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From The Feynman Lectures on Physics; http://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/

Caltech and The Feynman Lectures Website are pleased to present this online edition of The Feynman Lectures on Physics. Now, anyone with internet access and a web browser can enjoy reading a high quality up-to-date copy of Feynman's legendary lectures.

However, we want to be clear that this edition is only free to read online, and this posting does not transfer any right to download all or any portion of The Feynman Lectures on Physics for any purpose. (my bolding)

Caltech, please. How will people be able to read it online if the browser is not allowed to download the contents?

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DennisN said:
Caltech, please. How will people be able to read it online if the browser is not allowed to download the contents?
Not sure what you mean. I clicked on a couple chapters and was able to see the text online.
 
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zoobyshoe said:
Not sure what you mean. I clicked on a couple chapters and was able to see the text online.
...which means you've just violated the Caltech rules :biggrin:. When you read online your browser downloads contents from the site.
 
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DennisN said:
...which means you've just violated the Caltech rules :biggrin:. When you read online your browser downloads contents from the site.
But my browser is an entity that lives online. When I open my browser, there I am: online. If I close it, I am offline.
 
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Your browser is a client residing on your computer and it downloads the content to your computer. It can't display something that it didn't download.

This is a little bit nitpicky, but I agree with DennisN - Caltech wording makes it impossible to browse the lectures without violating their rules.
 
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Borek said:
Your browser is a client residing on your computer and it downloads the content to your computer. It can't display something that it didn't download.

This is a little bit nitpicky, but I agree with DennisN - Caltech wording makes it impossible to browse the lectures without violating their rules.

How about using the cloud ?
 
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It's definitely Monday...
 
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Borek said:
Your browser is a client residing on your computer and it downloads the content to your computer. It can't display something that it didn't download.

This is a little bit nitpicky, but I agree with DennisN - Caltech wording makes it impossible to browse the lectures without violating their rules.
But, by this logic, no one is ever online.
 
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Borg said:
It's definitely Monday...

Yup. The last national holiday in the UK until Christmas, and it's been raining steadily all day.
 
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Borek said:
Caltech wording makes it impossible to browse the lectures without violating their rules.
Maybe you can only legally access it with Caltech's next-generation browser, which generates a holographic image of the page using their server and transmits it to the space in front of your eyes without you even needing a computer, let alone an internet connection :biggrin:
 
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AlephZero said:
Yup. The last national holiday in the UK until Christmas, and it's been raining steadily all day.
Boy, I would love to have a one day holiday in rainy London. It's been an unrelentingly dry sunny summer. It's too bad we can't work out an exchange program.
 
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zoobyshoe said:
But, by this logic, no one is ever online.

Define "online".

But that's the problem with their wording - they first call for "online use" as if it was different from the "download and display" model, then say "don't download and display" - while browsing teh site online means "download and display".

What they probably mean is they don't want you to make a copy on your computer. However, that opens another can of worms, as your browser caches the content, so it makes the copy even if you are not aware of that.

WWGD said:
How about using the cloud ?

No idea what you mean by that. Cloud doesn't change the way information is displayed on your computer - it is downloaded to your computer first, displayed later, it is still a server/client system, just with a slightly different roles assigned to server and client.

Besides, you can't use cloud just because you want to - whatever service is delivered as a cloud service, it has to be delivered by the content/service owner, you can't change the way Caltech server works.

Sigh, it is getting way not enough random.

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I randomly picked Borek ...
 
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I had forgotten quite how good Basil Rathbone was as Sherlock Holmes...
 
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Borg said:
It's definitely Monday...

zoobyshoe said:
Boy, I would love to have a one day holiday in rainy London. It's been an unrelentingly dry sunny summer. It's too bad we can't work out an exchange program.

AlephZero said:
Yup. The last national holiday in the UK until Christmas, and it's been raining steadily all day.

Are you in line too, Borg?

Burning Man closed due to rain.

60,000 people stuck on a 1 lane highway in the middle of a desert.

I picked a good year to miss my first year, methinks.

ps. I think the weather is being delightfully random. I've had the AC running for about a month, 24/7. I didn't even have an AC unit until 3 years ago.
 
