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.
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?
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.
Western companies are withdrawing from Russia under public pressure, but not everyone is affected. Three American corporations, including Mondelez, Mars and PepsiCo have shown rapid growth of their sales in Russia. All of them managed to cash in on the withdrawal of more conscious competitors....
“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…
Unilever has been named as an international sponsor of war by the Ukrainian government after the Marmite, Dove and Domestos owner became subject to a law in Russia obliging all large companies operating in the country to contribute directly to its war effort.
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.”...
"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....
Remove one letter from the title of a video game; what is the plot now?
Final Fantas - people fighting over the last cans of Fanta in the world....
How do we call kbin users?
Kbinners? Binnies? Kbinators?
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This spammer created multiple accounts on various Lemmy instances to post self advertisements. How do we combat this?
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.
Google Bard hallucinates a solar sail that travels "100 times the speed of light"
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...
Instead of deleting my old comments on Reddit, I modify them to express my disappointment. (Original comment was "hypocrites" which fits perfectly).
10 Favourite DS games?
My list:...
One Of The Most Important Games Ever Gets The Release It Deserves 40 Years Later (www.kotaku.com.au)
Thumbnails: Blurred borders vs black bars vs crop -- let's vote
Let's vote by upvoting and replying to the comments below.
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.
Users, advertisers – we are all trapped in the enshittification of the internet | John Naughton (www.theguardian.com)
There is a new word for the degradation of the internet, but it’s been happening for years. Why do we tolerate it?
OC My dogs are on a roll!
Business on blood: three American food giants have dramatically increased sales in Russia (eng.obozrevatel.com)
Western companies are withdrawing from Russia under public pressure, but not everyone is affected. Three American corporations, including Mondelez, Mars and PepsiCo have shown rapid growth of their sales in Russia. All of them managed to cash in on the withdrawal of more conscious competitors....
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…
Unilever named ‘international sponsor of war’ by Ukraine (www.theguardian.com)
Unilever has been named as an international sponsor of war by the Ukrainian government after the Marmite, Dove and Domestos owner became subject to a law in Russia obliging all large companies operating in the country to contribute directly to its war effort.
Michael Scott jailed for manslaughter of elderly aunt (www.rte.ie)
They had me in the first half......
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.
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.”...
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....