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What will happen to Edward Snowden?
At this point, it's difficult to tell. Actually, it's still to early to really know whether he should be considered a hero or a traitor. The most interesting thing to watch right now is the fact that opinions about him and his revelations aren't conforming to the usual party lines.Honestly I don't think anything will happen to him. Public opinion seems to be very much on his side. If he's prosecuted and ends up in front of a jury there's a good chance he's acquitted. Also there's enough spotlight on him now that if he were to "disappear" it would be far worse for the administration than simply letting him be.
Those random phone numbers that call you and hang up when you say hello...
They want you to be curious and call them back and it will be a phone number that will charge you. It is usually a small amount so a lot of people don't even notice it. They make money on volume.
How a lay-person interacts with stock and the financial market
You generally have to interact through a third party. This person/entity is called a broker. You tell the broker what transaction you would like to do and they do it for you. They take either a flat fee or a commission on the trade. Because the stock market is ever changing instant to instant while the market is open there are several types of trades you can do. A few common ones are: Market Orders: As soon as you tell the broker and they enter in the trade it done. It is essentially done as fast as you can type it in and they send it Limit Orders: You tell the broker what price you are willing to buy/sell at and they only execute it if it reaches that price. It is not guaranteed to execute completely as conditions can change to be outside of your limits. Stop Orders: Similar to a limit order only it is executed immediately as soon as the conditions are met. It then behaves as a market order. The difference between Stop and Limit orders is basically this: A Stop order will execute no matter what once the conditions are reached. This might mean you don't get all of the conditions you want if the market is very volatile. A Limit order will only execute if the conditions are met and will stop executing once they stop being met. If you would like to know more how brokers interact with the market I would recommend checking [the SEC site] for the basicis. Its a little outside the scope of ELI5.
Why is The Great Wave off Kanagawa such a famous painting?
A few more things that might contribute: * The artist, Hokusai, was famous in Japan during his lifetime.* It is a print, not a painting, and therefore originals exist in major museums around the world including Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC, the British Museum in London, The Art Institute of Chicago, and in Claude Monet's house in Giverny, France and private collections.* It depicts Mt. Fuji, which in Japan is considered sacred and is a symbol of national identity, in addition to being considered a symbol of beauty.* According to the scale shown by the figures in the boats the wave is a terrifying 10 - 12 metres tall. * Unlike some paintings it is easily reproduced and recognisable even in limited colour reproductions. Check out the BBC Documentary - [Private Life of a Masterpiece - Hokusai, The Great Wave]", 'Pure guess here but I think it has to do with the historical context. It was rare before Impressionisim for artists to work from direct observation of nature and in Europe you would rarely see convincing water in landscape paintings. Hardly ever would you see a European painter try to paint a wave. Also wits difficult today for us to imagine capturing a moving object on the page in the age before photography.
Why are cockroaches so terrifying?
Is that true? I'm not scared of them. I see them walk around in the house and I just leave them alone. Unless there's too many of them, then it's time for a killing spree!
If you throw a ball upward in a fast moving car, why does it not fly to the rear of the car?
Gravity pulls the ball downwards, not backwards. The wind would push the ball backwards if you weren't in an enclosed vehicle.
Why is Orange juice murky but Apple juice clear?
They're different fruits; that's like comparing apples and oranges.It is because what you are calling "juice" is actually processed crap. If you get a juicer and throw some apples in you will see that what comes out looks nothing like the garbage they try and sell you at the supermarket. Homemade juice FTW!', "Orange juice contains small bits of the flesh of the fruit, that's what makes it murky. Apple juice is filtered so that only the juice is present.I believe it has something to do with the way they process it. For example apple cider is not clearAs others pointed out, filtering. If you get fresh juice it will be a solid, murky brown.When I buy expensive apple juice it's murky just like orange juice. When I buy cheap stuff, it's clear. I'm guessing clear is from concentrate and murky is squeezed from fruits.
How do explosions kill people?
At ylca's suggestion, I've moved and reposted this as its own comment so everyone can take a look-see. There's quite a bit of discussion and confusion regarding grenades here, so I thought I try and explain: Military grenades are actually divided into two categories: defensive and offensive grenades. Offensive grenade rely exclusively upon blast effects to injure and harm. Other posters have explained the effects of blast, but just to reiterate - they create a compressed wave of rapidly moving air and hot gases. The pressure wave may cause internal injuries , bruising, and burns. Because the blast wave disperses relatively quickly, the effective kill/maim radius of offensive grenades is quite short, well within the throwing distance of a human arm, this makes them unsuitable for troops that are advancing. Defensive grenades utilize both a blast wave/heat and fragments to harm/kill. Think of the fragments as being like bullets propelled from a gun. These fragments are accelerated by the explosion and are moving at very high speed - they are intended to puncture, pierce and perforated the enemy. WWII offensive grenades fragmented unreliably, some of the fragments would be very small and ineffective, some would be very large and lethal. Fragments can travel quite far before they slow down enough to be safe. This is usually beyond the range of the human arm, so defensive grenades are only used when the thrower is able to put himself behind cover to block the fragments. Modern offensive grenades are with a specially designed fragmenting liner surrounding the explosive core, this maybe a scored metal shell, or a layer of ball bearings. Some grenades can be changed by simply slipping on or removing an fragmenting liner in the field. EDIT: Spelling, b/c I wrote this on my phone.Okay, now lemme see if someone can answer this: If you brace for an explosion would that at least PARTIALLY protect you? Or are you fucked either way?
why do past regrets come to mind when trying to fall asleep for so many people?
alcohol. drink yourself so your regrets seem warranted in some sort of plausible deniability, and wake up hating that you're an alcoholic.
Why do people flick and squirt needles before giving injections?
The casual flick and huge spray from the syringe is a hollywood dramatisation. I tend to band the syringe on the edge of a prep tray or counter to get rid of the bubbles because endlessly flicking syringes with your finger hurts after a while. Then I clear the air carefully until a droplet of the solution comes to the needle tip. You have to be a bit careful with spraying medicines about. My friend as a student once squirted a load of amoxicillin into her eye by mistake, she's allergic and her faced swelled up completely. Hilarious. I also had heparin spray into my eye from the back pressure in a vial, that stung like crazy. Not so hilarious as my patient then began losing their output and I could only see out of one eye.
How do planes/subs know when missiles have a 'lock'?
To add to other people's answer. There are times where a plane will not know that the missile have locked onto them. Heat-seeking missile, as the name suggest, uses target's own heat signature to track the target. As it doesn't actively send out signal to find and track target, there is nothing to inform the plane that there is a missile has locked onto them except missile approach warning system .
how does an actor/actress cry actual tears "on command" for a shot?
