Equatorial in this context means that day and night are very nearly equal to each other throughout the year. It doesn't necessarily imply an equatorial climate or the presence of rain forests.
It works perfectly well for China (UTC +8) and India (UTC +5.5). The problem is not as bad as you make it out to be, if either most of the people live in one part (most of China's population is in the eastern 40% of the country) or the total discrepancy between the time zone and the local time is not greater than about 1 hour (India's total east-west distance is just short of two hours, so they use the median time for everyone).
People in Kamchatka used to get up at midnight. Well, the clocks said midnight, anyway.
That's not strange either. 60 million Ethiopians (and some other equatorial countries) experience dawn at 12:00 every day.
WTF... what does Highlander have to to with Transformers?
He may have hit on something there. Given that this new Transformers movie is directed by the same moron who wrote "The Core" and "Catwoman", and directed by the same moron who directed "Armageddon" and "Pearl Harbor", I can safely assert:
the Japanese are currently the second richest nation on earth.
No, they're not. The top 10 in sequence are the US, China, Japan, India, Germany, UK, France, Italy, Brazil and Russia. This of course assumes that the EU is not a country.
we're a bunch of puritans in comparison to the rest of the world.
I don't dispute the larger point you're making regarding the relative acceptability of sex vs violence, but that final statement isn't correct. The US isn't really puritanical except in comparison to Europe and maybe parts of South America. The US is socially much more liberal than the overwhelming majority of societies in Asia and Africa.
July 06, 2005: Project to sequence genome of Neanderthal Man begins.
September 3, 2009: Genome of Neanderthal Man sequenced.
March 21, 2012: Neanderthal Man cloned.
Aug 13, 2029: Neanderthal man sent back in time to 1984. Tries to kill Sarah Connor.
New Delhi. When I was growing up temperatures in the shade would very often be above 45 degrees in the summer and it reached 50 twice that I remember.
Fascinating. I grew up in two cities on the coast, and the limit used to be something like 38 C. Of course it made up for that in humidity (85% and higher). 40 C was a huge psychological barrier. I remember reading about the 2003 heat wave, where apparently about 1000 people died when the temperature crossed 45 C in AP and Orissa. Some minister of health at the state level made some comment like "Yeah but these were old and weak people, who couldn't bear the heat". *That* comment made the BBC!
Are you suggesting we should go in there and somehow instill democracy? That has, after all, worked so well in Iraq, Afghanistan, Vietnam, North Korea, Haiti, Panama, Kosovo, Iran, and India.
Sir, I don't know what you smoke, but I think it's safe to say that you've smoked it all. When was the US ever involved in the administration of India?
Jules: Do you know what they call a Quarter Pounder with cheese in France? Brett: No. Jules: Tell him, Vincent. Vincent: Royale with cheese. Jules: Royale with cheese. Do you know why they call it a Royale with cheese? Brett: Because of the metric system? Jules: Check out the big brain on Brett. You're one smart motherfucker. That's right - the metric system!
See, that's the problem. The site was called goatse.cx. You can still find it through a Google Image search, or follow a link from the Wikipedia article.
I don't think the space elevator is quite as ambitious as the tower of Babble
At the time, it was better known as Babel. It wasn't named Babble until the people could no longer understand each other.
Later of course, Babel and Mabel got together and had lots of Baby Bels. The runt of the family was nicknamed Deci Bel.
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We can put together enough hardware to simulate the universe, YET WE ARE UNABLE TO PREDICT THE FREAKING WEATHER.
Not sure if you were trolling, but simulating the universe requires only the equations for gravity and relativity to be simulated (physicists, please correct me if quantum mech is also required). Either way, those are non-chaotic systems. Weather prediction (fluid mechanics) involves solving the Navier-Stokes equations, which is computationally difficult.
You can however make better predictions regarding the climate (the average weather over longer time periods in a particular place). You can say with high certainty that it won't snow in Singapore this winter, but you don't know if it will rain there on Dec 24 at 2 PM. The universe simulation is somewhat like that - simple equations over reasonably large time steps. Weather prediction is not like that - difficult equations over short time steps.
Here's a scene from Yes, Prime Minister that analyzes the standard opinion poll. For those of you who don't understand British terminology, "National Service" is compulsory military service (ie, the draft).
