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This whole thread is interesting but this is the key part. Physicists disagree about the Copenhagen and other interpretations, but almost half (correctly, imo) say the wavefunction is a simply tool for predicting experiments.
Is it "real"? We don't know.
Does it matter? Unclear. Kind of?
Is it "real"? We don't know.
Does it matter? Unclear. Kind of?
Respondents differed radically on whether the wavefunction — the mathematical description of an object’s quantum state — represents something real or is simply a useful tool.
This suggests a significant divide between researchers who hold ‘realist’ views and those with ‘epistemic’ ones.
This suggests a significant divide between researchers who hold ‘realist’ views and those with ‘epistemic’ ones.
July 30, 2025 at 11:23 AM
This whole thread is interesting but this is the key part. Physicists disagree about the Copenhagen and other interpretations, but almost half (correctly, imo) say the wavefunction is a simply tool for predicting experiments.
Is it "real"? We don't know.
Does it matter? Unclear. Kind of?
Is it "real"? We don't know.
Does it matter? Unclear. Kind of?
James O'Brien being confused and exasperated at people's stupidity has been helping me through all of the bullshit that's happened since Brexit.
This is how every reasonable person should feel basically every day.
This is how every reasonable person should feel basically every day.
'Why does James O'Brien allow the caller to refer to someone's skin colour while calling them a maniac?'
'That's not his real skin colour, mate.'
Idiots' Corner returns and listener Daniel's accusation is an 'absolute classic'.
'That's not his real skin colour, mate.'
Idiots' Corner returns and listener Daniel's accusation is an 'absolute classic'.
July 30, 2025 at 11:08 AM
James O'Brien being confused and exasperated at people's stupidity has been helping me through all of the bullshit that's happened since Brexit.
This is how every reasonable person should feel basically every day.
This is how every reasonable person should feel basically every day.
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Trump Still Polling Well With Working-Class American Pedophiles
Trump Still Polling Well With Working-Class American Pedophiles
WASHINGTON—Despite the president’s sagging approval rating overall, a Gallup Poll released Tuesday confirmed that Donald Trump’s support remained overwhelmingly strong among working-class American ped...
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July 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Trump Still Polling Well With Working-Class American Pedophiles
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The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe.
Will we listen to his words today?
Will we listen to his words today?
July 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe.
Will we listen to his words today?
Will we listen to his words today?
No prizes for guessing why HE was the one to be beaten.
If you believe in the superiority of your race, this is just par for the course.
Fuck Israel.
If you believe in the superiority of your race, this is just par for the course.
Fuck Israel.
Gaza Freedom Flotilla has released statement that Black labour leader Chris Smalls (Amazon Labour Union) faced violence that no one else on Handala did. He has been severely beaten in Israeli custody.
Smalls follows in legacy of Black radical tradition for Palestine. Labour must stand for Smalls.
Smalls follows in legacy of Black radical tradition for Palestine. Labour must stand for Smalls.
July 29, 2025 at 1:13 PM
No prizes for guessing why HE was the one to be beaten.
If you believe in the superiority of your race, this is just par for the course.
Fuck Israel.
If you believe in the superiority of your race, this is just par for the course.
Fuck Israel.
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New poll: The vast majority of NYC Dem primary voters agree with Mamdani’s Israel positions, even arresting Bibi.
57% say they’d be less likely to support incumbent Dems who don’t endorse Mamdani. That includes Schumer and Jeffries right now. www.semafor.com/article/07/2...
57% say they’d be less likely to support incumbent Dems who don’t endorse Mamdani. That includes Schumer and Jeffries right now. www.semafor.com/article/07/2...
Poll: New York Dems side with Mamdani on Israel, Netanyahu
New York City’s Democratic primary voters overwhelmingly believe that Israel is “committing genocide” in Gaza.
www.semafor.com
July 29, 2025 at 10:30 AM
New poll: The vast majority of NYC Dem primary voters agree with Mamdani’s Israel positions, even arresting Bibi.
