You need to read the links. This story is a troll. They aren't promoting international students over domestic students. They are merely giving the facts of what is involved with hiring an international students.
"A 250 megaton warhead, will only destroy a modern office building at less than a kilometer."
Normally I don't do this, but you are full of crap. The largest nuclear weapon ever detonated, the "Tsar bomb", had a yield of about 50 megatons and a radius of total destruction of about 8 miles. Granted there might still be some of the foundation left with 250 megatons (not that anyone has such a weapon in their arsenal) at a half-mile but it will certainly be destroyed for all intents and purposes. A few thousand such weapons to destroy NYC? Utter bullshit, unless you mean to leave the whole area with a smooth finish.
I think the last line of the summary could be reworded: "We don't know how much these things will cost to make, but to get additional funding we had to come up with something less than what current technology costs and ten times less just sounds so sexy."
Duh. I don't see anywhere where it was explicitly stated or even implied that TV watching directly causes asthma. Looking at what other possible risk factors coincide with excessive boob tube time may lead to being able to what the actual cause(s) is, whether it be lack of exercise, too sterile an environment, poor diet, etc.
Two possibilities come to mind. As the authors of the study suggested, hearing voices and having hallucinations may induce stress within the subjects and cause them to drink more coffee, cola, etc, effectively reversing cause and effect. Another possiblity is that there is a third factor. The subjects were college students. There may be a correlation between high caffeine use and insufficent sleep which could explain the visual and aural hallucinations.
How many times on here have we heard that correlation != causation?
While 99.5% may have registered a religious affiliation, I wonder how many had actually attended a worhsip service or given their religious affiliation any consideration since the last time their moms forced them to go? I suspect there is a high correlation between atheism and eduction/socioeconomic status that is more likely to explain their underrepresentation in prison, getting STDs, etc.
However, "you knock one out, another one pops up the next day," Kohlmann said at the conference, so just taking down the sites is not an effective way to stop cyberterrorists and would-be accomplices from meeting via online forums.
He thinks the real way for law-enforcement officials to hamper cyberterrorists and would-be accomplices using these sites is to join them and cause confusion and mistrust among their ranks.
"I'd also like to point out that, on average, the skin has a surface area of 16.1 to 21.5 sq ft. At 14.5 psi (pounds per square inch, average atmospheric pressure) that's 233 to 312 pounds of force keeping you from exploding
And when you properly convert sq ft to square inches, you get an even more impressive 34-45 thousand pounds of force.
The "double standard" comes from the fact that upgrading to Vista costs $100+ while upgrading Firefox costs only a couple minutes to download and install.
I work in a lab with plenty of toxic chemicals, etc, and I can't say that I would appreciate that going on next door. As a neighbor I would at least want a heads up to GTF out of there if his place caught on fire.
However, cancer that strikes and kills before you can reproduce is, indeed, a bad thing.
The solution is to let these people die without spreading the gene.
So, we shouldn't let people who die before they have a chance to reproduce, reproduce? Sounds reasonable. I also think we should revoke the licenses of anybody who dies while drunk driving. Those people are dangerous.
Nope. The only time I ever almost hit a cyclist was some dunce riding against traffic on the sidewalk while I was attempting to cross a busy street. Drivers aren't looking for fast moving hazards on the sidewalks.
Why is a SUV so much worse than a minivan? Minivans are just big and difficult to see around as an SUV. In most cases they don't get significantly better mileage than a similarly sized SUV either. Case in point looking at Hondas, the EPA estimates for a Pilot are one mpg less on the hwy and the same in the city as an Odyssey.
Lol, so true. My aunt and uncle lived in Maine for twenty years and were still considered outsiders. Of course, as Long Island natives they would probably be viewed warily anywhere.
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You need to read the links. This story is a troll. They aren't promoting international students over domestic students. They are merely giving the facts of what is involved with hiring an international students.
"Indeed, on Slashdot it is traditional to make the same retarded jokes over and over again."
In Soviet Russia, the same joke over and over again makes you retarded!
"A 250 megaton warhead, will only destroy a modern office building at less than a kilometer."
Normally I don't do this, but you are full of crap. The largest nuclear weapon ever detonated, the "Tsar bomb", had a yield of about 50 megatons and a radius of total destruction of about 8 miles. Granted there might still be some of the foundation left with 250 megatons (not that anyone has such a weapon in their arsenal) at a half-mile but it will certainly be destroyed for all intents and purposes. A few thousand such weapons to destroy NYC? Utter bullshit, unless you mean to leave the whole area with a smooth finish.
