Bosco-d-gama

In 2015 Notre Dame was digitally 3D laser scanned in its entirety. More than a billion data points provide details of the whole structure down to millimeters. The entire data base is available as a resource for the work of reconstruction. Should be an interesting effort and one that will as well be documented in detail.

Windsor castle was pretty much gutted by fire and was restored to its prior majesty. Many European heraldic buildings got hammered during the 2 world wars and many of those got rebuilt also - others did not. The building can get put back, any lost art will be gone forever. Even the stained glass can be redone if need requires. I’ve heard that they went about saving the art 1st - smart move. Very sad to watch but not surprising given the age, etc. Hope it is not arson related.

Thnx for the responses. Honestly it’s a nice problem to have - but I do need better and it sounds like Spotify may be the better option as rap is low on my poll also. I have become a lazy listener as age creeps ever higher, and I am not too digitally savvy. I tend to get things set up and running and accommodate what’s delivered. On the other hand I grow great tomatoes 🍅😁.

We stream free music from Pandora - just call ‘us’ cheap. Being of the 60’-ish age group we typically listen to stations comprised of that 1960/70’s genre. Right now we are playing the ‘James Taylor station - for example. So the problem is that Pandora loads these stations with other ‘fill’ music from supposedly similar groups/artists. For some reason most of the fill music offering comes from primarily these 3 groups - Simon and Garfunkel, The Moody Blues and Elton John. Much as I once enjoyed these groups I am becoming pretty tired of the same-ol-crap. The question is this: If we should subscribe to Pandora is their service any better? Will we really get to hear more James Taylor on this station? Will we get less repetition of the aforementioned filler artists? Should we give up on Pandora altogether?

Well perhaps angry white guys should demand reparations for affirmative action decisions back in the 60’s, 70’s ,etc? After all many were denied access to higher education and if they had gotten educated they’d not be so angry now. It’s a classic catch 22 😳.

If you have the 3 wood panels you can easily set this up and measure the angles directly. Lay the panels flat, side by side on the floor against a wall. Then raise the 2 end panels until they fit the 50” measure. Mark the wall (covered w/paper of course) and measure the angles using a protractor or some such tool.

Me neither.......

Since before recorded history humankind has sought some explanation for its existence/purpose. That may now be approachable and it’s value would be intrinsically incalculable. Guessing at this answer has founded/funded not only religions but entire civilizations. Knowing the answer would contain those endeavors to the realm of fact. Scary, huh?

Certainly religions are relevant to this work but they need to remain separate from the science so that any results are unbiased and reproducible. As seen in this thread this is a highly charged question with some hefty potential consequences. The science should be as aloof from the emotion as possible simply as a matter of practicality. The notion is to understand the prospects of the existence of the essence of life, not to confirm, nor to undermine any existing institutions of faith. Hopefully these institutions would support such work and the need to keep it entirely and keenly objective. Absolutely - whatever the results - subsequent debates will be huge, and hugely important for religions in particular.

The notion of ‘weight’ should be considered more historical than literal. Mc Dougall decided the ‘soul’ should have weight so that’s what he looked for. Now we know of other types of energies, fields, dimensions, etcetera........ Who knows what may constitute the physical characteristics of a soul. Quantum sensors can offer a variety of measures. Don’t limit the problem solution set to that of mass/weight. Also leave out religions as they are faith based, not science based. If in the end (no pun intended) the science should validate religion then they can say ‘I told you so’.

Okay - you are in charge of cleaning up the Fukushima power plant. I promise you won’t see or feel any danger. No need to worry about the unseen things. 🤪

Humanity has yet to understand so much and even at this stage we know and have theories for some fairly peculiar things. Perhaps biology offers just a vessel for transient spirit occupation? Think of the things we accept as ‘given’ today that decades ago would’ve been immediately discounted as fantasy. Insofar as apparitions are concerned we also have out of body experiences and near death accounts in need of reconciliation. We are reaching for the stars and into the depths of atoms. Do not limit curiosity, encourage it.

The notion of a disembodied ‘soul’ that is a cohesive and cogent entity does percolate more in the realm of human dimensions. But that does not mean that self awareness is without any potential existence with transcendental effect. We’re aware of subatomic particles penetrating the entire planet and many forms of radiations invisible to our senses. Who’s to say what ‘life’ truly represents and to presume it is ‘nothing’ is as absurd as presuming it to be ‘something’. If we have the science to examine the hypothesis then it is of enough interest and import to do the work.

Google up ‘phonons negative gravity’. Enjoy.

