Recent content by russ_watters

So, are these the processes? I really don't like guessing, but.... Gas in the cylinder starts at atmospheric pressure and room temperature. 1. Gas is adiabatically expanded and cooled. That part you at least made clear. 2. Gas absorbs heat from the room, heating it to room temperature, but...

It wasn't a complaint specific to your post, it was just a disclaimer for the conversation. Whether that's something in your head or not it is something that I see a lot and would expect to see in this thread.

I get your overall goal, but you are not fully describing your cycles. Are you saying it's closed, not open? Did I miss where you described a phase change? Be clear in describing the processes involved. For the first scenario, is the high pressure side of the piston open to outdoors, as in...

Usually thermodynamic cycles are described with simple statements of the involved processes. @T C you are leaving out steps in your cycles, leaving us to guess what they are. Based on what you've said, it sounds like you intend your second cycle to be an open, compressed-air refrigeration...

Note to start, that "our existing laws don't punish corporations enough" is a very different complaint than "our existing laws wouldn't apply to OpenAI/this case". I'm an AI minimalist so I lean towards the "glorified google" take. For the hypotheticals of if ChatGPT counseled or assisted with...

That says they have opened an investigation and are looking for something that might violate this: "Florida law states that anyone who aids, abets, or counsels someone in the commission of a crime, and that crime is committed or attempted, may be considered a principal to the crime. The “aider...

Without checking your math, please note that your first case doesn't consume/input mechanical work it outputs mechanical work. The gas pushing on the piston causes the expansion. The piston is not being pulled away from the gas (unless you are also doing work against the atmosphere...).

It was founded as and remains a ship-board infantry force attached to the Navy. At the time, Naval combat often involved boarding and seizing enemy ships, plus landing at and securing ports, security, etc. That first mission is now gone, but the others remain. I suppose some of it is a matter...

That's my interpretation as well, but I don't see how it qualifies as a joke.

The first word of the next sentence of the article is "periodic". I guess what you are implying/asking is whether a wave can be non-periodic/oscillating. I don't think so.

I'm not sure what that's supposed to mean; it seems to me that corporations are heavily regulated and frequently held accountable for public safety issues caused by their products. I agree with @PeterDonis ; I don't see how there's a problem to be solved here in terms of identifying who has...

Nah, if that were true it would mean basically all astrophotos are "fake". They are brightened to the limit of available data. They might have 65,000 levels of brightness (16bit) and only use the bottom few hundred for most. Plus the dynamic range is huge. Solar eclipse photos might be half...

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 including the one they already have. I'm not sure where they get that, but it's in the google ai result. Chicken or egg...

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 the chance of finding something new. It's not true and is just an excuse for not taking the effort to learn what's in the box. [Even setting aside whether the...

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 phrase.