Comment Re:The first thing that came to my mind was the KK (Score 2, Insightful) 83
Indeed, I also believe it is about integrity. Defending your principles though it benefits your enemies, is in my opinion highly admirable.
1,400 Megapixel Pan-STARRS Telescope Comes Online 54
ElectricSteve writes "Astronomers in Hawaii have announced they've successfully managed to boot up the Pan-STARRS (Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System) telescope. Working from dusk to dawn every night, Pan-STARRS is able to map one-sixth of the sky each month, allowing astronomers to track all moving objects, calculate their orbits, and identify any potential threats to Earth. There are four Pan-STARRS cameras in total, each capable of capturing around 1.4 billion pixels over a sensor measuring 40 centimeters square. The focal plane of each camera contains an almost complete 64x64 array of CCD devices, each containing approximately 600x600 pixels, for a total resolution of 1.4 gigapixels."
Comment Re:Helpful link (Score 1) 790
[citation needed]
Comment Re:and yet NYC still has traffic jams (Score 1) 882
I'd think being a "wreckless driver" was a good thing ;)
Comment Re:Waiting for it... (Score 2, Funny) 467
Rocks are totally weapons of mass destruction.
Just takes a little more dedication.
Comment Re:Facebook status: "LIVING UNDER A BRIDGE! HELP" (Score 1) 287
"There are other causes too like mental illness."
I'd wager that a rather large percentage of substance abusers had some sort of "mental illness" to begin with, and more or less consciously started self-medicating. Alcohol works wonders for depression and certain anxiety disorders ...For a time. After that it's a vicious circle that's extremely hard to break - and without help, near impossible.
Look at how hard it is for an otherwise healthy individual to stop smoking, then imagine having some range of mental disorders and living on the streets. Where are you going to find the resources to break out of an addiction on top of that?
Anyone who thinks it's just a matter of these people getting their priorities straight, are being seriously naive and/or ignorant.
I'd wager that a rather large percentage of substance abusers had some sort of "mental illness" to begin with, and more or less consciously started self-medicating. Alcohol works wonders for depression and certain anxiety disorders
Look at how hard it is for an otherwise healthy individual to stop smoking, then imagine having some range of mental disorders and living on the streets. Where are you going to find the resources to break out of an addiction on top of that?
Anyone who thinks it's just a matter of these people getting their priorities straight, are being seriously naive and/or ignorant.
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