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FactChecker replied to the thread Is the quantum wave function a real object or a mathematical tool?.Subatomic particles present wave-like behavior that is real and measurable but is not classical particle behavior. It's not just a... -
FactChecker replied to the thread France to ditch Windows for Linux.Here is a good video on Linux alternatives for Microsoft Office that compares the compatibility of formats. ExplainintComputers: Best...
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FactChecker reacted to pasmith's post in the thread France to ditch Windows for Linux with
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I was working at the UK's Ministry of Defence just over 10 years ago when they rolled out Office 365. This involved the MOD making... -
I am actually surprised that governments don’t generally use Linux for security reasons. A government should worry that a commercial...
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FactChecker replied to the thread France to ditch Windows for Linux.I sincerely hope this will cause all software developers to make Linux versions. The lack of tax software on Linux keeps me on Windows.
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FactChecker reacted to jack action's post in the thread France to ditch Windows for Linux with Informative.
source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/10/france-to-ditch-windows-for-linux-to-reduce-reliance-on-us-tech/
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FactChecker replied to the thread France to ditch Windows for Linux.This makes it sound more serious than some of its government computers. And as the government goes, so goes a lot of civilian computers...
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FactChecker reacted to .Scott's post in the thread Positive wing wash-in dynamic soaring one side with Informative.
When last I soared, it was in a Schweizer 2-22 - 3 or 4 decades ago. Sail planes are generally aerodynamically left-right symmetric, so...
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FactChecker replied to the thread Does memory follow classical or quantum methods?.Ok. What real number immediately precedes 2? ;-)
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FactChecker reacted to 256bits's post in the thread Does memory follow classical or quantum methods? with
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I can recite the real numbers starting from anywheres, forward or backwards. The alphabet also. List of planets from innermost to... -
FactChecker replied to the thread Does memory follow classical or quantum methods?.Good question! And it's not just the sequence that the brain can remember, it can also remember the pace of certain things, like songs...
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FactChecker reacted to grzz's post in the thread Does memory follow classical or quantum methods? with Like.
In my daily routine, I read several short extracts. The same extracts, every day, every year, so that I can now repeat them by heart. I...
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FactChecker reacted to Hill's post in the thread Undergrad I don't understand Dedekind cuts with Like.
I don't see, why ^^^^. You could add, e.g., 3. Number 5 splits the set of rationals into two subsets, and this split is unique...
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FactChecker reacted to Demystifier's post in the thread Undergrad Is Prof. Claus Kiefer's application of Gödel (+ infinity) justified? with Informative.
Yes, the paper is very superficial, at several levels. First, even if the number of degrees of freedom is finite, one still needs...
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FactChecker reacted to .Scott's post in the thread Warning: Bad actors may already be in store-now-decrypt-later mode with Informative.
A Feb 2026 Google security report states: And while we’re not there yet, malicious actors are not waiting until a Cryptographically...