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I read somewhere something about observability, and things which are infinitely big, or infinitesimally small. Basically, the question is whether it would be possible to make an observation of an infinitely long yardstick. If it existed, could you observe it in it's entirety ? is it possible ...

OK - I'll try to keep it as short as possible. 1) Max Planck was almost right, but not quite. Time is not finitely divisible in an absolute sense. Rather, there is a smallest subdivision which is observable, further subdivisions are simply not observable. Justification: Planck time, were...

We are mixing apples and oranges. If you shuffle a deck of cards, there is no escaping the fact that the resulting shuffled deck will have a specific resulting order. You may not have knowledge of what that order is, but it does not mean that the deck is disordered, or to what extent...

Can you identify the specific errors please. Determinism died on Sept 15 2005, in Chicago. A very slight modification of Planck time yields this surprising result. If you don't believe it, please cite errors.

Determinism causes many paradoxes. Fortunately, determinism actually died on Sept 15 2005, due to a slight modification of Planck time. The universe is filled with dynamic processes, and every last one of them is a BLEND of order and disorder. Believe it or not, you can derive this result...

Somebody call the p-o-l-i-c-e, I just killed determinism. Free will is derivable via physics, by a slight modification of Planck time ! Here is the outline of the derivation. 1) Max Planck was almost right, but not quite. Time is not finitely divisible in an absolute sense. Rather...

A good place to start is http://www.ageofconsent.com/ageofconsent.htm But the information at that site is really only a guide. It seems that laws are rarely applied uniformly, and so there is a lot of confusion. Laws which are intended to protect society from genuine predators are also...

There is a great deal of confusion regarding what is legal and what is not. Every state has it's own idiosyncratic laws and local culture. There is, however, quite a bit of agreement regarding punishments. There is a voice which is getting louder which calls for the death of any sex offender...

One more note on this, if you read carefully : ----------------------- Code of Ethics Section 13 "The Engineer will not associate with, or allow the use of his name by an enterprise of questionable character, nor will he become professionally associated with engineers who do not conform to...

That would be a very dangerous assumption. Prosecutors have a great deal of flexibility to interpret the law in this area. I would say that it is very much like going before Pontius Pilate. You will either go absolutely free like Barabbas, or you will be crucufied. I'm not a sex offender, but...

First, the laws are attitudes of prosecutors are shifting back and forth so frequently that it is impossible to know what is legal or not in many cases. If you are in Florida, or anywhere else for that matter, and your girlfriend is under 18, the wisest thing that you can do is to understand...

Here's a better question - "Can you draw the graph of it ?" If you cannot draw a graph of that thing, then chances are pretty good that you can't differentiate it either.

The best way to think of logs is as follows. Consider: ln x = y Most people would read this aloud as "natural log of x equals y". But there is a better way to "sound it out". Try this - "The power which you must raise e to obtain x is y". It helps. After all, in this case...

There is still a possibility for electrocution. If lightning strikes the 'ground' near where you are standing, consider these scenarios - a) You are facing the lighting strike. It is in front of you. b) The lightning strikes to your left or right side. You are safer in scenario (a)...

The idea is that time ceases to exist on large and small scales (relative to an observer on our scale). We have seen a very natural explanation that the universe is both open and closed simaultaneously. We also have an interesting possible explanation of the "double-slit...