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Sure, but in reality zero isn't quite the same as nothing in maths, just the best way we have of describing and using a null quantity for comparison, according to my understanding of it.

I realize I'm a bit late on this conversation but isn't "count" being compared to nothing (i.e. zero)?

This is the gist of the problem with thinking energy is gained and is the reason you are able to slide across the floor an object too heavy to lift.

Possibly, but there doesn't seem to be much uproar about cameras being on virtually every block of US cities or cell phones being able to track everywhere one has been with it.

I don't disagree with any of this. One thing is, most new vehicles have cameras so I don't see why automated vehicles shouldn't have a recorded 360 view to determine such things.

This is all true but I fully expect to see AI drivers become significantly better than any human ones in the near future, if they aren't already. Eventually, even the courts will have to take that into consideration.

At present it is the driver in most cases but that is currently being litigated and IMO when automation becomes widespread it will be the non-automated part of the incident which will be at fault. I would think it to be extremely rare for automated vehicles to run into each other or break traffic laws.

In the first place, science isn't about solving problems. It's about providing explanations for the how and why of things. How people apply those explanations to solve problems is politics.

I wonder how it takes into account whether the vehicle is being piloted by AI or a human. Should it be illegal for a person in an automated vehicle to eat lunch, talk on the phone, light a cigar or even sleep?

This was only secondary to keeping food on the plate instead of sliding off while in heavy seas.

Kind of reminds me of authors being paid by the word...

Not sure what the credentials of these people are but it seems like a pretty thorough discussion of the elements any efficiency (assuming for our discussion effectiveness=efficiency) model ought to include. WebisoftProduction Efficiency in Manufacturing: A Complete GuideExplore the concept of production efficiency in manufacturing. Learn the methods to enhance production efficiency and optimize manufacturing processes.

The "faith" involved of science is in ones ability to use experience and logic to make sense of the world. As experience is gained, the explanations will come closer and closer to a being exact model of a given phenomenon. OTH religious "faith" requires no proof whatsoever and often is very different from reality (eg.- geocentric universe).

IMO the biggest problem with LLM's is they are bad at context and even worse at nuance and things like sarcasm and pop culture references. When those things are mixed with scientific and political endeavors, the bots often latch on to the wrong part of the information. They are improving at a pretty amazing pace, tho, and I expect AI to within a (human) generation be telling humans what is reality or fiction rather than the other way around.

An anarchist friend of mine says that there would be no poverty without laws. They claim that before humans began having any concept of law or "right and wrong" there was no significant difference between the best off and worst off in a given group of our ancestors. Unfortunately, since my social group extends well beyond the few hundred individuals those people were likely to encounter in a lifetime some rules and norms are required for everyone to get along.

I was a member of a food coop in a town that had enough grocery stores. We operated successfully for almost a decade distributing orders once a week from a member's garage. It wasn't until the BoD decided to move into a store and operate 7 days a week that there was any real financial struggle. Even then, it took another decade until the enterprise finally folded, owing <$10,000, mostly in back rent. It seems like the politics of running a volunteer-run organization was a bigger reason than economics for its demise since $10,000 really isn't that much money for an organization with several hundred members.

Science isn't about "proving" or "disproving" anything. It is about putting forth the best explanation for a given phenomena using experimentation and observation. When one doesn't precisely define terms being used and relies on semantics to present their side, it doesn't make for a strong argument.

Unlike health care, grocers don't have a government subsidized "affordable" care act to assure their profits. IMO it is the notion that one has to directly profit as much as possible from every activity, including ones necessary for human survival, that is the biggest problem. When the reason for doing something is profit rather than helping fellow humans, this is what you get. I think if Mamdani puts people who know how to successfully run food cooperatives rather than capitalist grocery stores in charge, he will have a very good chance of success, even with the opposition of all those who have already stated they will do whatever they can to undermine everything he tries to do.

Ya, and they are likely to spend even more to try making sure everything he does, fails. It's just a shame that the leadership in the Democratic Party is so bought and paid for by corporate interests that they had to be dragged kicking and screaming into supporting him.

With more citizens in prisons than nearly every country in the world, it seems to me Americans have a rather odd idea of what "freedom" is, especially when I hear claims of "freest country in the world".

IMO the anti spam measures here are probably stronger than the average site so it may be that we are the test site for getting around measures at other sites.

Potassium permanganate is not extremely hazardous but it can cause dermatitis and in high concentration will eat away the skin if not washed off after contact. One of the medical uses is for cleansing wounds.

Completely off topic but I found it humorous when googling "drax", that only one entry on the first page was for what I was making sure you were talking about. The rest were all for "Drax the Destroyer" from the Guardians of the Galaxy movies.

Then allow me to attack your very first premise. How is it I can think of things I don't believe exist? Isn't that the difference between imagination and reality (whatever subjective definition one wishes to give those terms)?

You can definitely convert the up an down of waves into forward motion with a scheme similar to the OP but it I question whether it could done with enough efficiency to be practical. It doesn't seem like it would be very useful if all you get is something like a thousandth of a centimeter of forward progress per wave. *also, it might be necessary for the "rope" to be rigid so it doesn't just swing back and forth under the boat.