I think the last line of the summary could be reworded: "We don't know how much these things will cost to make, but to get additional funding we had to come up with something less than what current technology costs and ten times less just sounds so sexy."
I think the more likely scenario is that they force you to drive to the top and down the elevator to exit AND make you pay.
Yes, Geraldo is also an idiot. What is your point?
"PVRs are given out FREE by all the cable providers."
Huh? Where? I have Time Warner and if I want a dvr it is $11/month, plus you need to have digital cable which is another $15/month.
Duh. I don't see anywhere where it was explicitly stated or even implied that TV watching directly causes asthma. Looking at what other possible risk factors coincide with excessive boob tube time may lead to being able to what the actual cause(s) is, whether it be lack of exercise, too sterile an environment, poor diet, etc.
Two possibilities come to mind. As the authors of the study suggested, hearing voices and having hallucinations may induce stress within the subjects and cause them to drink more coffee, cola, etc, effectively reversing cause and effect. Another possiblity is that there is a third factor. The subjects were college students. There may be a correlation between high caffeine use and insufficent sleep which could explain the visual and aural hallucinations.
How many times on here have we heard that correlation != causation?
While 99.5% may have registered a religious affiliation, I wonder how many had actually attended a worhsip service or given their religious affiliation any consideration since the last time their moms forced them to go? I suspect there is a high correlation between atheism and eduction/socioeconomic status that is more likely to explain their underrepresentation in prison, getting STDs, etc.
Actually if you read it all the way to the end:
However, "you knock one out, another one pops up the next day," Kohlmann said at the conference, so just taking down the sites is not an effective way to stop cyberterrorists and would-be accomplices from meeting via online forums.
He thinks the real way for law-enforcement officials to hamper cyberterrorists and would-be accomplices using these sites is to join them and cause confusion and mistrust among their ranks.
"I'd also like to point out that, on average, the skin has a surface area of 16.1 to 21.5 sq ft. At 14.5 psi (pounds per square inch, average atmospheric pressure) that's 233 to 312 pounds of force keeping you from exploding
And when you properly convert sq ft to square inches, you get an even more impressive 34-45 thousand pounds of force.
The "double standard" comes from the fact that upgrading to Vista costs $100+ while upgrading Firefox costs only a couple minutes to download and install.
Not much point in that either. The 1978 Accord weighed less, had a weaker engine, and was only a few inches longer than the current Honda Fit.
Gas mileage for a 2008 Fit: 28 City, 34 Highway
Not stellar but an improvement.
How does one get a job where a recliner is considered an "office chair"?
I work in a lab with plenty of toxic chemicals, etc, and I can't say that I would appreciate that going on next door. As a neighbor I would at least want a heads up to GTF out of there if his place caught on fire.
"One thing I am worried about, though, is the color of these sidewalks. If they're using titanium dioxide, shouldn't they be a nice brown color?"
Actually titanium dioxide is quite white. It is used as pigment for white base paint.
However, cancer that strikes and kills before you can reproduce is, indeed, a bad thing.
The solution is to let these people die without spreading the gene.
So, we shouldn't let people who die before they have a chance to reproduce, reproduce? Sounds reasonable. I also think we should revoke the licenses of anybody who dies while drunk driving. Those people are dangerous.Nope. The only time I ever almost hit a cyclist was some dunce riding against traffic on the sidewalk while I was attempting to cross a busy street. Drivers aren't looking for fast moving hazards on the sidewalks.
Why is a SUV so much worse than a minivan? Minivans are just big and difficult to see around as an SUV. In most cases they don't get significantly better mileage than a similarly sized SUV either. Case in point looking at Hondas, the EPA estimates for a Pilot are one mpg less on the hwy and the same in the city as an Odyssey.
Great meaning large or immense, we used it in the pejorative sense!
"He can't goad people forever with the old evil american line if the evil americans never manifest themselves."
Yeah, especially since he died a couple of years ago. Try to keep up.
Lol, so true. My aunt and uncle lived in Maine for twenty years and were still considered outsiders. Of course, as Long Island natives they would probably be viewed warily anywhere.
The EPA isn't asking for existing data, but for them to start tracking for one year starting in June.
Hey, I loved American Gladiators.....when I was ten.