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0 pointsnix0n7y ago0 comments

As Asimov asked it, "How can the net amount of entropy of the universe be massively decreased?"[0]

[0]https://www.physics.princeton.edu/ph115/LQ.pdf

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That's not solving physics. Physics is not a problem, it's a branch of the natural sciences. We can solve physics-related problems, but it's not like if we've solved enough physics-related problems we have solved physics.

That's like saying "solve this coffee table".

nix0nOP7y ago

> That's like saying "solve this coffee table".

If I can set down my mug on the coffee table, I'll consider the coffee table to be solved.

shafyy7y ago

You consider the problem of having your mug at a convenient height and distance from your sitting positing to be solved, but not the coffee table itself.

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0 pointsnix0n7y ago0 comments

As Asimov asked it, "How can the net amount of entropy of the universe be massively decreased?"[0]

[0]https://www.physics.princeton.edu/ph115/LQ.pdf

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shafyy7y ago

That's like saying "solve this coffee table".

nix0nOP7y ago

> That's like saying "solve this coffee table".

If I can set down my mug on the coffee table, I'll consider the coffee table to be solved.

shafyy7y ago

You consider the problem of having your mug at a convenient height and distance from your sitting positing to be solved, but not the coffee table itself.

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