Recent content by phyzguy

I think a MagLev track on the Moon could launch objects into space. But not on the Earth because of air friction.

Why would you worry that the instrument might be contaminated? It sounds like the count rates you got were normal background levels.

@couperusfred, please learn to use capitalization and punctuation in your writing. Your stream-of-consciousness posts are very hard to read and most people will not take them seriously.

Thanks. Corrected.

One way to look at it is that the energy in a lightning bolt is about 1GJoule or 1,000,000 1,000,000,000 Joules. This is equal to about 275 kWh, and so is worth about $50 if you could harvest it all (very unlikely). How much do you think it would cost to build a vehicle that would drive around...

That would be wonderful if they could succeed. The old pictures and paintings show large stately trees with a huge spreading canopy. The wood was also very beautiful.

Oh yes. Helion energy is banking on it. They started construction on a power plant in July, 2025. Whether they will succeed is anyone's guess.

I think what you are talking about is similar to the field reversed configuration, which is being studied as a possible path to controlled nuclear fusion.

I'm surprised to hear this. Silicone rubber sealant in a shower bonds very well to galss, ceramic tile, and many other things, and stands up to hot water in a shower for years.

I would try silicone rubber sealant.

Why do you care if it passes slightly inside or slightly outside of the Hill radius? It won't make any significant difference in its orbital path. Either way it will continue on its way and exit the solar system.

I'm missing your point here. You think that there is some unknown component in the brain?

I'm always confused by the argument that says, "they are just machines, they can't be intelligent/conscious." Your brain is a collection of biological neurons, and it is clearly intelligent and conscious. So why can't a collection of artificial neurons, which in many ways mimic the neurons in...

So the JPL websire you linked says that Atlas-3I will pass within 0.358 AU of Jupiter. You want to independently verify this? The orbital elements of Atlas-3I are given, and the orbital elements of Jupiter are listed elsewhere at JPL. How familiar are you with orbital mechanics and how to...

I think it's not true that current LLM's are deterministic. They all incorporate some level of stochasticity.