The Air Whisperer
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22nd-Century
Aerodynamics
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In the 1760s, burning was well-understood as a DESTRUCTIVE, or extractive, process; that belief leads directly to the 'discovery' of Phlogiston.
And in your time, Quantum Mechanics seems plausible
- because the 'wave-object duality' of everyday items (such as a TENNIS BALL...) is not recognized...
And in your time, Quantum Mechanics seems plausible
- because the 'wave-object duality' of everyday items (such as a TENNIS BALL...) is not recognized...
November 27, 2025 at 10:55 AM
In the 1760s, burning was well-understood as a DESTRUCTIVE, or extractive, process; that belief leads directly to the 'discovery' of Phlogiston.
And in your time, Quantum Mechanics seems plausible
- because the 'wave-object duality' of everyday items (such as a TENNIS BALL...) is not recognized...
And in your time, Quantum Mechanics seems plausible
- because the 'wave-object duality' of everyday items (such as a TENNIS BALL...) is not recognized...
It's really just a revival of the Turing Test; if the machine makes you think it's human, then it's performing the same function as a human.
The concept fails, both by reducing 'human interaction' to a kind of game-theory reassurance
- AND by defining 'intelligence' as the ability to DECEIVE...
The concept fails, both by reducing 'human interaction' to a kind of game-theory reassurance
- AND by defining 'intelligence' as the ability to DECEIVE...
November 26, 2025 at 11:57 AM
It's really just a revival of the Turing Test; if the machine makes you think it's human, then it's performing the same function as a human.
The concept fails, both by reducing 'human interaction' to a kind of game-theory reassurance
- AND by defining 'intelligence' as the ability to DECEIVE...
The concept fails, both by reducing 'human interaction' to a kind of game-theory reassurance
- AND by defining 'intelligence' as the ability to DECEIVE...
I noticed that, but still wanted to get the pun in...
November 23, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I noticed that, but still wanted to get the pun in...
But is Aerodynamics ready to hear it...?
November 22, 2025 at 1:57 AM
But is Aerodynamics ready to hear it...?
(Cheeky 3/2:
And the AI bubble's 'legacy' of wonderful power sources...?
Nothing more than the same Atomic Power that became unmarketable when buoyant Plutonium Futures
(of which WASTE HEAT was a totally FREE by-product...)
dissolved, slug-like, in SALT...)
www.goldmansachs.com/insights/art...
And the AI bubble's 'legacy' of wonderful power sources...?
Nothing more than the same Atomic Power that became unmarketable when buoyant Plutonium Futures
(of which WASTE HEAT was a totally FREE by-product...)
dissolved, slug-like, in SALT...)
www.goldmansachs.com/insights/art...
November 22, 2025 at 1:20 AM
(Cheeky 3/2:
And the AI bubble's 'legacy' of wonderful power sources...?
Nothing more than the same Atomic Power that became unmarketable when buoyant Plutonium Futures
(of which WASTE HEAT was a totally FREE by-product...)
dissolved, slug-like, in SALT...)
www.goldmansachs.com/insights/art...
And the AI bubble's 'legacy' of wonderful power sources...?
Nothing more than the same Atomic Power that became unmarketable when buoyant Plutonium Futures
(of which WASTE HEAT was a totally FREE by-product...)
dissolved, slug-like, in SALT...)
www.goldmansachs.com/insights/art...
I've had very similar encounters in Academia
- where things might not be expected to operate in the same way they do in the commercial world of publishing.
Yet in both worlds, a requirement to 'go with the flow' is rigidly enforced, even as institutions gleefully claim to be 'groundbreaking'...
- where things might not be expected to operate in the same way they do in the commercial world of publishing.
Yet in both worlds, a requirement to 'go with the flow' is rigidly enforced, even as institutions gleefully claim to be 'groundbreaking'...
November 15, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I've had very similar encounters in Academia
- where things might not be expected to operate in the same way they do in the commercial world of publishing.
Yet in both worlds, a requirement to 'go with the flow' is rigidly enforced, even as institutions gleefully claim to be 'groundbreaking'...
- where things might not be expected to operate in the same way they do in the commercial world of publishing.
Yet in both worlds, a requirement to 'go with the flow' is rigidly enforced, even as institutions gleefully claim to be 'groundbreaking'...
