Gauc2

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by Gauc2 8y ago
>Just for the record, you don't re-create stellar-core conditions with earth-bound fusion devices: We don't have the means, and the yield would suck. See Inertial Confinement Fusion, The NIF, High-Energy-Density Physics, etc.
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by Gauc2 8y ago
Relevant creepy music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6i7A8Plqb8
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by Gauc2 8y ago
Here is my hot take. Strictly speaking for APS, this funding model does not seem to be a big deal. If you are an active physicist in research, you are very likely to be part of an institution that has a subscription to the journals (univers
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by Gauc2 8y ago
I think a lot of this depend on the field and context. For example in physics there are a lot of commercially available simulation tools that help with analysis of an experiment. You of course describe the approach and setup of the simulati
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by Gauc2 8y ago
>Look at arxiv - the only thing it's missing that journals have is reviews. That is a pretty significant difference.
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by Gauc2 8y ago
The society is a network of researchers with like interests. Political lobbying is also important for a lot of academic societies (like APS). I find it interesting that you are advocating the removal of a current capitalistic/greedy fu
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by Gauc2 8y ago
>BTW, because of the way Amazon’s FBA service works, even ordering items that are “sold by” a reputable retailer but “fulfilled by Amazon” gets you a high chance of receiving a fake. This is because they mix FBA stock and don’t discrimin
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by Gauc2 8y ago
I use a journal. I strive to layout daily goals in the morning and then reflect on the day in the evening. Lately it has been difficult to consistently layout goals in the morning, so the evening portion has morphed into reflection on the d
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by Gauc2 8y ago
Artificial and natural is probably not the best terminology to use [0]. What is true is that this will almost certainly contain enrichment of one or more isotopes (NASA uses Pu-238 for some of their missions). [0] https://en.wiki
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by Gauc2 9y ago
I think this is a valid opinion, but it its a bit circular. 'We don't respect embargoes' -> 'Company only releases to individuals who respect embargoes' -> repeat
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by Gauc2 9y ago
My impression is that IQ test roughly measures g [0], which does correlate with intelligence.Note that this is not my research area by any stretch. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G_factor_(psychometrics)