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OmCheeto said:
Are you in line too, Borg?

Burning Man closed due to rain.

60,000 people stuck on a 1 lane highway in the middle of a desert.

I picked a good year to miss my first year, methinks.

ps. I think the weather is being delightfully random. I've had the AC running for about a month, 24/7. I didn't even have an AC unit until 3 years ago.
Fortunately not - just expressing a minor annoyance this morning.
 
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Enigman said:
I had forgotten quite how good Basil Rathbone was as Sherlock Holmes...
He certainly looks most like the Holmes described in the stories.

I haven't seen all his appearances as Holmes, but the ones I remember were flawed by his flattening Holmes down to a 2-dimensional cold intellect. His way of telegraphing that Holmes was more intelligent than anyone else present was to deliver his lines too fast, indicating, I suppose, that Holmes had all the answers at his fingertips already.

And of course, that actor who played his Watson was the one who rendered Watson as bumbling in most people's minds.
 
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dlgoff said:
I randomly picked Borek ...
I randomly submitted ten puns to a pun contest in case one of them won.

No pun in ten did.
 
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zoobyshoe said:
I randomly submitted ten puns to a pun contest in case one of them won.

No pun in ten did.
Lol!
 
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Evo said:
Lol!
Someone posted that on FaceBook yesterday. I "liked" it.
 
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zoobyshoe said:
He certainly looks most like the Holmes described in the stories.

I haven't seen all his appearances as Holmes, but the ones I remember were flawed by his flattening Holmes down to a 2-dimensional cold intellect. His way of telegraphing that Holmes was more intelligent than anyone else present was to deliver his lines too fast, indicating, I suppose, that Holmes had all the answers at his fingertips already.
You could try 1954 american series' Ronald Howard for a more ascetic/philosophical Holmes, though if I recall correctly most stories of the series were non-canon.
 
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I had to buy a new TV last week. The picture on the old one had started to compress. Strange margins appeared at the top and bottom of the screen and those margins got incrementally bigger as the days wore on until the picture was about an inch tall and a foot wide. It had become unclear what was going on on the screen. Not that I actually watch it much. It keeps me company while I draw or do internet. This was an old school cathode ray tube TV I had bought new about 15 years ago for 100 dollars. 13 inch.

Anyway, I got the smallest possible Walmart flatscreen for 100 dollars. 19 inch. It seems huge compared to the old one.

But here's my complaint: the sound is the worst sound I have ever heard to emerge from any electronic device purporting to reproduce sound. The latest breakthrough in tin-can-on-a-string quality, or something.

Today I went out and bought the cheapest possible, and tiny, external speakers (16 dollars), and they sound like rich, rumbly, deep, dynamic hi-tech speakers by comparison.

Also, I thought it was interesting: 15 years apart the cheapest TV is still about 100 dollars. Except now you have to buy your own speakers.
 
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Enigman said:
You could try 1954 american series' Ronald Howard for a more ascetic/philosophical Holmes, though if I recall correctly most stories of the series were non-canon.
Ascetic/philosophical isn't what I think the portrayals lack. In the original stories I found Holmes was often more enthusiastic than he's portrayed to be in film. He was quickened by successes and interesting turns of events. In that mood, I imagine him as being a fascinating and charismatic person to be around. I thought Nichol Williamson had some of that quality, though he didn't look the part, and that movie was "non-canon" as you say.
 
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Borg said:
So many unanswered questions that all start with WTF? :eek:

9-year-old accidentally kills shooting instructor with an Uzi.
Amazing how many Americans think giving an uzi to a child that's barely larger than the gun is normal and ok. Bullets and Burgers? Makes me ashamed to be an American. And no, let's not not start a gun control discussion.
 
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Evo said:
Amazing how many Americans think giving an uzi to a child that's barely larger than the gun is normal and ok. Bullets and Burgers? Makes me ashamed to be an American. And no, let's not not start a gun control discussion.

But arguing is fun!
 
