Spacetime is curved, so even if the ship is traveling at 15mph, it reaches its destination in a time indicating FTL travel. The actual distance traveled is much shorter, though.
This is the stuff you should already know before you apply to Starfleet.
This isn't the place to get into a deep (likely fruitless) discussion about race and IQ.
I was merely pointing out that there is a significant difference between the average IQ test scores of different races. The person I was replying to thought that the averages were fairly similar, but this is incorrect.
Whether IQ is a correct or appropriate measurement of actual IQ, or whether average group intelligence is relevant at the individual level, or whether it is racist to assume that blacks are genetically inferior intelligence-wise to whites, or whether improvements in environment can bring parity to IQ scores are all things I have no interest in talking about.
If Google and Apple want to succeed in their field, doesn't it behoove them to hire the best and brightest? Shouldn't they be able to do so, even if it results in skewed racial statistics?
It's pretty bad that the government has created an atmosphere where people are ashamed of acting in their own self-interest, even when those actions do nothing to harm others.
Before we get all excited about finding "organic" material in space rocks, it's important to remember that organic doesn't really mean anything unless it is certified by the government. There is a battery of tests and criteria that must be passed before anything can truly be referred to as organic.
I doubt anyone has certified a ROCK from OUTER SPACE as anything but a space rock. You can't eat it anyway, so there really isn't any reason to get it certified organic.
Ever been around a homeless person? Typically, they smell very bad.
You and I take for granted the ability to wash ourselves in a shower or bath. We are able to get much cleaner in a very short amount of time. Homeless people, on the other hand, may not have access to such luxuries and be forced to wash themselves in gas station or park sinks. The water is the same, and given enough time the bums should be able to wash themselves to cleanliness. However it is very inefficient because instead of dousing themselves all at once in hot water, they are forced to wash themselves piecemeal.
Back to my fish for a minute. The tank has a volume of 11 gallons. But I hardly ever put that much water in it because the fish ends up bumping its head against the cover and it makes an annoying sound. So I thought about other ways I could keep the tank full without always adding more water, and I came up with a system of adding gravel every other day to raise the level of the water. If the water level falls too far, it becomes a problem for the external water filter. So by adding more baseline gravel, I can pretty much keep the water at a safe level.
When I change the water every other week, I remove some of that gravel so that I have a lower baseline to start from. If this were a larger tank like my old 50 gallon, this system of adding and removing gravel wouldn't work at all. There's just too much volume to make up in the larger tank.
So if the display size is only 10 inches, how much graphics horsepower is really needed? With a decent low-end decoder chip, you can pretty much get WXGA @ 30fps decoding. The additional polygons that the graphics chip can compute seems like it would be under utilized due to the small screen discouraging hardcore gameplay. I've got a netbook like this (an older version) and the ladies are duly impressed when I whip out my big 10 inch display.
That's not true. Sometimes it is necessary to have a droid who understands the binary language of moisture vaporators. That's something even poor moisture farmers need.
In Star Wars, we are introduced to two primary types of robots. One is a protocol droid, the other is much more utilitarian (a mechanical JS Mill, if you will). The protocol droid is almost completely useless. It is insecure, fragile, and clumsy. The utility droid is clever, handy, and quick.
Why are we working so hard on creating protocol droids when utility droids are so much better?
I didn't think there was so much to raising goldfish until I went to the store to buy goldfish food. Did you know they have different food types for different varieties of goldfish? There is a separate food just for Lionheads that "enhance and grow" the bumps on the heads of these freaks. Then there is food that increases the vibrancy of certain varieties of goldfish. Not to mention that there are foods that float versus foods that sink. Flakes vs pellets. Live worms vs freeze-dried worms. Feeder fish vs 3-day time release blocks.
My goldfish had an air bladder infection and was constantly floating to the top. I ended up getting the sinking pellets because that discouraged it from eating from the surface.
My goldfish is better now, but I wonder how much more trouble it would have been if I had multiple varieties of goldfish in the same tank.
Everyone knows that there is a slight asymmetry tending towards particles rather than anti-particles. It's common sense. It's the reason why the universe exists as matter rather thant antimatter.
That's interesting, but it seems like it would remove interactivity from the activity. That would fly in the face of all the other developments thus far.
Maybe I'm not understanding your idea. Tell me more about log into a news site and post completely offtopic and unrelated comments drawn.
If there's anything I've learned over the years watching technology, it's that if everyone is suddenly climbing aboard a certain technology, it's time to find the next big thing.
Social computing may be really hot right now, but I'm wondering what the next big thing is going to be. First we had personal websites, then we moved to blogs, then to social computing and tweeting. What's next? What are you working on or with that is the next step in technological evolution?
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It's not the voltage, it's the amperage.
Spacetime is curved, so even if the ship is traveling at 15mph, it reaches its destination in a time indicating FTL travel. The actual distance traveled is much shorter, though.
This is the stuff you should already know before you apply to Starfleet.
Uniformity of procedures.
Guess we were all worried for nothing.
The Star Wars what? There are only 3 Star Wars movies. Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi.
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This isn't the place to get into a deep (likely fruitless) discussion about race and IQ.
I was merely pointing out that there is a significant difference between the average IQ test scores of different races. The person I was replying to thought that the averages were fairly similar, but this is incorrect.
Whether IQ is a correct or appropriate measurement of actual IQ, or whether average group intelligence is relevant at the individual level, or whether it is racist to assume that blacks are genetically inferior intelligence-wise to whites, or whether improvements in environment can bring parity to IQ scores are all things I have no interest in talking about.
