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russ_watters replied to the thread Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 crash.I mean, people are still looking for Amilia Earheart. -
russ_watters replied to the thread Alien life, probabilities, and interstellar propagation of human life.An unstated assumption in the line of discussion is that they exist simultaneously/now. Given that humans have only had the ability to...
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russ_watters reacted to PeroK's post in the thread Alien life, probabilities, and interstellar propagation of human life with
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Another point I would make is that saying that the observable universe is "teeming with life" is not a very useful conclusion. If, say... -
russ_watters reacted to Ibix's post in the thread Alien life, probabilities, and interstellar propagation of human life with Like.
Exactly. That life appeared quite quickly on Earth could mean that it's really easy (as Dave and phyzguy say, abiogenesis could happen...
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russ_watters reacted to DaveC426913's post in the thread Alien life, probabilities, and interstellar propagation of human life with Like.
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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russ_watters reacted to phyzguy's post in the thread Alien life, probabilities, and interstellar propagation of human life with Like.
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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russ_watters reacted to PeroK's post in the thread Alien life, probabilities, and interstellar propagation of human life with Like.
The real problem is that if you think there must be numerous advanced civilizations in the Milky Way, then how many are there...
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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).
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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 Like.
The building codes, at least in California, require that metallic water pipes be grounded to earth and that the neutral conductors are...
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russ_watters reacted to Herman Trivilino's post in the thread High School Does acceleration affect impact energy vs constant velocity? with Like.
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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russ_watters reacted to Greg Bernhardt's post in the thread Member and Mentor Appreciation Thread with
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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... -
The only member of PF that I sent a log to. Godspeed, Paul, and my apologies for being the ultimate procrastinator, as I was within the...
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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.
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Dear Robert, My condolences to you and your family. He was a great contributor to the PF community. We will miss him. I will miss his...
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First V50 and now Phinds. Sad news indeed.
