Quotes, I Vant You Should Explain Yourself, Igor! But Not Now! Edition

... kill people even if they kill the wrong people in the process, liberty is off the table on my scorecard. -- DonBelacquaDelPurgatorio, ... it means you have to take your moronic '2nd Law of Thermodynamics' argument and cram it up your stupid ass - with walnuts ...Pharyngula, comments, on the "evolution violates the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics" crap Repeat something you know is a complete lie millions of...

Like Thermodynamics (Prompt #29: Luck)

Title : Like Thermodynamics (Prompt #29: Luck) Author : michelel72 Series : Crossover? (SG-1 timeline, pre-SGA) Genre/Rating ... me with characterization particularly and who reinforced my faith in the beta process; any remaining errors or problems are of course my own. Summary :...did not rely on luck … and unfortunately for everyone, he was right. Like Thermodynamics at my journal.

Like Thermodynamics (SG-Prompts #29: Luck)

Title : Like Thermodynamics ( sg_prompts #29: Luck) Author : michelel72 Series : Crossover? (SG-1 timeline, pre-SGA) Genre...with characterization particularly and who reinforced my faith in the beta process; any remaining errors or problems are of course my own. ... Third: You can't quit the game. — The Laws of Thermodynamics, as summarized by C. P. Snow Rodney McKay did not...

Ecological Economic Systems and Energy Exegesis

...theory. Hermeneutics includes the entire framework of the interpretative process, encompassing all forms of communication: written, verbal and ...be defined and understood through the second law of thermodynamics , but also in terms of such economic criteria as... human interventions. It uses and extends concepts from thermodynamics and develops other macroscopic descriptions of complex systems. ...

James Cameron on Avatar and the Quest for Perfect CGI Boobs (no, seriously)

...write a review of the laws of thermodynamics. PLAYBOY: Moviegoers have already been wowed by... is film technology influencing how we process reality? CAMERON: Human society and human ... induced as part of her acting process. PLAYBOY: You’re saying she was ... like a faucet, Kate’s acting process is to internalize all this stuff ..., but we were interested in the process, in learning. That’s where I ...

Fic- “Long Ago (And Far Away) (1/10)”

...take it that’s a bad thing?” McKay snorted. “Ever heard of the Laws of Thermodynamics?” John shot back, “First, second or third? You want Carnot or Thomson’s version? Leaving ... authority hasn’t helped your career. Performing unauthorized maneuvers, risking expensive government property in the process.” Hammond flipped through his jacket and raised his eyebrows at a particular entry. “You buzzed ...

... argues plumes may come from ice through sublimation process By Clara Moskowitz Space.com 7:31 p...just as easily come from ice through the process of sublimation - the direct leap from the solid...ice and vapor ratio, but the laws of thermodynamics prevent that much vapor from being produced solely... have been excluded from consideration as a process that could produce the measured quantities, and ...

laws of thermodynamics and how open macro systems pertain to statistical and probability math

...energy lost in a steady state process cannot be greater than the amount...and from its surroundings - by the process of heating (or cooling) and the...which is independent of any particular process path, i.e., it is independent...are exact differentials . All laws of thermodynamics but the First are statistical and... themselves, and the assumptions of thermodynamics become meaningless. The First Law,...

Thermodynamics II.

...inspiration again, in terms of science anyway. The second law of thermodynamics. There are two processes that occur naturally, spontaneous processes and ... or move towards increasing disorder. There is no naturally occurring process which increases the order of the universe. So what about ... naturally. So how do I apply the second law of thermodynamics to biology? I'm excited. This gives me a lot to...

The Second Law of Thermodynamics

... will sometimes point to the Second law of thermodynamics as proof of how evolution couldn't possibly work. The law states: "In a system, a process will tend to increase the total entropy of ... stating that if evolution were a strictly natural process, then animals would become more chaotic and useless,.... If I understand the second law of thermodynamics correctly, it relates to closed systems. The ...