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Further to Halc's post, this quote, regarding synchronous vs asynchronous logic, is pertinent " Another problem is that the widely distributed clock signal takes a lot of power, and must run whether the circuit is receiving inputs or not." from Asynchronous circuit - Wikipedia Asynchronous logic has been an active area of research since the 80s. ( I remember an article in BYTE magazine about it ) Most new ( advanced ( processors can shut down parts of the CPU if/when unused, but obviously not the I/O logic.

My condolences to all my British friends, on the passing of the Queen's husband, the Duke of Edinburgh.

Question for researchers. Do you jump to conclusions, and possibly ruin your reputation ? Or do you wait for independent confirmation, get 'scooped', and never get a reputation ?

As always I have to agree with Eise. More fundamental is the question, as it relates to the OP, "What exactly is Justice ?" And from who's point of view ?

Leaves ? What are you guys ... farmers ? Just use your underwear, and go 'commando' the rest of the day.

All CPUs work with a 'clock' system. Even if you 'idle' a CPU, clock pulses are still switched, and at GHz, switching produces a lot of heat.

This part I understand ( and agree with ) The rest, not so much.

It's a recession, not The Omega Man or Soylent Green ( I liked Charlton Heston before he became involved with the NRA ). And there won't be any zombies either ...

Agreed, neither capital punishment nor life imprisonment serves as a deterrent to the first offence. However they certainly put a damper on the ability to re-offend ...

I will never understand this need people have, to 'label' other people. We label them according to perceived aptitudes; those with athletic aptitude are 'jocks', those with technical aptitude are 'nerds'. We label them accordng to the government they need; 'liberals' need a government that takes care of people, 'conservatives' want a government that gets out of their way. We label them according to their roles in society; 'enablers' allow bad stuff to happen, 'complainers' bitch about bad stuff happening. We label them according to their station in life; successful people are seen as 'capitalists', people in need of social assistance are 'socialists'. Most people are not so dogmatic in their personal self-assessments, and realize tht they fit in a 'spectrum' ( that word is becoming overused ) between the extremes, yet on assessing others we often see, and 'label' them, with the extreme. I have always loved 'tinkering' with electronics/machinery, and some have called me a 'nerd'. At one time I could disassemble a laptop, and solder/desolder on its motherboard, or disassemble an auto transmission, then my vision went bad, and such things have become very difficult, so I'm no lnger a nerd. I started working out with weights, and joined a gym, in 1976, and it became a big part of my life, so much so, that girls used to accuse me of spending too much time in the gym; but I'm 61 now and no longer that dedicated so I guess I'm not a 'jock' anymore either.

You're a little late. Ringer has been waiting for your post since 2015.

Even if 3/4 of the stars in our galaxy are red dwarf stars, that still leaves 100 billion stars, out of a possible 400 billion, that are not. That is a lot of possibilities.

Today I learned that shortly after WW1, the Cona family emigrated to the US from my home town in Italy, San Angelo dei Lombardi, which currently has about 4000 inhabitants. They gave birth to a daughter, Maria, in the New York city area, who later went on to marry a Polish radio/TV repairman, also of immigrant parents, and together they had a son, in 1951, that they named Frank. Frank Wilkzec would go on to win the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on asymptotic freedom of the color force.

Being safe, and 'feeling' safe are two totally different things. One iis a reality, the other is a perception based on our biases, mis/conceptions, and life experiences. So yes, he may well 'feel' safer, and be totally justified saying so. You are angry that HIS perception is not the same as YOURS ?

My hobby is computer hardware, and I have built/modified many. About 15 years ago, a lot of my motherboards showed signs of failing electrolytic capacitors, with the typical bulging end. I desoldered and replaced quite a few on many motherboards. There were some reports in computer magazines, at the time, that failiures were caused by badly formulated electrolite as a result of bungled industrial espionage. See here ... Capacitor plague - Wikipedia I had never seen that problem before, and it has virtually disappeared again, as most electrolytic caps are used for decoupling, and although their specs may vary quite a bit over time, they are still adequate for their intended purpose. ( if the specs are critical, use a better quality, and much more expensive, sealed type )

Funny you should mention the passing lane hogging, speed limit enforcing, will not move even if you togglle your hi-beams, inconsiderate drivers, Zap. It has been my experience ( at least until Covid reduced tourists during the past year ) that if you pull up behind one of those drivers in Canada, nine times out of ten, they have American State plates.

You are confused. The analogy to the universe expanding is NOT the balloon expanding, but the surface of the balloon expanding. Small difference but huge implications, which render all your other points about the CMB, moot.

OK. There is a genetic element, a hormonal element and an environmental element. Possibly all three in varying combinations. I don't think anyone has ever argued for a totally genetic basis.

No, I'm not. According to that old adage, I shouldn't throw any stones, as I live in a glass house.

Getting back to the OP after an 'anal' post ... Apparently Governor A Cuomo can't control his instincts.

We have had numerous threads where the consensus ( including yours ) was that offence is in the 'eye of the beholder'. What you intended has little to do with the perception of a new, impressionable member. Maybe you could lighten up a bit. ( save the irreverent attitude for those of us who can 'hit' back 😎 )

TBH, I don't remember it, Zap.

Melodramatic I can live with. Glad you didn't say 'drama queen'.

We can make predictions based on our best theories, but they do have limits of applicability. We simply don't have any predictive or observational evidence for the center of a BH. All we know is that ( currently ) we have no evidence of any force that can counteract gravitational collapse, once neutron degeneracy can no longer counter it.

I notice that in the table you provided, INow, 55.3 % of workers in the Food Preparation and Serving Related industries are 'allowed' to be paid less than minimum wage, with the intent that they make up the rest n tips. This is a large chunk of the workforce ( and consisting mostly of women trying to make ends meet ), and I'm all for eliminating this 'loophole'. ( call me Mr Pink; referencing Reservoir Dogs )