Recent content by Tashtego

I've heard the same thing -- turn down the sound quality and you probably won't notice the difference sound wise but it could solve your problem. Something that might or might not be related: I have had problems with performance while running spotify in the background. If I notice a performance...

I've been a judge at one of the regional fairs for the past 4 years. There is no national fair (at least not in this system) -- selected winners from the regional fairs are sent to ISEF. I'm not sure how the international representation works, but there are really strict rules for how the fair...

Sooo...I can't be the only one wanting to know whether this guy's first initials are D.J. or is he an actual DJ (wiki wiki wrrrr)? My opinion on this appointment will be strongly influenced by the answer to this question.

I get that this will generate 'buzz' and all, but the whole silent album thing is totally unnecessary. You could easily ask people to play your real albums on repeat -- it's not hard to mute your system.

As others have noted, while this clearly works to lower blood alcohol levels it probably has a cost. The alcohol dehydrogenase used here performs the first step in alcohol metabolism, but generates acetaldehyde -- a highly reactive compound that can cause the type of oxidative stress associated...

Wonderful card. Love the way galaxy interacts with the [H].

[H] Editor's Choice -- must be a great card.

I think this right, although the stock will likely stabilize soon (I doubt it will go below $300 -- in fact the $400s might be reasonable). People forget that the stock has been a reliable money maker for years now. Many mutual funds and investment firms bought into Apple and are now selling...

Well, it's a known fact that people with schizophrenia often don't 'see' optical illusions. The thought is that some of the top-down processing that causes our brains to interpret images doesn't function properly in schizophrenics. Although, I am not sure that this applies to this illusion in...

This thread is an excellent example of how people mis-interpret 'data' and draw conclusions beyond what is supported by evidence. The first experiment shows that color reproduction in the two experimental systems cannot be distinguished. The second experiment shows that when photographed...

Corsair is a brand that I trust -- there only a handful of companies out there that I can really say that about.

The demo is new and interesting, unfortunately the science is not revolutionary. In fact, it is quite old (1933!). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meissner_effect Still very cool however.

Video here: http://www.reuters.com/resources_v2/flash/video_embed.swf?videoId=217093066

This is almost completely wrong. Firstly, you would be surprised at how similar bacterial infections can be to cancer -- treatment with drugs often leads to problematic resistance in both cases. You are correct that S. aureus colonization is quite widespread. However, MRSA is a serious...

This is not quite right. First of all, there are many types of chemical isomers, not simply mirror images. What is being discussed here is that at one point a 'decision' was made to use one chiral form over another: for example most proteins are made of d-amino acids, but l-amino acids do...