Discrete by Ciro Santilli 35 Updated +Created
Something that is very not continuous.
Notably studied in discrete mathematics.
TED (conference) by Ciro Santilli 35 Updated +Created
A bit like a cult.
Many speakers are good. But especially in TEDx, we've had some notorious ones:
Superconductivity by Ciro Santilli 35 Updated +Created
Experiments:
  • "An introduction to superconductivity" by Alfred Leitner originally published in 1965, source: www.alfredleitner.com/
  • Isotope effect on the critical temperature. hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Solids/coop.html mentions that:
    If electrical conduction in mercury were purely electronic, there should be no dependence upon the nuclear masses. This dependence of the critical temperature for superconductivity upon isotopic mass was the first direct evidence for interaction between the electrons and the lattice. This supported the BCS Theory of lattice coupling of electron pairs.
Video 1.
20. Fermi gases, BEC-BCS crossover by Wolfgang Ketterle (2014)
Source. Part of the "Atomic and Optical Physics" series, uploaded by MIT OpenCourseWare.
Actually goes into the equations.
Notably, youtu.be/O_zjGYvP4Ps?t=3278 describes extremely briefly an experimental setup that more directly observes pair condensation.
Video 2.
Superconductivity and Quantum Mechanics at the Macro-Scale - 1 of 2 by Steven Kivelson (2016)
Source. For the Stanford Institute for Theoretical Physics. Gives a reasonable basis overview, but does not go into the meat of BCS it at the end.
Video 3. . Source. Lacking as usual, but this one is particularly good as the author used to work on the area as he mentions in the video.
Media:
  • Cool CNRS video showing the condensed wave function, and mentioning that "every pair moves at the same speed". To change the speed of one pair, you need to change the speed of all others. That's why there's not energy loss.
Transition into superconductivity can be seen as a phase transition, which happens to be a second-order phase transition.
Laser by Ciro Santilli 35 Updated +Created
What makes lasers so special: Lasers vs other light sources.
Video 1.
How Lasers Work by Scientized (2017)
Source.
An extremely good overview of how lasers work. Clearly explains the electron/photon exchange processes involved, notably spontaneous emission.
Talks about the importance of the metastable state to achieve population inversion.
Also briefly explains the imperfections that lead to the slightly imperfect non punctual spectrum seen in a real laser.
Video 2.
Laser Fundamentals I by Shaoul Ezekiel
. Source. 2008, MIT. Many more great videos in this series.
Computer company by Ciro Santilli 35 Updated +Created
This section is about companies that were primarily started as computer makers.
For companies that make integrated circuits, see also: Section "Semiconductor company".
Domain-specific language by Ciro Santilli 35 Updated +Created
Evil. Just use Python instead for software, and a well known data file format for data, please.
Parallel computing by Ciro Santilli 35 Updated +Created
Vaporware by Ciro Santilli 35 Updated +Created
One of the saving graces of open source is that you ship shit, but you don't announce vaporwave.
Ciro Santilli's wedding by Ciro Santilli 35 Updated +Created
Figure 1.
Ciro Santilli with his soon-to-be Ciro Santilli's mother-in-law during his wedding in 2017
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Raspberry Pi 3 by Ciro Santilli 35 Updated +Created
Linux on SSH and bare metal blinker both work on this board, so the rest of the board seems alive.
Serial from cat /proc/cpuinfo: 00000000c77ddb77
Datasheets: Raspberry Pi 3.
Light bulbs by Ciro Santilli 35 Updated +Created
2021-01: kitchen extractor right lamp burnt. Replaced with another Eveready.
2021-01: left back bulb burnt, put in another LE GU10 LED Bulbs
2020-11: kitchen extractor left lamp burnt again. Did I forget to report a right side burn earlier, or is there something wrong with the left one? Also can't find the second bulb that was likely bought last time, so likely the right one burnt and the other bulb was used for it. Buying www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00LOBUDSS "4 x Eveready 20 W 12 V G4 Dimmable Halogen Capsule Light Bulbs Pack of 4" for 3.66 pounds. Worked, felt a bit more yellow than the previous one. Packet documents 2000 hours, 2800K color, 8000+ switches.
2020-08: kitchen right back had been out for a while, bought: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00LN0RPA4 LE GU10 LED Bulbs, Warm White 2700K, 50W Halogen Lamp Equivalent, 4W 350lm, 120° Wide Beam Angle, Recessed or Track Light Bulb, Pack of 5 (Energy Class A++), 5 for 10 pounds.
2019-11: front right kitchen lamp burnt, Sylvania GU10 50W. 50W was likely some useless "incandescent equivalent" measure. Replaced: GE LED 5W 345 lumens 2700K Warm 15k hours, which looks exactly the same.
2019-05: kitchen extractor left lamp burnt. Was: DURA G4 12V20W: www.amazon.co.uk/Halogen-Light-Bulbs-Lamps-5watt/dp/B003IVP12A Replaced: Sainsbury's halogen G4 20W12V.
Internet speed by Ciro Santilli 35 Updated +Created
Home 2017 TalkTalk 38Mbps nominal, Google M-lab speed test:
  • 36.4 Mbps download
  • 9.15 Mbps up
  • 58 ms latency over 80km of first world
2020-04 Park Tool CCP-2.2 Cotterless Crank Puller Tool by Ciro Santilli 35 Updated +Created
Worked with Kross bicycle (2017) Shimano FC-M311, I managed to remove the crank arm.
Rorogwela by Ciro Santilli 35 Updated +Created
Video 1.
Rorogwela by Afunakwa (1970)
Source. Later used as a vocal sample in the Sweet Lullaby by Deep Forest (1992), which notably featured in Where the hell is Matt (2006), an early YouTube viral video. The original destroys the Deep Forest version however.
Wilhelm Ostwald by Ciro Santilli 35 Updated +Created
Entropy of a chemical reaction by Ciro Santilli 35 Updated +Created
First, experiments, please how do you determine it and how it helps predict the future: chemistry.stackexchange.com/questions/42066/is-there-a-way-to-experimentally-measure-entropy
No YouTube video? Really?
Oxygen by Ciro Santilli 35 Updated +Created

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