Unrelated (kinda) to the artical maybe, but FWIW ya post's totally true and makes perfect sense (what are these ppl on?!). It's like when people say "just answer yes or no" to a question that cannot be answered with a yes or no.
If light travels in a medium, its speed is less than c.
What's the reasoning behind this assertion? I thought that matter causes light to simply bend, so traveling through a medium causes light to travel ever so slightly out of a straight line... so while it appears to be going slower, it's actually just travelling further. The denser the medium, the more bends, so the slower it appears over a distance.
reminds me of a dilbert (IIRC) cartoon, where the boss phones down to say he needs to move the mouse further right on the screen, but the mouse is already at the edge of the mousemat, and ultimately being convinced he needs a new wider desk to accomodate a wider mousemat (after trying rebooting).
Can imagine moving your phone down to scroll down your address book, then getting stuck when you reach the floor:-/
Windows ME was never "released" in that sense, it broke out in a Chynobyl type accident. Apparently it's still causing pain and suffering to this very day (oh, the humanity)
If we were within the event horizon, then everything between us and it would be within the event horizon. Nothing within the event horizon can escape, ie, move further away from the black hole. The fact that we can see it, means that light is moving further away from it (and reaching us), therefore, cannot be within the event horizon. If the light leaving it is not within the event horizon, stands to reason, that we are not either. blip.
I recall a study report that said "men who shave more tend to have sex more", implying, I guess, that women prefer a shaved man...?
In actual fact what was happening was increased sex => increased hormone levels => increased hair growth => increased need to shave. Amazing what you see when you look at something from another angle, huh?!
How the hell do you break your sim cards if they're locked in the phone under the battery?
In UK, when you buy a pre-pay SIM card, you register it (phone or mail your details, with the SIM number, to the network operator). You then own this phone number. Should you want to buy a new SIM card (eg, new SIM cards may have more phone number spaces, or you've lost old one etc), you phone the operator, and they'll connect your new SIM to your old number. You can even keep your number while moving from one network to another.
The alternative is to have a contract phone, billed monthly, but it is a CONTRACT, which means you have to be over 18 to get one (you may also get turned down if you have bad credit rating).
So the only way a kid can run up a huge bill, is if there parent's irresponsible enough to give them a contract phone in their name, and not put a cutoff limit on the account.
That said, unique ringtones and flash phone cases did replace trainers and designer clothes for many kids in schools, who had to have the latest and greatest to be cool, although I think the telco watchdog came down on companies exploiting this, I can think of worse things for kids to be spending money on.
yeah, that'ld also help out those of us who don't manage to "free our minds" before jumping from one tall building to another to impress some chick, good thinking.
In my experience it's usually because that the project [is or has been made] so goddamn boring! If you want your project finished on time, make it interesting for people to work on! The brain doesn't work well in a production line environment, it needs stimulation (heh, that goes back to your 'drugs' statement;-))
Don't say that! My lil' mobi likes going for walkies and having shnuggums in bleugh bleugh... yeah things don't seem to be made as solid anymore, but I think they're still out there... they're just harder to find because the cheap plastic bulk-made products are so... um... cheap and in bulk! Most people would rather be more careful with something than pay an extra tenner on it, especially if they'll not planning on having it long anyway.
My phone has a crack on the plastic cover, which I could change for a not much money, should I be bothered. The crack's still there... so i guess I'm just not that bothered. I'm just more careful with where I put it.
So you used to be able to beat your phone and now you can't. Go back in time and it used to be okay to beat your wife and kids! Is that really what you want?
If you can't look after your phone, you don't deserve one!
People we need to join forces so we can collectively stop ALL FORMS of phone abuse.
Hello, is that Russia? Hi, well we managed to get our men into space ourselves this time, but err... haha, it's quite funny really, we might need a teensy bit of help getting them back!
Stars? Did you not notice that the big streak is in the middle of the shot of Iapetus? That would mean the 'star' would have had to pass between the camera the moon. I somehow can't see that being the case.
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Unrelated (kinda) to the artical maybe, but FWIW ya post's totally true and makes perfect sense (what are these ppl on?!). It's like when people say "just answer yes or no" to a question that cannot be answered with a yes or no.
-2A
(what d'I do to get bad karma???)
