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What do they say about Chinese Women?Phatscotty wrote:Is it true what they say about Chinese women?
It's not. It's lovely and clean.nietzsche wrote:Why is your bathroom so filthy?
They come from Chinasubtleknifewield wrote:What do they say about Chinese Women?Phatscotty wrote:Is it true what they say about Chinese women?
Quasars are TELEVISIONS!!!!Metsfanmax wrote:A quasar is the name for the light produced by the black hole inside a galaxy that we're seeing. It's not a unique object, it's just a really bright galaxy. I am uncertain as to why you think I didn't answer your question, but your response was sufficiently dickish that this is the last of yours I'll be answering.notyou2 wrote:I asked what was in a quasar, not some rambling about black holes,or pink holes, or yellow holes, or any other holes.Metsfanmax wrote:We astronomers think that essentially every galaxy has a supermassive black hole at its core. That black hole is constantly pulling on the gas nearby it, and trying to suck it inside, which heats up the gas during the process. There are certain periods during a galaxy's evolution when this is happening very violently, and lots of mass is being heated by the supermassive black hole. We can see it from far away as a much brighter source than a normal galaxy like ours is when its black hole is quiet.

When you work on energy policy for the government, can you get them to make laws that electronic products are to actually turn off when not in use. This is a pet peeve of mine. It used to be that your ghetto blaster turned off when you powered it off, now it doesn't. It's that way for just about all newer electronics. I am not talking about the clock, that should stay on, or a switch if you want the clock on, but the thing should actually go OFF, zero power draw, not STAND BY where it continues to consume our resources.Metsfanmax wrote:I think astrophysics is very interesting and also not particularly important to human beings compared to other fields. There's a very good chance I'll leave the field within the next couple of years so I can do something with more practical applications, perhaps in the energy industry or working on science or energy policy for the government.Funkyterrance wrote:Mets, do you think astronomy is important to human beings or do you just find it interesting? I remember reading something about Stephen Hawking and how he was torn between focusing on the very large and the very small and decided to go with the very large and I was like " f*ck, he could have cured cancer by now!!!".

There's usually good reasons why these devices are drawing standby power even when they're powered off. Instead of an outright ban -- I don't like those -- I would rather have economic incentives for technologies that reduce standby power usage. Indeed a good bit of progress has already been made on such things.notyou2 wrote:When you work on energy policy for the government, can you get them to make laws that electronic products are to actually turn off when not in use. This is a pet peeve of mine. It used to be that your ghetto blaster turned off when you powered it off, now it doesn't. It's that way for just about all newer electronics. I am not talking about the clock, that should stay on, or a switch if you want the clock on, but the thing should actually go OFF, zero power draw, not STAND BY where it continues to consume our resources.Metsfanmax wrote:I think astrophysics is very interesting and also not particularly important to human beings compared to other fields. There's a very good chance I'll leave the field within the next couple of years so I can do something with more practical applications, perhaps in the energy industry or working on science or energy policy for the government.Funkyterrance wrote:Mets, do you think astronomy is important to human beings or do you just find it interesting? I remember reading something about Stephen Hawking and how he was torn between focusing on the very large and the very small and decided to go with the very large and I was like " f*ck, he could have cured cancer by now!!!".

Works the same way. Just unplug it.notyou2 wrote:Thanks, but I know how to turn mine off, I was thinking of the bigger picture.
Interesting question, and thank you for saying so!Dukasaur wrote:Do you have to put a lot of work into looking that beautiful or does it come naturally?
Har de har harnietzsche wrote:Works the same way. Just unplug it.notyou2 wrote:Thanks, but I know how to turn mine off, I was thinking of the bigger picture.

God, she's annoying.notyou2 wrote:Mrs is this you?
Btw, I wasn't asking you :Vmrswdk wrote:They come from Chinasubtleknifewield wrote:What do they say about Chinese Women?Phatscotty wrote:Is it true what they say about Chinese women?
She got fired from her job after posting that.mrswdk wrote:God, she's annoying.notyou2 wrote:Mrs is this you?
