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Shoot, over the past few weeks I've noticed an increase in the amount of sonic booms in San Jose. Recently, due to tests and an increase in homework, I decided to wake up at around 6 A.M. to study and finish up homework and projects. Some mornings around that time, I hear this low hum that was really loud. It woke my sister up. It continued for like 10 minutes or so, unlike any kind of plane I've heard. Last Friday, when my class was taking a test, this really loud shockwave hit. It was like a jet plane was blasting off or a 9.0 earthquake hit. The windows shook and everything. Pretty crazy.

Just a suggestion,but would members here consider having their own photographs as avatars.Or a section were people voluntarily post their photo. I ask this because Sandi,Bettina,Yt2095 etc have.I find it will be of benefit to our group to actually see the other person who posts(one big happy family and certainly unique in respect of other science forums,)instead of just typo. I think people would be less aggresive to each other,when they see a familiar face.I know when Sandi posts,people respond in a more civil way(she has that 'carefull my lad im your mother' type of face) no offence intended. Anyway just a thought people

Im unsure to the Legality of file sharing, and also of getting the serial from a trial off the internet.

http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/9469.html

When creating a new CD is there anyway to write it so WMP recognises the track names when the CD is inserted? Im doing compilation CDs.

For my 17th Birthday email and PM's This was my first ever BB Bday email. It meant a lot to me. Tonight I'm going out with Dad and his friend for supper, then some clothes shopping with the two of them and some of my friends. Sunday, I got a BIG gift certificate from the senior home where I sing. I was shocked....I really didn't expect that since I told them from the start that I wouldn't accept any money from them. My choir friends got certificates too. So, we went to the mall that night, and I got "SIMS2" for starters. I feel good Bettina

Here's a few questions on superconductors: Superconductors that have electricity running through them can generate a magnetic field just like a wire can, right? How do you make/get a hold of/etc a superconductor? I know they have to be supercooled right now, but how are they made? Are normal conductors just dropped in temperature until they become superconductors? Could one be used to interact with Earth's magnetic field to produce a lifting force? (That's on a whim) How do they work, in brief?

does anyone else see this: when loading the Can't be antiferromagnetism, so what is it thread?

I thought a place to post poems might be nice, so here.

Thought you guys would find this funny:

Forgot to search, my question was answered in previous threads. DELETE ME! Sorry Sayo.

I am sick of mine, so I want a new one. Any suggestions/links are welcome.

I need to write a novel for school, so I think I'll write a SFN based novel. It will be about the world after a massively enourmous hurricane wipes out most of the worlds population. Although the plot is slightly negotiable. I need charactors. To participate, email me at shaviland1@comcast.net I will need your email. You may choose weather your charactor is good or evil, and any other specifications you care to make.

Scientists have restored hearing in the lab.By inserting a corrective gene with a virus inducing the growth of cochlear hair cells.Testing the gene ATOH1 been successfull in guinea pigs.Should it work in humans it will be fantastic,giving millions of deaf people a quality of life we take for granted.

http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/User:Cap%27n_Refsmmat/ScienceNews After a bit of debate, I made a column on Wikinews (a news source that anybody can edit. It's a wiki, like wikipedia) that is all about science and technology news. It's only two days old, so don't expect too much right now. Much of the material is also from my little-used blog which was for the same purpose. However, on Wikinews, I hope to get more attention so I can continue and make this a great souce for science news.

I just joined and I must admit am very excited about these forums. I love science and look forward to reading all the interesting things you guys come up with! I have a question in the Astronomy/Cosmology section in a new topic guys check out, thanks!

Just like suprnova before, Lokitorrent has sold out and closed down. Heres a link to some info: http://www.mpaa.org/CurrentReleases/ http://www.lokitorrent.com/

I am almost through my junior year of college. When i was a freshman i had the desire to enter medical school. I knew of the road ahead back then, and it was what i expected. But as i went on and filled more med school requirements, i was exposed to other areas of science and saw they intrigued me more than the prospect of becoming the surgeon i wanted to be. There was a point last year when i focused no longer on the necessary pre-req's like a&p and instead invested more time into chemistry classes. The idea of doing drug discovery is fascinating. I had several discussions with my chemistry professors who, obviously, advocated graduate school in chemistry. Both medic…

Thankyou for your e-mail wishing me a happy birthday. It was nice of you to send. So i thought it only fair to show my appreciation by saying thankyou.

How much knowledge do all members of the forum have? Enough to solve any questions given by a professor in an university, college? Or just for some common problems.

Really, who's the bigger slut, the luscious and lascivious lindsey lohan or the hot and hedonistic hillary duff? Why? What are their failings? Their Attributes? Talents? I'm bored, an we were talking about during government today, so I thought I'd get a better idea of the public's opinion before reporting to my class

I just bought a book on gravity by john wheeler and kip thorne, and charles misner. it was published in the seventies. it is called "Gravitation." it's kinda old, is it current?

Is there a way to write equations here? I tried using html codes such as: γ but I don't get the greek letter.

I have been thinking for a while now about what will happen in a few decades when we can effectively automate many of the tasks that make up the bulk of workforces in the world. Things like: stacking shelves, driving buses, checkout clerks, call centres, security, cleaning, waiters, fast food industry, factory work etc could all become jobs of the past, only creative positions would remain and people could have exceptionally short working weeks while still keeping the economy booming. Here are some of the question to think about: How would this impact on peoples perception of money? What would people do? Would goods become so cheap to make that we could have…

Only the second person in the world to complete the attempt without a stop, and she broke the record. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/sailing/4229079.stm http://www.teamellen.com/ellen-article-1225.html# Well done to her.