Fission: splitting heavy atoms (uranium [mass ~ 235 amu) or plutonium or whatever) into lighter ones with smaller, but still substantial, masses (e.g. iodine, cesium, strontium, xenon, barium)
Fusion: fusing light atoms, usually hydrogen (mass ~ 1 amu), into very slightly heavier ones, e.g. helium (mass ~ 2 amu).
So they are completely disconnected. There's no slamming the cesium and strontium back together to create uranium. And there's no splitting the helium into hydrogen.
Gravity is, according to Einstein, caused by mass distorting the geometry of spacetime. Thus things follow geodesics in spacetime (essentially straight lines in a curved geometry), which means they are "forced" some way or another. The energy is thus potential energy, i.e. energy by virtue of force (gravity) that will happen in the future; it is converted to kinetic energy when the force actually starts to act.
Other theories attempt to supplant general relativity, e.g. loop quantum gravity, which deals with the relationship between events and how they affect each other (kinda fuzzy on that), or the string theories, which predict the graviton particle as an analogous boson (messenger particle) like the photon for the electromagnetic force.
Wikipedia is your friend. Go look up nuclear fission, nuclear fusion, gravity, general relativity, quantum gravity, loop quantum gravity, and string theory.
And I'm also a computer programmer, and have you beat: I have only taken one high-school physics course. This results from the fact that I'm still in high school. So, learn stuff. It's fun. Lots of good books for it.
Actually a better formulation of the physics would take into account the impulse (J), or change in momentum. Neglecting air resistance (which is very significant, actually)
As impulse also equals integral(F*dt)[1] for constant mass, i.e. the sum of all forces applied over a length of time---in this case a very short one as the impact is quick---you can see that it hurts a lot, but increases with the square root of the height.
In regards to arrogance, I believe that's actually Asperger's. Not a bad thing, like arrogance, just a side effect of what makes him so smart. *Shrug*.
Well... try creating a shortcut to cmd.exe on your start menu or desktop, then assigned it a keyboard shortcut. You'd still have to exit manually, but it helps a bit.
somewhat like that amazon fiasco that prevents the same user from viewing all the pages of a book.
Easy to get around... just read your five pages, then search inside the book for the last word on the 5th page, and start all over again. Sure, a bit of a pain, but certainly automatable...
Why would they need the source code? If they're far enough ahead of us in cryptography, I'm sure they're light years ahead in finding Microsoft vulnerabilities.
I can see it now...
"Agent Jones, those people over at CERT found another one on our list... looks like it was #314159... well, check it off; nobody's figured out #271828 yet, so we'll just keep using that..."
I've always wanted to perform some daring movie-like stunt, like, say, attaching my RFID tag to a remote control robot and leading school officials on a merry chase through sewers while I hack into the schoolwide network and reprogram everyone's RFID tags into a sentient swarm AI designed to do my bidding by controlling their host bodies.
Or something like that.
This quote just made me pause and re-read it, because it was so totally wrong.
Reason: What about the price consumers are bearing by having government regulation of electronic equipment, like the broadcast flag for Hollywood?
Powell: Specifically what?
Reason: The price of innovation being reduced by someone having to come and beg your agency for approval to implement a new consumer-friendly device like TiVo.
Powell: I think the premise of your question is false. The notion that a complete laissez-faire deployment of equipment always will produce a quicker and more optimal, more innovative solution is not accurate.
You wouldn't have a personal computer if there weren't a standard. You wouldn't have the production of content if there weren't protections for the creators of content.
Um... that standard was produced by IBM and Microsoft, without governmental standardization. It evolved in a totally laissez-faire market.
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Fission: splitting heavy atoms (uranium [mass ~ 235 amu) or plutonium or whatever) into lighter ones with smaller, but still substantial, masses (e.g. iodine, cesium, strontium, xenon, barium)
Fusion: fusing light atoms, usually hydrogen (mass ~ 1 amu), into very slightly heavier ones, e.g. helium (mass ~ 2 amu).
So they are completely disconnected. There's no slamming the cesium and strontium back together to create uranium. And there's no splitting the helium into hydrogen.
Gravity is, according to Einstein, caused by mass distorting the geometry of spacetime. Thus things follow geodesics in spacetime (essentially straight lines in a curved geometry), which means they are "forced" some way or another. The energy is thus potential energy, i.e. energy by virtue of force (gravity) that will happen in the future; it is converted to kinetic energy when the force actually starts to act.
Other theories attempt to supplant general relativity, e.g. loop quantum gravity, which deals with the relationship between events and how they affect each other (kinda fuzzy on that), or the string theories, which predict the graviton particle as an analogous boson (messenger particle) like the photon for the electromagnetic force.
Wikipedia is your friend. Go look up nuclear fission, nuclear fusion, gravity, general relativity, quantum gravity, loop quantum gravity, and string theory.
And I'm also a computer programmer, and have you beat: I have only taken one high-school physics course. This results from the fact that I'm still in high school. So, learn stuff. It's fun. Lots of good books for it.
Uh oh... paranode, can you say PWNZORED!?!?!?!
Yeah, but all the really cool stuff is relatively cheap. Training + suit + belt $32,000. Car... just get yourself a black Ferrarri if you must.
Actually a better formulation of the physics would take into account the impulse (J), or change in momentum. Neglecting air resistance (which is very significant, actually)
As impulse also equals integral(F*dt)[1] for constant mass, i.e. the sum of all forces applied over a length of time---in this case a very short one as the impact is quick---you can see that it hurts a lot, but increases with the square root of the height.
[1] integral(F*dt) = integral(dp/dt*dt) = integral(dp) = delta(p) = J
In regards to arrogance, I believe that's actually Asperger's. Not a bad thing, like arrogance, just a side effect of what makes him so smart. *Shrug*.
Well... try creating a shortcut to cmd.exe on your start menu or desktop, then assigned it a keyboard shortcut. You'd still have to exit manually, but it helps a bit.
Easy to get around... just read your five pages, then search inside the book for the last word on the 5th page, and start all over again. Sure, a bit of a pain, but certainly automatable...
Are you anticipating length contraction due to special relativity, or...?
'Cuz it doesn't work that way.
What would be even cooler is all the stupid people would try to jump as high as they can. Give them some trampolines, and... *grin*.
Yeah, it sounds like you've been downloading a bit too much of a certain type of "torrent" :-P
My guess is that it's counting everything purporting to be from Microsoft as from him. Like all those fake patch advisories.
Why would they need the source code? If they're far enough ahead of us in cryptography, I'm sure they're light years ahead in finding Microsoft vulnerabilities.
I can see it now...
"Agent Jones, those people over at CERT found another one on our list... looks like it was #314159... well, check it off; nobody's figured out #271828 yet, so we'll just keep using that..."
Your dad is one SICK man.
I've always wanted to perform some daring movie-like stunt, like, say, attaching my RFID tag to a remote control robot and leading school officials on a merry chase through sewers while I hack into the schoolwide network and reprogram everyone's RFID tags into a sentient swarm AI designed to do my bidding by controlling their host bodies. Or something like that.
There is? Oh wait...
;).
You must be using the AOL Browser
WHERE'S YOUR FIREFOX/ADBLOCK, BOY??