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Today, 03:58 AM

grapes started a thread SPF ratings for sunscreens in Small Media at Large

From USA Today today: http://m.usatoday.com/article/news/2325341 OK I might believe that SPF ratings are gimmicks, as the article says, but I'm...

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Today, 03:00 AM

grapes replied to a thread Looking for a solid pair of binoculars in Astronomical Observing, Equipment and Accessories

The last two links are the same.

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Yesterday, 06:48 PM

grapes replied to a thread Machines in space in Science and Technology

Nobody else may have mentioned the effect of cosmic rays on computers and digital cameras, but that sure seems like an issue. Modern machines have a...

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Yesterday, 10:12 AM

grapes replied to a thread Mechanical advantages of rails? in Science and Technology

Simple physics and material strength allows one to calculate number of wheels. A single coal car carries a small hill of rock. (...

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2013-May-17, 08:43 PM

grapes replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

Spouse -- Spice Trousers -- Taser Douse -- Dice Souse -- Sots

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2013-May-17, 03:44 PM

Strange replied to a thread Threats to civilization in Science and Technology

But even the 1918 pandemic killed less than 5% of the world's population. Even the Black Death didn't destroy civilization (although it did bring...

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2013-May-17, 03:31 PM

Strange replied to a thread Understanding photon wave (polarized) amplitude in Science and Technology

But that is a good thing. The whole "particle-wave duality" thing is just a side-effect of us trying to imagine things in terms of everyday objects....

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2013-May-17, 02:28 PM

Strange replied to a thread how do we know the universe is not rotating in Space/Astronomy Questions and Answers

I wonder if a pseudo-Riemannian manifold can have intrinsic spin as well as intrinsic curvature? (I wonder if that question even makes sense?)

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2013-May-17, 02:26 PM

Strange replied to a thread how do we know the universe is not rotating in Space/Astronomy Questions and Answers

No. 1 there is pretty much the answer I was going to give. If the red-shift were due to some sort of spin (or "dark wind") then it wouldn't be as...

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2013-May-17, 01:45 PM

Strange replied to a thread Does this sentence have any meaning? in Off-Topic Babbling

Or, it could have been an example of "misnegation": http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=4629 OK, probably not, given the context. But people...

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2013-May-17, 01:00 PM

Strange replied to a thread The latest survey in Forum Introductions and Feedback

All the citizen science questions were of the "when did you stop beating your wife" variety. Except there wasn't even a "never" option...

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2013-May-17, 08:19 AM

Strange replied to a thread Understanding photon wave (polarized) amplitude in Science and Technology

I don't think you can mix the idea of the waveform and the photon view. These Richard Feynman lectures might help you understand how they relate to...

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2013-May-17, 07:55 AM

Strange replied to a thread Global warming- not new!! in Against the Mainstream

Your link doesn't appear tyo work. I assume you mean this:...

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2013-May-17, 07:43 AM

Strange replied to a thread Does this sentence have any meaning? in Off-Topic Babbling

True. But that is yet another sentence, which I hadn't considered!

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2013-May-17, 07:42 AM

Strange replied to a thread Does this sentence have any meaning? in Off-Topic Babbling

Agreed, I would struggle to define a difference in meaning between the "would know" or "would not know" versions. But there is a difference in...

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2013-May-16, 11:09 PM

Strange replied to a thread Does this sentence have any meaning? in Off-Topic Babbling

Close :) Q - Would a reasonable officer (having sound judgment) NOT know that his canine would have to raise an alert before there was probable...

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2013-May-16, 11:08 PM

Strange replied to a thread Does this sentence have any meaning? in Off-Topic Babbling

It seems you might be being misled by your existing understanding of the legal situation; remember, the sentence is a response to a counterfactual...

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2013-May-16, 09:56 PM

Strange replied to a thread Does this sentence have any meaning? in Off-Topic Babbling

The argument presumably being made is that the cop shouldn't be expected to know. There is (surely?) a difference between no evidence ("not...

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2013-May-16, 08:54 PM

Strange replied to a thread Does this sentence have any meaning? in Off-Topic Babbling

Yes, b ut that completely changes the meaning. OK, with the context, I can see that I guessed wrong about who was making the argument. So, I...

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2013-May-16, 06:57 PM

Strange replied to a thread Does this sentence have any meaning? in Off-Topic Babbling

I don't see much of a problem with it (but I have spent years reading contracts!). My reading is as follows... There is a Thing that has to be...

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2013-May-16, 06:43 PM

grapes replied to a thread What is the Average Distance Between Earth and Sun? in Astronomy

If it is given as 93,000,000 miles, there are two significant digits--it's been rounded to 93 million. Of course, it's 91.5-94.5 million over the...

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2013-May-16, 03:18 PM

Strange replied to a thread Understanding photon wave (polarized) amplitude in Science and Technology

The classical and quantum view of some of these things are a bit different. Amplitude is not really related to polarization. Amplitude is a...

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2013-May-16, 01:52 PM

Strange replied to a thread Is there a mind independent reality ? in Science and Technology

Why? Really? Haven't the flaws in Descartes' argument been pointed out since shortly after he made it? I thought Spock was supposed to...

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2013-May-16, 10:08 AM

grapes replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

Interesting. The wiki says it is folk etymology. From http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=11795 That ship may have sailed! :)

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2013-May-16, 08:38 AM

Strange replied to a thread Global warming- not new!! in Against the Mainstream

No one says that CO2 is the only cause of climate change. On the other hand, you have been pointed at the evidence that volcanoes have a small and...

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2013-May-16, 08:33 AM

Strange replied to a thread Is there a mind independent reality ? in Science and Technology

It is always interesting to watch debates like this and see where different people draw the line in the sand on this spectrum of "what is real." It...

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