Well, that's not entirely true. Obviously, if the power is large enough, non-ionizing radition can still cause damage thermally. The easiest example is if you were to stick a person into a microwave.
"Maths" is the British version of the abbreviation of "mathematics." The logic is that "mathematics" is in the plural, so "maths" should be as well.
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Let's face it, for long-term benefit, fiber's still the way to go. Though still mostly in the research and development mode, there are companies who can make complete wavelength-division multiplexed optical systems on a chip. Some of them can send and receive 40 Gb/s on 40 different channels. Do the math. That's 1.6 Tb/s per fiber. If you have a bundle of 100 fibers, you're starting to push petabits per second. Also, keep in mind that the main limiting factor for optical data transmission rates is the electrical speed of the transistors at both ends, not the fiber itself. As transistor speeds improve, the maximum data transfer rate per channel will improve. The maximum data transmission rate of copper, on the other hand, is pretty much fixed by the fermionic nature of electrons.
No thanks, I'll stick with the Wii and Twilight Princess. Its three review scores average out to 98%, making it tentatively the best game of all time. (Ok, so it will eventually drop, but who cares?)
Given that the drug appears to be newly discovered, it is probably present only in small concentrations in saliva. Saliva by itself probably doesn't have any painkilling effect. However, since there are many enyzmes present in saliva, sucking and/or spitting on a wound does still have the beneficial effect of cleaning it.
Gum chewing is not immoral, and it should not be illegal to do so. That's all there is to it. You're trying to justify the law using the law as a moral foundation, a fundamentally flawed argument. You may as well prove P=NP by stating "P=NP, so P=NP."
Here's the problem as I see it. Currently, a lot of programmers, including those without college degrees, have appropriated the title of "software engineer" for themselves. Therefore, someone who says that they're a software engineer may or may not have a college degree. Unfortunately, not only does this cheapen the title of "engineer" much in the same way that "sanitation engineer" does, but it also means that the term "software engineer" really means nothing.
If you go to the forum that the article references, you'll see that the poster says that the picture was taken in Burbank, CA. Probably not coincidentally, Sony Pictures Entertainment is located nearby, in Culver City. My guess? These are out-of-work actors being employed by Sony to pretend to line up for the PS3.
Considering that the first stem cell line was created in November 1998, you can hardly credit Bush with being the first to approve funding, given that he was really the first with an opportunity to do so.
On a related note, I'm surprised that no one's mentioned Missouri's ballot initiative that is to be voted on today regarding stem cell research, Amendment 2. It would protect most forms of stem cell research, including somatic nuclear cell transfer, making it the second American state to do so. According to CBS it is supported by Missourians 51 percent to 35 percent, so unless the religious right shows up in droves today (which they very well might), it will likely pass.
I think the recent uptake in gaming "news" is mostly in anticipation of the upcoming release of the Wii and PS3. The current generation of gaming systems is nearly over, so people figure that it's a good time to take stock. It's most likely a temporary fixation, so I don't mind it for now. At least it's better than trying to freeze yourself for three weeks because you can't wait for the Wii.
Just because the institution is partially publicly funded doesn't mean that the research is. As a matter of fact, at many public universities, the big research groups have the "opposite" of public funding. As an example, use the University of Illinois. In theory, they're a public university. In practice, they get 20% of their budget from the state. This means that the big research groups in the College of Engineering, some of whom bring in millions of dollars a year, can end up pay up to 50% in taxes to subsidize the other departments. If you didn't allow professors to get patents, that's equivalent to telling them that they can't use their research results funded by their money. The result would be that at least some of the best ones would stay in the private sector.
Tivo didn't remove the 30 second skip, they just put it into an easy workaround. If you push a sequence of about five buttons, the 15 minute skip button turns into a 30 second skip until the next time you reboot (which is not very often).
God forbid that they want their constituents to be able to vote on election day, and that pretty much every state Supreme Court in the country has declared voter ID laws unconstitutional.
The HP of today isn't the same as the HP of yesterday. That title now belongs to Agilent, whom they spun off in 1999. Agilent makes all of the important technical products now, leaving HP with PCs.
