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Submission + - Could gravity be evidence that the universe is a computer simulation? (theconversation.com)

loserhead writes: The Conversation published an article giving further evidence that none of us exist.

FTA: "Suppose the law of gravity is simply an echo of something more fundamental: a byproduct of the universe operating under a computer-like code...

It is a notion that seems like science fiction â" but one that is based in physics and evidence that the universe appears to be operating suspiciously like a computer simulation.

In digital technologies, right down to the apps in your phone and the world of cyberspace, efficiency is the key. Computers compact and restructure their data all the time to save memory and computer power. Maybe the same is taking place all over the universe?"

Comment Re:Lessons to learn (Score 1) 61

My laptop has absolutely no indicators other than a single one that lights white when it is charging and amber when the battery is critaclly low. With an SSD you can't even rely on the sound of the drive spinning to tell you it's doing something.

I use Glances to keep on top of memory and CPU useage and to monitor the tempurature sensors. I also run Wavemon to monitor network IO.

These two applications occupy the bottom half of my "Engineering" workspace (yes, my workspaces are Star Trek themed) and both can be run in an SSH session to see wtf is going on if the display becomes unresponsive.

Comment Re:Bigger, faster, better, more - no! (Score 1) 253

I'll argue the exact opposite. There's better television from the streaming services than at any time in the history of network television. If you're stuck watching CSI reruns and Fox and Friends for some reason, I do feel for you. There's so much good television on nowadays, a person doesn't have enough hours in a day to watch it all.

Comment Re:"Geoengineering" is an idiotic substitute (Score 1) 316

So you seem to be saying that global warming is a critical issue, we will all die, must be stopped at any cost, BUT only with my preferred solution.

Color me not convinced. If the issue was real, engineers would be making the solution recommendations not politicians, and the solution would be applied technology not taxes.

Comment Re:And In Other News... (Score 1, Insightful) 201

What did Obama say? Elections have consequences?

It would be nice if no matter who got elected, things basically stayed the same. But if we can't have that, don't complain when the guys you don't like do things you don't like when elected.

(Specifically, this is why rule by presidential fiat is awful. But it was no less awful under Obama.)

Comment Re:Many groups and approaches [Re:It is one study] (Score 1) 254

They do suffer from confirmation bias, however. If my model says there will be no warming, and everyone else's model says there is warming, I "fix" my model until it agrees with everyone else.

See this issue in action while Millikan et al calculates the electron's charge:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O...

Comment Re:Breaking news links (Score 2) 118

I am a pilot - from what they are saying on the air, it sounds like they hit some turbulence that caused massive structural damage. If the pilots had been in a working cockpit, there would have been at least a broken transmission. No clicks means the pilots couldn't push the talk button (which is on the control wheel, where there hands would be anyway).

Probably an in air breakup, nothing they could do. Hopefully they find the cause and prevent recurrence - unfortunately, accidents are often the way that new safety rules are created.

(Condolences to all involved)

Comment Re:Total bullshit for higher power bills (Score 1) 124

That really isn't necessary. I'm the condo president of one of the largest buildings in downtown Chicago. Every other year, we have an energy audit done on the building. We basically implement the plan that has the highest return. No coercion is required.

The people that ran the building before it became a condo were not very good managers. Our first couple projects had a 180 day payback period! But now we are looking at payback periods of 15 years or so, which is still worth it if you finance the work.

Good management will make building more efficient over time. Poor managers eventually get replaced by good managers, because the building is worth more to the good manager. There is no need to hold guns to peoples head in the name of the environment.

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