This makes no sense. Actin is found in practically all eukaryotic cells, including those that are tiny. TFA makes no claim that "frog eggs evolved the [actin] mesh to counteract gravity".
Nice one. I use Google Apps too. I think that inactivating specific accounts is probably just as quick as creating a filter, in my estimation. It's a bit cleaner too, so I'll continue using it for now.
I did hear about this, but I hadn't thought about writing a filter after receiving spam. That's a cool idea.
The only part that makes me slightly wary is that since so many use gmail, you'd think that spammers would automatically remove the +slashdot part pretty soon.
I don't even use spam blockers. Instead I've purchased a domain, which is quite affordable nowadays. I have a catch-all redirect, so I any mail addressed to *@mydomain.com.
Then, I give a unique username to each organisation. e.g. slashdot@mydomain.com. If I receive spam at this address, I inform them, then kill the username. I can also just create slashdot2@mydomain.com if I want to keep dealing with their company.
Now, I receive only a few spam emails each year, so I need to do zero automated filtering. I also don't have to deal with the worry of false positives at all.
Also, now I think about it a bit more, I think the phase difference between ears is also enough to make this unfeasible for higher frequencies. But yes, I agree that it should be possible (and useful) to cancel the low-frequency engine noise.
Okay, so we've a got a proposal. Where do we pitch it?
But the engine vibrations occur at a known spot at a fixed distance from every seat and are essentially constant for long periods.
That's a good point. I imagine that could work for gross cancellation of noise, especially at lower frequencies, but I still think there'd be too much variability at higher frequencies. For example, at 2 kHz, the wavelength is about 17 cm. Hence, if you are 9 cm away from the 'optimal' position, you'd be totally out of phase, and the noise would be worse. Obviously this precision is even more important for higher frequencies.
That's not really technically possible. Noise-cancelling headphones work by detecting the incoming sound at the position of your ears, then broadcasting the out-of-phase version of this sound into your ears (i.e. "anti-noise"). Passengers in a plane or train would each experience slightly different noise, with slightly different phases. This makes it impossible to broadcast a single sound that would cancel noise for all passengers.
What's even worse is that Ubisoft sent a plain-text email to everyone that incorporates a link to reset your password. Click on the link, and you are taken to a form where you can reset your password. The thing is, this form doesn't even require you to enter your old password. So, if anyone got their hands on this email, they have immediate access to you account anyway!
Ubisoft started with a bad situation and made it a lot worse!
This reminds me of the opening scene of Robert Altman's "The Player" from 1992.
If you haven't seen it, it's a great satire on Hollywood. The opening scene in fantastic in its own right (8 minute, single take), and features writers pitching ideas to a producer, including the sequel to The Graduate. The conclusion is that Hollywood cannot find a new idea.
When I say "young", I mean infants. And I live in a developed country, so there is almost zero chance of death from malaria for me anyway. (And for the record, you are off by a decade.)
P.S. Now I'm trying to work out what lab you are based in, but googling your name comes up with nothing much relevant for me. (Unless it's a pseudonym)
(Huh! I also work on apicomplexan genomics/transcriptomics amongst other things. And our lab meetings are shared with a group specialising in kinetoplastids. How random!)
You make good points about the research on cancer. I am by no means a specialist in this area, but this appears to be consistent with what I know. Also, good things to remember for grant applications, no doubt!
(Malaria scientist here.)
Yep, cancer kills >10 million a year, and malaria kills (only) ~1 million a year. However, you are probably correct that malaria treatment can be more targeted to falciparum malaria, as opposed to the many types of cancer, although this is controversial. OTOH, malaria is primarily a problem for young people, and cancer more a problem linked to an aging population, so there's one strong argument to prioritise malaria.
What kind of functionality do you feel Jabref lacks? I've only really tried Jabref (and BibDesk and Endnote in my Mac days), and I'm wondering whether I'm missing out on something by not trying Zotero.
