StringJunky

The scientists are saying GMOs are safe because they've tested them. They didn't just pull it out of a dark place. A contrarian needs to do the same that they've done, or some other revealing test, to demonstrate otherwise. Your main problem seems to be that you, too often, argue from a position of belief or personal principle... cognitive bias is the result. The danger is that one cherry-picks the data that supports a principled position.

1 cm3 of water is 1.00000g at sea level and 4oC. That's a standard anybody can replicate.

Yes, I see now, thanks.

Is that sincere or sarcastic? I think it basically stems from the fact that we are an island nation, so it's a harder transition.

Because it didn't want unfetterred immigration... and largely still doesn't. It's quite a hot potato that will likely have a significant bearing on the outcome of a referendum it's supposed to be having in under two years from now.

OK. I know it might seem terribly pedantic but I've often wondered this.

Is it possible to make a perfectly straight line. if we got a very long piece of string in space, pulled by two people, would it be dead straight? Note: not straight as in geodesically straight.

Given that spacetime is curved, is there such a thing as truly straight?

So, like graphene's structure: layered 2 dimensional hexagon?

Everest climbers use a flow rate of about 3L/min. From what I've been reading about it they could get away with less flow if the delivery system could cope in those temperature and pressure conditions.

An astute thought. I like it... the person wary of a beggar is naught but a beggar himself when the opportunity arises.

That's the kind of thing the UK's BBC would do.

We didn't need to be green because it wasn't a problem, until there were too many of us.

Just thought. Ed and I are not considering that the permanent magnet already has a field, so if we assume that field reaches the electromagnet, the interaction will be instantaneous when it's turned on.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Xe1a1wHxTyo

It will take a year for the magnet to get the field from the electromagnet. If the electromagnet is then turned off, the magnet will get the field for 1 year.

Read this Kapersky article, then extrapolate that across all devices, and you'll see widespread firmware-malware infection can't be done in an epidemic manner. Really, just a proof-of-concept idea by a few researchers. Add linux into the mix and I'd say the risk is miniscule. All I'd focus on is the boot partition and OS partitions. Nuke the drive with zeros and reinstall the OS.

I think you would be better served, and more quickly sorted, joining Bleeping Computer and asking in the Security forum.

Have you installed software from outside the official Ubuntu-endorsed repositories?

What is the nature of your anxiety?

I didn't know this ...will check it out.

Battery life is one thing, battery capacity over time is another. It's a great idea but I'm not sure lithium-ion is the optimum medium for it, as it's not that robust in maintaining charge with lots of charge/discharge cycles and it's relatively temperamental about catching fire. There are new technologies hot on its heels though, so I think there will be a better alternative in the next five years; batteries are a very hot research project going by the number of articles I see every week about it on science news sites. My personal feeling is let the wealthier people who can afford to upgrade as it happens provide the testing ground. If it's a major investment for a person it's possibly a bit too early at this stage in the game to be jumping in. Just my 2p.

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No. You have to reflash the the affected hardware with new clean firmware. The firmware-software resides in the device and is what 'talks' to the operating system; it physically independent in operation.

Reinstall the firmware. Better, if a computer contains mission critical information don't network it; manually load screened information to it. Even if you transfer malware it can't 'talk' back to Command and Control if it's not networked.