I figured there was a reason for keeping all those Clydesdales around besides pulling wagons.;-)
"Ahhh, Budweiser, the beer that has real Horsepower in it!"
"[...] Although the human body maintains a mean power expenditure of some 100 watts, power excursions as high as 742 watts have been observed, chiefly drawn by the endocrine system and the smooth muscles of the stomach and esophagus, as the body's immunologic and adrenal responses take over to expel the deadly Budweiser from the patient's system. The bulk of retrograde Budweiser flow occurs via the mouth; however, the added cross-sectional area afforded by the nostrils is typically utilized, expediting removal of the vile fluid by several percentage points versus solely oral expulsions; the evolutionary advantage realized by this improvement are evident to those who've been attendant to the toll this foul poison may take on the human body and psyche."
—"Acute Budweiser Poisoning: Bio-kinetic Response in Humans," NEJM, 1934
I believe I saw it in BBC's Horizon, but I've seen Michael Persinger several times in different TV documentaries, so it's hard for me to provide a reference. YouTube was a bust. Web search indicates that what I described is practically a daily activity for this guy... Psychological effects of EM fields on human brains is what he's all about.
Now I know it lacks proper rigor, but I'm going to tentatively assume that Persinger vetted the clock radio, that supernatural phenomena were not at play, and that BBC or PBS wasn't trying to yank my crank.;o)
Gotcha, but I'm guessing even in the old days they did not emit so much EMI that it could be detected from hundreds of Ft away?
I seriously doubt it. I'm no EE, but I imagine that the leaked inductance/EMF from something as small and undemanding as a mere residential dimmer would be negligible compared to (for example) an early CRT TV, AM radio, or vacuum cleaner.
Veering off-topic a bit, but you may find this of interest: I recall an account of the Canadian doctor/researcher who developed the "God helmet" investigated a young woman who suffered from debilitating nightmares, and believed for years the she or her bedroom was haunted. He removed her clock radio from the nightstand, and the ghosts disappeared.
How would they produce any EM that is different from a regular toggle switch?
Inductors and autotransformers were among the components used in early dimmer designs. Current designs are solid-state, employing SCRs (silicon controlled rectifiers).
In the mid-1990s there was a DOS program called Code Thief, which would dial an 800* number, enter a telephone number known to be answered by modem (e.g., multi-line BBS), enter an authorization code (4-6 digits, IIRC), then keep a log of which codes resulted in successful connection.
* I don't know what these 800 numbers were exactly, but I was told they were intended to allow corporate business travelers to make LD calls from payphones/hotel phones at their employer's expense. The 800 numbers themselves were distributed via HPAVC BBSs and VMBs.
[H]e is a horrible presenter. One of the worse I have ever seen. It doesn't seem like he practiced or anything, and you can tell he is terribly uncomfortable.
I didn't watch this presentation, but your post reminded me of Elon Musk's appearance on The Daily Show. Blushing, glistening in sweat, strange answers, etc. It seemed like he'd never spoken in public before, and I was half-expecting him to flee the interview at any moment.
I should have said, destroying secrets on his way out, not stealing them.
Thank you for adding that. I think it's important to maintain this distinction... The copyright cartels already co-opt our culture; they shouldn't be given further dominion over the English language.
If you are constantly somewhere between 2.328 and 2.347 feet from me, I'm not going to define the distance between us as 2.000 feet simply because "it's a nice round number."
Agreed; I'd define that distance as "all up in my grill," and I'd define that trajectory as "cruisin' for a bruisin'."
Just put it off for a while. It can be done safely. The path is obvious.
Uhm...., yeah. Until "the 2030's" would qualify as " a while". Jeez, if you can't read TFA, at least read TFS. But you're right, the path is obvious. Move to technologies that don't run the risks of poisoning huge swaths of their nation's limited land.
You're twisting the meaning of fustakrakich's comment; he said "[t]hey shouldn't abandon it," which I agree with. Japan's plan to maintain/increase consumption of fossil fuel imports isn't sustainable. Even though TEPCO negligently ignored warnings about inadequate environmental safeguards in place at FNPP based on historical records, the Fukushima Daiichi incident resulted in 39 injuries and zero deaths; (two on-site deaths were caused by the tsunami). I think that's not to bad for ~60 years of Japanese nuclear energy. Shutting it all down seems heavy-handed and short-sighted; I think that rectifying inadequate safeguards at remaining NPPs (i.e., seawall efficacy, backup cooling) would have been a more appropriate response.
