Really reminds me of that moment where harry potter talks to his loved ones before going to die in the woods (sorry for crappy ref, i'm not a huge potter buf). He isnt really experiencing something new with them hes just talking with them and they are giving him reassurance.
On the surface of course this sounds creepy, but its amazing how easy it is to comfort that "human" side of your brain. In a similar manner this would provide someone pretty much the same thing. You know, kinda like, if it sounds like joe, acts like joe, says something i think joe might say, then you can probably be reconnected in that small way, relieving your pain in a small way.
I think anything that has the potential to ease suffering probably has a future.
As a MS Stack software developer in LA, I barely had to do anything
Thats better
Something isn't right because I am still getting offers for interviews here in SoCal
Uh, when you make professional contacts and they begin to know and trust you, word gets around and when positions come up so does your name. Its called networking? Maybe you dont need to know anything about networks as a MS Stack software developer..
but not much from where I really wanted to be
Again, networking. Your just some well tanned bum who lives on the beach and thinks its nice that this new place doesnt have sun 95% of the time. Why the heck WOULD they call you?
Oh yeah, and your like 30 miles from the corporate headquarters of MS, so there are probably a few more MS Stack software developers hanging around.
This post is the only good thing going for this article....
Let me add that "many" simply means the greater part of, so 3 or 4 could be the answer. If they had said "some" I could believe that to have been 2 or 3. But since the point was to emphasize how little the group knew, If the number was 4 I think they would have preferred to say "most".
If that's the case then I'd like to see their sample size for full mouth x-rays. I'd bet it's smaller than the sample size for the partial/single bitwing and that could be the source of the vanishing connection. Basic statistics, if a known correlation exists, and you didn't find it in your particular sample check your sample size first. Throwing out the correlation because the smaller sample doesn't show what the larger sample does sounds a bit foolish, and if done that way would result in no correlation ever being found in anything.
Or the sample size for full mouth was larger and a better representation of the norm. Or both were the same just too small to draw a conclusion from.
Either way Lurie is correct in asserting that this type of inconsistency results in an inconclusive study.
You would be better off buying lottery tickets for your kids with the money that you're spending. At least there is a chance it could be used for something.
Consider that the cost of harvesting cord blood is about $1,500 and storing it per year is about $100. For 18 years you spend $3,300 or 1,100 powerball tickets.
Odds of winning the powerball are 1,100 to 195,249,054 (0.0000056%)
Odds of being afflicted with type 1 diabetes and being a part of a case study: 8 in 100,000 (0.00008%)
So actually, you have better odds of actually needing and using your cord blood. Although, as many have suggested, donating is a noble option too.
The core of this planet has been hot for billions of years, perhaps it could be coaxed it into staying hot for billions more. A couple of well placed moons might gravitationally provide some heat in the core.
Also the planet could be stocked with water to provide thermodynamic energy, O2, and water for us and plants. Not sure how effective a big layer of ice is against gamma radiation, but it couldnt hurt.
And who says we have to have a large population, just big enough to withstand any disasters that might befall us along the way (earthquakes, radiation, comets, etc...).
The problem is most Slashdotters were hailing as "free speech" the Facebook thing where someone decided an employer couldn't fire an employee for blatantly badmouthing him on Faceboook.
I think in this case there is some implied confidentiality given to the student. Maybe she didnt name names (I did not RTFA), but perhaps the identity could have been inferred by those in the class or their parents.
Frankly though, if i were a school administrator, trying to keep students in school, or attract more students to the school, i would argue that she is damaging the public image of the institution and thus financially harming it.
Young man (seeing Churchill leaving the bathroom without washing his hands): At Eton they taught us to wash our hands after using the toilet. Churchill: At Harrow they taught us not to piss on our hands.
If what's being reported is accurate, they've discovered a life form whose DNA was previously thought to be completely, unequivocally, no-exceptions impossible. Not just "we haven't found it", but impossible.
From the NASA article, according to Carl Pilcher, this was already thought possible: "Until now a life form using arsenic as a building block was only theoretical, but now we know such life exists in Mono Lake."
Probably the best bet is to copy it from visiting aliens, if any ever bother to visit.
Probably that is the easiest bet. However, some alien somewhere would have had to come up with the concept on their own.
Instead of waiting for it to come to us, why dont we ignore the naysayers and keep plugging away with scientific research fueled by imaginative science fiction? Thats what brought us from the dark ages to today in pretty short time (cosmically speaking).
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Really reminds me of that moment where harry potter talks to his loved ones before going to die in the woods (sorry for crappy ref, i'm not a huge potter buf). He isnt really experiencing something new with them hes just talking with them and they are giving him reassurance.
On the surface of course this sounds creepy, but its amazing how easy it is to comfort that "human" side of your brain. In a similar manner this would provide someone pretty much the same thing. You know, kinda like, if it sounds like joe, acts like joe, says something i think joe might say, then you can probably be reconnected in that small way, relieving your pain in a small way.
I think anything that has the potential to ease suffering probably has a future.
That's ok because it's not got much spam in it.
I liked the weather
Ok, first off i know your lying.
