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  1. Comment on Superconductor megathread in ~science

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    Discovery does not follow a pre-defined curve for inventions necesarilly. In many cases (and most important ones) nothing seems to happen until something happens (think penicillin).

    Discovery does not follow a pre-defined curve for inventions necesarilly. In many cases (and most important ones) nothing seems to happen until something happens (think penicillin).

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  2. Comment on Superconductor megathread in ~science

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    However, both of these can be addressed for all use cases, especially (2).

    However, both of these can be addressed for all use cases, especially (2).

  3. Comment on Superconductor megathread in ~science

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    So, yours is a long post and I will try to reply to as much as I can. AFAIK SCs are Newtonian systems, it's just that their atomic interactions do not cause as high an energy loss (almost...

    So, yours is a long post and I will try to reply to as much as I can.

    With superconductors, the energy loss is DRASTICALLY reduced, because superconductors don't behave like your usual Newtonian systems

    AFAIK SCs are Newtonian systems, it's just that their atomic interactions do not cause as high an energy loss (almost non-existent loss). This means that eletrical energy can be stored in them forever.

    this feels like it falls into "too good to be true" category. So of course, I have to immediately ask, what's the catch?

    If this is validated, there is no catch. Life will never be the same. See the OP for the nitter thread of results. However, we have had such moments before (fire, wheels, penicillin, transistors etc.).

    I'm think I'm just going to follow the advice elsewhere in the thread, and forget about this until it makes major headlines again.

    Makes sense. For us that we follow closely, it's a lovely hobby :)

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  4. Comment on Superconductor megathread in ~science

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    Due to its relatively easy manufacturing process a lot of labs are trying to replicate so the turnaround time should be rather small.

    Due to its relatively easy manufacturing process a lot of labs are trying to replicate so the turnaround time should be rather small.

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  5. Comment on Superconductor megathread in ~science

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    Who from Varda offered details on this? Delian?

    Who from Varda offered details on this? Delian?

  6. Comment on Superconductor megathread in ~science

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    I recommend the video. Sabine seems excellent at what she does.

    I recommend the video. Sabine seems excellent at what she does.

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  7. Comment on Superconductor megathread in ~science

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    You can find a link on my OP regarding the (amazing) implications of such a discovery. A thread that explains this very nciely is this: https://nitter.net/Andercot/status/1685088625187495936

    You can find a link on my OP regarding the (amazing) implications of such a discovery. A thread that explains this very nciely is this: https://nitter.net/Andercot/status/1685088625187495936

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  8. Superconductor megathread

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    Hey everyone, As a few of you may know, there was a paper released a few days ago claiming that an Room-Temperature Ambient-Pressure Superconductor (RTAPS) was created. You can see the original...

    Hey everyone,

    As a few of you may know, there was a paper released a few days ago claiming that an Room-Temperature Ambient-Pressure Superconductor (RTAPS) was created. You can see the original paper here: https://arxiv.org/abs/2307.12008

    To bring things into perspective if this holds true we would likely dispense with energy and transportation concerns. It would be akin to the discovery of fire, penicillin or the transistor. A groundbreaking change. See here for a more detailed, bullish list of things it can help with: https://nitter.net/Andercot/status/1685088625187495936

    There are many communities that are discussing this. The best summary I was able to find is here: https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/claims-of-room-temperature-and-ambient-pressure-superconductor.1106083/page-17

    There is still a very much active debate there (and elsewhere online) of people on the viability of the original people. Many are pessimistic that the evidence is scant and that the original publication does not hold its water. An interesting summary of the sentiment of a part of the community can be found through the (faux) betting market of Manifold here: https://manifold.markets/QuantumObserver/will-the-lk99-room-temp-ambient-pre

    On the link above they are also diligently tracking any replication attempts. Currently we are at the stage were theoretical simulations have validated the possibility of the purported materials to be superconductors (https://arxiv.org/abs/2307.16892).

    Finally, a nice replication attempt that tried to make the creation process better and demonstrated some of the effects required to prove superconductivity (scroll up): https://twitter.com/iris_IGB/status/1685804254718459904

    This is very exciting, because even if some properties are valid, it gives a mjor boost to the whole field.

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  9. Comment on Self labeling comments in ~tildes

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    Thanks a lot for this! I have added an additional comment there.

