StringJunky

How are you defining 'human life'?

The Vexen of today doesn't, and shouldn't, have to be like the Vexen of yesterday ...you evolve. ...C'est la vie.

No, I don't think so. The apparent lower speed is caused by the photon interacting with the outer electron of each atom it encounters as it passes through the medium, resulting in an accumulated delay. It's speed passing between each atom is always c.

No prob. I'm sure we've given you a few things you'd rather not see.or have

Yes, one of the more regrettable imports to the UK from the US are the ambulance chasers and accident solicitors. Easy money I suppose.

Could it stem from America being overly-litigious in general; they are just covering themselves, regardless how small the risk?

Happy Birthday mate.

The formaldehyde is in the adhesive used for bonding the plywood layers. I personally wouldn't hesitate to buy and use the suitcase. There are far worse things to worry about. The point in the production chain where I would perhaps express concern is for the people who make the boards and as such can be classed as an occupational exposure hazard. Enjoy your suitcase.

To add to Imatfaal's post, each new thoughtful post you make pushes the old one back into the past. One or two of the best posters on here have been found very much wanting in the civilty and sensibilty department in the past. You are not just a username and as such changing it doesn't really alter anything...your personality comes through in your writing.. if you want to just change your style from now on, just do it.

In tandem with corroborating evidence, it falls within 'beyond reasonable doubt' imo.

If you aren't sure on the veracity of a Wiki page, have a gander through the listed references at the bottom and the credentials of those who wrote them. Also, the reference list can be a useful place to start exploring a subject from, particularly if the page author is an expert.

Yes there is that, but I was thinking of the Islamic State videos which are about as unequivocal as it gets.

What if they are filmed doing it?

If you get neg repped, ask yourself: "Am I being a knob?"

I agree Sensei but it is something that one does on their own initiative. Also, the internet didn't exist in those days and so one couldn't minimise the risks; forewarned is forearmed. A wise man learns from his mistakes; a clever man learns from the wise man.

Yes, the OP lacks precision and that's why I was specific in expressing a distinction between human-life and a person in my post.

WRT to the OP: I think 'human life' begins at the zygote because that's what it's hard-coded for, but the point in development when 'personhood' is reached can only be arbitrarily defined because it is, after all, a continuum.

Apparently you can buy 1-bit sound recorders. SACD's exploit it.

Minor but important correction. She wasn't profoundly retarded; she was a retarded, profoundly deaf-mute. If she had been profoundly retarded she wouldn't have had that artistic ability. Interesting story and an art form that I wasn't familiar with. Kudos.

The colder oceans continuously upwell nutrients to the surface for carbon dioxide consuming organisms to utilise the gases absorbed from the atmosphere. They in the process release dimethysulphide gas, the molecules of which act as cloud-condensation nuclei. These eventually condense to form rain clouds, thus indirectly helping to reduce solar absorption as well as directly contributing to carbon dioxide reduction. Link: Oceanic phytoplankton, atmospheric sulphur, cloud albedo and climate This upwelling of nutrients is a function of water temperature and thermoclines. When the upper water layers gets too warm a thermocline is created causing the upwelling to cease: the algae drastically reduce in number due to the lack of nutrients. If we could increase the amount of sea area that has sufficient nutrients to sustain a larger number of continuous populations of marine algae we could better mitigate the effects of CO2 and greenhouse warming. IIRC the southerly Atlantic has an algael bloom for part of the year then the water gets too warm and the upwelling ceases. Is there not any viable way of mechanically raising the sediment and allowing it to disperse in the upper layers to keep the algae going? Bright green areas in this map have high biological activity: http://www.ecology.com/2011/09/12/important-organism/ 70-80% of the world's oxygen comes from marine algae ...that's a lot of carbon dioxide absorption. If only we could make those blue bits in the map look green...

Human Health: Impacts, Adaptation, and Co-Benefits - Chapter 11, IPCC Fifth Assessment Report 2014 (PDF direct download 3.6MB) Link to full IPCC 5th Assessment 2014 Report

If the universe is expanding now, it's pretty clear that if we reverse what has happened, the galaxies will have been closer together in the past.

Rather than blow the smog to ones neighbour, wouldn't it be better all around to use the fan in a configuration that directs the smog into a ginormous air-scrubbing unit?

I know ...scary! To melt metal you need lots of pointed bits to arc to get the temperature and that's probably dangerous in a domestic appliance.