i think what you have to realise is that c is a constant in this equation. so it doesn't matter one bit if it is c^2.001 or whatever, because your numerical value of c is heavily dependant on the units of measurement you use.
For example, if you use MPa as energy, pounds as your mass, and furlongs per fortnight as your units of measurement, then the numbers would be completely different.
basically, einstein is saying that mass is another form of energy
or more correctly "mass is a fuckload of energy"
I know it's been said earlier here, but networking of slot machines is nothing new. I've been sorking in a pun in australia for a few years, and everything has been networked the entire time, they just have us manually check things seemingly for no reason at all. To turn a machine into an entirely new machine, the technician takes about 5 seconds changing the program, and changes the face plates.
Then the customers come in and go "oh wow!, a new machine!" and they ask their friends "have you checked out the new machine mate?" and their friend goes "no, i haven't. let's go and see whether it pays out" my conclusion in that regard is that people are retarded
On the changing of the odds "on the fly", that will just piss people off. there is also no need for it, as the laws of probability average out your profit, we never lose even if someone wins $4000 or so at one time
Did you notice that the article didn't specify what kind of dollars the figure was given in? The Rand is a very specific currency used in south africa.
This is the definition of a dollar:
A basic unit of currency in Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Brunei, Canada, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Fiji, Grenada, Guyana, Hong Kong, Jamaica, Kiribai, Liberia, Nauru, New Zealand, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, United States, and Zimbabwe.
why is it, that whenever i go to make a comment, this strider fellow makes exactly the same comment just earlier, and it gets modded 4 or 5? i mean, it's not fair! i have to work!
btw, these days i go around saying i'm from nsw just to piss people off;)
oi strider, this is your brother speaking
xie xie just means "thankyou"
how about "xiexie wo de pengyou" or something like that?
i've heard that niu bi means really good in chinese slang, but it really means cows' "vagina" or something like that, i was told this by a girl from yunnan province in south china. any chinese want to help out the guilou?
I've always thought we should combine to form a single country, we could call it New Ztralia. Imagine our rugby team!:)
seriously, we're sorry about russel crowe. you can have him back now
about winamp, i've had the same thing. my theory is that winamp only does a maximum of a certain number of jumps at a time, which serves to keep it in the same kind of area of the playlist for more than a random selection would
why is a 12 base system better? our number system is base 10 or perhaps base 2 if you're a slashdotter. the very fact that you're using the number 12 to denote twelve is testament to the fact that you use a base ten number system yourself. it's like the joke:
there are 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
please enlighten us why twelve is a better number than ten. dividing base 10 numbers by 2 or 4 is usually easy, and changing for the sake of dividing by 3 or 6 seems a bit of an overreaction. in the meantime, feel free to implement such a system. wouldn't bother me, i'd just write a script or something
hi everyone, i know this will sound paranoid, but i think the real issue is not valve per se.
think for a moment if microsoft pulled a stunt like this. there would *almost* literally be riots in the streets.
what valve is doing is already quite a large imposition of our rights, but nobody cares, because it's valve. we still love them because they rock major arse. we've gotten over the slight pevishness of having to wait so long, and now the pixel shaders and gravity guns are making us tear up with joy.
i'm just a little worried about the precedent this will set. if valve's system is a success, other less well loved companies will follow suit.
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you're missing a 0 there 1GPa = 1 * 10^9 Pa
The Goa'uld are the least of our troubles right now... the auri are coming
i think what you have to realise is that c is a constant in this equation. so it doesn't matter one bit if it is c^2.001 or whatever, because your numerical value of c is heavily dependant on the units of measurement you use. For example, if you use MPa as energy, pounds as your mass, and furlongs per fortnight as your units of measurement, then the numbers would be completely different. basically, einstein is saying that mass is another form of energy or more correctly "mass is a fuckload of energy"
probably? probably?!?!? please tell me that nasa has spent a miniscule portion of their budget coming up with a proper model
I know it's been said earlier here, but networking of slot machines is nothing new. I've been sorking in a pun in australia for a few years, and everything has been networked the entire time, they just have us manually check things seemingly for no reason at all. To turn a machine into an entirely new machine, the technician takes about 5 seconds changing the program, and changes the face plates.
Then the customers come in and go "oh wow!, a new machine!"
and they ask their friends "have you checked out the new machine mate?"
and their friend goes "no, i haven't. let's go and see whether it pays out"
my conclusion in that regard is that people are retarded
On the changing of the odds "on the fly", that will just piss people off. there is also no need for it, as the laws of probability average out your profit, we never lose even if someone wins $4000 or so at one time
Did you notice that the article didn't specify what kind of dollars the figure was given in? The Rand is a very specific currency used in south africa.
This is the definition of a dollar:
A basic unit of currency in Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Brunei, Canada, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Fiji, Grenada, Guyana, Hong Kong, Jamaica, Kiribai, Liberia, Nauru, New Zealand, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, United States, and Zimbabwe.
reference: http://www.answers.com/topic/dollar
japan is thinking "but we just bought this computer, it's obsolete already? shit a brick!" anyone in the market for a slightly used supercomputer?
I for one welcome our new australian wireless overlords :)
i think forward down forward high punch would be better. it's the head ripping fatality for sub-zero :)
why is it, that whenever i go to make a comment, this strider fellow makes exactly the same comment just earlier, and it gets modded 4 or 5? i mean, it's not fair! i have to work! btw, these days i go around saying i'm from nsw just to piss people off ;)
oi strider, this is your brother speaking xie xie just means "thankyou" how about "xiexie wo de pengyou" or something like that? i've heard that niu bi means really good in chinese slang, but it really means cows' "vagina" or something like that, i was told this by a girl from yunnan province in south china. any chinese want to help out the guilou?
I've always thought we should combine to form a single country, we could call it New Ztralia. Imagine our rugby team! :)
seriously, we're sorry about russel crowe. you can have him back now
about winamp, i've had the same thing. my theory is that winamp only does a maximum of a certain number of jumps at a time, which serves to keep it in the same kind of area of the playlist for more than a random selection would
good point. it all depends on one's definition of 10
why is a 12 base system better? our number system is base 10 or perhaps base 2 if you're a slashdotter. the very fact that you're using the number 12 to denote twelve is testament to the fact that you use a base ten number system yourself. it's like the joke: there are 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't. please enlighten us why twelve is a better number than ten. dividing base 10 numbers by 2 or 4 is usually easy, and changing for the sake of dividing by 3 or 6 seems a bit of an overreaction. in the meantime, feel free to implement such a system. wouldn't bother me, i'd just write a script or something
hi everyone, i know this will sound paranoid, but i think the real issue is not valve per se. think for a moment if microsoft pulled a stunt like this. there would *almost* literally be riots in the streets. what valve is doing is already quite a large imposition of our rights, but nobody cares, because it's valve. we still love them because they rock major arse. we've gotten over the slight pevishness of having to wait so long, and now the pixel shaders and gravity guns are making us tear up with joy. i'm just a little worried about the precedent this will set. if valve's system is a success, other less well loved companies will follow suit.
thankyou :)
turbo charger release when gears are being changed
"attemped murder, what is that anyway? do they give a nobel prize for attemped chemistry?" --Sideshow Bob
yes mr lachlan, noone will be able to crack our secret code... :)