Hamartiogonic

Hamartiogonic , 4 months ago to Ask Science in Could non-Newtonian fluids be used in the future as a kind of percussive ear protection?

There are lots of strange options besides newtonian fluids. Would be interesting to see how dilatant, peusdoplastic, thixotropic etc react to sounds. Perhaps there is a way to make a material that allows quiet sounds to pass through and blocks all the loud ones. My guess is that dilatant liquids should be a good candidate.

Hamartiogonic , 5 months ago to xkcd in xkcd #2881: Bug Thread

I recall reading an article about version numbers, and it mentioned an interesting example of some app where the version number is essentially pi. Each update just adds another digit to the version, so eventually it’s going to get really long. When the developer dies, all the remaining bugs in the software will officially become undocumented features.

Hamartiogonic , 6 months ago to xkcd in xkcd #2867: DateTime

It’s a programmer thing. As you’re typing the code, you may suddenly realize that the program needs to a assume certain things to work properly. You could assume that time runs at a normal rate as opposed to something completely wild when traveling close to the speed of light or when orbiting a black hole.

In order to keep the already way too messy code reasonably simple, you decide that the program assumes you’re on Earth. You leave a comment in the relevant part of the code saying that this part shouldn’t break as long as you’re not doing anything too extreme.

Hamartiogonic , 6 months ago to xkcd in xkcd #2867: DateTime

If you run a realistic physical simulation of a star, and you include every subatomic particle in it, you’re going to have to use very small time increments. Computers can’t handle anywhere near that many particles yet, but mark my words, physicists of the future are going want to run this simulation as soon as we have the computer to do it. Also, the simulation should predict events billions of years in the future, so you may need to build a new time tracking system to handle that.

Hamartiogonic , 6 months ago to xkcd in xkcd #2866: Snow

After the first month of sweeping snow off your car every morning you being to wonder how long until spring. If you also need to shovel snow every morning, it happens even faster.

Hamartiogonic , 6 months ago to xkcd in xkcd #2865: The Wrong Stuff

You can find those in the what if series too.

“Outer space is a lot higher up than Niagara Falls,[citation needed] so the plunge down into the atmosphere at the bottom of Earth’s gravity well adds a lot more than 0.1 degrees worth of heat.”

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Hamartiogonic , 7 months ago to xkcd in xkcd #2852: Parameterball

Are we confined to only finite positive values? If so, are there upper or lower limits? I’m kinda curious about how the game would go with a ball smaller than a spec of dust. Or how about a court twice the size of the observable universe?

Densities can get very interesting too if the ball collapses under its own mass into a singularity? Or how about a ball with neutron star density without the gravity to push it together? This is getting into the what if territory again.

Hamartiogonic , 8 months ago to xkcd in xkcd #2842: Inspiraling Roundabout

An infinite spiral could easily solve these problems.

Hamartiogonic , 8 months ago to xkcd in xkcd #2841: Sign Combo

I knew printing your own signs would lead to interesting exploits, but this is just next level.

Hamartiogonic , 9 months ago to xkcd in xkcd #2834: Book Podcasts

You’re a genius! This new invention is going revolutionize the whole industry.

Hamartiogonic , 9 months ago to xkcd in xkcd #2834: Book Podcasts

Oh, and then you could add a system for buying new clothes for the main character if you don’t like the default ones.

Hamartiogonic , 9 months ago to xkcd in xkcd #2834: Book Podcasts

And while you’re at it, you could add some pictures. Maybe something like a grid of 6-8 pictures on each page. The dialogue could be in a bubble close to the speaker’s head.

Hamartiogonic , 9 months ago to xkcd in xkcd #2832: Urban Planning Opinion Progression

Take a look at Oulu. If you don’t live in the city center, you can ride your bike to get there. The lames for light traffic are numerous and we’ll maintained. The busses are fine, as long as you are mindful if the schedules.

Hamartiogonic , 10 months ago to Fediverse in Threads' New Terms & Conditions Affects the Fediverse

I asked bing to tldr the article, and here’s what I got:

Here is a summary of the article you requested:

The article discusses how the recent changes in the terms of service of Threads, a popular social media platform, affect the Fediverse, a network of decentralized and interoperable social media platforms. The article argues that the new terms of service are incompatible with the Fediverse’s values and principles, and that they pose a threat to the Fediverse’s future.

The main points of the article are:

• Threads is a social media platform that allows users to create and join communities based on their interests. It is part of the Fediverse, which means it can communicate with other platforms that use the same protocols, such as Mastodon, Pleroma, and Pixelfed¹.
• The Fediverse is based on the idea of self-hosting, which means that anyone can run their own instance of a platform and have full control over their data and moderation policies. The Fediverse also promotes federation, which means that different instances can interact with each other and share content across platforms².
• In August 2023, Threads announced a new terms of service that introduced several restrictions and requirements for users and instances that want to use its service. Some of these include:
  • Users must agree to let Threads collect and use their personal data for advertising and analytics purposes³.
  • Users must follow Threads’ community guidelines, which prohibit certain types of content, such as hate speech, harassment, nudity, violence, etc.
  • Instances must register with Threads and obtain a license to federate with its service. Instances that fail to comply with Threads’ terms of service or community guidelines may be suspended or banned from federation.
• The article claims that these changes are harmful to the Fediverse for several reasons:
  • They violate the Fediverse’s ethos of user autonomy and privacy, by forcing users to give up their data and follow Threads’ rules.
  • They create a power imbalance between Threads and other platforms, by giving Threads the ability to dictate who can federate with its service and what content can be shared.
  • They undermine the Fediverse’s diversity and innovation, by discouraging users and developers from exploring alternative platforms and features.
• The article concludes by urging users and instances to boycott Threads and support other platforms that respect the Fediverse’s values and principles. It also suggests that the Fediverse should develop more robust standards and protocols to prevent similar situations from happening in the future.

Source: Conversation with Bing, 31/08/2023 (1) TLDR This - Article Summarizer & Online Text Summarizing Tool. tldrthis.com. (2) TLDR 2023-08-14. tldr.tech/tech/2023-08-14. (3) Generative AI in big tech ‍ , Stability AI … - tldr.tech. tldr.tech/ai/2023-08-09.

Hamartiogonic , 10 months ago to Ask Science in What if the quantum uncertainty suddenly became significantly larger on macroscopic scales?

So basically, we would just skip straight to the heat death of the universe, right?