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Hemispherical Power Asymmetry (HPA) observed in the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) temperature fluctuations [1]

"We conclude that the hemispherical power asymmetry still remains as a challenge to the standard model." [1]

1. https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.15786

Re:18F GitHub Repositories on Saturday March 01, 2025 @04:40PM (#43223969)
I came here with genuine curiosity.
Re:GPT-4.5 on Thursday February 27, 2025 @06:32PM (#43199792)
"it only needs to be good enough" there are tons of productive uses for them. Reliable, much less. But productive? Tons
Re:An infinite DNA glitch saved millions [video] on Sunday December 29, 2024 @01:27PM (#42541773)
The guy was so annoying he helped "save millions", but we're still going to tell you how much of a douchebag he was
Re:How I ship projects at big tech companies on Monday November 11, 2024 @10:35PM (#42112548)
Is it just me. Or has the term "ship", "shipped", only become a (specific to software production) industry-used term asn of relatively recent times? Specifically as Sam Altman has been using it a lot I have also noticed. Ever since his increased use of the term, I've seen it used more and more. This could be one of those times where I am noticing it because I am thinking about it, but it really doesn't feel like that.

I have always associated new software versions with with my the word "release", "released". While shipped is not an incorrect term to use for software. Release just feels more appropriate.

Has anyone else noticed this?

All of that said, I am not condemning the practice in the least. Just interested in the etymnology of one of my favorite areas of interest. Hopefully draw some more knowledgeable folks on the question.

Re:Mitochondria Are Alive on Saturday November 09, 2024 @11:15AM (#42095161)
Okay, what about the Earth? If mitochondria are alive, you must also consider the Earth as being alive too. Personally, I think it's a simple answer. Here's my reasoning on the topic for anyone daring enough. It can be a very blurred line, but much of that is our shadow. Mitichondria are more alive than they are dead. Simply because they exist as potential and can go on and are intended for this, for lack of better words. Where as a rock will not come alive, no matter the conditions. We hope.

Maybe we should think of it like we do for other forms of energy and how I be thought we did think of it already as biochemical energy expressions. Along with kinetic energy, potential energy, chemical energy. Surely there is a number determined for the maximum lifetime energy output potential (work) of a single mitochondrion. While it is plain and simple, that's just life for you.

Re:Mitochondria Are Alive on Saturday November 09, 2024 @11:10AM (#42095141)
Okay, what about the Earth? If mitochondria are alive, you must also consider the Earth as being alive too. Personally, I think it's a simple answer. Here's my positively b reasoning on the topic for anyone daring enough. It can be a very blurred line, but much of that is our shadow. Mitichondria are more alive than they are dead. Simply because they exist as potential and can go on and are intended for this, for lack of better words. Where as a rock will not come alive, no matter the conditions. We hope.

Maybe we should think of it like we do for other forms of energy and how I be thought we did think of it already but was of biochemical energy expressions. Along with kinetic energy, potential energy, chemical energy. Surely there is a number determined for the maximum lifetime energy output potential (work) of a single mitochondrion. While it is plain and simple, that's just life for you

It's the Tragedy of the Commons
This is really insightful. TY for sharing
Re:Fraud, so much fraud on Friday September 27, 2024 @04:09PM (#41675047)
All science does is show us how to move a whole bunch of piles of shit over into one big pile of shit, off in the corner. Or perhaps on to an unsuspecting group of poor people because, the burden demands to be he held and somebody has to hold the bag of shit. Right?

We may interpret this as convenience... But the tragedy of the commons says that we can't even have science if someone isn't holding what it is we don't want to be holding... I'm not saying I didn't love science or not think it's super interesting or anything... Can we really say it alleviates suffering or does it displace it for one group of people until a new problem comes in and takes that one's place? How many people here will be holding the bag of shit tonight? USA numba 1!!!

Yeah, but they aren't the ones, presumably, who are DDOSing their own site.

Warning: Insurance is not going to pay if YOU burn down your home /// even a little bit ///!!!

Re:Do Penguins Have Knees? (2019) on Monday July 29, 2024 @03:51PM (#41103194)
This article was the bee's knees
I just recently went through this nonsense sand that was just getting my money back after canceling on day 3 of their 7 day trial. it had been years since I last used photoshop, so I wanted to see what they had don on the generative side.their tactics from the perspective of someone in the maze is unflattering to say the least. they deserve this
Wrong python. Hehehe
Re:Anyone else lurk and feel like they understand nothing? on Saturday June 08, 2024 @09:11PM (#40621253)
Fundamentally, that's why you love HN. It's why I do, and anyone else does too. Even if you don't understand something, you are drawn to try, and that itself is a hallmark of intelligence. We come here repeatedly because it stays interesting, because it is always something new.
While interesting, this would almost be more interesting if it was discussing some of the other applications I a think of, such as photovoltaic cells. By converting IR light to visible light, they should be able to improve the efficiency of silicon-based PV cells.

Another application I can think of would be for greenhouses. By converting IR light to visible light, you can increase the amount of useful light for plants (and animals), increasing the photosynthesis (PAR) and plant growth. Mars comes to mind. Surely there would need to be a lot of refinement, but if it can increase useable light 2x, assuming the usable light increase occurs mostly 2 hours before dawn and 2 hours after dusk and dawn, and 2 hours after, for a 12 hour day, that's a 33% boost in efficiency. Half that to be conservative and ~15% is no joke, either

Re:Napster sparked a file-sharing revolution 25 years ago on Saturday June 01, 2024 @08:17PM (#40550284)
A guy I know used to get music from me because he knew I had quite a large collection. I asked him why he was going through me when he could just download it himself, and he said, "I can't turn it up on my stereo without it getting all staticky." He had a car stereo worth more than some people's homes. The key difference between my collection and the collections he was referring to that sounded so staticky was that mine was archival, constantly maintained quality, and his was Napster 56kbps-128. And that is why torrents inflicted a lot of damage to a previously somewhat high-quality only scene. From that point on, it was like wading through a Goodwill bargain bin. Thankfully, it has rebounded in the time since.
Why would Russia be concerned about a contract? Reminds me of a story on something like Unsolved Mysteries....lady had her husband killed because she was a christian, and thus, didn't believe in getting a divorce, and wanted to be with another man (his best friend.) And his friend went through with it...
Ahhh, pseudoscience. A refreshing cup of shit, isn't it?
Why should I have to pay money to a avoid incuring an incurable disease?

I can understand, possibly, possibly, fronting the cost. But, only while they sort out the details with the installers. The first contaminant to make it through on a federally recognized level...9 billion dollars in funding. Holy shit. And this is just getting started.

This, after looking just now ( https://www.google.com/search?q=pfas+funding+sources&oq=pfas... ), Seems to be in addition to a 10 billion dollars that was earmarked in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of '21, and 2 billion from the EPA.

That's in addition to the up to 12.5 billion that 3M has agreed to pay directly to water providers through 2036. I didn't know there was a tort case, either. It finished last year.

33.5 billion dollars. I can't wrap my head around this. Seems like a significant amount for an equally significant problem that most people have never heard about.

And this is likely not nearly enough. This is shaping up to be a 100 billion dollar public health crisis / 3M offset.

Surely, I am missing several more broad funding allotments, this is just just getting started.

When I can't understand the scale of something, I tend to look at the size of the response. It's not perfect, but it's a start