Right, because the FDA is a giant industry+military+government complex out to drug all of you and turn you into mindless sheep so you can be controlled... Grass for dinner then?
Do you seriously think anything you eat is "natural"?
Selective breeding in crops and animals have been done for centries to maximise profits. That's not natural
Irrigating land that is normally not suitable for farming. That's not natural.
People just accept what they can understand, and reject anything that they don't comprehend.
It is certainly possible, since otherwise we wouldn't have any viruses, they'd all be limited to infecting bacteria.
Not necessarily. The gap may simply be too wide now between bacteria and animals. You have to keep in mind when animals were evolving into animals, there was likely a set of viruses that were co-evolving with those early animal-like beings, adapting with the changes as they were made. It was a continuous process as the gap formed, unlike the gap that now exists between the groups.
Let's stop giving that drug a bad name. It has its uses, even though it had a terrible past.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thalidomide
"The FDA approved thalidomide in 1998, under a restricted access system, for the treatment of erythema nodosum leprosum associated with leprosy (Hansen's disease). It also was found to be effective for multiple myeloma, and is now standard first line therapy for this disease..."
I would argue that treating the meat so it can sit on the shelf longer also implies it can sit inside a consumer's fridge longer too. It also reduces waste in resources, so a good thing all around?
Yes you can. BSE was transmitted in cattle by feeding cattle with dead cattle bits to save money and improve the cattle's nutrition.
The cattle were being fed bones and brains from other cattle, one or more of which was infected with BSE. The cattle who ate this got BSE. Some of these cows were infected and killed when they showed symptoms of BSE. The corpses were not suitable for human consumption, but got fed back to the cattle. (Think Soylant Green for Cows!)
They did it when they didn't know BSE was transmitted this way, but you can blame big business for BSE.
Irradiating foods (not making them radioactive, but exposing them to radiation) used to be an accepted practice of reducing the microbial load on fruits and vegatables, making them less likely to give you food poisoning. But then people, like the moderator, thought "Irradiation = Nuk-u-lar = glow-in-the-dark = CANCER!" and the practice stopped.
Viruses don't have cells. They're basically just genetic material in a protein shell that go off to reprogram other cells. It would be impossible to "infect" another virus.
There are ways other viruses can co-infect a cell and piggy-back onto another virus's replication cycle for it's own use, or even disrupt the other virus's replication because of it. Problem is HIV is a retrovirus, which also means it doesn't actively replicate all the time and can integrate into your own genes. That's why an infected person can survive for years with a very low HIV count and relatively symptom free until the viruses essential reactivates.
It's likely only capable of infecting Listeria. Once inside your digestive tract, it'll get killed by stomach acids, digestive enzymes, etc. etc. Anything that gets into your system (i.e. outside the digestive tract) will be taken care of by your immune system and the rest goes into the toilet.
Right, because the FDA doesn't do any type of testing at all before approving such things.
(I know, I'm probably feeding a troll, but how does a troll get modded insightful?)
Hi. I'm from the FCC. Please call the FCC branch office nearest to you. Thanks! (Just kidding.)
I fly small airplanes but not once have I had the guts to try turning on my cell phone in flight. I didn't want CRTC (or is it under Industry Canada?) to show up with big antennas and lots of paper work.
My cell phone did turn out to be very useful once after an emergency landing to call the Tower to tell the fire truck not to hose the plane. Given the size of the hose and how strong Cessna 152s are, it'd probably blow out the windows and bend the plane.
Kodak in Hong Kong was giving these away as a mail-in gift for using their film, IIRC. It ran for a remarkable amount of time on nothing but a few drops of water through 3 tiny holes on the left (and possibly out the 3 tiny holes on the right). It had nothing fancy though, just a 88:88 style LCD without backlight.
I doubt it really ran on the motion of the water as the holes were far to small to allow proper flow. It likely used capillary action some how. Maybe someone else had this as part of their childhood memories too?
It's a simplified E6B Flight Computer, or "Whiz Wheel". It's refered to as an E6B in the manual of the Citizen Navihawk (similar watch). Besides, E6B sounds better when trying to impress people.;-)
It really is a good watch since it saves you from having to carry a full sized E6B in flight, but it lacks the wind and temperature functions of a proper E6B. It's also a little hard to read in vibration/turbulance. The UTC dial, however, is fantastic. The only fault is that the function dial sometimes sticks, at least in the Navihawk model.
