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    $10 HD-DVD Sale, Borders.com

    Update: Just got an email saying my order for Planet Earth was canceled. Hopefully you guys have more luck than I did.
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    $10 HD-DVD Sale, Borders.com

    Link Most of their HD-DVDs seem to be on sale for $10 + shipping + tax. Choices include Heroes, Planet Earth, and many others. *Edit - these both seem to be OOS and my order for Planet Earth has been canceled.* Yes, they are HD DVDs, but they still may be of interest to those with HD-DVD...
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    So I will driving from NYC to Orlando

    Baltimore national aquarium. That place is pure amazing. http://www.aqua.org/
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    This is just cold

    She clipped another car that was going ~70mph and lost control.
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    Differnce between sleeping and..

    I can't give you any specific details, but I do know the brain undergoes a number of processes only while sleeping. If I remember correctly (and I'm not positive on this), certain hormones are only produced while sleeping among other things. I don't know if there would be a difference...
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    Maxtor 60GB One Touch III Mini Hard Drive $60

    The linked site shows the 100GB version for $100 as well. Nice find!
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    LOTR Trilogy DVD Box Set - Widescreen $15

    In for two - under $30. Thanks!
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    Looking for some authortative Bio Sources

    I forgot about this thread mostly due to the fact that I decided to just rewrite my paper rather than fight my teacher when it matters (ie my grade). Race is certainly not well defined. The arguments both sides have brought up are interesting, and I'd like to add the following. Given that...
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    Looking for some authortative Bio Sources

    First off, thanks for all the links. To address my horrible example in the skinColor == black: I am well aware that what ever gene(s) determine skin color, there are basically an unlimited number of skin colors. I was using it as a simple example, one which I now regret using (since it...
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    Looking for some authortative Bio Sources

    I understand that race is indeed partly (hell, even mainly) a social construct. However, I can't believe that race specifically excludes biological differences. A black person *has* a gene that says, in a way, skinColor == black (forgive my pusedo code). Same thing for facial structure as...
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    Looking for some authortative Bio Sources

    As per the title, my English TA is stubborn about something she knows nothing about (Biology). She read one book from way back when (i.e. before DNA) and now has the idea that race is an entirely social construct firmly entrenched into her mind. Now, I know that DNA differences make a black...
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    What skill will our brains evolve next?

    Tangent question: do you consider humans to be evolving *at all*? Many people (including most people trained in biology) agree that humans are no longer evolving. I would have to argue that AIDS exerts some selective pressures on the general human population. It can not be cured (right...
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    So I was thinking, is the future set in stone, or set on randomness?

    I'm going to agree that yes, the future is set in stone. However, to try to look into that future requires understanding EVERYTHING about the universe. For example, if we assume String Theory is actually how our universe exists at it's most basic level, then we would have to know the exact...
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    Surely to God there are not really people like Monk in real life

    There are certainly people with OCD at or close to the level Monk has it. For my psych class, we had to find a movie clip for different psych disorders that accuratly represented the actual conditions. I'm blanking on my topic, but my movie was A Beautiful Mind. Another goup picked Monk to go...
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    Someone help me with the 0.9 repeating = 1 proof

    I see your point. However, the point behind my logic is that .0(rept)1 does not exist. ******, I'm gonna have to go look this up. I always thought 1/infinity was undefined. Edit: well, Maple says 1/infinity = 0, so I guess your right.
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    Someone help me with the 0.9 repeating = 1 proof

    1/infinity actually indeterminate, not zero. OK, then ask what number could exist between 0 and 0.0(rep)1. This is the only way I can think of, but if she dosn't really get the consept of repeating decimals and how they do not end, I doubt this approach will work.
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    Someone help me with the 0.9 repeating = 1 proof

    Ask her what number could possibly exist between .9 repeating and 1. If you can't fit a number between two other numbers (.9 repeating and 1.0), the numbers must be equal. Edit: I reread your orginal post. My idea is essentially just another way of saying "what plus .9 repeating = 1," which...
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    Is a(t) = 0 a constant acceleration?

    I'm going to echo BrownTown here, but point out where this falls appart. The bolded part is flat out wrong. 10^100 is certainly NOT infinity. Nor is 10^1,000,000 nor 10 to anyother power other than infinity. Also, 1/infinity is NOT zero either. It is indeterminate. Alot of people hear (and...
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    Dangers of nano technology

    OK, since it seems like my orginal post was a little misguided, let me rephrase the question. Are you afraid of where advancements in the various areas of nanotechnology will take us?
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    Dangers of nano technology

    Over the past few months, I've read several articles about the future of nanotechnology. Some of thoes articles argued that nano technology will pose huge risks to the environment as well as our collective health, while some said that the environmental and health risks were minimal. I don't...
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    What are the effects of magnets on modern computers?

