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Wikipedia on Law of Salvage: "The concept has its origins in antiquity, with the basis that a person would be putting himself and his own vessel at risk to recover another and thus should be appropriately rewarded..... Salvage law has been recognized for centuries .... It is still a nearly...

<i>Just remember, the US Chamber of Commerce is pretty much in the pocket of conservatives.</i> They are pretty much in the pocket of the 1 percent, and have been for the lifetime of pretty much everyone alive. Clearly their foolish arguments, thrown together in a hurry of fury, are an act of...

As a long-time electronics builder, I'll go ahead and ask the question: since he's -looking- for bad cables, and -has- "a breakout board and a multimeter", why in the HELL didn't he check the cable with them before plugging it in? It would have taken this "Google engineer" about 2 minutes. I...

1. You're right about not being a great photographer, but I'd say you're better at it than at reviewing. Why show the crappiest iPhone photo right after a very nice Canon shot? 2. It's absurd to claim to be comparing two cameras, then using zoom on one (blaming the 'need' to get identical...

Some Spanish guy 'set foot' on the shore of Maya country before the 1840s, published a picture of one building. In 1841-1843 Stephens and Carrington *explored* Central America, found, partially uncovered, wrote about, and drew pictures of, over 40 cities in the space of a couple of years. I...

Whiner 42 quoted the text: "humans are not going anywhere in the cosmos in a significant way until we can escape the earth's gravity well economically." Just throwing some numbers in here for comparison: Escape velocity of Earth: 7 miles/sec. of Moon: 1.5 miles/sec. of Ceres: 0.28 miles/sec...

Apple needs to tell Italy: "Yeah, we could pay this extortion. And then we will explain to your people why we have to close up the Apple stores and abandon all sales and support in Italy."

This. The Magic. And George is the 2nd biggest Disney stockholder right now, so that and his story credits and consulting fee will be adequate. I saw the first film in a theatre, and my reaction to this is: It was worth waiting 40 years for. (I never finished the second trilogy.)

Good point. First, WP is a beast in itself, hard to compare to those old standards. Keep in mind that most of the contributions in those beasts came from subject-matter "experts" (in that day, they could be broader) who were often hand-picked (or "buddied-in") and contracted to write the...

I completely understand John's frustration with such articles. I've been a lifelong science reader, and find many impenetrable articles. BUT here's the problem: it takes a special talent to explain difficult science in a way that the "intelligent layperson" can understand. Few techies can match...

"—Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Fedora, Debian, etc.. This choice is also Linux's greatest weakness..." Don't agree. A Linux install takes about 5GB of storage. Triple that if you like room to wallow in. I moved from Vista to Mint three years ago, and miss -nothing- ... I gained 50GB of storage that...

Fantastic work, ORCAS. Cooperation, ingenuity and use of existing local assets results in Win. For too long we - who settled and built this continent - have let ourselves be dependent on corps that could and did care less about us. The $$ savings, quality of service, and accomplishment of DBUIA...

You've got a bad URL on that DOI (10.1038/nature15383)

Dear Google, I've driven for 40 years, several millions of miles on highway and streets, without an accident. Hire me to sit in your auto-car and babysit your robot while I take copious notes whenever it's a dumbass. I'll try my hardest to keep your researchers busy another year or two. Just...

>> Going East (uphill) on James st. or Madison st. would be a NIGHTMARE. Or else, you own an electric bike. You push the button on the handlebar and purr up those hills with a broad smile. You recharge the battery on the downhills.

Jake Orlowitz wrote: "Our work with publishers brings that content to the public in a usefully summarized form whereas it otherwise would be completely unreachable for many. It's not perfect, but it's better than the alternative." Agreed. OTOH, as a long-time WP editor, there have been numerous...

Remember what King Arthur said while his men were storming the castle and had feces poured over them?? Run away! Run away!

I just got an email "from" my sister, which says it was generated from her iPhone, that contained little more otherwise than a link. WHOIS on the header said the message originated in Japan - very unlikely for my sister ... and I'm pretty sure she's not an iPhone type. I found the email in...

The terrible efficiency of gasoline engines means they waste 80-85 percent of the fuel put in them, distributing that pollution widely. If the gasoline (or a precursor form) was burned in modern electric power-plants, the power-conversion efficiency would be much, much higher than cars. The...

Wheeler may have "developed" the concept of "spacetime foam", but the concept of 'an infinite sea of particles' itself began with Paul Dirac in 1930 ... very early in the game, and 25 years before wheeler. Wikipedia calls it the 'Dirac sea' (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirac_sea) defined as...