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You will have to use clearer language to make sure everyone follows. For example: You specified in the OP that the process is adiabatic... -
russ_watters replied to the thread Is A.I. more than the sum of its parts?.Note to start, that "our existing laws don't punish corporations enough" is a very different complaint than "our existing laws wouldn't... -
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I'd think a civil suit against OpenAI much more likely than a criminal one. -
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I'm in the same boat. I found a little more meat on the bones in the below link... -
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... -
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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... -
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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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It is not clear which processes (isochoric, isobaric, isentropic, isothermal) you are using to cool and depressurize the fluid in the... -
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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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... -
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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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... -
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.