The Big Bang produced very little but hydrogen and helium, with some lithium (Thielemann et al. 2001). Various other elements (heavier than carbon but lighter than iron) are produced by fusion in the red giant stage of stars (Table 3).... most of the elements that make up the computer you're using to view this article, the world around you, the solar system and your body, were originally produced in a supernova (Cameron & Truran 1977; Harper 1996).
Someone explain this to me. If what you say is true that the carbon is produced from the supernova, how is it that using carbon dating we aren't all of the same age?
For instance, H2O is recycled through the water cycle, therefore the H, and O are essentially the same atom, except maybe combined with a different H or an O.
So, assuming that C atom stays the same, only perhaps combining with other different elements over time, isn't it not possible that I may have a 5 billion year old carbon in me?
If you've ever operated a Canon "D" model side-by-side with a "Rebel" you'd probably quickly see why you'd want the "D".
"Having too many features can be a negative as well."
There's not a feature that I haven't put to use. I'm not sure where this idea is coming from, but it's a dangerous assumption.
I wasn't necessarily referring that you may not be able to use all those features, but given the generalized context of either being a pro or not being a pro does leave a person to assume that those who are not pro are statistically not as likely to be able to use all the features available, and would likely be confused by them.
It's a bit extreme but, a person who knows only point and shoots given a 20D. They are not going to take better photos, and likely would take worse ones.
It's not that. The salesperson likely had no idea that you not being a professional meant that you couldn't be a serious amateur as opposed to just a point and shooter photographer.
The chances of a regular point and shoot person using the 20D to its fullest is rare compared to a professional, which is why the salesperson wasn't trying to upsell you. The fact that the salesperson tried to sell you an older model wasn't apparent till after.
My reasoning is, as long as they justify their side of the sales pitch without being pushy, I'm ok with that.
The people in the other store were quite insulting, and also tried to discourage me from getting a 20D, purely on the basis of my not being a professional photographer
It's those salespeople that I would trust. Why? Because they are discouraging you from buying something that would net them the most profit, which means they are looking out for you. They want to ensure that you get the camera that most benefits you in terms of utilization. Having too many features can be a negative as well.
It would be similar to an 80 year old grandma wanting to buy a Ferrari Enzo for weekend grocery shopping. She could, but the salesperson would serious question why.
However, that said, if they politely told you the disadvantages, and couldn't convince you otherwise, they should promptly switch modes to explaining all the pros about your choice and ring you up without further questions.
Yeah, but the big question remains: How to trust someone online? How to tell if someone is a scumbag or not? The featured website tries to accomplish part of it: They rate only the bad ones. Like a blacklist. After I read some of the practices used, I hope some of those merchants stay on them for a long long time. But: Do you trust the raters?:)
What about retailers who also have a brick and mortar store? So if you had a problem, at least you have an address in which they work out of?
If you're North American, I would trust Henry's for camera equipment. They offer great service both on their retail site as well as their ebay site.
However, since they have multiple locations near me, I just usually walk in to their store.
This was deceitful. It would be no different than if Microsoft gave the smartest guy in the computer science program on campus a laptop with Windows, and paid him to tell everyone how GREAT Microsoft is. Meanwhile, the guy is running linux at home and keeping it a secret. So what happens here? 5 or 10 people who don't know much about computers trust the smart guy as an honest person, and buy Windows based on bad information. 1 month later, when their system is crashing from all the spyware, they ask the smart guy why his system doesn't have any problems. The smart guy shrugs, and walks away, leaving everyone who trusted him screwed.
I think this is exactly how marketing works. Get someone people recognize or trust, and have them spread the news about the product. You think supermodels have any idea how the face cream they are marketing works, or even what it is made of? How is that deceitful? If you fall for advertising without looking beyond the glamour and fluff, the only fool is yourself.
And why does every negative example ALWAYS have to refer to MS? Must be some sort of oath you have to take to be respected on/.
I think by "billions" they should be referring to the entire market. Other shareholders would have got a nasty haircut from the flood of cheap shares they accidentally sold. The combined porfolio lost on anyone who holds those shares would easily get into the billions.
Plus, I wonder how much it cost them in reputation?
As long as they allow everyone who has ever purchased the song to sell back to the market I am ok with this idea.
It shouldn't be limited to iTunes being able to sell. Since I purchased my copy, I should also be able to sell it back, or to anyone that would want to buy it.
Buy low, sell high.
What about option contracts? Damn.. this can get out of hand.
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We are all made of stars?
... most of the elements that make up the computer you're using to view this article, the world around you, the solar system and your body, were originally produced in a supernova (Cameron & Truran 1977; Harper 1996).
The Big Bang produced very little but hydrogen and helium, with some lithium (Thielemann et al. 2001). Various other elements (heavier than carbon but lighter than iron) are produced by fusion in the red giant stage of stars (Table 3).
Someone explain this to me. If what you say is true that the carbon is produced from the supernova, how is it that using carbon dating we aren't all of the same age?
For instance, H2O is recycled through the water cycle, therefore the H, and O are essentially the same atom, except maybe combined with a different H or an O.
So, assuming that C atom stays the same, only perhaps combining with other different elements over time, isn't it not possible that I may have a 5 billion year old carbon in me?
Can I buy stock in your holding company?
Damn Girl Guides and their cookies!
"George Bush doesn't care about black people." - Kayne West
How about "Kanye" now, and not "Kayne"
Have some mercy people!
ok ok...
"George Bush doesn't care about black people." - Kanye West
"George Bush doesn't care about black people." - Kayne West
My mistake.
