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ztravis
17y ago
actually...(1.0-2.0)+((((3.0+4.0)x(5.0-(6.0/7.0)))x8.0)x9.0) == 2087
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ztravis
17y ago
I would guess they actually did this first (determine the area directly) so that they could judge how large to make their sample word. Their results look very nice and, notably, are scaled appropriately to a single ballpoint pen's worth of
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ztravis
17y ago
In general, there isn't that much stock on the market (millions/billions of dollars worth) that an outside investor can get his hands on. So, if Buffet had bought dexter using cash, the investors couldn't have just turned around and used t
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ztravis
17y ago
I've come across this line of reasoning before (in reference to the study with math problems/telling kids they're smart versus hard working) but I'm not sure if I believe this is particular to being designated as smart. In fact, I would im
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ztravis
18y ago
"Also it's the same anywhere else in the Middle East. " The Gulf (oil-rich) countries are not the entire middle east. Things are very different in the Levant, North Africa, Yemen, Persia,... Not that what you say is not true in Saudi Arabi
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ztravis
18y ago
A roommate of a personal friend was allowed to keep ~$600 in profits from trades using this 'fake' buying power after making a large stock purchase. Perhaps hearsay, but I'm inclined to believe that this really happened.
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ztravis
18y ago
To be honest, I don't know why it's called artificial photosynthesis versus photovoltaics - perhaps it is because this research looks to the actual chemical systems involved in photosynthesis as models for man-made systems (as opposed to tr
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ztravis
18y ago
You are correct about your first point - the connection with photosynthesis is shaky at best. This research describes a new electrocatalyst for the production of oxygen. The source of electrical energy for driving this production could be