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I am a little confused by some of the references to the "International Time Bureau"/"Bureau International de l'Heure" in the following articles:
So my question is, Does the International Time Bureau exist today, as a subdivision of the IERS perhaps? If so, that should be mentioned in the IERS article; if not, it should be made clear at BIH that the organization no longer exists. Also the Paris Observatory article should be clarified on that point. I should also note that a handful of other articles have redlinks either to "Bureau International de l'Heure" [1] or "International Time Bureau" [2]. -- Mathew5000 04:13, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
When approaching tug landing area or berths, what is the normal safe speed = force(kN)? Some of the answers might contained in BS 6349 under fender design. Can anybody point out if 0.2 m/s is acceptable? If so can somebody pls re-direct me to relevant documentation as proof.(Azwahid)
Are Clams A)Biodegradable B)Edible C)Tasty D)Sentient E)All of the above. I would appreciate an answer!
Considering clam shells survive for millions of years, I don't think so. -- mboverload @ 07:38, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
Hello, I installed the J2SDK 1.4 which is the Software Development Kit of JAVA version 1.4. I am new to java, and have some ebooks about it. So I thought why not cut-paste some simple code from these books and try them out. So after installation, I get a "JAVA WEB START" icon on my desktop. After opening it, nowhere could I find "regions" where I could write code or compile them or build them. It doesn't have anything !! So then I installed Netbeans 5.0. After its installation, I copied the code to the window in Netbeans, which opened up after I selected "file" and "new project". But there also, it says "build failed". I cant understand why is this happening. The program I was copying was nothing but the most simple one about "hello world !". But still it didn't work. Some help from you guys out there. Thank You. - Nikhilthemacho
Is there a way to lock the screen in Windows XP such that someone who tries to unlock it does NOT know who is currently logged in? (By default they can see a message that says "Only User or an administrator can unlock this computer.") •USER•ADAM THE ATOM •TALK• 08:33, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
If a boy and girl have sex and boy pulls out penis before ejaculation will girl be pregnant?-- 203.124.2.16 08:50, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
It's much, much safer than ejaculating inside, but you still have a very small chance of getting her pregnant. Advice: Use a condom and you get to stay inside =D -- mboverload @ 07:49, 7 July 2006 (UTC)
BackDoor Loving means never having to pull out!
If I have an equation that can be used to measure the age of a physical item beyond the moment of the Big Bang is the equation in error or the date of the Big Bang? ... IMHO ( Talk) 10:31, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
I just burned my 457th drive belt on our vacuum cleaner (the dog lead got caught around the rotary brush and I couldn't switch it off in time). I'm fed up of changing drive belts all the time. It's a stupid way to transmit motion. Isn't there a more robbust way of transmitting such motion while cutting the motor in the event that the load gets too large? Also the article stall, is all about aeroplanes and doesn't tell me what mechanism is used to stall a car engine when appropriate. -- Username132 ( talk), UK or Netherlands 10:39, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
Do dogs have temporary "baby teeth" that naturally fall out? If not, what are the health implications of a chipped tooth in a 6 month old golden retriever?
How many retrovirus gene are scooped out while construting the retroviral vector?
I am measuring a shaft with a sensor that sits on the shaft as it is rotated. The sensor has four different ways of moving for the result to be valid each one is ±5°. What would the error be for the value that is effected equally by four different parameters. (If it helps the value being measured is approxiamately 34mm).
Give me details regarding teradata ? what it is and where it it used??
Been playing around with IIS on Windows XP Professional. I've successfully created an FTP server but I can only access it using my intranet IP (192.x.y.z is always an intranet IP right?). When I type in my internet IP address (the IP address found on www.whatismyip.com) nothing comes up. I've got my firewall disabled too. Anyone know what's up here?
