For many decades now it's been illegal to shoot deer that are within a couple hundred feet of a home. How soon are they going to noticeably prefer suburbia over wooded areas? I know that my hometown in New Jersey had no deer 50 years ago, but it's almost overrun with them now.
If it's in the water, how much is in things like soda and fruit juices? I've always thought milk in plastic bottles tastes very plasticy. I only buy waxed paper cartons because of this. So the real question to me is how much have I already consumed?
To those who think "We just don't know if it's harmful." You are just thinking chemically. By their very presence these microscopic pieces of plastic can mechanically get in the way. They can clog a vital spot, say the entrance to a lioposome or mitochondria, or just lower the absorption abilities of lung or other their tissues. Even at low levels, it doesn't belong and I don't want it in me.
Rather than use it 'till someone shows it hurts you, how about don't use it until someone proves some form of benefit?
Elon's car and it's data cube aren't leaving the solar system. This message isn't intended for aliens. It's for our somewhat distant offspring. Eventually we will have enough space presence to make recovering Starman an economically viable advertising stunt. SpaceX themselves may even fetch it back for their 100th or 250th anniversary if the orbit is sufficiently close.
Of course, if we lose track of it and they happen on it 20k years or more from now, it will be a valuable surprise.
Yes. This is an awesomely well informed (and informing) site. You want seriously advanced, hard core astronomical science, with an eye on practical applications in the ~100 year range, this is the place to watch.
I use it sometimes. Mostly to keep track of expiration dates for my own and client's domains, but it's not all obfuscated. Even just the creation date can be useful when looking into something.
I want an automatic closet. Throw clothes in it's direction as I undress for bed. In the morning they should be washed, hung or folded as needed, and put away. Done silently, please.
A pretty maid, or houseboy if you swing that way, has multiple extra functions, but is also high maintenance.
These systems will not gain the insight and expertise needed for many areas that require real-time responses. They may produce wonderful results in predicting stock market prices from historical data, but they will take far too long to be useful for the microsecond resolution trading that is done today. That takes teams of people designing new hardware and programming it, plus real-world factors such as proximity to the stock market's computers. As tech advances, the already trained, overly complex systems will need to be updated and re-trained. There are many reasons why the real-world usefulness of these programs will be limited, despite the starry eyed predictions of their heralds.
This is how websites know when you leave. It takes more cpu power to figure out from logs when you left, with no clue where to or via what link, than if they use an "exit server." I read Fark every day. All their links are to Fark Redirects. I am happy to let them know which links I followed to leave their site. No cpu eating javascript needed on my side; nice, clean standard html tells them what links are worthy of my attention.
Bait and switch as described in the upcoming "fix" where the new tab or window has what you want while the original goes elsewhere DOES suck, I welcome blocking it, but plain redirects are a worthwhile part of the spec. Leave it alone & fix the ads instead.
I disabled facebook on my android phone. I can go back and look at it anytime I want to verify that it says disabled. Funny how it also lets me "Force Stop" the running app, within 2 days of having killed it. With no reboot, no launching or asking permission from anywhere, it just "mysteriously" keeps re-launching, disabled or not.
You are more correct than you expect with your comment on flavor. I have two friends who are seriously into wine (or getting wine into them). One owns a liquor store that's mostly stocked with wines. I fooled and then amazed them when I gave them a few glasses to taste of fairly average wine without telling them I'd added just a touch of pure vitamin C to them. Add just a tiny pinch to a glass and it really "opens up" the taste. Try it, you'll be glad you did.
Government of the people, by the corporations, for the profit.
If you can't vote and can't be put in jail, you shouldn't be able to lobby or contribute to politicians. Corporations are NOT people.
There is no such thing as the Objective Universe. Everything that exists is in Subjective Universes. What we call the Objective Universe is the intersection of Subjective Universes that correlate well enough for us to communicate or otherwise share experiences.
Go ahead, try to provide proof that an Objective Universe exists. Any proof you present must be in a Subjective Universe. Or you can skip all that and conclude that the Objective Universe is just God's Subjective Universe.
There: I've run rings around you logically!