While it is often not actual tears, this is a skill one can learn and practice. If you search around, you'll no doubt find videos featuring actors discussing this.Trying not blinking and focusing on a sad thought, I can cry on cue by doing this, once it starts I can stop & start
Why do people kick each other in the balls so rarely during fights?
A point of contention: A woman getting struck in the womanly bits is definitely painful for them. The aim is just a bit different But that aside; some people do, some people don't. I've been in a decent number of fights and have had people go for the ol' twig and berries before. And I've been in classes that have taught us to do that in self-defense situations: go for *every* vulnerable spot you can, including the gonads.
Why are vitamin recommended to be supplements but not replacements? At the end of the day, aren't we just intaking the same chemicals, regardless if it came from a pill or orange?
In addition to vitamins, there are lots of other nutrients your body needs, like protein, carbs, sugar, fats, fiber, salts, etc. that aren't provided by vitamins. Since vitamins help your body use those other nutrients, you're basically asking why we need wood for a bonfire when we could just use lighter fluid.
Why do Republican primary results bring religion into the equation while the Democratic primary results do not?
It's cultural. Republicans connect to voters in a conservative part of the country that religion and church attendance is a cornerstone of the community. Democrats may be religious, but they are secular minded.
What are the risks when I don't take a shower after sex?
Worst case, you're going to smell like a beached mermaid and you'll be kind of itchy.
why do I have to go to the pharmacy 12 times a year to buy birth control pills, instead of being able to purchase my entire year-long prescription at once?
It's because your insurance covers one month at a time. That way they can save money in case you quit birth control/die/whatever. Ask your pharmacist to give you more at once, but you'll have to foot the bill.Why would the insurance company want to pay for 12 months of medications upfront when they can pay it overtime? Why would they want to pay for a years worth of medication you might just stop taking after a month?', "Usually the issue isn't the pharmacy, it's the insurance.
Why is masturbation viewed as something you shouldn't do?
As a christian man, I was taught that masturbation was wrong not because of the physical act but what accompanied it which is porn or fantasizing which would be considered lusting for a woman. Jesus taught that lusting after a woman who was not your wife was considered a sin on the level of adultery. God cares more about the motivations of your heart than specific actions. Some Christian organizations say that masturbation is fine if you are not lusting after a woman or at least one that is not your wife. Additionally it can affect your relationship with an SO if there isn't honest communication and even then it can have affects as to the intimacy you and your SO share or their level of feeling desired. Lastly it has been documented that while masturbation has a lot of great health benefits, it is less beneficial than the act of intercourse itself.Because we live in a puritanical society that likes to judge others but not their own actions. Boobs kill people apparently, not guns.It is healthy and can reduce the chances of cancer. I think people are worried it might become a 'lifestyle'. I've heard about 70% of Gay sex is mutual masturbation. I don't think the world could bear heterosexual 'Tossers' rights / community activism.
Where did all the minivans go?
I just bought a minivan. They are the opposite of cool, but they are so useful! I bought a 2014 dodge grand caravan. All the seats fold into the floor in seconds. We can haul lots of people/stuff. I hate that I'm a minivan driver, but I love having a minivan.Minivans were never cool, but served a purpose of hauling kids around. Because of the popularity of SUVs, car makers began developing larger vehicles with more SUV proportions that could accommodate the same number of passengers the birth of the crossover! With an SUV like body and car-like drivetrain, they were "cooler" than minivans and could still carry 7 people.I bought a minivan about a month ago because its better in the snow than my Ford Focus, is super roomy, has a roof rack for my canoe, I can camp in it, and there's so much room for activities! Minivans are possibly the coolest cars out there. My son says it makes no sense to have one because its just me and him but he doesn't understand that I'm cooler than him.
Why are there many different species of other animals, but only one species of humans?
Because Homo Sapien is the winner out of a long line of different in some aspects but reasonably similiar Hominid species like Neaderthal and the name is escaping me, but there were something similiar around China-Mongolia way, a differing species in Africa around the same time we were wandering about there as Australopithicus pre humany humans or however you spell it, even Indonesian 'Hobbits'. But we were better adaptors, or we murdered them, or we outbred them, out compete them for resources etc. Or some natural disaster took down their population to low, it could have just as easily happened to us. Think of it back then, you and your kind move into the colder regions to meet people that look like you but aren't you, I mean two legs, two arms, head at the top, but they aren't you. There could be fundemental emotional, social, mental differences. So a long time ago there were similiar species of homo something, not for lack of a better term 'purebred' human, but slightly different. And we just won the race. Just give it a few more milennia when we're hopefully out and making babies on different planets with differing environments. Let evolution take its course there.
Why can't we help fight global warming by painting things like cars, roofs, roads, etc. white? Wouldn't it reflect sunlight just like the arctic snow does?
I worked in an office in a 1 story building. It was hot in the summer, even with the A/C on. One of the guys painted the black tarred roof white, and it cooled of by 10 degrees F. I don't know if that can be scaled globally, but it worked fr us.What I want to know is how rising sea levels will effects the worlds freshwater supply. Will aquifers fill faster? Will we see agriculture booms?', "Yes, changing albedo does have that effect. This not be as helpful in the cooler regions because it would also require more heating in the winter for them. However, in places that are usually hot an d rarely use heating in the winter this will reduce the amount of A/C that is used for the buildings in the summer. Solar panels are good also and so is using sod on your roof, if your building can support it. Painting every building's roof white might not be that helpful as it is too general and buildings don't cover enough of the Earth's surface to drastically change Earth's albedo. However, requiring buildings in the South West deserts and Florida to use a light albedo roofing color when re-roofing or being built could do something to help without people having to go out of their way or spend any extra money. Getting massive building regulations passed might be difficult then you would need enforcement.
What is the Fibonacci Sequence and why is it so important in Mathematics? And who was Fibonacci?
It's everywhere in nature. How plants grow, common geometrical shapes and spheres, even how your fingers are arranged, and so on. What's even more important, though. Dividing the larger number by the smaller number right below it will get you the golden ratio. The higher the number, the more precise. Check out my posts at /r/geometry. I've got a link to the first 10.000 numbers somewhere on there.
AES Encryption, specifically the XOR function.
One or the other but not both 0 xor 0 = 0 0 xor 1 = 1 1 xor 0 = 1 1 xor 1 = 0 its useful, because if you know the xor'd value and one of the values you can get the previous value
In films and tv shows, how do they create fake phone numbers without them leading to any random person's number
In older shows, they use the prefix 555, which doesn't match any used numbers. Nowadays, it's common to register a number for promotional recordings", 'Nine hundred and ninety-nine times out of one thousand it is because they use 555, which is a nonexistent prefix.
