This is another of the very specific laws that, allegedly, still exist in New York. Walking forward on the sidewalk? Snack away. Walking backward, but in the grass, or on the street? You're good to go. It's only BACKWARDS and ON THE SIDEWALK and AT A CONCERT where this action can...
It’s common for judges to wrestle with complex questions as they try to apply old laws to new technology. But what’s so unusual about this decision is that the judges ended up giving opinions on technology that hasn’t been fully invented. “I think the opinion is really extraordinary,...
While they sound like a device straight out of a dystopian sci-fi movie, flamethrowers, including Thermonator, are legal in 48 U.S. states. They aren’t classified as firearms by federal agencies, though they fall under general product liability and criminal laws. Specific restrictions exist i...
Some of these laws stem from superstition and others from moral codes, and some are ignored while others are still enforced. France, which is a country that is known for creating some of the most lovely porcelain dolls in the world, has a strict law involving the creation and sale of doll...
The quantum internet is a network that will let quantum devices exchange some information within an environment that harnesses the weird laws of quantum mechanics. In theory, this would lend the quantum internet unprecedented capabilities that are impossible to carry out with toda...
The bottom line is it’s hard to apply human laws to robot persons. Let’s say a human shoots a robot, causing it to malfunction, lose power, and “die.” But the robot, once “murdered,” is rebuilt as good as new. If copies of its personality data are in safe storage, then th...
According to Eno, “We have seen overwhelming evidence that the latter is possible, because parallel worlds often have very different laws of physics, and thus heightened layers of multi-versal awareness and access.” In the ensuing years, Eno has run into many more parasites who were mimics,...
I believe this applies to photons and particles in general. The equations for physics always seem to allow collisions to be reversable and there are no laws that would not allow any set of particle interactions to be reversible. However, it is my opinion that photons are not reversible for ...
But overall, I still believe that the RDNA 2 core is weaker than the Xe 96EU core, after all, 512 stream processors to beat 768 stream processors, unless AMD has the magic skill to defy the laws of physics. Besides, the conclusion of...
But those are really just the beginning of odd state laws. Here is a law that, on paper, may sound silly: many ski-friendly states outright forbid the act of skiing while intoxicated. Such laws exist in Wyoming and Colorado, and can carry criminal penalties. That hot chocolate you're hol...