That's nice, but it reflects Tesla's work in his "dumb RF" period. Tesla's AC work was great, but his concept of RF was bogus.
It doesn't matter to the Tesla fanbois - everything he did and everything he touched was pure genius, always and forever, amen. Even the bits that are (to put it kindly) poorly documented, the rumors, the urban legends... If Tesla's name is attached, it's Holy Writ.
I think that fanbois who worship a great scientist/engineer are not as lacking in their humanity and as distasteful as fanbois that worship a corporation. For the latter, I have little tolerance for their drivel, and I'm sorry to say that I find it very difficult to sympathize with their condition.
Sadly, much of the problem is the plastic granules, powder and fragments that UV-degraded plastics (like those lawn chairs) break down into.
Big chunks are a problem, but a huge part of the issue in the great pacific midden is tiny particles and fragments that've been eroded by agitation and broken down by UV until - for many animals - they're indistinguishable from food. They get into little filter feeding critters, they collect in the guts of larger creatures, and they just don't go away.
Becoming too small for us to see and deal with doesn't make that waste go away, it just makes it even harder to deal with.
In addition to the ongoing ecological damage, there's a possibility that we may come to rely on that plastic, as the value of both it and petroleum increase. The recovery of plastic in the form of microscopic particulates is likely going to be expensive and environmentally disruptive, akin to mining other (not-necessarily-rare) rare-earth materials.
Just what we need... yet another anti-medicine headline. I'll go ahead and invoke the rule: No.
It's not; if it's anti- anything, it's anti-misuse. Also, Betteridge's Law of Headlines is a poor tool for disputing the validity of a scientific study.
Being packed in together hip deep in their own waste doesn't have anything to do with healthy conditions? We should subject you to the same and see how long you last.
I'm not certain berashith was saying what you think he was saying. I would be if he'd said that feedlots have nothing to do with unhealthy conditions. Either way, I believe it would be more useful and ethical to not subject livestock to hostile living conditions than to begin subjecting humans to them.
Good post. I want to add (for anyone else reading) that if someone (in particular, healthcare workers or law enforcement) asks you "Have you [ever] [had] thought[s] about harming yourself or others," before you say anything other than "No," know that you will at that point be forfeiting your right to self-determination, and will likely be taken to the nearest hospital with a secure psychiatric ward for involuntary admission. That's what you're actually being asked: "Do you submit to indefinite involuntary confinement and treatment for any to-be-determined psychiatric/medical conditions?"
I'm not posting this because I want people who need help to go untreated; rather, I believe most people (including those who abhor violence) have had thoughts about harming themselves or others at some point, and it's probably normal and benign. Also, people have confessed voluntarily to crimes that they not only didn't commit, but didn't even know about until questioned. The human psychological mechanisms that allow for that occurrence may also pose a risk when answering this question.
Businessmen are always trying to make military analogies. Makes them feel macho and in charge, I suppose. There is, however, a clear difference between some coke addled suit and an ex-marine with a bunch of weapons.
One is likely a psychopath, the other is a veteran exercising a right he swore to uphold.
An acquaintance who was a student at Ringling Art School was beaten by the same officer, for nothing more than uttering the word "corruption". It really is no joke that the distribution of law has grave discrepancies. It generally takes experience or a victimized loved-one to understand it. But there's always research, which offers a sore abundance of examples.
For those willing and able, mere observation of the world around them is sufficient. With awareness being a prerequisite to purposefully solving any societal ill, you're helping by sharing your stories with those who'd otherwise wait until a problem reaches their own doorstep.
it cannot solve with the proper use of rockets, lasers and in one notable case, duct tape.
Someone start a White House petition to rename NASA to "Federal Department of Rockets and Lasers". Because who in their right mind (or several of the wrong ones) would cut funding to the Department of Rockets and Lasers?
I always love how some people are adamant advocates of equality between the sexes, but still think that treating men and women equally is misogynistic.
