#!/usr/bin/env python3\n """\n GEOMETRIC DERIVATION OF G & VALIDATION WITH GR\n \n This script tests the hypothesis that G is a derivative artifact of the \n proton's holographic scaling (i=32).\n \n Reference Paper: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17847770\n """\n \n import math\n \n # 1. CONSTANTS (CODATA 2022)\n c = 299792458.0 # m/s\n hbar = 1.054571817e-34 # J s\n alpha = 7.2973525643e-3 # Fine-structure\n mp_kg = 1.67262192595e-27 # Proton mass\n me_kg = 9.1093837139e-31 # Electron mass\n G_codata = 6.67430e-11 # Empirical G (for validation)\n \n # Derived Planck Mass (Standard) for consistency check\n mP_std = math.sqrt(hbar * c / G_codata)\n \n def compute_acceleration(name, mass, topo_n, radius):\n # PHASE 1: DYNAMIC VALIDATION\n # Goal: Recover Schwarzschild metric using geometric projections.\n \n w = 2.0 # Structural limit\n \n # Linear Mass projection (Source)\n L_src = (mass * hbar) / (c * mP_std**2)\n \n # Structural Limit (Horizon) - Equivalent to Schwarzschild radius\n L_lim = w * L_src\n \n # Electrostatic projection\n if topo_n != 0:\n lambda_e = hbar / (me_kg * c)\n Le = alpha * abs(topo_n) * lambda_e\n L_src += Le\n \n # The Unified Geometric Metric\n if radius <= L_lim:\n return {"name": name, "stat": "HORIZON", "val": 0, "gr": 0}\n \n # Hypotenuse form: ai = c^2 * L / (r^2 * sqrt(1 - 2L/r))\n metric_factor = math.sqrt(1.0 - L_lim / radius)\n ai_unified = (c**2 * L_src) / (radius**2 * metric_factor)\n \n # GR Benchmark (Schwarzschild)\n rs = 2 * G_codata * mass / c**2\n acc_newton = (G_codata * mass) / (radius**2)\n acc_coulomb = 0.0\n if topo_n != 0:\n acc_coulomb = (8.98755e9 * 1.60217e-19**2) / (radius**2 * me_kg)\n \n if radius <= rs:\n ai_gr = float('inf')\n else:\n ai_gr = (acc_newton / math.sqrt(1.0 - rs/radius)) + acc_coulomb\n \n return {"name": name, "stat": "OK", "val": ai_unified, "gr": ai_gr}\n \n def derive_closed_G():\n # PHASE 2: HOLOGRAPHIC DERIVATION\n # Hypothesis: mp scales from mP at i=32 (4^32 surface scaling)\n # mp = (sqrt(2) * mP / 4^32) * (1 + alpha/3)\n \n geometry = math.sqrt(2) * (1 + alpha/3)\n mP_geo = (mp_kg * 4**32) / geometry\n \n # G = hbar * c / mP^2\n return (hbar * c) / (mP_geo**2)\n \n # EXECUTION\n objects = [\n {"n": "Electron", "m": me_kg, "q": 1, "r": 1e-10},\n {"n": "Proton", "m": mp_kg, "q": 1, "r": 1e-10},\n {"n": "Earth", "m": 5.972e24, "q": 0, "r": 6.371e6},\n {"n": "Sun", "m": 1.989e30, "q": 0, "r": 6.963e8},\n {"n": "Neutron Star", "m": 4.14e30, "q": 0, "r": 12000},\n {"n": "Sgr A* (Lim)", "m": 8.26e36, "q": 0, "r": 1.23e10}\n ]\n \n print(f"{'OBJECT':<12}| {'UNIFIED':<18}| {'GR':<18}| {'DIFF %'}")\n print("-" * 65)\n \n for obj in objects:\n res = compute_acceleration(obj['n'], obj['m'], obj['q'], obj['r'])\n if res['stat'] == 'HORIZON':\n print(f"{res['name']:<12}| {'SATURATION':<18}| {'HORIZON':<18}| {'MATCH'}")\n else:\n diff = abs(res['val'] - res['gr']) / res['gr'] * 100\n if diff < 1e-9: diff = 0.0\n # Formatting with .5e to verify consistency\n print(f"{res['name']:<12}| {res['val']:<18.5e}| {res['gr']:<18.5e}| {diff:.8f}")\n \n print("-" * 65)\n print("\\nPHASE 2: G DERIVATION")\n G_calc = derive_closed_G()\n disc = abs(G_calc - G_codata) / G_codata * 1e6\n print(f"Formula: G = (hbar * c * 2 * (1 + alpha/3)^2) / (mp^2 * 4^64)")\n print(f"Derived G: {G_calc:.11e}")\n print(f"CODATA G: {G_codata:.11e}")\n print(f"Diff: {disc:.2f} ppm (within 22 ppm uncertainty)") #!