Solar Photography group on Facebook – comments

Richard K Collins All knowledge, All Languages, All Sky Cameras, Collaborative Global Model of the Sun August 13, 2024

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1278689162297491/?hoisted_section_header_type=recently_seen&multi_permalinks=2820285491471176 Is the reason it is white at the edges, because the many colors are mixed, looking through deeper stretches of solar atmosphere? Can you give particulars of lenses, camera, settings, exposure, filters, post-processing, software? I just joined this group and have not had time to look around. I have been following space based and
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Comment to OpenAI enterprise

Richard K Collins All knowledge, All Languages, Internet Best Practices, Internet efficiency August 11, 2024

Is there any way to force ChatGPT Plus to work at a problem until it is completed? Not an endless series of shallow one shots with no goals, records, reports or objectives? I want to use AIs as team members with jobs, schedules, tasks, responsibilities, criteria, and a strict set of rules that HAVE to
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USGS feedback (which they never read or follow up) for a survey

Richard K Collins All knowledge, All Languages August 10, 2024

My comment about ” (which they never read or follow up)” applies to all surveys on the Internet. The surveys that organizations conduct on sites ONLY try to justify current or planned changes. It never wants or uses any outside opinions. The “survey” is not part of any real effort at improvement, because at site
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Extracting energy from earth’s rotation, UFO methods and operational requirements

Richard K Collins All knowledge, All Languages, Collaborative Model and Data August 10, 2024

Rational UFO POWER & Momentum-Cancelling properties at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6D2MhkqLpHs Extracting energy from earth’s rotation is low yield, but could be done. Easier to use fusion or fission or sunlight or developed methods. But a good practice problem. I was looking for operational requirements, not explanations. What is good about UFO methods that might be desirable, regardless
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Feedback to Copilot

Richard K Collins All knowledge, All Languages August 10, 2024

Feedback to Copilot The “learn more” are all PDF downloads. but I want to see the context. The hover data on these links is NOT selectable and cannot be copied. One of them says “AC Measurement of magnetic susceptibility” and my only way to search for that title is to manually type it. There IS
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This is 911. Answer the following 7 random questions to prove you are human.

Richard K Collins Internet Best Practices, Internet efficiency August 9, 2024

@elonmusk @OpenAI – This is 911. Answer the following 7 random questions to prove you are human. Still not able to log into my account on OpenAI GPT Plus. I give my password correctly, then it forces me to “are you human” game of matching. There are 7 challenge problems, each that has several images
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Remote and non-destructive indicators for trees at risk of cracking

Richard K Collins All Sky Cameras, Global Open Resources August 8, 2024

Forest Research @Forest_Research Stem cracks are defects in firs and conifers. Affected timber isn’t suitable for structural uses, reducing value. We’re researching this. Snr Scientist Ruben Manso explains why and asks forestry professionals to report cracks using TreeAlert. 🔗 https://forestresearch.gov.uk/news/139764-stem-cracks-in-conifers-report-it-via-treealert/ https://pic.x.com/kabfzsdnse Replying to @Forest_Research I carved wood for several decades and my first thought seeing
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OpenAI put a stupid “Are you human?” challenge – just to log into my account

Richard K Collins All knowledge, All Languages, Internet Best Practices, Internet efficiency August 8, 2024

@OpenAI I still cannot login to OpenAI GPT Plus. I got a note from Shiena who suggested to clear cache and all cookies, implying that it is my fault. The problem is they changed the secondary security from pin by email or pin by text to an arbitrary tedious and difficult game to check that
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Google has some good efforts, but they should not be locked in a “only a few benefit” corporation

Richard K Collins All knowledge, All Languages August 8, 2024

Wow: Google Dealt HUGE BLOW In Court, Judge Rules Big Tech Search Engine ILLEGAL ‘MONOPOLIST’ at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vy0DxxP2hI It is not the best search engine or approach. It is what we have because Google is not aiming for the good of all humans, just a few Google investors. It ought to be broken up as a
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Plan, prepare, record, share – have a checklist, test ahead of time

Richard K Collins All knowledge, All Languages August 7, 2024

Making Cavitation Bubbles with Electricity | at 100 000 fps at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqnCZ5_iTC4 Going directly to cavitation, without first doing a simple air gap spark is a bit wasteful. You should have miniaturized it to reduce the total energy required. I do not remember hearing or seeing mention of ultrapure water, since the electric breakdown strength
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