Your "rapid magnetic pole shift" link is to an article about the (fairly ridiculous) rapid shift of the axis of rotation of the planet rather than the magnetic pole. The two really should not be confused.
I know it's a crazy thing to say around here, but owners of the telecommunication companies are just as deserving of having their needs served by government as the consumers of telecommunications services. Government doesn't exist to protect the rights of citizens who are consuming over those who are producing.
This isn't strictly about producers and consumers - it's more about the ability of a very few corporations who own the connections to the home (AT&T, cable companies, etc) to block competition from other innovative companies. Or to extort money from other companies because they have an essential monopoly on those customers. It's about them being able to shut down Netflix to force people to buy from their on-demand services instead.
Maybe it will make you feel better to know that pension funds, which keep a great many of our elderly working class and middle class housed and fed, are among the largest owners of those corporations.
No, the vast majority of elderly are kept housed and fed by Social Security. The poorest 40% get 83% of their income from Social Security and only 4-7% from pension funds, the next 20% (the middle quintile) get 66% of their income from Social Security and only 17% from pension funds. The next 20% (upper middle class) get 47% of their income from Social Security and only 26% from pension funds. http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/30/are-we-a-nation-of-property-owners/
China, Egypt, Incas, Mayans, and many others were once in the middle of lush fertile regions, and now occupy nothing but desert.
The rest of your post has good points, but these examples are mainly the result of a warming globe following the last ice age slowly pushing the fertile regions towards the poles rather than overuse. (And the Mayan region is still pretty lush.)
You're under the false impression that using animals for labor and transportation is more energy efficient than using machines. It isn't. The only reason it worked way back when was because we had far fewer people. Imagine all the extra animals we would need to add and the food they would require, the greenhouse gases they would be emitting, the medical care.
Kepler also requires the orbital plane to be just right in relation to Earth so the planet occludes the star. More distant planets would require even more precision in the orbital inclination to do so. Something the disance of Jupiter would need almost a precise 90 degree orbital plane of the system to Kepler angle.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think they need to see two transits to see the complete dip of light and a second for confirmation and orbital period. As the project has been running for six weeks, they have only results for planets that orbit their star in 3 weeks or less. Detecting Earth size planets in the habitable zone could take years before they make two transits. Detecting Earth itself would take 2 years.
That's why Intel's HR department has such a high turnover rate. Scheduling vacation time is a massive headache, let alone the unexpected family emergencies. They've tried to automate it, but there's a lot sitting in the inbox to process at any time.
I mean with the 4004 everything was realy, realy basic. It had a design team consisting of four people. Nowadays it takes a whole team to improve it all.
Yes, one person for each bit. Nowadays you need 64 or 128 person teams.
I disagree. Results from smaller or "personal" wind turbines have been almost universally disappointing with energy production far less than anticipated. In wind, larger turbines are still the only efficient and cost effective ones.
A vaccine is usually a weaker version of the original virus, right?
If HIV is spread sexually, does the vaccine spread sexually as well? This really puts a wrench into sex education.
No, a vaccine is usually a DISABLED version of the original virus - one that has the protein coat that the immune system would use to recognize and create antibodies for, but has the part that creates copies of the virus disabled so it can't make any more to overwhelm the host or to spread.
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Progress mostly only "gives you cancer" because it prevents you from dying from everything else first.
Your "rapid magnetic pole shift" link is to an article about the (fairly ridiculous) rapid shift of the axis of rotation of the planet rather than the magnetic pole. The two really should not be confused.
Like this one? http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/cellphone/e66e/
Putting in your password to install a free app makes some sense if you don't want an unauthorized person installing apps on your system.
Within two years the mine could be producing 20% of the amount of rare earths we import from China.
The article says the mine could produce 20% of what China produces, not 20% of what the US imports from China.
Because now it will be, with the gold and electronics built-in.
