Comment removing the speed of light barrier (Score 3, Informative) 58
Entanglement communicates state by some mechanism that has no measurable latency. Making a computing device based on entanglement would be amazing.
Comment The Green Party Platform (Score 1) 694
Comment Re:Another hint (Score 0) 195
> Also it shows rather profound ignorance of the Earth's climate and weather systems to think that a rare event must somehow be an indication of something wrong.
Outliers are early indicators in any process of discovery.
> Please note, none of this is aimed at trying to disprove or prove man made climate change. It is simply pointing out that this is a stupid argument and doesn't help your position at all.
Stating the obvious is hardly an argument. Saying the there is more energy in the system is only self-evident. More CO2 -> more heat = more energy. How is that spin? You wrongfully represent the AC as "arguing a position" -- anyone who thinks climate change is not man made is nuts. If there is more precipitation (energy), more winds (energy), than yeah, some places might be colder or wetter than before. This is not self-serving rationalization, it is stating obvious physics.
Just look at the melted polar ice cap.
But of course you're right. There's nothing wrong. Fossil fuels are our friend. Exxon is looking out for you!
Comment Re:Put it another way (Score 2) 694
wrong. He quits in disgrace. The parent's characterization of Japanese corporate culture is accurate.
There is also a much smaller wage disparity. A CEO in Japan making more than 10 times the average worker would be considered shameful. Yes -- there are CEO's capable of feeling shame left in the world.
Comment Re:Think before making your career choice (Score 1) 694
> Which president most recently granted MFN status to China and signed NAFTA?
Clinton. Right? Why is that important?
Are you saying another president would have protected American manufacturing jobs better?
Comment Re:But the engine upgrades are what make it fun... (Score 2) 183
Ethanol from corn was always a goofy idea. What holds promise is biodeisel from algae.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodeisel#Yield
The yields tropical regions can get from palm are pretty amazing to but what is ideal is using useless land (NV) for algae farms.
Researchers Use Salmon DNA To Make LED Lightbulbs 66
Al writes "Researchers from the University of Connecticut have created a new light-emitting material by doping spun strands of salmon DNA with fluorescent dyes. The material, which is robust because DNA is such a strong polymer, absorbs energy from ultraviolet light and gives off different colors depending on the amounts of dye it contains. A team led by chemistry professor Gregory Sotzing created the new material by mixing salmon DNA with two types of dye, then pumping the solution from a fine needle while a voltage is applied between the needle tip and a grounded copper plate covered with a glass slide. As the liquid jet comes out, it dries and forms long nanofibers that are deposited on the glass slide as a mat. The researchers then spin this nanofiber mat directly on the surface of an ultraviolet LED to make a white-light emitter. The color-tunable DNA material relies on an energy-transfer mechanism between two different fluorescent dyes, and the DNA keeps the dye molecules separated at a distance of 2 to 10 nanometers from each other."
Comment Scala under Netbeans (Score 1) 1055
Frankly I'd rather wear a cowboy hat and drink out of a toilet than program in C++.
Scala under Netbeans -- now that is the good stuff!
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