Well, most likely, there are only a few corrupt bits that cause it to not work. It is possible to recover all the other bits. So, you'd have a skip in your song or a black dot in your picture. On the other hand, a few bits missing in an install file (for, say, a game) is more like a few engine pieces missing from an old car; a little harder to ignore.
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With geckos, they have overlapping scales/hairs that they can control. When they step down, they "unfold" and end up with a ton of surface area contact. When they pick the foot up, they re-fold, decreasing the surface area with a peeling motion.
I really hate that whole line about "Many cultures have stories about a flood".
No shit? A story about a powerful force of nature, huh? Wow. What a coincidence. Because all cultures don't also have stories about the Sun, Moon, wind, earthquakes, drought, thunder, lightning, etc., etc., etc.
The best evidence I've heard to support the Noah flood is proof of a lake flooding pretty quickly. A recent National Geographic had pictures of ~2000 year old houses under the water.
I swear I remember seeing the pilot (maybe it was just the 2nd episode, but I think it was both) in the early-mid 80's. Even though I was only ~10, I remember being freaked out by Pike.
The new Battlestar Galactica movie actually did this well. There were explosions shown from the view of people in space fighters. There was no explosion sound, but there was the *ping* of lots of small debris hitting the canopy.
Yeah, I remember reading in a book that in the 1600's people would argue about not throwing their shit in the streets and causing disease by saying, "I'd hate to see the day when people live to be 70 years old!"
Embryos at what level of development? There are too many people that go so low that, honestly, the only logical conclusion is that every egg and every sperm is a human being. Which is rediculos, of course.
The stuff that wigs *me* out is thinking of GE humans without heads (well, any brain other than the lizard brain that keeps us breathing). They would be meat-sacks specifically for organ replacement.
GE pigs are better all around for organ replacement anyway, though.
Umm, it wouldn't suck for the "new" you. (S)He would wake up, say, "Hmm, why'd you abort the procedure?" only to find out that it had, in fact, been completed. It would be no different than any other operation. Your stream of conciousness would continue. The fact that the original you's stream of conciousness had ended would make no difference. The new you would be entirely convinced that it was the old you, only improved. If you asked him if it sucked, you'd tell yourself, "No way!":)
I think that's the point. It's one of those ideals/myths that we're fed as children, and it hurts a little to let it go.
However, unlike Santa Claus, not only do you have to figure this one out on your own because it's likely that nobody's going to tell you, but there are plenty of people who will continue to push the myth at you.
You've got to be kidding. How about a lab where students jump as high as they can, measure it, and calculate how many newtons of force they generated. Then, they watch a movie segment and guesstimate how far Wolverine jumps and calculate how much force he had to generate to make that jump. Hmm, it's interactive, they get to watch a bit of a movie, AND they get to apply theories they've learned.
I assume that you also got mad at any super-feats in an actually comic book, too. Because film is only one more way to present the same data.
not even the great chef can reproduce his creations exactly
Romantic idea, but not true. Just because they're not using measuring spoons/cups, doesn't mean they're not measuring. A chef can pour out exact amounts of ingredients. After working under the one I did for a summer, I was able to get exact teaspoons and tablespoons of salt by pouring them in my hand, and I was getting close to trusting myself to pour a cup of liquid from a bottle directly into the mixture.
Also, since chefs know the science behind food preparation, recipies are like note progressions in music. Saying that a chef couldn't remember how to re-create a dish they made is like saying a musician couldn't remember a chord progression. If it turns out good, they're going to remember for at least awhile.
but I actually have more faith in a 2 year old CD (or DVD) in storage than a hard drive that's been in storage for two years.
WHY? A HD sitting on a shelf will stay good for as long as a CD. The magnetic retention is at least 10 years. If it's not being used (mechanical wear, heat, etc.), it's going to stay pristine.
I would worry more about a HD that gets moved and tossed around, but not one siting on a shelf.
I think you missed my point on the halberd. Its not a general purpose fighting weapon. Its meant to be a can opener for heavy armor. How exactly is using it on the field a good idea? If you would put yourself into that role I think you would understand that in general field usage you would get killed very quickly.
Sure, here on Earth in our dimension. But, he's talking about the universe of Ultima Online where, in fact, the halberd was the best weapon in all circumstances. You can complain that Ultima Online didn't get the "best weapon" thing right (or that they didn't get the fact that there is not a "best overall weapon"), but you can't blame the person who enjoys kicking ass for picking the best asskicking weapon.
I took a class on Real-Time development, and the guy giving the class said that they have an intelligent teddy bear sitting on a desk at his company. Before you are allowed to interrupt somebody else to figure out a problem, you have to explain the problem to the teddy bear. If the teddy bear doesn't help you find a solution, THEN you can bug somebody else.