First off, let me just say that I agree with you about the addictive personalities. I know, because I have one. If I decide to buy a video game, I will pretty much play it straight through whenever I have free time. In general, I have trouble doing things in moderation. This is why I can never drink or play World of Warcraft. (I don't mind obsessing over the occasional finite video game, since it's usually over pretty quickly anyway.)
Having said that, that doesn't mean that these things aren't any less chemical. People become addicted to the dopamine that their own brains release, whether through gambling, playing Warcraft, or surfing the web.
Exactly. Data transfer rates depend on how fast you can modulate your signal, which in turn must be slower than your carrier frequency. Using fiber optics, you can transmit a signal with a carrier frequency of about 0.5 PHz (the frequency of red light). Now, to transmit even a 50 GHz signal across copper wiring requires very expensive cable: upwards of a few grand per meter. Thus, with fiber optics, the only problem becomes how fast you can modulate your optical signal electrically, and how fast you can detect that signal.
While I realize that this device provides very healthy aerobic exercise, the title is just wrong. You can't get "buff" with this machine, because cardiovascular work alone simply cannot increase your muscle size. To do this, you need to have some form of resistance training (e.g., lifting weights), as well as a caloric surplus. As a matter of fact, if you were trying to get "buff," this device would be working against you by burning calories that might otherwise be spent building muscle.
This impending disaster could have been prevented just like WWII could have. Instead a billion will probably die. But fuck that, the Dems could sweep the Congressional elections and if they can help send the US fleeing a shattered Iraq they could bag the White House too! Nothing is more important that that.
You're right, it's all the Democrats' fault. Those poor, oppressed Republicans never stood a chance.
"Planned by White House?" Please! The bill is known as the "Coburn-Obama Transparency Bill" because Senators Barack Obama (D-IL) and Tom Coburn (R-OK) authored it. Bush did nothing to support the bill except sign it. In fact, one could make the argument that he had no choice but to do so, since if he did not, he would've inflicted severe damage upon the Republican party come November.
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Well, that's not entirely true. Obviously, if the power is large enough, non-ionizing radition can still cause damage thermally. The easiest example is if you were to stick a person into a microwave.
"Maths" is the British version of the abbreviation of "mathematics." The logic is that "mathematics" is in the plural, so "maths" should be as well.
Let's face it, for long-term benefit, fiber's still the way to go. Though still mostly in the research and development mode, there are companies who can make complete wavelength-division multiplexed optical systems on a chip. Some of them can send and receive 40 Gb/s on 40 different channels. Do the math. That's 1.6 Tb/s per fiber. If you have a bundle of 100 fibers, you're starting to push petabits per second. Also, keep in mind that the main limiting factor for optical data transmission rates is the electrical speed of the transistors at both ends, not the fiber itself. As transistor speeds improve, the maximum data transfer rate per channel will improve. The maximum data transmission rate of copper, on the other hand, is pretty much fixed by the fermionic nature of electrons.
No thanks, I'll stick with the Wii and Twilight Princess. Its three review scores average out to 98%, making it tentatively the best game of all time. (Ok, so it will eventually drop, but who cares?)
Given that the drug appears to be newly discovered, it is probably present only in small concentrations in saliva. Saliva by itself probably doesn't have any painkilling effect. However, since there are many enyzmes present in saliva, sucking and/or spitting on a wound does still have the beneficial effect of cleaning it.
Gum chewing is not immoral, and it should not be illegal to do so. That's all there is to it. You're trying to justify the law using the law as a moral foundation, a fundamentally flawed argument. You may as well prove P=NP by stating "P=NP, so P=NP."
1995 called, and it wants its slang back.
1999 called, and it wants its computer problems back.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpYgNz6W6Gs
It was produced by G4.
Here's the problem as I see it. Currently, a lot of programmers, including those without college degrees, have appropriated the title of "software engineer" for themselves. Therefore, someone who says that they're a software engineer may or may not have a college degree. Unfortunately, not only does this cheapen the title of "engineer" much in the same way that "sanitation engineer" does, but it also means that the term "software engineer" really means nothing.
If you really want to have a gay witch hunt, you should buy yourself a Gaydar. I think they sell it at the Sharper Image.
