There is no forum rule against starting new threads. If nobody is interested in the topic they just fade away and die.

party_pants said:

There is no forum rule against starting new threads. If nobody is interested in the topic they just fade away and die.

Nobody?

party_pants said:

There is no forum rule against starting new threads. If nobody is interested in the topic they just fade away and die.

I see you’ve started a new thread.

Tau.Neutrino said:

party_pants said:

There is no forum rule against starting new threads. If nobody is interested in the topic they just fade away and die.

I see you’ve started a new thread.

Soon it will be an old thread though.

Ian said:

party_pants said:

There is no forum rule against starting new threads. If nobody is interested in the topic they just fade away and die.

Nobody?

Nobody else

party_pants said:

Ian said:

party_pants said:

There is no forum rule against starting new threads. If nobody is interested in the topic they just fade away and die.

Nobody?

Nobody else

Huh?

So meta

Yes but it they’re threads about nothing, it’s a waste of black screen.

Each unnecessary white word on the black screen adds yet more CO2 to the atmosphere.

I think the last time I bought a new suit was probably 50 years ago.

dv said:

So meta

Fuk the Zuk

dv said:

So meta

I’m so meta, even this acronym …

Since Crazy Clark’s was liquidated most of my threads come from K-Kart.
The quality is not crash hot, they don’t last long and every second prick in the street have the same shirt and shorts on but hey they are cheap.

If someone started a new thread on the subject of New Thread, what sort of discussion might that lead to?

Ian said:

party_pants said:

There is no forum rule against starting new threads. If nobody is interested in the topic they just fade away and die.

Nobody?

Nobody
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yp3_CidSd1U

The Rev Dodgson said:

If someone started a new thread on the subject of New Thread, what sort of discussion might that lead to?

I guess we’ll never know

sarahs mum said:

Ian said:

party_pants said:

There is no forum rule against starting new threads. If nobody is interested in the topic they just fade away and die.

Nobody?

Nobody
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yp3_CidSd1U

Great MINEs Think Alike :) (;

Oh great a thread about nobody doing nothing. Sounds just right.

party_pants said:

There is no forum rule against starting new threads. If nobody is interested in the topic they just fade away and die.

Noted. Quite often I have something I want to post that is too important for chat but not important enough for starting a new thread. I’ll put it here.

Take note those three (or more) other forumites who post science articles in chat.

Here’s an example.

https://menafn.com/1103769558/NASA-says-James-Webb-mirror-alignment-continues-successfully

James Webb mirror alignment continues successfully

James Webb continued on its path to becoming a focused observatory as the team has successfully worked through the second and third out of seven total phases of mirror alignment.

After moving what were 18 scattered dots of starlight into Webb’s signature hexagonal formation, the team refined each mirror segment’s image by making minor adjustments, while also changing the alignment of James Webb’s secondary mirror.

Once Segment Alignment was achieved, the focused dots reflected by each mirror were then stacked on top of each other, delivering photons of light from each segment to the same location on NIRCam’s sensor.

During this process, called Image Stacking, the team activated sets of six mirrors at a time and commanded them to repoint their light to overlap, until all dots of starlight overlapped with each other.

Although Image Stacking put all the light from a star in one place on NIRCam’s detector, the mirror segments are still acting as 18 small telescopes rather than one big one.

The team is now starting the fourth phase of mirror alignment, known as Coarse Phasing, where NIRCam is used to capture light spectra from 20 separate pairings of mirror segments.

Bubblecar said:

Yes but it they’re threads about nothing, it’s a waste of black screen.

Each unnecessary white word on the black screen adds yet more CO2 to the atmosphere.

Save yer Breathe :-p

Next topic.

Grab petrol today, while you can !

Of three nearby petrol stations, all three have some pumps closed because they’ve run out of petrol.
One service station has no petrol at all. One is selling what is left at above $2.00 a litre. And the third (usually the most expensive) only has half its pumps closed and is selling at $1.69 a litre. I filled up.

mollwollfumble said:

Next topic.

Grab petrol today, while you can !

Of three nearby petrol stations, all three have some pumps closed because they’ve run out of petrol.
One service station has no petrol at all. One is selling what is left at above $2.00 a litre. And the third (usually the most expensive) only has half its pumps closed and is selling at $1.69 a litre. I filled up.

Next topic.

