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Seleuceia, Yes, it would erase it when read, if done exactly in that fashion. I was talking about how it works in more of a theoretical sense. To engineer something in a practical manner, you often have to do things differently from the simpler theoretical model. So, I admit to some limitations in my discription. However, I do think you have mistaken some parts of spintronics, so let me try to go into more detail... So in an ordinary CPU, in a theoretical sense, a single elect

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[quote who="Sinperium" reply="172" id="3086675"]When we start putting out the first quantum computers they will be much the same. Simple ones already exist and there is a lot of debate about what they will actually be effective for. What's not in doubt is they offer a way to get answers on a scale and speed impossible with what we use today. They also get those answers in a very different way than a classical computer--which means we may start finding avenues of discovery we didn't ev

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I'm like working and stuff... I'll have to look at that later. For the moment, I just had to share this: "A few years ago the wife and I were watching a "Nova" episode about the race between the US and USSR to capture/recruit as many German scientists as possible after WWII. At one point, the narrator said that the allies had finally tracked down Hiesenberg's hiding place and new exactly where he was. At that point I said to my wife that since they w

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RiddleKing, seems very capital-ship heavy to me. Then again, it clearly works for you.

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hmmm.... i would think the bank would be caught sawing off a branch on the money tree. :) [quote who="Campaigner" reply="170" id="3086476"]Man! You two, The SithLord guy and SINPERIUM, are you studying physics in college or something?? I don't understand why those atom/particle things are "huge breakthroughs". Seems like babysteps to me. [/quote] The stuff is interesting. Some people like that type of thing. Anyhow, I'd like to answer your quest

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[quote who="Uvah" reply="4" id="3086482"]They've taken Moore's Law to the limit. Atoms now then the particles that make the atom them the ones that make the particles. You can't get any smaller than quarks.[/quote] Well, I highly doubt that transistors will ever be made out of just quarks. Quarks are inseperable at any kind of rational energy level. which would make it costly. Also, making one out of sub-atomic particles is also unlikely. To make a semi-conductor, you need

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[quote who="Joccaren" reply="159" id="3051269"]Large Address Awareness, or something to enable more than 2Gb of RAM to be used. It would reduce lag, prevent crashes, and allow more to be added without sacrificing performance. These days most people will have at least 4Gb of RAM. I personally have 12. I see no reason why we should be limited to 2Gb and the problems associated with that. [/quote] The issue isnt how much RAM you/most people have, but how many have 64-bit windows vs

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Well, since you didnt have any LFs (which I dont blame you. AI takes those out fast ), I would say that the LF and LRFs probably focused on your capital ship. And while you were countering the LFs with your LRFs, you didnt have anything to deal with the LRFs. In the strike craft arena, you were out matched (i averaged a guess of 7 carriers, but 5 and 10 is a big difference), but had some flak to even it out. however, that doesnt bode well for advent since that means each carrier is ta

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I just found an article that is a very good read. It describes a theory, where it fits into other theories, why a new theory was needed, and potential problems with the new theory. I was freakin floored. As a bonus, it also happens to be about Big Bang nucleosynthesis. Articles like this should be the golden standard for reporting scientific news, and possibly even news in general.

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[quote who="Jafo" reply="163" id="3083747"] Or my own.... " The problem with mankind is he is simply too intelligent to understand just how stupid he really is." [/quote] Lol. I skipped a quote very similar in spirit to that: “I'm smart enough to know that I'm dumb.”

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That's entirely possible... I did pull it from a wiki quote site, and people attempt to 'sneak things through' all the time. On the other hand, I've caught Sci-fi shows stealing lines from quotes as well; In Battlestar Galactica (the new one), the Engineer-guy (forget his name at the moment) is trying to organize a strike and quotes Mario Savio's "Operation of the Machine" speech line for line. Almost all of the others I have read from other sources. The "w

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[quote who="Jafo" reply="160" id="3083142"] It must be great to be on top of the cerebral woodpile.... [/quote] That's not what I said. Most of the time, people dont know a whole lot about physics or cosmology; so, yes, I end up teaching them something. Along the way, I also learn stuff through the act of teaching them. Then, when me and the other guy are of roughly equal knowledge, we can have a discussion and drift into an area where one of us has another opportunity t