Why are subreddits like /r/RapingWomen and /r/cutefemalecorpses accepted and what kind of people go there?
I think it's refuge in obscurity more than anything. There are an insane amount of subreddits, so some of them are bound to fly under the radar.I just spent a few minutes at /r/cutefemalecorpses, it is sooo wrong and sad. man, people should avoid inadvertently advertising such sites.Just went on both of them and they are really fucked up. I don't see how they are accepted.
The good/bad things Obama has done as a president
**Good** -Prevented a 2nd Depression through the stimulus -Helped America's auto industry get back to profitability -Healthcare reform which helps more people afford healthcare -Repaired America's image abroad -Completed withdrawal from Iraq -Helped topple Gaddafi -Killed Osama Bin Laden & top al Qaeda ops -Dont ask dont tell repealed -Nuclear treaty with russia -Trade deals with asian countries -Created consumer protection agency -Increased power in asia through partners-Allowed states to opt out of No child left behind -and more.. **Bad** -Signed Patriot Act -Compromised with Republicans -Continued Bush tax cuts for 2 more years -Misspent some of stimulus -Did not appear business friendly enough in 1st 2 years -Relationship with Pakistan has deteriorated -Allowed Wall street to get away without enough punishment -Continue crackdown on marijuana dispensaries -and more
Can I lie to a police officer?
Depends on jurisdiction. In Sweden, yes. In the UK, less clearly yes. In the US, no. It's a crime. IANAL and all that.
. How is salvia legal?
Why should a plant be illegal? I don't need the government protecting me from me. Not that I would try it nor do I want to but I'm a grown man and can make my own decisions about what to ingest. Sure make it illegal to drive while on it etc, but I can worry about myself. The government can protect me from **enemy's** foreign and domestic. A plant is a non sentient thing and means me no harm. A free man should be free to experiment with their mind and consciousness if they wish, just as long as they bring no harm to others. The real question should be why aren't all drugs legal and regulated by tax and age restrictions. It would cost far less to do this and give treatment to addicts than the present system. Prohibition is ineffective unless your aim is to drum up business for underground criminal originations. Or to make criminals out of the populace. It's been really effective at that.
Why we don't create our own energy for free using magnets? youtube video below
Think of it in simple terms, you've got a fan with one blade. It begins to spin, because the magnet you are holding repels the magnet on the blade. What happens when it goes around the circle and is now approaching your magnet again? It would push it away, reversing the fan. This would oscillate, until your fan blade is eventually at the opposite point, stationary. Adding more blades does not 'erase' this effect.You don't create energy. You can harness it and change its "state". A generator still needs some force to move it. A dam makes a reservoir that has a lot of potential energy from the weight of all the water. As the water flows through a turbine the potential energy becomes the force that spins a generator. A generator is like an electric motor with magnets and coils of wire working in an electromagnetic field.That video is a fake. What you are seeing cannot occur with magnets alone due to the way magnets work. _URL_2_ Here's a whole series from the same guy showing other free energy machines not working: _URL_3_
Why does it seem that within the past 5 years, the amount of people who believe in a conspiracy theory has exploded?
The internet. The opportunity for networking between theorists and the communication channels to spread ideas are unprecedented. We've always had a lot of odd people believing odd things, the internet just gives them a place to get loud
What's the big deal with not accepting global warming? What do people have to lose by accepting it? It's either happening or it's not, right?
It's not that it's happening or not, it's also a matter of degree. If the Earth is only getting a little warmer, the consequences aren't so severe. If this warming is going to end, and reverse, we don't have to worry. If this is just a fluke, we don't have to take action. And if taking action is expensive, denying it's a problem means saving money.
I'm one of 30 people on a plane capable of holding 150+ people. How does the airline justify the expense to fly us 30 an hour and a half?
Even if it's not enough to cover the cost of that particular flight, you have to treat the plane as inventory. The airline needs to have a certain amount of inventory at each airport to carry passengers to other destinations. If a flight is delayed or cancelled, there may not be enough inventory at the destination airport to carry passengers from that airport to their destinations. This can end up having a domino effect where a single flight that is delayed or cancelled may end up causing further delays, cancellations, and other problems at the destination airport since: 1) passengers who were going to take connecting flights never show up or show up late and have to be re-booked, 2) the destination airport may have to get new inventory flown in to carry the passengers who were scheduled to take the plane that was delayed/cancelled, 3) the airline may have to compensate passengers for having to delay or rebook their flight, etc. So it may end up costing the airline much more to cancel or reschedule a flight than it does to simply run the flight at a loss.
Why do some couples have trouble with pregnancy when unplanned pregnancy is a significant problem more often?
Age, typically. If you've got someone who's been careful, and waited until their career were in a good place, have a house, a car, healthy finances, it probably means they're into their late 20s at least, these days more likely 30s. At which point it's more difficult for the woman to get pregnant than someone not being careful in their early 20s.
How does your body handle mini slivers/splinters that you cannot extract?
I hope that you wore a respirator while working with fiberglass. You definitely don't want to be breathing that stuff in. Also if you can, next time you're working with fiberglass you should water it down while cutting. That will stop it from getting airborne
Why don't men wax off their beard?
because shaving is my morning ritual. It's something i love doing, it relaxes me, it feels good and it makes me feel like a man. Why would anyone in their right mind replace something great like that with waxing? It would hurt me, make me scream and feel like a little girl and start my morning with red skin and pain no thank you
Elon Musk's theory that we are living in a simulation
Think of a game, say sims. All that the characters in them are right now, is a bunch of code, that when run appears on a screen. Now imagine that programming had advanced to such a great level that that code is so complex that basically they, the characters inside the game, process information in such a way as we do as humans. That the characters in that game have such advanced AI (artificial *intelligence*, that at every moment inside the game, they think the way we do. Now imagine you are that character. For you, the world around you is real, right? You don't know that you're a character inside a game. You think you're a real human being. That's what this theory is. That what if we're like that? That this universe is just a game or a simulation in a machine like a computer.
How come when I microwave food some parts of it are hot while other parts are really cold?
If you're making hot pockets, it's because you're making hot pockets a different temperature in every bite!
Do animals understand death, and how do they react to it?
