Good thing I got all my romanticized daydreaming out of the way yesterday, about what an enigma UVB-76 was, and how awesome it is that even as recently as 40 years ago we were creating "artifacts" that would remain mysteries into the modern day (and possibly forever). Thanks for ruining that for me.

Those are, in fact, not contradictory, if you believe this guy. I really encourage you to check this link out and listen to it in its entirety, it's very interesting.

Tell that to South America...

I don't know anything about minis in particular, so maybe this question is stupid/redundant, but why didn't you rotate your tires to even the wear out?

Even if all of humanity was unified, we'd still die eventually if we stayed here. This planet has an expiration date. It's nice to pretend that if we were all hippies and lived like cavemen, that it'd last forever, but that isn't the case. Sooner or later we're gonna have to get out of here, or go extinct.

Earth's "best if lived on by" date is far enough away that I'm not terribly worried about it, but even aside from that, there are always asteroids out there that could blindside us. And I'm sure that's the sort of thing Hawking is referring to anyways.

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No, the last time something of this magnitude happened, the Kenyans got the brunt of it. That's why they can run so fast. I'm interested to see what the future olympics hold for Uganda. Gold medals in long jump? Discus? Pingpong?

Yes, they do. It is quite standard practice for games to render uncapped. This story is just FUD and troll. I would've expected it to come from kdawson, but apparently I gave Taco too much credit.

To clarify my stance: This story is retarded, and all the time you look at it/think about it is time you won't get back.

Sorry, no. The blur in CSI Miami is not caused by motion, thus motion compensation won't help. That blur is just a sheer lack of pixels, and this algorithm does nothing to help that situation. CSI-mocking is safe.

I wish I could find a source on this, but I believe your understanding is flawed. Infact, if memory serves me, I've seen that Nokia was the company that went to great engineering lengths to make internal antennas that were as good as external ones, and also to convince everyone of it.

My memory may be flawed, so don't crucify me if I'm wrong, but I believe that is what I have seen in the past.

I think you've got it backwards, sir. IP is the competitive edge these days.

I once bought some level_upper off a buddy, and I thought it was the real deal, but as soon as I took the first hit I knew it was laced with Lady Gaga. Now I'm hooked on pop music :( Just be careful where you buy your sound from guys.

When did the point of art become profit? I thought "art" was made because the author had some sort of passion or talent for what they were doing. If you're just making it to make a profit off of it, doesn't that just make it a product? Why do we keep calling this stuff art? I've seen pieces by "starving artist"-types whining and crying about how people are stealing all their work and not paying for it, etc etc, and every time I read them I find myself asking the question "Well, why are you trying 'art' as a career? Get a real job like the rest of us and do your art because you're in love with it, in your spare time."

Yeah, but you're proposing that the FCC not auction off the spectrum... that's crazy talk! There's no money in that for the FCC!
Huh. Maybe the regulating agency shouldn't be getting paid by the people they're regulating.

Gold is over twice as dense as copper or steel. That much weight could be an issue in a lot of those applications, particularly roofing. There's a reason why we use very thin metal roofing material: weight. Adding even a very thin layer of gold to that could have a negative impact on weight constraints. Also, gold is highly malleable, which is bad for any parts that are load-bearing or sustain impact events.