That makes so much more sense now! *lol* :-p
(why the hell is my karma so bad?)
yeah 'n we can just spend the money that american's would have to spend on health insurance :-p
I hate it when my dealer changes her number
...what? We're not allowed to have any tech unless YOU want to use it? Take yer tantrums elsewhere.
Are there reasons to believe otherwise?
...even in the menu
:-/
reminds me of a dilbert (IIRC) cartoon, where the boss phones down to say he needs to move the mouse further right on the screen, but the mouse is already at the edge of the mousemat, and ultimately being convinced he needs a new wider desk to accomodate a wider mousemat (after trying rebooting).
Can imagine moving your phone down to scroll down your address book, then getting stuck when you reach the floor
Windows ME was never "released" in that sense, it broke out in a Chynobyl type accident. Apparently it's still causing pain and suffering to this very day (oh, the humanity)
If we were within the event horizon, then everything between us and it would be within the event horizon. Nothing within the event horizon can escape, ie, move further away from the black hole. The fact that we can see it, means that light is moving further away from it (and reaching us), therefore, cannot be within the event horizon. If the light leaving it is not within the event horizon, stands to reason, that we are not either. blip.
I recall a study report that said "men who shave more tend to have sex more", implying, I guess, that women prefer a shaved man...?
In actual fact what was happening was increased sex => increased hormone levels => increased hair growth => increased need to shave. Amazing what you see when you look at something from another angle, huh?!
something about lies, damn lies, and statistics
guess we should pay more attention to South Park from now... Sadam really was building WMDs in heaven!
And what about joints
How much strength do you need to roll a joint?
yeah, in fact, on the timeline, it even shows the first time the story was posted on slashdot!
How the hell do you break your sim cards if they're locked in the phone under the battery?
In UK, when you buy a pre-pay SIM card, you register it (phone or mail your details, with the SIM number, to the network operator). You then own this phone number. Should you want to buy a new SIM card (eg, new SIM cards may have more phone number spaces, or you've lost old one etc), you phone the operator, and they'll connect your new SIM to your old number. You can even keep your number while moving from one network to another.
The alternative is to have a contract phone, billed monthly, but it is a CONTRACT, which means you have to be over 18 to get one (you may also get turned down if you have bad credit rating).
So the only way a kid can run up a huge bill, is if there parent's irresponsible enough to give them a contract phone in their name, and not put a cutoff limit on the account.
That said, unique ringtones and flash phone cases did replace trainers and designer clothes for many kids in schools, who had to have the latest and greatest to be cool, although I think the telco watchdog came down on companies exploiting this, I can think of worse things for kids to be spending money on.
yeah, that'ld also help out those of us who don't manage to "free our minds" before jumping from one tall building to another to impress some chick, good thinking.
In my experience it's usually because that the project [is or has been made] so goddamn boring! If you want your project finished on time, make it interesting for people to work on! The brain doesn't work well in a production line environment, it needs stimulation (heh, that goes back to your 'drugs' statement ;-))
It's a tool, not a pet or a family member
Don't say that! My lil' mobi likes going for walkies and having shnuggums in bleugh bleugh... yeah things don't seem to be made as solid anymore, but I think they're still out there... they're just harder to find because the cheap plastic bulk-made products are so... um... cheap and in bulk! Most people would rather be more careful with something than pay an extra tenner on it, especially if they'll not planning on having it long anyway.
My phone has a crack on the plastic cover, which I could change for a not much money, should I be bothered. The crack's still there... so i guess I'm just not that bothered. I'm just more careful with where I put it.
Dude, Oracle jokes are so next week.
yes, but would they still be next week if you hadn't... ah forget it.
So you used to be able to beat your phone and now you can't. Go back in time and it used to be okay to beat your wife and kids! Is that really what you want?
If you can't look after your phone, you don't deserve one!
People we need to join forces so we can collectively stop ALL FORMS of phone abuse.
but what will really bake your noodle later, is would the project still have failed, if I hadn't told you it would?
Hello, is that Russia? Hi, well we managed to get our men into space ourselves this time, but err... haha, it's quite funny really, we might need a teensy bit of help getting them back!
Stars? Did you not notice that the big streak is in the middle of the shot of Iapetus? That would mean the 'star' would have had to pass between the camera the moon. I somehow can't see that being the case.