Recent content by Astronuc
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Mt Etna eruption and activity, January 2026
Europe’s most active volcano is erupting, and tour guides are told to stay away https://apnews.com/article/italy-mount-etna-volcano-tourists-guides-eruption-60f0280bd4af580abb405deaf2969d2e Report on Etna (Italy) — 1 January-7 January 2026...- Astronuc
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- Forum: Earth Sciences
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Use of AI (ML/DL) in Science
A trio of AI methods tackles enzyme design https://cen.acs.org/physical-chemistry/computational-chemistry/trio-AI-methods-tackles-enzyme/103/web/2025/12 RFdiffusion2, RFdiffusion3, and Riff-Diff each solve different structural problems in computational enzyme design- Astronuc
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- Forum: Programming and Computer Science
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Rock and Roll Keyboard Players
19. Brian Eno (Roxy Music, Solo) The keyboardists for Boston are not on the list. Tom Scholz played organ on the first album (Foreplay/Long Time), but keyboardist Beth Cohen has contributed. . One of my room mates in university introduced me to Tangerine Dream and Renaissance. I don't...- Astronuc
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- Forum: Art, Music, History, and Linguistics
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News Weird News Compilation
I had to look up the company owning and operating the manufaturing facility. It is a private family owned company, Cafua Management Company. "The 93,500-square-foot factory (in Haverhill, Massachusetts), built just this year, is the largest bakery for Dunkin’ in the U.S. and serves more than...- Astronuc
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 crash
https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2022/october/wreck-sammy-b-legendary-destroyer-escort-discovered People look for sunken ships in the deep ocean, at challenging depths, so why not aircraft. At least they had an idea of where to look. In the case of MH 370, it's relatively...- Astronuc
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- Forum: Aerospace Engineering
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MCNP vs Serpent pin-cell burnup discrepancy in keff evolution
Achieving 30 GWd/tU within 250 days is impressive. I must read the text files before asking further questions or making comments. It would be interesting to compare with other codes like CASMO, WIMS and OpenMC.- Astronuc
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- Forum: Nuclear Engineering
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Rock and Roll Keyboard Players
I stumbled across a video on Youtube about five influential keyboard players. I think there there were more. From the text accompanying the video, "A deep dive into the unsung keyboard players who shaped the sound of classic rock. From Nicky Hopkins transforming Sympathy for the Devil, to Ian...- Astronuc
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- Forum: Art, Music, History, and Linguistics
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Praise 2025 PF Member Awards Ceremony
I keep thinking of The Who, Tommy (May 1069) and Pinball Wizard, right in time for Woodstock, the 1969 Isle of Wight Festival, . . . .- Astronuc
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- Forum: Feedback and Announcements
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Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 crash
In an aircraft crash, national safety boards (e.g.,. NTSB in the US) what to know what happened and what can be learned from the crash in order to prevent future occurrences. As part of an accident/crash investigation, recovery of the Cockpit Voice Recorder (VCR) and Flight Data Recorder (FDR)...- Astronuc
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- Forum: Aerospace Engineering
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Distinguishing Mathematical Consistency from Physical Realizability
See this discussion - https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/physical-realization-of-a-system.789471/post-4961600 - concerning the term "realizable". What does one understand the quote phrase to mean? Many systems are complex, and we develop simple models to represent the behavior of such a...- Astronuc
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- Forum: STEM Educators and Teaching
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PW GTF (Geared TurboFan) Engines Manufacturing Issues Affecting A320/A321 NEO Aircraft
Apparently, Pratt & Whitney's GTF (Geared TurboFan) engines are experiencing problems due to an apparent manufacturing defect involving turbine disks, which were manufactured with a powder metallurgy process in which foreign metal (foreign to the base alloy) pieces found their way into the metal...- Astronuc
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Distinguishing Mathematical Consistency from Physical Realizability
Maybe it's an AI term? I googled on the phrase and it came back with a variety of results, including scientific papers, e.g., Variational manifold learning from incomplete data or L2-Harmonic Forms on Incomplete Riemannian Manifolds ...- Astronuc
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- Forum: STEM Educators and Teaching
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Random Thoughts 7
It is more for the benefit of the wearer. When I first saw the printing, I had not fully opened the T-shirt. When I did, I realized I was holding the T-shirt upside down. Took me a few seconds to realize the significance.- Astronuc
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Open Access Scientific Publications
I think it is a mixed bag, or nuanced, as much as subscription journals. The quality of journal articles depend on the author(s), reviewers and publishers. I know that some organizations, e.g., government-funded institutions require open-access, while some papers are published in journals...- Astronuc
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Random Thoughts 7
My son got me this T-shirt as a Christmas gift. It's rather practical. https://www.curiositybox.com/products/useful-t-shirt-2-0?variant=50701075448039- Astronuc
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- Forum: General Discussion