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russ_watters reacted to PeterDonis's post in the thread Is A.I. more than the sum of its parts? with
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Why not? If I create a monster and let it loose, and it causes harm, how does saying "it's autonomous" get me off the hook? The... -
russ_watters replied to the thread Artemis 2 launch - humans return to the Moon after 54 years.Nah, if that were true it would mean basically all astrophotos are "fake". They are brightened to the limit of available data. They...
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russ_watters reacted to Jonathan Scott's post in the thread Artemis 2 launch - humans return to the Moon after 54 years with Like.
The human eye adapts well to darkness, although it doesn't see colour well at low light intensity. The earth was lit by full moonlight...
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russ_watters reacted to PeterDonis's post in the thread Artemis 2 launch - humans return to the Moon after 54 years with Like.
Yes. That's because that version of the photo was put through an enhancement algorithm to brighten the night side. Here's what it...
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russ_watters reacted to mfb's post in the thread Artemis 2 launch - humans return to the Moon after 54 years with
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The abort system might do that (with some rounding errors), but the rocket will certainly not. Net acceleration at liftoff is only...
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That article now contains a more realistic acceleration (around speed of sound after a minute) and the following at the end:
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russ_watters replied to the thread Space Stuff and Launch Info.From CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/31/science/nasa-artemis-ii-what-to-watch-for Ehh? I don' think so, that's more than 12 g's...
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russ_watters reacted to Dale's post in the thread Insights Thinking Outside The Box Versus Knowing What’s In The Box with Like.
That is a ridiculous assertion, so I have plenty of doubt about it. What standard are you using to determine a “major” new...
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russ_watters reacted to pinball1970's post in the thread Will anyone alive today see a permanent colony on the Moon or Mars? with Like.
Hopefully Artemis 2 mission will go well in a few days time because that will be a big stepping stone. Mfb has put links to a live feed...
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russ_watters replied to the thread Insights Thinking Outside The Box Versus Knowing What’s In The Box.This is a twist on what @Dale said, a fallacy that the box is a constraint or limitation and that therefore ignoring the box increases...
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russ_watters reacted to Dale's post in the thread Insights Thinking Outside The Box Versus Knowing What’s In The Box with Like.
@Adnorf45, and many of the other people in this thread, are completely misunderstanding the point of the article. The article does not...
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You like it? It's yours. It was written off the cuff. I have not seen or searched for it before. To someone who is clearly well ahead...
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russ_watters replied to the thread Great one-liners from PF members.Said in reply to a 12 year old looking into Japanese metallurgy. I hope it's original @Baluncore but even if not, it's a great turn of...
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russ_watters replied to the thread 12 year old seeking feedback on multi-element blade alloy.Seriously, @Chloren , to be thinking about this stuff at age 12 is impressive and admirable. Stick with it, there's an enormous amount...