"George Bush hates black people." - Kayne West
What about what Kayne West said? He wasn't sued for what he said. He didn't have to say "I believe George Bush hates black people."
Play mind games like "I don't have to tell you why I'm mad, you should know", or "Does 'It doesn't matter' really means it matters, or doesn't it".
Games like this will prepare you for a relationship with a... GIRL.
good luck.
I prefer 01-12-2005 for logfile names, so in a directory list, they appear by date even when sorting by name.
Not a requirement, to be sure, but it sure is convenient.
That format MM-DD-YYYY gets confused when trying to organize these dates. Dec 1, 2005; Jan 9, 1998; Apr 12, 2005
01-09-1998
03-15-1993
04-12-2005
Whereas YYYY-MM-DD will sort as
1993-03-15
1998-01-09
2005-04-12
Really? I can't wait till they make Knight Rider the movie, only have K.I.T.T be a Honda Civic and Michael Knight played by Vince Vaughn.
Astounding speech, I am going to take your advice to become truly blind and spoon my eyes out now.
Bah... I would have thought you would you use LASERS!!!!
You're just scared because your username is 4 characters long, and if you ever screw up spelling that, you're on a hit list.
Why don't we have done with it and implement the final solution. Turn the whole planet into a jail.
Well, considering the vast majority of us are prisoners of gravity, I'd say it's already a jail.
Has there ever been a responsible superpower?
If you've ever operated a Canon "D" model side-by-side with a "Rebel" you'd probably quickly see why you'd want the "D".
"Having too many features can be a negative as well."
There's not a feature that I haven't put to use. I'm not sure where this idea is coming from, but it's a dangerous assumption.
I wasn't necessarily referring that you may not be able to use all those features, but given the generalized context of either being a pro or not being a pro does leave a person to assume that those who are not pro are statistically not as likely to be able to use all the features available, and would likely be confused by them.
It's a bit extreme but, a person who knows only point and shoots given a 20D. They are not going to take better photos, and likely would take worse ones.
It's not that. The salesperson likely had no idea that you not being a professional meant that you couldn't be a serious amateur as opposed to just a point and shooter photographer.
The chances of a regular point and shoot person using the 20D to its fullest is rare compared to a professional, which is why the salesperson wasn't trying to upsell you. The fact that the salesperson tried to sell you an older model wasn't apparent till after.
My reasoning is, as long as they justify their side of the sales pitch without being pushy, I'm ok with that.
The people in the other store were quite insulting, and also tried to discourage me from getting a 20D, purely on the basis of my not being a professional photographer
It's those salespeople that I would trust. Why? Because they are discouraging you from buying something that would net them the most profit, which means they are looking out for you. They want to ensure that you get the camera that most benefits you in terms of utilization. Having too many features can be a negative as well.
It would be similar to an 80 year old grandma wanting to buy a Ferrari Enzo for weekend grocery shopping. She could, but the salesperson would serious question why.
However, that said, if they politely told you the disadvantages, and couldn't convince you otherwise, they should promptly switch modes to explaining all the pros about your choice and ring you up without further questions.
Yeah, but the big question remains: How to trust someone online? How to tell if someone is a scumbag or not? The featured website tries to accomplish part of it: They rate only the bad ones. Like a blacklist. After I read some of the practices used, I hope some of those merchants stay on them for a long long time. But: Do you trust the raters? :)
What about retailers who also have a brick and mortar store? So if you had a problem, at least you have an address in which they work out of?
If you're North American, I would trust Henry's for camera equipment. They offer great service both on their retail site as well as their ebay site.
However, since they have multiple locations near me, I just usually walk in to their store.
This was deceitful. It would be no different than if Microsoft gave the smartest guy in the computer science program on campus a laptop with Windows, and paid him to tell everyone how GREAT Microsoft is. Meanwhile, the guy is running linux at home and keeping it a secret. So what happens here? 5 or 10 people who don't know much about computers trust the smart guy as an honest person, and buy Windows based on bad information. 1 month later, when their system is crashing from all the spyware, they ask the smart guy why his system doesn't have any problems. The smart guy shrugs, and walks away, leaving everyone who trusted him screwed.
/.
I think this is exactly how marketing works. Get someone people recognize or trust, and have them spread the news about the product. You think supermodels have any idea how the face cream they are marketing works, or even what it is made of? How is that deceitful? If you fall for advertising without looking beyond the glamour and fluff, the only fool is yourself.
And why does every negative example ALWAYS have to refer to MS? Must be some sort of oath you have to take to be respected on
I think by "billions" they should be referring to the entire market. Other shareholders would have got a nasty haircut from the flood of cheap shares they accidentally sold. The combined porfolio lost on anyone who holds those shares would easily get into the billions.
Plus, I wonder how much it cost them in reputation?
On the flip side, a 400 sq. feet apartment is sure a hell of a lot better than a 3 sq. feet cage shared with 2 other dogs at the shelter.
As long as they allow everyone who has ever purchased the song to sell back to the market I am ok with this idea.
It shouldn't be limited to iTunes being able to sell. Since I purchased my copy, I should also be able to sell it back, or to anyone that would want to buy it.
Buy low, sell high.
What about option contracts? Damn.. this can get out of hand.
I have a photographic memory so my employer forces me to work blindfolded.
So what happens when you accidently see something they don't want you to see? Do they beat that information out of your head with a stick?
You've eated?
Give the guy a break, his mouth was full!
That first rule looks like they've basically eliminated the whole HR department!
Oh, since when did they decide that "Personnel Department" is no longer acceptable and rename it to "Human Resources"???
And then, some genious will invent ROUND wheels that have NO humps when rotating!
I guess you can certainly count yourself out then, huh?