    Thanks a lot for this!
    I have added an additional comment there.

    2 votes

  10. Comment on Self labeling comments in ~tildes

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    Is this thread the proper channel or would an Issue on GH work better?

    Is this thread the proper channel or would an Issue on GH work better?

    1 vote

  11. Comment on A harrowing vision of mind uploading in the form of a fictitious Wiki article in ~books

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    Thanks a lot for this! I was able to find the discussion and it offered the context I was looking for!

    Thanks a lot for this!
    I was able to find the discussion and it offered the context I was looking for!

  12. Comment on A harrowing vision of mind uploading in the form of a fictitious Wiki article in ~books

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    Thanks a lot for this! I was able to find the discussion and it offered the context I was looking for!

    Thanks a lot for this!
    I was able to find the discussion and it offered the context I was looking for!

  13. Comment on Self labeling comments in ~tildes

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    This may need to be placed on another thread but I think it would intresting to add a few other labels here like NSFW or Sensitive. I cam across a comment on Tildes that didn't provide too much...

    This may need to be placed on another thread but I think it would intresting to add a few other labels here like NSFW or Sensitive.
    I cam across a comment on Tildes that didn't provide too much context on what they were talking about, only a term to Google, which led to a website that I felt really bad after visiting. The user didn't provide too much context but enough to intrigue me to Google.

    I think offering that user the possibility to ponder if their comment may be harmful to some would be fair.

    6 votes

  14. Comment on What is your favorite small internet forum? Whats your favorite story/drama from it? in ~tech

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    I honestly do not even want to dive any more into this. I can tell you it is not wholesome, nice neither too much on topic because your OP talks about your favorite places & interesting stories...

    I honestly do not even want to dive any more into this.
    I can tell you it is not wholesome, nice neither too much on topic because your OP talks about your favorite places & interesting stories about it. I do not see either on your comment neither I recommend you to add it.
    If anyone is intrigues I would recommend they visit third-party sources that describe the forum before visiting.

    I can tell you that my brief visit really ruined my mood because I hate places like this online. But I realise that it may be my sensitivity to this, so I'm not labelling your post as Malice.

  15. Comment on What is your favorite small internet forum? Whats your favorite story/drama from it? in ~tech

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    I visited this through Google due to curiosity, and I found this a terrible, disgusting very distasteful forum. I do not recommend anyone to visit this and this neither satire nor sarcasm.

    I visited this through Google due to curiosity, and I found this a terrible, disgusting very distasteful forum. I do not recommend anyone to visit this and this neither satire nor sarcasm.

  16. Comment on A harrowing vision of mind uploading in the form of a fictitious Wiki article in ~books

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    Could you please link that fediverse thread? I would love to see more discussion about this.

    Could you please link that fediverse thread?
    I would love to see more discussion about this.

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  17. Comment on Positive masculinity is overrated in ~life.men

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    Thanks a lot for the response. This discussion is fruitful. I have a couple points here, which I am dividing in sections. The Paradox of Intolerance I have specifically addressed on my last...

    Thanks a lot for the response. This discussion is fruitful. I have a couple points here, which I am dividing in sections.

    The Paradox of Intolerance

    I have specifically addressed on my last paragraph which I will quote below.

    And I think the main issue around debating is due to fallibility of man. We are subverted into learned bad behaviors of power assertion, domination etc. and this leads to political doublespeak which makes the whole endeavor of true discussion just next to impossible. If we can't ground ourselves to the true definition of good, nothing can place meaningful roots.

    What I aim to illustrate here is that the issue is not the total freedom of expression and the desire to question anything and everything. It is that we lack substantive virtue and the lived experience to influence others through it. I will explain this with a brief example: A malicious actor supports the idea that genocide is appropriate. You say, it's bad. Then the other person compels you to support why it is bad. Long story short, 2-3 branches within this tree, it's evident that it all comes down to your individual morality. Now, morality is supported by axioms (if you are a materialist) or universal truths (if you follow religion). It all comes down to them and people can reason through these concrete ideas (and they have been doing so through philosophy and theology). This is the context under which you would entertain, maybe not the idea of genocide (which is a horrible monstrosity), but the idea of conversing with a person that has that opinion.

