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  • Google Bard hallucinates a solar sail that travels "100 times the speed of light"

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  • 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?

  • Google Bard hallucinates a solar sail that travels "100 times the speed of light"

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  • Bing Chat is doing quite well:

    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.

  • Google Bard hallucinates a solar sail that travels "100 times the speed of light"

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  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakthrough_Starshot

    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.

  • Technology @kbin.social
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    Google Bard hallucinates a solar sail that travels "100 times the speed of light"

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    What habits do you have to protect your privacy?

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  • One Of The Most Important Games Ever Gets The Release It Deserves 40 Years Later

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  • The first rule of gaming articles/posts: you do not mention the game titles

    I hate this. I understand when a for-profit company tries to do this. But too many posts hide the game titles for no reason.

  • How do you answer when a nurse asks you, "how are you doing today?"

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  • Can't you just tell the nurse if you don't feel okay? How is that not being polite?

  • Without looking at a map, what region of the US do you think Kentucky is?

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  • The region of fried chicken.

  • YouTube Music podcast is finally rolling out to more countries

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  • Not until they launch yet another product with even less functionality, and then they will put Google Podcasts into the graveyard.

  • I don't like "Metroidvania"-style games because I find they make me very tense and irritable.

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  • I don't like the boss fights, especially when the save point is too far.

  • What is the difference between Lemmy and kbin?

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  • Is OOP considered archaic now? What is a more preferable paradigm nowadays?

  • What do people think about advertising like this on lemmy? Should it be allowed? Could it be stopped?

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  • I would suggest that you censor the spammer's company name in the screen shot. They want to have more exposure and they don't deserve any.

  • Is it just me or are there 0 recent news articles about reddit's status after the fiasco?

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  • It is not newsworthy when there is no new development. Most people don't care, they continue using Twitter, Facebook, Reddit no matter what.

    We (fediverse users) are not "normal" people. And I am proud of being different.

  • YSK: Cats don't like their whiskers touching their food bowl. This is why they beg even if food is still left at the bottom.

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  • Don't forget knife, fork, and a napkin.

    Red wine or white wine?

  • Egg

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  • donde esta la biblioteca

  • Egg

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  • This spammer created multiple accounts on various Lemmy instances to post self advertisements. How do we combat this?

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  • How? I feel like it might be too easy for such accounts to be created. And they already pollute the fediverse before their accounts get banned. I think this will be more common until we have more proactive measures.

  • Fediverse @kbin.social
    Cloudless @kbin.social

    This spammer created multiple accounts on various Lemmy instances to post self advertisements. How do we combat this?

  • Confused on what fediverse apps to use

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  • The site works well enough on mobile, so it is usable without an app.

    That said, I prefer to use a native app, or a well-designed webapp like wefwef.

  • "Kids Can't Use Computers" is now ten years old, and it's only gotten worse

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  • The title is very confusing. And the article is like a long essay.

    Here is a summary by Chat GPT:

    The web page is a blog post by a teacher who argues that most kids today can’t use computers effectively. He shares several anecdotes of students and adults who lack basic computer skills, such as troubleshooting, googling, and programming. He criticizes the education system for not teaching computer literacy and problem-solving, and he urges parents and teachers to help kids become more competent and confident with computers. He also warns that relying too much on technology can make us vulnerable to manipulation and exploitation by those who control it.

  • Why is connect tracking so much?

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  • That's why I prefer to use open source solutions.

  • Liftoff! @lemmy.world
    Cloudless @kbin.social

    Font size for comments and post description?

  • Enshittification @lemmy.world
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    Users, advertisers – we are all trapped in the enshittification of the internet | John Naughton

    www.theguardian.com /commentisfree/2023/mar/11/users-advertisers-we-are-all-trapped-in-the-enshittification-of-the-internet
  • Nintendo 3DS, 2DS and DS @lemmy.world
    Cloudless @kbin.social

    10 Favourite DS games?

  • The Signpost of Kbin! @kbin.social
    Cloudless @kbin.social

    Is there a community for people who dislike the owner/admin of lemmy.ml because of their political views and moderation policies?

  • Reddit Migration @kbin.social
    Cloudless @kbin.social

    Instead of deleting my old comments on Reddit, I modify them to express my disappointment. (Original comment was "hypocrites" which fits perfectly).

  • Gaming @kbin.social
    Cloudless @kbin.social

    Remove one letter from the title of a video game; what is the plot now?

  • /kbin meta @kbin.social
    Cloudless @kbin.social

    How do we call kbin users?