The article about the THC oranges was a joke but it contains the reason why it is possible to do this stuff in your garage: PCR. This process is to genetic engineering what the combination of oscilloscope and signal generator are to electronics.
This is a common misconception. Think about a society were there is no tea or car (somewere in africa). Do you think their children would choose tea set and car toys based on gender?
Try Indonesia. Kenya is tied with Sri Lanka as the world's 3rd largest tea producer.
What does Microsoft really stand to gain from allowing more machines with OS/X to sell? Presumably Apple is still getting money from sales of the OS, at the cost of whatever margin they might have on their PC's. Further, Apple is spared the cost of having to support users with unsupported hardware.
It's not like their anti-Linux stuff. When users switch to Linux, they're Microsoft free. When users switch to OS/X, there's still the potential for sales of Microsoft software to the platform. Apple is still getting their money for the OS (right?), undercutting them on hardware margins for PCs doesn't sound like something that would really undermine Apple.
Heck, they're probably spending more money on legal proceedings than they would've gotten from those sales.
I begin to see a pattern:
John Doe I == Ballmer
John Doe II == Jobs?
Last year we heard about pollinators (honeybees) mysteriously vanishing and this year there are no acorns (products of pollination). This doesn't explain anything though since most oaks will self-pollinate. It may be a contributing factor, however.
That's what I was thinking of. I read the whole article but couldn't find how they came up with the 11k figure. I assume it was radiocarbon dating on the bones found but I'd like to hear it anyway. Also, just because the bones were dated to a certain time, it doesn't really say everything about the age of the temple. It could theoretically be far older.
Then what about that whole god rested on the 7th day bit? By your logic, weekends should be thousands of years long! I'm starting to like this whole bible thingy now!
Ah I get it now! God rested on the 7th bit (counting from 0), thus creating ASCII!
No, it's pretty much science and faith aren't compatible. A scientist must believe nothing she hears or sees. She may guide her inquiry as she feels but must attack any pre-conceived assumptions the most ruthlessly.
Time-lapse movies of the clouds circling the north pole show the whirlpool-like cyclone there is rotating at 530 kilometers per hour (325 miles per hour), more than twice as fast as the highest winds measured in cyclonic features on Earth. This cyclone is surrounded by an odd, honeycombed-shaped hexagon, which itself does not seem to move while the clouds within it whip around at high speeds, also greater than 500 kilometers per hour (300 miles per hour). Oddly, neither the fast-moving clouds inside the hexagon nor this new cyclone seem to disrupt the six-sided hexagon.
To distinguish it from hexagons which aren't six-sided?
The "still haven't" is misleading. Bell's clearly shows that the only possibility for a deterministic mechanism behind quantum mechanics is a system containing nonlocal hidden variables.
Right. Bell's theorem gives you a choice between determinism with non-local "extras" and non-determinism (the Copenhagen non-interpretation)
If people weren't overspecialized by the public stupefaction system police actually would be able to deal correctly with a larger number of situations. However, this is not in the interests of those who want a stupid, brutal police state.
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Right. Evolution of resistant bacteria on the time scale of bacteria is far quicker than actually designing one.
The article about the THC oranges was a joke but it contains the reason why it is possible to do this stuff in your garage: PCR. This process is to genetic engineering what the combination of oscilloscope and signal generator are to electronics.
I think they're working on that.
IANAMB but squid don't glow. Perhaps you were thinking of jellyfish or diatoms.
http://freeciv.org
At least he had the spheres to eschew an anonymous posting... unlike you.
This critique is ridiculous: If she meant to say "hinge on falsehoods" why doesn't she mention any of the falsehoods.
I agree with the GP - this woman is symptomatic of the pathological state of public education in this country.
That's wrong, too. I think if you want to get away from tea and cars you have to go to Antartica.
This is a common misconception. Think about a society were there is no tea or car (somewere in africa). Do you think their children would choose tea set and car toys based on gender?
