A funny thing happened when the price of oil went up. It's now profitable to use some of the world's lower quality crude oil. And, unbeknownst to most Americans, Canada has huge amounts of such petroleum and companies are madly rushing to bring it to us. The main problem with the stuff in the ground is that it's mixed in with sand and most of the desirable compounds have evaporated away, leaving the thick gooey stuff and higher concentrations of contaminants like heavy metals. Google Athabasca tar sands for more info.
In the long run, though, this stuff will eventually be cleaner for refineries since it will be "upgraded" to a synthetic crude oil in Canada to remove most of the metals, sulfer, and nitrogen compounds. Google "oil upgrader" for more info.
Yes, that's the word you're looking for...crapitalism.
Among the printers in my office, I have an HP LaserJet II that is 19 years old, has seen 800000 pieces of paper go thru it (not all mine), and takes about 2 minutes to configure under most operating systems. I also have an HP DeskJet that is low on ink after 100 pages, took 45 minutes to install 50MB of crap files, ultimately only working with 32-bit Windows XP without the ability to share with other OSes.
I use a 22 year old IBM AT keyboard. Buckling-spring keys work and feel perfectly, I can touch type any function key combination. Nothing compares to these steel babies, even if you don't like the key layout.
Hard drives. I trust my 2GB SCSI drives more than any 300GB SATA.
The numbers are in the right ballpark. I pay $35/yr to get access to all of their current and archived crosswords and puzzles. I have no problem paying this amount since I consider it to be of value to me. If you don't consider their week-old online content to be worth X dollars, don't pay them X dollars.
You just touched on the colossal, huge, central point that virtually every dimisser of global warming fails to "get." It's not that the world won't survive. Life on earth has survived, and thrived, at higher global temperatures than we have now. It's just that, when major transitions occur, the dominant forms of life do not remain dominant. And that would mean us.
I'd wager to bet that most of the "dismissers" you mention are well aware of these facts. Scientifically literate people can see what's going on and visualize the possible long-term consequences, but it's going to take more than public opinion polls and stock-market prediction techniques to understand the process well enough for longer-term predictions. Cassandra is being listened to, just with a grain of salt.
I did this 20 years ago with a set of encyclopedias called "Our Wonderful World". Anybody remember those? It was about 2/3 the shelf length of EB, with entries in no particular order and plenty of pictures. Took me three years to read them, but they definitely made me a know-it-all. So, when I say I've forgotten more than most of you guys know, I'm serious.
Yes, this is a bad thing. It's not only the periodic shutdowns that would be a problem, but the ongoing concern of not being able to rely on it. Oh, good lord, why am I wasting my time replying to a moron who thinks Bush is the center of every issue.
Just to clarify, when people say that polynomials of order n>4 can't be solved exactly with radicals, they mean that they can't generally be solved. Some of them can be solved exactly. For instance, see if you can solve the following 6th order polynomial. (x-1)^6 = 0.
Maybe not. I've puked in 50-60 ft of water without dying, and have seen someone else do it too. I don't remember it being that big a deal, except to the fish, who were delighted by the free meal. I can see how a rookie might panic though.
I always referred to AMD's numbers as being in GiggleHertz. I propose this term be used for the Intel chips as well.
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Believe it or not, there are regulations concerning things that can and cannot be brought onboard a submarine. Ask a submariner what an "atmospheric contaminant" is. Things like shoe polish, aerosols, super glue, and masking tape. NASA should be recruiting some of these guys as consultants.
I'm not ready for Windows XP to handle my Zip files yet. I zip up files because I DON'T WANT THEM HANDLED! Does anyone here have a procedure for thoroughly disabling Windows support of Zip files? I've unregistered zipfldr.dll, but I still see them appear as folders. Somebody help me.
Good think I use a 1950's Stereo Realist. I hope they continue to sell film for a while longer, or at least offer a digital stereo camera someday. It's hard to make ViewMaster reels digitally.
LOL. No harm done publishing atomic secrets if no one believes them. Gun-type devices only work for uranium cores. You can't assemble plutonium fast enough using that method.
It's just an obvious use for magnetostrictive materials developed over decades using your tax dollars. Coming up with the new alloys is impressive, but applying it to audio applications is pretty obvious. Reminds me of the patent I read last week about companies patenting the use of tagatose (new sweetener) in breakfast cereals and beverages. Duh.
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Tidal forces are kneading these planets like bread. There's a pretty good about of mechanical forces getting turned into heat.
A funny thing happened when the price of oil went up. It's now profitable to use some of the world's lower quality crude oil. And, unbeknownst to most Americans, Canada has huge amounts of such petroleum and companies are madly rushing to bring it to us. The main problem with the stuff in the ground is that it's mixed in with sand and most of the desirable compounds have evaporated away, leaving the thick gooey stuff and higher concentrations of contaminants like heavy metals. Google Athabasca tar sands for more info.