I believe so . My Uncle had a wonderful Lab named TJ, and my sister had a Cairn Terrier named Hershey. They had known each other their entire lives. Hershey was getting on in years, and one day we went for a visit to my Uncle's. The two dogs greeted each other as they always did, old friends. TJ took a whiff of Hershey, and then he looked me right in the eyes. I could swear he was telling me that Hershey was dying. It was a sad look of realization, and we both knew what was being communicated. After a moment, I nodded slightly, and TJ broke the gaze, and lowered his head for a second. Three days later we had to take Hershey in to the vet for her final sleep. Don't tell me that animals don't know.
why do cats throw stuff on the ground?
Because it's cool. This is my own interpretation. Bottle caps were one of my cat's obsessions. She would look at them and swat it off the desk, counter, coffee table. She would watch them as they fell to the floor. I once set up a couple dozen bottle caps on the counter in my kitchen and let her go at it. She was alternating paws. She'd bat one off the counter and follow it until it stopped with her left paw and then she'd repeat with her right paw until the counter was clear of bottle caps. I think she knew they weren't alive. She lost interest in that later in life just as she lost interest in some of her toys she enjoyed as a kitten.Try to keep sleeping when the cat wants you to give it food. If your cat is evil incarnate it will push down fragile items until you fix food.
Help me understand Goth and Emo culture
Goths like their cynicism. Emos love a good cry. Hipsters are pretentious douche bags still trying to find a place in the world that has no use for them. But maybe that's a little cynical.
ELIT: Why Germany is such a strong world power
I believe the sociologist would first refer to [Max Weber's] Protestant work ethic to explain the German mindset. I cannot give much on this since my own sociological understanding is rather limited, but perhaps our fellow redditors can explain the strengths and weaknesses of this theory in greater detail.
Where does the marijuana taboo come from? What happened to make it separate from other comerical drugs like tobacco and alcohol?
I've always thought that at least part of the bias against marijuana is that it is not conducive to business. Caffeine keeps you awake and working, nicotine helps focus the mind, and alcohol can be used as an ice breaker during business negotiations. Weed? Ya just wanna watch the plastic bag blow around in the park.
Why havent any species developed wheels? Surely its the simplest and most efficient way for something to travel.
Some species use some form of rolling, such as armadillos, some spiders etc, but wheels are NOT the most effective way to get around in most environments. Try driving your car over an unpaved countryside and see how far you get. Legs are, for the most part, better for maneuvering and care. Also, in order for complex biological mechanisms to evolve, the intermediate stages must be usable in one way or another. Wheels would require freely rotating joints with no connected tissues or blood vessels . An intermediate form of such a mechanism wouldn't have much advantage,, and would cost the organism in the long run ", 'Some animals have, just biologically and sh*t not invented their own wheels: _URL_1_', "the dung beetle seems to have the concept down with its little shitball which as a sphere is even better for it than a wheel cause it can roll any witch way. but of course the sphere itself it the object being transported. wheels only really become great for transport when you also have a way to put something onto them making it a tool quite a bit more advanced than any non-human species is able to create", 'Not wheels, but somewhat related are gears. There's a [grasshopper that has them.] The short version of the story is that the jumping movement is so quick that it 'd be difficult/impossible to time both legs moving independently - it would just jump off in crazy, unintended directions. By linking them with gears, both legs move at the same time and speed.
The difference between $300 Ray Ban sunglasses and $20 mall kiosk sunglasses
Better quality lenses, more durable frames. I've got a pair of Arnette sunglasses that I've had for close to 11 years I've replaced the lenses in them twice. I've sat on them, lost them in various purses, dropped them countless times and they're still going strong. The last time I 'lost' them I bought a $20 pair of gas station glasses and the first time I sat on them by accident they broke right across the nose.Fashion stylist here . At the end of the day you are payong for the brand name. Securing a patent, copyright and/or trademark, you are paying for those fees when you purchase a product. A pair of raybans are going to better constructed than a pair of $20 kiosk glasses but when you compare Raybans with Gucci sunglasses, you are paying for the brand name.I know it seems like a lot, but I paid about $300 for a pair of Maui Jim sunglasses on a whim when I was half drunk. Those are the best damn sunglasses I've ever owned. Everything is so sharpe and the lens and frames are very high quality. I bought a second pair a few years later because I wanted a different style. Trust me, I used to hate the idea of spending more than $50 on sunglasses, but it's probably the best decision I've made regarding eyewear. The added bonus when you spend that much on sunglasses is that you protect them like a child.
Why when some stickers are removed an item's warranty is voided?
tl;dr: The presence of the sticker proves you didn't disassemble the product. This proof of non-interference is usually required to keep your warranty intact.
When saving a document on Microsoft Word "A file name can't contain any of the following characters: \ / : * ? " < > |". Why?
Same reason a name like O'Reilly can cause an Oracle query to fail because the character is used as a delimiter.
Why can't I get sleepy at night even if I'm tired throughout the day?
Most probably, it will be due to stress. Your body release chemicals such as epinephrine, which causes you to be alert when stressed. However, having too much can adversely affect your sleep. Having a diet high in fat will also cause daytime sleepiness. Another reason may be anxiety. Excessive worry can cause insomnia. You don't feel relaxed enough to sleep. It's also possible that you have **delayed sleep phase disorder**, which affects the timing and rhythms of your sleep cycle. Internally, everyone has a biological clock known as a circadian rhythm which regulates when you sleep and when you are awake. You feel most sleepy and most alert at different times than normal because you respond too much to light, which would usually cause you to feel sleepier/more alert.
Why do some people sweat a lot when they exercise, but others go red in the face and don't seem to sweat as much?
When I was 18 and fit, I got very red. I'm 35 and not so fit! I still get the same redness in my face and my 10 yr old does too. People always tell me to put more sunscreen on him but really is just from running around.
why obama gets so much hate from people..what did he do in his 4 years that was so bad?
Personally , Obama disappointed me because he broke a lot of his important promises. For example military interventionism was a big topic during the campaign. Obama promised to cut it down but didn't. He promised to close Guantanamo but didn't, on the opposite the culture of shadow interventionism seemed to grow under Obama. A vote should be a way for the citizen to decide where the country is going. But practically, it was impossible for the American citizen to decide against the war, or against Guantanamo. All they could do was vote against that, and they did, but it didn't matter in the end. I see that as a huge problem in the democratic system.
How are dictator or totalitarian run countries/regions not easily overthrown by the majority of the non-supporters?