Unfortunately, it's a familiar story, with a grim arc; the 'swivel-eyed loons' of David Cameron's Tory Party went on to 'win' a Brexit and several UK Premierships
-and to dictate the present Tory tone of a supposedly Labour government...!
Is this Kirsty's bid to lead the country...?
-and to dictate the present Tory tone of a supposedly Labour government...!
Is this Kirsty's bid to lead the country...?
November 15, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Unfortunately, it's a familiar story, with a grim arc; the 'swivel-eyed loons' of David Cameron's Tory Party went on to 'win' a Brexit and several UK Premierships
-and to dictate the present Tory tone of a supposedly Labour government...!
Is this Kirsty's bid to lead the country...?
-and to dictate the present Tory tone of a supposedly Labour government...!
Is this Kirsty's bid to lead the country...?
Co-operating spiders
- that could be a problem...
- that could be a problem...
November 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Co-operating spiders
- that could be a problem...
- that could be a problem...
Again, is there a possibility that the text in question doesn't exist...?
In the early 20th Century, 'primitivism' escaped into the Art world and has lived there as a changeling ever since. In the interim, Culture may have forgotten its protegé ever belonged to Philosophy...
In the early 20th Century, 'primitivism' escaped into the Art world and has lived there as a changeling ever since. In the interim, Culture may have forgotten its protegé ever belonged to Philosophy...
November 12, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Again, is there a possibility that the text in question doesn't exist...?
In the early 20th Century, 'primitivism' escaped into the Art world and has lived there as a changeling ever since. In the interim, Culture may have forgotten its protegé ever belonged to Philosophy...
In the early 20th Century, 'primitivism' escaped into the Art world and has lived there as a changeling ever since. In the interim, Culture may have forgotten its protegé ever belonged to Philosophy...
Science is under attack from the political Right because it's 'progressive'
- constantly seeking a BETTER understanding of the world around us.
That position THREATENS 'conservatives' who regard established beliefs and institutions as MORE IMPORTANT than observable reality.
🧪 #ResearchIntegrity
- constantly seeking a BETTER understanding of the world around us.
That position THREATENS 'conservatives' who regard established beliefs and institutions as MORE IMPORTANT than observable reality.
🧪 #ResearchIntegrity
November 9, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Science is under attack from the political Right because it's 'progressive'
- constantly seeking a BETTER understanding of the world around us.
That position THREATENS 'conservatives' who regard established beliefs and institutions as MORE IMPORTANT than observable reality.
🧪 #ResearchIntegrity
- constantly seeking a BETTER understanding of the world around us.
That position THREATENS 'conservatives' who regard established beliefs and institutions as MORE IMPORTANT than observable reality.
🧪 #ResearchIntegrity
These have no tail rotor; the booms that broke off support rudders to provide stability, & steering, when travelling forward at speed.
IMO, the impact that broke them off may have been 'camouflaged' by the aircraft bouncing from its rear wheels to the front, rudder loss being detected much later.
IMO, the impact that broke them off may have been 'camouflaged' by the aircraft bouncing from its rear wheels to the front, rudder loss being detected much later.
November 8, 2025 at 6:33 PM
These have no tail rotor; the booms that broke off support rudders to provide stability, & steering, when travelling forward at speed.
IMO, the impact that broke them off may have been 'camouflaged' by the aircraft bouncing from its rear wheels to the front, rudder loss being detected much later.
IMO, the impact that broke them off may have been 'camouflaged' by the aircraft bouncing from its rear wheels to the front, rudder loss being detected much later.
Yes, it's a consequence of Flow Theory.
Airplanes are viewed as 'particles' flowing through Airport & Airspace conduits; passengers are also treated as 'flowing' particles.
In reality, each passenger DISPLACES, to some extent, any resource they interact with
- just one 'overlimit' can SINK it...
Airplanes are viewed as 'particles' flowing through Airport & Airspace conduits; passengers are also treated as 'flowing' particles.
In reality, each passenger DISPLACES, to some extent, any resource they interact with
- just one 'overlimit' can SINK it...
November 8, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Yes, it's a consequence of Flow Theory.
Airplanes are viewed as 'particles' flowing through Airport & Airspace conduits; passengers are also treated as 'flowing' particles.
In reality, each passenger DISPLACES, to some extent, any resource they interact with
- just one 'overlimit' can SINK it...
Airplanes are viewed as 'particles' flowing through Airport & Airspace conduits; passengers are also treated as 'flowing' particles.
