Phi for All

Oh yes, I've heard about it. From you, as a matter of fact, over at PhysOrgForum, where you joined and posted this identical thread. Why the sneaky tactics? If you were serious about wanting rigorous review you should be willing to answer some questions and provide some data. Just because you claim your reactor will solve the energy crisis, cancer and air pollution all at the same time doesn't mean we won't listen.

Calling all women docile compared to all men, especially in the presence of all men, comes off as hostile and discriminatory, thus an example of misogyny. In addition to being a rather laughable generalization. Watch some C-Span, the WWF or the audience for Oprah. Or in the real world working for companies like mine. Actually I'm having a hard time thinking of any woman I know as "docile".

Go ahead and use the references. You're a trusted member and it sounds like you've found a great product and are simply entusiastically passing along a good reference. We probably jumped the gun when you first posted because we get so many Rolex ads and people joining just to post links to sales sites. Sorry, sorry, it'll never happen again, and by never I mean... somewhat frequently.

You don't confront friends, period. You talk to them, you reason with them. You didn't tell us what they claimed about the stones. Are they saying something like, "Hematite is said to have healing powers" or "Garnet is believed to have the power to cleanse the blood". Both those statements are true. Or are they saying, "Opals have been clinically proven to cure depression"?

The odds of hitting an asteroid with a manned spaceship are... astronomical. Proximity detection equipment and a few quick thruster bursts should take care of it. Absolutely, to a certain extent. That's what thrusters are for but you need more and more thrust to go faster and faster.

Intersystem travel is going to take a very long time so you need some way to keep your scientists in stasis during the trip (unless they will be raising families of scientists for the return trip). Btw, creating an artificial gravity isn't that difficult with present technologies. The design of the ship would have to let it spin to create the effect. I remember hearing that a trip from Earth to Proxima Centauri would take 70,000+ years.

And I would advise not sending any email to Mr. Sphincter. Feel free to give a salary range if need be.

It's your rank. Post more and it changes, making you a larger particle. General Discussion posts don't count though.

Ditto. For instance, the way to avoid those clever homicide detectives is to make it look like an accident. No murder, no murder investigation. There was a great Columbo episode where the killer almost got away with it by waiting for his victim at the end of his nightly swim before bed. When the guy was stepping up out of the pool the murderer brained him with a chunk of ice. He made sure the guy sank and then tossed the ice in the pool (no murder weapon was found). It was assumed by by all the investigators that the guy slipped on the diving board and drowned after hitting his head, total accidental death. All the investigators except Columbo....

Bubble wrap not allowed? I'd go with two condoms, inflated with an egg in each, with custom cardboard boxes and cardboard shims around and between each. Duct tape the cardboard.

Oh, you started a thread, good. I'd go with bubble wrap for protection, duct tape for weight. Most teachers give extra credit for duct tape. I know I would.

I didn't say our instincts are irrelevant. I said you arguing that humans haven't been civilised very long was irrelevant to my point. You were raised in a civilised society and even your single generation (at least most of it) has been trained to avoid actions which might land them in jail or worse. If there is a good chance you'll be caught, the civilized person avoids it. Let's stick to one subject to avoid strawmen arguments. And I'm saying that martial law in times of war forgives many actions which would otherwise be illegal. Bringing up rape in war is really beside my point. I'm pretty sure. If I was 100% guaranteed that I would never get caught, that my actions would never be found out, and that there would never be any repercussions, I would still never consider forcing myself on any woman. There isn't a single bit of me that would take any pleasure in hurting or demeaning an unwilling human being in the name of sexual pleasure. A very Hasty Generalization.

Let me think about it. No.

Irrelevant for my argument to your premise. Civilized humans let their brains override biological imperatives all the time. It doesn't matter how long humans have been doing it; if you've been raised all your life to equate wrongdoing with incarceration or execution you think several times before committing such an act. This is a more likely scenario for continued rape than procreation. If you got away with it once, your fear of the justice system is lessened. Appeal to Tradition? Come on, in times of war a different set of rules comes in to play. And I would venture to guess that rape during war in modern times is not condoned as much as it used to be. Spoils of war is not an acceptable excuse, at least not in major countries. This is a nature vs. nurture argument now. I'm a 6' 3" blond Viking and you don't see me going out and sacking the neighborhood with a woman over each shoulder (at least not on weeknights). Reminds me of a joke: Brodar the Viking king is addressing his assembled men before they leave the boats to sack the sleepy English fishing village. Brodar: "Men, tonight we will sack the village!" Men: "Yay!" Brodar: "We will kill all the men..." Men: "Yay! Brodar: "... and rape all the women!" Men: "YAAAAAY!!!" Brodar: "And men... try to get it right this time!"

