Rceeberger wrote:
Yup.SPOILERS:
http://www.boingboing.net/2009/03/04/hitler-finds-out-abo.html
But it is sooo damn funny!
Yeah, I was listening to the German, which
didn't match the subtitles that well.
Maybe next time I'll just read the subtitles...
Rceeberger wrote:
http://www.businessinsider.com/the-housing-chart-thats-worth-1000-words-2009-2
Housing prices may still have a ways to fall.
Rob--
Wow. That's certainly what the chart shows.
Is it really that clear? If it were, you'd
think that enough investors would have bet
against
Rceeberger wrote:
http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/01/28/this-friday-on-letterman-bill-hicks/
15 years after Bill Hicks' death, the famous segment cut from Letterman's
show will be shown.
Hicks was quite bitter that this monologue was cut and he died 5 months
later of cancer at 32 years of
FYI, the long-awaited (by me, anyway!) Charles
Stross book event is up on the Crooked Timber
blog:
http://crookedtimber.org/
Now if Paul Krugman would only explain
Economics 2.0...
---David
___
Nick Arnett wrote:
On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 12:27 PM, David Hobby hob...@newpaltz.edu wrote:
FYI, the long-awaited (by me, anyway!) Charles
Stross book event is up on the Crooked Timber
blog:
http://crookedtimber.org/
I just finished re-reading Accelerando... and I'm not sure if I
Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
...
But I did know there had to be one. I think
these are called affine transformations.
(Linear is x -- ax, and Affine is x -- ax + b.)
y = mx + b is a linear equation. (With slope m and y-intercept b.)
. . . ronn! :)
Ronn--
Why, yes it is. But linear
Bruce Bostwick wrote:
On Jan 9, 2009, at 8:15 AM, David Hobby wrote:
...
The crude answer to you would be to say:
Oh, so it means that? Then go edit Wikipedia
to say so. See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear_transformation
That's a great function of Wikipedia--standardizing
Ray Maree Ludenia wrote:
David Hobby wrote:
Another place where this kind of thing shows
up is in the definition of the natural numbers.
Do they start at 0 or at 1? On a basic level,
starting at 1 makes sense. But in set theory
(or computer science) starting at 0 works better.
David
Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
At 05:34 PM Thursday 1/8/2009, Rceeberger wrote:
http://xkcd.com/526/
xponent
Spit Goes Cunk Maru
rob
I presume everybody here already knows that -40°C = -40°F.
Linear Transformation Fixed Point Maru
Ronn!-- No, I didn't know that it was at -40.
But I
Dan M wrote:
...
Look at the wealthiest countries in the world. With the exception of the
US, they have fertility rates below replacement, some (like Japan, Germany
and Italy) far below replacement.
The countries with high fertility rates tend to be poorer. Thus, wealth is
Dan M wrote:
...
O.K., let me try. There is such a thing as concrete wealth.
Wealth lets an individual do things that they want to do. So
a person's individual wealth would be roughly defined relative
to some standard as the ratio of the utility of what they can
do to what they could do in
Dan M wrote:
After the discussion about money as a social construct, it occurred to me
that that there is something more fundamental underlying this. It is
whether wealth is concrete or just an abstract concept.
Dan--
O.K., let me try. There is such a thing as concrete wealth.
Wealth lets
Hi. I was just reading the comments on a post at Crooked
Timber on how/if WW II ended the Great Depression:
http://crookedtimber.org/2008/12/07/the-economic-lessons-of-world-war-ii/
And found this gem:
HH 12.07.08 at 5:26 pm
The bottom line on WWII economic stimulus is that weapons in
Jon Louis Mann wrote:
I find mysel beginning to ignore messages not only from
trolls but from those who constantly vent their anger
at the trolls.
If your'e concerned about community, consider the effect
of everyone else on the list of having our inboxes flooded
with these arguments.
Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
Presuming that anyone here has read any of it . . .
(Pretty much spoiler-free. Please try to keep it that way!)
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Jon Louis Mann wrote:
Hi. I read it, but several months ago, and wasn't
too good with the authors at the start. I got the
obvious ones, guessed at the rest, and kept on
reading.
If no one else knows, you may have to give us a bit
of dialogue to jog our memories.
Andrew Crystall wrote:
...
