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  1. I don't really care what the other two say. Science consists of theories which may or may not be contradicted. To have "facts" would be hoping to have those facts act as "Truths," thus being ultimate knowledge that forever exists and cannot be overthrown. There are many ways of approaching the philosophy of science. One way is through truth-seeking (finding ultimate facts and creating a knowledge database from that). Here is something for you to read about:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brute_fact You may want to do some google searches and read a few articles. If you wish to take a truth-seeking approach to there being facts in science, then I suggest you attempt to say that if there is a brute fact within the realm of science, then it should be possible to build all future knowledge around it. That is the main highlight of there being an ultimate truth, as many philosophers and scientists will state: You can figure anything else about nature in relation to it.
  2. Maybe increase the toxicity for the egg. But in general, those chloroplasts are going to degrade. No, the number of chloroplasts would not divide. The ability is not programmed into the chicken egg's genome. source:
  3. Somehow while moving parts from one computer to the other, I messed up my motherboard and/or CPU and/or RAM. I really don't know what happened. I think I ignorantly bent the motherboard and messed it up that way. Maybe I did fry some stuff. Either way, I need to get a miniATX motherboard. I've been looking at a few, and there seem to be motherboards that support Intel CPUs and AMD CPUs. What is good these days? I read a lot about AMD being better than Intel if not a cheaper alternative to Intel. Also, there seem to be motherboards that can hold up to 16 GB of RAM. Should I be getting one of these? The computer I build will be expected to be around for another 5 to 8 years. Maybe more, because I don't play games that much; and I barely ever have time to jack around on computer systems other than research, studying, business-related stuff, etc... As far as I care, computers are already advanced enough. Sure, I'd love a computer that never crashes. That'd be great. Personally, I'm thinking about getting a motherboard with an nVidia graphics chip in it. I'm not sure if that's a good idea or bad idea. But I know I want as many PCI express slots as I can. I don't plan on spending more than $250 USD when I go into the store.
  4. There were two ways I was looking at this question. The other was was the fact that for a zygote to develop (or grow), it has to divide. view 1: Growth comes before division. view 2: Division and growth occur at the same time. When I was looking at this problem, I was considering that part of the question was true, but the latter part was false. The part that comes before "which" can be considered true; but the part after "which" should be considered false. Growth has to complete before mitosis can complete.
  5. If you're a doing programming and it's not specific to Windows programming, I suggest you moved toward using GNU/Linux. It's better for programming. It really is. Ubuntu has a command-line terminal. You weren't looking hard enough. A pentium processor is quite old. Puppy Linux might work. In general, many of the new Linux distros are made for more contemporary hardware or something maybe about 5 to 8 years old. A problem with using old hardware is that you have to find a compatible kernel and compatible drivers. That takes a decent amount of time. And you may want to read about dual-booting. It allows you to have Windows and Linux on one harddrive. As always, backup all important data before messing with hard-drive partitioning services. If I was dealing with a Pentium processor, I would backup all the important data from it, wipe the drive, and put Puppy Linux on it. I'm thinking if you use a recent version of Puppy Linux, you'll have video and storage media access. Whether or not you will have sound is a different story. Finding a kernel with the drivers for a sound card is often one of the main problems when dealing with old hardware and Linux.
  6. So, I have this quiz question I'm looking over. This really takes the cake. I got it right, but I think the question is illogical and invalid, thus there is no T/F answer. I marked true. But the important thing here would be that the question is totally illogical: The growth stage occurs before mitotic division (interphase is before mitosis). What do you think of this situation? Is this a valid question that has an answer?
  7. I noticed there's another SFN thread about this, so I'm going to put out a crazy idea: Let's say we could make a black hole. Could an artificial black hole be used to destroy the radioactive waste? Could it be used to change the state of the waste into something less harmful or easier to handle/dispose of?
  8. I'm reading about nuclear waste. Supposedly, it can be dangerous because it gives off ionizing radiation. Is there any way to put those emissions to work? Otherwise, is there a way to drain them from the source of emission at a faster rate? Could a current technology that relates to ionizing radiation be adapted to soak the emissions and/or divert them?
  9. We use it all, but not all of it is going through an action potential at one time. If that were the case, you'd probably be going through a stroke. Read this: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=people-only-use-10-percent-of-brain
  10. Well, then it looks like someone is looking for the black vote.
  11. Genecks

    Life

    Yes. An example would be hydrolysis. Water is used in hydrolysis. Water helps break apart and form biomolecules. As such, that is why it becomes a necessary item. Many of the biomolecules are necessary for living.