I was really impressed with an OS named Pick. It was essentially a database, but a plain 286 with 2 megs of RAM could run 10 terminals and four printers while doing a tape backup with no lag. Mind you, all it did was ascii; no graphics or sound. But the concept was impressive: Since nobody could make a CPU as complex as they needed, under the OS was less than 100k that emulated a more complex CPU, and the OS itself was written in assembler for that virtual CPU. Pick was actually the first OS to run on the original RISC processor from IBM because that virtual CPU was so close to the real hardware 20 years later. When IBM wanted an OS for the first PC they tried to get Pick before DOS. The owner was hanging upside down in gravity boots when he laughed at them because he said it was too complex to run on their weak hardware. What can you expect from a guy named Dick Pick? True story, but I loved that stupid OS.
It's called reputation, dumbass. If someone likes my comments they can friend & follow me, if not, YOU can filter me out by username. You're probably too lazy to bother making an account at all, so you wouldn't know these simple things. The age of my account also makes it much more likely that I'm not using a "throw away" account.
That and not even bothering to get my username right is more proof that you really are too lazy to think before you post.
First off, Coward certainly fits. If you have such a high opinion of your opinions, log in or STFU.
When it comes to your points: 1) Higher limits, sure. No limits, no way in hell. Too much short, fast back-and-forth means no thought goes into the conversation. Wait 10 minutes between posts, max in a thread at 10 or so.
2) I use the mod system all the time. Some topics I skim, some I read deeply. -1 comments are (almost) all worthless. The only down-mods I give when I have points are for lewd insults and the stupid attacks on users like cremier (however it's spelled). Whether or not I like a given user, personal attacks are NOT something I want to see here, and the mod system helps get rid of them
3) Only point I can agree with.
4) Lazy coward. Login required keeps out a lot of bullshit. You want higher quality stories, then take away a major defense against bad submissions. Lazy thinking as well as lazy action. You don't like/. so much, go away.
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For many decades now it's been illegal to shoot deer that are within a couple hundred feet of a home. How soon are they going to noticeably prefer suburbia over wooded areas? I know that my hometown in New Jersey had no deer 50 years ago, but it's almost overrun with them now.
This is mostly BS.. There is a huge amount of Helium, it just stays mixed with methane when we burn it, and release it to the atmosphere.
You are confusing Helium with Hydrogen. Helium doesn't burn and has no relationship to methane.
"the only safe database is the one that was never collected."
Been saying this for years. SO glad someone with a louder voice agrees.
If it's in the water, how much is in things like soda and fruit juices? I've always thought milk in plastic bottles tastes very plasticy. I only buy waxed paper cartons because of this. So the real question to me is how much have I already consumed?
To those who think "We just don't know if it's harmful." You are just thinking chemically. By their very presence these microscopic pieces of plastic can mechanically get in the way. They can clog a vital spot, say the entrance to a lioposome or mitochondria, or just lower the absorption abilities of lung or other their tissues. Even at low levels, it doesn't belong and I don't want it in me.
Rather than use it 'till someone shows it hurts you, how about don't use it until someone proves some form of benefit?
Seconded. Fatal flaw right there.
In collusion with intel or not, I'd bet these "researchers" have bought a bunch of intel stock over the last few months.
The memcache servers ARE a ready made botnet.
Imagine if they had made a beowolf cluster of mem.... oh, wait.....
Elon's car and it's data cube aren't leaving the solar system. This message isn't intended for aliens. It's for our somewhat distant offspring. Eventually we will have enough space presence to make recovering Starman an economically viable advertising stunt. SpaceX themselves may even fetch it back for their 100th or 250th anniversary if the orbit is sufficiently close.
Of course, if we lose track of it and they happen on it 20k years or more from now, it will be a valuable surprise.
Yes. This is an awesomely well informed (and informing) site. You want seriously advanced, hard core astronomical science, with an eye on practical applications in the ~100 year range, this is the place to watch.
I use it sometimes. Mostly to keep track of expiration dates for my own and client's domains, but it's not all obfuscated. Even just the creation date can be useful when looking into something.
This. Oh so very much this. If I had mod points I would insightful you.
I want an automatic closet. Throw clothes in it's direction as I undress for bed. In the morning they should be washed, hung or folded as needed, and put away. Done silently, please.
A pretty maid, or houseboy if you swing that way, has multiple extra functions, but is also high maintenance.
These systems will not gain the insight and expertise needed for many areas that require real-time responses. They may produce wonderful results in predicting stock market prices from historical data, but they will take far too long to be useful for the microsecond resolution trading that is done today. That takes teams of people designing new hardware and programming it, plus real-world factors such as proximity to the stock market's computers. As tech advances, the already trained, overly complex systems will need to be updated and re-trained. There are many reasons why the real-world usefulness of these programs will be limited, despite the starry eyed predictions of their heralds.