Try Indonesia. Kenya is tied with Sri Lanka as the world's 3rd largest tea producer.
The choice of playing with dolls, tea sets or cars is CULTURAL and not genetic. This have been proved in numerous scientific researches.
Whew! So that means Englishmen aren't really a bunch of fa...
oh, wait.
What does Microsoft really stand to gain from allowing more machines with OS/X to sell? Presumably Apple is still getting money from sales of the OS, at the cost of whatever margin they might have on their PC's. Further, Apple is spared the cost of having to support users with unsupported hardware. It's not like their anti-Linux stuff. When users switch to Linux, they're Microsoft free. When users switch to OS/X, there's still the potential for sales of Microsoft software to the platform. Apple is still getting their money for the OS (right?), undercutting them on hardware margins for PCs doesn't sound like something that would really undermine Apple. Heck, they're probably spending more money on legal proceedings than they would've gotten from those sales.
I begin to see a pattern:
John Doe I == Ballmer
John Doe II == Jobs?
Last year we heard about pollinators (honeybees) mysteriously vanishing and this year there are no acorns (products of pollination). This doesn't explain anything though since most oaks will self-pollinate. It may be a contributing factor, however.
Mean, Median and Mode. In a world of 99 uniform dumbasses and 1 genius, 99% would be below mean intelligence.
Not sure where you get the 50% from.
I don't know - I've met a lot of mean dumbasses and come to think of it, a lot of them were in uniform.
I'm getting drunk. How about you?
That's what I was thinking of. I read the whole article but couldn't find how they came up with the 11k figure. I assume it was radiocarbon dating on the bones found but I'd like to hear it anyway. Also, just because the bones were dated to a certain time, it doesn't really say everything about the age of the temple. It could theoretically be far older.
Please somebody mod parent funny.
Then what about that whole god rested on the 7th day bit? By your logic, weekends should be thousands of years long! I'm starting to like this whole bible thingy now!
Ah I get it now! God rested on the 7th bit (counting from 0), thus creating ASCII!
No, it's pretty much science and faith aren't compatible. A scientist must believe nothing she hears or sees. She may guide her inquiry as she feels but must attack any pre-conceived assumptions the most ruthlessly.
from the TFA:
Time-lapse movies of the clouds circling the north pole show the whirlpool-like cyclone there is rotating at 530 kilometers per hour (325 miles per hour), more than twice as fast as the highest winds measured in cyclonic features on Earth. This cyclone is surrounded by an odd, honeycombed-shaped hexagon, which itself does not seem to move while the clouds within it whip around at high speeds, also greater than 500 kilometers per hour (300 miles per hour). Oddly, neither the fast-moving clouds inside the hexagon nor this new cyclone seem to disrupt the six-sided hexagon.
To distinguish it from hexagons which aren't six-sided?
LMFAO
Where are my mod points????
"Troll"???? Wow. People Unclear On The Concept.
Although, he did forget that Nobel himself invented dynamite.
Yes. To clear up confusion I suggest that the prize be renamed, "The Fisherman's Friend Award"
It's not imprecise, it's just nondeterministic.
The "still haven't" is misleading. Bell's clearly shows that the only possibility for a deterministic mechanism behind quantum mechanics is a system containing nonlocal hidden variables.
Right. Bell's theorem gives you a choice between determinism with non-local "extras" and non-determinism (the Copenhagen non-interpretation)
Try using mplayer to play it. It has a speed option.
mplayer -speed 1.6 [file]
I'll bet it doesn't have a Search option.
Sounds like you could use the same concept to bring down slashdot: Flood it with attempts to post before the 5 minute limit.
Too bad the mods only go up to 5.
I give parent +10 Informative.
If people weren't overspecialized by the public stupefaction system police actually would be able to deal correctly with a larger number of situations. However, this is not in the interests of those who want a stupid, brutal police state.