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Ashes1396 said:
How much does a Mega big pharmaceutical company invest typically in anyone cancer drug. You alway hear about how expensive some of the treatments are.
This should give you an idea of how expensive it is.
Cancer and Economics: With a Special Focus on Cancer Drugs (March/April 2011) said:
Developing new drugs is a lengthy and costly process. In the recent report of Adams and Brantner, they estimated the total development cost per new chemical entity to be €803 million (based on 2005 year value).
http://www.oncologynews.biz/pdf/mar_apr_11/17-19_ONMA11_Wilking_art.pdf
 
mt1200 said:
Add the japanese language pack from your Win XP disc

Question for MathGAF: What are the steps or logic in order to solve C and D? (I already solved A and B ):



Sorry if my math sucks but I still cant figure out by myself, the main concept for ODE's and the steps required to analyze and solve ODE problems, and the fact that I learnt derivatives and integrals with a "mechanical process" instead of logical thinking and understanding the concept, made me suck at math .

Stewart calculus page 571, 6th edition, still no euler or separation methods, I wont flip the page until I can understand this.

You're just looking for a particular value of C that makes your function be equal to 2 when x = 1. So you set y = 2, x = 1 and solve for C. You end up with C = 2, so your solution is y = (lnx + 2)/x. This is for part c, obviously - d is basically the same.
 
Not sure if appropriate but here goes:

re: Metal: A Headbanger's Journey DVD- in the disc 2 bonus features is a 24 min. mini-documentary about Norwegian Black Metal. At about the exact mid-point, there's a minute or so of Mayhem performing live. What song are they playing?
 
Why do some of my channels look pixelated and very glitchy. :( Do I need new HDMI cables or do I need a new cable box. We have Cablevision here.
 
Zapages said:
Why do some of my channels look pixelated and very glitchy. :( Do I need new HDMI cables or do I need a new cable box. We have Cablevision here.
Probably neither. It's likely just bad compression at the source. A lot of the time, you'll see it on channels that upconvert their old low-res feed and rebroadcast it as HD. The local Fox affiliate here for years was notoriously bad for over-treating their "HD" signal. It was up-res'd, gaussian blurred, and overcompressed to within an inch of its life.
 
A couple of months ago, there were reports of scientists finding a new life form not based on carbon (might've been cyanide based or something like that). Was that another hoax or what? It's been rather quiet about it for some time now :S Seemed real enough back then.

Just watched an X Files episode about a silicone based fungus so I just started thinking about it :lol
 
Minamu said:
A couple of months ago, there were reports of scientists finding a new life form not based on carbon (might've been cyanide based or something like that). Was that another hoax or what? It's been rather quiet about it for some time now :S Seemed real enough back then.

Just watched an X Files episode about a silicone based fungus so I just started thinking about it :lol

I found a news article here but I couldn't find any follow up coverage of the story anywhere
 
MacGurcules said:
Probably neither. It's likely just bad compression at the source. A lot of the time, you'll see it on channels that upconvert their old low-res feed and rebroadcast it as HD. The local Fox affiliate here for years was notoriously bad for over-treating their "HD" signal. It was up-res'd, gaussian blurred, and overcompressed to within an inch of its life.

Should we contact our cable to complain so that hey fix this up, because its really getting annoying. :(
 
What's the latest & greatest in the world of netbooks? I'm looking for a relatively low-cost computer just to fiddle around with every now and again. The iPad & Chromebooks are too limited in options for my preference.
 
Minamu said:
A couple of months ago, there were reports of scientists finding a new life form not based on carbon (might've been cyanide based or something like that). Was that another hoax or what? It's been rather quiet about it for some time now :S Seemed real enough back then.

Just watched an X Files episode about a silicone based fungus so I just started thinking about it :lol

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GFAJ-1

Just keep referencing that every now and then. Right now, there's nothing really new. They're culturing the extremophile for distribution now, but science takes a while sometimes.

Also, I love the origin of the name.

Edit: BTW, it wasn't not based on carbon. It just was capable of using arsenic instead of phosphorous in some biochemical processes. This is still pretty huge, but it won't be Huge unless it can be confirmed.
 
In The Matrix, when Neo first awakens in the real world, why does the first machine he sees unscrew his head plug and then just fly away? Why wouldn't it kill him or alert the rest of the machines? Surely a human awakening from the Matrix isn't a normal everyday occurrence.
 
Summary Man said:
In The Matrix, when Neo first awakens in the real world, why does the first machine he sees unscrew his head plug and then just fly away? Why wouldn't it kill him or alert the rest of the machines? Surely a human awakening from the Matrix isn't a normal everyday occurrence.
The dingleberry got flushed.
 
Summary Man said:
In The Matrix, when Neo first awakens in the real world, why does the first machine he sees unscrew his head plug and then just fly away? Why wouldn't it kill him or alert the rest of the machines? Surely a human awakening from the Matrix isn't a normal everyday occurrence.

