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I believe it was a "gumby factor" he put in to balance the equations, he thought it was an error.  It ended up being the cosmological constant.
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Reply #151
I believe it was a "gumby factor" he put in to balance the equations, he thought it was an error.  It ended up being the cosmological constant.
Because his equations produced a result he didn't believe in, he removed the factor that in effect by chance represents the force on expansion created by dark energy. But he didn't really know about dark energy, he was just using a mathematical technique to paint the picture of the universe he thought was true. He was correct in his initial thoughts, and wrong to remove that term just because it led to something he didn't believe to be true.

Einstein wasn't always right.

He was wrong.....at least once.

What he was wrong about was when he said a statement he made was incorrect (Essentially about the universe expanding). He was actually correct to begin with. His doubting of himself was what he was wrong about.
He was also wrong about Bohr and Quantum Theory/Mechanics, which is where his famous "God doesn't play dice" and "Spooky action at a distance" quotes comes from, and many will probably refer to the God reference as a mistake as well, but I don't see that as part of science, just a faith that he is free to believe in.
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Reply #152
Computer advice needed from ye knowledgeable ones.

I have no end of troubles with cordless mouses. I've got a J. Burrows which seems 'jittery' and unreliable. Before that I had a Verbatim which keeps on going to sleep (energy saver?) which is a pain in the clackerola. The Microsoft cordless, curved keyboard is a ripper but getting old, and the mouse that came with it, karked it. Time to get another cordless keyboard/mouse combo so only one USB port is used. As I do a heap of typing, and can touch-type at a pretty fair speed (RAN trained) I need a quality 'soft keys' keyboard.

Any suggestions?
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Reply #153
Computer advice needed from ye knowledgeable ones.

I have no end of troubles with cordless mouses. I've got a J. Burrows which seems 'jittery' and unreliable. Before that I had a Verbatim which keeps on going to sleep (energy saver?) which is a pain in the clackerola. The Microsoft cordless, curved keyboard is a ripper but getting old, and the mouse that came with it, karked it. Time to get another cordless keyboard/mouse combo so only one USB port is used. As I do a heap of typing, and can touch-type at a pretty fair speed (RAN trained) I need a quality 'soft keys' keyboard.

Any suggestions?
The higher end Microsoft stuff is pretty good, hard to beat for performance and value. At work they supply these and most people are happy with them, the mouse batteries last ages and ages. https://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/p/microsoft-wireless-desktop-keyboard-and-mouse-3050-mswdtcomb

If you are a typing officionado get a Cherry MX switch mechanical keyboard, you can custom order a Cherry built keyboard with switches that you prefer. There is something very calming about that older clickity clack positive click sound, and you won't get RSI. But they generally won't come in a mouse combo, you have to buy a separate BT/Wifi mouse.

A mates raves about his Rapoo wireless combo, and one model comes with a wireless mouse charging cradle so there is never any battery issues. It's quite heavy and has a glass face, but he says the weight makes it a pleasure to use.

Have a look at what you can get from Scorptec, https://www.scorptec.com.au/product/keyboards

Check out reviews and guides over on the Wirecutter. keep in mind some brand names are different here compared to the USA.
https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/
https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/search/?s=keyboard

Tough task to buy a good keyboard especially if you are shopping online, you really need to know what you are looking for.

The crazy gaming people have this subject covered, they customise keyboards like a golfer tailoring clubs.

If you want to know about mechanical keyboard switches, read here, https://www.keyboardco.com/blog/index.php/2012/12/an-introduction-to-cherry-mx-mechanical-switches/

When you say soft, you are probably looking for something like Cherry MX Brown. Some of the more expensive mechanical keyboards let you pop off the buttons and change the switches to whatever you like. The guys that code a lot at work even have setups with different switches installed in different keyboard locations. It lets them rest their fingers/hands on the keyboard without ghost pressing, again no RSI issues.

The Cherry website even lets you hear the sounds of the switches.
https://www.cherrymx.de/en/mx-original/mx-brown.html
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Reply #154
The higher end Microsoft stuff is pretty good, hard to beat for performance and value. At work they supply these and most people are happy with them, the mouse batteries last ages and ages. https://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/p/microsoft-wireless-desktop-keyboard-and-mouse-3050-mswdtcomb

If you are a typing officionado get a Cherry MX switch mechanical keyboard, you can custom order a Cherry built keyboard with switches that you prefer. There is something very calming about that older clickity clack positive click sound, and you won't get RSI. But they generally won't come in a mouse combo, you have to buy a separate BT/Wifi mouse.

A mates raves about his Rapoo wireless combo, and one model comes with a wireless mouse charging cradle so there is never any battery issues. It's quite heavy and has a glass face, but he says the weight makes it a pleasure to use.

