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The Universe as a Computer Simulation
Heard this before. Don't remember when but read a couple articles years ago. How could we know either way? We still have yet to prove anything absolutely beyond doubt.
Physicists say they may have evidence that the universe is a computer simulation.
How? They made a computer simulation of the universe. And it looks sort of like us.
A long-proposed thought experiment, put forward by both philosophers and popular culture, points out that any civilisation of sufficient size and intelligence would eventually create a simulation universe if such a thing were possible.
And since there would therefore be many more simulations (within simulations, within simulations) than real universes, it is therefore more likely than not that our world is artificial.
Now a team of researchers at the University of Bonn in Germany led by Silas Beane say they have evidence this may be true.
In a paper named 'Constraints on the Universe as a Numerical Simulation', they point out that current simulations of the universe - which do exist, but which are extremely weak and small - naturally put limits on physical laws.
Technology Review explains that "the problem with all simulations is that the laws of physics, which appear continuous, have to be superimposed onto a discrete three dimensional lattice which advances in steps of time."
What that basically means is that by just being a simulation, the computer would put limits on, for instance, the energy that particles can have within the program.
These limits would be experienced by those living within the sim - and as it turns out, something which looks just like these limits do in fact exist.
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If it turned out to be true, the shock would drive most people insane.
One of modern physics' most cherished ideas is quantum chromodynamics, the theory that describes the strong nuclear force, how it binds quarks and gluons into protons and neutrons, how these form nuclei that themselves interact. This is the universe at its most fundamental.
So an interesting pursuit is to simulate quantum chromodynamics on a computer to see what kind of complexity arises. The promise is that simulating physics on such a fundamental level is more or less equivalent to simulating the universe itself.
There are one or two challenges of course. The physics is mind-bogglingly complex and operates on a vanishingly small scale. So even using the world's most powerful supercomputers, physicists have only managed to simulate tiny corners of the cosmos just a few femtometers across. (A femtometer is 10^-15 metres.)
That may not sound like much but the significant point is that the simulation is essentially indistinguishable from the real thing (at least as far as we understand it).
It's not hard to imagine that Moore's Law-type progress will allow physicists to simulate significantly larger regions of space. A region just a few micrometres across could encapsulate the entire workings of a human cell.
Again, the behaviour of this human cell would be indistinguishable from the real thing.
It's this kind of thinking that forces physicists to consider the possibility that our entire cosmos could be running on a vastly powerful computer. If so, is there any way we could ever know?
Today, we get an answer of sorts from Silas Beane, at the University of Bonn in Germany, and a few pals. They say there is a way to see evidence that we are being simulated, at least in certain scenarios.
First, some background. The problem with all simulations is that the laws of physics, which appear continuous, have to be superimposed onto a discrete three dimensional lattice which advances in steps of time.
The question that Beane and co ask is whether the lattice spacing imposes any kind of limitation on the physical processes we see in the universe. They examine, in particular, high energy processes, which probe smaller regions of space as they get more energetic
What they find is interesting. They say that the lattice spacing imposes a fundamental limit on the energy that particles can have. That's because nothing can exist that is smaller than the lattice itself.
So if our cosmos is merely a simulation, there ought to be a cut off in the spectrum of high energy particles.
It turns out there is exactly this kind of cut off in the energy of cosmic ray particles, a limit known as the Greisen–Zatsepin–Kuzmin or GZK cut off.
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The first month of the 2013 ASPCA Rachael Ray $100K Challenge is complete, and we couldn't be more excited to share the results of the competition thus far. In the month of June alone, the Challengers saved a total of 18,336 animals' lives! Competing shelters achieved this by adopting out or reuniting pets with their guardians. June's impressive total means the shelters saved 4,380 more lives than during the same month last year.
The shelters started off on the right foot after a successful Challenge Kick-off Weekend June 1-2, and kept the momentum going throughout the month.