In the long run, though, this stuff will eventually be cleaner for refineries since it will be "upgraded" to a synthetic crude oil in Canada to remove most of the metals, sulfer, and nitrogen compounds. Google "oil upgrader" for more info.
Yes, that's the word you're looking for...crapitalism.
Among the printers in my office, I have an HP LaserJet II that is 19 years old, has seen 800000 pieces of paper go thru it (not all mine), and takes about 2 minutes to configure under most operating systems. I also have an HP DeskJet that is low on ink after 100 pages, took 45 minutes to install 50MB of crap files, ultimately only working with 32-bit Windows XP without the ability to share with other OSes.
I use a 22 year old IBM AT keyboard. Buckling-spring keys work and feel perfectly, I can touch type any function key combination. Nothing compares to these steel babies, even if you don't like the key layout.
Hard drives. I trust my 2GB SCSI drives more than any 300GB SATA.
That's not a solar flare, it was a black monolith using zero-point energy to smite one of it's failed experiments on creating intelligence.
I'm waiting to hear Archimede's opinion on the matter, and then Uncle Al's response. If you don't know who these guys are, don't moderate.
This object already has a name. It's called a shepherd moon. There's probably at least one in every ring gap.
The numbers are in the right ballpark. I pay $35/yr to get access to all of their current and archived crosswords and puzzles. I have no problem paying this amount since I consider it to be of value to me. If you don't consider their week-old online content to be worth X dollars, don't pay them X dollars.
I'd wager to bet that most of the "dismissers" you mention are well aware of these facts. Scientifically literate people can see what's going on and visualize the possible long-term consequences, but it's going to take more than public opinion polls and stock-market prediction techniques to understand the process well enough for longer-term predictions. Cassandra is being listened to, just with a grain of salt.
I did this 20 years ago with a set of encyclopedias called "Our Wonderful World". Anybody remember those? It was about 2/3 the shelf length of EB, with entries in no particular order and plenty of pictures. Took me three years to read them, but they definitely made me a know-it-all. So, when I say I've forgotten more than most of you guys know, I'm serious.
Yes, this is a bad thing. It's not only the periodic shutdowns that would be a problem, but the ongoing concern of not being able to rely on it. Oh, good lord, why am I wasting my time replying to a moron who thinks Bush is the center of every issue.
Just wondering.
Just to clarify, when people say that polynomials of order n>4 can't be solved exactly with radicals, they mean that they can't generally be solved. Some of them can be solved exactly. For instance, see if you can solve the following 6th order polynomial. (x-1)^6 = 0.
Haven't you heard? Information wants to be free.
Maybe not. I've puked in 50-60 ft of water without dying, and have seen someone else do it too. I don't remember it being that big a deal, except to the fish, who were delighted by the free meal. I can see how a rookie might panic though.
Obligatory nit-pick. The article implies that about 10 Joules of energy hits the pellet. No mention of the laser system's efficiency.
Hey, don't my Digital Multias use a 64-bit Alpha processor? Pretty sure. Even ran 64-bit VMS after a bunch of fiddling.
I always referred to AMD's numbers as being in GiggleHertz. I propose this term be used for the Intel chips as well.
Believe it or not, there are regulations concerning things that can and cannot be brought onboard a submarine. Ask a submariner what an "atmospheric contaminant" is. Things like shoe polish, aerosols, super glue, and masking tape. NASA should be recruiting some of these guys as consultants.
I'm not ready for Windows XP to handle my Zip files yet. I zip up files because I DON'T WANT THEM HANDLED! Does anyone here have a procedure for thoroughly disabling Windows support of Zip files? I've unregistered zipfldr.dll, but I still see them appear as folders. Somebody help me.
Oh, that's too easy! I saw a couple on e-bay this month. Thought about getting one of those.
Good think I use a 1950's Stereo Realist. I hope they continue to sell film for a while longer, or at least offer a digital stereo camera someday. It's hard to make ViewMaster reels digitally.
LOL. No harm done publishing atomic secrets if no one believes them. Gun-type devices only work for uranium cores. You can't assemble plutonium fast enough using that method.
Now there needs to be cash prize for discovering the discoverer when the challenge has been met. I just checked that site today.
Good grief, it's getting stuffy in here. I'm going to step outside and get a breathe of fresh aero.
It's just an obvious use for magnetostrictive materials developed over decades using your tax dollars. Coming up with the new alloys is impressive, but applying it to audio applications is pretty obvious. Reminds me of the patent I read last week about companies patenting the use of tagatose (new sweetener) in breakfast cereals and beverages. Duh.