How is suggesting that women bear full financial responsibility for a child advocating equality?
or you know, we could actually hold women accountable for the implied responsibility that comes with 'my body, my right,' instead of pulling his wallet in, involuntarily. Of course, in this culture, it seems like we can't hold women accountable for anything sexually related without being labeled misogynists..
You'd probably run into this problem much less if you quit being a misogynist.
I'm sorry to differ with you, but I'm afraid that the AC is correct. The first four matches for "natural fission" on Scientific American's website confirm the AC's claim. I've omitted the fourth match below, which was a 2005 article discussing the same subject as the first:
Who decides what is and isn't ethical? Have we all ceded that responsibility to Mr. Assange and not our elected officials?
Mr. Assange (and Mr. Manning, et al) gave us the access to decide for ourselves. Our paid-for and appointed officials and their corporate cronies don't trust us that much.
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It doesn't matter to the Tesla fanbois - everything he did and everything he touched was pure genius, always and forever, amen. Even the bits that are (to put it kindly) poorly documented, the rumors, the urban legends... If Tesla's name is attached, it's Holy Writ.
I think that fanbois who worship a great scientist/engineer are not as lacking in their humanity and as distasteful as fanbois that worship a corporation. For the latter, I have little tolerance for their drivel, and I'm sorry to say that I find it very difficult to sympathize with their condition.
Sadly, much of the problem is the plastic granules, powder and fragments that UV-degraded plastics (like those lawn chairs) break down into.
Big chunks are a problem, but a huge part of the issue in the great pacific midden is tiny particles and fragments that've been eroded by agitation and broken down by UV until - for many animals - they're indistinguishable from food. They get into little filter feeding critters, they collect in the guts of larger creatures, and they just don't go away.
Becoming too small for us to see and deal with doesn't make that waste go away, it just makes it even harder to deal with.
In addition to the ongoing ecological damage, there's a possibility that we may come to rely on that plastic, as the value of both it and petroleum increase. The recovery of plastic in the form of microscopic particulates is likely going to be expensive and environmentally disruptive, akin to mining other (not-necessarily-rare) rare-earth materials.
The first rule of secret escape plans is that you keep them secret.
Hang on... Okay, got it. Second rule?
Just what we need... yet another anti-medicine headline. I'll go ahead and invoke the rule: No.
It's not; if it's anti- anything, it's anti-misuse. Also, Betteridge's Law of Headlines is a poor tool for disputing the validity of a scientific study.
Being packed in together hip deep in their own waste doesn't have anything to do with healthy conditions? We should subject you to the same and see how long you last.
I'm not certain berashith was saying what you think he was saying. I would be if he'd said that feedlots have nothing to do with unhealthy conditions. Either way, I believe it would be more useful and ethical to not subject livestock to hostile living conditions than to begin subjecting humans to them.
Wendy, I'm home
Haha I was about to post the exact same reply! Used to be my sig, in fact... Favorite movie of all time. :D
Think they'll sell working copies of those nifty steampunk stun guns in the gift shop?
In our litigious society? Hell no. If you want one anyway, here's DIY project for something similarly inspired that you might be interested in:
https://www.rmcybernetics.com/projects/DIY_Devices/plasma-gun.htm
I love the irony implied by your sig.
Thank you... I'm glad he said it; makes a good sig, I think. :o)
[...] I all too often see chrome say "waiting for adblock extension..." [...]
Interesting that an advertisement browser developed by an advertising conglomerate would advertise that... :o)
And in such a situation, arguing semantics just makes you look like a tool.
Yes, one of the tools used by Big Grammar Nazi, no?
Good post. I want to add (for anyone else reading) that if someone (in particular, healthcare workers or law enforcement) asks you "Have you [ever] [had] thought[s] about harming yourself or others," before you say anything other than "No," know that you will at that point be forfeiting your right to self-determination, and will likely be taken to the nearest hospital with a secure psychiatric ward for involuntary admission. That's what you're actually being asked: "Do you submit to indefinite involuntary confinement and treatment for any to-be-determined psychiatric/medical conditions?"