    There are many additional reasons to engage in such debate. The challenge of your ideas and rhetoric, the solidarity built with the other person in the pursuit of truth. The expression of an opinion that many have, but hold to themselves. The creation of community around your stance. The chance to better understand the human psyche and an opportunity to speak with what's broken in other people (and may well be broken in us).

    Farmers are very diligent in removing weeds from the crops while they are small, all the time. Democracy and virtue must do the same every step of the way, all the time while respecting each and every human in the process.

    It is an absolute ideal to be able to commune with every person around us and love them (not their evil ideas and thoughts) as people. However, as you mention, we are limited on the things we can/ want to support. We can, at least, try to reach out to these people. Offer our firm, strong opinions (that are not afraid to be tested and hold water under every circumstance) but do so, not with a slap but with a hug.

    In the end, tolerance of people that just agree with me is intolerance. Thus, if nothing else, tolerance risks to be able to find a solution for these malicious actors. At least it tries.

    Logical debate vs feelings

    I will not expand too much on this. Some people, truly, are not worth debating (you are not one of them). However, as I mentioned on my quoted passage, ideas that are so important as to have you shun a person, deny them or convict them, should have explanations that appeal to reason, ethos and feelings.

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  18. Comment on Seeking advice and resources for keeping chickens in ~life.pets

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    I don't know too much about raising chickens (haven't done it myself), but maybe you can get some actionable information from this YouTuber family I'm following (they are great overall)....

    I don't know too much about raising chickens (haven't done it myself), but maybe you can get some actionable information from this YouTuber family I'm following (they are great overall).

    https://www.youtube.com/@TheSeasonalHomestead/search?query=chickens

    Wish you and your family well.

    3 votes

  19. Comment on Positive masculinity is overrated in ~life.men

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    I will not dive too deep in your thoughtful response. Sorry for that. However I would like to simply chip in on your points. I find that the problem around such issues is that there rarely is a...

    I will not dive too deep in your thoughtful response. Sorry for that. However I would like to simply chip in on your points.

    I've had people tell me to my face that "letting women vote was a mistake" so I know this kind of thinking isn't dead nor just relegated to isolated nasty internet forums.

    I find that the problem around such issues is that there rarely is a structured, intelligent debate around them, without the fear of bumping up against established thought and taboo. Nothing should be taboo, as long as we approach it with love, compassion, understanding and with these as our goal for our fellow man. However, women's right to vote, worker's rights, democracy etc. all these things we consider as self-evident truths - are not. They should be up for debate. If anything, since it is so elementary when these people come up with such radically different opinions, you should have the toolbox to appeal to their ethos, logic and feelings to guide them to the natural truth.

    And I think the main issue around debating is due to fallibility of man. We are subverted into learned bad behaviors of power assertion, domination etc. and this leads to political doublespeak which makes the whole endeavor of true discussion just next to impossible. If we can't ground ourselves to the true definition of good, nothing can place meaningful roots.

  20. Comment on Positive masculinity is overrated in ~life.men

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    I find your response to be riddled with many contradictions. Here I feel you have an aversion towards what humans made. It seems like you are saying it lacks real truth and purpose. Thus, why...

    I find your response to be riddled with many contradictions.

    Before worrying about fitting in some mold called "man", fit into the "human" role. Both are made up,

    Here I feel you have an aversion towards what humans made. It seems like you are saying it lacks real truth and purpose. Thus, why should we fit in these roles at all?

    being a human is both older, has a bigger scope, and inherently leads to self improvement by acknowledging yourself as a person, with needs, feelings, and this weird thing called consciousness

    Here it looks like you answer my previous question. However, if older is the goal, we can just be more hurtful to people around us or have inequitable systems of organization, just because we've had this modus operandi for a long time anyway. Additionally this is just an assertion. Why does being human predate being a man?

    "Being a man" should be a consequence of understanding yourself. It's therefore specific to you, which is why trying to fit into the predefined role feels conflicting.

    Again there are a lot of assertions here. Maybe it feels conflicting because there is new societal pressure that puts you in conflict with who you really are. Namely, the position you're making here and that assertion that the role doesn't really exist, it's a choice and you're supposed to make the right one, is what is creating the conflict in the first place.

    Disclaimer: I'm in complete opposition with your last sentence. I feel that, regarding your implicit definitions of roles, good, bad, consciousness and our nature, religion is what provides us with the only way of reconciliation with them, access via truth and personal happiness and purpose fulfillment.

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