But on my first look I see Incomprehensible Icons and Icon names.
Why not use simple and descriptive language?
And on your second look you can see simple and descriptive language. In that exact same screenshot. For example,
Celestia (Gnome): explore the universe in this detailed space simulator.
Klavaro: Learn to type with this fun and easy typing tutor.
GeoGebra: Create interactive mathematical constructions and
Thanks for the link. Flattr looks great! I read up a bit more about it, and it was co-founded by Peter Sunde, one of the co-founders of The Pirate Bay. (Just don't download the browser extension, as it sends every url you visit to flattr.)
Ah okay. Apologies, I misunderstood. I thought you meant to say that optometrists required the equivalent of a Bachelor of Medicine. I'm from Australia, where only a bachelor degree is required.
That's because you are confusing operating systems with desktop environments. Linux is one operating system, but you can run many different desktop environments on it. The question should be "how do I change the screen resolution in KDE/Gnome/Unity/XFCE/LXDE/etc."?
It is not a failure of the operating system to allow users the freedom to run what desktop environment they want on it.
The musicians had to provide their own drives, so it wasn't necessarily something they had the budget for. You make a fair point though, I didn't mean to emphasise that part as much as I did. The (lack of) difference in quality between the two rates is more important.
Also, like I say, I was working in the studio, so bring the band back in was fine by us!
Mod parent up! Having worked in a professional recording/mix studio for years, this is indeed what we used. 24 bit and 48 kHz, or sometimes just 44.1 kHz. You can plausibly hear the different between 48 kHz and 192 kHz, but it was very very minor (and we didn't double blind).
It'd almost totally get lost in the downsampling of the mastering anyway, and the additional disk space just isn't worth it. (Consider that many artists would have 30–40 tracks per song, or more.)
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This makes no sense. Actin is found in practically all eukaryotic cells, including those that are tiny. TFA makes no claim that "frog eggs evolved the [actin] mesh to counteract gravity".
Nice one. I use Google Apps too. I think that inactivating specific accounts is probably just as quick as creating a filter, in my estimation. It's a bit cleaner too, so I'll continue using it for now.
I did hear about this, but I hadn't thought about writing a filter after receiving spam. That's a cool idea.
The only part that makes me slightly wary is that since so many use gmail, you'd think that spammers would automatically remove the +slashdot part pretty soon.
I don't even use spam blockers. Instead I've purchased a domain, which is quite affordable nowadays. I have a catch-all redirect, so I any mail addressed to *@mydomain.com.
Then, I give a unique username to each organisation. e.g. slashdot@mydomain.com. If I receive spam at this address, I inform them, then kill the username. I can also just create slashdot2@mydomain.com if I want to keep dealing with their company.
Now, I receive only a few spam emails each year, so I need to do zero automated filtering. I also don't have to deal with the worry of false positives at all.
Also, now I think about it a bit more, I think the phase difference between ears is also enough to make this unfeasible for higher frequencies. But yes, I agree that it should be possible (and useful) to cancel the low-frequency engine noise.
Okay, so we've a got a proposal. Where do we pitch it?
But the engine vibrations occur at a known spot at a fixed distance from every seat and are essentially constant for long periods.
That's a good point. I imagine that could work for gross cancellation of noise, especially at lower frequencies, but I still think there'd be too much variability at higher frequencies. For example, at 2 kHz, the wavelength is about 17 cm. Hence, if you are 9 cm away from the 'optimal' position, you'd be totally out of phase, and the noise would be worse. Obviously this precision is even more important for higher frequencies.
That's not really technically possible. Noise-cancelling headphones work by detecting the incoming sound at the position of your ears, then broadcasting the out-of-phase version of this sound into your ears (i.e. "anti-noise"). Passengers in a plane or train would each experience slightly different noise, with slightly different phases. This makes it impossible to broadcast a single sound that would cancel noise for all passengers.