If you go to the forum that the article references, you'll see that the poster says that the picture was taken in Burbank, CA. Probably not coincidentally, Sony Pictures Entertainment is located nearby, in Culver City. My guess? These are out-of-work actors being employed by Sony to pretend to line up for the PS3.
Considering that the first stem cell line was created in November 1998, you can hardly credit Bush with being the first to approve funding, given that he was really the first with an opportunity to do so.
On a related note, I'm surprised that no one's mentioned Missouri's ballot initiative that is to be voted on today regarding stem cell research, Amendment 2. It would protect most forms of stem cell research, including somatic nuclear cell transfer, making it the second American state to do so. According to CBS it is supported by Missourians 51 percent to 35 percent, so unless the religious right shows up in droves today (which they very well might), it will likely pass.
I think the recent uptake in gaming "news" is mostly in anticipation of the upcoming release of the Wii and PS3. The current generation of gaming systems is nearly over, so people figure that it's a good time to take stock. It's most likely a temporary fixation, so I don't mind it for now. At least it's better than trying to freeze yourself for three weeks because you can't wait for the Wii.
They're with the woladies.
Just because the institution is partially publicly funded doesn't mean that the research is. As a matter of fact, at many public universities, the big research groups have the "opposite" of public funding. As an example, use the University of Illinois. In theory, they're a public university. In practice, they get 20% of their budget from the state. This means that the big research groups in the College of Engineering, some of whom bring in millions of dollars a year, can end up pay up to 50% in taxes to subsidize the other departments. If you didn't allow professors to get patents, that's equivalent to telling them that they can't use their research results funded by their money. The result would be that at least some of the best ones would stay in the private sector.
Tivo didn't remove the 30 second skip, they just put it into an easy workaround. If you push a sequence of about five buttons, the 15 minute skip button turns into a 30 second skip until the next time you reboot (which is not very often).
God forbid that they want their constituents to be able to vote on election day, and that pretty much every state Supreme Court in the country has declared voter ID laws unconstitutional.
The HP of today isn't the same as the HP of yesterday. That title now belongs to Agilent, whom they spun off in 1999. Agilent makes all of the important technical products now, leaving HP with PCs.
First off, let me just say that I agree with you about the addictive personalities. I know, because I have one. If I decide to buy a video game, I will pretty much play it straight through whenever I have free time. In general, I have trouble doing things in moderation. This is why I can never drink or play World of Warcraft. (I don't mind obsessing over the occasional finite video game, since it's usually over pretty quickly anyway.)
Having said that, that doesn't mean that these things aren't any less chemical. People become addicted to the dopamine that their own brains release, whether through gambling, playing Warcraft, or surfing the web.
Exactly. Data transfer rates depend on how fast you can modulate your signal, which in turn must be slower than your carrier frequency. Using fiber optics, you can transmit a signal with a carrier frequency of about 0.5 PHz (the frequency of red light). Now, to transmit even a 50 GHz signal across copper wiring requires very expensive cable: upwards of a few grand per meter. Thus, with fiber optics, the only problem becomes how fast you can modulate your optical signal electrically, and how fast you can detect that signal.
While I realize that this device provides very healthy aerobic exercise, the title is just wrong. You can't get "buff" with this machine, because cardiovascular work alone simply cannot increase your muscle size. To do this, you need to have some form of resistance training (e.g., lifting weights), as well as a caloric surplus. As a matter of fact, if you were trying to get "buff," this device would be working against you by burning calories that might otherwise be spent building muscle.
This impending disaster could have been prevented just like WWII could have. Instead a billion will probably die. But fuck that, the Dems could sweep the Congressional elections and if they can help send the US fleeing a shattered Iraq they could bag the White House too! Nothing is more important that that.
You're right, it's all the Democrats' fault. Those poor, oppressed Republicans never stood a chance.
"Planned by White House?" Please! The bill is known as the "Coburn-Obama Transparency Bill" because Senators Barack Obama (D-IL) and Tom Coburn (R-OK) authored it. Bush did nothing to support the bill except sign it. In fact, one could make the argument that he had no choice but to do so, since if he did not, he would've inflicted severe damage upon the Republican party come November.