When I was a kid, I had a computer lab teacher who'd always say she had a pink whip ready for when students missed assignments. I can say for sure that she and Etsy-er feralswirl might hit it off. [Geekologie] More »
What should be the minimum size of 2 rollers used in small, home use sugar cane juicer/crusher. Please mention the measurement for diameter and length of each roller.
Should there be separate shafts bored into each of the rollers or the rollers should be made in one piece?
The size of the cane wil
From the New Scientist article, "When should we give rights to robots?":
A more basic issue is that there is no agreed definition of consciousness. Perhaps in practical terms, a simpler answer to the question of machine rights might come from the way people treat them. We should put our faith in our own ability to detect consciousness, rather than look to philosophical discourse.
There is one obvious shortcoming of this approach: we will probably sense sentience before it is truly deserved because of our remarkable tendency to anthropomorphise. After all, we are already smitten by today's relatively dumb robots. Some dress up their robot vacuum cleaners. Others take robots fishing or go so far as to mourn their loss on the battlefield.
Even so, popular sentiment towards machines and robots will give a vivid feel for the degree of their sophistication. Franklin himself admits that even he referred to his original creation as "she", though he "did not feel at all bad" when he turned "her" off. But when he and a significant number of others do feel a pang of guilt as they flick the off switch, we might well have passed a milestone in artificial cognition: the birth of a machine that deserves rights.
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Which grade S.S is suitable for sugar cane juice? a juice that may occasionally contain lemon juice and ginger. Lemon is very acidic (PH~2) whereas sugar cane juice itself is acidic. I've read a research article describing that the S.S juice is pow
There's been a lot of talk lately about how close we are to quantum computing for the masses. Now, Canadian company D-Wave claims to have done it with their D-Wave One. Except, of course, that commercially-available really means millionaire-available. More »
A single storey building in our project has many rooms. Each room has its own Fan Coil Unit mounted above the false ceiling whose 3 way valve is controlled by its own thermostat in the room. In other words, each room can be considered to be an independent zone, even though the temperatures of all ad
Florida-based company Arcturus has managed to create a tiny drone small enough for small military units to command. If this passes the military testing stage, this, along with other small-scale armed drones, could see the expansion of drone warfare. More »
What is it made of? I can't find it's constituents on the internet, does anyone know?
I'm wondering about using it on my bows, I already use it on the horn nocks, but I want a natural product compatibe with beeswax. It certainly saves a lot of elbow grease.
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Daniel Kish lost his eyesight when he was 13 months old. For most of his youth, he functioned fine without a walking stick. He mountain bikes. He camps alone. He moves through cities handily. All thanks to advanced echolocation abilities. More »
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I have installed an Autocad 2007 in my pc recently, i want to change default setting (3D and white screen) to 2D and black scree in such a way it will not open 3D when i open next time.
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Both Eurogenes and Harappa now have map interfaces where you can drop in the origin of your location if you’re a participant. If you have submitted your data you should add your information in. We’re at a point where data is relatively plentiful, at least before the tsunami of whole genomes, so visualization and representation is of the essence.
Here’s HAP:
A damaged thermal tile on the shuttle Endeavor's heat shield has raised some eyebrows with the mission's management team. The tile will be inspected using the shuttle's robotic arm, outfitted with a high-res camera and a laser, for safety's sake. More »
In the U.S., Tablets are TV Buddies while eReaders Make Great Bedfellows:
Fast Company has a write up of the survey, concluding:
What can we learn from this data? Smart gadgets are pervasive. They’re already changing long-held habits, and doing so very fast. If you’re a content creator on almost any platform, you’ll need to be aware of how your audience’s attention is changing, and if you’re a marketer then think of the plethora of new ways to appeal to the public through their emerging habits.
One thing I notice about reading on the Kindle is that I’m more likely to finish books I begin front-to-back, because the device keeps my place. Flipping through the “book” is actually not as fluid, so in some ways I guess the Kindle is enforcing a retro-traditional reading style on me.
An explosion rocked the Foxconn plant in Chengdu, China last night, killing 2 people and injuring 16 others. Both Apple and Foxconn have issued statements on the tragedy, but how the explosion will affect iPad production is unknown. More »
The solar heater work on the principle of accumulating heat by insulating conduction and convection loss.For which glass is used.heat loss through glass is prevented by repeated glass shielding.The solar Input of 1000watt per sq M is saved in the heater box and conveyed through air /water/oil circul
OH MY GOD. The Rapture is really happening! Just look at all the people disappearing in these pictures. Well, that's what we want people to think. Here are the best #rapturebomb pictures so far. More »
Episode 45 Mummies with cardiovascular disease audio edition
This podcast Features an interview with Gregory S Thomas MD, MPH, Adel H Allam MD, Randall C Thompson MD
Allam, et al. Journal of...
This podcast is for nuclear medicine professionals and PET professionals This is one of the worlds longest running medical podcasts. Direct link to itunes itunes link Please email suggestions for topics, offers of interviews, bouquets and brickbats. nucmedpodcast@gmail.com
When Dugan Smith was 10 years old, doctors discovered a tumor "the size of a softball" in his right leg. He had a rare form of cancer, and he'd need an operation to remove it. Instead of choosing a more standard procedure, The Post Game reports this week, Smith opted for a "rotationplasty," because he didn't want to give up baseball: More »
UPDATE: SOLVED by Roger at 12:02
Happy Saturday to everyone. Today’s riddle is a fast one, so get ready to land in the middle of it!
You’ll be looking for something in the real world today.
Long thought to be a companion, this item may turn out to be something more on closer inspection.
“Closer inspection” is closer than you might think.
You may wonder, as many scientists do, whether to consider this differentiated or uniform.
The Divine Comedy
This shows up in early mythology as something of a boogieman.
His press got kinder and gentler as time passed.
But not much.
US Currency - silver dollars
Nothing is given here that is not paid for.
If you can’t afford to pay, you’re pretty much stuck.
You certainly can’t go back the way you came.
Solar system by Isaac Lincoln
Got any bright ideas? As I said, this is a fast one, so get your guess to me without delay. You know where to find me.
spider attack
Strange print going on today, but you should be able to read the clues with no problems. I keep trying to “fix” it, and I’ll mess it up for sure.
Episode 45 Mummies with cardiovascular disease video edition
This podcast Features an interview with Gregory S Thomas MD, MPH, Adel H Allam MD, Randall C Thompson MD
Allam, et al. Journal of...
This podcast is for nuclear medicine professionals and PET professionals This is one of the worlds longest running medical podcasts. Direct link to itunes itunes link Please email suggestions for topics, offers of interviews, bouquets and brickbats. nucmedpodcast@gmail.com