57% say they’d be less likely to support incumbent Dems who don’t endorse Mamdani. That includes Schumer and Jeffries right now. www.semafor.com/article/07/2...
57% say they’d be less likely to support incumbent Dems who don’t endorse Mamdani. That includes Schumer and Jeffries right now. www.semafor.com/article/07/2...
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I don't care about your politics or your ideology or who you voted for in the last election -- if you can't agree with the simple statement "blocking food assistance from starving children in Gaza is a bad thing," you are unequivocally a shitty person.
July 29, 2025 at 2:23 AM
I don't care about your politics or your ideology or who you voted for in the last election -- if you can't agree with the simple statement "blocking food assistance from starving children in Gaza is a bad thing," you are unequivocally a shitty person.
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Tom Lehrer, a musical satirist par excellence, has left us. We are not all going together, Prof. Lehrer, but part of me goes with you.
Tom Lehrer, Musical Satirist With a Dark Streak, Dies at 97
www.nytimes.com
July 27, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Tom Lehrer, a musical satirist par excellence, has left us. We are not all going together, Prof. Lehrer, but part of me goes with you.
Do something about it then you cunt
Images of starving children in Gaza revolting, says UK PM Starmer - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/images-starving-children-gaza-revolting-says-uk-pm-starmer
Images of starving children in Gaza revolting, says UK PM Starmer
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<div class="field field-field-text"><p>The British prime minister Keir Starmer has said that images of starving children from Gaza are revolting, and described the situation as “absolutely intolerable”. </p>
<p>“Certainly speaking for the British public and myself, those images of starving children in particular are revolting,” Starmer said. “And there’s a sense of revulsion in the British public at what they’re seeing. They know - and we know - humanitarian aid needs to get in at speed, at volume.”</p>
<p>“Yes, some can be airdropped, but the trucks need to get in because that’s the only way you can get the volume in,” he said. </p>
<p>Speaking at a joint press conference with Starmer, while on an official visit to Scotland, US President Trump said that a ceasefire in Gaza is "possible". He added that the "time had come to end" the Israeli military offensive in Gaza. </p>
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www.middleeasteye.net
July 28, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Do something about it then you cunt
Good luck to all the ghosts out there trying to haunt skeptics
July 28, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Good luck to all the ghosts out there trying to haunt skeptics
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The entire Trek fandom should be pro-Palestine because it’s literally Bajor
July 26, 2025 at 9:58 PM
The entire Trek fandom should be pro-Palestine because it’s literally Bajor
Good read on the humanitarian tragedy that's been unfolding for almost 2 years (!) & the bullshit Israel does to give itself an alibi.
The alibi crumbles under even the slightest scrutiny, yet some still defend it. Most people see through the BS, but we can't stop it.
It's an Orwellian nightmare
The alibi crumbles under even the slightest scrutiny, yet some still defend it. Most people see through the BS, but we can't stop it.
It's an Orwellian nightmare
Israel’s food points are not just death traps – they’re an alibi for the starvation of Gaza | Alex de Waal
Israel’s food points are not just death traps – they’re an alibi for the starvation of Gaza | Alex de Waal
We saw famine in Biafra and Ethiopia. In the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’s ‘aid distribution system’ we see an attempt to destroy a whole society, says academic and writer Alex de Waal
www.theguardian.com
July 26, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Good read on the humanitarian tragedy that's been unfolding for almost 2 years (!) & the bullshit Israel does to give itself an alibi.
The alibi crumbles under even the slightest scrutiny, yet some still defend it. Most people see through the BS, but we can't stop it.
It's an Orwellian nightmare
The alibi crumbles under even the slightest scrutiny, yet some still defend it. Most people see through the BS, but we can't stop it.
It's an Orwellian nightmare
"If this is really genocide why is it not much more obvious?!" must be the stupidest take out there.
Err... because we are all watching and they don't want everyone to hate them? What do you think Israel is stupid
Err... because we are all watching and they don't want everyone to hate them? What do you think Israel is stupid
Not only does Brett Stephens support genocide, but he's revealed himself as a dumbass during the process.