/usr/bin/env python3\n """\n GEOMETRIC DERIVATION OF G & VALIDATION WITH GR\n \n This script tests the hypothesis that G is a derivative artifact of the \n proton's holographic scaling (i=32).\n \n Reference Paper: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17847770\n """\n \n import math\n \n # 1. CONSTANTS (CODATA 2022)\n c = 299792458.0 # m/s\n hbar = 1.054571817e-34 # J s\n alpha = 7.2973525643e-3 # Fine-structure\n mp_kg = 1.67262192595e-27 # Proton mass\n me_kg = 9.1093837139e-31 # Electron mass\n G_codata = 6.67430e-11 # Empirical G (for validation)\n \n # Derived Planck Mass (Standard) for consistency check\n mP_std = math.sqrt(hbar * c / G_codata)\n \n def compute_acceleration(name, mass, topo_n, radius):\n # PHASE 1: DYNAMIC VALIDATION\n # Goal: Recover Schwarzschild metric using geometric projections.\n \n w = 2.0 # Structural limit\n \n # Linear Mass projection (Source)\n L_src = (mass * hbar) / (c * mP_std**2)\n \n # Structural Limit (Horizon) - Equivalent to Schwarzschild radius\n L_lim = w * L_src\n \n # Electrostatic projection\n if topo_n != 0:\n lambda_e = hbar / (me_kg * c)\n Le = alpha * abs(topo_n) * lambda_e\n L_src += Le\n \n # The Unified Geometric Metric\n if radius <= L_lim:\n return {"name": name, "stat": "HORIZON", "val": 0, "gr": 0}\n \n # Hypotenuse form: ai = c^2 * L / (r^2 * sqrt(1 - 2L/r))\n metric_factor = math.sqrt(1.0 - L_lim / radius)\n ai_unified = (c**2 * L_src) / (radius**2 * metric_factor)\n \n # GR Benchmark (Schwarzschild)\n rs = 2 * G_codata * mass / c**2\n acc_newton = (G_codata * mass) / (radius**2)\n acc_coulomb = 0.0\n if topo_n != 0:\n acc_coulomb = (8.98755e9 * 1.60217e-19**2) / (radius**2 * me_kg)\n \n if radius <= rs:\n ai_gr = float('inf')\n else:\n ai_gr = (acc_newton / math.sqrt(1.0 - rs/radius)) + acc_coulomb\n \n return {"name": name, "stat": "OK", "val": ai_unified, "gr": ai_gr}\n \n def derive_closed_G():\n # PHASE 2: HOLOGRAPHIC DERIVATION\n # Hypothesis: mp scales from mP at i=32 (4^32 surface scaling)\n # mp = (sqrt(2) * mP / 4^32) * (1 + alpha/3)\n \n geometry = math.sqrt(2) * (1 + alpha/3)\n mP_geo = (mp_kg * 4**32) / geometry\n \n # G = hbar * c / mP^2\n return (hbar * c) / (mP_geo**2)\n \n # EXECUTION\n objects = [\n {"n": "Electron", "m": me_kg, "q": 1, "r": 1e-10},\n {"n": "Proton", "m": mp_kg, "q": 1, "r": 1e-10},\n {"n": "Earth", "m": 5.972e24, "q": 0, "r": 6.371e6},\n {"n": "Sun", "m": 1.989e30, "q": 0, "r": 6.963e8},\n {"n": "Neutron Star", "m": 4.14e30, "q": 0, "r": 12000},\n {"n": "Sgr A* (Lim)", "m": 8.26e36, "q": 0, "r": 1.23e10}\n ]\n \n print(f"{'OBJECT':<12}| {'UNIFIED':<18}| {'GR':<18}| {'DIFF %'}")\n print("-" * 65)\n \n for obj in objects:\n res = compute_acceleration(obj['n'], obj['m'], obj['q'], obj['r'])\n if res['stat'] == 'HORIZON':\n print(f"{res['name']:<12}| {'SATURATION':<18}| {'HORIZON':<18}| {'MATCH'}")\n