Everything posted by swansont
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Why god would want us to be happy?
Bollocks. Gods and religions/mythologies are not identical, and some do not fit into the category. Specifics are absolutely needed.
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Speculative science questions
The thing about extra dimensions in string theory be “curled up” is that they are only important at very small scales. Life is macroscopic by comparison. IOW, if you say it affects life there has to be a way to test it on the scale that “life” has meaning
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Black hole breakthrough
Moderator NoteWe’re a discussion forum, so if you’re unwilling to discuss there’s no point in continuing
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3D printing... For other than plastic ?
Flexible filaments are available, and you can make a mold if you program it properly. It would use a lot of material, and it might need to be a system where any scaffolding can be dissolved away, since you might not have easy access to some regions.
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Fractal Topology of Spacetime (speculation)
And I am asking you to quantify this “scaling” (assuming c scales by a factor of 2) which you still have not done.
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Black hole breakthrough
Then reach out to him. He’s not affiliated with this site (so far as I know; users don’t have to reveal their names)
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Fractal Topology of Spacetime (speculation)
Pretty clear that it’s just a bit of word salad, with no legitimate meaning behind it.
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The Bird Brain of Alcatraz
Functionally it has been, since many of the abducted are not getting due process and there are instances where courts are being ignored
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Fractal Topology of Spacetime (speculation)
So are you not answering the question to just be difficult, because you can’t, or because you realize it will reveal that your conjecture is false?
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Fractal Topology of Spacetime (speculation)
I don’t know. They show as all consistent (6 hours) in mine
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The meaning of constancy of the speed of light
I must be hallucinating this, then https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variable_speed_of_light There’s an item in there that points out that dimensionless constants are not dependent on your choice of unit systems, which is one reason they are investigated.
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Speculations for cryptosceptics
As far as the US is concerned, Reagan happened. But I fail to see what this has to do with crypto, seeing as it’s a more recent development. Bitcoin didn’t start until 2009.
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Black hole breakthrough
You can post it here for discussion. That’s all we can do for you.
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Fractal Topology of Spacetime (speculation)
Nature doesn’t care how humans define these things. If c doubled there would be physical effects that we might notice. Same for these other constants. Don’t waffle - answer the question.
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Pass someone walking: what to do?
Ear buds are sometimes hard to spot, but any indication they’re listening to something is a sign they don’t want to verbally engage. IMO.
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Pass someone walking: what to do?
Sometimes you can tell from a distance if they’re avoiding eye contact, in which case I say nothing.
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I found an infinite motor powered by hydrogen?
No net energy release, as exchemist notes, but there will also be inefficiencies in each step, which represent losses.
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The Bird Brain of Alcatraz
When, ultimately, Alcatraz is not reopened, it will be blamed on Biden. I think he thinks it makes him look tough, and impresses his base. Part of his bullying.
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Why god would want us to be happy?
It’s not clear that this is the case. There are examples where it isn’t - Loki, Hades, etc. Indifferent or malevolent gods.
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Speculative science questions
How do you test this idea?
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Give this formula a name
What is sec? I don’t recognize that as a variable.
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TWISTER ON TITAN
#2 Yes. When a molecule absorbs a photon that excites it above the lowest excited state it can then emit lower-energy photons as it decays back to the ground state
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Tariffs inadvertently reduce carbon footprint?
Evidence? He killed the deal that was keeping Iran from developing nuclear weapons. People can make money in the stock market even in a bad economy. That’s not the case for workers and small business owners. Trump’s “deal” with the British means a few rich people can buy a Rolls Royce. Meanwhile, US auto companies are still getting hammered by tariffs on imported components. (Trump has no legal authority to make trade treaties, and his tariffs are likely illegal) Who the hell thinks parents buy their kids 20 dolls for Christmas? Rich idiots, for one, who get whatever they want. And they’re quite adept at telling the masses to make sacrifices while they make none. We’ll see how that plays out starting pretty soon, when certain goods aren’t available.
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Fractal Topology of Spacetime (speculation)
How do each of the constants in physics change (i.e. by what factor are they bigger or smaller if c doubled)? Planck’s constant, vacuum permittivity and permeability, fundamental charge, etc.
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Most accurate clock ?
Yes, basically. They realize the second, or a frequency tied to that, so you can tell if your clocks are running fast or slow, and make adjustments as necessary. So you’d have a bunch of clocks, and do the calibrations once in a while. It can be a year between these assessments; they sometimes dismantle the standard to modify it. Yup, but small improvements add up over time. Most people aren’t going to notice the result but it does push other standards labs to make similar improvements.