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russ_watters reacted to DaveC426913's post in the thread Alien life, probabilities, and interstellar propagation of human life with
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I think there a few assumptions and misconceptions happening here, and trying to project it onto Fermi's Paradox is making it worse... -
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The thing to remember is that, if new life formed today on Earth, it would get eaten very quickly. So you can't conclude that life only... -
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The real problem is that if you think there must be numerous advanced civilizations in the Milky Way, then how many are there... -
russ_watters replied to the thread Alien life, probabilities, and interstellar propagation of human life.It also happened very early in Earth's habitable time (it just took a long time for complex life to evolve). -
russ_watters reacted to DaveE's post in the thread Is it dangerous if there is a mains fault on a potable water pipe? with
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The building codes, at least in California, require that metallic water pipes be grounded to earth and that the neutral conductors are... -
russ_watters reacted to Herman Trivilino's post in the thread High School Does acceleration affect impact energy vs constant velocity? with
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It's not the acceleration itself that increases the energy. It's the force, and only if that force continues to act after the collision... -
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It's sure been a wild ride this year! Between some AI missteps and breaking LaTeX for a good portion of the year (at least we got dark... -
russ_watters replied to the thread Paul Hinds has passed.Condolences, he was a valued member of the community for a long time, and will be missed. -
russ_watters reacted to FactChecker's post in the thread Music AI's First #1 Country Hit: Authenticity vs. Traditional Artists with
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Mixed feelings. On one hand, a lot of the complainers are using autotune, so how is that better? On the other hand, how does this... -
russ_watters reacted to Ibix's post in the thread Do you want to expand your mind faster than cosmic inflation? with
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Welcome to PF. Please do take the time to read the rules, particularly the parts about speculative and non-mainstream theories. We can... -
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The Wiki article is much better than that virtue signaling NY Times article if you want to learn about lead poisoning since antiquity...