GP was talking deaths. Were any of those cases fatal? 5000 is the total diagnoses, not excess, and many only discovered because of increased screening.
Even the severe cases are treatable, and most would never have happened if the kids were not given contaminated milk to drink after the disaster.
None of that will happen in Japan.

There is a very powerful tool called epidemiology.
In simple terms, you look for an increase in disease rates over time compared to a control population.
In the case of Chernobyl, there is far less effect than was expected. There has been a small increase in childhood thyroid cancer (treatable, BTW), but not much else. No detectable increase in Lukemia or adult cancers. The predictions were overwhelmingly pessimistic.

In Fukushima, the radiation effects can reasonably expected to be much smaller for a number of reasons.
But while the radiation may not kill anyone, there are known serious health consequences of displacing large numbers of people. Still small compared to the devastation of the tsunami.

What cube law? Humans are not cubes.
For adult men, a healthy waistline is almost independent of height. And BMI is based on the square of height, as a more accurate model.
Just look at the old family photo albums, if you think people are not a lot fatter now.

So much for post-911 interagency cooperation. While one agency is inserting weaknesses, another is having to buy then on the open market. Though the Navy approach is probably cheaper.

If the Russians did that, there'd be nobody left to guard the gulags.
Anyway, he said the US is getting more like Russia. We still have a few decades before they meet. Until then, yes, the US is better.
But is being better than Russia enough for you?

You can also run a full OS_X on the surface 3. Makes more sense than IOS or Android on that hardware.
Wifi not working yet, but as lumpy said, wifi doesn't work in Windows 8.1 either, half the time. (fix the bugs ffs!)

http://www.insanelymac.com/for...

due to a design error in the solar charging module, the payload shut down at high noon each month for several days, however this means the device was able to keep operating well into the lunar night.

And would you rather be questioned by Talkie Toaster?

No, why should I have heard of a domestic event on the other side of the globe? Only the Kentucky Derby is familiar (one of 3 things I have heard of in that state, the others being bourbon and greasy chicken). The Crown is hardly a big international event like the tennis Grand Slam, or formulae one Grand Prix.

But - we should not have to read five sentences past the headline to discover the story is about horse racing.
Could they not have mentioned horses in the title? I thought the CIA must have installed a new puppet dictator in Egypt.

Don't we have antibodies for bacteria and other pathogens also? Are they somehow less interesting?

The deceit is obvious if you look at the discharge curve.
Yes, if you throw it away at 1.4V under load, most of the capacity remains. But it is bullshit because nobody does that.
High-drain devices will cope with much lower voltage, and low drain devices (like remote controls) will almost completely deplete the battery before you notice a drop in effectiveness.
For real high-drain devices like cameras, most people use NiMH, which has a nominal 1.2V only.

Thats why the GP is talking about running the x86 version of Chrome in an emulator. What did you think this conversation was about?

since global ore reserves of current substrates such as silicon and aluminum dioxide are rare and almost depleted.

Another advantage of cellulose based wafers is that using traditional Japanese technology, they can be made even smaller, and in pretty shapes like swans.

It depends where you live. I have not had my license checked in many years (just breath tests), so it would be a good-odds bet to drive occasionally when needed.
Might just need to make sure the car is registered in someone else's name.
Of course, I'd just be risking a fine and vehicle impoundment, not arrest! In DC you can even go to prison for driving while suspended. Another reason the incarceration rate is so high in the US.