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FactChecker replied to the thread Cooling a processor chip.I was seriously hoping there were simplified Linux distros that made basic computer usage (email, photos, internet browsing, etc.) easy... -
It's more about familiarity. Differences makes elderly users feel insecure, and little differences adds up at the end. Even those...
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FactChecker replied to the thread Undergrad Please Explain (actually explain) The Monty Hall Problem.I disagree. In @Dale 's 100-door example, our selected door initially had a 1/100 chance of being the correct door. The other 99/100...
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FactChecker reacted to Dale's post in the thread Undergrad Please Explain (actually explain) The Monty Hall Problem with
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It does provide information. To see the information that it provides, consider this variant: There are 100 doors, only one has the... -
FactChecker reacted to fresh_42's post in the thread Find the polar form of a complex number with Like.
Yes, my basic remark was that squaring isn't an equivalence operation, i.e., it cannot be uniquely reversed. One has to keep this in...
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FactChecker replied to the thread Find the polar form of a complex number.In a physics application, I would be cautious about ruling out either solution unless the physics that led to the OP forced one branch...
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FactChecker reacted to fresh_42's post in the thread Find the polar form of a complex number with Like.
Just go ahead. If ##x=\pm y## and ##2xy=1## then ##2xy=\pm 2y^2=1## and ##y=\pm 1/\sqrt{2}## since ##y## is real. Note that squaring...
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FactChecker reacted to harborsparrow's post in the thread If you think having a backup is too expensive, try not having one with Like.
Of course I would not have done it in that situation. But USGS had been very heavy handed, coming in and demanding that we send them...
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FactChecker replied to the thread Cooling a processor chip.Linux is a good option. I have switched my old laptop to it because it didn't have the hardware that Windows 11 wants. There might be a...
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I wouldn't disagree strongly with that; it might make sense - if it weren't that extra memory is so cheap and how future-proof does she...
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FactChecker replied to the thread If you think having a backup is too expensive, try not having one.That is dangerous in companies that deal with classified data. A security person will see that, try it, and you will be fired. A...
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FactChecker replied to the thread Cooling a processor chip.I agree that 4GB is marginal. I recommend that the memory usage be checked using the Performance Monitor. i5 3rd gen came out in 2012...
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FactChecker replied to the thread Cooling a processor chip.In the Performance monitor, is the CPU or memory maxed-out? I don't understand what in FB requires a lot of CPU power.
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FactChecker replied to the thread Cooling a processor chip.I'm surprised at that. For Windows 10, 4G RAM is a little tight, but should work. And I wouldn't expect processor speed to be an issue...
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FactChecker reacted to fresh_42's post in the thread Undergrad Midpoint(s) of the unbounded number line with Like.
I think this is a good example of how mathematics works. You have to define the terms you use precisely. If we assume "midpoint"...