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Ken Fabian replied to the thread What Caused the Recent Power Outage in Spain, Portugal, and Southern France?.They will learn to use renewable energy better from it - and the lesson will NOT be to rely less on renewable energy. More big... -
Ken Fabian reacted to Sagittarius A-Star's post in the thread What Caused the Recent Power Outage in Spain, Portugal, and Southern France? with
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Ken Fabian replied to the thread Playing the guitar, the difference between being good and being a genius.....Some of Django (and Stefan's) backing guitarists were excellent in their own right and sometimes got to show off. And yes, for as long...
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Ken Fabian replied to the thread Playing the guitar, the difference between being good and being a genius.....Almost that far back - and well worthy of mention - the one and only Django. Mostly playing with 2 left fingers. Were guitar solos even...
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Ken Fabian replied to the thread Playing the guitar, the difference between being good and being a genius.....The understated excellence of JJ Cale comes to my mind. Not blistering virtuosity (I do like those too) but somehow doing more with...
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Ken Fabian reacted to berkeman's post in the thread Simple kinematics problem — falling from a geostationary satellite with Like.
Welcome to PF. That's a trick question. If you release a marble from a geostationary satellite, it just continues in the same orbit as...
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Ken Fabian replied to the thread Electric Vehicle Fires on Ships.Like with shipping any dangerous goods, including regular ICE as well as battery electric vehicles, improving the safety standards and...
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Ken Fabian replied to the thread AI vs. Humans as Processors in an Environment.Could be arguing over sloppy language but AI itself doesn't compete for the resources - AI aren't choosing to build themselves or...
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Ken Fabian reacted to jack action's post in the thread AI vs. Humans as Processors in an Environment with Like.
AI is not competing; it is a machine, a tool. You may say people using AI are competing with other humans for particular resources or...
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Ken Fabian replied to the thread AI vs. Humans as Processors in an Environment.Not convinced AI competes with humans directly - rather it allows some humans to compete better with other humans. And to track...
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Ken Fabian replied to the thread Anyone like “2001: A Space Odyssey?”.A lot I liked about 2001, especially visually, ie the depictions of space technologies and zero gravity, which so many SF movies get...
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Another possibility: a segment of the lightning path is approximately circular, and the observer is at the center of the circle. The...
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I always thought that the speed of sound in air is about 340 m/s and used the rule "three seconds per kilometer" for a quick and dirty...
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Ken Fabian replied to the thread High School Propagation of Thunder.Ah, good catch. I got that very wrong - thinking 1200 metres per second when it is 1,200 (approx) km per hour. Post has been edited. Thanks.
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Ken Fabian replied to the thread High School Propagation of Thunder.A lightning bolt can be many kilometres long as well as reach high altitudes. There is sound transmitted through the ground as well as...