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Comment: Re:"by even Debian" (Score -1) 98

An anonymous coward who makes two basic failed assumptions:
  • Commercial == closed source
  • Richard Stallman is agains all copyright.

'Commercial software' does not automatically mean 'closed software': ask Red Hat. Also, RMS does not have any problems with copyright on artwork, such as pictures (graphics) or sound (songs); he does have a problem with any type of software that restricts the rights of the user, such as the rights to copy, modify and study software.

Comment: Re:Yeah... (Score 1) 1105

Yep. At first a few rogue scientist find something new. Then that 'something new' gets peer reviewed, discussed about, put through scientific screening, whatever. After that a few rogue scientists do NOT think the scientifically model is correct enough. (or the other way around)

We now have a whopping 97% of scientists thinking the models of global warming and the human factor therein is correct. So at some point 97% of scientists did not believe that global warming existed and / or was man made. The scientific advance is that we now have models that imply global warming is real and man-made. Is that what you wanted to say?

Comment: Re:Not a problem (Score 1) 421

by leomekenkamp (#42954101) Attached to: Does the Higgs Boson Reveal Our Universe's Doomsday?

Who says that reincarnation processes (if they exist) are only taking place in a forward direction in time? Why not backwards? Or in the same time frame?

Come to think of it: maybe there is only one soul/entity/whatever that reincarnates in every living being throughout the times. Reminds me of Mehir Baba, but with continuous time travel added and everybody is 'god', but not everybody realizes it.

Comment: Related? (Score 1) 126

by leomekenkamp (#41223261) Attached to: Cambodia To Extradite Gottfrid Svartholm
If you google for "gottfrid svartholm cambodia us high trade", the first hit reads:

Latest News - Cambodia Guide
www.camboguide.com > Country
5 days ago - Pirate Bay Founder Gottfrid Svartholm Arrested In Cambodia - Latest
News ... Iran, Cambodia Have High Potentials For Enhancing Ties - Latest News ....
Top U.S. trade official heads to Southeast Asia for talks - Latest News ...

Any change the first and the last item are in any way related?

Comment: Re:That can be sued for in civil court (Score 2) 234

by leomekenkamp (#35541118) Attached to: Dutch Court Rules WiFi Hacking Not a Criminal Offense

But also keep in mind that the dutch legal system is extremely wonky, ruled by judges who are completely out of touch with reality.

[citations needed]

Because right now, this judge has declared that taking fuel from his car is not theft.

No, the judge has said no such thing. In fact, I wholeheartedly believe this same judge would declare the unauthorized taking of fuel from a car a criminal offense. The judge said that there is no criminal law against simply using someone else's network. And he is right: there is no such law.


Scientists Advocate Replacing Cattle With Insects 760 Screenshot-sm

Posted by samzenpus
from the beetle-stroganoff dept.
rhettb writes "Scientists in the Netherlands have discovered that insects produce significantly less greenhouse gas per kilogram of meat than cattle or pigs. Their study, published in the online journal PLoS, suggests that a move towards insect farming could result in a more sustainable — and affordable — form of meat production."

+ - How to explain relativity in few words?

Submitted by dvdme
dvdme writes "Recently I was asked to explain what was Einstein's theory of relativity in few and simply words to someone who doesn't knowledge in physics.
I'm not an expert myselft but I thought a little but about it and said that relativity explains how everything moves, in few words, the mechanics of the universe. Furthermore I also explain why it's called "theory of relativity", because it states the every movement is relative to the observer. I used the example of an observer inside a car vs. an observer outside a car.
I also explained how relativity describes gravity as a space-time bend by mass with the classical exemple of a heavy ball bending an elastic sheet, thus, "attracting" smaller balls.
I gave some examples of the consequences such as time dilation but in the end I got the impression that I didn't was very clear.
So, the question stood in my head, how to you explain what is the theory of relativity to someone without any physics background?"
