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I reckon this must be worth +1 just to introduced to Gaussian splatting.

I don't think you can hide behind statistics. Every accident, human or otherwise, is liable to the determination of responsibility. It is no good saying, for instance "I am driving a Volvo since they are safer cars", if you then cause an accident in one. As regards manufacturer responsibility motor bike are very definitely less safe than cars. Should we blame the idiots who drive them irresponsibly or the manufacturers? Quite the reverse situation in the UK. In 2019 the 'Highway Code' was strengthened by introducing a formal hierarchy of precedence with pedestrians at the top of the list. Formerly horseriders were top, but they now come second, with cyclists third. Unfortunately too many drivers think they have precedence in all situations, when there are actually very few such situations indeed.

Also good thoughts, but many countries (UK included and even England) do not have a centralised 'grid' ; in many circumstances one does not even make sense.

Thank you for posting this Whilst I was not impressed with the style or shallow thought level of the content, appropriate to a media company author, I welcome your addition to the thread as it also contains information I was not aware of. Further it pushes forward my main aim, which was to discuss the obvious technical difficulties involved in such a project. I found many useful scraps in the associated comments on the webpage. +1 I note the suggestion of bentonite/barium sulphate as the pumpant; I did wonder if the idea was to use English China Clay spoil, which is abundant in Devon and Cornwall. This immediately raises the question: Is this meant to be a closed circuit operation. If not what happens to the pumpant at the bottom ? Barnard hints at some of the other difficulties I envisage such as settlement on standing and controlling the pumpant on its downhill journey under gravity.

Yes I agree. The Atacama Desert provides a prime example of this, using my earlier comments. +1

This is not what I am exploring. here is a couple of extracts from the British Hydropower Organisation for slow moving fluids under gravity https://british-hydro.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/BHA-Micro-Hydro-Guide-2024-3.pdf

The fact and figures offered are few and far between. However I did notice that they were talking about a slurry of density slightly greater than 2. The only experience I have of pumping anything like that is for cementitious materials which have a density in the range 1.8 to 2.8. The problem I worrry about is the flow rate/ fluid velocity. It is not only mass that is important for generators attached to turbines, fluid velocity is also important. Will pushing the slurry up to a high enough velocity not add to the unrecoverable energy costs ? That is how fast will it flow back under gravity against pipe friction ?

Turning water into a high density slurry ? Not sure how the powder get to the top of the hill as pumping it back up must obey the First Law. BBC NewsThe 'secret sauce' helping to store renewable energy in D...A 100-year-old idea for hydro electricity generation is being refashioned to help the energy crisis.

Once again I agree with you, although this interdependence must also include context and meaning. It is clear that you have put a lot of effort into reading through my post and offering considered responses. Thank you +1 This is a thread about legalities so consider this. Prosecution counsel , " These are the facts your honour" Defence counsel , " No these are the facts, your honour" Her Honour , " The Jury will decide the truth" Two differing sets of facts which are assembled to one truth. Indeed many instances of the relationship between the two amounts to assembling one or a few complicated (complex) truths from a basis of simple single facts. Since this whole question of the difference between fact and truth is important I have started a new thread for discussion where the whole subject can be properly aired. Yes I am aware of the effect you describe But the negation of a truth is not a lie but falsehood. Lies are just a subset of falsehood. And what if it is not a lie ? Take the statement "Five" Is this true or false or something else entirely ? You should also read carefully the word 'sample' in my text. It has a specialist meaning in statistics. I introduced it because you originally referred to statistics. I am very happy to explain that in detail as I think it pertinent to this thread.

This thread is inspired by a discussion in a legal thread about AI where several members have offered diverse opinions about the difference between truth and fact. It is meant to give everyone a chance to expand on their view of this important subject. Not at all, facts requires faith for us to accept them, truth is just waiting for us to prove it wrong, again... I disagree with both members' statements as the situation is rather more complicated than either simplistic view of truth or fact. Rather than indulge in semantic argument, surely it is better for any user of either vague term to define exactly what they mean by fact or truth, or the relationship betwen them if they need that. To kick off explanations let me expand on why I think the situation is more complicated. Both truth and facts are about statements and both require the detail of context to fully express the meaning of a statement. The English language is particularly good in providing the means to express this meaning, whether limited to some specialist use for a particular discipline or in the wider context. It may or may not be possible to assign a "truth value" to any given statement. Fir example one of the simplest sentences in the English language is - " Go!" This statement has no truth value whatsoever. So truth can be classified as at least either true, or false or no value or indeterminate.

