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Some accuse evolution of being pretty directionless. After all, the whole process involves random genetic mutations. But if evolution is just a toss of a million-sided die, why do so many animals turn out eerily similar Nope, it not intelligent design. We take a look at the creepy look-alikes brought on by what biologists call convergent evolution. Could a koala frame you for a crime Probably not you, but it could certainly frame your species. Koala fingerprints and human fingerprints are so alike that experts stanley mugs can mistake one for the other. Which makes no sense, since koalas and humans split off from each other between 125 and 150 million years ago. Our genetics haven ;t crossed over since although that would be one cute baby , we ;re not the same size, we don ;t do the same things, and yet the pads of our fingers look exactly alike. How did that happen Conve stanley us rgent Evolution With the emergence of epigenetics, we are getting hints that passing on certain characteristics to one offspring may not be enti stanley website rely random. Lifestyle, stress, and nutrition in the previous generation can play a part in the next generation, and may even shape the species. Still, the heavy lifting of evolution has always been in random genetic mutation. Nature will throw whatever mistakes and quirks happen in the double helix at the wall and see what sticks. Convergent evolution happens because only a certain number of things stick to a certain kind of wa Dhhl Election Watch parses all the election coverage, so you don t have to
Facebook really needs to start making more money, or its stock will soon be worth about as much as a shopping bag full of mulch. How do they do that Ads! New ads. But these new ads involve your life. Facebook spilled the beans on its new stab at ad cash in a public blog post that most people will never even read. So, we ;ll break down each section for you in Human English. Let begin: here what changing. Facebook Exchange FBX , or We Watch What You Browse Facebook can now make an agreement with another website to swap for money information and sell things to you. Let say you visit J.Crew site and check out a n stanley france ew tie you like. If Facebook and J.Crew have an FBX agreement, you could see an ad for that very tie as soon as you hop back over to Facebook. How The two companies will share information based on the cookies my browser stores. Facebook says we only work with providers that agree to technical and policy requirements that protect stanley cup the privacy of personal information, and I have no idea what that means. Facebook Will Trade Your Phone Num stanley cup ber with Another Company Here another scenario: let say J.Crew has my phone number, because you ;ve given it to them through a past jcrew order. And let also say this phone number is listed on your Facebook profile, which it very possibly is. J.Crew can now ask Facebook in exchange for money to give you an ad鈥攜ou specifically鈥攊nste
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Many science fiction and fantasy stories feature a theme of facing your inner demons in order to conquer evil. This is one of the most common tropes stanley usa , because it allows us to see people getting over their baggage 鈥?something we all agree is good, in these therapy-obsessed times 鈥?and making the world a better place in the process. Only Fringe has the courage, sometimes, to show that confronting your terrible past and facing up to botella stanley your old traumas can actually make things worse. In fact, sometimes itstanley cup 8217 just what the bad guy wants you to do. Warning: Spoilers ahead! Belly is back! And our heroes are heading into the belly of the beast! Sorry, couldn ;t resist. William Bell is still alive in this timeline, because he didn ;t sacrifice his life during the effort to rescue Peter Bishop from the Other Side. Because there was no Peter Bishop. And he a full-fledged baddie, who apparently been behind the whole evil scheme involving David Robert Jones, alt-Nina, alt-Broyles, the new-fangled shapeshifters, Cortexiphan kids, amphilicite, merging the two universes, and all the rest. This makes a lot of sense 鈥?William Bell developed the shapeshifters the first time around, so it not surprising he the real culprit again. And he was instrumental in the Cortexiphan trials. This also explains why David Robert Jones always seemed a bit aimless as a villain this season 鈥?he wasn ;t the one really pulling the strings. He was just another Tovs Nike s Space Sneakers Will Make You the Coolest Kid in the Universe
As happens every time we get a new iPhone the prices of the older models were slashed. Apple announced that the 8GB iPhone 4 would be free with a two-year contract. Except Sprint doesn ;t have the deal. Now a supposedly leaked document reported by 9to5Mac reveals that you might not be able to get a iPhone 4 on Sprint after Friday. No free iPhone with unlimited data for you! Sprint is the only carrier out there that still has truly unlimited data plans, which means that if the document is real, a free, unlimited data iPhone might never be in your future. According to the stanley quencher document published by 9To5Mac, the iPhone 4 will be removed from Sprint planogram the day the iPhone 5 goes on sale. That most likely means that Sprint won ;t offer it anymore. While it could simply mean that Sprint will keep the iPhone 4 partially hidden from customers, the fact that they ;re still charging $100 for the phone with a contract is a strong indication that it ;ll be gon stanley cup price e soon. In fairness, Apple did tell us not every carrier was going to be selling the iPhone 4 stanley quencher in the post-iPhone 5 world. Unfortunately, it looks like the cheapest carrier got cut. [9to5Mac via Electronista] Update BGR reports that while Spring will stop selling the iPhone 4 in stores, it will continue to sell it online. No word on whether it will continue to cost $100 when it will be free everywhere else. iPhoneSprint