The ongoing, long-term environmental and health impacts won't be avoided by burning fossil fuels; rather, they may increase, particularly if one includes the deaths and injuries inherent to fossil fuel extraction (especially coal mining). I'm not sure why, but some people seem to be dismissive of those casualties. Out of sight, out of mind? "Hey, as long as it ain't me in that dark, hot mine. Fuck 'em." I don't understand that attitude.
On a personal note, my community is served by one coal-burning plant and one nuclear plant, both about 25mi from where I live. I'm pleased to have one power station nearby that's doesn't spew CO2 and toxins into the air, or demand a pound of flesh from the working class to fuel it.
I am going to Japan in October, so in addition to earthquakes, tsunamis, radiation, ninjas, and godzilla, I now also have to worry about lava??? Damn...
Well, that was a waste of time. No vorpalness, no attacks, no fights, nothing at all but a bunch of rabbits scurrying after pellets.
I don't know what video you saw, but I just watched a bunch of ganged-up bunnies intimidating a pair of defenseless humans into handing over all their meal rations.
Some idiot "researcher" will put out a study that condemns CA and/or the U.S. for not having adequate systems/procedures/etc. in place to detect and treat this even though it is not native to the U.S. and is largely brought in by immigrants.
Therefore, this condition cannot occur in the US, so detection and treatment are of no use.
It is not as though you will be shot in the head if malware is detected. You call up your ISP and ask to know what happened, they explain, and then you tell them that you were running some application that is not actually malware, and you should get reconnected, at least in theory. In practice, things are probably going to be a bit different, but again, this is not permanent.
I can't believe you're saying this. I had come to respect you; you usually post great comments that speak to the values I hold dear, but this one is utter garbage.
Others have addressed how this would be abused by corporate/government interests. I will add that I share access with two other people, and I personally transfer approximately 100 gigabytes/day. I don't have the time or inclination to fool around with a goddamn telephone every time this corporation (which is paid to provide a reliable service) fucks up my connection because they didn't like a packet they shouldn't have inspected. If you want it... I can't fix that... but I would still oppose it, because I actually give a shit about the freedoms that you and others have.
This well-worn thought-terminating cliché, used often by authoritarians and their apologists, is essentially meaningless... It is handy, however, both for the aforementioned scum who utter it, but especially for those among us who value liberty in identifying those who seek to control the freedom and actions of other people.
I have never heard of an astronaut who lost his/her fingernails. Where did you get this info?
I saw this on TV. One case involved a young psychiatric patient named Samara; she spent seven days trying to claw her way out of the suit at the bottom of a gravity well.
Yes, but there's more Nazis living on the far side of the Moon who still know how to do everything.
The GSNR, sure; but the supply is only sufficient for thirty project days at full space-race level funding, so we have to make sure we're totally committed lest we squander them.
I'm not surprised that Apple has rejected an App that has the purpose of getting people interested in the author's own political agenda.
There's a Mitt Romney app (and other politicians), apps for newspapers and TV news channels galore, and lots and lots of other apps that are about one political agenda or other. How is this one different?
This one is made by some filthy peasant... a mere citizen. The others were submitted by corporate partners, job creators, you know, the real American people.
This is fine with me. They also keep emulators out for the same reason, which I'm less thrilled about but I can understand their position.
Which is: Apple right behind you, and you bent over and paying for the privilege. I understand Apple's position too, but I can't understand your position.
There are "many audiences" that would find the content on the Adult Swim app "objectionable and crude", too, but Apple doesn't have a problem with that.
Well that's made by a corporate partner, so that's different, you see? Same deal with Playboy.
Here's the reason walled gardens are bad for you: Because you don't get to choose how to use your own device.
Terror talk, eh? Clearly you need to think different harder.
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Dude- I stepped away from the computer for a few hours.
He's gone mad, as well. ;o(
Amen!
I figured there was a reason for keeping all those Clydesdales around besides pulling wagons. ;-)
"Ahhh, Budweiser, the beer that has real Horsepower in it!"
