Comment Those must be some big people (Score 1) 355
3000km = 3*10^6 m
This result in each person being 38.46m.
Comment Point of Confusion (Score 1) 607
Seeing as how doubtful it is that the House Members could implement this change themselves, it would need to be performed by us geeks. Geeks of the world Unite! As long as none of us aids them, it simply won't get done.
Comment I love mathematica (Score 1) 234
Can't wait to see what new stuff they put into this. I didnt even know it was time for a new release already.
Comment Great timing (Score 1) 521
yeah i was working on a project this weekend and i hit about 75 open tabs on opera which seemed to max the program out. besides the kinda long time for opera to refresh every page it was still very fast.
Comment benefits of a dust storm (Score 1) 222
Well I for one hope the rovers survive, Cornell would certainly be sad if either of them dies. As for the dust storms, there have been previous dust storms which have actually cleared off the solar panels which then allowed the rovers to produce more power. So if Spirit survives, it might be better for it.
Dead Goldfish Offered The Vote In Illinois 216
Election officials in northern Chicago want to know why voter registration material was sent to Princess, a dead goldfish. "I am just stunned at the level of people compromising the integrity of the voting process," said Lake County Clerk Willard Helander, a Republican, who said she has spotted problems with nearly 1,000 voter registrations this year. Beth Nudelman, who owned Princess, said the fish may have got on a mailing list because the family once filled in her name when they got a second phone line for a computer. When will we recognize a goldfish's right to vote?
Do Nerds Have Better Sperm? 178
mcgrew writes "The question of how we loveless nerds managed to not be bred out of the species genome may have been answered. According to New Scientist, we have better sperm. According to the article, men who scored high on a battery of intelligence tests boasted high counts of healthy sperm, while low scorers tended to have fewer and more sickly little guys. ... Though the connections between brains and sperm were 'not awesome, they're there and highly significant.' All things held equal, good sperm and good brains go together." Don't start gloating yet. Another recent study found that the gene that makes you good at Halo also makes you a premature ejaculator. A study of 200 Dutch men found that those with a premature ejaculation problem all had a version of a gene that controls the release of serotonin. These men seem to "have very quick reflexes. They may be excellent at playing tennis or computer games." Remember, if you smoke after sex you're doing it too fast.
Study Links Personal Music Players To Hearing Loss 405
fprintf writes "A recent NY Times article discusses links between personal music players and hearing loss. This is not anything new; personally, I have hearing loss from listening to my Sony Walkman cassette player many years ago. However, given the widespread use of the personal music players, I see people using earbuds everywhere; is there a technical solution to the potential danger?"
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