To write 1.92 x 10^60 in standard notation, you need a "1", a "9", a "2", and how many zeros?
The answer is 58.
In the first image, one of the custom GPTs says it takes 60 zeros and prints a number with 54 zeros.
In the second image, o3-mini-high gets it correct.
The answer is 58.
In the first image, one of the custom GPTs says it takes 60 zeros and prints a number with 54 zeros.
In the second image, o3-mini-high gets it correct.
March 8, 2025 at 6:26 PM
To write 1.92 x 10^60 in standard notation, you need a "1", a "9", a "2", and how many zeros?
The answer is 58.
In the first image, one of the custom GPTs says it takes 60 zeros and prints a number with 54 zeros.
In the second image, o3-mini-high gets it correct.
The answer is 58.
In the first image, one of the custom GPTs says it takes 60 zeros and prints a number with 54 zeros.
In the second image, o3-mini-high gets it correct.
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James Webb Satellite took a fantastic shot of the Planet Saturn with it's Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam) and the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI). This is just an Amazing shot that shows the planet and the rings in brilliant detail.
February 24, 2025 at 6:16 AM
James Webb Satellite took a fantastic shot of the Planet Saturn with it's Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam) and the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI). This is just an Amazing shot that shows the planet and the rings in brilliant detail.
WTF
The Department of Health and Human Services sent agency employees an email warning them that any responses to Elon Musk’s request that they share their accomplishments from the past week might “be read by malign foreign actors," employees tell NBC News.
HHS warns employees that responses to Elon Musk's email may 'be read by malign foreign actors'
The Department of Health and Human Services message comes amid days of confusion after emails from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management and a tweet by Elon Musk.
www.nbcnews.com
February 24, 2025 at 11:16 PM
WTF
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While you weren't looking, Trump rolled back Biden's ethics rules prohibiting executive branch employees from accepting major gifts from lobbyists.
So much for "drain the swamp."
So much for "drain the swamp."
Trump has canceled Biden's ethics rules. Critics call it the opposite of 'drain the swamp'
Donald Trump took office eight years ago pledging to “drain the swamp” of the dominance of Washington influence peddlers.
apnews.com
February 24, 2025 at 10:45 PM
While you weren't looking, Trump rolled back Biden's ethics rules prohibiting executive branch employees from accepting major gifts from lobbyists.
So much for "drain the swamp."
So much for "drain the swamp."
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issue with “hire more conservative professors” is that they don’t mean “hire a smart guy who happens to think taxes should be lower”, they mean “hire a movement conservative”, and these days there are multiple litmus tests for being that type of person that are “insist this false thing is true”
February 24, 2025 at 11:07 PM
issue with “hire more conservative professors” is that they don’t mean “hire a smart guy who happens to think taxes should be lower”, they mean “hire a movement conservative”, and these days there are multiple litmus tests for being that type of person that are “insist this false thing is true”
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This is an amazing picture, of two little girls in 1974, wandering through the campus of Hanover College in southern Indiana after a tornado devastated the town.
The girl on the left is my mom. The other is my Aunt Lynne.
The girl on the left is my mom. The other is my Aunt Lynne.
March 30, 2024 at 1:49 AM
This is an amazing picture, of two little girls in 1974, wandering through the campus of Hanover College in southern Indiana after a tornado devastated the town.
The girl on the left is my mom. The other is my Aunt Lynne.
The girl on the left is my mom. The other is my Aunt Lynne.
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I fear there is deep truth here.
January 11, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I fear there is deep truth here.
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Everything stated in this post is a provable fact.
You are entitled to your own opinion.
You are not entitled to your own facts.
Looking at YOU, 2020 election-deniers.
You are entitled to your own opinion.
You are not entitled to your own facts.
Looking at YOU, 2020 election-deniers.
January 4, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Everything stated in this post is a provable fact.
You are entitled to your own opinion.
You are not entitled to your own facts.
Looking at YOU, 2020 election-deniers.
You are entitled to your own opinion.
You are not entitled to your own facts.
Looking at YOU, 2020 election-deniers.
The coast of Spain, near Santo André de Teixido.
January 3, 2025 at 10:32 AM
The coast of Spain, near Santo André de Teixido.
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all sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from a yo-yo
December 30, 2024 at 6:24 PM
all sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from a yo-yo
NOMA-Gallaudet Metro Station, Washington, D.C. Shot with iPhone13.
December 25, 2024 at 9:36 PM
NOMA-Gallaudet Metro Station, Washington, D.C. Shot with iPhone13.