    (Somewhat) wrong. The drive platters (where the data is actually stored) and the read/write heads (when in operation) are very sensitive to general magnetic feilds. The reason drive makers can put strong magnets inside of a drive is because they are placed very carefully so the magnetic feilds...
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    Is a(t) = 0 a constant acceleration?

    Oh boy...I get it now. I thought you were asking about the math, not relating it to my orginal question. You make an interesting point. Sorry for the misunderstanding.
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    Is a(t) = 0 a constant acceleration?

    I'm not sure exactly what you know, so forgive me if this seems a little basic. f(x) = x^2 g(x) = f'(x) = 2x + 0 Given that, neither f(x) nor g(x) are constant, so the conditions you listed above do not apply and c can equal zero. From there, its basic integration: int[g(x) dx] = x^2...
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    Is a(t) = 0 a constant acceleration?

    Yep, and threads spin into compleatly different topics than the orginal post (after the orginal question is answered of course). I don't see how that is really a problem - if people are interested (and they must be interested if they bother to post), why not let the thread go where it may (with...
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    Is a(t) = 0 a constant acceleration?

    (Bolding added to the quote) I'm not sure what "integral forumla" you mean, but the 2nd if - then statement is false. Counter example: f(x) = x [f(x) does not equal 0] f'(x) = g(x) = 1 int(g(x) dx) = f(x) = x + c, where c MUST be 0
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    macs ar PCs too?

    /me takes out clue bat I take it you have never seen a power mac before? Or a cube? Power Mac webpage.
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    Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s $109.99 shipped

    You are all welcome. I ordered 2 of these exact same drives from newegg ~3 weeks ago, which is (of course) why the are now on sale. Nice deal, too bad I'm already set for drive space.
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    Is a(t) = 0 a constant acceleration?

    Damn straight I will be! And?
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    Is a(t) = 0 a constant acceleration?

    This was in high school AP Physics. Her argument was based around the fact that if a(t) = 0, then there is no acceleration "to be" constant which didn't make sense to me, hence the argument (I'm not one to let little details like that go easily). Anyway, I'm glad to see that I'm not the only...
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    I hate "House"

    You have to get that the show is not about the patients or the doctors being doctors but about House being the biggest ass he can and the other characters as well.
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    Is a(t) = 0 a constant acceleration?

    This has been bugging me for a little while now, but I just got around to posting it. My physics teacher said that an acceleration equal to 0 was NOT a constant acceleration as the was no acceleration to speak of. I contended that given a(t) = 0 for all t that a(x) - a(y) = 0 for all x and y...
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    Can Science prove Religion?

    Nope, it would be the other way around using the definations I listed earlier in this thread. If science could prove a/several God/Gods existed, beleif in a God(s) would then cease to be religion and become science. Ditto for the other events that verious religions claim to have occured...
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    Can Science prove Religion?

    Careful here. Some cosmologists do beleive that the universe is expanding faster than the speed of light. What people often don't get is that the universe dosn't necessarly consist of matter or energy - empty space (devoid of energy and matter) is still in the universe so the universe can...
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    Quick question about Jury Duty

    Being a student usually automatically qualifies you for "financial hardship" status how we usually use the term. I have no idea if it will get you out of/delayed jurry duty though. Edit: w(hy)tf is that italics? I don't see any italics markers in my post...? Edit 2: I'm an idiot.
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    if computers were designed from scratch today, how different would they be?

    If computers were based in hex instead of binary, *everything* would have to be changed from storage form to basic CPU (or any other processor that I can think of) design to output protocals. The only time I've heard about non-binary based computers are quantum computers which are still *at...
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    if computers were designed from scratch today, how different would they be?

    I'm supprised no one has mentioned this yet but: more focus on hard drive speed, not necessarly capacity. As CPUs, GPUs and even RAM to some extent get (much) faster, harddrive speed has increased much slower than these other components. Also, more focus on fast interconnects and maybe even a...
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    Can Science prove Religion?

    Faith, by definition, is the belief in something with out need for measurable, objective evidence. Science is pretty much the exact opposite. That said, science will never be able to prove "Religion" because so many diverse and often conflicting religions exist. If science ever did manage to...
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    Have you read Catcher in the Rye?

    Hated it, just like I do all "life story" books, unless the person happens to be really exceptional.