Different banks treat getting money out in different ways. Investor beware.

• Bank Vic – term deposit closed and money withdrawn the same day
• Bendigo Bank – term deposit money unavailable for 31 days, but then is withdrawn automatically to be available elsewhere the next day
• Bank Melb – term deposit money unavailable for 30 days, and then you have to go back into the branch to put in a separate withdrawal form, can’t be withdrawn on a Saturday. Normally $35 withdrawal fee, but reduced to $0. Web access keeps failing so we’ve given up.
• ANZ – money from normal account visit bank to withdraw $500,000 same day. $28 withdrawal fee.
• Ubank – couldn’t get in on web account or on phone call so they said they’d snail mail me access. Snail mail access never arrived and follow up phone call useless. But 18 days later did succeed in getting web access.

mollwollfumble said:

Next topic.

Grab petrol today, while you can !

Of three nearby petrol stations, all three have some pumps closed because they’ve run out of petrol.
One service station has no petrol at all. One is selling what is left at above $2.00 a litre. And the third (usually the most expensive) only has half its pumps closed and is selling at $1.69 a litre. I filled up.

Next topic.

Different banks treat getting money out in different ways. Investor beware.

• Bank Vic – term deposit closed and money withdrawn the same day
• Bendigo Bank – term deposit money unavailable for 31 days, but then is withdrawn automatically to be available elsewhere the next day
• Bank Melb – term deposit money unavailable for 30 days, and then you have to go back into the branch to put in a separate withdrawal form, can’t be withdrawn on a Saturday. Normally $35 withdrawal fee, but reduced to $0. Web access keeps failing so we’ve given up.
• ANZ – money from normal account visit bank to withdraw $500,000 same day. $28 withdrawal fee.
• Ubank – couldn’t get in on web account or on phone call so they said they’d snail mail me access. Snail mail access never arrived and follow up phone call useless. But 18 days later did succeed in getting web access.
  

Next topic.

I saw a person standing up paddling a surfboard across the Bay yesterday. Nothing unusual in that, but is was such as slow means of transport.

Would you buy a surfboard fitted with an outboard motor or jet ski motor?

I would. It would be water equivalent of the electric scooter.

Set it up with a pressure switch so the motor immediately stops if you fall off.

mollwollfumble said:

Next topic.

Grab petrol today, while you can !

Of three nearby petrol stations, all three have some pumps closed because they’ve run out of petrol.
One service station has no petrol at all. One is selling what is left at above $2.00 a litre. And the third (usually the most expensive) only has half its pumps closed and is selling at $1.69 a litre. I filled up.

Next topic.

Different banks treat getting money out in different ways. Investor beware.

• Bank Vic – term deposit closed and money withdrawn the same day
• Bendigo Bank – term deposit money unavailable for 31 days, but then is withdrawn automatically to be available elsewhere the next day
• Bank Melb – term deposit money unavailable for 30 days, and then you have to go back into the branch to put in a separate withdrawal form, can’t be withdrawn on a Saturday. Normally $35 withdrawal fee, but reduced to $0. Web access keeps failing so we’ve given up.
• ANZ – money from normal account visit bank to withdraw $500,000 same day. $28 withdrawal fee.
• Ubank – couldn’t get in on web account or on phone call so they said they’d snail mail me access. Snail mail access never arrived and follow up phone call useless. But 18 days later did succeed in getting web access.

Next topic.

I saw a person standing up paddling a surfboard across the Bay yesterday. Nothing unusual in that, but is was such as slow means of transport.

Would you buy a surfboard fitted with an outboard motor or jet ski motor?

I would. It would be water equivalent of the electric scooter.

Set it up with a pressure switch so the motor immediately stops if you fall off.

Next topic.

There are two huge mysteries in fundamental physics

• Incompatibility of GR and QM
• What is Dark Matter?

My thought is: what if this isn’t two mysteries, but one and the same mystery expressed in different ways.

At the start of the universe, in that incredibly high energy state, GR and QM were once a single entity. As the universe cooled, symmetry breaking separated GR and QM. At the same time, it separated normal matter and Dark Matter. A note here, this is long before the first baryons, so the assumption here is that mass and normal matter existed before the first baryons, so the calling normal matter “baryonic matter” is only pedantically correct at later times.

Anyway, gravity acts on normal matter through GR, through the bending of space-time. But what if gravity on Dark Matter doesn’t interact through GR but instead interacts by the QM equivalent – gravitons?