"[...] Although the human body maintains a mean power expenditure of some 100 watts, power excursions as high as 742 watts have been observed, chiefly drawn by the endocrine system and the smooth muscles of the stomach and esophagus, as the body's immunologic and adrenal responses take over to expel the deadly Budweiser from the patient's system. The bulk of retrograde Budweiser flow occurs via the mouth; however, the added cross-sectional area afforded by the nostrils is typically utilized, expediting removal of the vile fluid by several percentage points versus solely oral expulsions; the evolutionary advantage realized by this improvement are evident to those who've been attendant to the toll this foul poison may take on the human body and psyche."
—"Acute Budweiser Poisoning: Bio-kinetic Response in Humans," NEJM, 1934
"Throw me the Budweiser, I throw you the whip!"
"Budweiser... Why'd it have to be Budweiser?"
So was it ever concluded to be the clock?
I believe I saw it in BBC's Horizon, but I've seen Michael Persinger several times in different TV documentaries, so it's hard for me to provide a reference. YouTube was a bust. Web search indicates that what I described is practically a daily activity for this guy... Psychological effects of EM fields on human brains is what he's all about.
Now I know it lacks proper rigor, but I'm going to tentatively assume that Persinger vetted the clock radio, that supernatural phenomena were not at play, and that BBC or PBS wasn't trying to yank my crank. ;o)
Gotcha, but I'm guessing even in the old days they did not emit so much EMI that it could be detected from hundreds of Ft away?
I seriously doubt it. I'm no EE, but I imagine that the leaked inductance/EMF from something as small and undemanding as a mere residential dimmer would be negligible compared to (for example) an early CRT TV, AM radio, or vacuum cleaner.
Veering off-topic a bit, but you may find this of interest: I recall an account of the Canadian doctor/researcher who developed the "God helmet" investigated a young woman who suffered from debilitating nightmares, and believed for years the she or her bedroom was haunted. He removed her clock radio from the nightstand, and the ghosts disappeared.
Dimmer switches?
How would they produce any EM that is different from a regular toggle switch?
Inductors and autotransformers were among the components used in early dimmer designs. Current designs are solid-state, employing SCRs (silicon controlled rectifiers).
In the mid-1990s there was a DOS program called Code Thief, which would dial an 800* number, enter a telephone number known to be answered by modem (e.g., multi-line BBS), enter an authorization code (4-6 digits, IIRC), then keep a log of which codes resulted in successful connection.
* I don't know what these 800 numbers were exactly, but I was told they were intended to allow corporate business travelers to make LD calls from payphones/hotel phones at their employer's expense. The 800 numbers themselves were distributed via HPAVC BBSs and VMBs.
[H]e is a horrible presenter. One of the worse I have ever seen. It doesn't seem like he practiced or anything, and you can tell he is terribly uncomfortable.
I didn't watch this presentation, but your post reminded me of Elon Musk's appearance on The Daily Show. Blushing, glistening in sweat, strange answers, etc. It seemed like he'd never spoken in public before, and I was half-expecting him to flee the interview at any moment.
So your zune squirts and your WP8 device whacks off.
Microsoft. What will they think of next?
Rubbing a phone's little pink silicone nub to turn it on?
I should have said, destroying secrets on his way out, not stealing them.
Thank you for adding that. I think it's important to maintain this distinction... The copyright cartels already co-opt our culture; they shouldn't be given further dominion over the English language.
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If you are constantly somewhere between 2.328 and 2.347 feet from me, I'm not going to define the distance between us as 2.000 feet simply because "it's a nice round number."
Agreed; I'd define that distance as "all up in my grill," and I'd define that trajectory as "cruisin' for a bruisin'."
Just put it off for a while. It can be done safely. The path is obvious.
Uhm...., yeah. Until "the 2030's" would qualify as " a while". Jeez, if you can't read TFA, at least read TFS. But you're right, the path is obvious. Move to technologies that don't run the risks of poisoning huge swaths of their nation's limited land.
You're twisting the meaning of fustakrakich's comment; he said "[t]hey shouldn't abandon it," which I agree with. Japan's plan to maintain/increase consumption of fossil fuel imports isn't sustainable. Even though TEPCO negligently ignored warnings about inadequate environmental safeguards in place at FNPP based on historical records, the Fukushima Daiichi incident resulted in 39 injuries and zero deaths; (two on-site deaths were caused by the tsunami). I think that's not to bad for ~60 years of Japanese nuclear energy. Shutting it all down seems heavy-handed and short-sighted; I think that rectifying inadequate safeguards at remaining NPPs (i.e., seawall efficacy, backup cooling) would have been a more appropriate response.
