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sebtoast | 8 years ago | on: TunnelBear Joins McAfee

That was my first thought too, I hope Linus will talk about it at some point. They seem transparent and upfront about their income.

sebtoast | 8 years ago | on: Googling Bend, Oregon's ZIP Code 97702 results in an internal server error

It works for me but I'm using google.ca if that makes a difference.

Edit: It worked about ten times in a row but now I have the error: "Server Error We're sorry but it appears that there has been an internal server error while processing your request. Our engineers have been notified and are working to resolve the issue.

Please try again later."

Edit2: I just realized that using the link in the article works but typing the zipcode in the search box or clicking the magnifying glass next to it in the result pages will not work.

sebtoast | 8 years ago | on: Scientists use an atomic clock to measure the height of a mountain

Thank you to all those who replied.

At the top of the article you linked there's the: "This article is about time dilation due to relative gravity. For time dilation due to relative velocity, see Relative velocity time dilation."

I didn't know there were "two forms" of time dilation, knowing what to search for helps a lot.

Thanks again.

sebtoast | 8 years ago | on: Scientists use an atomic clock to measure the height of a mountain

I am confused, I always thought that moving faster makes time go slower but the article says this:

"For example, a clock on top of a tall mountain — far from the center of the Earth — will move a tiny bit faster than a clock at the base of that mountain, where the gravity is stronger. It's not a mechanical error. Time itself actually passes faster at the top of the mountain."

From what I can understand from the Wikipedia article is that time does go slower the faster you move: "Special relativity indicates that, for an observer in an inertial frame of reference, a clock that is moving relative to him will be measured to tick slower than a clock that is at rest in his frame of reference."

I did a little search and half the sites I saw said one thing and the other half said the opposite.

Would anyone mind explaining like I'm five? Or maybe share a trustworthy sources I could read on the subject?

Thanks.

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