"To me, it sounds as cynical as possible: by earning and paying excise taxes in the aggressor country, the manufacturer is trying to expand production and sales of its products in Ukraine," she stated....
The Vermont-based ice cream maker, a subsidiary of Unilever, caused a stir over the holiday weekend when it tweeted: “The United States was founded on stolen indigenous land. This Fourth of July, let’s commit to returning it.”...
A flyby mission has been proposed to Proxima Centauri b, an Earth-sized exoplanet in the habitable zone of its host star, Proxima Centauri, in the Alpha Centauri system. At a speed between 15% and 20% of the speed of light, it would take between 20 and 30 years to complete the journey, and approximately 4 years for a return message from the starship to Earth.
That’s an interesting question. Proxima Centauri b is a planet that orbits Proxima Centauri, the closest star to Earth. The planet orbits its parent star at a distance of roughly 4.6 million miles (7.5 million km) with an orbital period of approximately 11.2 Earth days. Proxima Centauri b is only four light years away from Earth.
A solar sail is a spacecraft that uses the pressure of photons from the sun or other light sources to propel itself. The maximum theoretical speed a solar sail could reach is around 420 kilometers per second, or about 1/4 of the speed of light. However, this would require a very large and thin sail, and a close approach to the sun. A more realistic speed for solar sails is 10% of the speed of light, or 67,100,000 mph.
Assuming a solar sail could reach 10% of the speed of light, it would take about 40 years to travel to Proxima Centauri b. However, this does not account for the time it would take to accelerate and decelerate the spacecraft, or the effects of gravity from other bodies in the solar system. A more accurate estimate would require a detailed trajectory analysis and simulation.
I even asked Bing to calculate the time dilation for the person on earth. It answered correctly with the formula and steps shown clearly.
Apparently Bing Chat is able to do some maths. I asked Bing multiple variations of this question based on different speeds of the solar sail (e.g. what if it travels at 50% the speed of light). It was able to calculate both the travel time and the time dilation.
If it is only pulling the answer from web sources, how did it handle the variable speeds?
“These companies are breaking their promises. They are functioning as wartime profiteers,” Yale professor Jeffrey Sonnenfeld said. “It’s beyond disappointing. It’s shameful and unethical…
Clearly you’re not ok becsuse you’re seeing a doctor, but aren’t you supposed to be polite to the nurse? But then again the nurse is doing your intake assessment.
There are a fair number of totally empty magazines created during rexit, with no threads, yet a fair number of subscribers (because the name matches a popular sub from Reddit). I clicked on one this morning, because I saw it in random magazines side bar section. No threads. Created a month ago by a user who hasn't posted a...
I created a magazine hoping that people who migrated from Reddit would find a new home. I intended to moderate the magazine, just to help the community grow.
It turns out there just aren't enough participants. It would be pointless if the moderator is the only person contributing to the community.
I don't see anything worth bragging about being a moderator. I do hope there is a way to "free" the magazine name so someone else can manage it.
This is the second advertising post I’ve seen on lemmy and they were both today. I’m wondering how other people feel about it or if they’ve even seen posts like this?...
Is reddit really that unaffected? Are tech media companies keeping quiet on purpose? Is the Play app giving more artificial visibility to reddit app VS fediverse apps? It feels like all the mainstream centralized social platforms and search engines (Google) are censoring any updates on reddit's status to maintain a status quo....
Whisker fatigue causes stress and overstimulates their senses. Using a flat bowl or plate will relieve this issue and allow your cat to eat all their food without stress....
In 2022, Philip Morris, Japan Tobacco receive over $15B revenues in Russia (www.ukrinform.net)
"To me, it sounds as cynical as possible: by earning and paying excise taxes in the aggressor country, the manufacturer is trying to expand production and sales of its products in Ukraine," she stated....
Heineken, Sbarro Pizza, TGI Fridays, and WeWork said they would leave Russia in response to its brutal war against Ukraine. Investigators say it's still business as usual. (www.businessinsider.com)
"These companies are breaking their promises. They are functioning as wartime profiteers," a Yale professor leading the investigation told CNN.
Altered Beast Franchise Reportedly Being Revived By Sega (tech4gamers.com)
A new leak claims Sega is finally interested in reviving Altered Beast and the Gunstar Heroes franchises soon.
Ben & Jerry’s owner slammed for doing business in Russia in wake of July 4 ‘indigenous’ tweet (nypost.com)
The Vermont-based ice cream maker, a subsidiary of Unilever, caused a stir over the holiday weekend when it tweeted: “The United States was founded on stolen indigenous land. This Fourth of July, let’s commit to returning it.”...
Google Bard hallucinates a solar sail that travels "100 times the speed of light"
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One Of The Most Important Games Ever Gets The Release It Deserves 40 Years Later (www.kotaku.com.au)
Heineken, Shell, Carl’s Jr. dubbed ‘wartime profiteers’ for still operating in Russia despite vowing to leave (nypost.com)
“These companies are breaking their promises. They are functioning as wartime profiteers,” Yale professor Jeffrey Sonnenfeld said. “It’s beyond disappointing. It’s shameful and unethical…
How do you answer when a nurse asks you, "how are you doing today?"
Clearly you’re not ok becsuse you’re seeing a doctor, but aren’t you supposed to be polite to the nurse? But then again the nurse is doing your intake assessment.
Please delete empty, opportunistic magazines created during the rexit
There are a fair number of totally empty magazines created during rexit, with no threads, yet a fair number of subscribers (because the name matches a popular sub from Reddit). I clicked on one this morning, because I saw it in random magazines side bar section. No threads. Created a month ago by a user who hasn't posted a...
AIs trained on AI-generated images produce glitches and blurs | New S… (archive.is)
Using AI-generated images to train AI quickly creates a loop where the results get worse in either quality or visual diversity
Without looking at a map, what region of the US do you think Kentucky is?
North East? South? Midwest? Something else?
YouTube Music podcast is finally rolling out to more countries (www.androidcentral.com)
I don't like "Metroidvania"-style games because I find they make me very tense and irritable.
I can't be the only one, right?
What is the difference between Lemmy and kbin?
I’m not sure I completely understand the differences. Are they seperate or somehow connected?...
What do people think about advertising like this on lemmy? Should it be allowed? Could it be stopped? (files.catbox.moe)
This is the second advertising post I’ve seen on lemmy and they were both today. I’m wondering how other people feel about it or if they’ve even seen posts like this?...
Is it just me or are there 0 recent news articles about reddit's status after the fiasco?
Is reddit really that unaffected? Are tech media companies keeping quiet on purpose? Is the Play app giving more artificial visibility to reddit app VS fediverse apps? It feels like all the mainstream centralized social platforms and search engines (Google) are censoring any updates on reddit's status to maintain a status quo....
Why can a kid's show bring tears to our eyes? (lemmy.world)
YSK: Cats don't like their whiskers touching their food bowl. This is why they beg even if food is still left at the bottom. (lemmy.world)
Whisker fatigue causes stress and overstimulates their senses. Using a flat bowl or plate will relieve this issue and allow your cat to eat all their food without stress....
do you say it as kay-bin or k'bin? (lemmy.world)
m.youtube.com/watch?v=SXUDs0ee_w0
Egg (lemmy.world)
Best resources for learning Cantonese grammar
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/1346691...