else:\n diff = abs(res['val'] - res['gr']) / res['gr'] * 100\n if diff < 1e-9: diff = 0.0\n # Formatting with .5e to verify consistency\n print(f"{res['name']:<12}| {res['val']:<18.5e}| {res['gr']:<18.5e}| {diff:.8f}")\n \n print("-" * 65)\n print("\\nPHASE 2: G DERIVATION")\n G_calc = derive_closed_G()\n disc = abs(G_calc - G_codata) / G_codata * 1e6\n print(f"Formula: G = (hbar * c * 2 * (1 + alpha/3)^2) / (mp^2 * 4^64)")\n print(f"Derived G: {G_calc:.11e}")\n print(f"CODATA G: {G_codata:.11e}")\n print(f"Diff: {disc:.2f} ppm (within 22 ppm uncertainty)")Why do you think that is? Are there possibly other projects out there that I'm not familiar with?"},"title":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"Ask HN: Why are there no open source NVMe-native key value stores in 2023?"}},"_tags":["story","author_nphase","story_37897921","ask_hn"],"author":"nphase","children":[37897940,37898183,37898185,37898198,37898275,37898554,37898628,37898630,37898720,37899014,37899404,37899410,37899839,37899898,37900153,37900501,37900679,37900904,37901245,37901307,37901999,37904647,37906677,37906818,37921699],"created_at":"2023-10-16T10:41:02Z","created_at_i":1697452862,"num_comments":68,"objectID":"37897921","points":99,"story_id":37897921,"story_text":"Hi HN,\nNVMe disks, when addressed natively in userland, offer massive performance improvements compared to other forms of persistent storage. However, in spite of the existence of projects like SPDK and SplinterDB, there don't seem to be any open source, non-embedded key value stores or DBs out in the wild yet.
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Edit:\nI thought keeping this pseudo-anonymous would make it less of a drama post. A few friends have suggested otherwise:
http://backtrackapp.com is my app. It's a location tracking app with a web front end and social features. I only built this for the realtime web component, which hasn't been implemented yet. You'll read about this (and why) below.
http://glympse.com is the app filing for the patent.
====
Dear HN,
A few weeks ago, I launched my first iPhone app. I am new to the mobile space and to ObjC, so I figured this would be good, fun exercise in building something I wanted to use myself and turning into a product. With ios4 out, the main premise behind the app seemed like a good idea, and nobody else was doing it yet. So I found a trusted friend, and we built the app and companion website in just under three weeks, part time. We waited the standard two weeks to get approved by Apple, and since then, the app has been chugging along for the past couple of weeks with a few sales here and there. We're about to start marketing the app, and we expect sales to increase.
We're also planning on updating the app with a few new substantial features. One of these features is the actual killer feature I dreamed the app up for. We decided to scrap it from the first release because the app was full featured enough, we were suffering from mild feature creep, and life was about to get in the way (I had conferences and work deadlines, and we were both moving soon).