Once they get rid of all the weapons then only the armies and police have them. Those people are in turn paid well and loyal to the dictator. And that's the ball game. Disarming the populace is step 1 towards totalitarianism, and it's been shown to be true dating back a 1000 years and more. In fact there's texts from various political minds in the 1500s in Italy, Egypt, and China, warning their citizens never to accept disarmament because ruthlessness follows. And to disarm a populace you just make having a weapon punishable by insane jail terms and let nature take its course. People will turn each other in to garner financial rewards or political favor, and soon ssid Dictator is completely unchallenged. Or totalitarian regime as with say modern day China.
why do men orgasm faster when women have more nerve endings in their genitals
I don't know what you're talking about. I think it depends on the person. I've had plenty of women who usually orgasm before me and plenty after and a few at the exact same time. It might also be a mood thing. Anecdotally, I see little evidence to support the question.
What is the actual difference between body wash, shampoo, and conditioner? Are the 3 in 1 varieties just that: all 3 poured into one bottle?
We were told in a chemistry class that Shampoo is acidic to clean the hair, and then Conditioner is basic, which restores the pH balance of your hair. Whether that's correct or not..
Why do people who do meth look like they do meth?
To understand how addicts end up looking the way they do, you need to look at a day in their average life. When I used, I'd wake up, make something light to munch, or grab a quick sub if I could manage to handle any food at all. From there on, it tends to be a liquid based diet, as amphetamine usage makes one's appetite disappear, you're running off of chemicals, and your body doesn't require food as a fuel source. Because of this, you end up just burning off any fast reserves you had. While high, your body clenches and twitches a lot, more notably jaw clenching and grinding of your teeth. Think of trying to lift the heaviest thing you've ever lifted, how you clench your teeth, now amplify that by hours and day as you trip consistently high out of your mind. Meth is also highly addictive, so most people who use it don't spend money on anything but the drug, which includes anything needed to take proper care of their body. The drug itself is just incredibly hard on the body, mainly due to the loss of appetite. If you aren't eating, and you're burning a lot of calories you don't have, you tend to look like shit. Compare meth heads to people with extreme anorexia, you'll notice a lot of similarities.
why competition like Chess, which does not include physical disadvantages to women still needs to seperate men and women in different competitions?
The all-women tournaments and rankings are meant as marketing. The idea is that there are many fewer women who play chess, and so having women's only tournaments is meant to encourage women to play. Women participate in regular chess tournaments as well. It's hard to find a parallel with men's sports/competition, since there are so few fields that are female dominated in the way that things like chess have traditionally been male dominated, particularly ones that lack a physical component.
Why some last names are more common than others.
Names are often derived from jobs or physical appearance or things like that. Some jobs are more common than others. For example, Smith is a common name. Blacksmithing was a common job: every town or village would have a 'smith so it's natural that there were more people called Smith than something else.I think families having more male children probably contributes to a certain extent, because in most cultures, that's how the surname gets carried on, but a lot of the extremely common names are derived from common jobs or son-of type names A lot of foreign names were also Anglicized back in the day so recent immigrants could better fit in, so a Scandinavian guy with a name like "Jonsson" would just change it to "Johnson," or a German guy named "Schmidt" would just change it to "Smith" for convenience's sakeAside from the ones mentioned, a big one for a lot of eastern countries is that the concept of a last name did not exist until fairly recently. When Ataturk made Turkey modern, part of his push was for people to pick last names. Lots of people picked similar last names. In Vietnam, one last name accounts for 40% of the population. There surnames were treated in the early 1800s as either rewards by the emperor, or just something a bunch of people adopted.
Why is washing your hair everyday bad for it?
See, my whole life I've had it drilled into me not to wash my hair daily. Which always worked for me, because I'm lazy. I usually wash it once a week, twice if I'm really smashing the week. But then last year I went to this Chinese hairdresser to get my hair permanently straightened. She asked how often I washed my hair and I proudly said once a week. She was horrified and said I should be doing it daily because the goodness that's in the shampoo and conditioner only lasted so long. With dry, thick, long, curly hair, there's no way I was bothering to do that shit daily, but she gave me something to think a about.It ia generally accepted amongst Black people that it is bad to wash our hair every day. It is very common to wash it every 1-2 weeks depending on the hairstyle. If you wear a weave or have individuals then the time between washes increases.Another factor that hasn't been mentioned is age. When you're a teenager or young adult you're oozing skin oil and you can get into habits of washing your hair daily that don't do it any favours once you're over 35.If you wash it every day you can use sulfate free shampoo. This will help it maintain moisture. But you should always condition your hair after you wash it.
Why is it generally customary to specify how well-cooked you'd like your beef, but not your pork, chicken, fish, etc.?
Pork and chicken generally need to be thoroughly cooked because of parasites. Beef just needs to be seared- the inside could be raw and it wouldn't make you sick . And I don't think anyone wants well done fish because that would be terrible.
Is water really incompressible and if so why?
You can't treat all fluids the same. In general, gases are compressed MUCH more easily than liquids.
Why does my professor make me buy the new textbook?
New editions of textbooks often have errors that were fixed and new problems and stuff. Your professor doesn't really care how much money you have to pay, so they want you to use the new edition. Depending on the field there also may be new information that the writers edited in which is important.
How do so many mattress stores stay in business?
As a european, the entire mattress thing in the US seems crazy. It's just a mattress, not rocket science. Get a good latex one, your back will love you. Whenever going to the US i always start having pains in my back within the first week due to your way too soft beds.
How is it possible to train a pigeon to carry a note hundreds of miles?
A pigeon is first allowed to fly in the spot it will later send messages to. Over time, they are taken further and further from that spot, then allowed to fly back, because that's where their food is. They will eventually know the terrain well enough that they will know the path back home from extremely large distances.There was this one pigeon lets say "Mike". Mike kept on winning all the competions year after year. The event management started to be suspicious as how Mike kept on winning. So the one year they kept an eye on the trainer and Mike. As true as fuck Mike was in his cage 2 days before his flying squad. It turns out at night when his friends sleeps in trees. He grabs a free ride on a train truck that goes to the hometown. Mike was a fucking cheater', "_URL_0_ This is a good documentary by NatGeo that I saw a few years back. Worth the watch if you're really interested in learning about them.This was answered almost exactly a month ago, [here]. Thought it was interesting then, and hope you do tooSlightly on-topic, but could this also be a way to smuggle drugs without it being traceable?', "It's called pigeon fancying ;-) Proof: I know a Pigeon Fancier
How come ads on my computer are based on what kinds of websites I go on, but in cell phone apps all I get are clash of clans ads?
