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I wasn’t aware that people lived for extended times in fracking holes, or even the Greenland AFB, hermetically isolated and completely self-sufficient. (does an ancient city count in any way as a paraterraforming effort?) We tried one of these years ago - Biosphere II - and it was a failure. You’re ignoring the hurdles this presents. You can’t talk about space tourism, etc. until the technical problems are solved.

Well, yes. Because "My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken me?” is totally what you say if you don’t believe. They would almost have to, wouldn’t they? He couldn’t believe in things that hadn’t happened yet.

What Phi said. Notification of absence would be at best a courtesy, not an obligation, and in the grand scheme of things, a low-priority one. It’s also potentially a security risk to announce on a public site that you’re going to be e.g. traveling.

We haven’t demonstrated the ability to do that on earth. What’s the reasoning for thinking it would work on Mars?

What are some specific predictions thatcthis model makes, and how is it testable/falsifiable? What is this critical volume, and what is the value of the energy density? If the chortons are stationary, how does gravity exist elsewhere? And how do fluctuations in gravity propagate (e.g. gravitational waves)

No, you can’t post a link. The relevant part of rule says “members should be able to participate in the discussion without clicking any links” and “material for discussion must be posted” This isn’t the place for discussing an 80-page paper.

Moderator NoteAs has been explained before, discussion must take place here. Making a thread just to post a link elsewhere is against the rules.

Putting this in speculations (as it’s not science news) while we await clarification.

She’s good friends with OTTO. And wow, her mom likes to TOOT.

That’s not the argument (or the only one), and I don’t see how one vote in 170 years is an endorsement of your plan. Governments make a lot more decisions than that.

Fully developing the skills requires the mature brain, but it’s not automatic; you still have to learn and practice. Same for motor skills — you’re not all that coordinated as a child, but being physically mature doesn’t mean you are suddenly great at sports without practicing.

What matter is length made of? Time? The EM field isn’t a substance, either. Any way to test this?

Yes. The point you made and I responded to was about being critical. “The brain finishes developing and maturing in the mid-to-late 20s. The part of the brain behind the forehead, called the prefrontal cortex, is one of the last parts to mature. This area is responsible for skills like planning, prioritizing, and making good decisions.” https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/the-teen-brain-7-things-to-know

I think that skill has to wait for brain development to catch up.

One might think that a phone number showing up more than once in a post would qualify as possible spam.

We don’t see accounts that fail to get registered for whatever reason. If that info is available, it would be for an Admin They’re getting through, but as Ghideon pointed out, I think I figured out the scam The phone numbers are bogus, AFAICT, so they’ll likely try and get your credit card or banking info.

Agree. You have to give them opportunity and encouragement but not force it, and try to avoid having anything negative associated with the experience. I think reading to them and then letting them read when they learn how, opens a lot of doors to curiosity and wanting to learn new things. Also spending the time when they do show curiosity.

I canceled my WaPo subscription last fall after the Bezos interference in the presidential endorsement and change in their “direction” It was a buyout; people still have to make a living. And we don’t know what was going on behind the scenes. I don’t think you offer buyouts unless you’ve committed to reducing headcount

Or if two accounts are registered from the same IP address within 24 hours. It’s the cheese dust getting all over the keyboard and into the cracks. (I use chopsticks on the occasions I eat Jax/Cheetos. Not kidding. Saw it on Criminal Minds last year. Genius.)

Apparently not.

It’s got to be a system where it makes sense to apply QM to it, i.e express a wave function and apply an operator.

The “Your substrate model” also suggests it was written by someone/thing else. And no citations with links.

I don’t know what that means.

Moderator NoteMeaning it’s not ready to be shared here

No, but there have been requests to take this action; you’re probably not the only person reading this.