I'm not posting this because I want people who need help to go untreated; rather, I believe most people (including those who abhor violence) have had thoughts about harming themselves or others at some point, and it's probably normal and benign. Also, people have confessed voluntarily to crimes that they not only didn't commit, but didn't even know about until questioned. The human psychological mechanisms that allow for that occurrence may also pose a risk when answering this question.
I never saw any SS or Federale involvement with the OWS people. I haven't really looked, but what I've seen is local LEO.
See? It's okay, our agencies have English-language names and speak English, so you know they're trustworthy.
Businessmen are always trying to make military analogies. Makes them feel macho and in charge, I suppose. There is, however, a clear difference between some coke addled suit and an ex-marine with a bunch of weapons.
One is likely a psychopath, the other is a veteran exercising a right he swore to uphold.
An acquaintance who was a student at Ringling Art School was beaten by the same officer, for nothing more than uttering the word "corruption". It really is no joke that the distribution of law has grave discrepancies. It generally takes experience or a victimized loved-one to understand it. But there's always research, which offers a sore abundance of examples.
For those willing and able, mere observation of the world around them is sufficient. With awareness being a prerequisite to purposefully solving any societal ill, you're helping by sharing your stories with those who'd otherwise wait until a problem reaches their own doorstep.
I'll take the hackers, thank you--with them I at least have some chance of purging *their* malware from my computer system.
Back in the BBS days there was a virus group called "YAM" — Youth Against McAfee. Maybe it's time to get the band back together. :o)
it cannot solve with the proper use of rockets, lasers and in one notable case, duct tape.
Someone start a White House petition to rename NASA to "Federal Department of Rockets and Lasers". Because who in their right mind (or several of the wrong ones) would cut funding to the Department of Rockets and Lasers?
roman_mir? ;o)
I always love how some people are adamant advocates of equality between the sexes, but still think that treating men and women equally is misogynistic.
How is suggesting that women bear full financial responsibility for a child advocating equality?
or you know, we could actually hold women accountable for the implied responsibility that comes with 'my body, my right,' instead of pulling his wallet in, involuntarily. Of course, in this culture, it seems like we can't hold women accountable for anything sexually related without being labeled misogynists..
You'd probably run into this problem much less if you quit being a misogynist.
yes that's right.. and when she wont' shut up, lets just smack her across the face...as many times as necessary..
is the joke still funny now? or is your white knight I'm-sorry-for-being-a-man knee jerk reaction kicking in right now?
We're talking about fucking, not "knee"-jerking.
But researchers now report a new way to make male mice temporarily infertile.
- it's called a swift kick in the balls. It works by blocking the ability to fuck for a little while.
I don't understand... I can't get off unless I get kicked in the nuts. Is there something wrong with me?
it's usually the dangly thing ABOVE the balls that matters
This?
I hadn't realized that the need for male contraceptive was to prevent male pregnancy.
"This "stuff" has always existed"
Pretty unclear on the whole fission thing, eh?
I'm sorry to differ with you, but I'm afraid that the AC is correct. The first four matches for "natural fission" on Scientific American's website confirm the AC's claim. I've omitted the fourth match below, which was a 2005 article discussing the same subject as the first:
Nature’s Nuclear Reactors: The 2-Billion-Year-Old Natural Fission Reactors in Gabon, Western Africa
Nuclear Fission Confirmed as Source of More than Half of Earth’s Heat
Do transuranic elements such as plutonium ever occur naturally? (The answer is "Yes")
My apologies if you were disputing an aspect of nuclear fission not addressed in any of the above articles; your reply was a little bit cryptic. =)
The CIA did something bad once [...]
That's right... CIA did something bad, once.
Who decides what is and isn't ethical? Have we all ceded that responsibility to Mr. Assange and not our elected officials?
Mr. Assange (and Mr. Manning, et al) gave us the access to decide for ourselves. Our paid-for and appointed officials and their corporate cronies don't trust us that much.
The Onion seems to share the "hype" assessment:
HP Offers 'That Cloud Thing Everyone Is Talking About'