The ongoing, long-term environmental and health impacts won't be avoided by burning fossil fuels; rather, they may increase, particularly if one includes the deaths and injuries inherent to fossil fuel extraction (especially coal mining). I'm not sure why, but some people seem to be dismissive of those casualties. Out of sight, out of mind? "Hey, as long as it ain't me in that dark, hot mine. Fuck 'em." I don't understand that attitude.
On a personal note, my community is served by one coal-burning plant and one nuclear plant, both about 25mi from where I live. I'm pleased to have one power station nearby that's doesn't spew CO2 and toxins into the air, or demand a pound of flesh from the working class to fuel it.
Aren't jokes supposed to resemble... you know, a joke?
Hm... I give up; are jokes supposed to resemble a joke?
I am going to Japan in October, so in addition to earthquakes, tsunamis, radiation, ninjas, and godzilla, I now also have to worry about lava??? Damn...
Don't forget vorpal bunnies
Well, that was a waste of time. No vorpalness, no attacks, no fights, nothing at all but a bunch of rabbits scurrying after pellets.
I don't know what video you saw, but I just watched a bunch of ganged-up bunnies intimidating a pair of defenseless humans into handing over all their meal rations.
Some idiot "researcher" will put out a study that condemns CA and/or the U.S. for not having adequate systems/procedures/etc. in place to detect and treat this even though it is not native to the U.S. and is largely brought in by immigrants.
Therefore, this condition cannot occur in the US, so detection and treatment are of no use.
It is not as though you will be shot in the head if malware is detected. You call up your ISP and ask to know what happened, they explain, and then you tell them that you were running some application that is not actually malware, and you should get reconnected, at least in theory. In practice, things are probably going to be a bit different, but again, this is not permanent.
I can't believe you're saying this. I had come to respect you; you usually post great comments that speak to the values I hold dear, but this one is utter garbage.
Others have addressed how this would be abused by corporate/government interests. I will add that I share access with two other people, and I personally transfer approximately 100 gigabytes/day. I don't have the time or inclination to fool around with a goddamn telephone every time this corporation (which is paid to provide a reliable service) fucks up my connection because they didn't like a packet they shouldn't have inspected. If you want it... I can't fix that... but I would still oppose it, because I actually give a shit about the freedoms that you and others have.
[...] a privilege, not a right.
This well-worn thought-terminating cliché, used often by authoritarians and their apologists, is essentially meaningless... It is handy, however, both for the aforementioned scum who utter it, but especially for those among us who value liberty in identifying those who seek to control the freedom and actions of other people.
I have never heard of an astronaut who lost his/her fingernails. Where did you get this info?
I saw this on TV. One case involved a young psychiatric patient named Samara; she spent seven days trying to claw her way out of the suit at the bottom of a gravity well.
Yes, but there's more Nazis living on the far side of the Moon who still know how to do everything.
The GSNR, sure; but the supply is only sufficient for thirty project days at full space-race level funding, so we have to make sure we're totally committed lest we squander them.
I'm not surprised that Apple has rejected an App that has the purpose of getting people interested in the author's own political agenda.
There's a Mitt Romney app (and other politicians), apps for newspapers and TV news channels galore, and lots and lots of other apps that are about one political agenda or other. How is this one different?
This one is made by some filthy peasant... a mere citizen. The others were submitted by corporate partners, job creators, you know, the real American people.
This is fine with me. They also keep emulators out for the same reason, which I'm less thrilled about but I can understand their position.
Which is: Apple right behind you, and you bent over and paying for the privilege. I understand Apple's position too, but I can't understand your position.
There are "many audiences" that would find the content on the Adult Swim app "objectionable and crude", too, but Apple doesn't have a problem with that.
Well that's made by a corporate partner, so that's different, you see? Same deal with Playboy.
Here's the reason walled gardens are bad for you: Because you don't get to choose how to use your own device.
Terror talk, eh? Clearly you need to think different harder.
Did you expect apple to take it laying down?
Nah, Apple prefers to come in from behind.
It's better to have 1,200 idiots who acquit than 12 idiots who convict.