The big orange thing labelled "Remove Before Flight"? Coveres anything from pitot tube covers to control locks. Yes, it has been known for trained pilots to try to take off, only to notice a big slab of metal sticking through the yoke with "remove before flight" clearly printed on it, locking the controls in place. the result is almost always a crash.
It happens more often than you think, by people with the experience and knowledge to know better, but it still happens, and the result is often a Darwin Award.
There are hundreds of psychological reason why things like this happen. Unfortunately, the people who learn form their mistake often don't live long enough to use it.
I hope they found out who/why the aileron came loose (and I hope he learned to do better pre-flight walk-arounds in the future).
Still, a lost aileron isn't going to equal a complete lack of roll control. Rudders will give you both yaw control and a limited amount of roll control. Keep in mind that there's also the natural tendency for planes to remain wings-level (dihedral angle?). In addition, the emergency facilities at DFW are probably a fair bit better than the 9th hole fairway.
I'm not saying I would have landed at DFW instead. I'm not saying firing the BRS was a bad idea. But I am saying it's not as straight forward as it appears.
Keep in mind these BRS are not designed for use when the engine fails. When the engine fails, you land the airplane as a glider. It'll be a heavy, short winged, inefficent glider, but it'll still fly. As a pilot, I spent hours and hours training to do this sort of thing.
The purpose of BRS are when there is a structural failure or when the airplane has become uncontrolled, such as getting into a spin from which the pilot cannot recover. It's really a last ditch attempt when there is no other way of staying alive.
Don't expect to just dust yourself off and walk away from a BRS landing either. The plane is going to be seriously bent, likely a total loss after the impact. Chances are you'll also have spinal injuries, but at least you'll be alive.
Personally, I don't see much of a point of these systems. The likelihood of a structural failure or a complete loss of control is very rare. Anything else, a properly trained pilot can fly him/herself out of.
Maybe someone with more experience than myself can chime in?
Yes, IAALP (I am a licensed pilot). It's also the first time I've posted on slashdot. Please be gentle in modding.
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Right, because the FDA is a giant industry+military+government complex out to drug all of you and turn you into mindless sheep so you can be controlled... Grass for dinner then?
Do you seriously think anything you eat is "natural"?
Selective breeding in crops and animals have been done for centries to maximise profits. That's not natural
Irrigating land that is normally not suitable for farming. That's not natural.
People just accept what they can understand, and reject anything that they don't comprehend.
It is certainly possible, since otherwise we wouldn't have any viruses, they'd all be limited to infecting bacteria.
Not necessarily. The gap may simply be too wide now between bacteria and animals. You have to keep in mind when animals were evolving into animals, there was likely a set of viruses that were co-evolving with those early animal-like beings, adapting with the changes as they were made. It was a continuous process as the gap formed, unlike the gap that now exists between the groups.
Let's stop giving that drug a bad name. It has its uses, even though it had a terrible past.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thalidomide
"The FDA approved thalidomide in 1998, under a restricted access system, for the treatment of erythema nodosum leprosum associated with leprosy (Hansen's disease). It also was found to be effective for multiple myeloma, and is now standard first line therapy for this disease..."
I would argue that treating the meat so it can sit on the shelf longer also implies it can sit inside a consumer's fridge longer too. It also reduces waste in resources, so a good thing all around?
Yes you can. BSE was transmitted in cattle by feeding cattle with dead cattle bits to save money and improve the cattle's nutrition.
The cattle were being fed bones and brains from other cattle, one or more of which was infected with BSE. The cattle who ate this got BSE. Some of these cows were infected and killed when they showed symptoms of BSE. The corpses were not suitable for human consumption, but got fed back to the cattle. (Think Soylant Green for Cows!)
They did it when they didn't know BSE was transmitted this way, but you can blame big business for BSE.
Why did the parent get modded troll?
Irradiating foods (not making them radioactive, but exposing them to radiation) used to be an accepted practice of reducing the microbial load on fruits and vegatables, making them less likely to give you food poisoning. But then people, like the moderator, thought "Irradiation = Nuk-u-lar = glow-in-the-dark = CANCER!" and the practice stopped.
Nit-picking a detail here but:
DNA isn't protein. Proteins are made of amino acids and do not self-assemble from amino acids. DNA are made of nucleotides.
Viruses don't have cells. They're basically just genetic material in a protein shell that go off to reprogram other cells. It would be impossible to "infect" another virus.