What's even worse is that Ubisoft sent a plain-text email to everyone that incorporates a link to reset your password. Click on the link, and you are taken to a form where you can reset your password. The thing is, this form doesn't even require you to enter your old password. So, if anyone got their hands on this email, they have immediate access to you account anyway! Ubisoft started with a bad situation and made it a lot worse!
If you haven't seen it, it's a great satire on Hollywood. The opening scene in fantastic in its own right (8 minute, single take), and features writers pitching ideas to a producer, including the sequel to The Graduate. The conclusion is that Hollywood cannot find a new idea.
When I say "young", I mean infants. And I live in a developed country, so there is almost zero chance of death from malaria for me anyway. (And for the record, you are off by a decade.)
P.S. Now I'm trying to work out what lab you are based in, but googling your name comes up with nothing much relevant for me. (Unless it's a pseudonym)
(Huh! I also work on apicomplexan genomics/transcriptomics amongst other things. And our lab meetings are shared with a group specialising in kinetoplastids. How random!)
You make good points about the research on cancer. I am by no means a specialist in this area, but this appears to be consistent with what I know. Also, good things to remember for grant applications, no doubt!
(Malaria scientist here.) Yep, cancer kills >10 million a year, and malaria kills (only) ~1 million a year. However, you are probably correct that malaria treatment can be more targeted to falciparum malaria, as opposed to the many types of cancer, although this is controversial. OTOH, malaria is primarily a problem for young people, and cancer more a problem linked to an aging population, so there's one strong argument to prioritise malaria.
What kind of functionality do you feel Jabref lacks? I've only really tried Jabref (and BibDesk and Endnote in my Mac days), and I'm wondering whether I'm missing out on something by not trying Zotero.
But on my first look I see Incomprehensible Icons and Icon names.
Why not use simple and descriptive language?
And on your second look you can see simple and descriptive language. In that exact same screenshot. For example,
Celestia (Gnome): explore the universe in this detailed space simulator.
Klavaro: Learn to type with this fun and easy typing tutor.
GeoGebra: Create interactive mathematical constructions and
Thanks for the link. Flattr looks great! I read up a bit more about it, and it was co-founded by Peter Sunde, one of the co-founders of The Pirate Bay. (Just don't download the browser extension, as it sends every url you visit to flattr.)
A quick search also brought up Kachingle and Sprinklepenny as similar alternatives.
And I probably should have read your original post more thoroughly, since you were obviously making that point in the first place!
Ah okay. Apologies, I misunderstood. I thought you meant to say that optometrists required the equivalent of a Bachelor of Medicine. I'm from Australia, where only a bachelor degree is required.
Being a physician != having a doctorate.
That's because you are confusing operating systems with desktop environments. Linux is one operating system, but you can run many different desktop environments on it. The question should be "how do I change the screen resolution in KDE/Gnome/Unity/XFCE/LXDE/etc."? It is not a failure of the operating system to allow users the freedom to run what desktop environment they want on it.
As a married guy with two kids under five, I say: "we need to stop wasting time on Slashdot!"
But if it wraps then that suggests a finite size to the "world"... So perhaps it's better not to wrap?
Indeed. The dragging aspect is nice, but a zoom functionality is painfully missing.
http://ares.aylett.co.uk/xkcd/ or http://xkcd-map.rent-a-geek.de/
The musicians had to provide their own drives, so it wasn't necessarily something they had the budget for. You make a fair point though, I didn't mean to emphasise that part as much as I did. The (lack of) difference in quality between the two rates is more important. Also, like I say, I was working in the studio, so bring the band back in was fine by us!
Mod parent up! Having worked in a professional recording/mix studio for years, this is indeed what we used. 24 bit and 48 kHz, or sometimes just 44.1 kHz. You can plausibly hear the different between 48 kHz and 192 kHz, but it was very very minor (and we didn't double blind). It'd almost totally get lost in the downsampling of the mastering anyway, and the additional disk space just isn't worth it. (Consider that many artists would have 30–40 tracks per song, or more.)