StringJunky

You are right and this is good but WOT has the additional bonus that it has user input as well...not sure if it's the same for the others but WOT is based on this idea of information-sharing.

It's been my understanding that it's the same as Steevey's but I accept that the astronomical definition may have changed as happens in science with increased knowledge But the fact (remains for now) is there is only ONE universe...multiverses are pure speculation...Steevey's understanding is completely within the bounds of the conventional definition AFAIK. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universe I think, to be consistent, if we are in a bubble amongst many bubbles (multiverse) then those individual bubbles are sub-universes and 'The 'Universe' is still the sum total of all the bubbles and the space they are in...the standard definition can remain intact...but I'm not the Scientific Establishment.

In tandem with Sysiphus's FF list I thought I'd show my extension list for the benefit of Chrome users: Adblock: Adblocker Keep My Opt Outs: Opts you out of personalisation cookies..helps prevent user tracking SecBrowsing: Warns when plugins are out of date...very important now malware programmers are writing to them. Set New Tab To Google: Puts the Google page on when you click New Tab instead of thumbnails. Simple Gmail Checker: Tells of incoming email and gives one click access to Gmail account. WOT (Web of Trust): Puts a risk rating next to searches regarding malware, scams etc and will actually block a page if it's high risk until you unblock it.. .first line of defence.

We need to be mindful when writing stuff about attitudes and procedures of this nature that they are not necessarily uniformly prevalent across all jurisdictions and that SFN is an international community...it may not be applicable in a particular reader's country. I noticed the Human Tissue Authority link within the RCS link I provided doesn't work: this should take you there...this will give more explicit details: http://www.hta.gov.uk/donations.cfm

Advice from the Royal College of Surgeons (UK) on this: http://www.rcseng.ac.uk/patient_information/donations.html

Chrome uses sandboxing technology as well and an extension called Secbrowsing warns of out of date extensions like the FF plugin checker. Adobe stuff is autoupdated by default as are Chrome updates....FF offers the Nth in customisibility but the Chrome extension gallery is pretty varied now and has all the stuff I need. The trouble with FF is if you customise it too much it slows down but FF4 does look nice (got Chromey look!) and minimal...will give it a proper go when it's mainstream and the add ons and themes work.

I use Google Chrome because it's the fastest at starting up, rendering pages and takes up the least screen real estate. IE9 is pretty fast but still in beta...IE is generally considered the most secure from the reviews I've read.

Rigney Klaynos is far from an elitist intellectual...I have found his answers to many questions in the past to be very clear and uncryptic. The fact is this subject is more often than not described in mathematical terms and if one doesn't have the requisite understanding of the maths then we have to accept the limited verbal descriptions that can be given to us by those that do understand it mathematically...myself included! To quote swansont: It doesn't have to make sense to be true.

I might be wrong, but I remember reading somewhere that the direction individual non-gravitationally bound clusters move in is essentially random so some will be moving towards each other and some away from each other but the ones headed towards each other may never get close enough to gravitationally connect if the rate of expansion exceeds their velocity towards each other.

Minor correction..the space between galaxy clusters is increasing....locally within cluster groups the gravitational forces between the neighbouring galaxies overwhelms the expansion.

Why is this in Organic Chemistry?

Pentobarbital is used by assisted suicide organisations and in animal euthaniasia in Europe so I would think that's considered the most humane drug of choice for this purpose. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentobarbital

The age of the Earth has been determined to be 4.54 billion years (4.54 × 109 years ± 1%).[1][2][3] This age is based on evidence from radiometric age dating of meteorite material and is consistent with the ages of the oldest-known terrestrial and lunar samples. Following the scientific revolution and the development of radiometric age dating, measurements of lead in uranium-rich minerals showed that some were in excess of a billion years old.[4] The oldest such minerals analyzed to date – small crystals of zircon from the Jack Hills of Western Australia – are at least 4.404 billion y old.[5][6][ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_the_Earth

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This is where the expression 'Mad as a hatter' came from...their use of mercury

Free speech in a science forum does not mean the right to air random thoughts in the science sections.

As a matter of fact, the mods on this site show admirable lattitude for ideas that fall outside the realms of hard science...they are far removed from being forum nazis...join up to Physics Forums and see how long you last. This is by and large an amateurs forum where people come to learn things of a scientific nature. Amongst the pros on this site it is their duty to disseminate the conventional scientific knowledge or else they would be doing the amateurs amongst us a disservice. The fact is, if an idea is not supported by data and evidence it's not science and it has no real place here. There are plenty of other sites that will accommodate your personal ideas if you wish to air them. When in Rome, do as the Romans do....and you'll be ok.

Mississippichem is dead right.

Similar to Editharan, I took a hit on the Evolutionay question saying that it was true but then I demanded later that the existence of God required proof. As far as I'm concerned, Evolution is to all intents and purposes a fact....it has evidence...God has none.

Whoever they've got their sights trained on.

Sorry if I've offended you but I was viewing the matter with a dispassionate and factual attitude thus my words reflect that.

The UK's SAS aim to hit the Medulla Oblongata, which is the autonomic control centre...this consciously shuts down and physically immobilises the target as quickly as possible presumably bringing a speedy death.

It's best to rescue any data you want and then reinstall everything. Next time round when you've reinstalled your system learn and get into the habit of making images of your system then you won't have to go through the hassle of reinstalling your whole system again. I use Macrium Reflect...here's a link to a tutorial about it and download link for it. http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/7363/macrium-reflect-is-a-free-and-easy-to-use-backup-utility/

Playing in front of a mirror can be a good aid for self-correction...helps objectivity. Apart from the obvious like posture , picking/fretting technique and overcoming self-conciousness if you watch your hands in the mirror instead of directly, after a while one should be able to play 'blind' better when you take the mirror away...seems to encourage me to rely on feel (muscle memory) more rather than sight somehow. Don't read into this that I know much about playing because I don't but I do think a fair bit about learning methods.

When I learnt of that saying, which is not attributable to me, I took slight umbrage as much as one or two have here (I'm self-taught in a few things) but the more I thought about it I realised how true it is. With respect to musical instruments one must be careful not to learn and practice mistakes which a teacher would help one avoid...if you are mindful of this idea you can avoid that pitfall when you teach yourself. The full quote as it turns out which is by Benjamin Franklin: " Learn of the skilful; he who teaches himself has a fool for a master."