We'd like to congratulate the shelters in each division that saved the most additional cats and dogs by the end of the first month of the Challenge:
Humane Society of Pinellas (Clearwater, FL) in Division 1
Texas Humane Heroes (Leander, TX) in Division 2
Canyon County Animal Shelter (Caldwell, ID) in Division 3
Citizens for Animal Protection (Houston, TX) in Division 4
Riverside County Department of Animal Services (Jurupa Valley, CA) in Division 5
Click here to see the leaderboard with complete month one results for all contestants.
The fun has just begun! The Challengers still have plenty of time to get creative and save even more animals during July and August. Stay tuned as the action unfolds during the remaining two months of the Challenge.
Goofy ASPCA adoptable Spike is sweet, playful and very affectionate. He'd love nothing more than a long game of fetch followed by a cuddle session with his special people, and he's available right now. Recently, our photographer snapped Spike at play at our Adoption Center in NYC, and we wanted to share the results with you. Check out his album on Facebook.
Can't adopt Spike? He still really needs your help. He's a great dog who deserves a family, and we'd love it if you'd spread the word about him. Here's why:
At the ASPCA, Spike is a staff favorite. Everyone's had a chance to fall in love with him because he's been with us for nearly two years—longer than any other dog currently in our care. Spike came to us through our Humane Law Enforcement department in 2011. Back then, Spike was emaciated and undersocialized, afraid of most new people and things.
Naturally, as soon as he was medically ready, our behavior counselors set to work socializing this special guy. They took him to new places, like the park and on busy streets. They introduced him to many volunteers so he could learn how great people can be. Before long, Spike blossomed into a dog who couldn't wait to shower his favorite staffers with kisses.
Behavior counselors also taught Spike basic manners, and he eagerly showed us how smart he is, learning Sit and Drop It very quickly. Due to chronic lung disease, Spike needed an inhaler for a time, and he shocked behavior counselors with how fast he learned to use it. (Today, Spike no longer requires an inhaler.) Late last year, Spike became eligible for adoption. He's been waiting for his family ever since.
So what gives? Why hasn't Spike found a home? (We ask ourselves these questions all the time.) He's shy with new people, and sometimes when Spike sees adopters through the glass of his habitat, he barks his unique, hoarse-sounding bark at them. Understandably, that can make some people feel unwelcome and move along to other dogs.
It's a shame those folks miss out on Spike, though. He'd so like to get to know them better—just slowly. That's why we're asking you to share Spike with all your social networks. Together we have the power to write Spike's happy ending. What are you waiting for?
Spike would love a teens-and-up home. He loves to play with other dogs, but can play a bit rough, so a resident dog would need to be up for that. To learn more about adopting Spike, check out his page.
Small animal internal medicine specialist Dr. Kristen Frank is a staff internist at the ASPCA Animal Hospital in Manhattan.
Treating pets, adoptable animals and those rescued by the ASPCA Anti-Cruelty Group, Dr. Frank regularly assists with abdominal ultrasounds and other procedures, checks in on emergency room patients, and helps monitor animals' recovery from injury and disease. She also supervises ASPCA Animal Hospital interns.
Dr. Frank brought a wealth of experience with her when she joined the ASPCA Animal Hospital in 2012. After receiving her undergraduate and veterinary degrees at the University of Florida, Dr. Frank completed an internship at the New York City Animal Medical Center, followed by a three-year residency in internal medicine at Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists in Houston. Lucky for us, Dr. Frank decided to return to New York City, where she worked for two private veterinary practices before joining our team.
Dr. Frank chose internal medicine due to its wide scope. "I enjoy getting involved in cases and putting all the pieces of the puzzle together," she says.
We asked Dr. Frank to tell us about a particularly rewarding recent case, and right away she thought of Markita, a sweet cat who had been returned to the ASPCA Adoption Center suffering from liver dysfunction. After examining Markita's blood work and a series of ultrasounds, Dr. Frank and her team determined the cat's issues stemmed from stress that prevented her from eating.
Today Markita is benefiting from a feeding tube and is well on her way to recovery. Soon, Dr. Frank says, Markita will return to the Adoption Center to find a loving home.
Pet parents in the New York City area can make appointments with Dr. Frank by calling (212) 876-7700, ext. 4200, or by emailing [email protected].