The water flowing by operates a pump that lifts some other water up into a storage tank. The electricity is generated by having the water in the storage tank fall and turn a wheel (like a typical waterwheel). In other words, you're using the kinetic energy in the flowing water to store potential energy in the water in the storage tank. You use that stored pot.eng. to create electricity.
This is much less efficient than a waterfall or typical waterwheel, but is useful when you have slow-moving water that can't turn a wheel fast enough to generate electricity. It might take 10 gallons of flowing water to get 1 gallon up into the tank, but at least you get to use that 1 gallon instead of 0.
Yeah, but what's the ROI on "doesn't work"? Without sufficient speed, he can't generate sufficient electricity.
Also, all he needs is a few decent bicycle parts. When your investment is small, you don't need to worry about efficiency so much. And if he really cared about the money, it would likely be much more cost effective to take the 20% efficiency hit and build multiple geared-down units than to build a sluiceway or waterfall or something to try and get the water's kinetic or potential energy increased (over the short horizontal distance in which he can harness it).
You don't shit on your own doorstep in the wild. No, but you still have the same problem as in the city, you still shit. Thing is, when you are the only person in a hundred square miles, you don't have to shit in the same place very often. In the city, if you don't shit where and ONLY where it is LEGAL to, people get sick and die.
I think you are wondering 'how could it be legal for someone to get FREE electricity?'
No, they are wondering if their actions will affect anybody else. They're not the self-centered asshole that thinks it's ok to slow down the river so that sediment builds up and it screws up the shoreline and flow patters for miles downstream.
free clean water... only works when the population density will support it. Try realizing that your actions have consequences, even if you don't see them. It's not a matter of "oh dear, should I get permission first?". It's a matter of "is what I'm doing going to screw things up for other people in ways that I don't see?" and actually giving a shit about that enough to check it out before plunging ahead. If you don't agree with that statement, then you can't logically think that we should in any way bother with thinking of other people or the future. Just to whatever the hell you want and don't even slow down to consider the consequences.
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Well, most likely, there are only a few corrupt bits that cause it to not work. It is possible to recover all the other bits. So, you'd have a skip in your song or a black dot in your picture. On the other hand, a few bits missing in an install file (for, say, a game) is more like a few engine pieces missing from an old car; a little harder to ignore.
With geckos, they have overlapping scales/hairs that they can control. When they step down, they "unfold" and end up with a ton of surface area contact. When they pick the foot up, they re-fold, decreasing the surface area with a peeling motion.
I really hate that whole line about "Many cultures have stories about a flood".
No shit? A story about a powerful force of nature, huh? Wow. What a coincidence. Because all cultures don't also have stories about the Sun, Moon, wind, earthquakes, drought, thunder, lightning, etc., etc., etc.
The best evidence I've heard to support the Noah flood is proof of a lake flooding pretty quickly. A recent National Geographic had pictures of ~2000 year old houses under the water.
I swear I remember seeing the pilot (maybe it was just the 2nd episode, but I think it was both) in the early-mid 80's. Even though I was only ~10, I remember being freaked out by Pike.
I *know* I saw both of them again in the 90's.
This *is* a joke about the Indian guy's broken English, right?
Well, at least I can claim that I thought of the idea 3 page-downs before I saw it posted :(
The new Battlestar Galactica movie actually did this well. There were explosions shown from the view of people in space fighters. There was no explosion sound, but there was the *ping* of lots of small debris hitting the canopy.
he falls about 35 floors,
Maybe the person reporting meant 3-5 floors and the person calculating interperated it as 35. "So, how many floors did he fall?" "threeto five."
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Yeah, I remember reading in a book that in the 1600's people would argue about not throwing their shit in the streets and causing disease by saying, "I'd hate to see the day when people live to be 70 years old!"
Embryos at what level of development? There are too many people that go so low that, honestly, the only logical conclusion is that every egg and every sperm is a human being. Which is rediculos, of course.
The stuff that wigs *me* out is thinking of GE humans without heads (well, any brain other than the lizard brain that keeps us breathing). They would be meat-sacks specifically for organ replacement.
GE pigs are better all around for organ replacement anyway, though.
Umm, it wouldn't suck for the "new" you. (S)He would wake up, say, "Hmm, why'd you abort the procedure?" only to find out that it had, in fact, been completed. It would be no different than any other operation. Your stream of conciousness would continue. The fact that the original you's stream of conciousness had ended would make no difference. The new you would be entirely convinced that it was the old you, only improved. If you asked him if it sucked, you'd tell yourself, "No way!" :)
I think that's the point. It's one of those ideals/myths that we're fed as children, and it hurts a little to let it go.
However, unlike Santa Claus, not only do you have to figure this one out on your own because it's likely that nobody's going to tell you, but there are plenty of people who will continue to push the myth at you.
