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So is it old, buried organic (flora,fauna) matter thats causing the methane ?

I'm wondering a couple of things :

1) Is there any way arial or satellite imaging can help predict where these methane bubbles in the permafrost will occur ?

2) Could this be tapped as a resource ?

P.S , is anyone else reminded of the "Spice blooms" from Dune ?

I havent watched an episode of Star Trek in ages but his passing makes me profoundly sad.

Fond childhood memories of waiting for the weekend for the next episode of ST. Then going to school on monday and pretending to be Mr. Spock, calling everything "logical" or not , or "fascinating".

Live Long and Prosper Mr Spock.

Ha,Ha,ha!, fantastic. I love what these people did. Fixed the broken clock surreptitiously. Its a pity the building's administrator got fired though.

I'm not sure what your point is ? Did anyone make a comparison between the H-4 and the An-225 ?

I was only referring to your poorly thought out A380 vs An-225 statment.

The An-225 first flew in 1988 while the first A380 in 2005. It's reasonable to assume the A380 benefited signifcantly from material advances the An-225 didn't have.

>> I am just saying that it seems like Saudi Arabian national's punched the US in the face while Pakistan distracted, and the US then turned around and beat up Afghanistan in "revenge."

Umm, no ... that is not how it happened with Afghanistan.

Rather than argue here or be an armchair analyst, all I will do is point to a couple of books by Ahmed Rashid - "Taliban" and "Descent into Chaos" that include a pretty good historical commentary on the US action in Afghanistan.

I feel the same way. I've absolutely no interest in football even after trying a couple of times. I've also lost interest in other sports over time. It may be something to do with growing older and having other priorities.

I don't know if its "cultivated" disinterest but I've found my self becoming less interested in sports as i've grown older. I was never a fan of football or soccer but the one or two sports I liked in my younger days do not hold my interest any longer. I just dont find them interesting any more and I don't really understand how so many people do.

Its a sin for Muslims. Why would it apply to non-muslims ?

Chess is widely believed and acknowledged by many to have orignated in India ("Chaturanga").

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Aragorn: Gentlemen, we do not stop 'til nightfall.

Pippin: What about breakfast?

Aragorn: You've already had it.

Pippin: We've had one, yes. What about second breakfast?

[Aragorn turns and walks off in disgust]

Merry: I don't think he knows about second breakfast, Pip.

Pippin: What about elevenses? Luncheon? Afternoon tea? Dinner? Supper? He knows about them, doesn't he?

Merry: I wouldn't count on it.

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Interesting article. Reminds me of my time in grad school :-)

Looks like jasper's recommended way is to improve or find a way to bypass the memory managment (slab allocation) subsystem.

There should be a way to tack on a more network optimized memory management layer or allocator onto the regular one.

Could turn out be a good research project.

Inevitable I think.

Oh, Oh! ... dammit. I've been think about something like this for a while now. Nicely done.

This is the Kickstarter page :

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/zpmespresso/pid-control...

Very interesting and pretty ... and it does remind me of Celtic art.

You clearly have not seen all the cartoons that Charlie Hebdo published, have you. That would have answered your very silly and uninformed question.

Wow! ... very impressed. By the effort, ingenuity and by minecraft too.

Heh! , My relatives ? You're sound like a troll jumping to conclusions

They're not "added to the list" , they were always there, you just don't want to acknowledge it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assyrian_genocide

There is tons of proof, from both Turkish/Ottoman and external sources, not matter how much you deny it.

In my opinon there continues to be a bias against online degrees though somewhat less than before.

If you choose to do an online MS degree make sure its from a top-tier school and not from a "Degree Mill".

Interesting article. It seems some things are still very similar to the past.

I'm glad to see some reasonable views from Turks here. I personally dont think anyone should have to apologize for anything that happened during that era, but certainly there should be recognition of it.

Ah.... one of those :)

So lets understand what you're trying to say here.... that none of this happened, that all the Armenians, Greek Orthodox people, Assyrians and Syriac Christian peoples just dropped dead of their own accord. And the Ottoman authorities had nothing to do with it .... right ? Thats what you're saying ?

I suppose you're right. There are many more Armenians around than there are Assyrians/Chaldeans. In general though, this area has important histories that are seemingly ignored.

While Armenians bore the brunt of the Ottoman brutality, there were Assyrian, Syriac and Orthodox Greek massacares/genocides too but for some reason these are much less known and rarely talked about.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assyrian_genocide

No, its not a "debated" piece of history. It happened and there is an overwhelming body of proof.

Correct , there are many other religious groups that fast - Hindus, Jains, Christians etc. I've found that fasting practices among Coptic Christians is more intense/severe than any other religion I have seen (so far at least)

Also, the "CastAR"

- Oil will go lower, at least for a few months

- US, China and World economy will fizzle and maybe tank.

- More players and net-positive news from the Electric Car/Vehicle side.