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Do you mean just running it, or running an intensive filter? Just running might be a little slower, but the filter should be the same speed on the same processor and graphics card. --Canley07:08, 14 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I'm guessing he's worded it about as well as he was told it. I can well imagine a teacher telling a class "go find miscellaneous statistics expressed as percentages, such as people's preferences in art, design, eating, day to day living, anything!".
Therefore, restating the question according to my imagination (!) it would read, "Where can I find stats expressed as percentages about everyday life, such as people's preferences in art and design, or the types of food they eat, etc?" --Dweller11:23, 14 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
have you tried <a href="www.statcan.ca/start.html">statistics Canada?</a> Fastfinge
who wrote the highlander movies, especially the first one, and was it the same person that came up with the quickening and any other info you wish to provide, thanks.
I have read all the appropriate links, but they do not answer my question, it only says who scripted it, i want to kno who came up with the original idea. thanks
Gregory Widen is the complete answer. He sold the script to HIGHLANDER before graduating UCLA screenwriting school. He is credited with all the concepts and charcters for that film. He also wrote BACKDRAFT (after being a fireman for 3 yrs and seeing a friend die in a back draft) and THE PROPHECY; which has gone on to have 2 sequels- though not as many as his HIGHLANDER concept. User:samb 02:42, 17 June, 2007.
I think there is a limitation that they work poorly at slow speeds (say, under 10). So, rather than have them give incorrect info, they just don't show any speeds below that. StuRat10:10, 14 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I think it's more that people so rarely drive at those speeds that it becomes useless to even have those speeds marked. Though that doesn't explain why they go so high when most speed laws don't allow you to drive that fast, but then that probably has a lot to do with marketing. Because who wants to drive a Porsche whose speedometer only goes to 100 mph? Dismas|(talk)10:17, 14 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I think it would be more appropriate to say that the person misinformed the person asking the question. There is no evidence that he lied, only that the statement only nine books exist is not truth. LeyteWolfer19:24, 14 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
And it probably was not even deliberate misinformation. The rumour about there being 9 books and Lucas planning to eventually film all of them goes back to at least the mid-80s (that's when I first heard it). Supposedly, Lucas himself even said something to that effect in an interview sometime in the 80s, but I've never managed to track down that interview. Anyway, over the years, Lucas has said lots of things about his future plans for the Stwar Wars movies, and he's obviously changed his mind several times - so there's any number of rumours about this or that planned Star Wars movie, and even though at least some of these rumours can be traced back to something Lucas said at one time or another, all we can do is wait and hope any future Star Wars movies will not suck too bad -- Ferkelparadeπ09:27, 15 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I've posed several questions at the reference desk over the past year. I don't remember when I posed each one, so it would be cumbersome for me to find them chronologically. Is there a way to search for my questions using keywords?
My suggestion, assuming you're registered (I don't know, since you didn't sign your question), is to go to 'my contributions' and scan through that, especially in the time frame you believe you posted. LeyteWolfer19:30, 14 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, july 20. Somehow I ended up with july 19 and of course there was no Mine disaster survival question on that page --Froth20:33, 14 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Is sleep actually necessary for human life? What would happen if you just decided to stop sleeping, and forced yourself (with drugs or iron strength of will) to simply not sleep?
The article on Sleep deprivation suggests there have been no reported deaths due to lack of sleep in healthy humans (except in accidents) (anyone want to prove it wrong?). But does say that rats certainly will die if deprived of sleep in around 28 days. Though, the real question is do you have the ability to need sleep even with the aid of drugs? I have trouble staying awake after 1 day of sleep deprivation. Benbread20:20, 14 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I've already read that article and IIRC, it said that people have stayed awake for weeks (?) in experiments without falling asleep. If you can stay awake for a week I would think you could stay awake indefinately. --Froth20:36, 14 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
From what I have read on the subject 3 weeks seems to be the limit. After this point people start experiencing organ failures and a general breakdown of mental functions. I do not have a freference since it has been some time since I read this, but I remember reading that one such test was canceled because of a death. --DarkfredTalk to me20:56, 14 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Sleep is very badly understood among scientists, doctors and psychologists alike, but there are strong indications that it's essential for human health and well-being. 惑乱 分からん21:14, 14 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
My brother had a seizure a couple of years ago. He was playing videogames, but he stayed up for several days doig so. After getting better, the doctor ran some tests (like a strobe light in front of him etc.) to determine if he had epilepsy. The doctor said he didn't and the "official" cause of the seizure was sleep deprivation. schyler01:24, 15 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Some Buddhists try to avoid sleep, although I'm not sure on the exact details, and I wouldn't try it without the proper instruction. In the Vimalakirti Sutra one of the Buddha's followers mentions walking to overcome sleepiness. Rentwa17:02, 15 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Hair gel: Cationic polymers are a main functional component of hair gel. The positive charges in polymer cause it to stretch out, making the gel more viscous. This is because the stretched-out polymer takes up more space than a coiled polymer and thus resists the flow of solvent molecules around it. The positive charges also bind the gel to the negatively charged amino acids on the surface of the keratin molecules in the hair. More complicated polymer formulas exist, e.g. a copolymer of vinylpyrrolidone, methacrylamide, and N-vinylimidazole. --Froth20:38, 14 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I think a more precise answer would be ionic polymers. I suppose they could be produced through cationic polymerization. Conceptually speaking, the gel is made of polymers which have positive and negative charges at different branches and ends. Makes for very interesting chemistry. --HappyCamper01:30, 15 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
If you've got many good friends, you should be able to obtain it much cheaper than regular hair gel. I doubt it really is solid enough, though... 惑乱 分からん23:09, 15 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