Some accuse evolution of being pretty directionless. After all, the whole process involves random genetic mutations. But if evolution is just a toss of a million-sided die, why do so many animals turn out eerily similar Nope, it not intelligent design. We take a look at the creepy look-alikes brought on by what biologists call convergent evolution. Could a koala frame you for a crime Probably not you, but it could certainly frame your species. Koala fingerprints and human fingerprints are so alike that experts stanley mugs can mistake one for the other. Which makes no sense, since koalas and humans split off from each other between 125 and 150 million years ago. Our genetics haven ;t crossed over since although that would be one cute baby , we ;re not the same size, we don ;t do the same things, and yet the pads of our fingers look exactly alike. How did that happen Conve stanley us rgent Evolution With the emergence of epigenetics, we are getting hints that passing on certain characteristics to one offspring may not be enti stanley website rely random. Lifestyle, stress, and nutrition in the previous generation can play a part in the next generation, and may even shape the species. Still, the heavy lifting of evolution has always been in random genetic mutation. Nature will throw whatever mistakes and quirks happen in the double helix at the wall and see what sticks. Convergent evolution happens because only a certain number of things stick to a certain kind of wa Dhhl Election Watch parses all the election coverage, so you don t have to
Facebook really needs to start making more money, or its stock will soon be worth about as much as a shopping bag full of mulch. How do they do that Ads! New ads. But these new ads involve your life. Facebook spilled the beans on its new stab at ad cash in a public blog post that most people will never even read. So, we ;ll break down each section for you in Human English. Let begin: here what changing. Facebook Exchange FBX , or We Watch What You Browse Facebook can now make an agreement with another website to swap for money information and sell things to you. Let say you visit J.Crew site and check out a n stanley france ew tie you like. If Facebook and J.Crew have an FBX agreement, you could see an ad for that very tie as soon as you hop back over to Facebook. How The two companies will share information based on the cookies my browser stores. Facebook says we only work with providers that agree to technical and policy requirements that protect stanley cup the privacy of personal information, and I have no idea what that means. Facebook Will Trade Your Phone Num stanley cup ber with Another Company Here another scenario: let say J.Crew has my phone number, because you ;ve given it to them through a past jcrew order. And let also say this phone number is listed on your Facebook profile, which it very possibly is. J.Crew can now ask Facebook in exchange for money to give you an ad鈥攜ou specifically鈥攊nste
Xbzb Meet the galaxy s 26 newest planets
Many science fiction and fantasy stories feature a theme of facing your inner demons in order to conquer evil. This is one of the most common tropes stanley usa , because it allows us to see people getting over their baggage 鈥?something we all agree is good, in these therapy-obsessed times 鈥?and making the world a better place in the process. Only Fringe has the courage, sometimes, to show that confronting your terrible past and facing up to botella stanley your old traumas can actually make things worse. In fact, sometimes itstanley cup 8217 just what the bad guy wants you to do. Warning: Spoilers ahead! Belly is back! And our heroes are heading into the belly of the beast! Sorry, couldn ;t resist. William Bell is still alive in this timeline, because he didn ;t sacrifice his life during the effort to rescue Peter Bishop from the Other Side. Because there was no Peter Bishop. And he a full-fledged baddie, who apparently been behind the whole evil scheme involving David Robert Jones, alt-Nina, alt-Broyles, the new-fangled shapeshifters, Cortexiphan kids, amphilicite, merging the two universes, and all the rest. This makes a lot of sense 鈥?William Bell developed the shapeshifters the first time around, so it not surprising he the real culprit again. And he was instrumental in the Cortexiphan trials. This also explains why David Robert Jones always seemed a bit aimless as a villain this season 鈥?he wasn ;t the one really pulling the strings. He was just another Tovs Nike s Space Sneakers Will Make You the Coolest Kid in the Universe
As happens every time we get a new iPhone the prices of the older models were slashed. Apple announced that the 8GB iPhone 4 would be free with a two-year contract. Except Sprint doesn ;t have the deal. Now a supposedly leaked document reported by 9to5Mac reveals that you might not be able to get a iPhone 4 on Sprint after Friday. No free iPhone with unlimited data for you! Sprint is the only carrier out there that still has truly unlimited data plans, which means that if the document is real, a free, unlimited data iPhone might never be in your future. According to the stanley quencher document published by 9To5Mac, the iPhone 4 will be removed from Sprint planogram the day the iPhone 5 goes on sale. That most likely means that Sprint won ;t offer it anymore. While it could simply mean that Sprint will keep the iPhone 4 partially hidden from customers, the fact that they ;re still charging $100 for the phone with a contract is a strong indication that it ;ll be gon stanley cup price e soon. In fairness, Apple did tell us not every carrier was going to be selling the iPhone 4 stanley quencher in the post-iPhone 5 world. Unfortunately, it looks like the cheapest carrier got cut. [9to5Mac via Electronista] Update BGR reports that while Spring will stop selling the iPhone 4 in stores, it will continue to sell it online. No word on whether it will continue to cost $100 when it will be free everywhere else. iPhoneSprint