Penguins aren't only native to the Antartic region, they're found as far north as the Galápagos Islands which are only just south of the equator. (See Wikipedia)
Try Multimap for the UK. It has much better aerial photos, and a translucent map overlay follows the mouse over the photo. It makes objects much easier to find because you can see where the roads are.
OK, so bulk faxes aren't a good idea; would you care to enlighten us further? Unless you have loads of money, how do you influence the democratic process in a 'smart' way?
As a frog can't regulate its own temperature it will always try to move to an environment at a suitable temperature, so it will notice the heating, no matter how slow it is (see Snopes). In contrast, a significant number of people have been killed by sitting in hot tubs and spas at high temperatures for too long:
"There have been several deaths from extremely hot water (over 110F) in a spa. High temperatures can cause drowsiness, which may lead to unconsciousness, resulting in drowning. Raised body temperature can also lead to heat stroke and death."(From here)
I think they're refering to the saying that if you put a frog in a pot of boiling water it'll leap out, but if you put it in cold water then gradually heat it won't try to escape and you'll boil it. It's the standard/. analogy when anything that could conceivably lead to an Orwellian society appears in the news.
The process is actually more likely to work on a human than a frog, because the human body would do various things to try to cool down once things got a bit hot, whereas the frog could only regulate its temperature by getting out.
"... just as long as it doesn't hurt anyone else."
That restriction prohibits a hell of a lot of things, or at least produces huge grey areas. For example, smoking just about anything might hurt someone else unless the fumes are completely contained (practically impossible). So does libertarianism allow smoking?
The Scientific Method will never produce a thoery or set of theories that are known to completely and perfectly describe all natural phenomena. Even if we appear to reach such a stage, there may be phenomena that we haven't yet observed. So we can only produce current best theories that may or may not be revised or replaced in the future in the light of new evidence. In this sense, science only produces "more adequate" theories.
For example, evolution is science's current best idea of how life came to exist as it does now, but if a significant body of evidence indicates another process took place then we might produce a new best idea.
If you're a fan of the TV version of Marvin, watch the queueing scene carefully.
I saw the film last night and thought the new Marvin was really good. You can't see it in the stills but his movement and posture fits his personality perfectly. The film is quite different from the radio/TV/book versions, but the bits that have changed work well.
"And that N. Ireland thing really bugs me. Get out already."
It's not that simple. This poll shows that 38% of Northern Irelanders are Unionists (who want it to remain part of the UK). They will oppose any move to make N. Ireland part of the Republic, and an Independent N.I. would have conflicts between the same groups as today.
The Northern Ireland Assembly may one day evolve into a stable government where conflicts are resolved in a civil manner. However there are many obstructions that need to be dealt with before that happens.
"... but as long as you don't click, there isn't any profit to be had."
That's only true if they're using pay-per-click ads (or something similar). Some advertisers will pay for each impression.
It's theft. Just because someone lost something or left it in an insecure place, it doesn't mean they no longer own it. Just because you found it, doesn't mean you have the right to keep it. You should give it to the police or use other methods to return it to its rightful owner. If you don't want to do either of of those, it's not a criminal offence to just leave it where it is.
Saying "Product A had no market share at some point in time." is generalising too much. Opera had a small market share thoughout a period when the market size was growing rapidly (not just 'any time'). It failed to gain enough users who were new to the internet or convert massive numbers of current users. My question wasn't meant to be rhetorical; what has changed, either about Opera or the nature of the browser wars, that means it will make significant gains now?
I agree a similar argument could be applied to firefox, but not the same one. Firefox wasn't around during the original browser wars so has no 'form' in that sense. Search for Firefox benefits and you'll find lots of reasons why firefox might beat IE. The fact it has a reputation as a possible IE-killer will aid it a lot.
Opera was around during the original browser wars but was never a serious contender (in terms of market share). What makes you think it is a serious contender now? Firefox has mouse gesture extensions (some people don't like them anyway), has managed to gain a reputation as more secure than IE and, as others have pointed out, is free.
I think it's unlikely that the first manned missions to Mars will make back anything close to what they cost. However, if a company is already making a profit from space trips for tourists, it might decide a return on the cost of those missions could be made back by selling holidays on Mars.
Third, force power suppliers to provide six nines of uptime, or force all VOIP users to have battery/generator backup that can increase uptime to six nines.
Quotation marks aren't always used for direct speech. See this. However the submitter's usage doesn't seem to be either the incorrect (but common) usage or the correct usage.
Wouldn't a location (or several) underneath the surface of the earth be better. The rock would protect against a lot of radiation (and getting lead down there would be easier than getting it to the moon) and there are places where the digging has already been done. Any event that can destroy a number of sites located around the world would probably also have a serious affect on the moon wouldn't it?
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Penguins aren't only native to the Antartic region, they're found as far north as the Galápagos Islands which are only just south of the equator. (See Wikipedia)
If courts always prove someone's guilt or innocence, how do you explain the numerous guilty verdicts that are overturned on appeal to a higher court.
Try Multimap for the UK. It has much better aerial photos, and a translucent map overlay follows the mouse over the photo. It makes objects much easier to find because you can see where the roads are.