Sir Humphrey: "You know what happens: nice young lady comes up to you. Obviously you want to create a good impression, you don't want to look a fool, do you? So she starts asking you some questions: Mr. Woolley, are you worried about the number of young people without jobs?" Bernard Woolley: "Yes" Sir Humphrey: "Are you worried about the rise in crime among teenagers?" Bernard Woolley: "Yes" Sir Humphrey: "Do you think there is a lack of discipline in our Comprehensive schools?" Bernard Woolley: "Yes" Sir Humphrey: "Do you think young people welcome some authority and leadership in their lives?" Bernard Woolley: "Yes" Sir Humphrey: "Do you think they respond to a challenge?" Bernard Woolley: "Yes" Sir Humphrey: "Would you be in favour of reintroducing National Service?" Bernard Woolley: "Oh...well, I suppose I might be." Sir Humphrey: "Yes or no?" Bernard Woolley: "Yes" Sir Humphrey: "Of course you would, Bernard. After all you told you can't say no to that. So they don't mention the first five questions and they publish the last one." Bernard Woolley: "Is that really what they do?" Sir Humphrey: "Well, not the reputable ones no, but there aren't many of those. So alternatively the young lady can get the opposite result." Bernard Woolley: "How?" Sir Humphrey: "Mr. Woolley, are you worried about the danger of war?" Bernard Woolley: "Yes" Sir Humphrey: "Are you worried about the growth of armaments?" Bernard Woolley: "Yes" Sir Humphrey: "Do you think there is a danger in giving young people guns and teaching them how to kill?" Bernard Woolley: "Yes" Sir Humphrey: "Do you think it is wrong to force people to take up arms against their will?" Bernard Woolley: "Yes" Sir Humphrey: "Would you oppose the reintroduction of National Service?" Bernard Woolley: "Yes" Sir Humphrey: "There you are, you see Bernard. The perfect balanced sample."
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Here you go: "other equatorial countries" (scroll right down to the end).
And since when was Ethiopia equatorial, anyway?
Equatorial in this context means that day and night are very nearly equal to each other throughout the year. It doesn't necessarily imply an equatorial climate or the presence of rain forests.
It works perfectly well for China (UTC +8) and India (UTC +5.5). The problem is not as bad as you make it out to be, if either most of the people live in one part (most of China's population is in the eastern 40% of the country) or the total discrepancy between the time zone and the local time is not greater than about 1 hour (India's total east-west distance is just short of two hours, so they use the median time for everyone).
People in Kamchatka used to get up at midnight. Well, the clocks said midnight, anyway.
That's not strange either. 60 million Ethiopians (and some other equatorial countries) experience dawn at 12:00 every day.
I know you're being sarcastic, but many organizations whose workforce is scattered across the globe (such as the military) already do exactly this.
He may have hit on something there. Given that this new Transformers movie is directed by the same moron who wrote "The Core" and "Catwoman", and directed by the same moron who directed "Armageddon" and "Pearl Harbor", I can safely assert:
THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ONLY ONE!
No, they're not. The top 10 in sequence are the US, China, Japan, India, Germany, UK, France, Italy, Brazil and Russia. This of course assumes that the EU is not a country.
I don't dispute the larger point you're making regarding the relative acceptability of sex vs violence, but that final statement isn't correct. The US isn't really puritanical except in comparison to Europe and maybe parts of South America. The US is socially much more liberal than the overwhelming majority of societies in Asia and Africa.
September 3, 2009: Genome of Neanderthal Man sequenced.
March 21, 2012: Neanderthal Man cloned.
Aug 13, 2029: Neanderthal man sent back in time to 1984. Tries to kill Sarah Connor.
I have a cute little one I carry in my pants pocket, comes in very handy.
What is this? Some sort of pick-up line?
"Would you like to see what I have in my pocket? It slides! It RULES! And you don't need batteries!"
Ewww!
On second thoughts it should probably be better than Janet Reno sunbathing up there.
Wait. EEEWWWWWWWW!
Fascinating. I grew up in two cities on the coast, and the limit used to be something like 38 C. Of course it made up for that in humidity (85% and higher). 40 C was a huge psychological barrier. I remember reading about the 2003 heat wave, where apparently about 1000 people died when the temperature crossed 45 C in AP and Orissa. Some minister of health at the state level made some comment like "Yeah but these were old and weak people, who couldn't bear the heat". *That* comment made the BBC!
