Came here to find this comment - it’s simply true.

Consider this fact, some light waves like radio are large enough that a lot of matter is essentially invisible to their propagation; the radio waves just pass right by without any interactions. This becomes a similar problem when we try and measure such small quantum phenomena like zero-point energy. The quantum energy could be so small that they’re invisible to our detectors, but are in fact still there - the two scales simple cannot interact in a measurable way. So, there’d like still be some quantum energy, just less and less until our detectors could not interact with the incredibly small quanta for measurement.

This. NPR is even left leaning (I’m progressive), but Reuters and AP News, more often than not, seems the least bias - least.

Vote. Just, vote.

“The Kremlin has never been richer – thanks to a US strategic partner”

I don’t know, maybe we should stop this…

Sooo, less electoral points for Republicans? Tempting…

Depends on where. Where most the land sits on sand? Pretty bad. Mostly solid stone? Utter destruction.

For far too long people have been under the illusion that politicians try and debate in good faith and to some extent certain politicians do - Biden will spin facts into a better light or down play some issues; that’s politics, right? But Trump is everything bad in politics and perhaps humanity, all wrapped into one. To give that a microphone is bad enough, but to think you can “debate” such a thing, should be someone’s first and last mistake. It’s pointless because there’s no new perspective for Trump to bring to America’s current situation; Biden knows this. In many ways, you either vote against Trump because you know what he is, or you vote for Trump because you believe what he wants you to know; he only brings “alternate facts,” and again, Biden knows this.

I want to preface that there are good people on both sides who want the bad people on both sides to stop being…bad. That said, Russia (Putin and his government) is super bad. If Putin can tie up resources anywhere else but against Russia, they’re going to do it and often, it just costs them money and/or backroom political deals. The only reason I think her investigation is a bad idea, is because she’s not going to find enough evidence - but not because it isn’t happening.

Into a barrel of plutonium…

Damn you….don’t you give me hope!

Off topic, but this is the best Lemmy comment section I’ve ever read through: really diverse, mostly civil, super interesting and insightful.

For as long as I’ve been on social media, seems social manipulation through disinformation is simply, easy. Unless someone is willing to check multiple sources that aren’t politically bias, they’re practically political pawns. I’m getting up therein age and it’s insane how different, how polarized people are from just 40 years ago - many people are just simply not living in the same reality…

You have to go further than that. A huge population only cares about itself and has made it a part of their identity. Those who have it well don’t have to think about those without: drive to or work from home, live and socialize on internet platforms that isolate themselves from the plight of those with less. They can order everything online and have it delivered to their door - they have no clue and depending on how separated they are from those struggling, they may just say, “those people just aren’t working hard enough,” or some similar line of thinking. It’s not hopeless, but we need far more progress in the US, especially with wage inequality and affordable living/homes. Jeff Bazos is allowed to help buy up single family homes so the rich can rent them out…it makes me so angry and sad.

…angry upvote…

The structures of our observable universe are larger than you might think.

If you’re truly interested in jumping into the rabbit’s black hole.

I’m waiting for an Aussie to enter the chat…

Desire for money and/or being black mailed goes a long way to compromising a seemingly easy retirement. So many people involved didn’t need to risk so much, but being blinded by money makes it easy to compromise someone. Don’t get me wrong I’m sure some of them were simply brainwashed into believing their nonsense but at the higher levels I’m pretty confident money and blackmail plays a large part.

What’s that got to do with the price of rice in China? … Wait

STIM doesn’t include ethics, psychology, and sociology. It’s amazing how many book-smart people are terrible humans.