Thanks, -Hank
I understand that DVDs are encrypted with CSS, which prevents them from being played on systems that don't have a valid player key, but what is it that prevents me from copying the DVD with the copy prevention still on it? Even if the disc is encrypted, shouldn't it still be possible to make copies of the encrypted data?-- Frenchman113 on wheels! 15:34, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
As an unrelated question, I've noticed that using VLC to play DVDs results in choppy video. Is this a problem with libdvdcss, my 3GHz Pentium 4, or my 8x DVD drive?-- Frenchman113 on wheels! 15:34, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
Is it possible to connect two computers through their 56k modems? -- Username132 ( talk), UK or Netherlands 15:59, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
it is trivial, I've done it, you're looking for null modem software. a null modem connection is a direct line between two computers' modems without going through a wall (no dialtone).
does the common ceiling fan consume more power when run at full speed than at slower speeds?
can anyone answer why is copper more conductive than aluminium from their structure point of view.also it's chemical characteristics?
I had stereo speakers, but one of them stopped working and now some sound is impossible to hear due to speaker panning. How can I solve that problem? I've tried setting balance in winamp to just one speaker but didn't work.
What age bracket rarely leaves a fingerprint? Why?
The 85-90 year old age bracket rarely leaves fingerprints, because they are so dried out (like a prune) that there is no oil to be left behind. However, after 90 decay sets in and usually flakes of skin are left everywhere they touch, and also a smell of fermaldahyde. No, I'm kidding. No idea what the answer might be. Sorry. 82.131.189.247 08:02, 5 July 2006 (UTC).
Can CDs be recycled for their plastic? (no-one wants to hear about your arts and crafts ideas) -- Username132 ( talk), UK or Netherlands 18:59, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
I've approached economics mostly from a game-theoretic point of view, and I'm having trouble understanding some things that happen "in the real world". It seems like corporations fail without workers, and workers fail without corporations, so I would expect that jobs and workers would both form free markets, and be priced "fairly" or rationally or whatever. But then it seems like workers consistently get screwed over unless they form into trade unions and things. Why do corporations have "more power" in the relationship than workers do? Does the free market price jobs fairly? If so, why do we want a minimum wage or unions or anything? -- Creidieki 19:40, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
"Economics -- why are unions necessary" is the same question as "Politics -- why are electorates necessary". The answer, of course, is that if everyone knows everyone (for example, there are thirty to fifty people only) electorates and unions are not really necessary, and neither are union negotiations or the political run-around associated with elections etc. Certainly career politicians, just as union leaders, aren't really necessary. As you get beyond that problems start to arise. I think a good question for you to ask is "When union organizers are murdered, whose interests are served"?
Let me give you an example, which happened only a few years ago to a British company I worked for. It was taken over by an American company, who agreed as part of the takeover conditions not to fire any of the workers. However very shortly after the takeover they did in fact fire many workers, without cause. When the workers complained their reposnse was simply "we can afford lawyers and you can't, so tough". At this point enter the union who said "actually we can afford lawyers and we will fight you". Since the company didn't actually have a legacl case they backed down. Without a union there would simply have been no-one able to afford to call them. DJ Clayworth 16:53, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
I am about to begin a degree in University related to Biology and 2 of the subjects I am considering are Physiology and Anatomy and the articles on the university website regarding these subjects arent very detailed. The descriptions pretty much describe them as similar or the same so can anyone explain what the difference is between the 2? Thanks
Referenced on CSI:, what exactly is "surrology"? Google keeps thinking I mean urology, but this is not the case. I assume I am spelling it wrong. It has something to do with blood. Thanks, Iola k ana| T 20:50, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
How does leg alignment affect snow skiing?-- 67.134.173.222 21:38, 4 July 2006 (UTC)Kimwal-- 67.134.173.222 21:38, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
How quickly do you think a weatherman would lose his job if he tried to suggest that changes in daily weather cycles were permanent and man made? "In todays weather, it's raining, so you better get the ark because man made global rain is going to kill us all" He'd be laughed off the air, so why do left leaners and other alarmists have to campaign so hard for global warming? Wasn't the going theory in the 70s global COOLing? what happned to that? or killer bats? killer flus? vaccinations? cancer? AIDS? all the bull that the MSM wants you to get all worked up about?--- Am- j4th 22:08, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
