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DaveC426913 replied to the thread Today I Learned.So, at the outset of films, we started off with 2 or 3% in colour*, and then we just sort of gave up on them? * granted, if a total... -
DaveC426913 replied to the thread High School Is there anything in the Universe that is not fundamentally made up of matter?.We have all been trying to tell you how you can learn more, but you are rejecting everything we try to teach you. 🤔 -
DaveC426913 replied to the thread High School Is there anything in the Universe that is not fundamentally made up of matter?.If you are unwilling or unable or express your ideas here in the language of physics (math), what makes you think you understand it well... -
DaveC426913 replied to the thread Can Dogs Talk Using Buttons?.I've only owned a dog for a few years (and it wasn't by choice) but even I have learned that 'training the dog' really means 'training... -
DaveC426913 replied to the thread High School Is there anything in the Universe that is not fundamentally made up of matter?.This smacks of paranoia. You are being lazy. If you want to be good at something, put in the work. Everyone else did. We all started... -
DaveC426913 replied to the thread High School Is there anything in the Universe that is not fundamentally made up of matter?.No. You learned just enough about science in school to see for yourself if you are interested in pursuing it. What you learned was built... -
DaveC426913 replied to the thread High School Is there anything in the Universe that is not fundamentally made up of matter?.What you wrote is not a fact; it is an opinion. You can tell it's an opinion in the first few words: You say "may well be" because you... -
DaveC426913 replied to the thread On Progress Toward AGI.Not all species need to adapt in order to pass on their genes. The world goes through periods of great change, but it also has periods... -
DaveC426913 replied to the thread High School Is there anything in the Universe that is not fundamentally made up of matter?.Which is why we use math. Math is not ambiguous. And why we don't concern ourselves with the semantics of words. Words are ambiguous... -
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There is no one single definition of "particle" in physics. The paper @bhobba linked to talks about one popular meaning that can be... -
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Because they're using different definitions of ordinary language words. That's why we don't do physics using ordinary language. We do it... -
DaveC426913 replied to the thread High School Is there anything in the Universe that is not fundamentally made up of matter?.Well, now I'm confused. Bosons do not obey PEP. He4 is bosonic. Therefore He4 does not obey PEP. Checks out. I guess not obeying PEP... -
DaveC426913 replied to the thread High School Is there anything in the Universe that is not fundamentally made up of matter?.While not definitive, one might make a good start by grouping all things into either fermions or bosons. Fermions obey the Pauli... -
DaveC426913 replied to the thread Question about what is in the Universe.This is just an issue of semantics. If the context of a given discussion provides ambiguity in what, exactly one means by 'universe'...
