2016ers Chit-Chat Thread (15 Viewers)

[Sien]

Wait, so whats the point of introducing a dux scheme if you still get in even if you missed cutoff by 0.3

Dux scheme probably doesn't apply to med and law

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[iforgotmyname]

Dux scheme probably doesn't apply to med and law

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True, why didnt i think of that b4 lol

 

[BandSixFix]

Correction.

I think you meant a conjunction of the following
http://sydney.edu.au/study/admissions/pathways-to-study/alternative-entry.html

Edit: Actually, I think he was ONLY eligible for the dux scheme in that list.
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A lower ATAR than 99.30 would've better demonstrated your point that the position is not guaranteed.

True

 

[Paradoxica]

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/02/artificial-universe-no-mans-sky/463308/

Who wants to play No Man's Sky after the HSC?

If servers exist, then we can explore a universe together.

Join me. Or don't. It's your choice.

 

[Nailgun]

This policy only applies if you get the required atar. Ie. If you get 99.30 ATAR and Dux your school you will not get into Law at USYD.




Where do you come up with these absurd stats? The average atar at Ruse is 97.00.

I've been told it was 99.1
Mebbe wrong though lol

 

[Nailgun]

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/02/artificial-universe-no-mans-sky/463308/

Who wants to play No Man's Sky after the HSC?

If servers exist, then we can explore a universe together.

Join me. Or don't. It's your choice.

I will only believe this legitimately exists when I have it open on my computer lol.
I can't imagine the amount of power you would need to process something on that scale.

 

[Paradoxica]

I will only believe this legitimately exists when I have it open on my computer lol.
I can't imagine the amount of power you would need to process something on that scale.

It only generates the stuff nearby, things further away are rendered with minimal animation and upscale as you travel towards it.
The converse holds true.
However, even at that level, the physics calculations would be quite intense, given that the creators chose to make it as realistic as feasible.

 

[Nailgun]

It only generates the stuff nearby, things further away are rendered with minimal animation and upscale as you travel towards it.
The converse holds true.
However, even at that level, the physics calculations would be quite intense, given that the creators chose to make it as realistic as feasible.

Ah true, but even at that level, "Every particle in the universe is accounted for. The precise shape and position of every blade of grass on every planet has been calculated. Every snowflake and every raindrop has been numbered" implies something pretty powerful

I feel like this would get old quick lol. There doesn't seem much to do except just explore and interact with animals?
I don't know if anyone has read it by it reminds me of the simulation from Koji Suzuki's Loop (He wrote the Ring)

 

[leehuan]

What makes gravity so inferior compared to the other three fundamental forces?

 

[turntaker]

What makes gravity so inferior compared to the other three fundamental forces?

Wouldn't say its inferior since it can act over much greater distances.

 

[Nailgun]

What makes gravity so inferior compared to the other three fundamental forces?

It's just much weaker than the other three lol, but the others are so restricted that it makes it seem that gravity is awesome (which it is, but mostly on a large scale)

 

[Paradoxica]

What makes gravity so inferior compared to the other three fundamental forces?

The fact that we understand it the least out of all four fundamentals doesn't help.

 

[leehuan]

Wouldn't say its inferior since it can act over much greater distances.

It's just much weaker than the other three lol, but the others are so restricted that it makes it seem that gravity is awesome (which it is, but mostly on a large scale)

True according to Universal Gravitation, I should've just used weaker then.

The fact that we understand it the least out of all four fundamentals doesn't help.

Actually now that you mention it I think I have heard about it before; our understanding being lesser about gravity. But whilst it's all about general relativity I wonder if gravitational waves can be used to our benefit?
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Also, do you guys reckon there's a 5th fundamental force?

 

[Paradoxica]

True according to Universal Gravitation, I should've just used weaker then.



Actually now that you mention it I think I have heard about it before; our understanding being lesser about gravity. But whilst it's all about general relativity I wonder if gravitational waves can be used to our benefit?
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Also, do you guys reckon there's a 5th fundamental force?

But whilst it's all about general relativity I wonder if gravitational waves can be used to our benefit?
Not sure what we could do with the ability to stretch space and time.

Also, do you guys reckon there's a 5th fundamental force?
well. if our lack of understanding of the very earliest parts of the universe is correct, then the four fundamental forces were non-distinct and unified. A superforce, if you will.

 

[Nailgun]

But whilst it's all about general relativity I wonder if gravitational waves can be used to our benefit?
Not sure what we could do with the ability to stretch space and time.

Also, do you guys reckon there's a 5th fundamental force?
well. if our lack of understanding of the very earliest parts of the universe is correct, then the four fundamental forces were non-distinct and unified. A superforce, if you will.

Lol gravitational waves (at least not within the next 20-50 years) are not gonna help us stretch space-time lol
We already knew they existed in theory, and we had some evidence for it (not as concrete as LIGO though)
How they will benefit us, is in 'seeing' the universe. They can act sort of like a one way sonar and give us an idea of whats in the universe, for example the merging of binary black holes that produced the wave we collected. benefit is that gravitational waves can travel much farther and are much less impeded

we didnt even know for sure that binary black holes were even a thing before we detected the wave (still not that sure tbh)

they can also help us understand gravity though, and like who knows where that could lead

 

[BandSixFix]

Gravity

 

[turntaker]

Gravity

Worst movie

 

[iforgotmyname]

Gravity

Interstellar is xtimes better.

 

[leehuan]

 

[iforgotmyname]

Lol gravitational waves (at least not within the next 20-50 years) are not gonna help us stretch space-time lol
We already knew they existed in theory, and we had some evidence for it (not as concrete as LIGO though)
How they will benefit us, is in 'seeing' the universe. They can act sort of like a one way sonar and give us an idea of whats in the universe, for example the merging of binary black holes that produced the wave we collected. benefit is that gravitational waves can travel much farther and are much less impeded

we didnt even know for sure that binary black holes were even a thing before we detected the wave (still not that sure tbh)

they can also help us understand gravity though, and like who knows where that could lead

Time flows slower in places with very strong gravitational attraction according to Einstein's theory of general relativity. Theres a lot of things slowing time down can achieve.