Comment Re:Obama fails again... (Score 1) 570
And if not, I'd like to ask The Man why it isn't illegal.
I would hazard a guess it isn't illegal because torture is of course illegal so therefore you couldn't possibly produce evidence through torture. If America acknowledges these people have been tortured, surely criminal proceedings would have to take place against SOMEBODY.
Comment Re:Forget bombs, think hurricanes and tornados! (Score 4, Informative) 388
This seems to be a common misconception, probably due to it being taught badly in schools. Taking an aeroplane as a specific example since this is the most common example of lift. You will find that the Bernoulli effect (the lift generated by a pressure difference above and below the wing) is not the main reason why planes fly (although the effect does exist, it is just not a large enough force to keep a plane up).
What demonstrate this most clearly are symmetrical winged aeroplanes which are things like stunt planes which often fly upside down. It should be evident from the fact the wing is symmetrical that the common explanation of lower pressure above because air goes around a curve making it go faster has zero effect here.
If you have paid attention carefully when flying you may have noticed that a plane does not fly completely flat most of the time. There is a small angle between the planes wings and the direction of travel. Because air tends to follow the surface of the wing (sometimes called the Coanda effect) this means that the air gets deflected downwards by the wing. If the air accelerates down then by Newton's laws there is an equal and opposite force upwards on the plane generating lift so it can then fly.
I have not read anything about how houses are affected but I would imagine it would be a similar effect with the roof deflecting air causing a force.
Comment Re:Anyone know about bees? (Score 1) 90
Any explanation for why moths fly into anything and everything? It's especially irritating when living in a warm climate with moths the size of small cars.
Pretty simple, actually. They navigate using the moon as a reference point, since it's essentially a directional light. In order to fly straight, they keep the moon at a particular point in their field of vision. Sadly, when the brightest object in their field of view is a light bulb, keeping it in the same position in their field of view results in them spiralling madly around and towards it.
So moths don't really like bright lights, candle flames etc. Lights just screw with their navigation system.
Comment Re:Forget bombs, think hurricanes and tornados! (Score 1) 388
Comment Re:Oh please (Score 2, Insightful) 95
Better class OS will have better class Trojans written for it
And with this kind of competition, quality improves, and everyone benefits! Win-win!
Oh, wait...
Comment Re:how flexible is it? (Score 2, Funny) 388
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A group of leading telecom service and equipment providers, including AT&T, Verizon, Nokia, and Samsung, announced a new standard Thursday for delivering compatible voice and messaging services using Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks.
The standard, dubbed the One Voice ( http://news.vzw.com/OneVoiceProfile.pdf ) initiative, offers a set of technical functionalities that telecommunication companies can use in their LTE services and products to provide both voice and Short Message Services (SMS).
LTE has been fine at supporting data, which uses IP-based packet switching. But it's faced challenges trying to incorporate traditional circuit-based switching voice and SMS services onto IP-based networks. One Voice is the group's attempt to resolve that issue.
The new specification will use existing functionality known as IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), which already defines how to provide data, voice, and other content over an IP-based network.
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