You've got to be kidding. How about a lab where students jump as high as they can, measure it, and calculate how many newtons of force they generated. Then, they watch a movie segment and guesstimate how far Wolverine jumps and calculate how much force he had to generate to make that jump. Hmm, it's interactive, they get to watch a bit of a movie, AND they get to apply theories they've learned.
I assume that you also got mad at any super-feats in an actually comic book, too. Because film is only one more way to present the same data.
not even the great chef can reproduce his creations exactly
Romantic idea, but not true. Just because they're not using measuring spoons/cups, doesn't mean they're not measuring. A chef can pour out exact amounts of ingredients. After working under the one I did for a summer, I was able to get exact teaspoons and tablespoons of salt by pouring them in my hand, and I was getting close to trusting myself to pour a cup of liquid from a bottle directly into the mixture.
Also, since chefs know the science behind food preparation, recipies are like note progressions in music. Saying that a chef couldn't remember how to re-create a dish they made is like saying a musician couldn't remember a chord progression. If it turns out good, they're going to remember for at least awhile.
I'd use Mozilla if I could shift+click and get a new browser window.
Don't like tabbed browsing. or just can't get in the habit of using middle-click instead of shift-click?
WHY? A HD sitting on a shelf will stay good for as long as a CD. The magnetic retention is at least 10 years. If it's not being used (mechanical wear, heat, etc.), it's going to stay pristine.
I would worry more about a HD that gets moved and tossed around, but not one siting on a shelf.
This is the first time anyone has ever tried jumping off the Empire State building and expects to live because of the feather taped to their head.
;-)
Still doesn't make it a good idea.
I think you missed my point on the halberd. Its not a general purpose fighting weapon. Its meant to be a can opener for heavy armor. How exactly is using it on the field a good idea? If you would put yourself into that role I think you would understand that in general field usage you would get killed very quickly.
Sure, here on Earth in our dimension. But, he's talking about the universe of Ultima Online where, in fact, the halberd was the best weapon in all circumstances. You can complain that Ultima Online didn't get the "best weapon" thing right (or that they didn't get the fact that there is not a "best overall weapon"), but you can't blame the person who enjoys kicking ass for picking the best asskicking weapon.
I took a class on Real-Time development, and the guy giving the class said that they have an intelligent teddy bear sitting on a desk at his company. Before you are allowed to interrupt somebody else to figure out a problem, you have to explain the problem to the teddy bear. If the teddy bear doesn't help you find a solution, THEN you can bug somebody else.
The water flowing by operates a pump that lifts some other water up into a storage tank. The electricity is generated by having the water in the storage tank fall and turn a wheel (like a typical waterwheel). In other words, you're using the kinetic energy in the flowing water to store potential energy in the water in the storage tank. You use that stored pot.eng. to create electricity.
This is much less efficient than a waterfall or typical waterwheel, but is useful when you have slow-moving water that can't turn a wheel fast enough to generate electricity. It might take 10 gallons of flowing water to get 1 gallon up into the tank, but at least you get to use that 1 gallon instead of 0.
Yeah, but what's the ROI on "doesn't work"? Without sufficient speed, he can't generate sufficient electricity.
Also, all he needs is a few decent bicycle parts. When your investment is small, you don't need to worry about efficiency so much. And if he really cared about the money, it would likely be much more cost effective to take the 20% efficiency hit and build multiple geared-down units than to build a sluiceway or waterfall or something to try and get the water's kinetic or potential energy increased (over the short horizontal distance in which he can harness it).
No, No, NO, people. Not insightful. TROLL!
God.
Need reasons?
You don't shit on your own doorstep in the wild.
No, but you still have the same problem as in the city, you still shit. Thing is, when you are the only person in a hundred square miles, you don't have to shit in the same place very often. In the city, if you don't shit where and ONLY where it is LEGAL to, people get sick and die.
I think you are wondering 'how could it be legal for someone to get FREE electricity?'
No, they are wondering if their actions will affect anybody else. They're not the self-centered asshole that thinks it's ok to slow down the river so that sediment builds up and it screws up the shoreline and flow patters for miles downstream.
free clean water...
only works when the population density will support it. Try realizing that your actions have consequences, even if you don't see them.
It's not a matter of "oh dear, should I get permission first?". It's a matter of "is what I'm doing going to screw things up for other people in ways that I don't see?" and actually giving a shit about that enough to check it out before plunging ahead. If you don't agree with that statement, then you can't logically think that we should in any way bother with thinking of other people or the future. Just to whatever the hell you want and don't even slow down to consider the consequences.
noticing the tell-tale artifacts
Umm, I think that "noticing" is the definition of "lower quality". "Significant" is subjective...