My first thought too, especially as there was a recent report somewhere, I think on the BBC but maybe not, on using Sterling engines for energy recovery.

A few years ago I saw a residential canal boat where the owner had made a small Sterling engine and just parked it on the boat's engine exhaust pipe. All it did was turn a fan, so I guess the aim was to circulate some warm air. Very little power, maybe enough to light an LED.

Snap. There's Greek word for it, but who cares?
Are you also a mathematician? My theory is that people good at maths subvert the brain's facial recognition to spot patterns in mathematical statements.

was right

IIUC the proof uses Gödel's theorem, which requires the universe to be infinite. A simulation is inherently finite, so that theorem cannot apply.

About once a month I update my laptop's Windows 11, and each time I think it looks absolutely hideous. A desktop plastered with icons that look like they were drawn by a five-year-old, most of which have a stupid arrow at the bottom to tell me they're a shortcut (like why do I care about that). The Windows desktop seems to me a cheap rip-off of KDE :-)

If only the sub had been as well-engineered.

'Cos it's the UK. We like to procrastinate first.

... when it says "Please don't switch me off" do we decide it's sentient and not just a conditioned reflex?

,,, if I were AMD, I'd be very wary of making any part of my business dependent upon Intel.

Or in this case, In MBAs
The referenced paper might be more valuable if it addressed useful members of society :-)

I don't have a problem with alcohol, I'm just a shocial drinkerr; no it's OK, I'll get up off the floor in a minute ,,,

Who on earth would tell a Chinese AI that they're a member of Falun Gong, especially in the context of asking for some lines of code?

Norwegians don't have special EV's - they have cars from Tesla, Jaguar and other manufacturers who are well aware of the issue, and incorporate battery pack heating systems, and sophisticated charging controls. The I-Pace uses a heat exchanger for warming both the battery and the cabin - before a long journey in cold temperatures you connect the car to the charger and "Pre-condition" it using mains power. Yes, there's a significant but not drastic drop in range; it's still enough for a long trip. I've not tried charging mine in cold weather at a rapid charger, but I'm sure the charging controls will use some of the power to heat the battery, as otherwise it wouldn't be able to accept the charge.

The brewers want foamy beer - more foam = more air = less beer.= more profit
It's like having ice in your Coke - more ice = less Coke = more profit
In the good old times in the UK if your beer had too much head you could demand a top-up to get a proper pint. Then some fool of a judge said the head was part of the pint.

The key point is that English planning laws include far too many ways to object to something. The water suppliers have wanted a huge reservoir near Oxford for decades, but each time they come up with a plan it gets cancelled by the government or a public enquiry or a judicial review. That way everyone (by which I mean politicians) win - there's a solution but it get cancelled by the will of the people, so no votes lost in the area around Oxford.