Maybe the original universe has far more matter, energy, and different physics that are more amicable to this heavy computing? Also, maybe quantum probabilities are just a fudge to make the computing less taxing on its hardware, and the original universe's quantum physics is entirely deterministic?
it's not practical to expect change and give into that kind of thing. He's already done more than the world's press has managed with decades to work at it.
Swedish government refuses to violate an individual's right to privacy when asked by an unrelated party about that individual's personal life.
The spin here is unreal. I'm really not impressed with Slashdot lately... I only come here anymore because there are still insightful comments on some stories.
Yes, that's why the first step is "Figure out what the Analytical Engine is". The idea is that they would look over old drawings, use them where they make sense, and fill in the missing bits with whatever would have been available at the time. It would be *an* Analytical Engine rather than *the* Analytical Engine.
And this is surprising because...? I don't understand why it amazes anyone that kids text more than adults. Even without taking into account that kids embrace technology more than (some) adults, we have many reasons for the "findings" of the study:
1) Kids have more spare time.
2) Kids spend their time communicating with their friends.
3) In classes, texting is the only possible way to communicate with others without the teacher catching on to you (electively replacing the secret notes of our generation)
Probably many more reasons, but I don't feel like trying too hard thinking about them. I'll SMS you when I figured out some more.
This post was WAY better than all the fifty other "i only send 2 texts a week" posts.
... was driving around at 4am without headlights on, the streets are illuminated bright enough and there were zero other cars on the road
How do you expect to see retroreflector indicators? i.e. people, bicycles, road markers, signs, etc.? Pedestrians and bikers can appear on the road so quickly at night that you really have to take as many precautions as possible.
>>>Like what?
I'm not a fuel engineer so i'm not sure on the specifics, but there are methods for deriving hydrocarbon equivalents or good enough substitutes from organisms that are only recently dead, biofuels you know, I also have a distinct memory of hearing about some technique to turn CO2 into fuel, that of course is probably something we'll only bother with when the coal run out in a few hundred years.
Well, I stopped reading after this paragraph I quoted. You don't have to be a "fuel engineer" to understand you don't have a clue of what you're talking about. Please go learn some basic, non-high-level, layman's chemistry.
I guarantee mission planning steps take into account the relation map you reference through means of checklist, especially higher-level mission planning.
Think about it this way... if you use the relation map, you still have to do things one step at a time, anyway.
I think a lot of people are missing the point of the slide. While I am not the creator, I'm certain the intent was not for the slide to be used. Rather, it's probably a slide meant to be briefly shown to the audience while a presenter says, "Take a look at how complicated the decision-making process is. What seems like a small decision or action has wide-reaching implications that are difficult to predict in advance, to say the least."
I doubt this slide was meant to be useful for longer than the ten seconds it takes to make that point to the audience. There is nobody looking for meaningful connections in the slide, and nobody is using it for actual mission planning.
There is no mandate to use Powerpoint. There was a recent Slashdot article that said Generals "demanded PowerPoint", but really... Giving voice-only presentations is a terrible way to get your audience to absorb the information you are trying to impart on them.
Additionally, for a lot of intelligence briefings, you need charts and maps in order to show hotspots and trends. Unless you think it's easier to update a gigantic real-life map using acrylic overlay (the old way of doing it) and then haul it to briefings to show on a giant easel to the command, you're better off using PowerPoint.
Useless, unneeded briefings are a different topic entirely, and I am not covering that in this post. I am only talking about the usefulness of PowerPoint for a presenter and his/her audience.
I'm in the military. PowerPoint is used A LOT in the military, and that is because it is an excellent tool for a presenter to use.
A lot of people imagine the worst PowerPoint presenter they've ever had when they rant about PowerPoint being bad... but it's an exceedingly useful tool and this is why it persists today.
... they came across something even more surprising: long-term observation of the decay rate of silicon-32 and radium-226 seemed to show a small seasonal variation.
Chances are it's just seasonal effects on the testing equipment, with varying temperatures and humidity levels.
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Maybe the original universe has far more matter, energy, and different physics that are more amicable to this heavy computing? Also, maybe quantum probabilities are just a fudge to make the computing less taxing on its hardware, and the original universe's quantum physics is entirely deterministic?
it's not practical to expect change and give into that kind of thing. He's already done more than the world's press has managed with decades to work at it.
Not really. Not even close, actually.
Swedish government refuses to violate an individual's right to privacy when asked by an unrelated party about that individual's personal life.
The spin here is unreal. I'm really not impressed with Slashdot lately... I only come here anymore because there are still insightful comments on some stories.
