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by tectec 11y ago
Considering the code before it is "V91.06: Burn due to (nonpowered) inflatable craft on fire" I think it is referring to the skis.
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by tectec 11y ago
"...very simple database systems such as MUMPS". I'm not sure MUMPS is a good example of a simple system.
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by tectec 11y ago
I did not expect to see another islander on here. I saw a tool or report a few years ago that would show how much of the island would remain with different sea level rises but I cannot find it now.
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by tectec 11y ago
That is addressed in the article.
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by tectec 11y ago
I would think that Monsanto's patents are quite different. They use plant breeding to create new varieties. These patents of Myriad Genetics are just using DNA sequencing to find existing genes.
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by tectec 11y ago
It will be really unfortunate if we cannot see the document before the election. I am not sure we can trust the government to give an honest assessment of it.
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by tectec 11y ago
I was also wondering this. The problem with TPP coming into force with all the countries is that it sounds like a very interconnected document. For example, New Zealand wanted dairy access to the US, in return the US wanted dairy access to
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by tectec 11y ago
There are lithium batteries that perform well in cold temperatures. I have not used them myself but something like this should work fine in the fridge or freezer. http://www.energizer.com/batteries/energizer-advanced-li
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by tectec 11y ago
Hydroponics is already very common in above-ground vegetable greenhouses.
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by tectec 11y ago
I do something like this in PowerShell too. Forgetting handy one-liners by not realizing they were important, or losing them when Windows restarted were the impetuses for me to start.
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by tectec 11y ago
Actually there is no evidence that contacts affect myopia progression. I had bifocals for many years as a teen under the same impression, but this has also been disproven. It is likely that any slow-down that you had in myopia progression w
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by tectec 11y ago
For those more interested in the map, I found the source here: http://www.wellingtonstravel.com/index.html#wall-map-london There is no web version that I see, but you can hang it on your wall
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by tectec 11y ago
The sine wave down the middle of the page helps with visualizing the changing scale. If you want a linear scale, maybe you will appreciate this page: http://joshworth.com/dev/pixelspace/pixelspace_solarsystem.h...
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by tectec 11y ago
I really like this idea. In fact just yesterday I was thinking about it makes much more sense to group activities that happen after midnight with the "previous" day.
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by tectec 11y ago
Some languages use pronouns differently. Dutch people sometimes use "he" or "she" when referring to objects even when speaking English, because they are used to doing that in Dutch. So it could be that English is not his
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by tectec 11y ago
That list is misleading. One of the items is the Vancouver hockey riot in 2011. It was definitely called a riot at the time, and two years later they were still prosecuting the offenders. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news&
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by tectec 12y ago
But then you would lose the evaporation that is needed for this phenomenon to occur.
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by tectec 12y ago
It's more like http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/puzzles/js/range...
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by tectec 12y ago
"Shit research" is not equal to negative findings. In fact it may be the opposite. I suspect most bad research has the positive findings the researchers are looking for.
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by tectec 12y ago
It also reminds me of this Canadian invention: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMCS_Bras_d'Or_(FHE_400)
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by tectec 12y ago
That sounds a lot like someones research project: http://threatpost.com/research-project-pays-people-to-downlo...
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by tectec 13y ago
It is called RAS syndrome. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAS_syndrome