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TIL in 1964, the Nth Country Experiment took three recent PhD graduates, gave them unclassified data and, three years yater, they managed to create a working device to produce a nuclear bomb
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TIL in 1964, the Nth Country Experiment took three recent PhD...
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‘Dungeons & Dragons’ To Remove Term ‘Race’ From Game Lexicon Due To Its “Prejudiced Links Between Real World And Fantasy Peoples” https://boundingintocomics.com/2022/12/01/dungeons-dragons-to-remove-term-race-from-game-lexicon-due-to-its-prejudiced-links-between-real-world-and-fantasy-peoples/
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‘Dungeons & Dragons’ To Remove Term ‘Race’ From Game Lexicon Due To Its “Prejudiced Links Between Real World And Fantasy Peoples”
Wizards of the Coast has officially announced that the term 'race' will no longer feature in any 'Dungeons & Dragons' material.
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https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/12/never-before-seen-malware-is-nuking-data-in-russias-courts-and-mayors-offices/
Interesting. Reads like NSA's Tailored Access Operations.
Interesting. Reads like NSA's Tailored Access Operations.
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Never-before-seen malware is nuking data in Russia’s courts and mayors’ offices
CryWiper masquerades as ransomware, but its real purpose is to permanently destroy data.
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🇷🇺 Satellite imagery of the Engels air base shows no damage. There are no craters, large scorch marks, or traces of the burning of the fuel.
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Actor Ingo Rademacher who starred in " General Hospital " and who is getting a award from RFKJr's "Children's Health Foundation " for his refusal to take the Covid-19 Jab joins me in the StoneZONE at 5 Eastern at StoneZONE.Live TODAY
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🇷🇺🇺🇦 US secretly modified HIMARS MLRS to prevent Kiev from shelling Russia - WSJ
The United States has secretly modified HIMARS missile launchers handed over to Ukraine so that the Ukrainian Armed Forces could not strike at the territory of the Russian Federation, the Wall Street Journal reports, citing US officials. Since June, Washington has donated 20 HIMARS launchers to Ukraine, as well as a large number of satellite-guided missiles with a range of about 50 miles (about 80 km).
The United States has secretly modified HIMARS missile launchers handed over to Ukraine so that the Ukrainian Armed Forces could not strike at the territory of the Russian Federation, the Wall Street Journal reports, citing US officials. Since June, Washington has donated 20 HIMARS launchers to Ukraine, as well as a large number of satellite-guided missiles with a range of about 50 miles (about 80 km).
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I think it is important to note that only one of the aircraft appears to have been damaged.
The MoD indicated light damage to two aircraft, judging by the photos, this is the aircraft that received the most damage, which is really not that significant, the other aircraft will have only minor damage.
The MoD indicated light damage to two aircraft, judging by the photos, this is the aircraft that received the most damage, which is really not that significant, the other aircraft will have only minor damage.
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TIL that numerous writers who have worked on the comic book character John Constantine have, independently of one another, claimed to have been approached by him in real life, despite him being a fictional character
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TIL that numerous writers who have worked on the comic book...
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💉 Robert Clancy, Emeritus Professor of Pathology at the University of Newcastle Medical School (Twitter)
Clancy is member of Australian Academy of Science’s COVID-19.
Article in English and German (Prof. Radbruch)
Clancy is member of Australian Academy of Science’s COVID-19.
Article in English and German (Prof. Radbruch)
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What happened to “do no harm?”
https://nationalfile.com/duke-university-refuses-kidney-transplant-to-dying-girl-for-refusing-covid-vaccine/
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EXCLUSIVE: Duke University Refuses Kidney Transplant To Dying Girl For Refusing COVID Vaccine
Two Christian parents, Chrissy and Lee Hicks, both North Carolina Army veterans, have 11 children, including a 14-year-old girl, Yulia, who is a rescued orphan from Ukraine. Yulia has been shuffled around the US and transferred between caretakers several…
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What is the greatest taboo in our culture? Is it saying, “I love Satan”? Is it saying, “I love Judas, I would have kept the 30 pieces of silver”? Is it saying, “The Trinity is a nonsense doctrine invented by Rome/Saul-the-Fake-Apostle/paganism”? Is it saying, “Jesus was a fraud who is now in hell burning in excrement and I would kill him again”? NO. The greatest taboo in our culture is CHALLENGING THE HISTORICAL NARRATIVE ON WHICH THE POWER OF THE AMERICAN EMPIRE WAS FOUNDED.
