I made that infographic you posted above (the one where you said there'd be plenty of room), and your claim isn't exactly true. You obviously didn't see my follow up infographic, showing that we'd all have to live lifestyles somewhat less resource intensive than the average Chinese person.
Simply having enough space to cram people isn't everything.
You must be new here. This is standard Slashdot M.O. Just put quotes around what someone else wrote (without citing them), and somehow they think that's OK. It's shockingly prevalent here.
I'm not saying the researchers didn't do their homework, but for something of this gravity, I would have expected Science or Nature to pick it up, not American Naturalist. Not that American Naturalist is a bad journal, but its certainly easier to get a paper in there than other journals (even Ecology, if I'm not mistaken). In light of that, I'm a bit skeptical of their claims.
I wish it were that easy. I have the "Instant Personalization Pilot Program" disabled on my account, but FB Connect popped up on CNN Money this morning.
What did I do? I specifically blocked any URL containing "fbconnect". Problem solved. OmniWeb let me do this using RegEx, but I'm sure the same can be done with AdBlock.
I spent a summer doing this in grad school for the Vegetation Type Mapper project at UC Berkeley. I'm not going to lie to you--it was a ton of work. But the results were cool. The site has all the old maps georeferenced, plus ways to download them.
Needless to say, the library was involved in the project, as was a giant scanner. We relied on ERDAS Imagine software to georeference the old maps to current USGS base maps. There was also a lot of accuracy assessment involved to make sure we minimized error in the georeferencing process. Probably one of the trickiest parts was making sure the old landmark you were using as a control point had not substantially changed in the intervening decades.
I think to say that Science Daily does any reporting is stretching the definition of reporting a bit much. I think "rewritten from a press release" is more like it.
If you want a real news piece, with real reporting, check out the article on the same paper over at New Scientist. They actually talked with the scientist involved in the study (and one that wasn't).
I was just at the AAAS conference in Chicago, and there was an entire session on synthetic biology and programming with DNA and RNA. Quite fascinating. Perhaps most intriguing (and promising) is the ability to add logic to RNA sequences, giving clinicians control over cell therapies. I wrote a summary of the session over at Ars if anyone is interested.
If the group that has the real iPhone unlocking software does get hit with a legit lawsuit and has to cease and desist, here's to hoping they release it for free along with the source. What's to say they can't? At that point, they aren't selling something. Maybe they could take donations? IANAL, but I think such a move would be feasible.
How in the hell is this spying? All they are doing is taking a rough estimate of the number of people in the room and adjusting the AC/heat (and I did RTFA). No tracking. No identification of individuals.
It sounds to me like this story got trumped up with a privacy scare to get some reads.
Oak Mapper is another site that shows some other negative environmental effects of the global economy, albeit less starkly visible. Oak Mapper is a webGIS that helps track the progress of Sudden Oak Death, a disease that is significantly altering the oak woodlands of California. If you download the KMZ or zoom into a marked area on the Google Maps version, you can see dead tree crowns around the site of the reported siting (the one in China Camp State Park just north north east of San Francisco has some good examples).
Internet mapping and webGIS are great tools for highlighting such environmental issues. They're also a good way to get the public involved and working with scientists. My lab runs Oak Mapper and has a number of other webGIS sites up and running that help to facilitate this connection between research and the real world. Google Earth has made our lives pretty exciting at this point!
I'm going to cite Crazy Taxi as a good example of this. The advertising is well placed and does not significantly interfere with game play (in fact, it may make it seem more realistic). I for one was never offended by any of it.
That's not saying I trust MS to make the correct decision when they outline the in-game advertising guidelines. . .
So only 1% would purchase it at $500, but a full 60% would switch to Cingular to get it. At what price would they switch? $299 or $499? Summary doesn't say, nor does TFA.
You're telling me. I frequented a Korean run internet cafe when I was in Australia a number of years ago, and those computers were absolutely laden with spyware, etc. This being the early days of spyware, I wasn't too aware of the extent of the situation. I certainly didn't do any banking, but I did check my email. After that, the email account I had used was inundated with an insane amount of Korean spam.
I guess there's a price to pay with being on the "cutting edge".
While many environmentalists would argue that a geothermal station does look "ugly", the more informed ones would take issue with the "spiderweb of pipes" (sic) due to the fact that they would significantly affect the movement patterns of many, many species inhabiting the desert. The jackrabbit or mouse or snake does not have it's "aesthetic sensibilities" offended, but more often than not, such developments hinder their daily movement. Many studies have shown that animals are reluctant to cross roads (even low traffic ones). These geothermal plans could have the same issue.
The solution here is to figure out a way to install geothermal power plants without significantly disrupting the landscape. With a bit of research, I'm sure this could be possible. A bit of ingenuity gave us wildlife overpasses in Canada, which serve to both enable animal movements (which they do) and reduce traffic fatalities due to collisions (not sure on this one -- haven't read up on it).
In short, geothermal power as it stands may not be ready for broad scale deployment based on these concerns. A bit more work though, and they'll be ready for prime time. Hopefully this happens soon.
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I made that infographic you posted above (the one where you said there'd be plenty of room), and your claim isn't exactly true. You obviously didn't see my follow up infographic, showing that we'd all have to live lifestyles somewhat less resource intensive than the average Chinese person.
Simply having enough space to cram people isn't everything.
OTOH, I've forgotten how many lulz there are to be had trolling in such a mailstorm, if you can get away with it.
Perhaps you mean "mailstrom"? *ducks*
Somehow I'm not surprised. As a gadget blogger, he got in waaaay over his head by speculating about a microbiology discovery.