They're two different ad networks with two different marketing demographics. You're a lot less likely to end whatever you're doing in an app because you see an ad to buy shoes than you are if you're shopping on a website on your computer. On the same coin, you're much more likely to download Clash of Clans when using your mobile phone than if you saw an advertisement on your computer. Finally, as others have pointed out, it has to do with how much a company pays for advertisement. Clash of Clans has a giant advertising budget and cell phones are their primary market. Therefore, you see more ads for Clash of Clans on mobile.A lot of bad information in here. The first and foremost reason is that on Mobile Web, cookies can be dropped onto your device to track your behaviour. In app, cookies cannot be dropped and as such your behaviour cannot be tracked. This results in less targeted and less relevant advertising. Source: work for the 4th largest Ad Network in the world.There are a few factors at play here. * There are many ways ad inventory is monetized. To take an extremely simplistic approach, some ads are placed based on the environment and some ads are placed based on the user viewing the content. A portion of ad inventory is sold up front . 'Leftover' inventory goes onto exchanges where advertisers have the ability to bid on the chance to show their ad to you. . There is a good chance that clash of clans is buying this in-app inventory up front, whereas you are getting ads targeted to you in the browser. Or, if they aren't buying it up front, clash of clans may be bidding very high for this inventory and beating out other advertisers. * Some people have mentioned the issues with cookies on mobile devices, which plays a role. However, for the most part this is no longer much of a hindrance due to the ability to tie device ids, IP addresses etc to create a unique identifier.
Why is it difficult to create a light source that accurately immitates natural/outside lighting?
It's not? Photographers and cinematographers do it all the time Edit: downvotes for a fact? Ok. Recreating sunlight/daylight is a basic concept of photography and cinematography. Sorry my answer wasnt the typical Reddit pseudo intellectual bullshit buts it's true.
Why is it so unsafe to drink untreated water in the wild today? Haven't humans been drinking any available water since the beginning? What has changed?
It is a risk factor. You are not necessarily going to get sick from drinking water in the wild but we'd rather not take that chance especially since we don't need to. Also people in the past used to have more experience drinking water in the wild and would know better which water sources are safe and which aren't.
Is drinking a bottle of Naked Juice as healthy as eating all of its component fruits separately?
It's better to have a smoothie. Buy some frozen fruit and use some ice in a blender. Tastes better, better for you, keeps you fill for longer as well. If you are trying to cut calories but you need it sweeter use some liquid splenda. However if you get the fruit combo right it usually is sweet enough.
This computer science joke?
All the CS jokes in this thread: > I like to live on the edge: > [ $[ $RANDOM % 6] == 0 ] & & rm -rf /* || echo Click > - > > There are only 10 types of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't. > > - > > There are 10 types of people in the world: those who know binary, those who don't, and those who didn't expect this joke to be in base 3. > > - > > There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand hexadecimal, and F the rest. > > - > > There are 10 types of people in the world: those who know binary, those who don't, those who didn't expect this joke to be in base 3, those who didn't expect this joke to be in base 4, , and those who didn't expect this joke to be in base n. > > - > > There are two kinds of people: the ones that can extrapolate information with incomplete data. > > - > > There are 1 kinds of people in the world: those who start their arrays at 0 and those who don't. > > - > > The 2 most common programming issues: cache validation, naming, off by one. > > - > > There are a 100 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary and who can extrapolate from incomplete data. > > - > > There are two types of people in this world, those who understand binary, and those who get laid > > - > *edit*: Reply here and I'll add it to the list. Let's get all those crappy jokes together!
Why are hippos so dangerous?
Similar reasons to why moose are dangerous. They're extremely defensive of their mates and young. Hippos have a better-defined physical area they'll defend, but the result is similar. Just because something doesn't want to eat you doesn't mean it won't get angry at you. Humans are similar. Many, many deaths are the result of fights or wars that have nothing to do with cannibalism.
How good could video game graphics get before it is not possible anymore, and look exactly like reality?
Probably not far.. Not sure but there have been times where I haven't been sure if it was a prerecorded video with actors or animated.Its not just how the graphics look. There are other flaws like funky movement, glitchy physics and the fact that not all objects in any game behave like their real life counterparts. Like right now, with technology available today, you could recreate a football in a game that looks perfectly realistic. But almost any form of interaction would reveal that it is not real. He might not bounce like a real ball, not fly as far.. and if you try to destory it will not come apart like a real ball.Why stop when it looks like reality? That's not a constraint. Computers could potentially create forms and actions that are beyond reality. By simulating unseen types of subatomic particles interactions I guess they could generate entirely new realities. We don't know everything we would be able to do if we could manipulate matter and energy at will. But future computers might be able to simulate such power. I'd say that's the ultimate limit.
Why is the government so intent on spying on its citizens?
Manufactured Guilt There are 2 ways to fight crime: 1) Find crimes, and then figure out who committed them. 2) Find someone you dislike, and figure out what you can charge them with. Option 2 is much more useful from a political perspective. Remember. The police don't exist to solve YOUR problems. They exist to solve THE SYSTEM'S problems.The FBI wants to know if somebody who is not a landscaper in any sense of the word recently bought 2,000 lbs of fertilizer, a couple barrels, and 200 lbs of nails using funds wired from Dubai. Stuff like that.This is part of the formation of a Police State. The real purpose is not to jail people, it's to scare people into submission. IMO, the push toward Police State policies is to make the coming economic/social collapse easier to manage. A massive upheaval in a place like America would be difficult to subdue unless strict laws against the people are enacted.
Why do computers take a while to get up to speed after being left idle?
To save energy, many computers are designed to power down some components while idle. Likewise, the operating system may suspend various tasks while idle. When you return, the hardware needs to resume operation and applications may need to reload some data into memory. It shouldn't take long on a modern computer with an SSD, but it can be a noticeable delay on older machines.
Is there a Mandarin dictionary? If so how is it ordered? I assume it can't be done alphabetically?
Dian3" and "Dian4". I go to "Dian4" and find out that the word means "electricity" Note 1: in addition to the 26 english alphabets, the umlaut "ü" is also used. Note 2: sometimes, a fifth tone is used. Note 3: Not so ELI5 - Some dictionaries do allow you to search for Chinese words by their appearance via an index. The index can list words according to the number of strokes, as well as the "category" of the word based on their "group symbol". An example of a group symbol is "月", pronounced "yue". most words containing this symbol will have to do with the physical body. This method makes it faster to find, say, a ten-stroke word among the hundreds of random ten-stroke words out there edit: elaborationBy "group symbols" the guy above me means the radical of the word, which Mandarin learners are expected to learn and memorize. Thus enabling them to search for words they haven't come across before in the dictionaryOhh ohh ohh! I know this! /u/redrubberbands is correct. But what if you don't know the pinyin? Each character is made up of several parts called **radicals**. The leftmost or rightmost radical is the main radical. Chinese dictionaries are organized by how many strokes each radical has. _URL_0_ The green part is the main radical. It has two strokes. So you go to the index and find that radical in the "two strokes" section. You go to the page that that radical specifies, and then search for the character by the number of remaining strokes My dictionary is ordered by strokes first, then by the Chinese phonic order You can look up characters quickly through the index at the back that is listed by specific parts of a character.