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[quote who="Jafo" reply="155" id="3083115"]Exactly. Belief...and 'knowing' are almost always turned around eventually....and no, no-one tested it...they just PRESUMED they KNEW the outcome once they could achieve that speed.[/quote] So, you're saying people should be more scientific then? I agree. [quote who="Jafo" reply="155" id="3083115"]If people feel an urge to debate science [quantum or otherwise] they really need to ACCEPT they will be making rash

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[quote who="Seleuceia" reply="152" id="3082948"]Ask a physics professor if we "know" quantum mechanics is right, and they will tell you YES...[/quote] As a quick aside, I think you would get competing answers from such a survey. Quantum mechanics is the most spectacularly successful theory the world has ever known. So, from that perspective, you would get alot of 'yes's. On the other hand, no one on the planet, past or present, has ever truely understood

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[quote who="Jafo" reply="150" id="3082914"]You CANNOT juxtapose 'know' with 'think'. They are not synonyms.[/quote] For example, I know I am a human being. I have never tested it. I've never had anyone look at my DNA and verified 'yep, that thar be human'. I only have alot of circumstancial evidence. I look like other humans. I have human ailments and tendancies. I was born (or so I'm told. I wasnt actually there to witness it), and have aged l

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[quote who="Jafo" reply="147" id="3082309"]Sigh... Again, 'think', not 'know'.[/quote] I use the word in the common everyday sense. I know that I have a hand even when I put it behind my back or put a glove over top of it. I know that to adjust the dps of a ship in Sins based on the amount of armor on the ship, you divide the damage by (1+ .5*a), where a=the amount of armor. Is it possible these 'facts' are wrong? Of course. And in a rea

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[quote who="Jafo" reply="140" id="3081163"] Oh, we do, do we? And how, pray tell do we know? [/quote] Well, whenever you take matter and compress it into a tiny space it turns into a more energetic form. Atoms lose their electrons and the whole thing becomes a plasma. Quarks become less bound and it turns into a quark gluon plasma. The extrapolation of this simple idea shows that when you have a bunch of energy in one tiny place, matter cannot form. This is b

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Having a governing counsel or whatever for science would be the end of science. You would have to call it something else because science is about going out and finding what the truth is, not a bunch of people sitting around deciding what it is. NO What you really want, I think, is better education. I was going to write a long rant explaining this, but I let it go. [quote who="Sinperium" reply="134" id="

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*sigh*... epic post in coming... [e digicons]:grin:[/e] [quote who="Sinperium" reply="132" id="3077483"] What's the biggest issue though is whether the overall approach to science within a community encourages or discourages innovation. [/quote] Pretty much all of science is innovation. This, I think, gets to the heart of the disconnect between our respective views of science. So let's take, for exam

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[quote who="Sir_Linque" reply="125" id="3076966"]Same goes for medicin; the reason why medicin has a tough time being scientific is that biologial systems are still much too complex for us to dissect with deterministic accuracy with scientific theory.[/quote] True; most simulations run on computers run a very simple calculation billions of times, even when more accurate formulas/methods are available. the reason being, that the 'simple' calculation is close enough and runs thr

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Did we have a SW vs. ST debate? I dont remember that... In any case, I think we can both agree that there is sound in space. Now, if you'll excuse me... my Star Wars: The Old Republic launcher just finished updating :)

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random thought: I think that siege frigates, anti-module, and possibly vasari minelayers should have an intially low supply/resource cost, but it should increase as you build more until it reaches some 'cap'. This could ensure no big siege fleets (without great cost) instantly destroying systems, but make it affordable to invest in a few for such a 'strike force'. And with a survivability increase, they could become a staple.

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well, what i always thought would be a good idea was if all advent combat ships had their own unique bonuses to being in culture. I'm sure I brought it up somwhere on here too. For example, maybe guardians' shield ability stacks in culture, but not out-of culture. Or possibly the Subjugator does something useful. You'd see "In culture: +1000 range" on the Illuminator or something. I randomly thinking of t

Reply to Hoshikos vs. Iconus Guardians - Which is the best? in Strategy Sins Forums

I think I get what he is saying: you use flak+LF, the opponent sees this and counters, then you switch to flak+illums, the opponent sees this and counters, then get drone hosts. It's sort of a gambit. I think the idea is that you dont want them to ever use kanraks so you make them have to pick up other ships and fall way behind in the LRF race. I don't see how this really accomplishs that though. How does flak+LF cause the opponent to stay away from kanraks? flak are toug

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Did you just link the chart I made in the thread for the chart I made?