For dummies, okay. It's a new system, introduced in 2006 and there
are still minor tweaks going on, but it's attracted a lot of
attention. The core of it is this:
It's a system of obligatory private health insurance. The insurance
companies (and over a dozen
William T Goodall wrote:
On 19 Oct 2008, at 12:04, Jon Louis Mann wrote:
It's been very quiet here since the thought police manifesto.
...
On 20 Aug 2008, at 15:12, Nick Arnett wrote:
I don't think we've ever moderated anybody for frequent off-topic
posting, but I'm growing increasingly
William T Goodall wrote:
On 20 Aug 2008, at 16:10, William T Goodall wrote:
I'm growing increasingly concerned that you are trying to use your
position on the list to intimidate and silence those with whom you do
not agree and that this behaviour could be offensive to some who might
otherwise
John Williams wrote:
David Hobby [EMAIL PROTECTED]
...
It could be that The Atrocity Archives is best
appreciated if you know a lot of theoretical computer
science, so I'll withhold comment.
Did Stross come from a CS background? When you say theoretical
computer science, do you mean
hkhenson wrote:
I have a problem where I could really use some advice--or at least
put my qualms on the record.
...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Traffic_in_Arms_Regulations
...
One of my friends thinks my concept work on reducing the cost of
materials transport by sub orbital
John Williams wrote:
Max Battcher [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Um... that's the plot of the book. She's a sexbot designed for having sex
with humans but there aren't any humans left to have sex with...
Now I'm wondering what happened to all the humans. I'll definitely
have to check it out now.
Dave Land wrote:
On Sep 24, 2008, at 7:05 AM, John Williams wrote:
...
We don't condone ad hominem attacks on this list. This is the second
time you've resorted to it.
Stop it. Now.
Yes: I told you what to do, and we ALL know how much you hate that.
There is, of course, a remedy:
John Williams wrote:
David Hobby [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I'm already at the
stage where I delete many of your posts
unread.
I hope you continue to do so, if that is what you think
is best. I will continue to write as I think best.
John--
Yes, but you eventually might not have an audience
John Williams wrote:
David Hobby [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Yes, but you eventually might not have an audience.
If I wanted an audience, I wouldn't look for it here.
So why be needlessly insulting?
I don't do anything needlessly.
Anyway, I bet this is something you want to talk
about
John Williams wrote:
David Hobby [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sorry no. Not any of the books Google finds with
that title, nor the Stephenson novel with a similar title.
I've read Cryptonomicon, which was O.K., if a bit long
for the content.
I skipped Crypto, I imagine I would have had the same
Rceeberger wrote:
On 9/24/2008 1:36:39 PM, John Williams ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
David Hobby [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I'm already at the
stage where I delete many of your posts
unread.
I hope you continue to do so, if that is what you think
is best. I will continue to write as I think best
Richard Baker wrote:
David said:
My favorites of his are the ones that start with
The Atrocity Archives. Not everyone would come
up with Lovecraftian computer science.
I must read more Stross. At the moment all I've read was A Colder
War, which I thought was great (and which is
John Williams wrote:
David Hobby [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Probably from the cover? : )
Partly, and the blurb I read focused on the android sex
element.
Well, she's a fembot, she's SUPPOSED to have
android sex. But yes, I had my doubts about
the book at first.
Yes, I recommend
William T Goodall wrote:
...
So does that mean he intends Sarah Palin as a joke?
The latest rumours about her are pretty funny %-}
http://www.spartacuslives.org/node/20463
William--
That is interesting. One never knows, but those
are a lot of pictures of her not showing as pregnant.
So
(Sorry about the titles. I just replied about
Sarah Palin in the Honest Terminology thread,
and in the Sarah Palin thread, I'm talking about
honest terminology.)
William T Goodall wrote:
On 30 Aug 2008, at 04:54, David Hobby wrote:
...
William--
I truly admire the subtlety with which you
William T Goodall wrote:
On 1 Sep 2008, at 01:18, David Hobby wrote:
...
Seriously, if true, the rumor immediately disqualifies
her. Not for lying, not for hypocrisy, but for being
dumb enough to think she could get away with it.
If it's not true it's amusing payback for the Republican
William T Goodall wrote:
On 1 Sep 2008, at 01:32, David Hobby wrote:
...
William--
No, it's the honest terminology. Abortion kills children,
very young children who can't survive outside the womb, and
who wouldn't count as human at all except for their human DNA.
No it doesn't. Children
William T Goodall wrote:
Sarah Palin ... Vice President
...
