All categories - 29 October 2007

For a certain project, I am interested in the spread of CPU speeds in the past. Or, put simply: how fast were computers 5 years ago? Or 8? Does anyone know of any research that has been done? Also, answers out of own experience will help. Thanks.

2007-10-29 10:20:05 · 7 answers · asked by PieterJ 1 in Other - Hardware

I've never been in a protestant church, so please forgive my ignorance.

If yes, what do they depict?

2007-10-29 10:19:56 · 25 answers · asked by Grotty Bodkin is not dead!!! 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Okay, I don't want a lot of nasty comments.

My twin brother, Malachi, got into a car wreck with a drunk driver, and he died 3 years ago. I am pregnant with twin girls and was wondering if it would be a completely horrid idea to use Malachi for a middle name in my brother's honor. The deal is I get to name one and my husband names the other.

I chose Liliana for a first name because my mother's name is Lilian. I would love to use Malachi for my brother because we were always so close. Anyways Liliana Malachi wouldn't be too over the top considering he chose Samara Evangeline.

Would it be okay to use it as a middle name even though it is traditionally a boy's name?

2007-10-29 10:19:53 · 39 answers · asked by Haylo 1 in Baby Names

2007-10-29 10:19:51 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Australia

2007-10-29 10:19:44 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

and what is the metaphor behind locking up the seven seas?

;-)

2007-10-29 10:19:34 · 4 answers · asked by Emperor Insania Says Bye! 5 in Religion & Spirituality

I have decided to take the big leap and go natural. Although I still have my permed ends, I was wondering if flat ironing my hair would damage it a lot if I did it once every two weeks. I really do think that people with NEAT natural hair are beautiful..the thing is, how do I grow out my natural hair in a "neat" way? I remember the last time I had tried to go natural for 6 months but it had got too hard to manage! Are their any easy and healthy ways to manage natural hair? If there are any books, websites, or people that can help me, dont be afraid to let me know. Thanks!

2007-10-29 10:19:20 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Hair

I need to write a paper that is in the perspective of a polish delegate in 1936 conversing at the league of nations...
Yea I dont want to say we are poor and might be attacked by germany because I dont have any numbers. Please help

2007-10-29 10:19:11 · 2 answers · asked by mitch 1 in Economics

im only in 6th grade but so many people r dating

2007-10-29 10:19:09 · 64 answers · asked by Anonymous in Singles & Dating

I've never participated in the catholic church but now with my grandmothers passing I feel odd not participating in the lords prayer and the rosary. Truth be told, I dont know the prayers. Should I learn them so that I can participate in the prayers for her funeral?

2007-10-29 10:19:04 · 31 answers · asked by Monica 2 in Religion & Spirituality

.............___|_A_|_---------O--|
P <-----|_B_40kg_|--------O..|
it's a single pulley connected to the two blocks and connected by its center to the wall. Block A is on top of block B with block B being pulled straight to the left (P)
u = 0.2 at all contact surfaces (neglect pulley friction)
A is 80kg
Determine the magnitude of force P required to move the 40kg plate B to the left.

2007-10-29 10:18:51 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Physics

Thank you, Chad J, for inspiring this revision.

How did the first DNA sequence get encoded with the instant ability to absorb food and reproduce itself? Being the first one, it had nothing to "evolve" from. And, if it got it wrong, it would be gone within a few hours.

"How long will it take a monkey with a typewriter to randomly type just the first 12 letters of the abc in the correct order?" The probability is: once in 3 billion years! (assuming he continuously types 1 letter per second). [The formula is : 26^12 seconds]

And, if we want a team of monkeys to produce, just once, all the 26 letters of the abc in the correct order, how many monkeys will it take? The probability is: 400 trillion monkeys might do it once in 400 trillion years!

So, how did the first DNA get encoded with all its genes, each gene (not each atom) being the equivalent of one letter?

Or, maybe, all evolutionary time estimates are wrong, and life in the universe did start trillions of years ago?

2007-10-29 10:18:46 · 5 answers · asked by brandlet 2 in Biology

what kind of food did you have at your shower?
we are stuck
maybe bbq or should be go with sandwhiches?
or what else would be good
?

2007-10-29 10:18:44 · 7 answers · asked by cher 5 in Pregnancy

2007-10-29 10:18:22 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

How much percent of your earned income does social security and medicare take out?

2007-10-29 10:18:16 · 3 answers · asked by Saints1325 2 in United States

any one knows what is these people deal

2007-10-29 10:18:11 · 10 answers · asked by Abe1978 1 in Personal Finance

How exactly is "*YAWN* Thanks for the 2 points." a violation of yahoo terms and service? Did the rules change in the religion/spirituality section so that now showing signs of boredom and then manners by thanking someone is a violation?

2007-10-29 10:18:10 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

That something had to create something that had to create this, then had to create that.

Ok, but.. why does it have to be a being that made it? a all super powerful being? that something with actual thought and imagination had to make the thing that created the thing that made that and made it in 6 days or what ever crap.

Why can't it be something a little more realistic? It is like saying a butterfinger candy bar made everything, you can have faith that it happened, but you are basically fooling yourself.

Anyways, maybe you should accept the Big bang theory, the super string theory, the 11 dimension theory... sorry christians but your days of ignorance are almost to and end, and thank god, I mean.. Thank science.

2007-10-29 10:17:53 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

for veterans

2007-10-29 10:17:49 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

2007-10-29 10:17:40 · 19 answers · asked by Penny 5 in Polls & Surveys

2007-10-29 10:17:38 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

Being at one time a HGV driver I have seen numerous Incidents where there was only one escape when the traffic ahead was at a standstill, that escape from full impact collision at maximum motorway speed being the hard shoulder. I dread to think of the consequences of not having that escape. What do you think?

2007-10-29 10:17:36 · 15 answers · asked by Curly Top 2 in Commuting

I live in Southern California zone 13 and have to grow a garden (preferably with primarily edible plants). It doesn't frost much and tempuratures when its really cold are rarely below 40s.

2007-10-29 10:17:35 · 2 answers · asked by Lindsey * 1 in Garden & Landscape

How do we know so much about ancient Egypt? What are our sources?

2007-10-29 10:17:31 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in History

It has occured to me that we don't just go into the first one available, rather some people choose the second, third or the furthest one from the door--or the handicapped one...which one do you choose?

2007-10-29 10:17:26 · 32 answers · asked by joellemoe 4 in Polls & Surveys

I install Windows XP Service Pack 2 and restart the computer, but the computer stops responding and will not start. The computer will not start in Safe Mode either.

2007-10-29 10:17:24 · 1 answers · asked by lilplex2001 1 in Desktops

say me some songs to hear them and put them on my ipod if i like them :) ty

2007-10-29 10:17:24 · 7 answers · asked by xMusicx(L) 1 in Rock and Pop

God say (Old Testament) and Jesus ( New Testament ) you may not cut your hair (women). No other men of the Bible please.

2007-10-29 10:17:13 · 8 answers · asked by WAIGHT 4 in Religion & Spirituality

and you listened to their hallowed screams?

2007-10-29 10:17:04 · 5 answers · asked by Emperor Insania Says Bye! 5 in Religion & Spirituality

DO THEY BUILD THE EQUIPMENT BY THEIRSELVES?
IF NOT, WHO DOES?

2007-10-29 10:17:03 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military