essex counties? I ask, because, it would really freak people out if I could tell what part of 128 they live near.
For instance, people in Massachusetts can have either no accent (regular American accent), or a New England accent (pahk the cah in Hahvahd yahd), all within the same area.
Then, of course, there are dialects like Ebonics.
Also, since we are a country entirely made up of immigrants, you hear English spoken with many accents. Most large cities have large Spanish, Italian, or Chinese sections ("Little Italy", "Chinatown") within them that still speak their native language most of the time. Along the coast in Massachusetts, there is a large population of Portugese families that have been here for generations, yet still speak mostly Portugese.
Technically, it does. The definition of the mole is:
The mole is the amount of substance of a system which contains as many elementary entities as there are atoms in 0.012 kilogram of carbon 12.
When the mole is used, the elementary entities must be specified and may be atoms, molecules, ions, electrons, other particles, or specified groups of such particles.
Now, should they just scrap that definiton and just say that a mole is an Avogadro's number worth of elementary entities? I don't know. Maybe, but in that case, it would be based off an arbitrary value instead of tied to a physical representation whose value could be calculated experimentally.
The gram is defined as the mass of 1 mole of neutrons.
Well, not really. The gram is based off of the kilogram, which is equal to the mass of the international prototype.
Is that a US ("short") ton or a UK ("long") ton? If you choose "US," you've just introduced another 10% or so of error. Either way, as a metric proponent you should be using the word "megagram" instead.
1000 kg in metric is also called a "tonne" or "metric ton".
The official symbol is t, but mT and T are also used.
First cut the board to 12' 1/2", and then cut it into 5 pieces each 2' 1/2" long. Either that, or use a micrometer to measure out the last 25 thousandths of an inch for each piece after you've marked off 2' 1/2" using a ruler. It doesn't matter that much with wood, as you'll probably lose 1/40 of an inch just cutting the pieces anyway.
Oh, so you mean like the average aussie road then.
The road in the second photo resembles one of the roads where I used to live. It was in New Jersey [1].
And that was one of the "big" roads - many don't have both gravel and tar on them, and some don't have any.
[1] - Yes, New Jersey, the state with the most people per square mile. I know what you're thinking, and yes, there are that many trees, no, they aren't dead from toxic waste (because there was no one there to dump any), and "What exit?", makes no sense for that area.
If Deutsch's books were written in the same style as that article, I don't think it's fair to credit Deutsch.
That's kind of funny. What you're saying is that if someone comes up with an original idea, he shouldn't be given credit for it if he writes poorly.
Anyway, David Deutsch didn't write the article. It was written by Sam Sachdev.
You can read the introduction to the book referenced in the article and decide for yourself whether Mr. Deutsch is coherent.
I'm also not crediting Deutsch with inventing the theory. Hugh Everett III first proposed the theory in 1957.
I'm surprised poking holes through paper with a pin even works, even for a pin hole camera, people use aluminum foil for the hole so it can be smaller and more precise.
Why don't you try it out? I've made pinhole cameras before with the large cardboard boxes that appliances come in, and they had holes as large as 5 mm.
It worked fairly well.
Even the idea that it is proof of parallel universes is not original. Michael Crichton made that claim in his book Timeline.
Is that the only book you've read? I ask only because there's been a great many books before Timeline that have made that claim. In fact, many of them were Deutsch's own books.
The Germans thought about using suicide missions in WW2 as well:
As germany was losing the war, there were some fanatic and influential nazi officers like Hanna Reitsch, a famous female test pilot and pre-war gliding champion, Otto Skorzeny, a special operations expert, and Hajo Hermann, a senior bomber and night fighter leader, who suggested, unrelated to the japanese use of kamikaze suicide pilots, that germany will use volunteers as suicide pilots in order to overcome the allied technological and numerical advantages with their fanatic spirit. The idea had roots in german mythology that was glorified by nazi propaganda, it was "Totenritt", a death ride.
The aircraft to be used was the Fi-103 Reichenberg, a manned version of the german V-1 cruise missile, equipped with a small cockpit and flight controls. After two volunteers were killed trying to test fly it, it was successfully flown by Hanna Reitsch, the experienced test pilot who was the first to sign as a volunteer suicide pilot. 24 V-1 cruise missiles were initially modified to manned suicide missiles and over 70 volunteers, mostly young recruits, began training to fly the V-1 as a suicide missile. They were called 'self-sacrificers'. Theoretically they were supposed to try to bail out after aiming their piloted missile to its final dive at the target, but it was clear that the chances of survival were very low. Also, unlike the much faster rocket-powered japanese Okha suicide missile, that was much faster than all allied fighters, the jet-powered V-1 was slow enough to be intercepted.