Yesterday the U.S. House of Representatives passed a modified Farm Bill that will affect animals in two distinct ways. On the plus side, the bill contains an important provision to strengthen laws against animal fighting. The provision, included through the leadership of Reps. Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Tom Marino (R-PA), would make attending an animal fight a federal offense and impose additional penalties for bringing a child to an animal fight. This provision is similar to the Animal Fighting Spectator Prohibition Act (S. 666/H.R. 366), standalone legislation with strong bipartisan support from 154 cosponsors in the House.
The ASPCA applauds Representatives McGovern and Marino for their continued leadership in strengthening laws to combat animal fighting and protect public safety.
On the negative side, the House-passed Farm Bill includes a provision introduced by Rep. Steve King (R-IA) that would weaken state animal cruelty laws across the country. This dangerous provision would prevent states from passing their own laws regarding the production of "agricultural products"—a term so broad that it could include farm animals and dogs in puppy mills. As a result, improved animal welfare standards at the state level could be negated if this provision is enacted.
The House Farm Bill must now be reconciled with the Senate-passed version. The Senate bill, passed last month, contains similar animal fighting language but does not contain the dangerous King provision. The ASPCA continues to work with Congress to make sure that the final Farm Bill eventually presented to the President includes the best possible protections for animals. Join the ASPCA Advocacy Brigade to learn how you can help!
We recently told you that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved applications for horse slaughter inspections at Valley Meat Company LLC in Roswell, New Mexico, and Responsible Transportation in Sigourney, Iowa. The USDA is likely to also grant horse slaughter inspections at Rains Natural Meats plant in Gallatin, Missouri, in the coming days.
This week we learned that no horse slaughter plants will be granted inspections until at least July 29 as a result of a lawsuit filed against the USDA by several animal welfare organizations.
This lawsuit buys critical time for our horses. The Agriculture Appropriations bills, which contain language that would prevent horse slaughter in the U.S., are expected to pass in the coming months. We are seeing building momentum for the Safeguard American Food Exports (SAFE) Act, which would prevent the slaughter of horses in the U.S., end the current export of American horses for slaughter abroad and protect consumers from unknowingly ingesting toxic horse meat.
Please be a voice for horses TODAY: Urge your members of Congress to cosponsor the SAFE Act to end this horrific threat to American horses and protect the public. This is a pivotal time for horses and they need your voice more than ever!


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April 4, 2013 - If weather and fuel conditions are just right, Forest Service firefighters will use fire to improve the brush, grasses and other vegetation used for food by deer and other wildlife in the Mt. Hough State Game Refuge on the Plumas National Forest.
"Fire gets rid of the dense, tough older vegetation and causes plants to sprout, providing access and tender, more nutritious food for the animals in the area," said Mt. Hough District Ranger Mike Donald. In addition, the area will be more "fire-safe" should a wildfire start below or within the treated area.
The California Deer Association, Mule Deer Foundation and California Department of Fish and Wildlife are partners in the project.
The planned burn will be very visible in the Quincy area (American Valley) although smoke will likely be visible for longer distances. An information booth is planned for the Safeway parking lot area.
According to Donald, the project may take place within the next two months if conditions are right. "The weather needs to be very stable and the ground fuels need to be dry enough to thoroughly burn or the project will be delayed until the fall of 2013 or beyond," he said, noting "wetter ground and patchy snow increases our safety margin."
Firefighters will circle the burn area with control lines using existing roads and building lines where needed. They will burn brush by hand along the edges of the project area starting from the top and working down. A helicopter with a suspended helitorch will then be used to ignite the remainder of the area within the control lines.
Air quality is a significant consideration of the timing of this project. Personnel will carefully monitor local weather conditions and work closely with the local air district and forecasters to prevent serious smoke impacts, although minor impacts may be observed in Quincy and Indian Valley in the morning or evening hours due to local air inversions.
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Hi All,
I am attempting to re-educate myself on alum MIG. and failing.
It has been over 6 years since I have done this proceedure and have found that I am having a more problems than expected. The project is 3/4" 6061-t6 simple fillet two sides. Clean material with lacquer thinner and a ss brush. Pre-heat the pieces. 100% argon, spool gun 4043 wire, I have 3/64". I know 1/16" would be better, just starting with what I have in stock.
