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russ_watters replied to the thread Is AI Overhyped?.Sure. A LLM is doing word association, repeating things it has heard based on context and probability. The basic/primary purpose is to... -
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This has been beat to death, but thought I would chime in that it actually does not matter whether the host knows what door the car is... -
russ_watters replied to the thread Aero/Hydro-dynamic Streamlining as a function of medium.Reynolds number: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reynolds_number Besides function, the shape/aerodynamics are dictated largely by a... -
russ_watters replied to the thread Graduate Please Explain Elementary Physics Elevator Question.You can rewrite the force equation to f=w+ma to mostly avoid dealing with the concept of gravitational acceleration if it trips one up... -
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Instead of using those vague terms you should learn the simple formulas, and apply them. -
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If it's not obvious, do the math, systematically without any intuitive reasoning. Make sure you use a consistent sign convention. All... -
russ_watters replied to the thread Graduate Please Explain Elementary Physics Elevator Question.I've made a slight edit but I'm open to suggestions on the wording. Your weight barring additional accelerations (force applied by the... -
russ_watters replied to the thread Graduate Please Explain Elementary Physics Elevator Question.Sounds like you more or less understand it, but you're talking about it vaguely instead of picking specific examples and doing the math... -
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Without the interference of the elevator, that person would be freely falling. That interference can be minimum if the cables break, or... -
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Do you understand what a (bathroom) scale reads? If so, then please post it here in your own words. It is a good starting point and... -
russ_watters replied to the thread Is this device possible (hope not)?.Sounds like a digital camera with image processing to me.