I know it's a crazy thing to say around here, but owners of the telecommunication companies are just as deserving of having their needs served by government as the consumers of telecommunications services. Government doesn't exist to protect the rights of citizens who are consuming over those who are producing.
This isn't strictly about producers and consumers - it's more about the ability of a very few corporations who own the connections to the home (AT&T, cable companies, etc) to block competition from other innovative companies. Or to extort money from other companies because they have an essential monopoly on those customers. It's about them being able to shut down Netflix to force people to buy from their on-demand services instead.
Maybe it will make you feel better to know that pension funds, which keep a great many of our elderly working class and middle class housed and fed, are among the largest owners of those corporations.
No, the vast majority of elderly are kept housed and fed by Social Security. The poorest 40% get 83% of their income from Social Security and only 4-7% from pension funds, the next 20% (the middle quintile) get 66% of their income from Social Security and only 17% from pension funds. The next 20% (upper middle class) get 47% of their income from Social Security and only 26% from pension funds. http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/30/are-we-a-nation-of-property-owners/
It replaces MOST phosphorus atoms with arsenic, but not all.
But if they're dumber, will they realize it?
China, Egypt, Incas, Mayans, and many others were once in the middle of lush fertile regions, and now occupy nothing but desert.
The rest of your post has good points, but these examples are mainly the result of a warming globe following the last ice age slowly pushing the fertile regions towards the poles rather than overuse. (And the Mayan region is still pretty lush.)
You're under the false impression that using animals for labor and transportation is more energy efficient than using machines. It isn't. The only reason it worked way back when was because we had far fewer people. Imagine all the extra animals we would need to add and the food they would require, the greenhouse gases they would be emitting, the medical care.
Netflix has instant streaming, and there are plenty of instant streaming movies with lots of naked breasts.
What NETWORK said "no ads" but then started putting them in? Don't have an example, do you?
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No. They verified that it has 45nm features.
Non-tarnished silver is the best. Silver tarnishes easily. Gold is very resistant.
Kepler also requires the orbital plane to be just right in relation to Earth so the planet occludes the star. More distant planets would require even more precision in the orbital inclination to do so. Something the disance of Jupiter would need almost a precise 90 degree orbital plane of the system to Kepler angle.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think they need to see two transits to see the complete dip of light and a second for confirmation and orbital period. As the project has been running for six weeks, they have only results for planets that orbit their star in 3 weeks or less. Detecting Earth size planets in the habitable zone could take years before they make two transits. Detecting Earth itself would take 2 years.
They are, in a sense, no different than the 'ghosts' explanation of past ages. Back then..."Ghosts did it," or, "The spirts willed it"
The difference is that accepted scientific theories produce accurate, repeatable predictions before the actual experiments validate them.
This doesn't start to take effect for 2 years.
That's why Intel's HR department has such a high turnover rate. Scheduling vacation time is a massive headache, let alone the unexpected family emergencies. They've tried to automate it, but there's a lot sitting in the inbox to process at any time.
I mean with the 4004 everything was realy, realy basic. It had a design team consisting of four people. Nowadays it takes a whole team to improve it all.
Yes, one person for each bit. Nowadays you need 64 or 128 person teams.
The previous Apple Mighty Mouse functions as a two button mouse.
I like Macs, but their mice suck. I'm guesssing this one will too.
Speaking of which, "Focus Fusion Society"? Are we sure this isn't a Ford press release?
I disagree. Results from smaller or "personal" wind turbines have been almost universally disappointing with energy production far less than anticipated. In wind, larger turbines are still the only efficient and cost effective ones.
A vaccine is usually a weaker version of the original virus, right?
If HIV is spread sexually, does the vaccine spread sexually as well? This really puts a wrench into sex education.
No, a vaccine is usually a DISABLED version of the original virus - one that has the protein coat that the immune system would use to recognize and create antibodies for, but has the part that creates copies of the virus disabled so it can't make any more to overwhelm the host or to spread.