She's a crazy person. With four kids already, and at an age when the
risk of fetal abnormalities is massively escalated, she gets pregnant
again and when the tests show it has Down Syndrome she doesn't abort.
She's wealthy
Hey, so no one has remarked on the mention of David
Brin's _The Transparent Society_ in Scientific American?
The September issue is about privacy, and the editor's
introduction says:
...In his book _The Transparent Society_, David Brin
argues that the modern conception of privacy is historically
John Williams wrote:
...
As long as I am asking questions, does David Brin have any new
science fiction books in the works? I suppose the lack of new David
Brin SF accounts for the lack of SF discussion here?
John--
Hi. Yes, I'm sure that the lack of new books is what
causes off-topic
William T Goodall wrote:
On 20 Aug 2008, at 15:12, Nick Arnett wrote:
William,
This is not a discussion list about religion. I don't think we've
ever
moderated anybody for frequent off-topic posting, but I'm growing
increasingly concerned that many of your postings are a distraction
Mauro Diotallevi wrote:
On 8/21/08, Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Great, now I feel old -- I checked it out of the library in college after
a friend of mine had recommended it, and it was fairly new at the time.
(As in, not out in paperback yet.)
How about a limerick to cheer you
Jon Louis Mann wrote:
Hi. My name is David, and I read Peter F. Hamilton...
...
hi david, i haven't seen your posts before, so welcome to the list!~)
Jon--
Hi. I've actually been here a long time.
(So long that I can't find any of the really
old emails. I do remember discussing George
W.
Jon Louis Mann wrote:
Jon Louis Mann wrote:
sounds like peter hamilton's new trilogy
http://www.peterfhamilton.co.uk/index.php?page=Void_Trilogy
Which I've not yet read, even though I quite like
Hamilton. I own a
copy of Dreaming Void, but it's on a ship somewhere
between the UK and
Wayne Eddy wrote:
I'd love to hear everyones thoughts on the original impossible event that
created everything.
Whether it be; mass being created in the Big Bang from nothing,
God appearing from nowhere,.
branes forming out over nowhere and later colliding to cause the big bang,
or the
Alberto Monteiro wrote:
I love the Conservapedia. It's an endless source of humor. Maybe
I should sign in and create an account. Some articles, like...
http://www.conservapedia.com/Axiom_of_Choice
... lack enough conservatism; there's no line claiming that
the Axiom of Choice is atheistic
Alberto Monteiro wrote:
...
There are some thorny problems for religious fundamentalists,
even in mathematics. The only safe thing to do might be to
have a completely finitary mathematics, making no assumptions
about infinite objects whatsoever.
Maybe a conservative math should ban all
Alberto Monteiro wrote:
...
I guess the only vaguely math related topic in the Bible
is the approximation pi ~ 3.
But how can we do mathematics without divine guidance!?
Conservapedia is quite poor in Math articles.
Hence the question: How blatantly can they steal content
they want from
Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
...
Accordingly, Gates, who has been spotted on Seattle freeways reading
a book while driving himself to the office, covets knowledge. It's as
...
(Different from you, perhaps. Although I don't make a practice of
reading while driving. And I am not too happy when
Jon Gabriel wrote:
On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 11:46 AM, Ronn! Blankenship
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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I went from 6 to 10 a few years ago and it made me happy.
. . . ronn! :)
Wide? :)
J
Actually, the word is aperture.
Perhaps I Don't Really Want To Know Maru
And now even more so.
Jon Gabriel wrote:
Just thought I'd poke my head in and say hello.
Have been skimming the archives in my perma-lurker email account for the
past few days. I'm happy to see that the list seems a lot less drama-prone
than it was three years ago. :)
So what's new with everyone?
Jon--
Hi.
Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
At 07:32 PM Monday 6/9/2008, jon louis mann wrote:
...
i am voting for obama BECAUSE he is black; many more will vote
for mc cain to prevent a black man from winning...
Sorry if this comes as news to you, but that makes you just as much
of a racist bigot as
Andrew Crystall wrote:
...
Of course, some people take it too far. Charles Stross, on his blog,
has recently been editing out any negative reference whatsoever to
Scientology, going far and away beyond what the law requires. That's
censorship, and it serves simply to encourage the abuse of
Julia Thompson wrote:
...
