DabAsteroid

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by DabAsteroid 18y ago
The higher output is a function of the higher energy density. That might have cleared everything up for me, except that I do not know what you mean by "higher output". Are you referring to power output? You are saying that, generally, in
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by DabAsteroid 18y ago
The energy density ... is far higher (theoretically) with fusion than with fission. Is that true by volume of fuel? By weight, the energy density is only 4 times as high (D-T) ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_density#Energy_density_i
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by DabAsteroid 18y ago
Motorcycles have had clutchless shifting forever There is a motorcycle model with clutchless shifting?
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by DabAsteroid 18y ago
it specifically quoted a critic as saying that fusion was desirable ...Which is an absurd thing for that critic to say when even fusion's proponents admit that even if it could be made to work, it would not likely be economically competit
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by DabAsteroid 18y ago
It also does not come close to the investment originally made into fission power production and continually made to produce next generation reactors. The difference is that there is no place in the market for fusion reactors. In light of
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by DabAsteroid 18y ago
Males drive more miles than females. ...Yet another reason to charge insurance by the mile and/or minute. . By the way, this is interesting (though I don't know how accurate it is): http://christianparty.net/womendrivers.htm Women
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by DabAsteroid 18y ago
Financial institutions lent money to borrowers who could not afford the loan they were given. I don't think they were doing their jobs well. The same goes for insurers. One reason the insurance industry is so poorly run is that tax incent
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by DabAsteroid 18y ago
Bankers don't create wealth This is a common fallacy. Bankers manage risk in lending, reducing overall risk. This is valuable, i.e. it creates wealth. If any given Bankers were not performing risk-reduction service for society, they wou
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by DabAsteroid 18y ago
I was referring to the Tesla's wide torqueband -- "its whole 1 gear thing". It is not an exclusive feature. A ZR1 can also be driven in 1 gear only and still achieve both 0-60 in 4 seconds and a top speed over 100 mph.
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by DabAsteroid 18y ago
the Tesla only has 1 gear, which doesn't like going much past 100mph. It is a 2-speed car. Tesla is planning on performing a recall to upgrade the transmissions of all of the delivered 1-speed cars to 2-speed. http://www.teslamotors.com/
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by DabAsteroid 18y ago
Yeah ... it's neat with its whole 1 gear thing, instant torque ...The same as a Corvette ZR1 (and also the same price) in third gear. http://www.digitalcorvettes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9212... 2009 ZR1 . Max rpm 6500 . Tire Dia 26
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by DabAsteroid 18y ago
The 2008's are being delivered in 2009 because Tesla is so far behind schedule.
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by DabAsteroid 18y ago
And, in Seattle, runs off hydro power. ...Nuclear, largely, if the charging is done at night. http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/nuclear/page/at_a_glance/states...
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by DabAsteroid 18y ago
Glassmaking was one of the reasons given. Is it more likely that in their hearts of hearts the colonists believed that: 1. They were going to be able to manufacture, and export to Europe, glass from the New World at a lower price/quality th
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by DabAsteroid 18y ago
A "moral calculus" is not something that one "does". Dictionary definition of calculus: a system or arrangement of intricate or interrelated parts <the calculus of forces in world affairs — Martin Mayer> . A moral calculu
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by DabAsteroid 18y ago
You're welcome. Here is the 40-minute version that includes Elon Musk's post-launch address to the SpaceX employees in Hawthorne, California, and post-launch interview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FQhtMrUQlE
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by DabAsteroid 18y ago
I think Mr. Bigelow has the right idea. And Vectran is a great material for space-inflatables. http://www.google.com/search?q=bigelow+vectran
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by DabAsteroid 18y ago
Satellite launch failures alone can cost in the hundreds of millions of dollars Satellite costs are driven partially by launch costs. If launches are expensive, then satellites need to be highly reliable. If launches are cheap, then satel
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by DabAsteroid 18y ago
The capsule is on top of the stack. Unlike the case of the Space Shuttle, if a SpaceX rocket blows up, the capsule on top can simply jetison away and deploy a parachute.
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by DabAsteroid 18y ago
There were colonists, and there were investors. These were not the same people. There was no more economic opportunity for the colonists in the new world than there was back home. There was the opportunity to die prematurely and painfully
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by DabAsteroid 18y ago
Jamestown was a money-hole until John Rolfe developed a special, sweet strain of tobacco that became the basis of an export economy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamestown_Settlement Due to the aristocratic backgrounds of many of the new
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by DabAsteroid 18y ago
Freespace is easier to get to and from, and offers full-g, zero-g and everything in-between. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_habitat Freespace also can offer low data latency -- low-enough even for realistic telepresence (e.g. sub 400
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by DabAsteroid 18y ago
Historically, people have colonized just for the change of scenery. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamestown,_Virginia
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by DabAsteroid 18y ago
Video (09:59): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=To-XOPgaGsQ
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by DabAsteroid 18y ago
It is about fundamental human rights. What are fundamental human rights? http://www.google.com/search?q=nonsense+on+stilts+natural+ri...
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by DabAsteroid 18y ago
you can see how it wouldn't really work to designate 6 people as having the right to determine whether you stay on life support. Actually, this is done all the time. . http://www.google.com/search?q=%22board+of+directors%22+star..
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by DabAsteroid 18y ago
over and over until something works Indeed. ...Until something accidentally works. . Lower animals tend more to learn by accident. They might memorize or ritualize what works, but they do not resonate with why it works. Higher
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by DabAsteroid 18y ago
...So does Tom Perkins. http://www.symaltesefalcon.com/submarine.asp
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by DabAsteroid 18y ago
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=297260 ericwaller 21 days ago | link | parent | flag It'd be interesting if a down vote were actually a special case of reply and required an explanation. . http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id
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by DabAsteroid 18y ago
I suspect it wasn't so much accidental discovery as a trial and error refinement Trial-and-error = accident. We use science because it is more efficient than brute force (trial-and-error; accident).

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