If the effort were made I'd doubt if the results would be quantified even using such finely tuned sensors. Rather I believe that they may demonstrate the presence of ‘something’ which could be related to the loss of a living state. Consider an isolation chamber wherein all things that might emanate from a ‘being’ could be ‘sensed’ whilst all external variables could be accounted for (and eliminated). Thus we might realize the baseline normal state of ‘life’ and then perhaps ‘sense’ the occurrence of death and define a unique quality occuring only at the moment of death. This would suggest that a definable quality exists during life that ‘leaves’ as the purpose of living ends. As more data is gathered they may define how much of this ‘quality’ is associated with death. At this juncture the tantalizing question would be does that value vary individually. Do bigger people emit a greater volume? Or, conversely would this be the same for all peoples regardless of any variable? And....... would this be sensed during the demise of any living entity?

Just over a century ago a physician named McDougall theorized that a ‘soul’ should have mass and therefore able to be measured as weight. So he concocted experimental design to make such a measurement and conducted a study which concluded that the soul weighs around 21 ounces. Needless to say the work was embraced by some and scoffed at by others. Scientifically the work was foundationally flawed on many levels and simply did not have merit. Today we have an emerging field called ‘quantum metrology’ also called quantum sensing. Generally speaking this endeavor deploys devices which can measure speeds, weights, etc - on subatomic scales and purportedly are 100 million times more sensitive than their traditional counterparts. They can measure weights of less than single atoms and are finding a myriad of practical applications. Recently it was reported that sound actually has particles and that those particles defy gravity. Should McDougalls’ work be updated? Could a quantum sensor determine if a ‘soul’ has weight or any other measurable existence? Imagine the results on either side of the question: If the soul has ‘existence’ then what, if not what then?

Appreciate the input. Have yet to make any decisions. Still fighting old man winter, etc........ I am kinda thinking about getting some Forte III’s for the bedroom and putting my JBL 4311’s in the garage. It is a lot more $ and a ton more weight to move about - procrastination settles in. 🤔

If you must lift them get some appliance lifting straps. It’ll still require 2 people but you’ll not need to bend over to lift them and the control is much better.

Considering that Russia has no irons in the fire getting to ‘b’ from ‘a’ would be a huge expense and undertaking. At best they might steal the technology but developing same would still be many years and $billions away. They could try transferring technology from their military programs but that would get them ‘faster’ not reusable. Methinx China is better positioned for this stuff than Russia. If the planet can avoid war these will be some exciting times. That’s a big ‘if’..........

Hmmmm really a long shot that this will be recognized. I can think of similar art in my grandparents home. But - I’d wager that there’s a digital ‘app’ that might be able to identify it from a scan...... and I know very little about such technology. Perhaps one of our more digitally savvy members knows of an app?

Reportedly the ‘crew dragon’ will completely gut the Soviet manned space program that relies on older technology. Russia charges big $$ to fly foreign astronauts to the space station and the fee for just one astronaut pays for the entire launch/recovery. Once SpaceX takes away that income Russia’s antiquated space program is kaput. Should be interesting.

I have listened to avantgarde duos. It was about 15 years ago. They did sound wonderful but hard to justify price wise. I have not heard jubs but I have owned and still own khorns and for the $ they’re quite hard to surpass. Neighbor owns some German audiophysique omnidirectional speakers that overwhelm the house despite a ton of room acoustical treatments. I’ve listened to some other upscale brand that were pricey and very ‘beamy’. If I could get some avant-garde monos for cheap I’d get them as they’re not so massive.

What sort of hobbies besides audio gear? The wife and I started into stained glass art after retirement and discovered how creative we can be plus we’re selling some of our work. You’ll have lots of time on your hands.

Locally the public health statistics indicate that this flu hits those under 5 and older than 50 the worst. As others note you go to hell in a hand basket in a matter of hours with this bug. I never smoked and was coughing up heavily bloodied mucous within 10 hours. I slept hard for nearly 48 straight hours then spent the next 2 days awake just to make certain I could mechanically breathe. It was pretty rough. If not for my stash of drugs and knowing which to employ I’d have been in dire trouble. Lost 12 pounds in a week. Feeling much better now but still very wary - the lungs are twitchy and our weathers been quite cold/snowy. It is a life altering episode and I hope to not have additional complications. I am reminded of the Japanese whom are often seen wearing surgical masks whenever in public. Seemed a bit paranoid before - not so much now.

I have a cuisinart basic drip style coffee maker that’s approaching 15 years old. Knowing she’s on the ‘short’ list I already found 2 others just like her at local thrift stores. I have 4 pots as well. Should be good to go for quite sometime. There’s always coffee makers at thrift stores.