Sayonara

The function definitely exists. It's called "super close window", and I am certain there's a DreamWeaver 4 plugin for it.

And another, this one bigger than Quaoar and further out: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3506329.stm

A new vaccine has been developed to fight the return of kidney cancer in patients who have previously had cancerous parts of their kidneys removed. The vaccine is some years from a publically available treatment -- as it must be 'custom made' for each patient, because it uses cells from the tumour to act as an immune system primer -- but it could soon be routinely given to kidney cancer patients after operations. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3502297.stm The UK's Ministry of Defence biological research facility at Porton Down has developed a vaccine against the Black Death (bubonic plague), one of the deadliest agents that could conceivably be used by terrorists. The project has been underway since 1991, and the vaccine could be licensed within 2 years. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3502361.stm An experimental vaccine monikered GVAX has wiped out or slowed lung cancer in a small but important study of 43 people suffering from non-small cell cancer, the most common form of lung cancer. The vaccine is years away from approval, and seems to be fairly ineffective in early stage cancer. However it has shown convincing effects on halting the spread of advanced conditions. http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_868119.html?menu=news

It's not like it's unfunny though.

Last time I checked the moon was orbiting the sun too. Regardless, the insertion of the term "fondly" in there suggests the label is less than accurate.

If I'm making a large post, I always copy+paste to notepad just in case. Tested what?

"Quantum Electrodynamics proves that the brain cannot generate consciousness". Just the brain?

I'm sure YT will come through for you; he's the king of exciting experiments

Here's a little project for you: Using the radius of Mars, and the depth and density of the atmosphere, calculate the volume of CO2 that needs to be heated. Then work out how much energy it would take to heat that volume from its current temperature to that at which the CO2 disassociates.

If scientists have no imagination, kindly describe the process that leads to them ever hypothesising anything.

Even if it were that accurate, and most civilan systems aren't, a +/- 2 yard discrepancy on every vertex of even a simple design would make it look awful.

No, they aren't.

You can draw a precise pattern with a ruler. Making a precise pattern in a crop is another matter entirely, and a computer isn't going to help. I don't know what crazy GPS systems you're dreaming of, but most half-decent crop circles are more accurately formed than GPS-guided methods would allow.

It wasn't really your grammar, just the fact that half the sentence was missing He said "the article says it doesn't have an orbit like a moon". I agreed. There's little point in me duplicating the answers here for him if I have already posted a link to an article that contains them, and he has just posted evidence that he read it. My comment on the shape of the orbit is merely a point of interest, and not an explanation of anything.

What I mean to say is that I am interested in the intangible side of rights to information, not in discussing control methods that involve technologies or vastly impractical implementation methods.

I mean as a unilateral measure ensuring someone is who they say they are. I don't particularly care about that side of the argument anyway. I'm interested in the abuse of data rights.

Well, the credit card thing would work if you could implement it across the whole net. But that ain't gonna happen As soon as people are required to identify themselves to get information, you open up a gaping niche market for those who don't want to.

Credit card validation has worked wonderfully on the issues it is implemented to solve, but in this instance it won't. We'd be casting more personal information onto the web in order to protect what was already there. I think the thread is headed more along the lines of the "let's assume everyone over 18 who can register for a service that might allow people access to their data will be aware of this risk, or not care, or not realise they have a choice", instead of along the "do people have the right to access information that is supported for someone else's benefit?" lines I intended. If that makes any sense

Who are you talking to? Which point? Who said what shares an orbit?

How is a computer going to help?

I'm sorry but your first paragraph is not relevant to the discussion, even as a metaphor. You're dealing with random chains of events, instead of the rights-to-data issues. Your idea for denying the right to distribute such details to minors is a possible step forward, but I can't really see how anyone could enforce it. There is an opt-out for new WHOIS registrations now, which qualifies as "things moving in the direction of your last sentence".

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It's not true that actionScript is syntax-free, it uses a javascript-style dot syntax. It is insanely easy to learn though, as you say. And it's far more powerful than it first seems too.

"The Inner Light" owned both of those episodes