I don't play computer games, either (I would rather be reading blogs), but
I have heard about Portal. Portal fans are an odd lot, and enough of my
friends and acquaintances are enthusiastic about it that I have, in fact,
declared the cake to be a lie on at least
Kevin B. O'Brien wrote:
Mauro Diotallevi wrote:
On 4/28/08, Curtis Burisch [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Excellent, excellent article posted on Slashdot today:
http://www.herecomeseverybody.org/2008/04/looking-for-the-mouse.html
That was a truly insightful article. Thanks for
Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
...
When I've tried this kind of thing in MS-Word, it was
quite frustrating. Every installation seemed to (not)
have different symbols, and often what looked fine on
the screen would print with lots of empty squares.
I'm sure there's a way to get MS-Word to behave
Lance A. Brown wrote:
David Hobby said the following on 4/25/2008 7:12 AM:
Yes. So hunting up the right fonts and installing them
everywhere would have solved it. I don't really understand
why a word processor would ever have different screen and
display fonts, though. I mean I can see how
Lance A. Brown wrote:
David Hobby wrote:
Hi. I don't see that. I think the printer is capable
of printing whatever pattern of dots it's told to, and
these are supposed to be True Type fonts.
You would be amazed. It depends entirely how the job is processed,
especially if the printer
Max Battcher wrote:
...
YMMV, but for me there I get a huge dissonance from OO.org and many of
the things that I rely on in Office simply cannot be found. Not to
start a flame war, but I could probably name a bunch of little pet
...
Max--
It may well be a matter of what features one is
Deborah Harrell wrote:
...
though I am sure it must have wobbled at times. She
died at home, as she wished.
Debbi
Bless Hospice Maru
Debbi--
Sorry to hear it. Please accept my heartfelt
condolences.
---David
___
Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/worklife/04/09/cb.surprising.salaries/index.html
Astronomers
What they do: Astronomers use their physics and math skills to study
the universe and its origin, which includes galaxies, solar systems
and the planets within. They use
Rceeberger wrote:
Apparently, one of our former listmembers holds a long standing grudge.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu_moia-oVI
...
You mean you? : )
...
You have been rickrolled!
Does it count if I left the sound off?
---David
Rceeberger wrote:
On 4/1/2008 7:54:28 PM, David Hobby ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
Rceeberger wrote:
Apparently, one of our former listmembers holds a long standing grudge.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu_moia-oVI
...
You mean you? : )
...
You have been rickrolled!
Does it count if I
Alberto Monteiro wrote:
David Hobby wrote:
Before I attempt a definition, tell me: Are mathematical
objects real? (Say the square roots of -1.)
Of course not. _i_ is not real. -1 is not real (in the mundane
sense of real). pi is not real. 10^10^100 is not real.
sqrt(2) is not real. 7/4
William T Goodall wrote:
...
A drug induced hallucination is a real experience that doesn't
correspond to objectively real events.
William--
As many people were trying to point out to you,
that's not something you can prove.
You do not actually believe that.
William--
No, I think I DO
William T Goodall wrote:
On 5 Mar 2008, at 01:28, David Hobby wrote:
William T Goodall wrote:
...
High on Mount Sinai, Moses was on psychedelic drugs when he heard God
William--
That doesn't make the experience more or less real, though.
A drug induced hallucination is a real
William T Goodall wrote:
...
High on Mount Sinai, Moses was on psychedelic drugs when he heard God
William--
That doesn't make the experience more or less real, though.
...
He said the psychedelic effects of ayahuasca were comparable to those
produced by concoctions based on bark of the
William T Goodall wrote:
On 5 Mar 2008, at 01:28, David Hobby wrote:
William T Goodall wrote:
...
High on Mount Sinai, Moses was on psychedelic drugs when he heard God
William--
That doesn't make the experience more or less real, though.
A drug induced hallucination is a real
Dan M wrote:
Dan--
I read Krugman regularly, and usually agree with him.
The quote of his is at:
http://economistsview.typepad.com/economistsview/2005/12/paul_krugman_wa.htm
Dan--
Looks familiar. I bet I read it when it first came out.
The gist is that Wal-Mart does not create retail
Nick Arnett wrote:
On Feb 18, 2008 4:58 PM, David Hobby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So Sure it does claims that evil has explanatory power?
...
I'm curious why you guys are talking about evil. I don't think anybody in
this discussion has called Wal-Mart evil. I guess I'm posting this because
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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Historically, new jobs have always been created for the guys that lose
their job. There is dislocation, but in the end just about everyone
benefits.