Yeah, man - it's a good thing that whole cancer thing didn't pan out. Or HIV - I'll bet sub-Saharan Africa sure is glad that turned out to be a leftist hoax. Haha! And remember that left-leaner who said we could use vaccination to stop the polio epidemic? Oh man, that was a whopper. Next they'll be saying deforestation kills trees. Seriously, though - turn off the TV, stop watching Bill O'Reilly, and read some of the wikipedia links I made above. And to the rest of you, sorry, i really shouldn't feed the trolls. -- Bmk 13:22, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
Only on Fox would a weatherman get fired for mentioning Global warming as a fact. Everywhere else it would cause a stir if they said the opposite. DJ Clayworth 16:47, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
two questions 1) while troubleshooting my pc to find out why windows live messenger wont use the sharded folder i found my hard was FAT32 but msn needs NTFS, it suggests converting the system and explaisn how, i was wondering what kind of risks are there, what advantges are there and are there any disadvantages? (i'm runnign windows XP) 2) other than consulting manuals is there anywhere on my computer that shows how much power my moniter/tower box is using or does any1 now any software i can get to see the power consumption?-- Colsmeghead 22:35, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
Hey there's this giant ape climbing up the side of a large building carrying Fay Wray in one hand, we don't really want that sort of thing in this neighborhood, can anyone think of a good way to remove a giant ape fromt the side of a building?-- 64.12.116.74 22:21, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
That's kind of gross - Fay Wray is dead, you know.
Can anyone identify this bird?
Thanks — Pengo 23:09, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
A while back there was some big thing about all of the security vulnerabilities of Windows Media player playing video. So I decided that I'd not play video files. So, now I have changed my mind, a few years on. Are there any risks with playing files that have been downloaded? If so, what are they? I've been to the Cert website, but they don't seem to show any long-term vulnerabilities. Thanks. Mjm1964 23:36, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
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I am a little confused by some of the references to the "International Time Bureau"/"Bureau International de l'Heure" in the following articles:
So my question is, Does the International Time Bureau exist today, as a subdivision of the IERS perhaps? If so, that should be mentioned in the IERS article; if not, it should be made clear at BIH that the organization no longer exists. Also the Paris Observatory article should be clarified on that point. I should also note that a handful of other articles have redlinks either to "Bureau International de l'Heure" [1] or "International Time Bureau" [2]. -- Mathew5000 04:13, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
When approaching tug landing area or berths, what is the normal safe speed = force(kN)? Some of the answers might contained in BS 6349 under fender design. Can anybody point out if 0.2 m/s is acceptable? If so can somebody pls re-direct me to relevant documentation as proof.(Azwahid)
Are Clams A)Biodegradable B)Edible C)Tasty D)Sentient E)All of the above. I would appreciate an answer!
Considering clam shells survive for millions of years, I don't think so. -- mboverload @ 07:38, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
Hello, I installed the J2SDK 1.4 which is the Software Development Kit of JAVA version 1.4. I am new to java, and have some ebooks about it. So I thought why not cut-paste some simple code from these books and try them out. So after installation, I get a "JAVA WEB START" icon on my desktop. After opening it, nowhere could I find "regions" where I could write code or compile them or build them. It doesn't have anything !! So then I installed Netbeans 5.0. After its installation, I copied the code to the window in Netbeans, which opened up after I selected "file" and "new project". But there also, it says "build failed". I cant understand why is this happening. The program I was copying was nothing but the most simple one about "hello world !". But still it didn't work. Some help from you guys out there. Thank You. - Nikhilthemacho
Is there a way to lock the screen in Windows XP such that someone who tries to unlock it does NOT know who is currently logged in? (By default they can see a message that says "Only User or an administrator can unlock this computer.") •USER•ADAM THE ATOM •TALK• 08:33, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
If a boy and girl have sex and boy pulls out penis before ejaculation will girl be pregnant?-- 203.124.2.16 08:50, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
It's much, much safer than ejaculating inside, but you still have a very small chance of getting her pregnant. Advice: Use a condom and you get to stay inside =D -- mboverload @ 07:49, 7 July 2006 (UTC)
BackDoor Loving means never having to pull out!