In other words, typical Gizmodo/Gawker.
You must be new here. This is standard Slashdot M.O. Just put quotes around what someone else wrote (without citing them), and somehow they think that's OK. It's shockingly prevalent here.
I'm not saying the researchers didn't do their homework, but for something of this gravity, I would have expected Science or Nature to pick it up, not American Naturalist. Not that American Naturalist is a bad journal, but its certainly easier to get a paper in there than other journals (even Ecology, if I'm not mistaken). In light of that, I'm a bit skeptical of their claims.
I wish it were that easy. I have the "Instant Personalization Pilot Program" disabled on my account, but FB Connect popped up on CNN Money this morning.
What did I do? I specifically blocked any URL containing "fbconnect". Problem solved. OmniWeb let me do this using RegEx, but I'm sure the same can be done with AdBlock.
Maybe someone should sue Cuccinelli for fraud. After all, this sounds like a waste of taxpayer money if I've ever heard of one.
What an asshole...going after academics for political reasons. What's next?
I spent a summer doing this in grad school for the Vegetation Type Mapper project at UC Berkeley. I'm not going to lie to you--it was a ton of work. But the results were cool. The site has all the old maps georeferenced, plus ways to download them.
Needless to say, the library was involved in the project, as was a giant scanner. We relied on ERDAS Imagine software to georeference the old maps to current USGS base maps. There was also a lot of accuracy assessment involved to make sure we minimized error in the georeferencing process. Probably one of the trickiest parts was making sure the old landmark you were using as a control point had not substantially changed in the intervening decades.
My professor and her colleagues published a paper detailing the project.
Can't pass this up. 'Nuff said.
I think to say that Science Daily does any reporting is stretching the definition of reporting a bit much. I think "rewritten from a press release" is more like it.
If you want a real news piece, with real reporting, check out the article on the same paper over at New Scientist. They actually talked with the scientist involved in the study (and one that wasn't).
I was just at the AAAS conference in Chicago, and there was an entire session on synthetic biology and programming with DNA and RNA. Quite fascinating. Perhaps most intriguing (and promising) is the ability to add logic to RNA sequences, giving clinicians control over cell therapies. I wrote a summary of the session over at Ars if anyone is interested.
There, fixed that for you.
If the group that has the real iPhone unlocking software does get hit with a legit lawsuit and has to cease and desist, here's to hoping they release it for free along with the source. What's to say they can't? At that point, they aren't selling something. Maybe they could take donations? IANAL, but I think such a move would be feasible.
"The Hypercone is bigger and costs more."
--Vorticity Ltd.
. . . a hot cybernetic female welcomes me to the Cybernet every time I plug in.
How in the hell is this spying? All they are doing is taking a rough estimate of the number of people in the room and adjusting the AC/heat (and I did RTFA). No tracking. No identification of individuals.
It sounds to me like this story got trumped up with a privacy scare to get some reads.
I had a user once take the power plug for her Zip drive (a standard AC to DC adapter) and plug it into the headphone jack on her iMac.
Brilliant! Unfortunately, smoke and fire was not the result. Lesson unlearned.
Oak Mapper is another site that shows some other negative environmental effects of the global economy, albeit less starkly visible. Oak Mapper is a webGIS that helps track the progress of Sudden Oak Death, a disease that is significantly altering the oak woodlands of California. If you download the KMZ or zoom into a marked area on the Google Maps version, you can see dead tree crowns around the site of the reported siting (the one in China Camp State Park just north north east of San Francisco has some good examples).
Internet mapping and webGIS are great tools for highlighting such environmental issues. They're also a good way to get the public involved and working with scientists. My lab runs Oak Mapper and has a number of other webGIS sites up and running that help to facilitate this connection between research and the real world. Google Earth has made our lives pretty exciting at this point!
I'm going to cite Crazy Taxi as a good example of this. The advertising is well placed and does not significantly interfere with game play (in fact, it may make it seem more realistic). I for one was never offended by any of it.
That's not saying I trust MS to make the correct decision when they outline the in-game advertising guidelines. . .
So only 1% would purchase it at $500, but a full 60% would switch to Cingular to get it. At what price would they switch? $299 or $499? Summary doesn't say, nor does TFA.
Sloppy.
In Soviet Russia, DOS commands you!
You're telling me. I frequented a Korean run internet cafe when I was in Australia a number of years ago, and those computers were absolutely laden with spyware, etc. This being the early days of spyware, I wasn't too aware of the extent of the situation. I certainly didn't do any banking, but I did check my email. After that, the email account I had used was inundated with an insane amount of Korean spam.
I guess there's a price to pay with being on the "cutting edge".
While many environmentalists would argue that a geothermal station does look "ugly", the more informed ones would take issue with the "spiderweb of pipes" (sic) due to the fact that they would significantly affect the movement patterns of many, many species inhabiting the desert. The jackrabbit or mouse or snake does not have it's "aesthetic sensibilities" offended, but more often than not, such developments hinder their daily movement. Many studies have shown that animals are reluctant to cross roads (even low traffic ones). These geothermal plans could have the same issue.
The solution here is to figure out a way to install geothermal power plants without significantly disrupting the landscape. With a bit of research, I'm sure this could be possible. A bit of ingenuity gave us wildlife overpasses in Canada, which serve to both enable animal movements (which they do) and reduce traffic fatalities due to collisions (not sure on this one -- haven't read up on it).
In short, geothermal power as it stands may not be ready for broad scale deployment based on these concerns. A bit more work though, and they'll be ready for prime time. Hopefully this happens soon.
Because it's certainly not full of libertarians who post "Money is the only thing of value".