Recent content by CHollman82

I don't think randomness is possible, in any regard. Something that seems random is merely because we are unaware of the causal history of the outcome. Yes I am aware of quantum mechanics... I still don't believe in true randomness, I believe we have more to learn.

I haven't read all of the replies so I apologize if this has already been addressed... In general there are three ways to time things; using a hardware timer built into the processors event manager block, an external real time clock chip, or counting clocks... Counting clocks is the easiest...

Wouldn't any significant mass of water have enough pressure at the center to turn to ice? Wouldn't the receipt of sufficient external heat to prevent this also boil off the water at the surface?

Thanks for the link, I read through that thread and came up with another idea in the meantime... What about using electromagnetism to force metal foil apart to counteract the pressure of the atmosphere? You'd still need a rigid frame but it and the membrane itself would not have to withstand...

Hi, first time posting here. I was watching a show about hydrogen/helium balloons and it got me thinking about buoyancy in atmospheric gasses (nitrogen) and what might work better than the common gasses and I considered that since the goal of a balloon is to reduce the internal mass relative to...