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    Are the Feynman Lectures on Physics books good?

    For the record, they are not the only lectures in existence. I have a set of videotapes of Feynman lecturing to a non-technical audience on QED no less! It's called QED in New Zealand. It's a set of 4 ~1 hour lectures plus a few questions after each. Even with my limited scientific...
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    Greatest Unsolved Problems in Physics?

    This has been solved, according to the last spacebum in the cosmos... Rimmer: "...like the pyramids. How did they move such massive pieces of stone without the aid of modern technology?" Lister: "They had massive whips, Rimmer. Massive, massive whips." :smile:
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    Astronomers photograph extra-solar planet

    New story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4501323.stm
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    Why not hardwire software onto CPU chips for improved efficiency?

    Thanks for that, Warren. The day is almost over and I hadn't learned anything new yet. :biggrin:
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    Is Existence the Ultimate Power Over God?

    No, he's saying people's belief in god proves nothing. You need some other evidence. So in his example, convincing others I breached the contract is meaningless. You'd need to produce the evidence (the contract) and show I breached it.
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    Zombie Parasites: The Terrifying Truth About Cambodia's Infected

    I doubt the BBC did this, looks like someone else did and made it look like a BBC page. Look at the address...it's not news.bbc.co.uk, as it should be.
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    Why not hardwire software onto CPU chips for improved efficiency?

    For the same reason you don't hard-code values ("magic numbers") into software. You make the program read configuration files. Then changing, say, a directory location is as easy as shutting down the program, editing the text config file, and restarting the program. Otherwise you'd have to...
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    Zombie Parasites: The Terrifying Truth About Cambodia's Infected

    Given the date shown on the page, I wouldn't get too excited... :smile:
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    Is Existence the Ultimate Power Over God?

    I was with you up to a point Sintwar, but I'm afraid all this makes no sense to me. "Nothing can exist without existence" is a tautology and essentially meaningless. The "existence of existence" is similarly without meaning. And what does it mean to say "nothing exists"? Does it exist if it is...
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    Is My Mom Really Becoming an Atheist at 68?

    What does this have to do with my post? No one, least of all me, has suggested there are any definite answers. I'm trying to give my mom what the scientific viewpoint as far as I can understand and explain it, that's all. In fact, what does anything since this post have to do with my post...
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    The Day Computers Died: 20 Years Later, a Reflection on Programming Languages

    Also, any good programmer has a large toolkit of languages, technologies, and skills. You use the one that is best for each situation, and many complex situations require you to use more than one on a given problem. The mere fact that standard Basic doesn't have subroutines should be enough...
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    How Does Hydrogen Influence Modern Technology and Global Security?

    I think it means 'water maker.' Anyhoo, I'm not sure of the thread's purpose...you want to discuss hydrogen as a fuel? In fuel cells, fusion, etc.? I think it's a great idea if it can be made to work practically. Therein lies the rub, but I'm not up on the recent advances in that...
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    What's the Etymology of your PF Name?

    At the risk of getting back on topic... Mine's pretty straightforward. I'm an atheist and I thought it was a cool name. Also at the time I picked it I was getting into Bob Dylan's "Infidels" album. :smile: I use it everywhere I post on the web now.
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    Can You Find Richard Feynman on Your Next Stamp Purchase?

    I'm so glad this is finally happening! I will have to buy a bunch of them!
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    Why is not Delphi commonly used professionaly?

    Why did VHS beat Betamax? Why Windows and not Macs in every office in America? The best technology does not always win. Marketing and other factors come into account. I believe Delphi was much like VB when it came out and that was a time when VB was really going strong, so I guess people...
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