tikej

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   by tikej 7y ago

   > #1 and #2 are difficult to solve, given the near-exponential growth of funding for academic research. Could you show any data that supports the claim about nearly exponential growth of funding for academic research? AFAIK the funding,
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   by tikej 7y ago

   I disagree. In order to make real scientific Breakthrough it is necessary to take a leap in thinking. Think special theory of relativity or quantum mechanics kind. On the other hand: > The problem is when people have been wasting time on
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   by tikej 7y ago

   Well here I am, using GIMP on macbook, although not professionally. I like the os and so on, yet I try to keep my workflow as FOSS as possible. I invest a lot of time in learning and mastering my tools so I believe that using preferably mul
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   by tikej 7y ago

   Mercury is the only metal liquid in the room temperature. It behaves that way thanks to the relativistic effects i.e. things that happen when electrons move close to the speed of light. Mercury’s place in periodic table is such that these e
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   by tikej 7y ago

   It is a very interesting topic indeed. I plan to work on it after I finish my PhD thesis. I believe that it’s literally one of the most overlooked parts of modern physics. We literally don’t know how to correctly and accurately calculate h