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Science & Alternative Science / Re: Solar Roadways
« on: May 29, 2014, 10:45:24 PM »
The only slope issue I can see being a problem is windy mountain roads.
???  Do you think that city streets are all straight and level?  Lots of cities are built on and around hills and other undulating terrains.

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Flat Earth Community / Re: Newton's Laws of Motion
« on: May 29, 2014, 12:31:21 PM »
The ISS goes at a constant speed.  Look it up.
Incorrect.  If this were true, then the ISS would not need periodic boosts to its orbit.

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Flat Earth Community / Re: EnaG Critique p. 80
« on: May 29, 2014, 04:03:19 AM »
Under the Copernican model, an annual parallax is predicted. The fact that annual parallax is not observed forces astronomers to place the stars immeasurable distances away.

??? What the Th*rk are you talking about, Tom?  Annual parallax has been observed for well over 150 years.
Annual parallax is normally measured by observing the position of a star at different times of the year as the Earth moves through its orbit. Measurement of annual parallax was the first reliable way to determine the distances to the closest stars. The first successful measurements of stellar parallax were made by Friedrich Bessel in 1838 for the star 61 Cygni using a heliometer.

This is addressed in Earth Not a Globe and the articles and the last pdf I posted about terrestrial motion. These claims were not able to be replicated.
Then perhaps you would be kind enough to supply some citations. 

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Flat Earth Community / Re: EnaG Critique p. 80
« on: May 29, 2014, 02:31:03 AM »
Under the Copernican model, an annual parallax is predicted. The fact that annual parallax is not observed forces astronomers to place the stars immeasurable distances away.

??? What the Th*rk are you talking about, Tom?  Annual parallax has been observed for well over 150 years.
Annual parallax is normally measured by observing the position of a star at different times of the year as the Earth moves through its orbit. Measurement of annual parallax was the first reliable way to determine the distances to the closest stars. The first successful measurements of stellar parallax were made by Friedrich Bessel in 1838 for the star 61 Cygni using a heliometer.

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Science & Alternative Science / Re: Solar Roadways
« on: May 29, 2014, 02:11:05 AM »
The ride wouldn't even be bumpy.

That's another point. How will they cope with camber, and general "undulations"?

Exactly.  The earth is not flat and neither are roads.  Hexagonal patterns tend to not cope well with anything but a nearly perfectly flat surface, especially ones as big as these solar pavers. 

Also, there is the small matter of the base that these solar pavers will be set on.  How will it handle things like frost heave and the general thermal expansion/contraction cycles that inevitably lead to potholes?

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Technology & Information / Re: Apple and viruses
« on: May 29, 2014, 01:54:29 AM »
Do Macs have Steam now? If so, how many games are playable?

Yes.
http://store.steampowered.com/browse/mac/

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Technology & Information / Re: Apple and viruses
« on: May 28, 2014, 02:08:10 AM »
I'm gonna ask my boss about crowd sourcing it. For $300,000 we could write something that would blow that out of the water.
For $0.99 we'd only need 30,000 users to break even.

I think you need a new calculator.
Mmmm. Ok, well $9.99. Its still a hell of an improvement over $220.
That depends on which end of the $220 you're on.

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Science & Alternative Science / Re: Solar Roadways
« on: May 27, 2014, 08:25:04 PM »
What makes the covalent bonds in glass weaker than the covalent bonds in crystals?  ???


I'm sorry, but what does that picture have to do with covalent bonds between atoms?  You do understand what a covalent bond is, don't you?

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Science & Alternative Science / Re: Solar Roadways
« on: May 27, 2014, 08:14:47 PM »
The bonds between atoms in an amorphous solid are very weak (being the exact opposite of a crystal).
What makes the covalent bonds in glass weaker than the covalent bonds in crystals?  ???

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Technology & Information / Re: Apple and viruses
« on: May 27, 2014, 08:00:08 PM »
Would someone please explain why people think that demanding ransom payments via PayPal is a smart idea?

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Flat Earth Theory / Re: OK, got one. Straight lines
« on: May 25, 2014, 02:56:52 PM »
Our theories are every bit as dynamic, only based on true zetetic observation.
What "true zetetic observations" were used to develop Universal Accleration and Electromagnetic Acceleration and how do those observations place those theories "beyond the reach or power of contradiction"?

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Arts & Entertainment / Re: First Look at Ben Affleck's Batman
« on: May 24, 2014, 09:28:14 PM »
Sounds like an obvious and unimaginative prequel title to the Justice League.

This. Way too blatant.
How is this any worse than Captain America: The First Avenger?

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Technology & Information / Re: Ask Rushy about Bitcoins.
« on: May 23, 2014, 07:08:09 PM »
How does one establish an exchange rate between all of the competing cryptocurrencies out there?  Seeing as just about anyone with the relevant tech savvy can design their own cryptocurrency, how does that affect the cryptoeconomy?  For example, do we really want Goatse Coin to catch on?

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Arts & Entertainment / Re: First Look at Ben Affleck's Batman
« on: May 22, 2014, 04:28:42 PM »
Batman would find a way to outsmart him. As usual.
It's not as if it would be very hard for either of them to figure out the other's true identity.

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Technology & Information / Re: Ask Rushy about Bitcoins.
« on: May 20, 2014, 12:28:45 PM »
Doesn't a physical bitcoin defeat the purpose of virtual currency?

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Piracy
« on: May 15, 2014, 08:17:22 PM »
Is it really stealing if you download it but never listen to it?

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Technology & Information / Re: HeartBleed - Why so long?
« on: May 12, 2014, 08:21:15 PM »
Heartbleed wouldn't have happened if everyone used Assembly like a real man.
But are there any real men in programming?

Fortran
I remember learning Fortran in college.  Fun times.  We had to learn how to write a sort routine and the teacher showed us the bubble sort.  Me, being the smart ass that I am, decided to change a few lines and turn it into an exchange sort, which works a whole lot quicker.  It pissed off the teacher because he actually had to read my code to make sure that it worked right on the final exam.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Piracy
« on: May 12, 2014, 03:05:47 AM »
The industry does a pretty good job of that already.

Artists can choose not to sign with a company. They sign to reach a wider audience.
Most artists are not savvy enough to know how badly they're getting screwed by the company until its too late.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Piracy
« on: May 11, 2014, 08:09:58 PM »
You've deprived the artist of the money they would get through a sale.
The industry does a pretty good job of that already.

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