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While Grok4 significantly beat all other GPT models on the ARC-AGI2 benchmark (See post #1) it scored only 16.2% about double Anthropic... -
While the video describing Grok4 is impressive, how much of what Musk says about his products can you take to the bank? Tesla's full...
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russ_watters reacted to Baluncore's post in the thread Making a compressor from a steam engine or Tesla Turbine with
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There is little conceptual difference between a pump and a motor. Old gasoline engines have been modified to use one end-cylinder as a... -
Instead of textbooks, go to the source. Newton's First Law as stated in the Principia: "Every body continues in its state of rest, or...
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I don't think any physicist would write a textbook based solely on Principia. I don't even think that many physicists read Principia. Do...
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That's why philosophers should leave physics alone, unless they are physicists themselves.
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See my post #2 about a more modern interpretation. In an inertial frame of reference an object obeys Newton's first law. The danger, as...
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russ_watters reacted to berkeman's post in the thread How can I find the cleanout for my building drain? with Like.
That's pretty recent construction. Since you mention townhouse, is this part of an HOA? If so, you may be able to learn more about the...
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russ_watters reacted to Rive's post in the thread How can I find the cleanout for my building drain? with Like.
All I know is where would I look. Might be covered up during a renovation? Or just on the other side of the wall? On this picture: The...
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russ_watters reacted to Rive's post in the thread How can I find the cleanout for my building drain? with Like.
Yup. The first cleanout access point should be close to that pipe: maybe at the bottom of it, maybe just close: might be covered by...
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russ_watters reacted to Lnewqban's post in the thread How can I find the cleanout for my building drain? with Like.
See another type in the link provided in that post. A flat bronze cover is used in areas where vehicles can run over it. Yes, it is...
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russ_watters reacted to sophiecentaur's post in the thread How can I find the cleanout for my building drain? with Like.
It looks very likely. In UK, that large bore pipe would be a breather and usually in a vertical line with the large bore soil pipe which...
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russ_watters reacted to Charles Link's post in the thread B Venus and Jupiter Conjunction with Like.
I saw the two "stars" out my window in the morning about two weeks ago when they were somewhat further apart. I guessed it might be...
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The astronomical term is "Synodic Day", because that Earth rotation is measured relative to the Sun, not (sidereal) the stars. The term...
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russ_watters reacted to jedishrfu's post in the thread A Crisis for Newly Minted CompSci Majors -- entry level jobs gone with Like.
Yes, it's sad that this has happened. Looking over my 45 years as a software engineer and having played with AI, I can understand why...