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Yesterday, 04:00 PM

Grey replied to a thread Bell's Theorem in Space/Astronomy Questions and Answers

And note that being deterministic is specifically not a requirement for local realism. It's perfectly possible to develop a hypothetical mechanism...

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Yesterday, 11:50 AM

gzhpcu replied to a thread The demise of books in paper form? in Small Media at Large

Just to set the record straight: I have nothing against eBooks. I use them for best sellers at home and when I go on vacation too. From a...

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2019-Feb-15, 04:12 PM

gzhpcu replied to a thread The demise of books in paper form? in Small Media at Large

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160124-are-paper-books-really-disappearing

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2019-Feb-15, 04:04 PM

gzhpcu replied to a thread The demise of books in paper form? in Small Media at Large

Sorry, you are right. It is my personal opinion. I do have over 400 titles on my Kindle. But they are the read once and throw away bestsellers and...

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2019-Feb-14, 09:16 PM

Grey replied to a thread The uncertainty principal: measuring things with uncertain instruments. in Space/Astronomy Questions and Answers

The word "theorem" is usually used for proven statements of mathematics (given some particular choice of axioms). This is distinct from the word...

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2019-Feb-14, 08:39 PM

Grey replied to a thread zero dimensional point particle in Space/Astronomy Questions and Answers

I know there has sometimes been at least speculation that leptons, like baryons, could be composed of smaller particles. However, to date there has...

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2019-Feb-14, 04:34 PM

gzhpcu replied to a thread The demise of books in paper form? in Small Media at Large

Well, the situation in Switzerland is different, look at this graph: (even if you do not read German, the green graph speaks for itself.)...

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2019-Feb-14, 02:11 PM

Cougar replied to a thread The demise of books in paper form? in Small Media at Large

We've got a very cool library here in the Wild West, which I visit a couple times a month. I prefer reading paper books, and Mrs. Cougar likes audio...

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2019-Feb-14, 01:59 PM

gzhpcu replied to a thread The demise of books in paper form? in Small Media at Large

The only thing apparent is that we never agree. But that is OK. We are wired differently. PS: in the era of Whatsapp and social media,...

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2019-Feb-14, 08:07 AM

gzhpcu replied to a thread The demise of books in paper form? in Small Media at Large

I do not contest that: I miss the large bookshops.

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2019-Feb-14, 08:06 AM

gzhpcu replied to a thread The demise of books in paper form? in Small Media at Large

I will repeat: nothing beats holding a paper book in your hand. The message is not coming across, because you have no physical rapport with...

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2019-Feb-13, 11:00 PM

slang replied to a thread A better mousetrap - internet abusers now more easily targeted in Science and Technology

Oh no, I'm being replaced by a very small shell script!

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2019-Feb-13, 07:53 PM

gzhpcu replied to a thread The demise of books in paper form? in Small Media at Large

It is a vicious circle: the bookshops here got smaller, less to browse, less interesting to visit, fewer visitors fewer books sold, bookshop gets...

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2019-Feb-13, 07:46 PM

gzhpcu replied to a thread The demise of books in paper form? in Small Media at Large

Well, Switzerland is different in that case. Zurich had very large bookstores. Lots of English language bookstores. All gone. if moving on means...

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2019-Feb-13, 02:47 PM

gzhpcu replied to a thread The demise of books in paper form? in Small Media at Large

How many young people do you know that have a large collection of physical books? Sure, bestsellers can be on Kindle, but classics?

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2019-Feb-13, 02:45 PM

gzhpcu replied to a thread The demise of books in paper form? in Small Media at Large

But how about your friends and young people? I see homes devoid of books. Sure, electronic distribution channels are one thing, but to see a...

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2019-Feb-13, 11:41 AM

slang replied to a thread Is there a very user fiendly high-level computer language system? in Off-Topic Babbling

The one that does unspeakable things to minds? Or perl. There. I said it. On the forum. Perl.

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2019-Feb-13, 05:10 AM

slang replied to a thread Is there a very user fiendly high-level computer language system? in Off-Topic Babbling

If This Then That is simple but powerful.

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2019-Feb-12, 09:19 PM

gzhpcu started a thread The demise of books in paper form? in Small Media at Large

I have (and you too) been witness to a disturbing trend: the demise of physical books. Here in Switzerland, bookshops are dying out. Just a...

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2019-Feb-12, 04:15 PM

Grey replied to a thread Bugs are dying off -- why? in Science and Technology

I see what you did there. :razz:

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2019-Feb-11, 03:49 PM

slang replied to a thread What do you think of Neil degrasse Tyson? in Small Media at Large

On the previous page the moderator warned That means don't go there. Not even to tell us that you did a quick search. Infraction issued.

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2019-Feb-10, 12:13 AM

slang replied to a thread CQ is forgetful? in Forum Introductions and Feedback

Really odd. Cookies from forum.cosmoquest.org allowed? Or just cosmoquest.org or www.cosmoquest.org?

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