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> must respect Mathematica. Respect a closed-source software which you can't easily check and improve, for academic work? No. It's a tool, not an academic achievement.

Feynman wrote something in the sense Wolfram did invent an interesting way to implement quantum chromodynamics on a computer, so he did something contributory to science.

It's an old reference, see e.g. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2005/sep/19/ideas.g2

> makes some predictions and is relativistically correct. Many of which are obviously wrong. We do not observe 11-dimensional world.

> is this any kind of science? It's the "new kind of science". /s

> computation systems seem to have hit a fevered pitch in the 2010s What do you mean?

You're describing generally positive traits, not specific to science. Science was pushed forward by many kinds of people, many of them obnoxious, arrogant, racists, etc. You can't …

From the article: > "users are more likely from a cost perspective to build a system with one of the more affordable B660, H670, and H610 chipsets and pair that with DDR4 memory"

Yes, that is the logical extension of this agenda. Let's make sure it won't be implemented.

What does resistance to liberalism manifest about being more communal or communist? Is resistance to privatisation a "resistance to liberalism" or "communist"? I don't think so. It…

In theory, https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Stand%20alon... In practice, it may be some controlled operation.

Putin's feelings maybe connected to russian nukes' status, so hold your horses and maybe let's not push democracy down his throat and be badly surprised later.

> rule of law based justice What other kinds of justice are there? In Russia they do not have law based justice?

Yeah. Russians aren't stupid to send most of their punch in the beginning. Russian actions are perhaps of lower success than expected, but strategically they are correct. First the…

It all depends on the situation. Why did they obliterate Katowice in the first place? Was is it an error, was is a retaliation, was it nonsensical move of a madman? Hopefully at so…

> Any nuclear attack by Russia on a NATO state guarantees the utter destruction of Russia. I hope this is not how nuclear strategy and tactics is prepared. If sane people are in ch…

This seemed far fetched to me, but I am starting to think this is the only rational strategy behind Western actions... poor Ukrainians, they did not deserve this.

Why would they get out and let Ukrainians to recover and then continue active military opposition? It takes so much effort and money to even get in. Invasion shows commitment, Russ…

True they have lots of nukes but simulations seem to favor US slightly in nuclear exchange. And definitely US by a large margin in a non-nuclear one.

Maybe there was a chance for a solution without invasion. But it seems West did not believe/want this. Either this was because West not wanting to look weak or they have a secret p…

Yeah but it's symbolic. It won't stop Russians, just prolong the suffering of people.

I have trouble understanding your point of view. What are you suggesting? I hope not that US starts nuclear war with Russia over disagreement about Ukraine?

> I don't understand the reasons for the invasion of Ukraine. I think I do. It seems to be the same as the reason for invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968. Ukraine also started a tra…

Are you sure? Now Iran suddenly seems more likeable partner for oil trade than Russia. And Europe always wanted the JCPOA deal.

Since when people and governments are guaranteed to behave rationally? We should account for every possibility.