I've since had a few Android Phones and iPhones, but my N9 still is my favourite one for the reasons you mentioned here.
It just worked well together and was intuitive. Shame that there never was a successor. Maybe now there's hope.
I switched after about 10 years of using desktop Linux, myself. Sure, I can make it all work with the hardware, or I can buy a laptop that has a *nix on it that works. Sure there are bugs, but I'll accept those, none have been showstoppers for me yet.
I did just buy a new Retina MacBook Pro on Saturday, built in October, it only came with Mavericks.
Oh yes. I had an N97 Mini. It was my backup phone after I switched to a Galaxy S, then N9 and finally my Xperia Z, until the Mini was stolen.
The build quality was wonderful. The keyboard was fantastic. The thickness of the phone wasn't so great.
If you mean from the cold war, yes, you're right. However, as the English language evolves it's come to mean the developing countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America rather than it's original meaning.
From what I've seen, weight isn't as much an issue as the overall dimensions.
At least most of the airlines I travel on have a 7kg weight limit, which I could easily pass with my 46L backpack that's still smaller than most roller bags.
Regarding the EM spectrum thing, I noticed it too. I flew from Houston to Manila with United last year. Taking off from Houston we allowed to use devices, landing in Hawaii we were allowed to use devices. Change planes in Hawaii. Taking off we were allowed to use devices. However, upon landing in Guam (still part of the US and on the same plane) we were not allowed to use devices?
THIS!
I've since left academia, but while there I saw it start. The decrease in funding by the state to the "state" schools has hurt universities immensely.
I'm not at a major university, I'm at a large agricultural NGO with my own lab of 11 researchers and a PhD student who is hosted at the uni down the street. However, according to their model there's less than 80% chance that I'll become a PI.
I'd be interested to know what's different. I realise that it's a model, thus it's wrong. Still, I guess ~80% is a pretty strong relationship for something like this. It was fun to try.
Have you used a Kindle or any other e-reader with a touch screen? Your fingerprint comment makes me think that you've not tried one. I had one of the old Sony touch screen e-Readers and now a Kindle Paperwhite. I get more fingerprints on the bezel than on the screen (never) because it's not glossy.
Chemical pesticides date back 4,500 years, when the Sumerians used sulfur compounds as insecticides. The Rig Veda, which is about 4,000 years old, also mentions the use of poisonous plants for pest control.
Hmm, Gimp is fairly decent for a Photoshop alternative. I know pros won't be switching, but I'm proficient enough with it that I still prefer it now.
However, Gimp won't cover Illustrator. Inkscape does a damned good job with SVGs.
I'm a scientist, not a designer, so these cover the needs of me and my lab for no cost. I can do nice looking posters and whatnot with these tools, quite efficiently.
Mmm, yes, I while had cell phones that I mainly used when I still lived in the States; I also had a landline in my home. Two cordless phones in the house that used. However, I had a cheap corded phone that I just kept in a cabinet in case of an emergency. Like the 7 days we were without power due to an ice storm. Corded phone came out, I was able to keep in contact. Sure, I could charge my cell phone in the car, but I had to leave the car running to do that.
Blaming GMOs for this is silly. We've had herbicide resistant weeds before. It's the cultural practices used in production. Scientists warn of this and companies give guidelines on proper use, e.g. refuges of non-Bt corn to help prevent resistance from building up in insect population, use different mode of action herbicides, etc. but farmers (yes my father was one) often ignore these guidelines and do what's easy. Thus the problems.
These things worry me. I am an not a biologist, but I am an engineer. Please don't accuse me of being a "science denier" and coming up with "crap."
Well, since you're not "anti-science" why have you not read the literature? Reductions in mycotoxins and pesticide application seem like a verygoodthing to me. Just two articles of general nature, but there's plenty of others out there...
"a bunch more"? I'm not aware that the label rate of RoundUp changed once RR Soybean was introduced. In fact, there's plenty of scientific evidence that says that pesticide applications and use of fossil fuels and soil erosion were reduced when these soybeans were introduced.
As for RoundUp Ready corn, everyone conveniently forgets Atrazine and the other *zines that were used and leached into groundwater etc. prior to it's introduction.
Errm, Monsanto has nothing to do with Golden Rice and Dr. Shiva is a physicist, hardly an expert on biological organisms. Oh and RTFA linked from/. There's a bit in there about the supposed "suicicide-GMO" link.
Imagine the inverse of the situation, the person screening fails to recognize something that's on a select agent list and lets it in. This is their job to know what they're looking at and doing. Not to just act carelessly.
Having done my PhD on late blight, P. infestans and your "Mexican" Phythophthora are the same species. Not sure just what you're trying to say here? BTW, you misspelled Phytophthora, twice.
"Fix poverty". Which immediately leads to the question, *how* do you fix poverty? Don't you fix poverty by giving the poor more opportunity to grow and make what they need?
It's well established that human health and poverty are closely linked. Fixing human health is one of the steps to fixing poverty. Healthy people are more capable of working than those that are ill.
So in your world, blindness and other consequences of nutritional deficiency is in no way a driver of poverty?
Poverty and well-being are inextricably linked. It's a vicious cycle. If you can start breaking into it at any point it's helpful. Golden Rice is just one entry point into this cycle.
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Nitrogen on soybean? They're legumes.
I think you're thinking of corn, not soybean.
I've since had a few Android Phones and iPhones, but my N9 still is my favourite one for the reasons you mentioned here. It just worked well together and was intuitive. Shame that there never was a successor. Maybe now there's hope.
_Some_ rice cultivars might be that old, but most now are modern varieties developed by companies, international programs or national programs.