There are ways other viruses can co-infect a cell and piggy-back onto another virus's replication cycle for it's own use, or even disrupt the other virus's replication because of it. Problem is HIV is a retrovirus, which also means it doesn't actively replicate all the time and can integrate into your own genes. That's why an infected person can survive for years with a very low HIV count and relatively symptom free until the viruses essential reactivates.
We already eat fungus. I am mean man made fungus, not just mushrooms. Quorn --> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quorn
It's likely only capable of infecting Listeria. Once inside your digestive tract, it'll get killed by stomach acids, digestive enzymes, etc. etc. Anything that gets into your system (i.e. outside the digestive tract) will be taken care of by your immune system and the rest goes into the toilet.
unknown health effects of this new virus
Right, because the FDA doesn't do any type of testing at all before approving such things.
(I know, I'm probably feeding a troll, but how does a troll get modded insightful?)
Hi. I'm from the FCC. Please call the FCC branch office nearest to you. Thanks! (Just kidding.) I fly small airplanes but not once have I had the guts to try turning on my cell phone in flight. I didn't want CRTC (or is it under Industry Canada?) to show up with big antennas and lots of paper work. My cell phone did turn out to be very useful once after an emergency landing to call the Tower to tell the fire truck not to hose the plane. Given the size of the hose and how strong Cessna 152s are, it'd probably blow out the windows and bend the plane.
Drinks are already free on international flights on major airlines, but for obvious reasons, they won't serve you excessive amounts.
Kodak in Hong Kong was giving these away as a mail-in gift for using their film, IIRC. It ran for a remarkable amount of time on nothing but a few drops of water through 3 tiny holes on the left (and possibly out the 3 tiny holes on the right). It had nothing fancy though, just a 88:88 style LCD without backlight.
I doubt it really ran on the motion of the water as the holes were far to small to allow proper flow. It likely used capillary action some how. Maybe someone else had this as part of their childhood memories too?
Ever had the cellphone battery go flat? Ever check the time while talking to someone to arrange a meeting?
It's a simplified E6B Flight Computer, or "Whiz Wheel". It's refered to as an E6B in the manual of the Citizen Navihawk (similar watch). Besides, E6B sounds better when trying to impress people. ;-)
It really is a good watch since it saves you from having to carry a full sized E6B in flight, but it lacks the wind and temperature functions of a proper E6B. It's also a little hard to read in vibration/turbulance. The UTC dial, however, is fantastic. The only fault is that the function dial sometimes sticks, at least in the Navihawk model.
That's because you've never been to Asia.
Besides, would you ever say "Henry Taurus"? "Soichiro Civic"? It just makes sense.
The big orange thing labelled "Remove Before Flight"? Coveres anything from pitot tube covers to control locks. Yes, it has been known for trained pilots to try to take off, only to notice a big slab of metal sticking through the yoke with "remove before flight" clearly printed on it, locking the controls in place. the result is almost always a crash.
It happens more often than you think, by people with the experience and knowledge to know better, but it still happens, and the result is often a Darwin Award.
There are hundreds of psychological reason why things like this happen. Unfortunately, the people who learn form their mistake often don't live long enough to use it.
I hope they found out who/why the aileron came loose (and I hope he learned to do better pre-flight walk-arounds in the future).
Still, a lost aileron isn't going to equal a complete lack of roll control. Rudders will give you both yaw control and a limited amount of roll control. Keep in mind that there's also the natural tendency for planes to remain wings-level (dihedral angle?). In addition, the emergency facilities at DFW are probably a fair bit better than the 9th hole fairway.
I'm not saying I would have landed at DFW instead. I'm not saying firing the BRS was a bad idea. But I am saying it's not as straight forward as it appears.
Keep in mind these BRS are not designed for use when the engine fails. When the engine fails, you land the airplane as a glider. It'll be a heavy, short winged, inefficent glider, but it'll still fly. As a pilot, I spent hours and hours training to do this sort of thing.
The purpose of BRS are when there is a structural failure or when the airplane has become uncontrolled, such as getting into a spin from which the pilot cannot recover. It's really a last ditch attempt when there is no other way of staying alive.
Don't expect to just dust yourself off and walk away from a BRS landing either. The plane is going to be seriously bent, likely a total loss after the impact. Chances are you'll also have spinal injuries, but at least you'll be alive.
Personally, I don't see much of a point of these systems. The likelihood of a structural failure or a complete loss of control is very rare. Anything else, a properly trained pilot can fly him/herself out of.
Maybe someone with more experience than myself can chime in?
Yes, IAALP (I am a licensed pilot). It's also the first time I've posted on slashdot. Please be gentle in modding.