StringJunky

He found correlations that nobody else did or maybe could...hindsight is a wonderful thing isn't it? That's all many discoveries are: pulling together what other people posited...this is the essence of real intelligence imo so one shouldn't make light of it.

I'm sorry if you think we are hijacking but the solution is to think about your security strategy. Get over it, the threat of people trying to take over your pc and its information is part of daily life and you should focus on the weaknesses of your system and strengthen them.

If one uses MSE realtime, then uses SAS and MB scanners regularly and they consistently come up empty, MSE is doing its job is it not? I'll agree to disagree with you and yes I'm quite computer savvy user-wise so I'm not really vulnerable through ignorance and know where to avoid. I know when I'm going into malware-infested territory, which I used to do do to test things out. My general strategy is to use AV's for detection and reimaging for malware removal if it happens.

I've used MSE from its release and have yet to have malware in my system. I frequent a computer forum and it is just about unheard there to hear people say: "I an infection and I'm using MSE...how do I get rid of it?" AVG is another story! Every system and user combination is different so all that matters is that it works for any given scenario, regardless of which one scores the highest test ratings.

No single scanning option is best....that's why three are listed together and used in series. Take your pick out of Avast, Avira or MSE for always on use that are also free...Malwarebytes constant protection is not free.

Ignore Iota dissing MSE...it's equal to anything. Use Malwarebytes and Superantispyware as on-demand scanners. Best thing to do is a clean reinstall and then image that clean installation to another drive or partition...if you suspect in the future you've got another bit of malware just reimage with the good image, It takes 15 mins to half an hour to reimage to a good image depending on the data size. I use Macrium Reflect Free. Imaging cures all manner of computer ills...do it.

This might be of interest: http://www.wunderground.com/blog/weatherhistorian/comment.html?entrynum=3

If we accept the inflationary model of the universe which had it's initial structure determined by quantum fluctuations of which said structure was further amplified by inflation, then it seems reasonable to think that what is here is also over there and the physics should be the same.

My point was that their central tenets are not subject to review and amendment like science's are...that's all.

Double post.

Science is about describing reality and reality is a real bastard to get a handle on and the other spheres you allude to don't have that problem...hence the adherence to rigorous discipline which you don't seem to like up to now. Science will probably never be right in the absolute sense but it is striving to be less wrong with increasing success...it's a relative thing. If science thought it was right per se, it would cease to move forward...in effect it would become like a religion. The idea of confidence levels is an important one to grasp and actually aids progress because it means scientists can't fall into complacency and are always looking for holes in theories. If you looked at the scientific method with open eyes you'll not see a more ruthless quality control system anywhere. This methodology and mind-set should inspire confidence in it for you not derision...it is anything but tunnel-visioned as a discipline. If the knowledge has changed since you were younger it shows the scientific method is working. How many revisions has The Bible or Quran had?

The "burning questions" don't get worked out by plucking thoughts out of thin air and airing them on the internet after an hour or two of "deep thought"...they are answered by dedicated and diligent individuals who spend years studying. The best most of us here can do is learn from those people and disseminate their efforts amongst those that want to know...we do not aspire to delusions. I'd rather be a "drone" listening to people with a sound and consistent methodology than listen to an instant-scientist-with-a-Galilean Complex.

Science works on confidence intervals and if it is 95% or better then an idea can be considered "knowledge" ie the evidence for it is robust enough to be classed as a theory*. *"In modern science, the term "theory" refers to scientific theories, a well-confirmed type of explanation of nature, made in a way consistent with scientific method, and fulfilling the criteria required by modern science. Such theories are described in such a way that any scientist in the field is in a position to understand and either provide empirical support ("verify") or empirically contradict ("falsify") it. Scientific theories are the most reliable, rigorous, and comprehensive form of scientific knowledge". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory (My bold)

WHR Tar is right, you are making quite some elementary mistakes about the state of current knowledge of the universe...he's not being disrespectful, he's just telling you how it is. If you don't want to be picked up for elementary mistakes, make sure you read up on the basics first.

Einstein never suggested that...he was actually a proponent of the Static Universe which he later admitted was a mistake. Edwin Hubble conceived the idea of expansion I think. Besides, the objects subject to universal expansion are not going anywhere, much less break the light-speed barrier...space is created between objects and the further you are away from a galaxy or cluster the faster it appears to be receding ie more red -shifted.

The fat molecules are too big and aggregated to pass through skin or membrane. In order to be absorbed by the body via digestion the fat first needs to be emulsified by bile, which breaks it down into smaller units, then a fat-acting enzyme breaks it down into even smaller units called fatty acids...this is what the body uses.

I'm no expert either but find it interesting as well. I can't give you the steps leading to terrestrial locomotion or breathing free air but I am aware of some ideas about the evolution of the eye which gives some idea of the kind of transitional evolutionary phases necessary to reach a certain complexity.

Rythmic tidal forces on the oceans between the Sun/Moon and Earth would have caused some early organisms on shorelines to be regularly exposed to the free atmosphere when they were beached on the down tide...they most likely didn't crawl onto land initially; they were exposed by the sea receding. If those tidal forces didn't exist Earth's inhabitants might have stayed purely aquatic because I don't think there would have been sufficient selection pressure to adapt: what would be the need to crawl out of the water? The regular exposure to free atmosphere would have allowed some organisms, which had beneficial mutations that aided locomotion under those circumstances, to have greater reproductive success because there would have been less competition. If you notice, organisms did not move from water to land in one go....they were periodically exposed to the free atmosphere giving plenty of opportunity for organisms to adapt eventually to inhabit dry land. Evolution occurs in very small steps over a very long time.

http://commonsenseatheism.com/?p=12540

I think what you really want is people to publicly brainstorm together and build on each others ideas but this is not really the function of this forum or the scientific method in general. One presents an idea here for it to be intellectually shot at to see if it withstands the rigour of external analysis. It is not the present model of scientific research to have other people do your work for you and you have all the accolades.

If you want to put your mind at rest until something is done you could brush and seal the lead-paint surfaces in your proximity with a PVA sealer at 1: 1 ratio with water like Unibond. Any PVA glue diluted to 1:1 will do really. It should dry to a clear(ish) finish depending on the porosity of the surfaces. This is what I would do for the moment if I were in your shoes. It needs to be dealt with if you are in a confined space with it as you are then in a chronic exposure situation. Lead is a slow cumulative poison ie it will affect you gradually and invisibly over time and you probably won't notice until it's too late. Realistically, only someone knowledgeable in these matters can assess the degree of risk in your personal situation...get an environmental expert in from you area that works for your local authority who can also, if applicable, statutorily compel your your landlord to act.

The elements are defined by the number of protons in the nucleus. Each increase by one proton is another element and once you get into the 90+ proton containing elements they become more and more unstable so the chances of other elements existing naturally becomes ever less likely the higher you go up the proton-number and if they do exist it is only for an ever shorter time before they decay to a more stable proton configuration ie to an element, with less protons in the nucleus. If you look at the element with the highest atomic number Ununoctium (118 protons) only 4 nuclei have been detected altogether in the lab and its decay time to livermorium (116 protons) is 0.89 ms. As you can see, the chances of finding new elements are becoming much slimmer all the time.

I see it as a planned but unannounced performance which was a nice surprise for the people around.

I don't find it difficult to believe that he wouldn't know about whether he had lead paint on his property especially if he comes from a less developed country and also not everybody's a chemist...it's a minor detail that one needs to know on the scale of things. Now that he knows though he should deal with it if it is the law in your country to do so.

Skitt's Law* alert. *Any post correcting an error in another post will contain at least one error itself.