Have a look at what you can get from Scorptec, https://www.scorptec.com.au/product/keyboards

Check out reviews and guides over on the Wirecutter. keep in mind some brand names are different here compared to the USA.
https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/
https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/search/?s=keyboard

Tough task to buy a good keyboard especially if you are shopping online, you really need to know what you are looking for.

The crazy gaming people have this subject covered, they customise keyboards like a golfer tailoring clubs.

If you want to know about mechanical keyboard switches, read here, https://www.keyboardco.com/blog/index.php/2012/12/an-introduction-to-cherry-mx-mechanical-switches/

When you say soft, you are probably looking for something like Cherry MX Brown. Some of the more expensive mechanical keyboards let you pop off the buttons and change the switches to whatever you like. The guys that code a lot at work even have setups with different switches installed in different keyboard locations. It lets them rest their fingers/hands on the keyboard without ghost pressing, again no RSI issues.

The Cherry website even lets you hear the sounds of the switches.
https://www.cherrymx.de/en/mx-original/mx-brown.html

Wow, can't thank you enough, Spotted One, for taking the time to collect all this info. I also learned that there is a name for those of us who prefer 'soft' keys... tactile. Ripper stuff, mate. Deep thanks. 👍
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Reply #155
Wow, can't thank you enough, Spotted One, for taking the time to collect all this info. I also learned that there is a name for those of us who prefer 'soft' keys... tactile. Ripper stuff, mate. Deep thanks. 👍
Yes, oldies like me who learnt to type of electric typewriters, that non-linear give they exhibited it is still the best to type on at speed by far.

I had a relative that was a high level office assistant, shorthand, typing etc., etc., she could type at 120words/min sustained and hardly have a correction! It was like listening one of those old Olivetti daisy wheel or IBM Selectric printers in replay mode.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNUEUth7qjc
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Reply #156
Yes, oldies like me who learnt to type of electric typewriters, that non-linear give they exhibited it is still the best to type on at speed by far.

I had a relative that was a high level office assistant, shorthand, typing etc., etc., she could type at 120words/min sustained and hardly have a correction! It was like listening one of those old Olivetti daisy wheel or IBM Selectric printers in replay mode.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNUEUth7qjc

Wow!! 120 wpm is sensational.

My very best, on a teleprinter in the Navy, was around 60 wpm. On the latest stuff, around 75-80 when in the groove.
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Reply #157
Wow!! 120 wpm is sensational.

My very best, on a teleprinter in the Navy, was around 60 wpm. On the latest stuff, around 75-80 when in the groove.
60 is pretty good Baggers, worth boasting about!

I mostly use CAD or code now so no more fast typing for me, if I tried the arthritis would turn it into garbled rubbish, not that it isn't rubbish already!

Years ago at the newspapers I would watch the linotype guys at work, setting hot metal, they would run in the 80-90 words/min range setting the Herald Sun or Weekly Times. What was that you said about lead or zinc fumes?

The young blokes at work who code electronics(FPGA, PLD) and program robots fulltime are spectacular, I'm a bit old school and do all that with schematics, but they do it all in code touch typing and ironically look almost robotic at full tilt. Blue glasses, headsets, microphones, and Cherry MX keyboards, they are the ones with customised switches, and also customised light up keyboard colours, most of us do not need that I'm sure. For them it actually has a purpose, when they change program or context the colours change to show the different hot keys and keyboard shortcuts. It's something that has grown out of PC gaming, which is why most of those Cherry MX type keyboards are found under Gaming keyboard listings.

As a confession, I've being using voice recognition a bit lately, I wrote it off as a waste of time years ago, but on the new hardware, with Win 10, the latest version of MS Office it works surprisingly well. You still need a quiet place and a good microphone though, and remain very very calm! ;D
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Reply #161
https://www.smh.com.au/national/morrison-shows-again-he-s-master-of-spin-20210205-p5702c.html#comments
Sean Kelly...
Columnist and former adviser to Labor prime ministers Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard...
Think that is a bit choice coming from a bloke who spun stories for the Labor party for a living....

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Reply #162
Sean Kelly...
Columnist and former adviser to Labor prime ministers Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard...
Think that is a bit choice coming from a bloke who spun stories for the Labor party for a living....

I guess it takes one to know one!
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Reply #164
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/feb/22/people-with-extremist-views-less-able-to-do-complex-mental-tasks-research-suggests

So I guess those extremist types think that complex problems can be solved by simple solutions ? Wow.

Not simple necessarily but by being impulsive and reactive.

They're less cautious and more lively to introduce the cain toad as a solution without thinking of other consequences.

Simple solutions are often the best, but you can't apply them properly without understanding the complexity of the problem at hand and ensuring you apply the simplest solution or group of solutions to solve it.

At least thats my understanding anyway. 
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