I'm not sure I buy that. I see a grave shortage of jobs in the
US. This goes way beyond the official unemployment
Dan M wrote:
...
With respect to the first question..as folks may, or may not, have noticed,
after posting here over a thousand times, my posts have dropped to near
zero. I think it is fair to say that I am strongly opinionated. I enjoy
passionate arguments about what's true, what's best,
Dan M wrote:
...
Would you consider this an reasonable, non right wing source? Or, how about
Paul Krugmanhe has made a statement that frames the question in a way
that I think could lead to a very fruitful discussion. I'm not saying that
he and I agree on everything, but a good thread
Deborah Harrell wrote:
...
C. Familiaris, which ranges in size from a 2-pound
Mexican version
to 200 pounds, is this animal, and one of the three
responded What is a cat?
blink Maybe if Garfield's belly expands
intradimensionally...?
IMO, any dog that weighs less than a cat is bound
Pat Mathews wrote:
Where can you get a 200 pound cat? Go into the woods in any mountain
range in the Southwest and Rockey Mountain West with a chunk of raw
meat and call Here, gato, gato, gato.
My first thought was, Where can I get a 200 pound cat? : )
---David
Catus Familiaris, Maru
jon louis mann wrote:
Strangely, I would have expected IANACBIPOOTV
xponent
Conditioned Maru
rob
okay, i'll bite; what is BIPOOTV?
jlm
But I play one on TV. It references a commercial
for cold medicine or something, where the guy
starts off I'm not a doctor, but I play one on
TV. (No,
hkhenson wrote:
At 01:00 PM 2/4/2008, Alberto wrote:
Keith Henson wrote:
Considering that polygamy is the norm for the vast majority of the
cultures in the world, it's an interesting question how the western
countries, and a few others, became monogamous. It seems to be
associated with
Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
When I woke up the computer this morning, the
monitor made a number of popping sounds somewhat
similar in sharpness and volume to the sound a
cap pistol makes.
...
up some limbs for disposal.) When I watched the
screen I noticed that every time the sound
Charlie Bell wrote:
On 18/01/2008, at 9:03 AM, David Hobby wrote:
An interesting find! That's the first I've heard of the
Conservapedia. It's sometimes hard to tell, but my sense is that
it's not actually meant as humor?
...
Conservapedia is actually meant to be a serious alternative
Curtis Burisch wrote:
Hmmm.
This looks like a random post by an inspired but misguided soul, who will
never actually bring his 'experimental course' to any real students...
I quote, Please feel free to add other topics and suggestions, and add your
name below as a teacher or
Alberto Monteiro wrote:
I love the wikipedia - a source of information - and its parodies,
the uncyclopedia and the conservapedia - sources of humor.
But I didn't get this:
http://www.conservapedia.com/Conservapedia:Critical_Thinking_in_Math
What is it? Biblically correct math? Does the
John Garcia wrote:
Amending the Constitution is not as easy as Huckabee may wish, (pun
intended) Gracias a Dios. See http://www.usconstitution.net/constam.html. If
elected, he won't be able to just wave his hand and have it done.
Yes, but it's the thought that counts.
And that's scary!
Trent Shipley wrote:
Is this plausible?
http://www.belfryenterprises.com/redgalaxy/index.php/Singularity_power
Trent--
It doesn't say much there, though. The plan would be
to use small black holes, putting mass in, and getting
photons out as (the postulated) Hawking radiation?
Richard
hkhenson wrote:
...
I have gone a little further than Dr. Gat and propose that the
psychological mechanism leading to wars starts with a population
average bleak outlook.
...
memes. The memes synch the tribe's warriors to make do or die
attacks on neighbors, which (in the EEA) almost
Robert Seeberger wrote:
Thus, Paine and others of the Revolutionary Era reasoned, any
institution made up by and of humans - from governments to churches to
corporations - must be subordinate to individual living people in
terms of the rights and powers held by the institution.
Agreed.
Robert Seeberger wrote:
- Original Message -
From: Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED]
...
Here it is... The Constitution of the United States, whose current
occupation is Owners manual.
http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=key=15161017goback=%2Ebcc_2908_2
I'm only one degree
Gary Nunn wrote:
I'm REALLY struggling with this one. I don't understand what good could
possibly come from passing a resolution labeling this WW1 issue as
genocide.
...