Results using start parameters from the calculater at 29 volts+/-
adjusting the wire speed
result: crap. looks like burnt rabbit poo
I have moved voltage up 2 and down 3volts have ajusted wire speed all over the map, checked for leaks in the argon supply. I am out of ideas. I moved the weld speed so fast that it was ok but lacked penetration.
I could really use that one piece of info that I am over looking.
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07-22-2013, 09:29 AM #1Senior Member
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3/64 wire is just fine. It sounds to me like you are dragging your puddle rather than pushing it.
Also, set your volts between 22-28
amps between 130-290
wire speed between 235-375
The most important part is pushing your puddle.
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What machine are you using? How hot is your preheat temp? 29 volts is a lot for 3/64 wire. I have never gone over 26 volts using 3/64 wire but I use 5356 wire so the setting may be different for 4043.
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I don't claim to know zip about aluminum mig but is that "in stock" wire left over from 6 years ago? If so a new spool of wire wouldn't hurt.---Meltedmetal
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1. You did change polarity when changing from steel to aluminum?
2. What is the tank pressure of your Argon? If low, then it may be picking up water vapor, combining with the Argon.
3. Are you welding anodized alum?
07-23-2013, 02:43 AM #6Bob Wright, Grandson of Tee Nee Boat Trailer Founder
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When I do heavy aluminum with my MM250 with 30a spool gun. I watch the puddle carefully as soot tends to build up at front of puddle sometimes. Then I stop, clean & restart or I get a hole in the weld.
Gun to positive!
straight argon at about 30 cfh
28v & about 4.75 to 5 on wire speed (any hotter & it is crap)
preheat to about 200?
3/64 wire 4043 for 6061
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Good info, all
I am using my xmt350 with a spool gun
I have my argon a little low on volume, running around 20cfm so I will turn that up
gun +
200 to 220 preheat
I am pushing but I think the cfm being turned up should help with the shield
The wire is old but it is kept in a sealed can
I've been looking at the plate I am using to re-educated and the oxide layer is really heavy, so I will be using all the info presented here and I will take a mill cut on the surface before the final cleaning, just in case I haven't cleared it off all the way.
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**I'm willing to pass on any information that I've learned/compiled. I can't include step by step, as it would take up hundreds of pages. If someone else is wanting to take this on, I'll help how I can.
Thought I would post this because before I started mine I found little to no information out there. I've been researching/planning this project for a long time now, but finally started on it a little over a month ago. First off, I decided to go with a steel shelter. Concrete will crack over time, especially with moisture and temperature fluctuations. Cracks mean leaks. Fiberglass also cracks- where I live small earthquakes aren't that uncommon, so I decided steel because it will flex. The only downside to this that it will be susceptible to rust... but with coal tar epoxy coatings and cathodic anode protection, this thing will outlive me many times over. I'll explain that when I get to it in the posts.
I started out by purchasing 3/16ths plate and lots of 5lbs/foot c-channel (12 20 foot sticks). The material bill was right at $1800. This was right at 4000 pounds of metal. If you notice, commercially built shelters are all 10, 12, or some cheap ones even 14 gauge sheet metal. 3/16ths is almost twice the thickness of 10 gauge. I decided against shipping containers as they are 14 gauge- you can email me for more details if you want the argument of why they're not the best choice for underground shelters. Mine will be buried at least 1.5 foot underground. I will also have power and Ethernet feeds to the shelter. The final shelter will be 6 foot 1 inch tall inside, 10 feet long inside, and 6 feet wide inside.
Materials purchased:
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Floor Bracing Complete: The floor is actually 12 foot long. This will give me a footprint bigger than the shelter itself to allow me the ability to use concrete to keep the structure from "floating".
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How to build an underground storm shelter tornado bunker
I used a hydraulic engine hoist to maneuver some of the sides into place, and borrowed my neighbors front end loader for part of the work. I don't have access to a forklift, or this job would have been way easier!! I just cut small 1" pieces of c-channel to use as hooks, and welded it on my pieces. This made it easy to pick it up using a chain.