I think you're right. If liberals tended to think for the same reasons men rape we'd all be in trouble. But do you have any evidence that liberals think? Civilized human society is a long way from it's animal cousin's equivalent in nature. If chimps were incarcerated (or worse) for rape wouldn't the majority learn to avoid it? So it's beneficial to pass along the genes of people who have rejected the mores of their society? Sorry, I don't buy it. Propogation doesn't override survival and if rape can get you removed from society then where's your other chances to propogate? I think rapists either want to get back in prison or their sociopathic behavior overrides normal societal concerns for consequences.

I use my Moderator Thread Tools. Works great. Why? [/smartass]

I think it was supposed to be "battery chargers". Kind of tough to leave a charge laying around. I've heard the biggest Spelling mistake was casting Shannon Doherty in Beverly Hills 90210 (sorry, my company's HQ is near Hollywood and I have to hear these jokes). In the USA (not "America") we prefer management. We take the Aussies and put "U" in labor.

This *is* a science forum, so be prepared for criticism. Your site is visually assaulting. Too many colors makes people want to look elsewhere. Phrases like, "Some mysteries [note: plural]such as 'The Da Vinci Code' is [note: singular] believed to be true..." show the true reader that you're not a true writer. "The Ancient Scrolls"? Come on, too tabloid. If you want people like Dawkins to read your book you better drop the Enquirer pitch. "Does this book shed more light on the mystery?" Really, really doubt it. But I'm a skeptic.

Smart man. So... the dishwasher cleansed all your sins away? I don't get the connection to your daughter wearing jewelry. You might mention that, since 1978, Protestants only ascribe Biblical inerrancy to the original texts, which no longer exist. The idea that differing versions of the Bible are all inerrant is ridiculous. Was she an atheist when you married her?

Global warming is happening and whether we are causing it or not we need to adapt. I attended a recent Greenbuild convention and I can tell you that the construction industry in the US is moving rapidly towards more efficiency in energy management and materials. Costs are only going to go up and no one wants to get paid less so better ways of using materials and manpower are being found and implemented.

As an alternative, can you give the assignment back to the student without reporting it and say, "I need *your* work by tomorrow. Whoever wrote *this* is trying to get you into trouble for plagiarism"? Implying that someone else wrote the assignment lets the student save face and reminds him you're on top of things and won't tolerate copying the work of others. I think you want to be liked AND you want to be a good teacher. Doing what will make you popular isn't always what a good teacher would do. Be the good teacher and the right ones will like you. And they'll ALL respect you.

I've had just over four feet of snow in the last three weeks, the most accumulation for a similar timeframe in over 100 years. I hear the worst blizzard is coming next week. I'm getting tired of shoveling all this global warming.

My daughter's 2nd grade class is studying the problem. The mutant mosquitoes actually come from the planet Mercury so ecoli's socioeconomic factors are further complicated by interplanetary concerns. Fortunately, Rickey Ricotta is bringing his impressive robotic skills into the fight to halt the invasion. He's brave but I hope he knows what he's up against. The better part of valor is discretion.

I was wondering the same thing. Wouldn't it be like trying to hold your breath until you die? Wouldn't your cardiovascular system be overridden by the autonomic system if you tried to slow your heartbeat past a healthy limit?

Of course. I agree with the others, you'll do it but you'll feel like crap, especially if you eat crap. This is a marathon so treat it like one. Prepare some better food in advance, take breaks to eat and walk around a bit. Remember that no chair (or sofa) is rated for sitting on that long. Treat yourself right. Maybe ask the cute neighbor across the way to leave her blinds open so you'll have something to get up and refocus your eyes on. Very important if you'll be staring at a screen for a long time.