If we don't think homosexuality can be 'cured', then why do we think pedophilia can be treated?
Edit: This has nothing to do with the thread. I just want to mention this for the thread: The main distinction between pedophiles and homosexuals is that pedophiles are attracted, by definition, too demographic that cannot consent, nor understand the sexual acts being performed. Two guys can consent to have sex with each other. It's a mutual feeling. Both parties agree that sexual arousal and attraction are present, and they wish to act on it. With pedophiles, one party is capable is feeling such arousal, and must force him or herself onto the unsuspecting child who is not equipped to mentally understand. This is why pedophiles will never be in the same class as homosexuals.
Why do some companies give permission to their competitors to berate their product in a commercial?
Why do you think the companies gave permission? Companies compete with each other. Part of competition is marketing, which often involves saying your products are better than your competitors' products. As long as you don't make knowingly false or malicious statements about your competitors you're fine--it's part of competition, sales, and marketing.
Why is counting cards in Blackjack so heavily frowned against or punished if all you're using is your mind. Are you not allowed to calculate with your brain when playing a game?
It's not illegal to count cards, however casinos reserve the right to refuse admittance to anyone they choose. If they suspect you of counting cards, first they'll wait and see how good you are at it despite distractions, free liquor, interruptions, etc, because counting cards incorrectly actually makes someone lose faster than an average player. They love players who have a system but keep making mistakes. Those are favorites. But if the player persists and does well, then the casino will happily pay out their winnings and tell them never to come back again, because they've demonstrated that they'll cost the casino money again the next time. No charges laid in either direction, because both parties are doing things that are perfectly legal and within their rights.
What makes Sebastian Vettel such an incredible F1 driver? And what made it possible for him to have such a dominating 2011 season with 11 wins?
He's just really, really, really good. He has been driving karts since 3 years old, racing in series since 8, and when he was 17, he won the German Formula BMW Championship. He was in a formula 1 car before he was 20. In short, he's put in his 10,000 hours
Why in films and novels (and I assume in real life) do submarines change their lights to dimmer red lights when they are trying to hide? Do the lights make less noise or...
Military also uses red flashlights a lot too. The red light is harder for other people to see and doesn't mess your your night vision as much as other colors of lights.
Why do solar power plants use mirrors and not giant magnifying glasses?
Because you'd have to put a huge amounts of magnifying glasses up on the air somehow and have them focus at a point on the ground without whatever's holding them up getting in the way. It is considerably easier to put a bunch of concave mirros on the *ground* and have them focus on a point that's up in the air.
Why are submarines the vehicle of choice for nuclear weapons?
Planes can only stay in the air for so long. And mid air refueling is a bit of hassle. And due to how we keep them flying we can't just throw a nuclear reactor on board to power them for massive periods of time. We can however do just that with a submarine and other ships that can be very large, hold enough people and supplies for really extended stays out. And since there are MASSIVE swaths of ocean to work in we can park them near or around other nations to patrol.
Why are cellphones now removing the 3.5mm headphone input?
To make the phones thinner. The 3.5mm port is the thickest connector on phones so by removing it, you're essentially only restricted by the size of the next smallest port. Edit: Also, 3.5mm ports aren't particularly waterproof and by removing them you can make a phone somewhat more waterproof. Edit: Apparently this was really controversial? It's another hole in a phone that needs to be waterproofed. Yes, you can make reasonably waterproof phones with a 3.5mm jack and this is done all the time. They're just more complicated and expensive . _URL_1_
How does an EMP not kill a human or fry the electricity in their brain?
An EMP doesn't harm you, it only temporarily disables your radar and stops your swarm and orbital visat.
What does it mean when a game is made with a certain engine? What do "engines" do?
An engine is like a film set/lot. You quickly realize what you can do with the provided location, light, size and rules for filming - You get to choose the cast, story, genre, etc., but your set has limitations. It's also why you wouldn't use a set with exploding cars for your who dunnit puzzler show.
Why does refrigerating and freezing food make it last longer?
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What is github and why do programmers like it so much?
Suppose you have ten files in a project you are working on. You want to add a cool new widget to your app and you have to change 6 files to do that. Git helps you treat those 6 changes as one change. If your cool new widget breaks something else and you need to undo it, it's one undo, rather than trying to go fix all 6 files. Maybe you forgot what you deleted from file seven before the change. Git remembers. Even cooler, it also let's me work on your same project, at the same time. If you and I change the same file, the changes get merged together. Then we both have added cool new widgets without messing up the other person's. Github is a server that hosts Git projects.
When birds tear into the dirt looking for worms, are they just blindly excavating, or do they have some reason to believe a worm is right there?
Absolutely they know what they're doing. They tear apart my compost pile and leave the rest of the yard alone. Really slows down my composting
What would happen if no one in the world worked for a day?
What is more interesting is if they knew ahead of time they weren't coming into work that day; and if they knew that other people weren't coming in at all. What if tomorrow no one showed up for work? Everyone just had an excuse or emergency. And for some reason no one called or checked in or anything. Now that, would make one hell of a story.SNL did a skit about a situation like that. Teen tells his dad he doesn't feel like going to school. Dad says "Fine ! What if we get everyone in the country to take the day off?" The skit ended with "Soviet" soldiers coming in and rounding up the family ', "Rolling blackouts across North America for one thing. 50% of the power on this continent comes from coal plants, they need to be manned every hour on the hour, once one power grid falls it's like a link in a chain and you have mass power outages.A lot of people would die due to lack of healthcare, and the rest of us would just spend the day bored as fuck due to lack of services and be backed up on work the next day.assuming it was a planned event, it wouldn't be that bad. the lack of police, fire, and medical services would be a problem, but honestly not *that* much happens that demands their attention.
Taking a second mortgage out on a home or property.
Say you bought a home for $500,000 and paid $100,000 down, so your 'first' mortgage is $400,000. Now it's 20 years in, and you still owe $200,000 on your 'first' mortgage, but your home is now worth $800,000. You could borrow against that equity - $800k less the $200k you still owe is a $600k asset you can borrow against. Now they won't approve a $600k loan, but that's how people 'take out a second' for kitchen remodels, etc.
