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kavalec··on Schrödinger equation emerges mathematically from classical mechanics (2012)
So what happens if we follow this same path starting with general relativity?
kavalec··on Facebook plans to change its name as part of company rebrand
I suggest "TruthSmash"
kavalec··on Astronomical Engineering: A Strategy for Modifying Planetary Orbits (2001)
The future GOP will poo-poo the solar growth myth and complain about the effect on the economy.
kavalec··on New U.S. Dietary Guidelines Reject Recommendation to Cut Sugar, Alcohol Intake
So, how do we follow the money?
kavalec··on [dead]
Excellent!
kavalec··on How journalists use youtube-dl
What's the best "use case" for launching this offshore?
kavalec··on Facebook says it may quit Europe over ban on sharing data with US
Boo hoo?
kavalec··on Ask HN: What are the most fundamental books on computer science?
Knuth!
kavalec··on The Most Dangerous Writing App
This is a test, I'm looking at this app, seeing if it's worth my time. So far, nothing impressive. This thing is supposed to be timing me, I have to type for 5 minutes. Or should I say 'write' instead of 'type'. Lets see: oui[fjrea'prjtpro paojfa'mypiQWHBHVA It did NOT object to that, so I could in theory just monkey-bang on the keyboard for the next two/three minutes and it would be happy. Hmmm... 73 words by 'hmmm', how many by the time I get to five minutes? Is that the 'danger' in "the most dangerous writting app"? Or is it dangerous because it gets one into the habit of flowing out to the written word? If the latter, I may have to try this a few more times.
kavalec··on Calculus Is Deeply Irrational
Calculus: the art of dividing by zero without getting caught.
kavalec··on Why isn't the internet more fun and weird?
The internet is like sex: if it isn't fun and weird, you're doing it wrong.
kavalec··on Low-protein high-carb diet shows promise for healthy brain aging
Death or insanity, diabetics. Choose!
kavalec··on Are real numbers really real?
"Interestingly, both alternative classical mechanics and quantum theories can be supplemented by additional variables in such a way that the supplemented theory is deterministic."

This sounds like "hidden variable" and is not true for quantum physics.

kavalec··on Ask HN: Is there a new habit you cultivated recently that is really paying off?
1. switched to a ketogenic diet 2. one set of 15 reps on 30-lb dumbbells every morning

Down 30 lbs since I started.

kavalec··on Australians will no longer be able to order from Amazon’s American site
TIL: Australians need more American friends
kavalec··on The problem with America is not Donald Trump
Abject nonsense.

The problem with America is not JUST Donald Trump, but he is the white blister at the middle of the infection.

kavalec··on Ask HN: The audio of this YouTube video works on desktop, but not mobile. Why?
I notice stereo effects on the desktop; probably related.
kavalec··on How Long Before We Can Build 'Westworld' Host Robots for Real?
How about actually answering the title question?

Even a semi-educated guess?

kavalec··on [dead]
Definitely not. I always hang up on "John Smith from the IRS in Washington, DC".
kavalec··on Why the sun is a poor dumping ground for nuclear waste (2010)
Use the Jules Verne solution: a cannon.

A solar powered mass-driver could sling a steady stream of pellets from Earth orbit into Solar non-orbit using existing technology.

That being said, burying it deep near the the start of a plate subduction zone makes at least as much sense.

kavalec··on Rand Paul: What If Companies Could Create Their Own Currencies?
Then corporations could rob poor people EVEN EASIER!
kavalec··on Ask HN: How can we as US citizens fix the prison system?
1. Stop privatizing it. A profitable industry has incentive to grow.
kavalec··on [dead]
When I were a lad I coded on a 4K Radio Shack computer.
kavalec··on Homeless Former Programmer Charges $2000/mo for 'Applied Homelessness Course'
In other news, Andrew Breitbart is still dead.
kavalec··on [dead]
Not here in Texas
kavalec··on Does it make sense to build for iOS or Android first?
1. The trend seems to be towards Android.

2. Apple seems to be making more, not less, difficult to code iPhone apps.