So what's the problem? A new app has come out that does exactly what our killer feature does. Read: This app does exactly what I built my app for, except my app doesn't even do it yet. Imagine how I feel. It's getting tons of great press, with publications raving about how amazing that feature is, how nothing even comes close, how it's revolutionary in its place, and blah blah blah. That's fine, I'm disappointed at my failure to execute fast enough and be first to market, and as such losing out on press and sales, etc etc; but that's just the life of an entrepreneur: learn and move on.
I can live with all of that. The problem is that the new app's website claims they're actually patenting this feature. This I can't get over. My first instinct was to go to uspto.gov and start searching for the application so I could submit an attack on it, somehow. However.. I can't even find it.
So I'm at a loss of what to do. \nMy gut says to just get the update with the new feature out as soon as possible, so there's a competitor out, and just let the patent process run its course. I'm sure this is not the best thing to do. I'm not sure if it's appropriate to spend tons of time searching the patent applications for something that may or may not even be patented. I don't want to pivot away from this feature, I think my implementation of it will be much better and more attractive than this competitor. And I'm definitely nowhere near ready to roll over and play dead.
So, if you were in my shoes, how would you approach this? Is this even a problem? Or if it becomes one, should I just deal with it as it comes?"},"title":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"Ask HN: What should I do about potential patent trouble?"},"url":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":""}},"_tags":["story","author_nphase","story_1633432","ask_hn"],"author":"nphase","children":[1633471,1633546,1633553,1633583,1633624,1633699,1633700,1633732,1634018,1635589],"created_at":"2010-08-25T17:11:58Z","created_at_i":1282756318,"num_comments":16,"objectID":"1633432","points":16,"story_id":1633432,"story_text":"====
Edit:\nI thought keeping this pseudo-anonymous would make it less of a drama post. A few friends have suggested otherwise:
http://backtrackapp.com is my app. It's a location tracking app with a web front end and social features. I only built this for the realtime web component, which hasn't been implemented yet. You'll read about this (and why) below.
http://glympse.com is the app filing for the patent.
====
Dear HN,
A few weeks ago, I launched my first iPhone app. I am new to the mobile space and to ObjC, so I figured this would be good, fun exercise in building something I wanted to use myself and turning into a product. With ios4 out, the main premise behind the app seemed like a good idea, and nobody else was doing it yet. So I found a trusted friend, and we built the app and companion website in just under three weeks, part time. We waited the standard two weeks to get approved by Apple, and since then, the app has been chugging along for the past couple of weeks with a few sales here and there. We're about to start marketing the app, and we expect sales to increase.
We're also planning on updating the app with a few new substantial features. One of these features is the actual killer feature I dreamed the app up for. We decided to scrap it from the first release because the app was full featured enough, we were suffering from mild feature creep, and life was about to get in the way (I had conferences and work deadlines, and we were both moving soon).
So what's the problem? A new app has come out that does exactly what our killer feature does. Read: This app does exactly what I built my app for, except my app doesn't even do it yet. Imagine how I feel. It's getting tons of great press, with publications raving about how amazing that feature is, how nothing even comes close, how it's revolutionary in its place, and blah blah blah. That's fine, I'm disappointed at my failure to execute fast enough and be first to market, and as such losing out on press and sales, etc etc; but that's just the life of an entrepreneur: learn and move on.
I can live with all of that. The problem is that the new app's website claims they're actually patenting this feature. This I can't get over. My first instinct was to go to uspto.gov and start searching for the application so I could submit an attack on it, somehow. However.. I can't even find it.
So I'm at a loss of what to do. \nMy gut says to just get the update with the new feature out as soon as possible, so there's a competitor out, and just let the patent process run its course. I'm sure this is not the best thing to do. I'm not sure if it's appropriate to spend tons of time searching the patent applications for something that may or may not even be patented. I don't want to pivot away from this feature, I think my implementation of it will be much better and more attractive than this competitor. And I'm definitely nowhere near ready to roll over and play dead.
