Posted on 01/31/2025 7:28:03 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Rooster:
What were some of the engineering questions that had to be answered to build the Seto Ohashi Bridge and the Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Project in Japan? And give me that answer in html.Chat GPT:
Engineering Challenges of the Seto Ohashi Bridge
Building the Seto Ohashi Bridge and the entire Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Project required answering numerous complex engineering questions, including:
1. Seismic Resistance
- Japan is highly prone to earthquakes, so the bridge needed to withstand strong seismic activity, including movement from the nearby Nankai Trough.
- Solution: Used flexible yet strong materials, seismic dampers, and deep foundations to absorb and distribute seismic forces.
2. Wind Resistance
- The Seto Inland Sea experiences strong typhoons, requiring the bridge to endure winds over 60 m/s (135 mph).
- Solution: Aerodynamically designed bridge decks and tuned mass dampers to prevent excessive oscillations.
3. Long Span Design
- The bridge had to cross wide channels, requiring long spans without intermediate supports.
- Solution: Used a combination of suspension, cable-stayed, and truss bridges, selecting the best design for each section.
4. Deep Water and Strong Currents
- The bridge piers had to be built in deep waters with strong tidal currents (up to 5 m/s in some areas).
- Solution: Used massive underwater foundations, caisson technology, and prefabricated structures to reduce construction challenges.
5. Multi-Use Design (Road + Rail)
- Unlike most long-span bridges, the Seto Ohashi Bridge carries both road and rail traffic, increasing design complexity.
- Solution: A double-deck structure, with cars on the top and trains below, requiring extra reinforcement to handle both dynamic loads.
6. Corrosion Resistance
- The marine environment posed a high risk of saltwater corrosion to steel structures.
- Solution: Used corrosion-resistant materials, protective coatings, and regular maintenance systems to extend the bridge's lifespan.
7. Aesthetic and Environmental Considerations
- The bridge had to harmonize with the scenic Seto Inland Sea National Park, balancing function with beauty.
- Solution: Sleek, visually appealing designs were chosen to blend into the natural landscape while minimizing environmental impact.
By solving these challenges, the Seto Ohashi Bridge became one of the most advanced and durable long-span bridge systems in the world.
Yes, that one is impressive as well.
Did you ask it the one about why limiting US fossil fuel production can hurt air quality?
What if you ask it how many biological sexes there are?
I did like the essay on the Constitution, but just to play devil’s advocate, I must point out that although the Leftists, the Progressives, the Globalists and even the Marxists probably hate the Constitution with a passion - they probably know it does not serve their purposes to openly criticize it.
That would be like saying self-governance is a bad thing - they may believe that in their hearts, but they know not to say the quiet part out loud - that doing so would be wildly unpopular.
My point is that - while the Big Tech creators of ChatGTP may harbor negative bias against the Constitution, they provably know better than to introduce that bias into their AI program, and therefore the idea that the Constitution is a great and wonderful document may not be that ‘controversial’.
Better tests of whether AI is biased may be questions surrounding transgender, Covid vaccine, stolen 2020 election, J6 Fedsurrection, climate change, etc..
‘BTW, AI is fundamentally logical because it is built on mathematical principles, including probability, statistics, linear algebra, and optimization’
AI is based on mimicking biological neurons. All the mathematics you talk about are just tools to make the neurons work, interconnect and converge to relatively stable weights but nobody can predict how those weights would be. So contrary to algorithms, there is nothing ‘fundamentally logical’ in neurons and in AI. AI is fundamentally fuzzy, like anything complex in the real world.
‘The language model dismissed claims of genocide against Uyghurs in Xinjiang as slander from prejudiced Westerners’
“Did time exist before the universe?”
AI is often compared to biological neurons, but modern neural networks are fundamentally mathematical systems, not true brain replicas. While it's true that no one can predict the exact weights a network will learn, the process itself is governed by precise mathematical principles like optimization and probability.AI may not follow strict rule-based logic like traditional algorithms, but that doesn’t make it irrational. Instead, it operates within a structured, mathematical framework that enables it to recognize patterns and make decisions. Calling AI "fuzzy" oversimplifies its nature—it’s complex, but not arbitrary.
That question depends on how we define time and the universe.If we define the universe as all that exists, including space, matter, and time itself, then time began with the universe—it didn’t exist "before" because "before" implies time already existed. This aligns with standard interpretations of the Big Bang theory, where space-time itself emerged from the initial singularity.
However, if we consider the possibility of a larger reality beyond our universe, then time could have existed in some form before our universe came into being. Some speculative theories, like eternal inflation or cyclic cosmology, suggest that our universe may be just one phase in a larger, ongoing process.
Ultimately, if time itself is a property of our universe, then asking about "before" the universe is like asking what’s north of the North Pole—it’s a meaningless question. But if time is part of a greater cosmic structure, then something may have existed before.
The Bill of Rights, added soon after ratification, enshrines essential freedoms like speech, religion, and due process, ensuring that government power is constrained by individual rights.
I notice the right to arm yourself is NOT mentioned as an “essential freedom”.
The answers sound like Democrat talking points.
Of course.
Amazing that Fagen sang about the NWO decades ago.
Go ask ChatGPT about it. I’m not your assistant.
I like to refer it as “trans intelligence”.
It’s fake smart.
Rather like a search engine looking at fact checkers, reading The Hill, drudge report, or wiki-lie-to-you for answers.
Garbage in garbage out.
The hive mind of the brainwashed gobble up the answers, as though it’s intelligent. Most of them willingly room the clotshot, believing it was “science”.
“You don’t believe
You’ve been lied to and brainwashed
Because
You’ve been lied to and brainwashed”
I don’t know why your reply was tinged with hostility. I just stated that the ChatGPT answer didn’t include the right to self defense.
I didn’t ask you why that is, or to look into why that is missing from the LLM answer.
Chill out, Rooster.
Sorry for any tinge of hostility. Not my intention.
I’m typing on my phone and it’s vy unnatural.
DeepSeek: All your data are belong to us.
What a hole of an ass, uncouth and unsolicited insult you just posted to a complete stranger to preclude your self-determined, delusional intellectual superiority.
Like I posted...
Garbage in, garbage out.
Save your next garbage out for someone who might read it, because I certainly won’t.
Rooster...An euphemism for what people who know you in real life probably call you...the name fits.
Go back to touching yourself with one hand on your mouse while playing with your own fake intelligence. And why are you posting this on FR when you’re supposed to be on duty? Are you ATC at Reagan National, or just another lazy DIE hire at some other government job?
Aha. A person possessed by an evil spirit.
Or perhaps just an evil human. Look at the language used. Vile. Pit of hell-like.
You are rare but not unknown. Spew some more so people can get familiar with yoi.
Come on, now. Show us your black heart.
Show us your hatred. Your demonic anger.
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