Sequels are so much better than original stories!
Prequels are even better than sequels.
I can't even describe how great Reboots are.
The differences in human breeds can show up at the extremes, even if they don't show up significantly for the averages.
Actually, there is a significant point gap in IQ scores between black and white populations.
http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/11/20/james-r-flynn/the-black-white-iq-gap/
Though this gap has narrowed by a third in the past 20 years, there is still a large difference in the averages of the two groups.
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/7620/title/Racial_IQ_Gap_Narrows_Blacks_gain_4_to_7_points_on_whites
If Google and Apple want to succeed in their field, doesn't it behoove them to hire the best and brightest? Shouldn't they be able to do so, even if it results in skewed racial statistics?
It's pretty bad that the government has created an atmosphere where people are ashamed of acting in their own self-interest, even when those actions do nothing to harm others.
If this had been common knowledge a couple weeks ago, Vancouver could have properly prepared for this year's Olympic games.
That and rehearsing the torch ceremony. And putting proper walls on the luge track. And checked the Zambonis for proper maintenance.
But yeah, more snow earlier would have been nice.
Didn't FDR suffer from that?
That's a lot of conjecture based on only two pieces of evidence. That'll never put OJ away, Marcia.
Before we get all excited about finding "organic" material in space rocks, it's important to remember that organic doesn't really mean anything unless it is certified by the government. There is a battery of tests and criteria that must be passed before anything can truly be referred to as organic.
I doubt anyone has certified a ROCK from OUTER SPACE as anything but a space rock. You can't eat it anyway, so there really isn't any reason to get it certified organic.
Ever been around a homeless person? Typically, they smell very bad.
You and I take for granted the ability to wash ourselves in a shower or bath. We are able to get much cleaner in a very short amount of time. Homeless people, on the other hand, may not have access to such luxuries and be forced to wash themselves in gas station or park sinks. The water is the same, and given enough time the bums should be able to wash themselves to cleanliness. However it is very inefficient because instead of dousing themselves all at once in hot water, they are forced to wash themselves piecemeal.
Same with electric vehicles vs gas vehicles.
More like Can'tada!
amirite?
Back to my fish for a minute. The tank has a volume of 11 gallons. But I hardly ever put that much water in it because the fish ends up bumping its head against the cover and it makes an annoying sound. So I thought about other ways I could keep the tank full without always adding more water, and I came up with a system of adding gravel every other day to raise the level of the water. If the water level falls too far, it becomes a problem for the external water filter. So by adding more baseline gravel, I can pretty much keep the water at a safe level.
When I change the water every other week, I remove some of that gravel so that I have a lower baseline to start from. If this were a larger tank like my old 50 gallon, this system of adding and removing gravel wouldn't work at all. There's just too much volume to make up in the larger tank.
So if the display size is only 10 inches, how much graphics horsepower is really needed? With a decent low-end decoder chip, you can pretty much get WXGA @ 30fps decoding. The additional polygons that the graphics chip can compute seems like it would be under utilized due to the small screen discouraging hardcore gameplay. I've got a netbook like this (an older version) and the ladies are duly impressed when I whip out my big 10 inch display.
Were that it paid even a little...
let's say that R2-D2 is a Linux computer C-3PO is a Mac. Tons of people still use the latter, don't they?
It's pretty mean to bring up the weight problems of Linux users.
That's not true. Sometimes it is necessary to have a droid who understands the binary language of moisture vaporators. That's something even poor moisture farmers need.
In Star Wars, we are introduced to two primary types of robots. One is a protocol droid, the other is much more utilitarian (a mechanical JS Mill, if you will). The protocol droid is almost completely useless. It is insecure, fragile, and clumsy. The utility droid is clever, handy, and quick.
Why are we working so hard on creating protocol droids when utility droids are so much better?
I didn't think there was so much to raising goldfish until I went to the store to buy goldfish food. Did you know they have different food types for different varieties of goldfish? There is a separate food just for Lionheads that "enhance and grow" the bumps on the heads of these freaks. Then there is food that increases the vibrancy of certain varieties of goldfish. Not to mention that there are foods that float versus foods that sink. Flakes vs pellets. Live worms vs freeze-dried worms. Feeder fish vs 3-day time release blocks.
My goldfish had an air bladder infection and was constantly floating to the top. I ended up getting the sinking pellets because that discouraged it from eating from the surface.
My goldfish is better now, but I wonder how much more trouble it would have been if I had multiple varieties of goldfish in the same tank.
Everyone knows that there is a slight asymmetry tending towards particles rather than anti-particles. It's common sense. It's the reason why the universe exists as matter rather thant antimatter.
The following URL is a petition for permanent residence in the United States of America.
http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-485.pdf
Part 3 is the part that catches terrorists.
That's interesting, but it seems like it would remove interactivity from the activity. That would fly in the face of all the other developments thus far.
Maybe I'm not understanding your idea. Tell me more about log into a news site and post completely offtopic and unrelated comments drawn.
If there's anything I've learned over the years watching technology, it's that if everyone is suddenly climbing aboard a certain technology, it's time to find the next big thing.
Social computing may be really hot right now, but I'm wondering what the next big thing is going to be. First we had personal websites, then we moved to blogs, then to social computing and tweeting. What's next? What are you working on or with that is the next step in technological evolution?
Interesting. I can't use the iPhone keyboard to save my life. Everything else is accurately calibrated, but the keyboard is way off.
If it weren't for this problem, I'd go out and buy one immediately.