  12. I think if they were standing near or around the voting area, then it should be illegal. If they were maybe three blocks away, I wouldn't mind. But within a block radius, I would mind. Maybe even 40 feet within the area is a problem. I don't think voters should have to deal with this kind of situation at the polling places.
  13. I cannot make much sense of your post. If you're trying to ask a question, please use better grammar. But if you're attempting to say that you will find more information in books, then that might be true... if you could find adequate books that discuss the topics. Sometimes annual review journals will give nice information. At other times, there are popular journals and magazines that educated specialists will read. So, if you can collect the right reading materials, you might get something more up-to-date than found in a conversation. But conversations act as a good starting ground. And do notice that something worthwhile in the science world would be aimed toward a journal first (as scientists and engineers desire publication). Magazines and books would later adopt that knowledge to discuss it.
  14. I made sure I read the Wikipedia article before I made the thread: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litmus_test I was assuming that perhaps some acid/base reactions occurred to this molecule:
  15. Not really. If it's super-complex, that might explain why I didn't see easy reaction descriptions for it. But, if you want, humor me. Otherwise, I'm guessing I should be looking through databases that have maybe 10+ page articles that describe the process? *update* I'm looking through a database, and I'm not really finding any information about what I want to know. I'm going to guess that litmus paper is paper with an attached heterogeneous mixture composed of with multiple organic compounds? Truth be, I've been curious about this for a few years.
  16. What do the reactions of Litmus paper with an acid look like? with a base? I'm guessing it's (organic structure of litmus) + acid ---> red (organic structure of litmus) + base ---> blue I'm looking for molecular structures that describe these processes. Any suitable molecule for an acid or base would be fine.
  17. Let me guess. Paul built a program (such as a QBASIC program) in a program (such as QBASIC) that uses DOS as its support? All of a sudden, Paul has this sudden desire to play with DOS and programs running ontop of DOS. Well, the best bet these days is using FREEDOS or something like it. Otherwise, you'd want to buy a computer, the MSDOS disks, floppy drive, and spend a lot of time setting it up (which seemed like a normal amount of time about 20 years ago). People do their best to make a DOS-like OS, but sometimes things don't work out the best. So, first try what's free; and then if that doesn't work, pay the money to setup MSDOS on a computer. I'm not sure if MSDOS is in the free domain yet. Otherwise, if you're the kind of person who likes command-line interfaces and batch scripts, I suggest you upgrade to GNU/Linux.
  18. I wouldn't know. But I would throw out the idea that UCLA might be a good choice. It's a top university. In the realm of high school academics, I think being able to bring more information to the students really relies on the teacher doing some research and compiling a nice list of facts and details that students can learn.
  19. Yeah, but in a big city like Chicago? Where am I goona find a range? huh? And if I found one? It's goona be chrawdid (crowded). It's goona cost me. And I dun like dat. No, sir... Maybe I'll just shoot out in the street. Yeah, that'll do it. Lot's of cement around. First time I shot a pistol? I broke the thing that was holding the target. I had to pay $10 USD. lmfao.
  20. *ignores other posts* The way I remember it, "YES." It's a DOA claim! Any American civilian is allowed to be a bounty hunter in order to catch him. This was a situation left over from the Bush Administration that I think Obama forgot to redesign or reclarify. I think the WANTED poster was setup on the FBI website in 2001. If we're living like it's 2001, it was approved, for what I last remembered. Congress's approval was not obtained by the U.S. President (Bush) to obtain permission to attack, however, if I remember correctly, we are still at war with parts of the Middle East. I think Congress eventually gave the OK? They are considered by the U.S. government, the enemy. But time has passed, etc... I don't think the private mercenary should be charged with murder. If he killed Bin Laden and came back to the states, he would receive a 1 million dollar reward, if I remember correctly. The reason most people did not bite was because many people did not think it would be worth hunting him to receive 1 million dollars. Nonetheless, times are pretty rough right now, so that sounds like a tempting deal. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osama_bin_Laden
  21. http://www.maddox.xmission.com
  22. Oh, that's why I have a holiday from my summer session. Now it makes sense.
  23. I like your theory, Zolar V. Because of the Patriot Act, the executive branch gained a lot of domestic spy power. I wonder if this stuff will get on WWE Raw. I think inside bickering in the government and random coups is the last thing we need. I'm always game for it, though. Just need to get rid of some gun bans. That's all. lololololol
  24. My guess is that they bite into tissue and eventually bite into a capillary vessel, thus destroying a radius of cellular tissue and keeping a nice bite onto the vessel as the blood slowly seeps into their mouth, which is later then digested by them. The blood loss is caused by the hookworm, of course. If any large amount of blood loss occurs (blood that won't be digested by the hookworm), I'm guessing it occurs during the point of establishment and/or the point of disengagement.
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