A most excellent point.
That has, after all, worked so well in Iraq, Afghanistan, Vietnam, North Korea, Haiti, Panama, Kosovo, Iran, and India.
Sir, I don't know what you smoke, but I think it's safe to say that you've smoked it all. When was the US ever involved in the administration of India?
Shorter version:(The default action for awk is to print the whole line).
Jules: Do you know what they call a Quarter Pounder with cheese in France?
Brett: No.
Jules: Tell him, Vincent.
Vincent: Royale with cheese.
Jules: Royale with cheese. Do you know why they call it a Royale with cheese?
Brett: Because of the metric system?
Jules: Check out the big brain on Brett. You're one smart motherfucker. That's right - the metric system!
Are you sure?
WTF? Where the hell do you live? Anything above 40 C is hot even by Indian standards. 45 C is when people start dying of heatstroke.
1. Write a business-plan creating program.
2. ???
3. Profit!
Unlike other business plans, the hardest step here is step 1, not step 2. Random thought: could such a program be used to write itself? :-)
Why would anyone need to see such images to hold their lunch down? :-P
See, that's the problem. The site was called goatse.cx. You can still find it through a Google Image search, or follow a link from the Wikipedia article.
Oh, oh, I see, running away then. You yellow bastards! Come back here and take what's coming to you. I'll bite your legs off!
At the time, it was better known as Babel. It wasn't named Babble until the people could no longer understand each other.
Later of course, Babel and Mabel got together and had lots of Baby Bels. The runt of the family was nicknamed Deci Bel.
Not sure if you were trolling, but simulating the universe requires only the equations for gravity and relativity to be simulated (physicists, please correct me if quantum mech is also required). Either way, those are non-chaotic systems. Weather prediction (fluid mechanics) involves solving the Navier-Stokes equations, which is computationally difficult.
You can however make better predictions regarding the climate (the average weather over longer time periods in a particular place). You can say with high certainty that it won't snow in Singapore this winter, but you don't know if it will rain there on Dec 24 at 2 PM. The universe simulation is somewhat like that - simple equations over reasonably large time steps. Weather prediction is not like that - difficult equations over short time steps.
Sir Humphrey: "You know what happens: nice young lady comes up to you. Obviously you want to create a good impression, you don't want to look a fool, do you? So she starts asking you some questions: Mr. Woolley, are you worried about the number of young people without jobs?"
Bernard Woolley: "Yes"
Sir Humphrey: "Are you worried about the rise in crime among teenagers?"
Bernard Woolley: "Yes"
Sir Humphrey: "Do you think there is a lack of discipline in our Comprehensive schools?"
Bernard Woolley: "Yes"
Sir Humphrey: "Do you think young people welcome some authority and leadership in their lives?"
Bernard Woolley: "Yes"
Sir Humphrey: "Do you think they respond to a challenge?"
Bernard Woolley: "Yes"
Sir Humphrey: "Would you be in favour of reintroducing National Service?"
Bernard Woolley: "Oh...well, I suppose I might be."
Sir Humphrey: "Yes or no?"
Bernard Woolley: "Yes"
Sir Humphrey: "Of course you would, Bernard. After all you told you can't say no to that. So they don't mention the first five questions and they publish the last one."
Bernard Woolley: "Is that really what they do?"
Sir Humphrey: "Well, not the reputable ones no, but there aren't many of those. So alternatively the young lady can get the opposite result."
Bernard Woolley: "How?"
Sir Humphrey: "Mr. Woolley, are you worried about the danger of war?"
Bernard Woolley: "Yes"
Sir Humphrey: "Are you worried about the growth of armaments?"
Bernard Woolley: "Yes"
Sir Humphrey: "Do you think there is a danger in giving young people guns and teaching them how to kill?"
Bernard Woolley: "Yes"
Sir Humphrey: "Do you think it is wrong to force people to take up arms against their will?"
Bernard Woolley: "Yes"
Sir Humphrey: "Would you oppose the reintroduction of National Service?"
Bernard Woolley: "Yes"
Sir Humphrey: "There you are, you see Bernard. The perfect balanced sample."