Is there any way to officially proportionally downsize the cost of everything, reversing the effects of inflation?
Yes, the government would probably be able to pull this off, but it almost always wouldn't be desirable to do so. Inflation is an integral part of the market. Think about it: If you were in the market for a car, and deflation was currently occurring, why would you buy a car now? Why not wait for a year or two, when the car will be cheaper? Inflation encourages consumers to spend their money, rather than save it, keeping businesses in business.
Why are some flies untouchable ninjas, while others can be squished before they even react?
They're probably dehydrated/malnourished or dying anyway. I've noticed the kind of flies you're talking about it and if you just kinda poke them and they don't fly off, I'm pretty sure they're not doing too well.
How does Planet Earth get all these insane angles and right next to animals without disturbing their natural choices?
There is an example I know of where in order to get close enough to tigers and film them hunting without disturbing their behaviour they attached a camera to the top of an elephant and rode it around filming that way. The tigers don't care about the presence of the elephants and adding a human/camera on top didn't seem to change this!
What's the difference between juice 'not from concentrate' and juice 'from concentrate'? Is it worth the extra for 'not from concentrate'?
Up to you really. You should be able to tell them apart quite easily. Just buy one of each and see if you think it's worth it. mugenhunt explained the difference.
How is it that humans advanced more rapidly based on where they lived geographically?
Cultures vary in what they consider to be advanced.Example; Australian Aboriginal People were considered to be particularly less advanced when Europeans first came mainly because they were semi-nomadic and had not established farming. Turns out the way that the traditional Aboriginal People lived was really sustainable for the land which Europeans civilization still haven't mastered at a reliable level.While they were less advanced economically, traditional Australian Aboriginal People were much more advanced linguistically and their societies were incredibly complex.So maybe certain cultures used their free time to develop in other ways, not necessarily for the better or worse for their society just different from what 'we' consider advanced.
Why aren't Zeppelins/Air-ships more common?
Just impractical. People, at least the wealthy people, don't travel for the sake of travelling, but for the destination. The Hindenberg disaster was because the Germans were not allowed any Helium, so uses hydrogen.
Why do cops in the US not just use and carry guns with rubber bullets?
Rubber bullets are non-lethal. Non-lethal weapons such as rubber bullets and pepper spray or more used for suppression and compliance such as during riot situations where there is no clear or immediate threat. These non-lethal options are used in an attempt to manage the chaos and keep it confined to a particular area. Day to day police and detectives use guns with lethal rounds because generally when they are faced with a situation that needs them the person is showing that they are a threat. At this point the objective is to end the threat rather than contain the threat. Think of it like firefighters. Most situations call for them to try and put out a fire immediately. But some situations are so big that they can't end it, so all they can do is manage it.
Why does the bottom bun of a cheeseburger get so much smaller than everything else as I eat?
It's getting more moisture from the patty and condiments which makes it easier to squash as you hold the burger and it's still getting a bit of pressure from everything else on top of it even when you're not holding it. Plus it started off thinner than the top bun to begin with.
Why does America have a race problem.
I would like to argue that American doesn't have a race problem any more than most multiracial places in the world. America does however have a huge problem where this is the first generation of Americans in a long time who are probably staring into a scenario where the advantages of just being an American is really ebbing out. Faced with this scenario which the 24 hour news cycle has made into an mantra people are understandably anxious. Then come populist politicians who have conflated economic issues with race issues and thrown in some of the nostalgia and you are forced to believe that every sentence coming out on campaign trail is either the gospel truth or totally false.
Why is it harder to look at something in the dark directly rather than looking to the side of it?
So you have two different visual systems for photopic light levels and scotopic light levels . The photopic system controls roughly the central 30 degrees of your vision and has long, medium, and short wavelength cones that allow us to see in color. The other system you are referring to controlled my rods are highly sensitive in low light environment and control all areas outside of the central 30 degrees of each eye. So at night when you first look at something your used to being able to use the central 30 degrees of your vision but this system fails in the dark so you turn your head slightly or look to the side to enable the rods as your primary visual stimuli. Source: I'm an eye doctor
Is terrorism really on the rise, or does the increasing accessibility of news just make us more aware of it?
it's called historical myopia people view the past through a nostalgic, false reimagination of the past in reality, every generation sees things getting worse, even as progress makes things better. Examples with quotes When I was young, we were taught to be discreet and respectful of elders, but the present youth are exceedingly disrespectful and impatient of restraint. Hesiod, 8th century BC What is happening to our young people? They disrespect their elders, they disobey their parents. They ignore the law. They riot in the streets inflamed with wild notions. Their morals are decaying. What is to become of them? Plato, 4th Century BC The young people of today think of nothing but themselves. They have no reverence for parents or old age. They are impatient of all restraint As for the girls, they are forward, immodest and unladylike in speech, behavior and dress.Attributed to Peter the Hermit, AD 12743same shit, different century", 'Hard to say, but we tend to look at history through rose colored glasses. People forget that the 1970s had an INSANE number of terrorist hijackings. _URL_1_Could you imagine what the news would be like if those things were happening today? I think social media and 24 hour news just makes any global event more known these days.I guess you're talking from a US perspective - I've not done the maths but I'd think in the UK we're probably had a lot less terrorist since the 90s when IRA bombings were at their height.
Why you can't see stars when you are in space?
You can, but just like on earth there is light pollution from the sun, even a bit of sunlight makes you unable to see the stars when in the ISS, so astronauts still do have a sunset/dawn and within that period stars will show up look up pictures of the hubble telescope :) you'll see plenty of stars!", 'How would you know? Have you been to space? You can definitely see them, if your vision is not blocked by a mass or there is a brighter object that blanks out the stars
How do chinese people Alphabetize?
This is an interesting question/post because I think it demonstrates how language very strongly affects thought. At the crux of this question is an inquiry about imposing order on a set of letters, and how that 'translates' to imposing a similar schema of order on a set of logograms. I would pose a couple related questions: 1. What is the 'purpose' of alphabetizing letters? Is there some logical rationale for the ordering of letters in a specific manner? 2. Whether there is a purpose, is there a related rationale that would be applicable to syllabograms or logograms? Letters do not have any inherent meaning. Syllabograms may, but are closer to letters in that they are meaningless. Logograms are morphemes, unlike letters or syllabograms. Logograms can be associated via meaning and related context, unlike letters or syllabograms, which *may* only be ordered by the associated phoneme.
Why doesn't Windows' "check for a solution to your problem" feature ever work?
It checks for things like incorrect settings. Like if you can't connect to the internet because you have a static IP it will fix it for you.