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AnTiFreeze3 said:
But arguing is fun!
You're free to start a burger control debate.
 
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zoobyshoe said:
You're free to start a burger control debate.

I like Wendy's personally. That's my fav. Hot and juicy, prepared right there. Burger king is the worst, I don't know how they stay in business.

My mom never ate at McDonald's before she saw the movie "Super size me." Now she eats there all the time. Go figure. Like a moth to a flame.

I have to admit, though, "Super size me" also awakened in me a latent big mac attack monster that had, thankfully, laid dormant for the better part of 20 years. But I don't like the regular big macs. Too much bread. You need double the meat. Back in the day, they used to have double big macs on the menu. These days they don't for some reason. And every time I try to special order one, the teller looks at me like I'm from planet Z. They are just absolutely stumped. If you don't believe me, try it yourself. It's unbelievable. Especially because right next to the big mac picture on the wall is, of course, the quarter pounder. And right next to the quarter pounder is the double quarter pounder. So is it really a huge intellectual leap that I may be inquiring about a double big mac? You wouldn't think so but try it yourself. They don't know what to do, they call the manager over, they pull out some book and start debating over how much extra it will cost and if it's possible to even make one at all, etc. It's crazy. Most of the time I just say forget it, just give me a double quarter pounder, especially when the adjusted price for the extra patty makes the burger come out to 8 bucks or more.

So now if I need a burger fix I just go to Wendys.
 
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DiracPool said:
I like Wendy's personally. That's my fav. Hot and juicy, prepared right there. Burger king is the worst, I don't know how they stay in business.

My mom never ate at McDonald's before she saw the movie "Super size me." Now she eats there all the time. Go figure. Like a moth to a flame.

I have to admit, though, "Super size me" also awakened in me a latent big mac attack monster that had, thankfully, laid dormant for the better part of 20 years. But I don't like the regular big macs. Too much bread. You need double the meat. Back in the day, they used to have double big macs on the menu. These days they don't for some reason. And every time I try to special order one, the teller looks at me like I'm from planet Z. They are just absolutely stumped. If you don't believe me, try it yourself. It's unbelievable. Especially because right next to the big mac picture on the wall is, of course, the quarter pounder. And right next to the quarter pounder is the double quarter pounder. So is it really a huge intellectual leap that I may be inquiring about a double big mac? You wouldn't think so but try it yourself. They don't know what to do, they call the manager over, they pull out some book and start debating over how much extra it will cost and if it's possible to even make one at all, etc. It's crazy. Most of the time I just say forget it, just give me a double quarter pounder, especially when the adjusted price for the extra patty makes the burger come out to 8 bucks or more.

So now if I need a burger fix I just go to Wendys.
So, that's a no on : "Should the constitution be amended to control burgers?".
 
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zoobyshoe said:
So, that's a no on : "Should the constitution be amended to control burgers?".

No. That's a yes for a constitutional amendment to control the proliferation of Burger Kings. And while we're at it, I think we need to establish a burger lover's "bill of rights." The first on the list being, "though shalt have the right to ordereth a double big mac at any McDonalds establishment that I'm forced to look at and drive by every day."
 
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Randomizing the discussion.

 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Z3r9X8OahA
 
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Evo said:
Amazing how many Americans think giving an uzi to a child that's barely larger than the gun is normal and ok. Bullets and Burgers? Makes me ashamed to be an American. And no, let's not not start a gun control discussion.

What a lapse of judgement. Those things push back really hard , momentum being conserved.

Who could forget Jamie Lee Curtiss's uzi(actually a mac10 think) scene in "True Lies ".. ?


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jim hardy said:
What a lapse of judgement. Those things push back really hard , momentum being conserved.

Who could forget Jamie Lee Curtiss's uzi(actually a mac10 think) scene in "True Lies ".. ?


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LOL. My comment in the Yahoo comments section:
He should have known what would happen if he had watched Jamie Lee Curtis fire one in True Lies.
 
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What was the gun other kid killed himself with being unable to control the recoil?
 
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DiracPool said:
I like Wendy's personally. That's my fav. Hot and juicy, prepared right there. Burger king is the worst, I don't know how they stay in business.