OK, so bulk faxes aren't a good idea; would you care to enlighten us further? Unless you have loads of money, how do you influence the democratic process in a 'smart' way?
As a frog can't regulate its own temperature it will always try to move to an environment at a suitable temperature, so it will notice the heating, no matter how slow it is (see Snopes). In contrast, a significant number of people have been killed by sitting in hot tubs and spas at high temperatures for too long:
"There have been several deaths from extremely hot water (over 110F) in a spa. High temperatures can cause drowsiness, which may lead to unconsciousness, resulting in drowning. Raised body temperature can also lead to heat stroke and death."(From here)
I think they're refering to the saying that if you put a frog in a pot of boiling water it'll leap out, but if you put it in cold water then gradually heat it won't try to escape and you'll boil it. It's the standard /. analogy when anything that could conceivably lead to an Orwellian society appears in the news.
The process is actually more likely to work on a human than a frog, because the human body would do various things to try to cool down once things got a bit hot, whereas the frog could only regulate its temperature by getting out.
"... just as long as it doesn't hurt anyone else."
That restriction prohibits a hell of a lot of things, or at least produces huge grey areas. For example, smoking just about anything might hurt someone else unless the fumes are completely contained (practically impossible). So does libertarianism allow smoking?
The Scientific Method will never produce a thoery or set of theories that are known to completely and perfectly describe all natural phenomena. Even if we appear to reach such a stage, there may be phenomena that we haven't yet observed. So we can only produce current best theories that may or may not be revised or replaced in the future in the light of new evidence. In this sense, science only produces "more adequate" theories.
For example, evolution is science's current best idea of how life came to exist as it does now, but if a significant body of evidence indicates another process took place then we might produce a new best idea.
If you're a fan of the TV version of Marvin, watch the queueing scene carefully. I saw the film last night and thought the new Marvin was really good. You can't see it in the stills but his movement and posture fits his personality perfectly. The film is quite different from the radio/TV/book versions, but the bits that have changed work well.
Look for the "Map - Satellite" in the top right corner and click Satellite.
In informal British English speech it's fine. In informal writing it's probably okay, and in formal writing contractions shouldn't be used.
"And that N. Ireland thing really bugs me. Get out already." It's not that simple. This poll shows that 38% of Northern Irelanders are Unionists (who want it to remain part of the UK). They will oppose any move to make N. Ireland part of the Republic, and an Independent N.I. would have conflicts between the same groups as today. The Northern Ireland Assembly may one day evolve into a stable government where conflicts are resolved in a civil manner. However there are many obstructions that need to be dealt with before that happens.
"... but as long as you don't click, there isn't any profit to be had." That's only true if they're using pay-per-click ads (or something similar). Some advertisers will pay for each impression.
It's theft. Just because someone lost something or left it in an insecure place, it doesn't mean they no longer own it. Just because you found it, doesn't mean you have the right to keep it. You should give it to the police or use other methods to return it to its rightful owner. If you don't want to do either of of those, it's not a criminal offence to just leave it where it is.
"... the G in GPL means GNU ..."
It actually stands for 'General'. See the GPL FAQ.
Saying "Product A had no market share at some point in time." is generalising too much. Opera had a small market share thoughout a period when the market size was growing rapidly (not just 'any time'). It failed to gain enough users who were new to the internet or convert massive numbers of current users. My question wasn't meant to be rhetorical; what has changed, either about Opera or the nature of the browser wars, that means it will make significant gains now? I agree a similar argument could be applied to firefox, but not the same one. Firefox wasn't around during the original browser wars so has no 'form' in that sense. Search for Firefox benefits and you'll find lots of reasons why firefox might beat IE. The fact it has a reputation as a possible IE-killer will aid it a lot.
Opera was around during the original browser wars but was never a serious contender (in terms of market share). What makes you think it is a serious contender now? Firefox has mouse gesture extensions (some people don't like them anyway), has managed to gain a reputation as more secure than IE and, as others have pointed out, is free.
I use the AdSense admin site with firefox on a debian box and it works fine. However, there is an AdSense preview tool that requires IE and Windows.
I think it's unlikely that the first manned missions to Mars will make back anything close to what they cost. However, if a company is already making a profit from space trips for tourists, it might decide a return on the cost of those missions could be made back by selling holidays on Mars.
Inflation isn't really that high in the UK, it's the strong GBP/weak USD that makes the UK expensive for Americans.
Third, force power suppliers to provide six nines of uptime, or force all VOIP users to have battery/generator backup that can increase uptime to six nines.
This might help
Quotation marks aren't always used for direct speech. See this. However the submitter's usage doesn't seem to be either the incorrect (but common) usage or the correct usage.
Wouldn't a location (or several) underneath the surface of the earth be better. The rock would protect against a lot of radiation (and getting lead down there would be easier than getting it to the moon) and there are places where the digging has already been done. Any event that can destroy a number of sites located around the world would probably also have a serious affect on the moon wouldn't it?
From the footage I've seen it looks like it is still roughly in one piece, but the outer surface has broken so it's difficult to call either way.