I was watching Mail Call recently on the History channel, and ol' Gunny visited the mess on a sub. The cooks are competent and the provisions are surprisingly good. The top notch grub probably helps make up for the less than luxurious living conditions.
As was mentioned on that episode, the particular sub he visited had won the competition for best grub in the Navy.
This would make some sense if it were part of on-campus housing fees. It would be similar to cable television and other services provided as part of room and board.
You got cable with your room and board? Shit, I had to pay for cable, phone, Internet access, and electricity!!! YES, it was on campus.
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Really? What are the differences in accents between Bristol, Norfolk, Suffolk, Middlesex, and Essex counties? I ask, because, it would really freak people out if I could tell what part of 128 they live near.
No, the accents intermix.
For instance, people in Massachusetts can have either no accent (regular American accent), or a New England accent (pahk the cah in Hahvahd yahd), all within the same area.
Then, of course, there are dialects like Ebonics.
Also, since we are a country entirely made up of immigrants, you hear English spoken with many accents. Most large cities have large Spanish, Italian, or Chinese sections ("Little Italy", "Chinatown") within them that still speak their native language most of the time. Along the coast in Massachusetts, there is a large population of Portugese families that have been here for generations, yet still speak mostly Portugese.
No peel?
Technically, it does. The definition of the mole is:
You can find this information directly from the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM)
Now, should they just scrap that definiton and just say that a mole is an Avogadro's number worth of elementary entities? I don't know. Maybe, but in that case, it would be based off an arbitrary value instead of tied to a physical representation whose value could be calculated experimentally.
The gram is defined as the mass of 1 mole of neutrons.
Well, not really. The gram is based off of the kilogram, which is equal to the mass of the international prototype.
It helps if you're not totally drunk off your ass, too.
1000 kg in metric is also called a "tonne" or "metric ton".
The official symbol is t, but mT and T are also used.
The word "megagram" is rarely used.
Because it introduces a circular dependancy on the mole.
First cut the board to 12' 1/2", and then cut it into 5 pieces each 2' 1/2" long. Either that, or use a micrometer to measure out the last 25 thousandths of an inch for each piece after you've marked off 2' 1/2" using a ruler. It doesn't matter that much with wood, as you'll probably lose 1/40 of an inch just cutting the pieces anyway.
Oh, and you have to detour around the world's largest, never-ending, re-constriction project.
The road in the second photo resembles one of the roads where I used to live. It was in New Jersey [1].
And that was one of the "big" roads - many don't have both gravel and tar on them, and some don't have any.
[1] - Yes, New Jersey, the state with the most people per square mile. I know what you're thinking, and yes, there are that many trees, no, they aren't dead from toxic waste (because there was no one there to dump any), and "What exit?", makes no sense for that area.
Not right now it isn't. The British also observe daylight savings time.
That's kind of funny. What you're saying is that if someone comes up with an original idea, he shouldn't be given credit for it if he writes poorly.
Anyway, David Deutsch didn't write the article. It was written by Sam Sachdev. You can read the introduction to the book referenced in the article and decide for yourself whether Mr. Deutsch is coherent.
I'm also not crediting Deutsch with inventing the theory. Hugh Everett III first proposed the theory in 1957.
I'm surprised poking holes through paper with a pin even works, even for a pin hole camera, people use aluminum foil for the hole so it can be smaller and more precise.
Why don't you try it out? I've made pinhole cameras before with the large cardboard boxes that appliances come in, and they had holes as large as 5 mm. It worked fairly well.
Is that the only book you've read? I ask only because there's been a great many books before Timeline that have made that claim. In fact, many of them were Deutsch's own books.
That was more of Protestant thing.
The Catholic church was burning witches long before Protestants even existed.
In fact, one of the charges brought against Joan of Arc in 1431 was witchcraft. This was before the Protestant reformation.
If you don't want to buy it, go to the local Borders and read it in the cafe'. :)
They say this cat shaft-encoded is a bad mother
SHUT YOUR MOUTH!
I'm talkin' 'bout shaft-encoded.
THEN WE CAN DIG IT!
Sorry, had to be done.
As was mentioned on that episode, the particular sub he visited had won the competition for best grub in the Navy.
Look, don't beat around the bush. If you're going to make a fart joke, just say it.
You got cable with your room and board? Shit, I had to pay for cable, phone, Internet access, and electricity!!! YES, it was on campus.
Then again, $22,177.87 barely shows up on the alumni radar at larger universities.
I live in Massachusetts. What's drafting?
What? Oh, it's the way everyone here drives. Nevermind.
According to the CFO, it belongs in India. See you in the unemployment line.
How about The File Shredder
I don't know how good it is, but it's GPL.