In reality, each passenger DISPLACES, to some extent, any resource they interact with
- just one 'overlimit' can SINK it...
Your metaphor neatly DEBUNKS 'flow theory'.
A port city doesn't experience the 'ebb' or 'flow' of its tidal river; what's recorded is the HEIGHT to which the water's surface is DISPLACED by each advancing and retreating tide. And overspill can cause disruption that lasts for weeks, not hours...
A port city doesn't experience the 'ebb' or 'flow' of its tidal river; what's recorded is the HEIGHT to which the water's surface is DISPLACED by each advancing and retreating tide. And overspill can cause disruption that lasts for weeks, not hours...
November 8, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Your metaphor neatly DEBUNKS 'flow theory'.
A port city doesn't experience the 'ebb' or 'flow' of its tidal river; what's recorded is the HEIGHT to which the water's surface is DISPLACED by each advancing and retreating tide. And overspill can cause disruption that lasts for weeks, not hours...
A port city doesn't experience the 'ebb' or 'flow' of its tidal river; what's recorded is the HEIGHT to which the water's surface is DISPLACED by each advancing and retreating tide. And overspill can cause disruption that lasts for weeks, not hours...
Aerodynamics isn't the ONLY subject where the phenomenon of DISPLACEMENT is dismissed in favour of a 'preferred paradigm' focusing on FLOW.
But its assumed position among the Sciences (when it's really a SUPERSTITION...)
means that Aero SETS A REALLY BAD EXAMPLE for other disciplines...
But its assumed position among the Sciences (when it's really a SUPERSTITION...)
means that Aero SETS A REALLY BAD EXAMPLE for other disciplines...
November 7, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Aerodynamics isn't the ONLY subject where the phenomenon of DISPLACEMENT is dismissed in favour of a 'preferred paradigm' focusing on FLOW.
But its assumed position among the Sciences (when it's really a SUPERSTITION...)
means that Aero SETS A REALLY BAD EXAMPLE for other disciplines...
But its assumed position among the Sciences (when it's really a SUPERSTITION...)
means that Aero SETS A REALLY BAD EXAMPLE for other disciplines...
The CAUSE, tho
- is Aerodynamics.
The false premise of Airflow Theory reflects a MINDSET which prefers to solve 'flow problems' EVEN where the problem is one of DISPLACEMENT. 'Rebooking', as you clearly describe, is a displacement problem impeding airline operations WRONGLY VIEWED as 'flow'.
- is Aerodynamics.
The false premise of Airflow Theory reflects a MINDSET which prefers to solve 'flow problems' EVEN where the problem is one of DISPLACEMENT. 'Rebooking', as you clearly describe, is a displacement problem impeding airline operations WRONGLY VIEWED as 'flow'.
November 7, 2025 at 10:13 AM
The CAUSE, tho
- is Aerodynamics.
The false premise of Airflow Theory reflects a MINDSET which prefers to solve 'flow problems' EVEN where the problem is one of DISPLACEMENT. 'Rebooking', as you clearly describe, is a displacement problem impeding airline operations WRONGLY VIEWED as 'flow'.
- is Aerodynamics.
The false premise of Airflow Theory reflects a MINDSET which prefers to solve 'flow problems' EVEN where the problem is one of DISPLACEMENT. 'Rebooking', as you clearly describe, is a displacement problem impeding airline operations WRONGLY VIEWED as 'flow'.
In Aerodynamics, that's definitely and demonstrably the case...
November 6, 2025 at 11:40 AM
In Aerodynamics, that's definitely and demonstrably the case...
The 'alchemist's dilemma' explored in 1966...
November 6, 2025 at 11:30 AM
The 'alchemist's dilemma' explored in 1966...
500 years ago, the idea of planets following ornate 'epicyclic' paths, past a stationary Planet Earth, made perfect sense
- but big-brain Scientists were the only people who could properly understand the process.
Quantum Mechanics serves the same purpose today...
www.rigb.org/whats-on/sol...
- but big-brain Scientists were the only people who could properly understand the process.
Quantum Mechanics serves the same purpose today...
www.rigb.org/whats-on/sol...
November 6, 2025 at 10:38 AM
500 years ago, the idea of planets following ornate 'epicyclic' paths, past a stationary Planet Earth, made perfect sense
- but big-brain Scientists were the only people who could properly understand the process.
Quantum Mechanics serves the same purpose today...
www.rigb.org/whats-on/sol...
