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FactChecker reacted to .Scott's post in the thread Never think never for an improbable event with
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I describe two engineering issues below. In both cases, I start with what is shown in the video and wiki article because they tend to... -
FactChecker replied to the thread Never think never for an improbable event.The goal is to optimize the allotment of the limited resource of pilot training time to maximize safety. If this is a rare event...
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FactChecker replied to the thread Learning physics beyond classical mechanics without labs?.This thread might be relevant: Physicists disagree wildly on what quantum mechanics says about real…
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FactChecker reacted to DrChinese's post in the thread I Physicists disagree wildly on what quantum mechanics says about real… with
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You’re probably thinking “duh”. But that’s actually the title of the article that was published yesterday. Physicists disagree wildly... -
FactChecker reacted to .Scott's post in the thread When should a beginner programmer learn vims/emacs? with Like.
I just Googled "text editors for coding". It responded with a list of 51 such editors. In a single hour, I may use Notepad, Notepad++...
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FactChecker reacted to Ibix's post in the thread When should a beginner programmer learn vims/emacs? with Like.
Old school, you would write code using a text editor and save the file. You would then run a compiler, telling it to process the file(s)...
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FactChecker replied to the thread Learning physics beyond classical mechanics without labs?.Those are the examples that are notoriously counter-intuitive. Experts argue about what the experiments really mean and often have to...
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FactChecker replied to the thread When should a beginner programmer learn vims/emacs?.I am not an expert in this, but here is the situation as I was using them: A text editor like Vim will have language options to...
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FactChecker replied to the thread When should a beginner programmer learn vims/emacs?.For writing large C and C++ computer programs, no stand alone text editor equals an IDE. That being said, for text editing or simple...
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FactChecker replied to the thread Learning physics beyond classical mechanics without labs?.Good point. But if Feynman didn't "understand" it, few people can. IMHO, the different interpretations of quantum theory are bewildering.
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FactChecker reacted to weirdoguy's post in the thread Learning physics beyond classical mechanics without labs? with Like.
Keep also in mind that's only Feynmans opinion, and it highly depends on what one means by "understand" and some other philosophical...
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FactChecker replied to the thread Learning physics beyond classical mechanics without labs?.You can probably get as much from YouTube videos of the experiments. As far as understanding quantum mechanics, keep this quote in...
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FactChecker reacted to phyzguy's post in the thread B Feasibility of Sending a Radio Signal Detectable from a Neighboring Star with Like.
Also, how large is the receiver?
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FactChecker replied to the thread B Feasibility of Sending a Radio Signal Detectable from a Neighboring Star.Is the broadcast and/or reception directional and targeted to/from the Earth?
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FactChecker replied to the thread Probabilities on a spinner.I think "less than 50%" would be the general interpretation of "less than even".