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BREAKING: Kirstie Alley has passed away.
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I'm impressed at ChatGPT's ability to generate responses based on regurgitating Wikipedia level facts, but its physical reasoning ability is limited. Here's a discussion I had with it about measuring the circumference of the Earth.
Did Eratosthenes' measurement of the shadows cast at different latitudes accurately measure the circumference of the Earth? [Yes].
Eratosthenes is famous for accurately measuring the circumference of the Earth using a simple method involving the measurement of shadows cast at different latitudes. His method involved measuring the angle of a shadow cast by a vertical rod at two different locations, one of which was known to be on the Tropic of Cancer and the other of which was Alexandria. By using the difference in the angles of the shadows and the distance between the two locations, he was able to calculate the circumference of the Earth to a high degree of accuracy.
[This is true and accurate].
But couldn't the same data be used to measure the distance to the sun under the assumption of a flat earth? [Yes it could].
Eratosthenes' method of measuring the circumference of the Earth would not be applicable for measuring the distance to the Sun under the assumption of a flat Earth. This is because the method he used relies on the Earth being a sphere, with the angles of the shadows being caused by the curvature of the Earth. [That was his assumption; his method doesn't require it, though]. In a flat Earth model, the angles of the shadows would not be related to the curvature of the Earth, and so Eratosthenes' method would not produce accurate results. Additionally, the distance to the Sun is much greater than the circumference of the Earth, so even if his method could be applied in a flat Earth model, it would not be able to provide accurate results for such a long distance.
[I'd quibble on the wording, but not bad. Accurate, but kinda missing the point].
If Eratosthene's method relies on the a priori assumption that the Earth is spherical, can its result be used as evidence that the earth is spherical? [No].
Did Eratosthenes' measurement of the shadows cast at different latitudes accurately measure the circumference of the Earth? [Yes].
Eratosthenes is famous for accurately measuring the circumference of the Earth using a simple method involving the measurement of shadows cast at different latitudes. His method involved measuring the angle of a shadow cast by a vertical rod at two different locations, one of which was known to be on the Tropic of Cancer and the other of which was Alexandria. By using the difference in the angles of the shadows and the distance between the two locations, he was able to calculate the circumference of the Earth to a high degree of accuracy.
[This is true and accurate].
But couldn't the same data be used to measure the distance to the sun under the assumption of a flat earth? [Yes it could].
Eratosthenes' method of measuring the circumference of the Earth would not be applicable for measuring the distance to the Sun under the assumption of a flat Earth. This is because the method he used relies on the Earth being a sphere, with the angles of the shadows being caused by the curvature of the Earth. [That was his assumption; his method doesn't require it, though]. In a flat Earth model, the angles of the shadows would not be related to the curvature of the Earth, and so Eratosthenes' method would not produce accurate results. Additionally, the distance to the Sun is much greater than the circumference of the Earth, so even if his method could be applied in a flat Earth model, it would not be able to provide accurate results for such a long distance.
[I'd quibble on the wording, but not bad. Accurate, but kinda missing the point].
If Eratosthene's method relies on the a priori assumption that the Earth is spherical, can its result be used as evidence that the earth is spherical? [No].
While Eratosthenes' method of measuring the circumference of the Earth relies on the assumption that the Earth is a sphere, the fact that it produces accurate results can still be considered evidence that the Earth is indeed spherical. [No!]. This is because the method is based on sound scientific principles and makes precise predictions that are in agreement with observations. [Absolutely not. It's easy to have mutually inconsistent theories consistent with the same observations. That observations agree with a particular theory does not prove that theory.] The fact that the method produces accurate results despite assuming that the Earth is a sphere provides strong support for the idea that the Earth is indeed spherical. [Nonsense. Eratosthene's results at two points are entirely consistent with a flat Earth. More measurements are required to distinguish between the flat-Earth-close-Sun and the spherical-Earth-distant-Sun hypotheses. Eratosthene's result is ambiguous and inconclusive].
