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russ_watters replied to the thread Is A.I. more than the sum of its parts?.That says they have opened an investigation and are looking for something that might violate this: "Florida law states that anyone who... -
russ_watters reacted to Mark44's post in the thread Point of particular Doonesbury strip? with
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As you noted, it depends on the person and experiences. My dad was not on the front lines or flying in one of the bombers, so his... -
russ_watters reacted to jack action's post in the thread Expansion or compression -- which is more energy efficient? with Like.
That is also an isobaric compression, requiring more work. Do you mean like an isothermal expansion? Where both work is released and...
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russ_watters reacted to jack action's post in the thread Expansion or compression -- which is more energy efficient? with Like.
It is not clear which processes (isochoric, isobaric, isentropic, isothermal) you are using to cool and depressurize the fluid in the...
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russ_watters replied to the thread Expansion or compression -- which is more energy efficient?.Without checking your math, please note that your first case doesn't consume/input mechanical work it outputs mechanical work. The gas...
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russ_watters reacted to Mark44's post in the thread Point of particular Doonesbury strip? with Like.
My dad was an officer in the US Army Air Corps in WW II, back before the actual US Air Force was born. He served as a supply officer...
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I am actually surprised that governments don’t generally use Linux for security reasons. A government should worry that a commercial...
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IMO, don't waste any money or brain cycles on suspension for a kid's balance bike. Wait until they are riding and pedaling big trails...
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russ_watters replied to the thread Point of particular Doonesbury strip?.It was founded as and remains a ship-board infantry force attached to the Navy. At the time, Naval combat often involved boarding and...
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russ_watters reacted to Mark44's post in the thread Point of particular Doonesbury strip? with Like.
All of the US armed forces are voluntary -- Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and now, I guess, the Space Force. Back in the time...
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russ_watters replied to the thread Point of particular Doonesbury strip?.That's my interpretation as well, but I don't see how it qualifies as a joke.
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russ_watters reacted to berkeman's post in the thread Humans evolved faster after farming, wheels and metal working arose with
Haha.
Whelp, we've shot that all to hell more recently... :wink: -
russ_watters reacted to BillTre's post in the thread Humans evolved faster after farming, wheels and metal working arose with Like.
Rates of recent human evolution have been the subject of threads here several times. Here is a AAAS news article. It is based on this...
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russ_watters reacted to .Scott's post in the thread How Far is Due East From Due West on Earth? with Like.
"Due east" and "Due west" are directions, not locations. So there is no distance.
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russ_watters reacted to .Scott's post in the thread Graduate How is literally EVERYTHING in physics not binary? with Like.
The problem with "sharing what you know" is that unless it commonly accepted, you will need citations. Here's an except from the Terms...