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I have over 2,000 fonts. (Yes, I do use them.) Adobe Acrobat routinely takes 10 to 15 minutes (I'm not exaggerating) to open up a PDF file, whether it uses 1, 2, 10, 100 or no fonts at all. According to FileMon from Microsoft, it's because Acrobat loads every single font on my system before rendering the file. This makes no sense--especially because if I were to actually try to use one of those fonts not already embedded in the document by editing the file, it would re-load them all over again.
Some time is also spent reading and updating a local MySQL database called the \"organizer.\" I've never used the Acrobat organizer. Not once. I suspect 99.999% of Acrobat users don't even know it's there, yet every time I open a PDF, I wait for it. There's no way to clear it except by manually locating the files it uses on your filesystem and deleting them.
Unrelated but equally infuriating: Acrobat insists on printing 100% black rectangles (meaning 0% C, 0% M, 0% Y, 100% K) as a mixture of C M and Y ink on my Xerox Phaser 6180MFP/N color laser printer. Illustrator prints the same exact PDF file properly using only black ink on the same printer.
Can someone from Adobe explain to me why this is reasonable? I've paid Adobe thousands of dollars over the year for its products. When can I expect to open a PDF in 2 seconds or less like I could with Acrobat 3.0 on my 100MHz Pentium ten years ago? When will Acrobat actually work?
(Before you say, \"Use Preview!\" know that I've already tried. It doesn't render my PDFs properly. It rasterizes things that shouldn't be rasterized and it draws lines that aren't there. Adobe made the PDF spec, I like PDFs, and I want to use Adobe's software.)"},"title":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"Why does Adobe Acrobat take 15 minutes to open a PDF?"}},"_tags":["story","author_thinkcomp","story_1409837","ask_hn"],"author":"thinkcomp","children":[1409886,1409911,1409928,1409934,1409935,1409950,1409961,1409973,1410063,1410072,1410093,1410171,1410325,1410385],"created_at":"2010-06-07T04:13:47Z","created_at_i":1275884027,"num_comments":36,"objectID":"1409837","points":59,"story_id":1409837,"story_text":"I do a lot of graphic design work. I have over 2,000 fonts. (Yes, I do use them.) Adobe Acrobat routinely takes 10 to 15 minutes (I'm not exaggerating) to open up a PDF file, whether it uses 1, 2, 10, 100 or no fonts at all. According to FileMon from Microsoft, it's because Acrobat loads every single font on my system before rendering the file. This makes no sense--especially because if I were to actually try to use one of those fonts not already embedded in the document by editing the file, it would re-load them all over again.
Some time is also spent reading and updating a local MySQL database called the \"organizer.\" I've never used the Acrobat organizer. Not once. I suspect 99.999% of Acrobat users don't even know it's there, yet every time I open a PDF, I wait for it. There's no way to clear it except by manually locating the files it uses on your filesystem and deleting them.
Unrelated but equally infuriating: Acrobat insists on printing 100% black rectangles (meaning 0% C, 0% M, 0% Y, 100% K) as a mixture of C M and Y ink on my Xerox Phaser 6180MFP/N color laser printer. Illustrator prints the same exact PDF file properly using only black ink on the same printer.
Can someone from Adobe explain to me why this is reasonable? I've paid Adobe thousands of dollars over the year for its products. When can I expect to open a PDF in 2 seconds or less like I could with Acrobat 3.0 on my 100MHz Pentium ten years ago? When will Acrobat actually work?
(Before you say, \"Use Preview!\" know that I've already tried. It doesn't render my PDFs properly. It rasterizes things that shouldn't be rasterized and it draws lines that aren't there. Adobe made the PDF spec, I like PDFs, and I want to use Adobe's software.)","title":"Why does Adobe Acrobat take 15 minutes to open a PDF?","updated_at":"2024-09-19T16:59:34Z"},{"_highlightResult":{"author":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"thinkcomp"},"story_text":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"full","matchedWords":["n","phase"],"value":"Our landlord just told us that we need to move in a hurry, so we're considering selling a bunch of things to make it easier. Our office is located (at least for a few more days) near the corner of Junipero Serra and Page Mill Road.
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