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  1. From the formula, there is d - diameter dependence. So it does depend on mass/size. So my initial claim of mass independence is incorrect. I guess I thought the drag force of heavier objects will compensate enough to counteract the heavier mass. [seems the drag is dependent on d^2 but weight on d^3]

  2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
    Under Terminal velocity in the presence of buoyancy force for spherical objects; v_t = sqrt(A/B); A= 4gd/3C_d ...etc which is given in link; no reference to mass. Yeah, it may be counter intuitive just like how until Galileo people believed heavier objects fall faster.

  3. styrofoam/helium are pathological eg. Of course in atmosphere -- terminal velocity is a property of fluids. So you need atmosphere. The difference between say 1 kg iron ball and 25000 kg iron ball is zero wrt terminal velocity.

  4. higher momentum; terminal velocity is independent of mass (according to physics).

  5. Re:Why care about saving energy? on Americans Are Saving Energy Because Fewer People Go Outside (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    It's just like telling people to abstain from sex; then the ones who want to enjoy will have more supply. In a group, the cheaters win. So you keep promoting things that is for the group to follow.

  6. Re:That's a common fallacy on Jack In the Box CEO Says 'It Just Makes Sense' To Replace Workers With Robots (grubstreet.com) · · Score: 1

    Rich don't have to leave (leave where? to xyz.. and the situation there is also similar); What rich does is enabling free flow of junk-food/alcohol/drugs/big-screen-TV (for sports watching); so the majority is kept in low awareness. Yes right for gun ownership is to protect such run-away democracy; but the point is normally most ppl don't fight if they are fed and their senses are fed (lot of high calorie food with alcohol and big screen TV). Also anyone who shows signs of violence is put in prison (I guess US has the highest prison usage/industry)

  7. Re:That's a common fallacy on Jack In the Box CEO Says 'It Just Makes Sense' To Replace Workers With Robots (grubstreet.com) · · Score: 1

    There will be a black-sheep among poor who will do that work for an extra bone. Only way the group will win if they stand united. Humans, that too low intelligent ones, are poor at standing together. The cheater in a group always exists.

  8. You are not supposed to see xyz; You tell system you like xyz and may want it (ie in speculative execution..not taken branch path) -- note you never asked it to give you xyz so you can't be found guilty. Now the system goes ahead -- being overly friendly n prepares xyz for you [out of order execution/speculative execution]. It doesn't matter where this xyz it stores, in cache/cpu-registers/special location. The system must not allow you to inspect this place. Whether it's walking the cache or reading from where the value may be potentially held (some special register say) breaks security.

  9. Never clear why CPU allows to walk the cache when the cache is shared. Of course I can see other's data. cache must not be visible to software at all. If any OS needs to see, it has to expect these kind of security issues. Software should not even know that the system has a cache or not. Or it must ensure cache lines are private per app just like how main memory is.
    I believe meltdown/spectre can't work if user can't walk/read the cache directly.

  10. It's more likely your (greedy) boss won't appreciate your scripts. So you automate but don't show your boss. The time you save, you put on your own growth (personal skills that are portable, that comes with you when your employer hands the pink slip). eg study finance, investment, hobbies; If your boss is tracking you, do it in the mind. Think/meditate. At the end, only you help yourself.

  11. Re:A better experience at home on Movie Ticket Sales Hit A 22-Year Low in 2017 (msn.com) · · Score: 1

    If you gonna be pissed with other people's behavior just seal that door also since the windows are already taken care of. tomb will be a better option as well.

  12. Re:language is divisive. on The Last Man on Earth To Speak His Language (axios.com) · · Score: 1

    Not just divisive; it's deeper. Language is breathing pattern (exhale breath turned visible). And that is mind. So friend is someone who agrees with your mind-construct (ideas, right/wrong notions).

    Written language is not of that significance; it's the spoken that connects to the breathing. You know why a phone call is zillion times more effective than a written email.

  13. Re:Not really bad. on The Last Man on Earth To Speak His Language (axios.com) · · Score: 1

    such a language cannot die, by definition.

  14. Re:Privilege on How Harvard Teaches CS Students How To Code (kqed.org) · · Score: 1

    The rich think different. It's a battle between the rich and the not-rich. The not-rich is usually dumb and think that if you have an xyz degree, you are great. If I'm a rich dad looking from a groom for my daughter and see two candidates -- one rich without a fancy degree and one with a fancy degree, I'm going to choose the one with a fancy degree. The point is the two guys have already other important attributes (big net worth, cunningness/street-smart); the degree attribute is just a nice extra feather in the cap (like say some skill in fine arts -- dance/singing/sports etc.. why you think rich send their kids to so called "classical" fine arts like music/dance?).