As a MS Stack software developer in LA, I barely had to do anything
Thats better
Something isn't right because I am still getting offers for interviews here in SoCal
Uh, when you make professional contacts and they begin to know and trust you, word gets around and when positions come up so does your name. Its called networking? Maybe you dont need to know anything about networks as a MS Stack software developer..
but not much from where I really wanted to be
Again, networking. Your just some well tanned bum who lives on the beach and thinks its nice that this new place doesnt have sun 95% of the time. Why the heck WOULD they call you?
Oh yeah, and your like 30 miles from the corporate headquarters of MS, so there are probably a few more MS Stack software developers hanging around.
It turns out working well had nothing to do with making Oracle money =/
This post is the only good thing going for this article....
Let me add that "many" simply means the greater part of, so 3 or 4 could be the answer. If they had said "some" I could believe that to have been 2 or 3. But since the point was to emphasize how little the group knew, If the number was 4 I think they would have preferred to say "most".
So, my take is the actual number is 3.
Not much free will when you have a gun to your head.
Hence the motto "Live free or die"...
If that's the case then I'd like to see their sample size for full mouth x-rays. I'd bet it's smaller than the sample size for the partial/single bitwing and that could be the source of the vanishing connection. Basic statistics, if a known correlation exists, and you didn't find it in your particular sample check your sample size first. Throwing out the correlation because the smaller sample doesn't show what the larger sample does sounds a bit foolish, and if done that way would result in no correlation ever being found in anything.
Or the sample size for full mouth was larger and a better representation of the norm. Or both were the same just too small to draw a conclusion from.
Either way Lurie is correct in asserting that this type of inconsistency results in an inconclusive study.
You would be better off buying lottery tickets for your kids with the money that you're spending. At least there is a chance it could be used for something.
Consider that the cost of harvesting cord blood is about $1,500 and storing it per year is about $100. For 18 years you spend $3,300 or 1,100 powerball tickets.
Odds of winning the powerball are 1,100 to 195,249,054 (0.0000056%)
Odds of being afflicted with type 1 diabetes and being a part of a case study: 8 in 100,000 (0.00008%)
So actually, you have better odds of actually needing and using your cord blood. Although, as many have suggested, donating is a noble option too.
We don't have an hour of free time to blow...
Maybe if you spent less time vying for first post you would...
When your mind is software you can just alter your perception of time and fast forward through all the boring parts.
Next thing you know it will be the end of the universe and you'll have fast forwarded through everything of substance!
You can't win. Even the simplest of plans the powers that be manage to screw you over on.
Yes but this guy cant afford a lawyer so a 3 year sentence could still be a possibility!
The core of this planet has been hot for billions of years, perhaps it could be coaxed it into staying hot for billions more. A couple of well placed moons might gravitationally provide some heat in the core.
Also the planet could be stocked with water to provide thermodynamic energy, O2, and water for us and plants. Not sure how effective a big layer of ice is against gamma radiation, but it couldnt hurt.
And who says we have to have a large population, just big enough to withstand any disasters that might befall us along the way (earthquakes, radiation, comets, etc...).
You do know that there is an amazingly simple way to separate the salt from the water, right? It is called evaporation.
The concepts of desalination are certainly quite simple, its the economics that are complicated.
After the battery is discharged, the salt water is drained and fresh water is added to begin the cycle again.
This is awesome, we can use up all our fresh water and would have an unlimited supply of salt water!
I'm not sure whats cooler, Patrick commenting on /. or the fact that he's browsing at 1.
Congrats on the new release Patrick, and all the slackware crew!
The problem is most Slashdotters were hailing as "free speech" the Facebook thing where someone decided an employer couldn't fire an employee for blatantly badmouthing him on Faceboook.
I think in this case there is some implied confidentiality given to the student. Maybe she didnt name names (I did not RTFA), but perhaps the identity could have been inferred by those in the class or their parents.
Frankly though, if i were a school administrator, trying to keep students in school, or attract more students to the school, i would argue that she is damaging the public image of the institution and thus financially harming it.
Right, because putting your life in the hands of a TV sensation is much better. Try dying of Giardiasis after pulling this stunt in the wilderness.
Young man (seeing Churchill leaving the bathroom without washing his hands): At Eton they taught us to wash our hands after using the toilet.
Churchill: At Harrow they taught us not to piss on our hands.
Sorry - not familiar with that term. Are you implying that no one can hear you punch the clown?
Sorry - not familiar with that term. Are you saying no one can hear you choke the chicken?
Thats right, just remember that Clinton was surrounded by Bush.
Some other key moments:
With oxygen dropping, the crew considers a move to the LM
There's one whole side of the spacecraft missing
The crew completes their first 'mailbox'
::facepalm::
If what's being reported is accurate, they've discovered a life form whose DNA was previously thought to be completely, unequivocally, no-exceptions impossible. Not just "we haven't found it", but impossible.
From the NASA article, according to Carl Pilcher, this was already thought possible: "Until now a life form using arsenic as a building block was only theoretical, but now we know such life exists in Mono Lake."
And who knows, maybe like in the abyss aliens will already be there ready to take us back home...
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Probably the best bet is to copy it from visiting aliens, if any ever bother to visit.
Probably that is the easiest bet. However, some alien somewhere would have had to come up with the concept on their own.
Instead of waiting for it to come to us, why dont we ignore the naysayers and keep plugging away with scientific research fueled by imaginative science fiction? Thats what brought us from the dark ages to today in pretty short time (cosmically speaking).