Second Wall:
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Welding Second Wall in Place: Note the upright folding table- it was windy and this blocked the wind from my shielding gas.
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I should've mentioned prior, I am making a welded seam along the outside and inside edges of this project. After I had my skeleton pieces in place for support, I welded along the bottom seams. After the seam was finished I welded the middle support. I then removed (cutting wheel on grinder) the supports that were holding the sides to continue the seam. Ultimately I welded the supports back in place after I had completely welded the seam.
I put a few structural braces along the top inside for the top to rest on , so that the roof could rest safely while I continued the outer skeleton.
As mentioned earlier, I used 1" drops of C-Channel to make the lifting hooks. I also used this approach previously to lift the walls.
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Had to borrow my neighbor, and a few friends to get the roof in place. After raising it, we had to maneuver it and eventually slide it on top of the structural braces that I had previously welded across the top inside.
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After the roof was in place, I had a gap on one side. I improvised with pipe clamps to pull this in the best I could, and went to work with the wire. Got it filled in with a few passes.
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More to follow.....
I was able to bead the entire edges of the outside of the structure, and later finished the same on the inside. This will give me 2x the water protection just in case.
As I went along, I continued my exoskeleton to add strength to this shelter. You'll notice the c-channel is not spaced completely even. This is to compensate because of the overhead supports in place under the roof. This will distribute the topsoil weight more evenly over the frame of the structure.
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Using the C-Channel hook method, another piece was fit in to place on the end of the structure. I used pipe clamps to keep it held in to place while I began my welding. This piece alone weighs over 400 pounds, so I it was a task getting it fit in to place. The top will be trimmed off here shortly, and the drop will be used for the entry hatch.
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In your original post, I am getting an invalid attachment specified, but I could see the rest.
Are you going to drag this to it's finally resting place or what?
I think the C channel would give more structural rigidity if it were turned the other way with the flanges to the sheet metal. Don't forget to give some consideration on ventilation for this before installing it. You may want to breathe some when y'all are in it. I think it would be a good idea to have the entrance door swing inward rather than outward. A tornado cold drop something across the doorway blocking you from opening it after the storm has passed. Then you would be dependent on someone clearing the doorway from the outside before you could get out.
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Ditto on not being able to see the attachments with the first post. All the others show up fine. Quite a project!!
Thanks for all the advice. I'll see if I can fix the original attachments this evening. I'll be using a large excavator to dig the hole and lift and move the structure. A large backhoe has the lift, but where we live it's really sandy soil. An excavator gives me more lift capacity, and a longer reach so we don't sink an implement into the hole. The shelter will have powered ventilation with an air input and output. As for the door, I originally wanted an inward swinging one, but keeping out water I thought would be a challenge, and it would interfere with my stairs. I ultimately decided to implement a bottle Jack into the door so that I can lift the door if necessary.
If you have any ideas on a door that would open inward and work with those challenges- that would be better IMO.
About to get some time under the hood!
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While I don't know what to suggest, Hurricane Irene in 2012 taught me to think outside the box. VT doesn't get storms. The statement isn't quite true. When everyone around me was prepping for a hurricane, I checked for trees that might be weak, knocked down any close enough to hit a building. The mountain brook is 200 yards away, and 50 feet in elevation below, I wasn't worried.
Hours before the full brunt of storm my neighbor called, the dry brook had water. Something that happened twice in the twentieth century. I walked out and watched. In five minutes water rose from a trickle to a raging river 18 feet deep, and 300 feet wide. Three hours later the water subsided. Though we don't appear on the flood maps, we were inundated. Chipmunk population hasn't returned.
I wouldn't worry about the door opening outward, they should have a cell phone to call for help.
I would think it would be a good idea if the floor was 1' bigger all the way around so you would have the additional weight of the earth from being able to suck it out of the ground.
As far as the channel ribs, Yes they would have been stronger with the toes facing in verses out, however you would have gotten the most strength if the channel was on the edge.
Don't forget to use heavy duty hinges and hasps, Pipe and solid rod make some of the best verses the store bought.
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