If I have an equation that can be used to measure the age of a physical item beyond the moment of the Big Bang is the equation in error or the date of the Big Bang? ... IMHO ( Talk) 10:31, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
I just burned my 457th drive belt on our vacuum cleaner (the dog lead got caught around the rotary brush and I couldn't switch it off in time). I'm fed up of changing drive belts all the time. It's a stupid way to transmit motion. Isn't there a more robbust way of transmitting such motion while cutting the motor in the event that the load gets too large? Also the article stall, is all about aeroplanes and doesn't tell me what mechanism is used to stall a car engine when appropriate. -- Username132 ( talk), UK or Netherlands 10:39, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
Do dogs have temporary "baby teeth" that naturally fall out? If not, what are the health implications of a chipped tooth in a 6 month old golden retriever?
How many retrovirus gene are scooped out while construting the retroviral vector?
I am measuring a shaft with a sensor that sits on the shaft as it is rotated. The sensor has four different ways of moving for the result to be valid each one is ±5°. What would the error be for the value that is effected equally by four different parameters. (If it helps the value being measured is approxiamately 34mm).
Give me details regarding teradata ? what it is and where it it used??
Been playing around with IIS on Windows XP Professional. I've successfully created an FTP server but I can only access it using my intranet IP (192.x.y.z is always an intranet IP right?). When I type in my internet IP address (the IP address found on www.whatismyip.com) nothing comes up. I've got my firewall disabled too. Anyone know what's up here?
Thanks, -Hank
I understand that DVDs are encrypted with CSS, which prevents them from being played on systems that don't have a valid player key, but what is it that prevents me from copying the DVD with the copy prevention still on it? Even if the disc is encrypted, shouldn't it still be possible to make copies of the encrypted data?-- Frenchman113 on wheels! 15:34, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
As an unrelated question, I've noticed that using VLC to play DVDs results in choppy video. Is this a problem with libdvdcss, my 3GHz Pentium 4, or my 8x DVD drive?-- Frenchman113 on wheels! 15:34, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
Is it possible to connect two computers through their 56k modems? -- Username132 ( talk), UK or Netherlands 15:59, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
it is trivial, I've done it, you're looking for null modem software. a null modem connection is a direct line between two computers' modems without going through a wall (no dialtone).
does the common ceiling fan consume more power when run at full speed than at slower speeds?
can anyone answer why is copper more conductive than aluminium from their structure point of view.also it's chemical characteristics?
I had stereo speakers, but one of them stopped working and now some sound is impossible to hear due to speaker panning. How can I solve that problem? I've tried setting balance in winamp to just one speaker but didn't work.
What age bracket rarely leaves a fingerprint? Why?
The 85-90 year old age bracket rarely leaves fingerprints, because they are so dried out (like a prune) that there is no oil to be left behind. However, after 90 decay sets in and usually flakes of skin are left everywhere they touch, and also a smell of fermaldahyde. No, I'm kidding. No idea what the answer might be. Sorry. 82.131.189.247 08:02, 5 July 2006 (UTC).
Can CDs be recycled for their plastic? (no-one wants to hear about your arts and crafts ideas) -- Username132 ( talk), UK or Netherlands 18:59, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
I've approached economics mostly from a game-theoretic point of view, and I'm having trouble understanding some things that happen "in the real world". It seems like corporations fail without workers, and workers fail without corporations, so I would expect that jobs and workers would both form free markets, and be priced "fairly" or rationally or whatever. But then it seems like workers consistently get screwed over unless they form into trade unions and things. Why do corporations have "more power" in the relationship than workers do? Does the free market price jobs fairly? If so, why do we want a minimum wage or unions or anything? -- Creidieki 19:40, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
"Economics -- why are unions necessary" is the same question as "Politics -- why are electorates necessary". The answer, of course, is that if everyone knows everyone (for example, there are thirty to fifty people only) electorates and unions are not really necessary, and neither are union negotiations or the political run-around associated with elections etc. Certainly career politicians, just as union leaders, aren't really necessary. As you get beyond that problems start to arise. I think a good question for you to ask is "When union organizers are murdered, whose interests are served"?
