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vzn

03:48

just read this amazing article on ITER (intl fusion reactor proj)... breathtaking. probably larger scale than LHC...

Star in a bottle Khatchadourian / New Yorker

user54412

Q: The JWST - What happens if/when it breaks?

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) project could be fantastic, It has the promise of seeing farther than Hubble, almost to the beginning of our space/time. But, orbiting at L2 - while closer by far than other LaGrange points - is still 1.5m KM away from Earth. That is four times more distant ...

user54412

A moratorium on all astronomy funding for the next 50 years?

ManishEarth

07:46

@ChrisWhite :o

user54412

08:09

@ManishEarth how's summer? coding much?

ManishEarth

coding lots

github.com/Manishearth

lots lots lots :p

user54412

github.com/c-white

user54412

Except all my repos are private :P

user54412

(not that there's that much I'm contributing to anyway)

ManishEarth

haha

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Kyle Kanos

15:59

So any one here?

JamalS

Yup.

ManishEarth

just for fun,

My question WAS a conceptual question, I didn't care about actual calculations. Maybe instead of just trying to make it appear that my question was wrong, how about you just take in what I said and accept it? Because what I describe never happens, right? You are sooooo smart (not really). You can't just accept a statement, you have to artificially invent reasons why it could not possibly be so. You seem to be caught in your own perceived importance as self-declared guardians of some random who-cares web forum. Get a life. — Mörre 2 days ago

(He's talking about Phys.SE)

(Don't comment there)

JamalS

Do you guys still remember that funny question on whether things exist? lol

So, is the event usually this empty?

Colin McFaul

@JamalS It's been pretty quiet the last couple of months or so. The "official" chat sessions used to be a bit busier. I think there are just fewer pressing things to discuss.

ManishEarth

Yeah

We sort of sorted out the homework policy and all that

And things are going nicely. On the most part

Kyle Kanos

16:04

Is there anything to discuss?

Colin McFaul

I know I haven't really be keeping up with the more recent chat sessions the way I used to.

ManishEarth

Chocolate?

me either, been really busy this summer

JamalS

I have a programming question... ?

ManishEarth

go ahead

JamalS

Do you know how I can access the data from thermal sensors using Intel x86-64 Assembly? I assume I'll probably need to enter real mode for it.

ManishEarth

16:06

no clue

probably have to use the IN or OUT commands

JamalS

Ah, just found some documentation from Intel: "CPU Monitoring with DTC/PECI." They suggest RDMSR, which is only available in real mode. Can you enter real mode without the kernel stopping you?

ManishEarth

no clue

David Z

I'll be in and out of the chat today

PS we could always talk about the World Cup if there's nothing else ;-)

ManishEarth

haha

/me doesn't follow it

with most sports I just watch randomly, don't really care who is who :p

Kyle Kanos

@DavidZ Soccer? Meh.

JamalS

16:15

@ManishEarth: If you're interested, found this: sudleyplace.com/pmtorm.html. Problem is it assumes you are in protected/kernel mode, to transition to real mode. However, normally the user is in ring 3/user mode, and indeed the kernel, for security reasons, blocks transition to ring 0.

Colin McFaul

checks weather for US/Belgium match 81 F? 74% humidity?That sounds great. I hope no one complains about those conditions.

Kyle Kanos

Anyone hear of Awesome Games Done Quick?

Or Summer Games Done Quick?

Colin McFaul

16:33

@KyleKanos I've heard of Summer Games, and I think I've heard of the idea of Done Quick.

Kyle Kanos

gamesdonequick.com

Video Game speed running (beating it as quick as possible) charity event

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Q: Questions about Theoretical Physics in Physics Exchange

In the Area 51 Exchange I've found that "The Theoretical Physics site didn't have enough activity during the beta. It has been closed, and its content has been merged into Physics". But when I've done a question in the Physics exchange about Theoretical Physics my question was closed as off-...

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David Z

@ManishEarth same here, though a bunch of people in my department are really into it.

Colin McFaul

A chemistry group on my floor has a betting pool for the WC. They're even playing all the matches on a projector screen in their meeting room. Not only is the PI totally on board with this, I think he's even the mastermind.

David Z

Yep, about the same with the astroparticle group across the hall from me

Multiple profs are involved

(they do it with March Madness too)