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by cool-RR 17y ago
Why doesn't Alpha let you actually browse the synonym network? Why does it show the sixth-level relative of a word but won't let me see all of its immediate synonyms?
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by cool-RR 17y ago
Just tried it on Firefox and Chrome, they both send me to Google. (Firefox with "I'm Feeling Lucky".)
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by cool-RR 17y ago
Why?
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by cool-RR 17y ago
I think you are complicating this too much. Firstly, I don't mean particles; Just small enough bodies. And near-lightspeed velocities are not necessary; Maybe 5% of lightspeed will do. When the velocities are low you will probably observe
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by cool-RR 17y ago
I think I meant QED, sorry.
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by cool-RR 17y ago
Assume we do this experiment. We can do it as many times as we wish, changing the positions, velocities, etc. of the bodies as we wish, until we have as many cases as we want. Do you believe we will not succeed in detecting a pattern and pr
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by cool-RR 17y ago
I admit I haven't studied QM, but I believe that it's relativistic. Maybe you have confused General Relativity with Special Relativity? QM is incompatible with GR, but I think it's based on SR.
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Ask HN: Is is possible to sync two atomic clocks via the Internet?
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by cool-RR 17y ago
I am talking about point-sized bodies, or at least bodies small enough so their size can be neglected. You say "the problem cannot be solved in classical electrodynamics". Firstly, I'm not sure I agree. Secondly, can it be solved at all? Ca
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by cool-RR 17y ago
Amazing. Does anyone have a suggestion on how to make an experiment on a similarly low budget to measure the time dilation due to velocity, instead of altitude?
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by cool-RR 17y ago
Nice parody. I think it's not a valid comparison though. Proving the Collatz Conjecture is not essential for understanding the Riemann Hypothesis, or any other such subject. It will probably not advance the proof of RH at all. On the other
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by cool-RR 17y ago
I apologize for saying physicists are ridiculous. I hope that people who reply to post will state what they think is the status of the problem I raised. Do you think it's solved (give a solution)? Unsolved? Unimportant? Explain.
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by cool-RR 17y ago
I don't think your analogy is valid: Knowing how to cure all diseases would be a very high goal that stands above what doctors accomplished up to the present time. The challenge that I gave is below what physicists "know" today. When a ph
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by cool-RR 17y ago
I'm sorry, I didn't understand what you are saying. Are you saying that the problem I gave was computationally hard? I only want the algorithm, regardless of how computationally hard it is.
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by cool-RR 17y ago
Physicists are ridiculous. Here's an unsolved problem for you: Given the positions, velocities, masses and charges of a set of macroscopic bodies moving in vacuum, (in speeds which may be relativistic,) calculate the position of each of the
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by cool-RR 18y ago
Do you believe there is any good reason for a site to store passwords in plaintext?
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by cool-RR 18y ago
What's the problem with a "reset password" option?
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by cool-RR 18y ago
Wouldn't it be better to modify an existing, popular language to support this feature?
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by cool-RR 18y ago
I'm actually looking for a new name for my project, so maybe someone here will have a good idea? It's a framework for writing, running and analyzing simulations. It could take any kind of simulation: Physics, game theory, epidemic spread, e
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by cool-RR 18y ago
By the way, do Enthought have something for simulations?
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by cool-RR 18y ago
I'm starting to read it, it's very helpful, thanks!
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by cool-RR 18y ago
Looks interesting! I'll check it out.
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by cool-RR 18y ago
Is it something that I can install in a computer so a 6-year-old who never heard about programming could use it?
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by cool-RR 18y ago
The goal is for it to be usable by 6-year-olds who have never heard about programming.
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by cool-RR 18y ago
On a related note, I'm working with a friend to make a Python version of Logo, that old thing with the turtle you could program to make drawings.
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by cool-RR 18y ago
Did they operate like a startup? Where can I read about it?
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by cool-RR 18y ago
Tell us where you are. Maybe someone might have a lead. (Drumroll...) Jerusalem, Israel.
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by cool-RR 18y ago
Yes indeed: http://github.com/cool-RR/physicsthing/tree/master Please keep in mind that it's a very young project. Run gui.py in that folder to see a demonstration. The code requires wxPython and that Windows Extensions thing by Mark Hamm
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by cool-RR 18y ago
I know, it's the question. But I recall pg claiming something to the effect of "if it's something people want, don't worry, we'll find a way to make money from it." (I'm probably not 100% accurate with this quote, I don't remember exactly h
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by cool-RR 18y ago
I'll try to answer your questions: How is a general framework useful? When you're coding a simulation, you spend about 10% of your time coding the actual algorithm, and 90% of your time coding other things. The purpose of my project is to

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