ISTANBUL, Turkey - Turkey's top general warned that ties with the U.S.,
already strained by attacks from rebels hiding
Robert Seeberger wrote:
- Original Message -
From: Richard Baker [EMAIL PROTECTED]
...
David said:
What? They can't even call them anti-matter?
Now they're mirror particles? The level of
science writing seems to be constantly sinking. : (
When I read the headline I got quite
Robert Seeberger wrote:
- Original Message -
From: Robert Seeberger [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Brin Mail List brin-l@mccmedia.com
Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2007 7:20 PM
Subject: Mirror particles form new matter
...
A gamma-ray laser is the kind of thing that if it existed people
Doug wrote:
jon wrote:
...
do you know the derivation of when the apellation san is added to
names e.g. momotaru-san?
Nope.
Doug
Hi. I don't know about ship names, but san is an
honorific. From what I know of Japanese, it can be
added always, at random. : )
At a guess, san is often
Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
Scientists at west suburban Fermilab have discovered an odd new
subatomic particle that's kind of like a triple-scoop ice cream cone.
It consists of three smaller particles called quarks. Each quark has
a distinct property -- the chocolate, vanilla and strawberry
Alberto Vieira Ferreira Monteiro wrote:
Robert Seeberger wrote:
One of the hard learned lessons learned by longtime listmembers here
is that it does more harm than good to use any kind of language that
is politically inflammatory. One has to consider that there are people
here who GASP
Robert Seeberger wrote:
Throat cancer linked to virus spread by sex
Cancer of the throat and tonsils can arise from infection with
a
sexually transmitted virus.
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20070512/fob1.asp
...
Now that you mention politics.
You may have heard that
Keith Henson wrote:
Some of you follow my adventures with the clam cult. This is the latests.
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.religion.scientology/msg/d2ef82e36c8140e2?hl=en;
Keith--
Good for you. I hope things work out.
---David
Doug wrote:
Just off the top of my head:
And if I were an evil dictator, I'd:
I'd add another legislative body that consisted of elected representatives
from each country.
Make sure my henchmen won the elections in my country.
I'd give it the ability to tax international commerce to fund
William T Goodall wrote:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/story/0,,1993006,00.html
So much space, so little time: why aliens haven't found us yet
Ian Sample, science correspondent
...
Using a computer simulation of our own galaxy, the Milky Way, Rasmus
Bjork, a physicist at the Niels
Nick Arnett wrote:
So... It appears to me that the list is up again.
Nick--
Yes, it is. No need to apologize for the downtime--
we all appreciate the job you're doing.
...
First, the context. This month, I'm doing my regular job for 4-8 hours a
day and spending a lot of the rest of my time
Gary Nunn wrote:
Not sure what I would classify that website as, but I ran across it this
morning, and it's one of my new favorites. It's a collection of links to
interesting news stories.
http://www.fark.com/
Gary--
Thanks, it is interesting. I tried it for awhile, but am
giving up.
Charlie Bell wrote:
On 24/11/2006, at 12:05 PM, Alberto Vieira Ferreira Monteiro wrote:
...
My point was that the huge number of duplications or n-plications
of genes would turn the chromossomes into a mess. AFAIK, just one
duplicated gene in the middle of it would make things complicated.
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The genome is already messy. The notion that are chromosomes have a neat
lineup of genes is incorrect. There are insertions into the middle of genes
(introns). Many genes are spread over discontinuous aspects of a single
chromosome. Some insertions into the
Charlie Bell wrote:
On 22/11/2006, at 3:18 PM, jdiebremse wrote:
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And so there are some f*ckers out there who have been responsible for
acts of terror causing the deaths of a few hundred people worldwide
on top of the WTC
Jim Sharkey wrote:
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From my personal point of view, as a registered NJ voter, I don't
really mind the idea of extending protections to committed gay couples
similar to committed straight couples, in general. I'm still not a
fan of calling it marriage, but that's my cross to bear, not
Jonathan wrote:
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Our Japanese Hiro's journey is the most interesting and I recognized
the assured older version stopping the tram timeframe. His arrival in
Times Square tipped me off his range was greater than we'd seen and I
wasn't surprised he showed up in the carriage. I agree his
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I'll see your hand-waiving about shadowy Al-shaped boogie-monsters and
raise you one extended parable of America as the Good Cop instead of
Bad. If you want an interesting illustration of working smarter not
harder on the problem of anti-terrorism, take a look at this
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