July 23, 2025 at 11:13 PM
"If this is really genocide why is it not much more obvious?!" must be the stupidest take out there.
Err... because we are all watching and they don't want everyone to hate them? What do you think Israel is stupid
Err... because we are all watching and they don't want everyone to hate them? What do you think Israel is stupid
Fucking legend. Metal hero. The Prince of Darkness, forever. RIP.
Bro is about to bite the head off Satan himself
Bro is about to bite the head off Satan himself
Ozzy going out after raising $190 million for sick kids and a Parkinson’s cure is metal AF.
Ozzy Osbourne Farewell Show Was The Highest-Grossing Charity Concert Of All Time
On July 5, Ozzy Osbourne put on a farewell concert, performing as a solo artist and with Black Sabbath for the last time in the band’s hometown of Birmingham, UK. Billed as the “Back To The Beginning”...
www.stereogum.com
July 23, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Fucking legend. Metal hero. The Prince of Darkness, forever. RIP.
Bro is about to bite the head off Satan himself
Bro is about to bite the head off Satan himself
There's a common tactic I've dubbed the "appeal to barbarity":
Implying that the "enemy" is so evil and barbarous that any action taken against them is somehow justified.
Implying that the "enemy" is so evil and barbarous that any action taken against them is somehow justified.
July 23, 2025 at 10:58 AM
There's a common tactic I've dubbed the "appeal to barbarity":
Implying that the "enemy" is so evil and barbarous that any action taken against them is somehow justified.
Implying that the "enemy" is so evil and barbarous that any action taken against them is somehow justified.
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Message Hidden Backward In Black Sabbath Album Wishes Everyone A Good Time Listening To Rock And Roll
Message Hidden Backward In Black Sabbath Album Wishes Everyone A Good Time Listening To Rock And Roll
OMAHA, NE—Subliminally influencing those who have purchased the 1971 album to sit back and enjoy the music, a hidden message discovered Wednesday when local heavy metal fans played Black Sabbath’s Mas...
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July 22, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Message Hidden Backward In Black Sabbath Album Wishes Everyone A Good Time Listening To Rock And Roll
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I’m witnessing the deliberate starvation of Gaza’s children – why is the world letting it happen? | Nick Maynard
I’m witnessing the deliberate starvation of Gaza’s children – why is the world letting it happen? | Nick Maynard
A permanent ceasefire, the free and safe flow of aid, and the lifting of the blockade are needed now – all could be achieved with political will, says UK surgeon Nick Maynard
www.theguardian.com
July 22, 2025 at 8:32 AM
I’m witnessing the deliberate starvation of Gaza’s children – why is the world letting it happen? | Nick Maynard
Louder for the people in the back. Healthcare is affordable. Propping up an apartheid state is expensive as fuck
In 2024, the United States gave Israel a significant fraction of the annual NASA budget. There's no conflict between affording science and affording healthcare. There's a conflict between affording murdering people and affording healthcare.
I don’t think we should fund space missions while people are literally dying from lack of healthcare for one thing.
July 9, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Louder for the people in the back. Healthcare is affordable. Propping up an apartheid state is expensive as fuck
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Democracy doesn't die in the darkness, it dies when people are too afraid to turn on the light
June 28, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Democracy doesn't die in the darkness, it dies when people are too afraid to turn on the light
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Protesters Urged Not To Give Trump Administration Pretext For What It Already Doing
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Protesters Urged Not To Give Trump Administration Pretext For What It Already Doing
LOS ANGELES—Responding to escalating clashes between civilian activists and militarized immigration authorities, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass publicly urged protesters Monday not to give the Trump administration any pretext for what they’re already doing and will keep doing no matter what. “Angelenos—don’t engage in violence and give the administration an excuse to inflict all the […]
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June 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Protesters Urged Not To Give Trump Administration Pretext For What It Already Doing
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