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Many who are supposed to be serious people insist our universe must be a simulation. (The argument seems, as far as I have been able to discover, to be "because how could it not be?") My question is, is there any…

Picture a fabric structure floating, anchored, in the ocean, roughly tube-shaped. At the surface, the edge is supported a few feet above average water level, positioned so waves wash over the edge into it. Once in, the…

This is a question for natives of the Southeastern US. There is a song that used to be popular in the region, involving gathering pawpaws, which are a local relative of custard apple and soursop. It could be sung…

Just sayin'. For me, the threshold was crossed when I heard somebody say, in all earnestness, "incredibly honest".

SpaceX is, lately, lofting satellites with laser links to other satellites, I assume pointing them at others leading and following in the same orbit, so they don't need to track. An orbit near 70° inclination takes…

I got a poison ivy rash, from weeding. It got annoying, so I bought a white boletus mushroom, shaved the stem into a mix of hand sanitizer, dish detergent, and hydrogen peroxide 3%, and mashed it up well; rubbed it…

RISC-V is important, but its bit-manipulation capabilities are woefully weak. The proposed Bitmanip ("B") extension is very powerful, but large, so even if ultimately ratified it might never be supported in lower-cost…

RISC-V is an important development, but its academic roots show in its poor bit-manipulation capabilities. The Bitmanip extension, while an impressive effort, has languished, and in any case will not be implemented in…