But he ends up in the sewer, basically flushed and left for dead. It's only because the Nebuchadnezzar was there (which the robot wasn't aware of) to fish Neo out, that he survived.
 
parrotbeak said:
Also didn't the Architect explain in Revolutions that the escapes to Zion were allowed in order to create a control in the system?
Yeah, the idea was if they just let people leave, it would create a sort of "patch" for the plot hole.
 
I get to use the Duty Free shop at Heathrow next week - does anyone know if I can buy electronics / games duty free or is it just perfume and smokes?
 
Orellio said:
But he ends up in the sewer, basically flushed and left for dead. It's only because the Nebuchadnezzar was there (which the robot wasn't aware of) to fish Neo out, that he survived.

Mind blown. I always just figured that robot had been hacked, or whatever, and was being used by the humans to unplug people when needed.
 
kurtrussell said:
I get to use the Duty Free shop at Heathrow next week - does anyone know if I can buy electronics / games duty free or is it just perfume and smokes?

It's all duty free, just depends what shops are there. What terminal will you be at? T5 has some really good shopping, including an HMV and a few other electronics stores. Check the Heathrow website, it'll have a list.
 
GameplayWhore said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GFAJ-1

Just keep referencing that every now and then. Right now, there's nothing really new. They're culturing the extremophile for distribution now, but science takes a while sometimes.

Also, I love the origin of the name.

Edit: BTW, it wasn't not based on carbon. It just was capable of using arsenic instead of phosphorous in some biochemical processes. This is still pretty huge, but it won't be Huge unless it can be confirmed.
Thanks :) Still huge, but somehow disappointing anyway :(

killthekampers said:
I found a news article here but I couldn't find any follow up coverage of the story anywhere
Thanks :)
 
JAVK said:
Why doesn't the "Find more post by ........" option work for me?

Is it only for the mods to use.
As answered several pages back: the integrated forum search function has been disabled for members, because it put too much strain on the servers. The admins mentioned that they would like to bring it back, but there are no definitive plans or time frame.

in the mean time, you can use the google search in the top right to search for "JAVK's avatar", which will return (most of) your posts.
 
Roughly how much money should I save for a one month backpacking trip in europe? I have an opportunity to get ridiculously cheap plane tickets to copenhagen, just wondering, without getting into specifics, how much will it cost. I know this is hugely variable on where i go, what i do, and where i stay, but a ballpark figure would be fine.
 
Why the FUCK do people put their images in PNG format? The image quality increase is negligible at best and paint sometimes has a problem opening them. They're just overall such a fucking pain in the ass i rage everytime someone uploads a png image instead of a jpeg. There's no FUCKING reason for it.
 
Angry Fork said:
Why the FUCK do people put their images in PNG format? The image quality increase is negligible at best and paint sometimes has a problem opening them. They're just overall such a fucking pain in the ass i rage everytime someone uploads a png image instead of a jpeg. There's no FUCKING reason for it.
Modern computers and applications are all capable of processing PNG images just fine and the size difference is negligible for broadband connections.

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Angry Fork said:
Why the FUCK do people put their images in PNG format? The image quality increase is negligible at best and paint sometimes has a problem opening them. They're just overall such a fucking pain in the ass i rage everytime someone uploads a png image instead of a jpeg. There's no FUCKING reason for it.
Yeah I'm hoping Google comes up with a better solution. I think I remember them developing an image equivalent to WebM.
 
sykoex said:
Yeah I'm hoping Google comes up with a better solution. I think I remember them developing an image equivalent to WebM.

I don't understand exactly what the problem that needs to be resolved with the PNG format. The original, not entirely calm, questioner seems to be unhappy that one specific program doesn't read them well. I've never had any problem with it. What are the specific items that need fixing in the format?

(or was your post one of those "that's the joke" things?)
 
Angry Fork said:
Why the FUCK do people put their images in PNG format? The image quality increase is negligible at best and paint sometimes has a problem opening them. They're just overall such a fucking pain in the ass i rage everytime someone uploads a png image instead of a jpeg. There's no FUCKING reason for it.

You're on XP aren't you?

GameplayWhore said:
I don't understand exactly what the problem that needs to be resolved with the PNG format. The original, not entirely calm, questioner seems to be unhappy that one specific program doesn't read them well. I've never had any problem with it. What are the specific items that need fixing in the format?

(or was your post one of those "that's the joke" things?)

Size is something that can always be improved upon. PNG is still a pretty heavy format, size wise. Google tried to push a new format, but that was more pushed for it's meta data property than actual efficiency.
 
Angry Fork said:
Why the FUCK do people put their images in PNG format? The image quality increase is negligible at best and paint sometimes has a problem opening them. They're just overall such a fucking pain in the ass i rage everytime someone uploads a png image instead of a jpeg. There's no FUCKING reason for it.
PNG are loseless, which means they present the picture exactly as it originally was. JPEG is lossy and, therefor, has compression artifacts.