This ought to be testable. If I remember correctly, the bending of light due to gravitons is twice as strong as the the bending of light due to GR. So a simple test comparing the mass of a galaxy cluster calculated from gravitational lensing vs the mass of a galaxy cluster from the viral theorem (greater gravity means faster motion) will test whether Dark Matter actually follows GR.

mollwollfumble said:

There are two huge mysteries in fundamental physics

• Incompatibility of GR and QM
• What is Dark Matter?
  

I know it’s quite unlikely to be correct, but I am a fan of the quantised gravity theory.
And also E8 theory.

Perhaps the first quad-rotor machine to take flight, and in the 50’s as well.

Convertawings Model-A Quadrotor

Spiny Norman said:

mollwollfumble said:

There are two huge mysteries in fundamental physics

• Incompatibility of GR and QM
• What is Dark Matter?
  

I know it’s quite unlikely to be correct, but I am a fan of the quantised gravity theory.
And also E8 theory.

It would be interesting if we are all living in a simulation its only rendered so many layers deep and in the real world the solution is relatively easy to discover

Cymek said:

Spiny Norman said:

mollwollfumble said:

There are two huge mysteries in fundamental physics

• Incompatibility of GR and QM
• What is Dark Matter?
  

I know it’s quite unlikely to be correct, but I am a fan of the quantised gravity theory.
And also E8 theory.

It would be interesting if we are all living in a simulation its only rendered so many layers deep and in the real world the solution is relatively easy to discover

“We” are living in a simulation? That’s a lot of computing power, it would be easier to have just one AI and a pile of NPCs.

Spiny Norman said:

mollwollfumble said:

There are two huge mysteries in fundamental physics

• Incompatibility of GR and QM
• What is Dark Matter?
  

I know it’s quite unlikely to be correct, but I am a fan of the quantised gravity theory.
And also E8 theory.

FWIW a video on quantised gravity and one on E8 theory

Dark Orange said:

Cymek said:

Spiny Norman said:

I know it’s quite unlikely to be correct, but I am a fan of the quantised gravity theory.
And also E8 theory.

It would be interesting if we are all living in a simulation its only rendered so many layers deep and in the real world the solution is relatively easy to discover

“We” are living in a simulation? That’s a lot of computing power, it would be easier to have just one AI and a pile of NPCs.

That would work

Spiny Norman said:

Spiny Norman said:

mollwollfumble said:

There are two huge mysteries in fundamental physics

• Incompatibility of GR and QM
• What is Dark Matter?
  

I know it’s quite unlikely to be correct, but I am a fan of the quantised gravity theory.
And also E8 theory.

FWIW a video on quantised gravity and one on E8 theory

Sorry not much E8 on that video, try this one instead.

mollwollfumble said:

mollwollfumble said:

Next topic.

Grab petrol today, while you can !

Of three nearby petrol stations, all three have some pumps closed because they’ve run out of petrol.
One service station has no petrol at all. One is selling what is left at above $2.00 a litre. And the third (usually the most expensive) only has half its pumps closed and is selling at $1.69 a litre. I filled up.

Next topic.

Different banks treat getting money out in different ways. Investor beware.

• Bank Vic – term deposit closed and money withdrawn the same day
• Bendigo Bank – term deposit money unavailable for 31 days, but then is withdrawn automatically to be available elsewhere the next day
• Bank Melb – term deposit money unavailable for 30 days, and then you have to go back into the branch to put in a separate withdrawal form, can’t be withdrawn on a Saturday. Normally $35 withdrawal fee, but reduced to $0. Web access keeps failing so we’ve given up.
• ANZ – money from normal account visit bank to withdraw $500,000 same day. $28 withdrawal fee.
• Ubank – couldn’t get in on web account or on phone call so they said they’d snail mail me access. Snail mail access never arrived and follow up phone call useless. But 18 days later did succeed in getting web access.
  

Next topic.

I saw a person standing up paddling a surfboard across the Bay yesterday.

do you mean a SUP?

mollwollfumble said:

I would. It would be water equivalent of the electric scooter.

Set it up with a pressure switch so the motor immediately stops if you fall off.

or you could just get a jet ski..

Spiny Norman said:

mollwollfumble said:

There are two huge mysteries in fundamental physics

• Incompatibility of GR and QM
• What is Dark Matter?
  