Ever played a Paradox Interactive game? Notoriously awful at release, and only truly living up to its potential sometimes years after.
Or some SciFi writer discovers it and the damsels appear, followed by the evil tentacled villains . . .
Sounds like a day in the life of my Adamantine miners.
Yes, that's why the first step is "Figure out what the Analytical Engine is". The idea is that they would look over old drawings, use them where they make sense, and fill in the missing bits with whatever would have been available at the time. It would be *an* Analytical Engine rather than *the* Analytical Engine.
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And then, bam! Dino DNA. :)
I think you mean Star Wars.
It's better than fudging a cosmological constant into all of our equations.
Unless you still believe in the steady state theory.
I alway's use it like that.
Thank you very much. I had only ever seen the particle/antiparticle explanation for Hawking radiation. Now I know about Unruh radiation, too. Thanks :)
It says those protons were going about speed of sound. That doesn't sound right to me...
You replied to the wrong poster by mistake. The OP you are replying to correctly states "speed of light" in the article.
This is a man who looked into a proton beam accelerator that he thought was non-operational. It's already happened once before.
And this is surprising because...? I don't understand why it amazes anyone that kids text more than adults. Even without taking into account that kids embrace technology more than (some) adults, we have many reasons for the "findings" of the study: 1) Kids have more spare time. 2) Kids spend their time communicating with their friends. 3) In classes, texting is the only possible way to communicate with others without the teacher catching on to you (electively replacing the secret notes of our generation) Probably many more reasons, but I don't feel like trying too hard thinking about them. I'll SMS you when I figured out some more.
This post was WAY better than all the fifty other "i only send 2 texts a week" posts.
... was driving around at 4am without headlights on, the streets are illuminated bright enough and there were zero other cars on the road
How do you expect to see retroreflector indicators? i.e. people, bicycles, road markers, signs, etc.? Pedestrians and bikers can appear on the road so quickly at night that you really have to take as many precautions as possible.
>>>Like what? I'm not a fuel engineer so i'm not sure on the specifics, but there are methods for deriving hydrocarbon equivalents or good enough substitutes from organisms that are only recently dead, biofuels you know, I also have a distinct memory of hearing about some technique to turn CO2 into fuel, that of course is probably something we'll only bother with when the coal run out in a few hundred years.
Well, I stopped reading after this paragraph I quoted. You don't have to be a "fuel engineer" to understand you don't have a clue of what you're talking about. Please go learn some basic, non-high-level, layman's chemistry.
I don't live in a condo.
Many years in the military.
I guarantee mission planning steps take into account the relation map you reference through means of checklist, especially higher-level mission planning.
Think about it this way... if you use the relation map, you still have to do things one step at a time, anyway.
There are already checklists for mission planning.
I think a lot of people are missing the point of the slide. While I am not the creator, I'm certain the intent was not for the slide to be used. Rather, it's probably a slide meant to be briefly shown to the audience while a presenter says, "Take a look at how complicated the decision-making process is. What seems like a small decision or action has wide-reaching implications that are difficult to predict in advance, to say the least."
I doubt this slide was meant to be useful for longer than the ten seconds it takes to make that point to the audience. There is nobody looking for meaningful connections in the slide, and nobody is using it for actual mission planning.
There is no mandate to use Powerpoint. There was a recent Slashdot article that said Generals "demanded PowerPoint", but really... Giving voice-only presentations is a terrible way to get your audience to absorb the information you are trying to impart on them.
Additionally, for a lot of intelligence briefings, you need charts and maps in order to show hotspots and trends. Unless you think it's easier to update a gigantic real-life map using acrylic overlay (the old way of doing it) and then haul it to briefings to show on a giant easel to the command, you're better off using PowerPoint.
Useless, unneeded briefings are a different topic entirely, and I am not covering that in this post. I am only talking about the usefulness of PowerPoint for a presenter and his/her audience.
I'm in the military. PowerPoint is used A LOT in the military, and that is because it is an excellent tool for a presenter to use.
A lot of people imagine the worst PowerPoint presenter they've ever had when they rant about PowerPoint being bad... but it's an exceedingly useful tool and this is why it persists today.
I would rather say that MozeeToby is completely missing the intent of the OP Dunbal.
People have traveled to the bottom of the Mariana Trench.
... they came across something even more surprising: long-term observation of the decay rate of silicon-32 and radium-226 seemed to show a small seasonal variation.
Chances are it's just seasonal effects on the testing equipment, with varying temperatures and humidity levels.