If you choose to totally ignore what others have to say about your proposals there is no basis for discussion.

I just don't buy the famous Second Law "Heat Death" scenario which is what I assume you mean by big freeze. This was originally introduced long before we had even a proper idea of molecules let alone sub atomic particles and quanta. It requires a continuous distribution of energy, which cannot be achieved with our current table of particles and forces.

Hello Adhanom, I see you are still struggling (mentally wrestling) with ill defined concepts. Let us take one of these, which is crucial to your thinking. What is nothing ? For instance is a hole nothing ? Yet a hole is mathematically the difference between a ball and a donut so if a hole is nothing then why is there a such a difference ? Or more colourfully Would you use a toilet seat without a hole in the middle ? Actually the meaning of nothing is the subject of much scientific study and debate; I have several books on the subject, here are a couple you might like to look out The New Scientist book is a series of essays by emininent scientists in different scientific disiplines discussing what nothing means to them The Kaplan book is mathematical and was praised by Martin Gardner as "Entertaining, informative, brilliantly done@

Interesting +1

There were two really good things in your post so +1 Firstly it was nice to see a critical evaluation of the use of and output from this new tool, rather than rapt admiration. I do not actually agree that you can't usefully ask questions of AI, but agree that it is difficult and requires much supervision and experimentation to avoid disappointment. Secondly it confirms my opinion that there is much worth in the imaginative exploration of many things carried out by arts folk, sadly lacking in the pedantists today. In your case the alternative use found for AI.

My Braithwaite and Smith is rather out of date but has some stuff on alumina tlc. I expect the latest edition will have more Google BooksChromatographic Methods

Not at all, facts requires faith for us to accept them, truth is just waiting for us to prove it wrong, again... I disagree with both members' statements as the situation is rather more complicated than either simplistic view of truth or fact. Rather than indulge in semantic argument, surely it is better for any user of either vague term to define exactly what they mean by fact or truth, or the relationship betwen them if they need that.

Staff training like a flight simulator for pilots, rather than a design tool ? A good use, but pretty expensive to set up for multiple machines.

In what would would AI be involved in providing evidence in this hypothetical case ?

I couldn't agree more. And the bigger the business the more it seems to be able to avoid laws others have to follow. Glad you like it. I found it difficult to know where to place this thread. I don't know how much you know about the British legal system (and of those countries who folowed it) but it is quite different form the American system in several important ways The British system distinguishing two forms of law breaking, one criminal and one civil. The burden of proof, penalties and consequences of each are quite different. In particular the ' balance of probabilities' is not acceptable in criminal cases. The California case I referred to above could not arise unde British law since criminal responsibility is held by the vehicle owner unless some other person can be proven to have been driving. An AI is not a legal person, so the responsability immediately falls back on the owner. Statistics has nothing to do with this situation. If the driven vehicle is proven to have run a red light etc someone ( a legal person in British parlance ) must be responsible. that legal person nedd not be Human but cannot at present be an AI. If only @imatfaal , whose legal knowledge vastly exceeds mine, were still here I would greatly value their opinion on this thread. If you tell a lie one time or a thousand times, does that make a difference in the veracity of the lie? Does the number make a difference in the veracity of truth? I seem to remember a quote, "If you tell a lie long enough and loud enough, people will begin to believe it." Does that make the lie a truth? Maybe it makes the lie a fact? Please allow me the luxury of knowing what I am talking about, mathematically speaking.

Is the condition of the alumina relevant ? https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18702472/

If you scan back over the thread I have posted screenshots / descriptions of the different difficulties I have been experiencing over the last couple of weeks, in the hope the information might be useful. Sorry I can't give you the posts as they are not numbered on this site, so once again may I make a plea for post numbering ?

This is what I have been seeing these last few days. Before that the site was simply slow, as I have already posted. Now the site seems normally fast again. Note the webaddress shown was a dummy to simulate the rest of the page.

It would be a good idea to use understand the term 'battery' correctly, as there is such a thing as a heat battery in engineering thermodynamics. Electrically the 'electrical battery' derived from the grouped collection of individual 'cells' rather than from the latin and old french 'to beat'. Strictly what in popular parlance is an AA battery is infact a cell.

yet another example of why you have to be so careful. Instagram AI chatbot tricked by hackers to give access to others' accounts BBC NewsMeta AI chatbot enabled hackers to access others' Instagr...Some reports have linked the incident to recent cases of high-profile Instagram accounts being hijacked.