so in other words you mean validate?

number 3 there looks to be just what you stated

you test the hypothesis which either validates or invalidates your hypothesis.

in most cases you probably made an educated guess to form your hypothesis and so in most cases you are validating it, or showing that indeed it is correct.

isn't that basically the definition of a hypothesis?

if your current insurance company insures them then you already are paying for them.

the insurance company just has a simple formula...ok we insure Y people and we estimate it will cost us $X so to make $PROFIT we need to charge them ($X+$PROFIT)/Y well those smokers are going to cost us more...so we need to increase the premiums we are charging everyone because we certainly aren't going to let it cut into our $PROFIT

at least patents, unlike copyright, still have reasonable expiration dates.

another point that probably supports your argument is the stigma around Bluetooth headsets, and those typically don't have cameras.

which is useless unless everyone uses it...you would especially stick out if only you and 3 other people use it

couldn't a facial recognition program notice, hmm...that must be Mr ahem with his dorky IR emitting glasses. and analysis of the brand of tinfoil used in his hat confirms it.

you are probably correct, however those probably won't become viable until oil extracted from the ground becomes a LOT more expensive.

the problem is "nuclear" scares people more than "global warming".

it isn't that simple. Oil makes a tremendously good battery. it is highly portable and has a very high energy density. It is better than any other battery we currently have. So even if it begins costing >1 joule of energy to extract 1 joule worth of oil, it will still be in high demand for its energy storage capability unless we invent a better battery. if it takes more energy to pull out of the earth than we get from it, then we will just find other means to pull it out of the earth, such as powering our oil rigs with solar or wind power.

same way you would short stock. you have to borrow it from someone with the promise of returning their bitcoins later (probably with some interest), and then you sell them to someone else.

calm down, i couldn't read the article, and i am not the ggp that you originally responded to.

the summary was utter garbage, but i was still able to glean enough information from it to try to make a joke about the next version of the game featuring slashdotting...

if i have to explain the joke it must not be funny.

i can't it's /.'ed. which i assume will show up in their game in the next patch.

still sounds better than most cellphones.

It seems appropriate to cue up that crazy hostfiles guy as it would potentially be on topic as a reply to your post.

just because they can't get external DNS, doesn't mean they still can't setup their own, and use alternate means to fill in the addresses for it.