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How far do you go to limit your impact on the environment ?

Check out digg.com; thousands and thousands of users were upset today (~50,000 diggs between all the posts) after digg deleted a story (the most popular story ever) and banned a user over the HD-DVD key being posted. The membership flipped out and everyone started submitting stories with the key included -- and now the first four or five pages are filled with the stories over there. Apparently digg received a cease and desist letter and complied. Now they've reversed their position saying they will do what the users want even if it means they have to get shut down. Even slashdot has joined the madness, posting the key as one of the "tags" to their stories. Interesting…

Miles Mathis: A Redefinition of Gravity Enter in google: The Third Wave A Redefinition of Gravity (‘All works on this site are copyright Miles Mathis and may be reproduced for educational and non commercial purposes only’.) Miles Mathis (*K. B. Robertson - K. B. R. - is the narrator of this report). http://www.geocities.com/mileswmathis Miles Mathis, continued: [Preface added August 11, 2005] This week I became aware of the theories of Mark McCutcheon and his book The Final Theory. I haven't read it, but I have read all the material on his website and the long discussion he has with Dave Ruske (who uses the word 'cheat' in referring to …

Hi this is zoey and hunter we are 10 and 6 years old, we captured some frogs from our pond and would like help on what we need for their habitiat, what do we feed frogs? Please help us!

http://pulsar.esm.psu.edu/Faculty/Gray/graphics/movies/bilbo.mov ^ i challenge anyone to sit through an episode of star trek (one with spock in it anyway) and keep a straight face after watching that.

Maybe I'm living up to my name and being a bit slow here...I've tried searching this as well, so sorry if I've missed something, but I noticed a little 'scales' icon next to the 'report post' icon. Apparently I have 10 reputation points...though I don't have the foggiest idea what that means ?

http://www.stuffed.co.nz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=373&Itemid=29 according to the UN, i'm not the same race as my parents. and here was me thinking the race was an hereditary property of humans with all sorts of biological ties. also, calling someone a n00b is racist. <edit> just realised its fake. move along. nothing to see here.

The Rise & Fall of Gravity Copyright by K. B. Robertson 1979 - 2007 All rights reserved. A light sided approach to the ponderous subject of General Relativity. Space-time Gravity Is The 4th Dimension: For more cost free rhythm and reason, please consider a season that resonantly sings beyond theories of strings. From Euclid's straight line shine to Isaac's golden apple and its geodesic grapple. A catchy little tune that most anyone can croon, by the curved silvery light of Albert's expeditionary moon. Dr. Einstein's waking inspiration may yet sweep the sleeping nation at the slightest provocation. An unrecognized solution that co…

From mcsweeneys.com 0. Newtonian gravity is your high-school girlfriend. As your first encounter with physics, she's amazing. You will never forget Newtonian gravity, even if you're not in touch very much anymore. 1. Electrodynamics is your college girlfriend. Pretty complex, you probably won't date long enough to really understand her. 2. Special relativity is the girl you meet at the dorm party while you're dating electrodynamics. You make out. It's not really cheating because it's not like you call her back. But you have a sneaking suspicion she knows electrodynamics and told her everything. 3. Quantum mechanics is the girl you meet at the poetry readin…

I used to do all my work on a desk top, but now i think the DT is obsolete, why be tied to a desk?

NOMADS, CIVILIZATION & WAR An Abbreviated History of the Eurasian Horsepeople The Hinges Of History The Grass Routes Of World Civilization EuroAmerica’s Undone Homework & How It Is Done The Full Circle Of Consequential Warfare (Condensed from 415 pages) by K B Robertson, Copyright © 1994, ‘95 & 2001 (Note: The word ‘civilization’ has two correct spellings: with a ‘z’; or an ‘s’, i.e. ‘civilisation’.) Formerly titled: THE ORIGINAL HOLOCAUST: A Generally Unrecognized Real History Of Western Civilization And The United States FOREWORD What is there in common with The Domino Theory, Genghis Khan, ‘The Original Holocaust’, The Origins Of The…

I got sent a .jpg in an email recently and thought I'd check it. Go to http://maps.google.com/ In the "Get directions" area, type in "Atlanta" to "Paris, France". Once you have your map and directions, scroll down to Step 22. I love a good sense of humour.

can some one please help me get an idea or give me some sites that can help me come up with one...i want to do some thing psychology related but it needs to be a really complicated and interesting experiment

Imagine what a community that was solely devoted to the progress of science, like the Vatican but for science. No laws other than the ones that people in Science City (vote?) on. What kind of laws should be implemented? A Spartan survival of the fittest, or should it be moral and take ethics into account. Would it turn into an evil sadistic world? Would Science City build an army, should they? How about people that would not join this city, are they a threat? Comments? I am all for a Science City that was harsh barren and cold, deviod of all human touch. As long as we had the arts I wouldn't mind, Enough human touch for me. Keep the soft sciences as well, they ar…

Every good doctor is also a biologist. Every good biologist is also a chemist. Every good chemist is also a physicist. Every good physicist is also a mathematician. Every revolutionary scientist is also a revolutionary philosopher. (These are fairly tongue-in-cheek, so don't jump down my throat. Thanks.)

This Earth Day, Dell is giving away virtual saplings you can plant in Second Life Way to go! Don't they realize virtual trees = computation = electricity = CO2 emissions? Apparently not...

IN FLANDERS FIELDS the poppies blow Between the crosses row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields. Lt. Col. John McCrae When I was a young man I carried me pack And I lived the free life of the rover From the Murray's green basin t…

Hi, I just wanted to know your opinion about Pakisatn. Please give honest opinions, not flattering ones. I can assure you that there will be no offence to any 1 here.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article1626728.ece Damn...

that makes me a sad panda : (

The official report on global warming was announced today. Scientists made a formal statement saying that global warming is real, it is escalating at a dangerously fast rate and will make life unbearable within a few decades, and it is due to human emissions of CO2.

This may seems like a very belated question, and I've searched everywhere (perhaps not hard enough) but I wanted to start adding people to my buddy list, though I have no idea what the point of the buddy list is, so I guess that sounds kinda daft, but anyway...does it inform me when a 'buddy' has made a post, or is it just for novelty value ?

Hi, How does a researcher spend his typical day? Meaning, if you are working in a scientist's lab, what would be your typical activities. If you are working on math research, what would be your research activities? any insightful answers would be greatly appreciated!

I've become somewhat addicted to improving Wikipedia over the last few months, and now have several hundred edit records on my account and have created a handful of new articles. Anyone else?