The camera in this phone definitely interests me. I'm starting to eye replacements for my XPeria Z. Yes, Z, not Z1, Z2 or Z3.
Colby Brown has a review of this camera, err, phone that you might find interesting. http://www.colbybrownphotograp...
Hear, hear!
I switched after about 10 years of using desktop Linux, myself. Sure, I can make it all work with the hardware, or I can buy a laptop that has a *nix on it that works. Sure there are bugs, but I'll accept those, none have been showstoppers for me yet.
I did just buy a new Retina MacBook Pro on Saturday, built in October, it only came with Mavericks.
Oh yes. I had an N97 Mini. It was my backup phone after I switched to a Galaxy S, then N9 and finally my Xperia Z, until the Mini was stolen. The build quality was wonderful. The keyboard was fantastic. The thickness of the phone wasn't so great.
If you mean from the cold war, yes, you're right. However, as the English language evolves it's come to mean the developing countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America rather than it's original meaning.
From what I've seen, weight isn't as much an issue as the overall dimensions.
At least most of the airlines I travel on have a 7kg weight limit, which I could easily pass with my 46L backpack that's still smaller than most roller bags.
Regarding the EM spectrum thing, I noticed it too. I flew from Houston to Manila with United last year. Taking off from Houston we allowed to use devices, landing in Hawaii we were allowed to use devices. Change planes in Hawaii. Taking off we were allowed to use devices. However, upon landing in Guam (still part of the US and on the same plane) we were not allowed to use devices?
THIS! I've since left academia, but while there I saw it start. The decrease in funding by the state to the "state" schools has hurt universities immensely.
That I'll get the job I have now.
I'm not at a major university, I'm at a large agricultural NGO with my own lab of 11 researchers and a PhD student who is hosted at the uni down the street. However, according to their model there's less than 80% chance that I'll become a PI.
I'd be interested to know what's different. I realise that it's a model, thus it's wrong. Still, I guess ~80% is a pretty strong relationship for something like this. It was fun to try.
Have you used a Kindle or any other e-reader with a touch screen? Your fingerprint comment makes me think that you've not tried one. I had one of the old Sony touch screen e-Readers and now a Kindle Paperwhite. I get more fingerprints on the bezel than on the screen (never) because it's not glossy.
Chemical pesticides are less than 100 years old. We got along just fine for beforehand for millennia without them.
You'd best edit Wikipedia, quickly, then! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P...
Hmm, Gimp is fairly decent for a Photoshop alternative. I know pros won't be switching, but I'm proficient enough with it that I still prefer it now.
However, Gimp won't cover Illustrator. Inkscape does a damned good job with SVGs.
I'm a scientist, not a designer, so these cover the needs of me and my lab for no cost. I can do nice looking posters and whatnot with these tools, quite efficiently.
Mmm, yes, I while had cell phones that I mainly used when I still lived in the States; I also had a landline in my home. Two cordless phones in the house that used. However, I had a cheap corded phone that I just kept in a cabinet in case of an emergency. Like the 7 days we were without power due to an ice storm. Corded phone came out, I was able to keep in contact. Sure, I could charge my cell phone in the car, but I had to leave the car running to do that.
Blaming GMOs for this is silly. We've had herbicide resistant weeds before. It's the cultural practices used in production. Scientists warn of this and companies give guidelines on proper use, e.g. refuges of non-Bt corn to help prevent resistance from building up in insect population, use different mode of action herbicides, etc. but farmers (yes my father was one) often ignore these guidelines and do what's easy. Thus the problems.
These things worry me. I am an not a biologist, but I am an engineer. Please don't accuse me of being a "science denier" and coming up with "crap."
Well, since you're not "anti-science" why have you not read the literature? Reductions in mycotoxins and pesticide application seem like a verygoodthing to me. Just two articles of general nature, but there's plenty of others out there...
http://www.ask-force.org/web/Benefits/Phipps-Park-Benefits-2002.pdf http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.1081/TXR-200027872
"a bunch more"? I'm not aware that the label rate of RoundUp changed once RR Soybean was introduced. In fact, there's plenty of scientific evidence that says that pesticide applications and use of fossil fuels and soil erosion were reduced when these soybeans were introduced.
As for RoundUp Ready corn, everyone conveniently forgets Atrazine and the other *zines that were used and leached into groundwater etc. prior to it's introduction.
Your "bunch more" really is a "bunch less".
Don't look now but, GMOs have been around for at least 15 years now...
Errm, Monsanto has nothing to do with Golden Rice and Dr. Shiva is a physicist, hardly an expert on biological organisms. Oh and RTFA linked from /. There's a bit in there about the supposed "suicicide-GMO" link.
But it IS a big deal.
Imagine the inverse of the situation, the person screening fails to recognize something that's on a select agent list and lets it in. This is their job to know what they're looking at and doing. Not to just act carelessly.
If this really is a website for nerds, I can't let this pass. Woodborer? Bamboo is a grass, not wood.
Having done my PhD on late blight, P. infestans and your "Mexican" Phythophthora are the same species. Not sure just what you're trying to say here? BTW, you misspelled Phytophthora, twice.
"Fix poverty". Which immediately leads to the question, *how* do you fix poverty? Don't you fix poverty by giving the poor more opportunity to grow and make what they need?
It's well established that human health and poverty are closely linked. Fixing human health is one of the steps to fixing poverty. Healthy people are more capable of working than those that are ill.
So in your world, blindness and other consequences of nutritional deficiency is in no way a driver of poverty?
Poverty and well-being are inextricably linked. It's a vicious cycle. If you can start breaking into it at any point it's helpful. Golden Rice is just one entry point into this cycle.