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StringJunky

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  1. Yeah, two electrons can't occupy the same position can they?
  2. This is the thing, do they actually displace space?
  3. This is it, and it's reflected in the quality of products nowadays. Durable goods are designed and built to last probably 3-5 years. Contrast that with, say cameras made in the 70's or before, there are many still very usable now. Designed earlier obsolescence has become the norm and this is partly due to people continually wanting the 'latest' thing. It's become a self-perpetuating cycle between consumer > manufacturer > national economy > global economy. All you hear nowadays is that GROWTH must be maintained as much as possible ...this requires consumers to be in a perpetual state of discontent to keep the money moving.
  4. About as close to two dimensions as nature allows I think.
  5. Living proof that we see what we want to see ...we proactively invent the world around us in our minds.
  6. Yeah, lthat reminds me of "I've got this great idea that will make me famous... I just need someone to do the maths and test it."
  7. What addiitive could you use that is specific to making a silver compound that is insoluble in the electrolyte?
  8. The arrogance of ignorance.
  9. I agree When I used to hit bottom financially I would think to myself: "Better cold than dead". Through deprivation of particular things, one learns if they really matter in the overall story of ones life. I am always mindful that modern life's commercial influences, through advertising and peer pressure to conform, can put one in a constant state of wanting things,. Without widespread unfulfilled material desire, developed nations will experience economic stagnation... they need you to spend money. Universal contentment is anathema to an economically successful society ...the way it is at the moment.
  10. Micro-organism-induced behavioural/mood patterns are not just specific to pathogenic types like T. gondii, symbiotic gut microbiota in general are considered to have an ongoing important effect on our mental states... the field still has lots to learn but the microbiome is an important part of our existence. It is not an exaggeration to say that we are a walking ecosystem. "Gut-brain axis" is the term you want to search for if it is of further interest. The real test-tube babies, gestated ex-utero that are currently science-fiction, will not have a microbiome so their introduction will need to be tailored and introduced artificially, as and when the procedure becomes feasible. A biotech company is currently in Phase II trials for creating patient-specific bacterial colony profiles to correct bowel problems and other gut biota imbalances.
  11. Can you point me to any info on this research? i've known about the idea a long time from Lovelock, but never heard of any implementation or test models. It's a great idea because: 1. It increases albedo by facilitating algae producing DMS for cloud-seeding. 2. Reduces ocean acidity by consuming carbon dioxide. 3. Puts oxygen in the atmosphere 4. Carbon dixide absorption thus reducing greenhouse effect
  12. Commonsense prevails. Quite an achievment to get that across all states.
  13. Each species will settle in its niche environment. won't it, so it's hardly random?
  14. The BBC article is reporting donors beliefs. Anecdotes are not evidence. Your second link deserves a double-facepalm.
  15. I think the onset of cooking food may have been an important precursor to hominid encephalisation. This activity increases the availability of nutrients and in amounts not available before. With increased caloric intake for less effort, hominids had time for other things besides looking for food which, ultimately, facilitated the reproductive persistence of individuals that were more brains than brawn... putting it simply. Worth reading the article this extract is from:
  16. Faecal - UK. Fecal - US The transplant material is screened and inserted as a suppository. Yes, and some people will be setting themselves up for chronic bowel problems if they don't takes steps to facilitate repopulation of their gut with the symbiotic bacteria. Cobblers if someone was immuno-compromised and/or the sample had a disproportionate amount of pathogens then, yes, it could cause problems but most people, no. I have read of people desperate with severe IBS and they have applied faecal enemas from their own family... with success. Not to be recommended as the norm though ... under medical supervision is the way to go. This was how I first heard about it.
  17. ...and we'd only have sex once. The more I learn about our interdependence with our microbiota, the more absurd it seems that people spend a fortune and effort killing "germs". I also have a new wariness of antibiotics and how they affect my gut bacteria.
  18. Well, is getting joy out of killing sadistic?
  19. Yes, the whole idea of asking the question was to minimise the number of parameters.
  20. Yeah, I go fishing. I'm catching and releasing the same fish I caught 14 years ago and watching them grow.
  21. Right, a tree is not a forest.
  22. Right. The effect is there but it's too small
  23. It's not control I have an issue with, it's the idea of killing for pleasure.
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