I know it’s quite unlikely to be correct, but I am a fan of the quantised gravity theory.
And also E8 theory.

E8 is nice.
My current favourite is ER = EPR theory. ie. wormholes = spooky action at a distance.
And I’m not ruling out CDT, causal dynamical triangulation
Or ruling out emergent gravity

> quantised gravity theory

Which quantised gravity theory?
My sound system is dead this fortnight (in for repairs) so I can’t hear the video, so please explain.

mollwollfumble said:

Spiny Norman said:

mollwollfumble said:

There are two huge mysteries in fundamental physics

• Incompatibility of GR and QM
• What is Dark Matter?
  

I know it’s quite unlikely to be correct, but I am a fan of the quantised gravity theory.
And also E8 theory.

E8 is nice.
My current favourite is ER = EPR theory. ie. wormholes = spooky action at a distance.
And I’m not ruling out CDT, causal dynamical triangulation
Or ruling out emergent gravity

> quantised gravity theory

Which quantised gravity theory?
My sound system is dead this fortnight (in for repairs) so I can’t hear the video, so please explain.

Arts said:

do you mean a SUP?

mollwollfumble said:

I would. It would be water equivalent of the electric scooter.

Set it up with a pressure switch so the motor immediately stops if you fall off.

or you could just get a jet ski..

Yes a stand-up paddle board. Very slow.

Just as a canoe with an outboard motor is now the standard craft for lightweight river traffic all through Indonesia and South East Asia.

I think a surfboard with an outboard motor could be useful as a way of avoiding traffic jams.
Or even catching waves.

mollwollfumble said:

Which quantised gravity theory?
My sound system is dead this fortnight (in for repairs) so I can’t hear the video, so please explain.

It’s somewhat beyond my pay grade, as they say.
What should work for you is to watch the Answers With Joe video I linked to again, but with the subtitles turned on. One of the main reasons I like it is that it (should) eliminate the need for the invention of dark matter/energy to explain why things move as they do.

https://awakeboards.com/products/awake-ravik-3

A fusion of everything we learned designing and engineering high-performance electric surfboards – and a lifetime spent on the water. The Awake RÄVIK 3 is the culmination of all that knowledge and experience, a board that’s perfect for both racing and cruising. A quieter board with improved acceleration, an improved motor, and an even more intuitive hand controller. Combine all that with a completely new hull construction and design, and you have a board ready to provide extreme thrills or something a little more relaxed; whatever you choose – you’ll have fun out there.

mollwollfumble said:

mollwollfumble said:

Spiny Norman said:

Arts said:

do you mean a SUP?

mollwollfumble said:

I would. It would be water equivalent of the electric scooter.

Set it up with a pressure switch so the motor immediately stops if you fall off.

or you could just get a jet ski..

Yes a stand-up paddle board. Very slow.

Just as a canoe with an outboard motor is now the standard craft for lightweight river traffic all through Indonesia and South East Asia.

I think a surfboard with an outboard motor could be useful as a way of avoiding traffic jams.
Or even catching waves.

that;‘s a bit like the electric bikes of scooters… it kind of takes the fun out of the activity.

Billy Lowery

JudgeMental said:

Billy Lowery

No it’s not. It’s a male Creatonotos gangis.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creatonotos_gangis

Michael V said:

JudgeMental said:

Billy Lowery

No it’s not. It’s a male Creatonotos gangis.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creatonotos_gangis

correct it isn’t his pic.

JudgeMental said:

Michael V said:

JudgeMental said:

Billy Lowery

No it’s not. It’s a male Creatonotos gangis.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creatonotos_gangis

correct it isn’t his pic.

Who is Billy Lowery anyway?

Michael V said:

JudgeMental said:

Michael V said:

No it’s not. It’s a male Creatonotos gangis.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creatonotos_gangis

correct it isn’t his pic.

Who is Billy Lowery anyway?

it was a pic posted on the NT Field Nats page. I thought it was his.

So… How’s Clive going? Anybody heard?

Dark Orange said:

So… How’s Clive going? Anybody heard?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8ovERhq6uw

(He o nly spent the day in hospital)

https://videos.trendmutti.com/1102murmelbahn.mp4

party_pants said:

… If nobody is interested in the topic they just fade away and die.

told ya so.