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  1. Appropriate for the US, then ...
  2. MigL replied to Externet's topic in Physics
    Not sure, or I'd have to think about, an experiment to observe/quantify the effect. Eddy currents due to varying magnetic fields are produced whenever a material contains freely moving electrical charges ( electrons or ions ), and that, is the definition of an electrolyte.
  3. There are too many interconnections between Britain and continental Europe; more than with North America or Australia. The days of Empire and Island nation are long gone. Like a family, there is no escape, appreciate what they offer and you'll get used to it.
  4. MigL replied to toucana's topic in Politics
    It's not like anybody in the current Administration, or the Republican party ( or even some Democrats ! ) are above lying. Says everything about the gullibility of some Americans, or, as G W Bush would say "There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, 'Fool me once, shame on... shame on you.' Fool me — you can't get fooled again."
  5. A perfect example of why the state has no business executing its own citizens. A first lethal injection, followed half hour later by a second, while she was still speaking. She could still be heard snoring, an hour later, before they rushed her to a hospital. Might as well just hack at her neck, with a dull broadsword, over a chopping block. Have we no shame ...
  6. Biggest mistake Britain ever made. Not too late to fix things.
  7. I spent many evenings ( in my 20s and 30s ) in bars and clubs of Western New York; had many friends there, and it felt like home, but ... I get the impression that Americans are self-absorbed, and don't ( or don't want to ) realize that there is a whole big world outside their country. Ask any Canadian or European, and they'll be able to name all States and capitals of the US. Ask any American and they won't know how many provinces Canada has, or the founding members of NATO, or even what the Gulf of America was previously called ...
  8. Wow ! 447k subscribers to that channel. They can't be Americans; must be from other countries.
  9. Under previous Administrations, a monopoly like United Healthcare, would have come under scrutiny of Anti-Trust laws. This Administration seems to glorify the unscrupulous monopolizing of health care at the altar of greed.
  10. MigL replied to iNow's topic in Politics
    There are rumors that Mark Carney is being considered for the Nobel Peace Prize. That's really gonna upset the fat orange ex-girlfriend.
  11. I was in GR 12, in 1975, when my brother ( actually my dad did ), then in Gr 13 ,bought a Texas Instruments SR-51 calculator for $300 Canadian. We 'shared' that scientific ( with red LEDs ) calculator as that was quite a sum when houses cost $25-30000, and a new car about $3000. And only 5 years after Tom Hanks used a slide rule to calculate the trajectory for the Lunar Lander's return flight after the LOx tank explosion. No, wait ... that was a movie.
  12. First problem, among the many misconceptions and ignorance of science ... Gravitons don't spin. Not once, nor twice, not axially or helically. Not at all; they, if they exist, would be point particles. The 'spin' is intrinsic, and a measure/consequence of quantized angular momentum. No, thanks.
  13. Sorry, mid-70s .
  14. The race to build the fastest superComputer in the world has been going on for some time. First MegaFLOP computer - IBM 7030 1961 First GigaFLOP computer - Cray 2 1985 First TeraFLOP computer - ASCI Red 1997 First PetaFLOP computer - Roadrunner 2008 First ExaFLOP computer - Frontier 2022 The list is somewhat linear after the advent of ICs in the mid 70s, with a three order of magnitude increase every dozen ( or so ) years, and we should expect ZetaFLOP performance ( Floating Point Operations per Second ) by the mid 2030s. The Chinese 'LineShine' System id the current #1, at over 2 ExaFLOPs, with the rest of the rankings in this article LineShine Debuts at No. 1 as the TOP500 Enters a New Global Exascale Era | TOP500 Maybe @Sensei will be the only one interested in this article, but, as someone who still knows how to use a slide-rule ( after learning in the mid-0s, when a calculator cost $300 ), I am amazed at the progress.
  15. MigL replied to MigL's topic in Science News
    I gave you an up vote, but certainly not because it pleases me that you don't post often anymore.
  16. A destroyed Taiwan is worthless to China. They need to 'capture' it with as little economic and structural damage as possible. The ideal would be the same as happened with Hong Kong.
  17. MigL replied to MigL's topic in Science News
    Sure. A large enough system of water, with a density of 1kg/l will gravitationally collapse to form a BH. The problem that makes it extremely unlikely ( no one ever mentioned impossible ), is the amount of water needed. You would need about 1031 kg, or over 20 solar masses. So ... extremely unlikely.
  18. No, that's Philosophy. Cosmology, being an observation based science, does not deal with 'why', it deals with 'how'.
  19. Proposed changes to the BC, Canada, Criminal Code so as to make AI companies accountable. And it's about time ( but I'm sure there will be Trump pushback and threats ). Apparently OpenAI's ChatGTP advised on the effectiveness of using a shotgun in a classroom ( Tumbler Ridge incident ). "“In a hallway, indoors, or a crowded classroom, the 870 (Remington shotgun) is brutal,” it quotes ChatGPT as saying. “Close quarters is its playground.” and “Assuming each shell results in one hit, you might down 10 to 20 people max, depending on spacing, density, reaction times, and chaos." The Mother Jones report published Thursday also says ChatGPT advised the 18-year-old shooter how to get around its own safeguards to obtain information about violent scenarios by framing the content as fictional." From BC attorney general seeks Criminal Code change after Tumbler Ridge AI chat report
  20. I don't think so. It would be extremely 'painful' for China to try to take the island, as things currently stand, as it wouldn't be just Taiwan's and US forces resisting. All other regional powers would become involved, as they all have vested interests in the South China Sea, and oppose China's expansionist ambitions. China is happy playing the 'long game', and Xi is attempting to thaw relations with D Trump, specifically. He's hoping for Trump to abandon Taiwan, like he did Ukraine, with the promises of financial/economic incentives. Maybe Trump will send Kushner and Witkoff to negotiate a 'peace' deal, where Taiwan surrenders to China, and Trump's family can build hotels/casinos/resorts/golf courses in China.
  21. MigL replied to sethoflagos's topic in Politics
    As with anything else that adversely affects people, one has to simply 'follow the money'. It seems the 'Tech Bros' have donated huge sums of money to MAGA Inc., a super PAC supporting D Trump, even though he's currently, and illegally, using tax payer money to publcise himself and all the 'good' he's done ( see the running TV ads ). In return for the Tech Bros' largesse, D Trump has removed safeguards proposed for control of AI. See here 'Blockbuster story' links $50 million pro-Trump contributions to death of major safeguard
  22. Strikes me as looking for any difference between particle types, and working backwards to make that difference account for matter/anti-matter inbalance. A good 'first step'; I would prefer the reasoning to work forward, establishing a causal relation.
  23. MigL replied to MigL's topic in Science News
    ahhh ! Thanks.
  24. Sure. Ask the bank robbers to find weaknesses in the bank's security system. ( what could possibly go wrong ? ) Or fund viral gain of function research ( that really worked out well ).

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