This is one of the differences between radio and
optical interferometers: radio signals have so many
more photons for the same same flux that they are
indistingushable from waves (and they can be
amplified, so there are plenty of photons to go around for comparisons). At higher frequencies the
number of photons drops, and quantum effects are
important and problematic.
You might also consider a crazy idea of having swap file on NFS -- you'll get (if your network is decent) almost the same bandwidth as you get when accessing (older) disk, but much higher latency (this will put your background process in disadvantage compared to your interactive processes).
A neat idea, but wouldn't that just migrate the problem to the NFS host? I'm too lazy to try it myself.
Cryptography is not in danger, it's public key exchange.
How can you sign anything with quantum computing? The only way I can think of is to transmit a shared
secret over the secure channel, but this is much more inconvienient than a "web of trust" or certificate system. Far too many laypeople think that encryption is only for terrorists and other people who keep secrets (everyone, but they forget that) because they don't know about signing.
I hope I'm wrong.
Now you've got me thinking: what is the correlation
function of characters who know each other outside of heroing, i.e. all the people who know Peter Parker, etc.
Don't forget that Galactus made Aunt May one of his
heralds while she was babysitting Franklin Richards. That should count for something.
D'oh! That subject was supposed to go on this message!
I meant to say but ran out of space:
Scientists also have huge crossovers (big conferences) with roughly the same frequency and guest spots (talks at other institutions). It's no surprise that superheroes don't show much clustering.
Stories like this, on important social issues that must be addressed, are why I read slashdot.
Why people are examining clusters in comics I don't know.
Forget/., this was in nature! The same magazine that just about all scientists want to have their latest work published in.
Clustering is important to scientists though, (clustering of galaxies gives clues about the Big Bang), and networks for anyone who uses one;-) so I guess it struck a chord.
As far as the meteor problem, it's always a risk with space-based astronomy. IIRC, one of Hubble's solar panels was hit by a small meteor, but it's still going.
More importantly, human RFI is MUCH more annoying than solar RFI (which solar astronomers call signal). On Earth, human RFI can come from any direction and be incredibly strong. The Sun is only a problem if the telescope is pointed very close (within a few degrees) to it. For a wide range of frequencies, it's not a problem. I've observed during the day, looking at very distant objects that happened to be close to the Sun's direction, without any trouble. At other frequencies, nighttime is preferred because of the Sun's effects on the atmosphere. That's not a problem in a vacuum!
The tricky part about adding protons to nuclei is that like charges repel, so the protons tend to get deflected before they hit the nucleus. For some reason that I forget, this is called the "r-process" of making new nuclei.
But it's theorized that these reactions (and others) happen in supernovae, and now TRIUMF have shown that it really is doable. This is important because we are mostly made up from the products of these reactions, i.e. most of the elements heavier than helium, and all of the ones heavier than iron, are made in supernovae.
Also, doing the reaction in the lab lets us measure the cross section, which experimentally pins down more of our model of what's going on in massive stars.
I wouldn't call liquid water "completely inhospitable to life", especially since the ecosystems around each smoker are more or less the same; i.e. organisms are successfully swimming some distance through the cold water to get there.
There's no evidence of anything like different
DNA coding systems to indicate that life began at black smokers.
The big problem with them is that they only last 50-100 years, IIRC. Certainly not the millions of years that we expect is necessary for molecules to get together and spontaneously start life.
Maybe Europa's tides keep its vents open longer, but your statement about Earth has a lot going against it.
Slashdot Mirror
This is one of the differences between radio and optical interferometers: radio signals have so many more photons for the same same flux that they are indistingushable from waves (and they can be amplified, so there are plenty of photons to go around for comparisons). At higher frequencies the number of photons drops, and quantum effects are important and problematic.
A neat idea, but wouldn't that just migrate the problem to the NFS host? I'm too lazy to try it myself.
How can you sign anything with quantum computing? The only way I can think of is to transmit a shared secret over the secure channel, but this is much more inconvienient than a "web of trust" or certificate system. Far too many laypeople think that encryption is only for terrorists and other people who keep secrets (everyone, but they forget that) because they don't know about signing. I hope I'm wrong.
That's because relatively few people get physics degrees and wear purple pants. Sheesh! They want all the fun but none of the work!
Don't forget that Galactus made Aunt May one of his heralds while she was babysitting Franklin Richards. That should count for something.
I meant to say but ran out of space:
Scientists also have huge crossovers (big conferences) with roughly the same frequency and guest spots (talks at other institutions). It's no surprise that superheroes don't show much clustering.
Why people are examining clusters in comics I don't know.
Forget /., this was in nature! The same magazine that just about all scientists want to have their latest work published in.
Clustering is important to scientists though, (clustering of galaxies gives clues about the Big Bang), and networks for anyone who uses one ;-) so I guess it struck a chord.
So that's why people live there! ...but then why are the women there?
(Sorry, St. Vonnegut!)
More importantly, human RFI is MUCH more annoying than solar RFI (which solar astronomers call signal). On Earth, human RFI can come from any direction and be incredibly strong. The Sun is only a problem if the telescope is pointed very close (within a few degrees) to it. For a wide range of frequencies, it's not a problem. I've observed during the day, looking at very distant objects that happened to be close to the Sun's direction, without any trouble. At other frequencies, nighttime is preferred because of the Sun's effects on the atmosphere. That's not a problem in a vacuum!
What I'd like to know is where this "dark side" business came from, and why it is so popular among laypeople.
But it's theorized that these reactions (and others) happen in supernovae, and now TRIUMF have shown that it really is doable. This is important because we are mostly made up from the products of these reactions, i.e. most of the elements heavier than helium, and all of the ones heavier than iron, are made in supernovae.
Also, doing the reaction in the lab lets us measure the cross section, which experimentally pins down more of our model of what's going on in massive stars.
Hey! I do too have a goatee! (and a mustache)
Mod it up! It's really funny, eh!
I wouldn't call liquid water "completely inhospitable to life", especially since the ecosystems around each smoker are more or less the same; i.e. organisms are successfully swimming some distance through the cold water to get there. There's no evidence of anything like different DNA coding systems to indicate that life began at black smokers. The big problem with them is that they only last 50-100 years, IIRC. Certainly not the millions of years that we expect is necessary for molecules to get together and spontaneously start life. Maybe Europa's tides keep its vents open longer, but your statement about Earth has a lot going against it.