I think the sad part of the shuttle program ending is that there is no replacement program ready to go just yet... No one wants to say that an unmanned program will replace manned exploration for the foreseeable future -- but that's the reality.
I'm not so sure that manned spaceflight has much of a return on its investment until we come up with much better launch vehicles that are capable of supporting astronauts in a self-sustaining way. With self-sustaining spacecraft, it won't matter if it takes several years to get to another planet... However, we're a looong way away from creating a mobile artificial biosphere.
So soda companies could be using different concentrations of different sugars to achieve a desired level of sweetness, but the different concentrations could make the sugar water more/less viscous or syrup-like and affect how people perceive the taste of the overall beverage.... It's not a simple thing to change a formulation of Coke (ahem, New Coke!).
Considering that Blockbuster Video has essentially been overtaken by the likes of RedBox... I think more robot stores should be on the way. Maybe there will just be 3D printers that'll print stuff out for you at your local Walmart....
Well... if you're going to get all technical, then vaccines usually contain a compound of mercury, too. Thiomersal isn't the same as dimethylmercury, but it's still a COMPOUND of mercury... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiomersal
The mercury in tooth fillings is usually an amalgam with silver, so that's not a compound, but a metal-metal alloy.
But in any case, elemental mercury in the environment can be methylated by bacteria... and that's how mercury ultimately poisons people. http://www.epa.gov/mercury/exposure.htm#1
yes, and don't get me wrong, working in a lab is statistically a lot safer than, say, working in a coal mine or as a police officer at a crime scene....
Re: Re: Re: Sore losers. He built a better chess program.
Greevar,
He entered a contest with a prize... I'd expect the judges to be able to view his source code as part of the rules, but maybe that wasn't explicitly stated. In any case, a non-disclosure agreement would solve this problem by allowing only a limited number of people to see his code to verify the absence of plagiarism.
On the other hand, I do agree that it seems wrong for the judges to award a prize and then try to take it back without solid justification.
Presumably, this crash-proof software tries to test various inputs that might cause invalid output...? So it's not just a "theoretical test" but automated testing.
It seems like the author has the option of revealing his source code to the contest judges.. but isn't doing so. Maybe Rajlick didn't plagiarize -- but if he didn't, then revealing his source code would certainly put these accusations to rest, no?
Nicedoggy, I think we'll be seeing more frankencameras now that smartphones are nearly ubiquitous and smartphone makers really need to try to differentiate their products....
I suppose physicists name their particles with silly names, so biologists can name things after cartoon characters if they want. There's already a protein named after Sonic the Hedgehog: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_hedgehog
Open source cell phones seem doomed, though, since users still need a wireless service provider for the phone to run on.
More open source home appliances would be nice -- there's really no good reason for every refrigerator/dishwasher/microwave manufacturer to create their own proprietary hardware...
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Thanks, AC!
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Just wait until it's feasible to build a space elevator...?
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I think the sad part of the shuttle program ending is that there is no replacement program ready to go just yet... No one wants to say that an unmanned program will replace manned exploration for the foreseeable future -- but that's the reality.
I'm not so sure that manned spaceflight has much of a return on its investment until we come up with much better launch vehicles that are capable of supporting astronauts in a self-sustaining way. With self-sustaining spacecraft, it won't matter if it takes several years to get to another planet... However, we're a looong way away from creating a mobile artificial biosphere.
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The summary that "Sugar" equals glucose+fructose and HFCS = G&F doesn't capture the whole story.
Different sugars can have different "sweetness" factors:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Relativesweetness.png
So soda companies could be using different concentrations of different sugars to achieve a desired level of sweetness, but the different concentrations could make the sugar water more/less viscous or syrup-like and affect how people perceive the taste of the overall beverage.... It's not a simple thing to change a formulation of Coke (ahem, New Coke!).
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Re: Mercury poisoning
Well... if you're going to get all technical, then vaccines usually contain a compound of mercury, too. Thiomersal isn't the same as dimethylmercury, but it's still a COMPOUND of mercury...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiomersal
The mercury in tooth fillings is usually an amalgam with silver, so that's not a compound, but a metal-metal alloy.
But in any case, elemental mercury in the environment can be methylated by bacteria... and that's how mercury ultimately poisons people.
http://www.epa.gov/mercury/exposure.htm#1
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Re: Re: Re: Sore losers. He built a better chess program.
He entered a contest with a prize... I'd expect the judges to be able to view his source code as part of the rules, but maybe that wasn't explicitly stated. In any case, a non-disclosure agreement would solve this problem by allowing only a limited number of people to see his code to verify the absence of plagiarism.
On the other hand, I do agree that it seems wrong for the judges to award a prize and then try to take it back without solid justification.
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And Hal was a pretty good singer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuEN5TjYRCE
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Re: Sore losers. He built a better chess program.
It seems like the author has the option of revealing his source code to the contest judges.. but isn't doing so. Maybe Rajlick didn't plagiarize -- but if he didn't, then revealing his source code would certainly put these accusations to rest, no?
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Hmm. It's either that, or "you're in the clear ... never *been* sicker" ..? I suppose "never fear" sounds better, but I've heard it both ways.
Still, where did this expression come from?
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Now who originally said, "liquor before beer, you're in the clear. Beer before liquor, never sicker"...?
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More open source home appliances would be nice -- there's really no good reason for every refrigerator/dishwasher/microwave manufacturer to create their own proprietary hardware...
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