Recent content by jadias

Arguably physics is the basis of everything else. Chemistry relies on physics at a tiny scale and biology is largely governed by chemistry. I guess you could even argue that physics wouldn't really exist without maths, but I see maths within physics as more of a means to an end rather than...

It's volcanic ash. The red colour has a lot to do with the time of day (evening). I drove right into the middle of the cloud pretty near the eruption site. The eruption in question being the pesky Eyjafjallajokull eruption in Iceland last year, which shut down so much airspace... :)...

Better believe it. I'm even British and my first name is James.

You just need to pick a 'cool' science. As a volcanologist, people tend to be interested in the fact that I study exploding mountains. It's still lots of physics, chemistry and maths, but it has a glossy, very awesome exterior. And obviously that's what important. Also job prospects have me...

Congratulations, you have Aspergers! Quit spergin' and get some proper help.

Oh there are plenty of places without a beaten track, trust me! You just have to go and find them, and even that's not that hard. As for Fuji, do your guided services really climb it in winter (i.e. January)? It's a pretty intense climb requiring crampons, axe(s) and possibly rope depending...

You realise there's a lot more to it than Tokyo, right? Try the Japan Alps if you want to get away from it all. Heck, go to Hokkaido! There is some AMAZING countryside in Japan, if you care to look for it (and I don't mean climbing Fuji in tourist season). Have a look here - this is what I'll...

Yep. Been out there twice (first time was a 3 month solo backpacking trip) and love it, although the second time round the special charm wore off a little. My long-term girlfriend is Japanese (well, Okinawan) - we met while both studying abroad in Iceland - so the second time was spent more...

I was gonna suggest he build a Construction Yard and a Power Plant, and then see what opportunities open up.

Mafia That game was just fucking perfect (except the racing mission, but hey). Cinematic, beautiful, genuinely mature, engrossing. I love it, and I hope Mafia 2 will live up to its predecessor.

I've read a bunch of sources' versions of the same story now, and a few have gone into more detail about the drones. As much as I hate quoting from The Guardian because they're too left-wing for me, they are at least a fairly reliable source of information, and probably have the most informative...

As per the above few posts, this has also been reported by The Telegraph (on the right) and both the BBC and The Guardian (on the left), to name but a few sources. For about last 5 years I've been becoming increadingly incensed at the way the country is heading, but over the last month or so...

1 - Ireland is not part of Britain 2 - I'm assuming this is aimed at non-Brits, but most of the jokes rely on you being British to 'get' them Also you totally forgot about North Wales, unless that was the joke... :P

This thread is chock-full of absolutely hilarious misconceptions... Suppressors are mis-represented by Hollywood and the games industry, yes. In reality they're not super-cool sound-killers that make you invisible and unaudible, they just take the edge off the sound and most of the flash off...

The Pearl Jam song of (nearly) the same name is clearly infinitely superior to both. Ok, so it's just called Alive but the lyrics are basically 'Still Alive', so let me have this one...