- but big-brain Scientists were the only people who could properly understand the process.
Quantum Mechanics serves the same purpose today...
www.rigb.org/whats-on/sol...
The world always has more Ozimandiases than it needs
- and it can always use more Nazca Lines...
- and it can always use more Nazca Lines...
November 6, 2025 at 10:07 AM
The world always has more Ozimandiases than it needs
- and it can always use more Nazca Lines...
- and it can always use more Nazca Lines...
You ain't seen nothing yet, Sam...!
When Science is open enough to allow, or even EMBRACE, a New Scientific Revolution
- its Productivity, Economic position and Status in Society will be BOOSTED to currently uninaginable levels...
When Science is open enough to allow, or even EMBRACE, a New Scientific Revolution
- its Productivity, Economic position and Status in Society will be BOOSTED to currently uninaginable levels...
November 5, 2025 at 8:32 AM
You ain't seen nothing yet, Sam...!
When Science is open enough to allow, or even EMBRACE, a New Scientific Revolution
- its Productivity, Economic position and Status in Society will be BOOSTED to currently uninaginable levels...
When Science is open enough to allow, or even EMBRACE, a New Scientific Revolution
- its Productivity, Economic position and Status in Society will be BOOSTED to currently uninaginable levels...
Downforce isn't always 'more welcomed'; they also like to feel it DISAPPEAR..,
November 5, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Downforce isn't always 'more welcomed'; they also like to feel it DISAPPEAR..,
Sorry, I may have been unclear.
It's the INVISIBLE air activity BETWEEN the (more easily detected...) vortices that's doing most of the Aerodynamic 'work' in pressing a race-car DOWN, and holding an aircraft UP.
Focusing on those 'invisible lifters' can indeed eliminate a great deal of fuel use...
It's the INVISIBLE air activity BETWEEN the (more easily detected...) vortices that's doing most of the Aerodynamic 'work' in pressing a race-car DOWN, and holding an aircraft UP.
Focusing on those 'invisible lifters' can indeed eliminate a great deal of fuel use...
November 2, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Sorry, I may have been unclear.
It's the INVISIBLE air activity BETWEEN the (more easily detected...) vortices that's doing most of the Aerodynamic 'work' in pressing a race-car DOWN, and holding an aircraft UP.
Focusing on those 'invisible lifters' can indeed eliminate a great deal of fuel use...
It's the INVISIBLE air activity BETWEEN the (more easily detected...) vortices that's doing most of the Aerodynamic 'work' in pressing a race-car DOWN, and holding an aircraft UP.
Focusing on those 'invisible lifters' can indeed eliminate a great deal of fuel use...
It's true that the vortices are real; it's also true that they represent a SMALL FRACTION of the air activity around a racecar.
As in Aviation, Formula 1's future lies in Electric propulsion
- and the Dynamics of invisible 'air masses' to be found in the SPACES BETWEEN visible vortex events..
As in Aviation, Formula 1's future lies in Electric propulsion
- and the Dynamics of invisible 'air masses' to be found in the SPACES BETWEEN visible vortex events..
November 2, 2025 at 2:05 AM
It's true that the vortices are real; it's also true that they represent a SMALL FRACTION of the air activity around a racecar.
As in Aviation, Formula 1's future lies in Electric propulsion
- and the Dynamics of invisible 'air masses' to be found in the SPACES BETWEEN visible vortex events..
As in Aviation, Formula 1's future lies in Electric propulsion
- and the Dynamics of invisible 'air masses' to be found in the SPACES BETWEEN visible vortex events..
Yes; racecars generate downforce, AND they generate vortices.
But the vortices ATTRACT ATTENTION
- often DIVERTING it from the other Aerodynamic processes, including those from which the downforce arises, that are happening elsewhere around the car at the same time.
But the vortices ATTRACT ATTENTION
- often DIVERTING it from the other Aerodynamic processes, including those from which the downforce arises, that are happening elsewhere around the car at the same time.
November 1, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Yes; racecars generate downforce, AND they generate vortices.
But the vortices ATTRACT ATTENTION
- often DIVERTING it from the other Aerodynamic processes, including those from which the downforce arises, that are happening elsewhere around the car at the same time.
But the vortices ATTRACT ATTENTION
- often DIVERTING it from the other Aerodynamic processes, including those from which the downforce arises, that are happening elsewhere around the car at the same time.