    It doesn't matter if the guy is poor in programming etc ..if he has a fancy degree..that's enough. NOTE..the rich don't get degree to get employed as a wage-slave; it is to run big business or manage their already huge net-worth.

  15. Re:Privilege on How Harvard Teaches CS Students How To Code (kqed.org) · · Score: 1

    You are buying a fancy degree so that you are seen more valuable; say you can marry into a rich family. It's an investment. The other rich may think you are not only rich but intelligent. Whether you are dumb or not doesn't matter..what matters is what others/society thinks of you. So you pay and get that degree from that fancy univ.

    So no you are not giving money away to the other rich; it's a ladder and you are climbing up pushing other rich down. Also there are other prestige issue about who is higher/better based on these non-money attributes like your degree/univ.

  16. Re:This is straightforward, not paradoxical on The Silicon Valley Paradox: One In Four People Are At Risk of Hunger (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Why offer? do the masses deserve it? You mean to say the poor masses are not greedy? the seeds are there -- just give them some money and power and you will see the tree grow up so fast. Human mind is designed for pain and suffering; The point is spirituality is personal - non-dual; you exit out of the sorting ladder. no more cg/comparison games with fellow minds/bodies. So the pain is good so it makes people exit. I clubbed intelligence with cunningness 'coz in today's world if you can make more money you are considered intelligent and successful.

  17. Re:This is straightforward, not paradoxical on The Silicon Valley Paradox: One In Four People Are At Risk of Hunger (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    bust how? they are in the other end of the sorting order only by using tech/money/brains; you mean dumbness can win over intelligence/cunningness/alertness?

  18. Re:Fake Video "Testimony" on AI-Assisted Fake Porn Is Here and We're All Screwed (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    That's why "It's not me" .. " I did not do it" .. can always be a valid argument which you can't disprove 100%; because information about past is in bits and bits can always be doctored. So next time, don't admit.

  19. Re:Fake Video "Testimony" on AI-Assisted Fake Porn Is Here and We're All Screwed (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    What if my lawyer claims that the manufacturer colluded to create the "fake" frame?

  20. Re:Jevvon's Paradox in Action! on After Automating Order-Taking, Fast Food Chains Had to Hire More Workers (theatlantic.com) · · Score: 1

    Also seems the females like the crowd part; and where they go the other half goes as well. Yeah it's not about the drink -- it could even be a glass of "vitamin" water. The crowd will be there. A place to socialize and find "friends"?

  21. because you fail to make an entry into that thinking it's not worth it.

  22. Re:8 hours of darkness, not sleep on Sleep Deprivation Disrupts Brain-Cell Communication, Study Finds (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    As I was saying, I don't need to sleep; I only need to keep my visual-cortex off. The way I test myself is how energized/refreshed I feel the next day. If I feel refreshed with 6 hours sleep with 2 hours darkness (when I'm just lying in bed not sleeping..may be listen to music), then it's good for me. My body is very good at telling me the next day is it okay to leave the bed..(it even stays a bit warm if I try to get out early) - so I know that 6 hours was enough given the two extra hours of darkness.

  23. 8 hours of darkness, not sleep on Sleep Deprivation Disrupts Brain-Cell Communication, Study Finds (npr.org) · · Score: 2

    What I found is what you really need is darkness; keep your visual-cortex off. You don't have to really sleep - I have stayed in darkness for say 2 hours and sleep only say 6 hours and feel refreshed next day. With the invention of light bulb, humans lost this darkness.
    It's like powering down the most power hungry chip -- the visual processing unit. You can think or even use the auditory cortex (listen to music say). That is ..say 3 bits on/off VAT (visual/audio/thoughts) .. having 0xx for like 8 hours a night is good enough for you to feel refreshed. [ie stay in darkness.. ok to think ..ok to sing..ok to listen.. but retina is not exposed to any light stimulus)

  24. Re: Mining vs Transaction on Bitcoin Mining Heats Home For Free In Siberia (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    Actually the answer is irrelevant. Cryptocurrency and its decentralization is a new way of banking of the future where you don't have to trust any one entity. The computation of the nonce value implies one can't cook the books (that easily..nearly impossible). So it opens up new ways of doing transactions / way of life.

  25. Re: Mining vs Transaction on Bitcoin Mining Heats Home For Free In Siberia (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    Your bank can cook the ledgers if it wishes. There is no proof of work concept. Transactions can be doctored.