Let me give you an example, which happened only a few years ago to a British company I worked for. It was taken over by an American company, who agreed as part of the takeover conditions not to fire any of the workers. However very shortly after the takeover they did in fact fire many workers, without cause. When the workers complained their reposnse was simply "we can afford lawyers and you can't, so tough". At this point enter the union who said "actually we can afford lawyers and we will fight you". Since the company didn't actually have a legacl case they backed down. Without a union there would simply have been no-one able to afford to call them. DJ Clayworth 16:53, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
I am about to begin a degree in University related to Biology and 2 of the subjects I am considering are Physiology and Anatomy and the articles on the university website regarding these subjects arent very detailed. The descriptions pretty much describe them as similar or the same so can anyone explain what the difference is between the 2? Thanks
Referenced on CSI:, what exactly is "surrology"? Google keeps thinking I mean urology, but this is not the case. I assume I am spelling it wrong. It has something to do with blood. Thanks, Iola k ana| T 20:50, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
How does leg alignment affect snow skiing?-- 67.134.173.222 21:38, 4 July 2006 (UTC)Kimwal-- 67.134.173.222 21:38, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
How quickly do you think a weatherman would lose his job if he tried to suggest that changes in daily weather cycles were permanent and man made? "In todays weather, it's raining, so you better get the ark because man made global rain is going to kill us all" He'd be laughed off the air, so why do left leaners and other alarmists have to campaign so hard for global warming? Wasn't the going theory in the 70s global COOLing? what happned to that? or killer bats? killer flus? vaccinations? cancer? AIDS? all the bull that the MSM wants you to get all worked up about?--- Am- j4th 22:08, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
Yeah, man - it's a good thing that whole cancer thing didn't pan out. Or HIV - I'll bet sub-Saharan Africa sure is glad that turned out to be a leftist hoax. Haha! And remember that left-leaner who said we could use vaccination to stop the polio epidemic? Oh man, that was a whopper. Next they'll be saying deforestation kills trees. Seriously, though - turn off the TV, stop watching Bill O'Reilly, and read some of the wikipedia links I made above. And to the rest of you, sorry, i really shouldn't feed the trolls. -- Bmk 13:22, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
Only on Fox would a weatherman get fired for mentioning Global warming as a fact. Everywhere else it would cause a stir if they said the opposite. DJ Clayworth 16:47, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
two questions 1) while troubleshooting my pc to find out why windows live messenger wont use the sharded folder i found my hard was FAT32 but msn needs NTFS, it suggests converting the system and explaisn how, i was wondering what kind of risks are there, what advantges are there and are there any disadvantages? (i'm runnign windows XP) 2) other than consulting manuals is there anywhere on my computer that shows how much power my moniter/tower box is using or does any1 now any software i can get to see the power consumption?-- Colsmeghead 22:35, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
Hey there's this giant ape climbing up the side of a large building carrying Fay Wray in one hand, we don't really want that sort of thing in this neighborhood, can anyone think of a good way to remove a giant ape fromt the side of a building?-- 64.12.116.74 22:21, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
That's kind of gross - Fay Wray is dead, you know.
Can anyone identify this bird?
Thanks — Pengo 23:09, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
A while back there was some big thing about all of the security vulnerabilities of Windows Media player playing video. So I decided that I'd not play video files. So, now I have changed my mind, a few years on. Are there any risks with playing files that have been downloaded? If so, what are they? I've been to the Cert website, but they don't seem to show any long-term vulnerabilities. Thanks. Mjm1964 23:36, 4 July 2006 (UTC)