[Vo]:Spinning Water droplets

2008-12-28 Thread Harry Veeder
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20026865.400 "They found that once a droplet with a diameter of 1 centimetre reached about 3 revolutions per second, its shape, when viewed from above, became triangular, an effect never seen before in the lab "

[Vo]:Fast Randum Number Generation

2008-12-28 Thread Horace Heffner
We've discussed random number generation schemes here before. They are important to simulations, experimental design, gambling devices, and cryptography. Here is one that works at 1.7 gigabits per second (Gbps): http://www.physorg.com/news148660964.html The above scheme works based on sen

Re: [Vo]:OFF TOPIC Somali Pirates in Discussions to Acquire Citigroup

2008-12-28 Thread R C Macaulay
Paying .10 cents on the dollar for Citi-Group is way to much. It would be a case of the pirates getting robbed. Richard ROFL! thx Jed s At 04:38 PM 12/27/2008, you wrote: Here is a story that ties together some of the outstanding themes of 2008.

Re: [Vo]:OFF TOPIC Somali Pirates in Discussions to Acquire Citigroup

2008-12-28 Thread Steven Krivit
ROFL! thx Jed s At 04:38 PM 12/27/2008, you wrote: Here is a story that ties together some of the outstanding themes of 2008.

Re: [Vo]:Bad predictions for 2008

2008-12-28 Thread Taylor J. Smith
Hi All, I predict that 2009 will be better than expected: With about $1 trillion in job creation dollars and little loss in car jobs, the Kondratieff upswing we are in should carry us along. The US is in the position of a company that has just suffered a massive embezzlement: Billions to the Ar

Re: [Vo]:testing the Amish heater

2008-12-28 Thread Jed Rothwell
thomas malloy wrote: Stephen A. Lawrence wrote: > > a) Do you have a link to it? >> >> b) How much energy does the hypothetical coffee maker draw? "1 coffee >> maker" is a nonstandard unit and it's hard to compare it with 5 kW. >> >> >> Jeff Fink wrote: >> >> >>> I have been seeing ads for a po

Re: [Vo]:Crossties on Mars

2008-12-28 Thread Horace Heffner
THE MYSTERY Once again, take a look at an original photo at: http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/all/1/n/ 119/1N138745027EFF2809P1987R0M1.HTML http://tinyurl.com/2wdbqr Which is enlarged at: http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/all/1/n/ 119/1N138745027EFF2809P1987R0M1.JPG http://tin

Re: [Vo]:Crossties on Mars

2008-12-28 Thread Horace Heffner
On Dec 27, 2008, at 7:33 PM, thomas malloy wrote: Horace Heffner wrote: On Dec 26, 2008, at 9:19 AM, Terry Blanton wrote: Well they *look* like crossties: http://thecrit.com/2008/08/05/nasa-mars-photo-leaked-wood-found- on- mars/ Take a look at an original photo at: http://marsrovers

[Vo]:NEWS

2008-12-28 Thread Cédric Mannu
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