If instead, Eratosthene's started from the assumption of a flat Earth, the exact same measurement could be used to prove that the sun is relatively close to the Earth. How can measurements at only two locations distinguish between the flat Earth and spherical Earth hypotheses?
While it is true that the same measurements used by Eratosthenes to calculate the circumference of the Earth could be used to measure the distance to the Sun in a flat Earth model, these measurements would not be sufficient to distinguish between the flat Earth and spherical Earth hypotheses. This is because the measurements only provide information about the angles of the shadows at two locations, which is not enough to determine the overall shape of the Earth. [Yes! NOW it's got the right answer]. In order to determine whether the Earth is flat or spherical, additional measurements and observations would be necessary, such as the observation of the roundness of the Earth's shadow during a lunar eclipse or the observed changes in the positions of celestial objects over time. These additional observations are not possible in a flat Earth model, which is why they provide strong evidence that the Earth is indeed spherical.
[OK. Better.]
What is the best evidence that the Earth is spherical?
There is a wealth of evidence that supports the idea that the Earth is a sphere, including the fact that the Earth casts a round shadow on the Moon during a lunar eclipse, the observed curvature of the Earth's surface, and the fact that the Earth is a nearly perfect sphere based on its rotation and gravitational field. In addition, the fact that the Earth is a sphere is also supported by the way that gravity works, with objects being attracted to the center of the Earth and the Earth's gravitational pull being stronger at the poles than at the equator. Overall, the evidence for the Earth's sphericity is strong and comes from many different sources, making it one of the most well-established facts in science.
My impression is that the AI defaults to accepting revealed truths like, "the Earth is spherical," and has difficulty understanding or justifying those conclusions or entertaining alternate hypotheses.
If instead, Eratosthene's started from the assumption of a flat Earth, the exact same measurement could be used to prove that the sun is relatively close to the Earth. How can measurements at only two locations distinguish between the flat Earth and spherical Earth hypotheses?
While it is true that the same measurements used by Eratosthenes to calculate the circumference of the Earth could be used to measure the distance to the Sun in a flat Earth model, these measurements would not be sufficient to distinguish between the flat Earth and spherical Earth hypotheses. This is because the measurements only provide information about the angles of the shadows at two locations, which is not enough to determine the overall shape of the Earth. [Yes! NOW it's got the right answer]. In order to determine whether the Earth is flat or spherical, additional measurements and observations would be necessary, such as the observation of the roundness of the Earth's shadow during a lunar eclipse or the observed changes in the positions of celestial objects over time. These additional observations are not possible in a flat Earth model, which is why they provide strong evidence that the Earth is indeed spherical.
[OK. Better.]
What is the best evidence that the Earth is spherical?
There is a wealth of evidence that supports the idea that the Earth is a sphere, including the fact that the Earth casts a round shadow on the Moon during a lunar eclipse, the observed curvature of the Earth's surface, and the fact that the Earth is a nearly perfect sphere based on its rotation and gravitational field. In addition, the fact that the Earth is a sphere is also supported by the way that gravity works, with objects being attracted to the center of the Earth and the Earth's gravitational pull being stronger at the poles than at the equator. Overall, the evidence for the Earth's sphericity is strong and comes from many different sources, making it one of the most well-established facts in science.
My impression is that the AI defaults to accepting revealed truths like, "the Earth is spherical," and has difficulty understanding or justifying those conclusions or entertaining alternate hypotheses.
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-12-01/how-coincidences-help-us-make-sense-of-the-world
Los Angeles Times
Strange coincidences: Are they fluke events or acts of God?
What's the probability of something happening? Or of two things happening at once? Scientists offer up explanations for "meaningful coincidences."
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