My mom never ate at McDonald's before she saw the movie "Super size me." Now she eats there all the time. Go figure. Like a moth to a flame.

I have to admit, though, "Super size me" also awakened in me a latent big mac attack monster that had, thankfully, laid dormant for the better part of 20 years. But I don't like the regular big macs. Too much bread. You need double the meat. Back in the day, they used to have double big macs on the menu. These days they don't for some reason. And every time I try to special order one, the teller looks at me like I'm from planet Z. They are just absolutely stumped. If you don't believe me, try it yourself. It's unbelievable. Especially because right next to the big mac picture on the wall is, of course, the quarter pounder. And right next to the quarter pounder is the double quarter pounder. So is it really a huge intellectual leap that I may be inquiring about a double big mac? You wouldn't think so but try it yourself. They don't know what to do, they call the manager over, they pull out some book and start debating over how much extra it will cost and if it's possible to even make one at all, etc. It's crazy. Most of the time I just say forget it, just give me a double quarter pounder, especially when the adjusted price for the extra patty makes the burger come out to 8 bucks or more.

So now if I need a burger fix I just go to Wendys.

You're in the Tacoma area, right? Why go to a big chain when we have some awesome burgers in town: Lefty's Burger Shack (University Place), or Pick Quick (Fife). Good grub!
 
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lisab said:
You're in the Tacoma area, right? Why go to a big chain when we have some awesome burgers in town: Lefty's Burger Shack (University Place), or Pick Quick (Fife). Good grub!

Thanks for the tip Lisab, I'll look into those. I'm a burger expeditionary:-p
 
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mmm... cheeeze_burger
 
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gmax137 said:
mmm... cheeeze_burger
With or without bacon?

One of the best burgers is the double meat deathburger at the Chicken Oil Co in Bryan, Texas. Whenever I'd get a cold, I'd go get a deathburger. The meat is sautéed in hot sauce, and the burger is garnished with jalapeños and tabasco (McIlhenny Company) sauce. I imagine it could be enhanced with habanero peppers.

http://chickenoilco.com/
 
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Astronuc said:
One of the best burgers is the double meat deathburger at the Chicken Oil Co in Bryan, Texas. Whenever I'd get a cold, I'd go get a deathburger. The meat is sautéed in hot sauce, and the burger is garnished with jalapeños and tabasco (McIlhenny Company) sauce. I imagine it could be enhanced with habanero peppers.

http://chickenoilco.com/
No wonder some people think burgers should be controlled.
 
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Borek said:
What was the gun other kid killed himself with being unable to control the recoil?

Same weapon.
 
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Oh, you silly children.

Steak 'n' Shake steakburgers obviously reign supreme.
 
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A cow produces as much global warming as a family car, if "Horizon" got their sums right. Stick a tube up the cow's ****, collect the methane, stick cow in garden, no more mowing, power the family car.
 
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Where are my hair? where, oh where?
On the table, or under the chair?
Near the window, or near the door?
In my pocket, or on the floor?
I´m looking here!
I´m looking there!
Where are my hair? where, oh where?
 
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Hair today
gone to Maui.
 
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Never been to Hawaii, but I remember reviewing King's Quest.
 
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Borek said:
Never been to Hawaii, but I remember reviewing King's Quest.

Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow.

I played it when I was 9 years old or so with my best friend on his parents' "office" computer. We got to the River Styx and could not pass because we forgot to get the cup. Had to restart the game without even dying.

The purple space octopus arm game was much better in my opinion. I'd give it 8 tentacles up.
 
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Borek said:
Where are my hair? where, oh where?
On the table, or under the chair?
Near the window, or near the door?
In my pocket, or on the floor?
I´m looking here!
I´m looking there!
Where are my hair? where, oh where?

I have a feeling Zshoe knows the answer.

:biggrin:
 
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drizzle said:
I have a feeling Zshoe knows the answer.
Where is his hair?
I don't really care.
It could be here.
It could be there.
It could be where
The air is rare.
Or maybe it isn't anywhere.
 

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