Generally, PNG is preferred for pictures with lots of fine lines or sparse areas. For example, something with text in it (web comics, screenshots of forums/websites, etc). In these cases, not only do PNGs look noticeably better, but they are often the same size or smaller than JPEGs. PNG is also preferred anytime that quality is a concern, since it is loseless.

JPEG, on the other hand, is best used for "busy" (non-sparse) images, such as photographs, (digital) paintings/drawings, etc. Because of all the information needed to store the image, a lossy format saves space/bandwidth. And because the image is so busy anyway, compression artifacts caused by JPEG aren't as noticeable to the viewer.

By today's technological standards, the extra size needed for some PNGs (again, sometimes the PNG is smaller than the JPEG) is negligible. And while you may not care/notice a difference in quality, it is an important and noticeable aspect for other people. For the people who care, the difference in quality most certainly would not be described as "negligible at best".

As for your problem opening PNGs... the only time I've had a problem with MS Paint displaying a PNG is when the PNG has transparency enabled for some of the pixels. In these cases, the pixels just display as white. JPEGs do not support transparency, which is another benefit for PNGs (when displayed properly, as all modern browsers do).

MS Paint is an extremely limited image editing program; I suggest you use a different one. Two free, good alternatives are: Paint.NET and GIMP. As the poster above me guessed, I would also guess that you're on XP. Perhaps it's time to update to an OS that isn't a decade old.
 
Angry Fork said:
Why the FUCK do people put their images in PNG format? The image quality increase is negligible at best and paint sometimes has a problem opening them. They're just overall such a fucking pain in the ass i rage everytime someone uploads a png image instead of a jpeg. There's no FUCKING reason for it.
Because sometimes you want to save something losslessly.

Question for you: How did you get your JPEG avatar to be even larger than saving the same thing as a PNG?
450
27.3K JPEG
saved losslessly as
9s9lz8.png
24.3K PNG
 
JoshuaJSlone said:
Question for you: How did you get your JPEG avatar to be even larger than saving the same thing as a PNG? 27.3K JPEG / 24.3K PNG
Winner. I was going to find an example of where this is true, but was too lazy. The fact that it works with his avatar is too funny.

FYI, it's possible to compress the PNG slighty more with PNGCrush:
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23.27 KB
 
I'm trying to find a relatively cheap laptop that I can later on by a better graphics card for. How do I tell if a laptop is able to have the card removable or not?
 
JCX said:
I'm trying to find a relatively cheap laptop that I can later on by a better graphics card for. How do I tell if a laptop is able to have the card removable or not?
Discrete cards are removable but they are very specific. The hardware connections for them change completely with each generation and so only a few models from the time period that your laptop was produced will be able to be used. It's mainly for replacing cards, not upgrading.

Maybe you could look into external cards.
 
I seem to recall reading a story from the early days of the biological and chemical weapons research in America. What they did was they took human waste and refined it and processed it until it was this superfine powder. And in testing they found that it would basically ruin your lungs and kill you if you inhaled even a tiny bit of this stuff. This was like the early part of the 20th century so nicking your toe might have killed you, but still.

Has anyone ever heard or read that one? Anyway, I can't find a reference to it anywhere, and I wondered if people might have taken it down for homeland security reasons, which would make sense because, why give the terrorists any tips? Super easy to make chemical WMD. But then that makes me wonder about the nature of digital media, how easy it becomes to make things disappear or change the public record.
 
Can GAF give me any ideas for a Pro wrestler name using 2 names based on 80s/90s action movies??

example: (Commando+Total Recal) John Quaid

it doesn't have to be Arnold movies lol or doesn't just have to be the main characters name..

lexample2: John Richter
 
TOM f'N CRUISE said:
Can GAF give me any ideas for a Pro wrestler name using 2 names based on 80s/90s action movies??

example: (Commando+Total Recal) John Quaid

it doesn't have to be Arnold movies lol or doesn't just have to be the main characters name..

lexample2: John Richter
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Gah we don't have any OT's for either NCIS shows, are there just not alot of NCIS fans here on Gaf or no ones bothered to make them?


It would be nice to get OT's for both NCIS's next season.
 
Hey You said:
Gah we don't have any OT's for either NCIS shows, are there just not alot of NCIS fans here on Gaf or no ones bothered to make them?


It would be nice to get OT's for both NCIS's next season.
I think it's a little bit of both. I don't really care for LA, and I've stopped watching NCIS altogether mainly due to not having time.
 
Alucrid said:
What's the best allergy medicine to take?

It just depends on you. I have mild hayfever, but none of the stuff you can buy over the counter/in the supermarket works for me, so I have to get prescription stuff. Just start with the cheapest - if it works, awesome, you've saved loads of money, and if it doesn't, you didn't waste much.
 
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