This is how websites know when you leave. It takes more cpu power to figure out from logs when you left, with no clue where to or via what link, than if they use an "exit server." I read Fark every day. All their links are to Fark Redirects. I am happy to let them know which links I followed to leave their site. No cpu eating javascript needed on my side; nice, clean standard html tells them what links are worthy of my attention.
Bait and switch as described in the upcoming "fix" where the new tab or window has what you want while the original goes elsewhere DOES suck, I welcome blocking it, but plain redirects are a worthwhile part of the spec. Leave it alone & fix the ads instead.
You are right: Samsung, the most popular provider. Did it on my s6, now also the s8.
I disabled facebook on my android phone. I can go back and look at it anytime I want to verify that it says disabled. Funny how it also lets me "Force Stop" the running app, within 2 days of having killed it. With no reboot, no launching or asking permission from anywhere, it just "mysteriously" keeps re-launching, disabled or not.
You are more correct than you expect with your comment on flavor. I have two friends who are seriously into wine (or getting wine into them). One owns a liquor store that's mostly stocked with wines. I fooled and then amazed them when I gave them a few glasses to taste of fairly average wine without telling them I'd added just a touch of pure vitamin C to them. Add just a tiny pinch to a glass and it really "opens up" the taste. Try it, you'll be glad you did.
Government of the people, by the corporations, for the profit.
If you can't vote and can't be put in jail, you shouldn't be able to lobby or contribute to politicians. Corporations are NOT people.
Voting Machines: https://xkcd.com/463/
Whoosh! And here I was hoping for an "Intercourse the Penguin!" response. Slashdot, you disappoint.
There is no such thing as the Objective Universe. Everything that exists is in Subjective Universes. What we call the Objective Universe is the intersection of Subjective Universes that correlate well enough for us to communicate or otherwise share experiences.
Go ahead, try to provide proof that an Objective Universe exists. Any proof you present must be in a Subjective Universe. Or you can skip all that and conclude that the Objective Universe is just God's Subjective Universe.
There: I've run rings around you logically!
As long as we are indulging in retro-praise...
I was really impressed with an OS named Pick. It was essentially a database, but a plain 286 with 2 megs of RAM could run 10 terminals and four printers while doing a tape backup with no lag. Mind you, all it did was ascii; no graphics or sound. But the concept was impressive: Since nobody could make a CPU as complex as they needed, under the OS was less than 100k that emulated a more complex CPU, and the OS itself was written in assembler for that virtual CPU. Pick was actually the first OS to run on the original RISC processor from IBM because that virtual CPU was so close to the real hardware 20 years later. When IBM wanted an OS for the first PC they tried to get Pick before DOS. The owner was hanging upside down in gravity boots when he laughed at them because he said it was too complex to run on their weak hardware. What can you expect from a guy named Dick Pick? True story, but I loved that stupid OS.
Geez, I'm bitchier than usual today. I'm gonna pay attention to my own sig and ignore this troll.
It's called reputation, dumbass. If someone likes my comments they can friend & follow me, if not, YOU can filter me out by username. You're probably too lazy to bother making an account at all, so you wouldn't know these simple things. The age of my account also makes it much more likely that I'm not using a "throw away" account.
That and not even bothering to get my username right is more proof that you really are too lazy to think before you post.
I usually ignore AC posts, but here goes.
First off, Coward certainly fits. If you have such a high opinion of your opinions, log in or STFU.
When it comes to your points:
1) Higher limits, sure. No limits, no way in hell. Too much short, fast back-and-forth means no thought goes into the conversation. Wait 10 minutes between posts, max in a thread at 10 or so.
2) I use the mod system all the time. Some topics I skim, some I read deeply. -1 comments are (almost) all worthless. The only down-mods I give when I have points are for lewd insults and the stupid attacks on users like cremier (however it's spelled). Whether or not I like a given user, personal attacks are NOT something I want to see here, and the mod system helps get rid of them
3) Only point I can agree with.
4) Lazy coward. Login required keeps out a lot of bullshit. You want higher quality stories, then take away a major defense against bad submissions. Lazy thinking as well as lazy action. You don't like /. so much, go away.