Recent content by cosmik debris
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COVID >47% false positive rate on COVID-19 test?
Don't forget that you have to factor in the prevalence of the disease in the population, if known, otherwise you get a very pessimistic answer. Cheers- cosmik debris
- Post #8
- Forum: Biology and Medical
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Why Isn't Horsepower an SI Unit, Despite Its Popularity?
...and shoe sizes in Barleycorns. :-)- cosmik debris
- Post #12
- Forum: Mechanics
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Today I Learned
You've been watching Sabine haven't you? Cheers- cosmik debris
- Post #3,128
- Forum: General Discussion
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Celebrate Pi Day with Funny Pi Jokes!
We don't have PI day as there is no 14th month.- cosmik debris
- Post #6
- Forum: General Discussion
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COVID COVID-19 Coronavirus Containment Efforts
Yes, you can't trust scientists...hang on a minute :-) Cheers- cosmik debris
- Post #554
- Forum: Biology and Medical
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The Mathematics of the Gods and the Algorithms of Men
Is the fact that he is American, (do you mean a US citizen?), meant to be reassuring or the exact opposite? Cheers- cosmik debris
- Post #4
- Forum: General Discussion
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What is the newest installment of 'Random Thoughts' on Physics Forums?
Incarnation time :-) Do you come back as someone else? Cheers- cosmik debris
- Post #5,987
- Forum: General Discussion
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Today I Learned
Those two songs are the ones we were taught to use in our First Aid training. Cheers- cosmik debris
- Post #3,046
- Forum: General Discussion
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Boeing Starliner launches to space (but not ISS) (reached ISS in 2022)
Yes, I don't think I would want to fly in anything Boeing has a hand in. Cheers- cosmik debris
- Post #16
- Forum: Aerospace Engineering
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Recovering data from a chip (MicroSD)
Yes, that's true, but you don't know that yet. Cheers- cosmik debris
- Post #22
- Forum: Computing and Technology
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Recovering data from a chip (MicroSD)
There is a product called Ghost but I am sure there are others. Also there are hardware devices which will clone a drive. They are fairly cheap. Cheers- cosmik debris
- Post #20
- Forum: Computing and Technology
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Recovering data from a chip (MicroSD)
I suppose the first thing I would try is to make a copy using something like Ghost or dd in Linux. Since these are straight bit copies it probably won't help but it is what I would try first. Cheers- cosmik debris
- Post #2
- Forum: Computing and Technology
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A Can Cosmic Inflation and String Theory change fundamental laws?
Mumbo jumbo?- cosmik debris
- Post #3
- Forum: Beyond the Standard Models
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I Holography used in telecommunications
You need a phase reference. In an optical system you use two different paths for the light, the light reflected from an object and another beam coherent with the first but taking a different path to the recording medium thus acting as a phase reference.- cosmik debris
- Post #6
- Forum: Classical Physics
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Australia's drought and bushfires, a personal view
Last night was a warm North Westerly wind in Christchurch NZ, you couldn't see the sunset for the smoke haze which made the whole sky a pinkish/brown. You could even smell the smoke in the air. Best wishes to all you people in Oz. Cheers- cosmik debris
- Post #28
- Forum: Earth Sciences