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It has been 0 days since I last had this conversation in c/programmerhumor@lemmy.ml

[–] merc@nord.pub 11 points 13 hours ago

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Me: Task A will take X days to do.

Manager: That seems awful long.

Me: When do you need it?

Manager: I actually needed it yesterday.

Me:

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What on Earth can we still not measure speed by or at least have a transfer rate? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world

[–] merc@nord.pub 2 points 2 days ago

The question is vague enough. This was the first thing that came to mind. ¯\(ツ)/¯

What on Earth can we still not measure speed by or at least have a transfer rate? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world

[–] merc@nord.pub 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I'm sure there are some insects and deep sea creatures which we haven't yet observed. So we don't know anything about them—including their speed.

If a virtual particle dips or blips out of existence then where do they go? Do they come back at a different point showing movement when the blip occurs? Are they some how different when returning? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world

[–] merc@nord.pub 1 points 2 days ago

Virtual particles are still only theoretical. I think of them as a mental model of mathematical objects that arise when we try to calculate interactions between real particles.

I know there are some experiments like casimir effect that are attributed to virtual particles. But, it is possible to explain it in other ways.

Are Lemmy and Mbin the same instance? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world

[–] merc@nord.pub 3 points 3 days ago

Short answer:

All Lemmy, Piefed, Mbin, and mastodon instances send posts to each other using a common language.

So you can potentially see everything in the fediverse from your instance.