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.Scott replied to the thread Why can’t we observe all regions of the universe?.This is all about event horizons. Event horizons can occur in three scenarios. 1) The first is the one everyone knows about that's...
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.Scott replied to the thread Equal heat added to two spheres: why is the hanging sphere hotter?.It's hard to know what the homework problem is trying to get at. But I would note that even a hot sphere floating in a vacuum will...
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.Scott reacted to DaveC426913's post in the thread Warning: Bad actors may already be in store-now-decrypt-later mode with
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.Scott reacted to DaveC426913's post in the thread Warning: Bad actors may already be in store-now-decrypt-later mode with Like.
I mean, I guess that makes sense. In the future, any data transplanted from an archaic security protocol would have to be treated as...
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.Scott replied to the thread Warning: Bad actors may already be in store-now-decrypt-later mode.I meant your "They are likely already carrying out “store now, decrypt later” attacks and collecting encrypted data, just waiting for...
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.Scott replied to the thread Warning: Bad actors may already be in store-now-decrypt-later mode.You quoted from the Google security report. The question is whether RSA-2048 should now be put into that "archaic" category for...
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.Scott posted the thread Warning: Bad actors may already be in store-now-decrypt-later mode in Computing and Technology.A Feb 2026 Google security report states: And while we’re not there yet, malicious actors are not waiting until a Cryptographically...
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.Scott replied to the thread Geiger Counter Question.It means that if it was contaminated, the contamination is not being picked up by the counter - so (assuming the counter works) it's not...
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.Scott replied to the thread Geiger Counter Question.According to the GQ GMC-800 Geiger Counter User Guide: Background Safe Levels Suggested background readings levels: 1. Safe level...
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.Scott replied to the thread Undergrad DH Mt Bike - Optimizing Drop Landing Ramp Profile.I would thing that the optimal landing slope profile would create the same delta-V on impact - regardless of the exact horizontal...
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.Scott replied to the thread Do old CRT and O-scopes degrade to emit harmful X Rays?.Don't use any color CRT's before the FDA 1968 Radiation Control Act. Before that time, unintentional and excessive X-ray radiation was...
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.Scott replied to the thread High School Rubber band: More or less force to stretch at the beginning?.To be clear, rubber bands based on latex will never act like exactly like an ideal spring. The simplified model of a rubber band based...
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.Scott replied to the thread High School Rubber band: More or less force to stretch at the beginning?.So here's both stories: 1) Pro-Hooke's Law The main ingredient in a "rubber band" is latex. Here's a link to a section of a wiki...
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.Scott replied to the thread Side reactions while dissolving silver.About 20 years ago, I organized a few State-funded annual Household Hazardous waste sites (1 day events) in New Hampshire. There were...
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.Scott replied to the thread Side reactions while dissolving silver.I am hoping that you have consulted an MSDS for the materials you are dealing with. The two concerns I notice are proper PPE (glove...
