FiatLuxDave

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   by FiatLuxDave 12y ago

   Agreed. What's worse is when a generic software name becomes so popular that searching for the real actual item becomes nearly impossible (the classic example of this is searching for windows, those big glass things). I truly hate whe
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   by FiatLuxDave 12y ago

   It would make a lot more sense to run it like a call center, where low cost personnel would monitor the routine calls and then escalate it to the lawyer on duty when it was obvious that there was a problem.
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   by FiatLuxDave 12y ago

   I see a lot of discussion in these comments about the effects of competition between states. But it seems to me that the real objection, among those who have an objection, is the tax discrimination. In other words, I don't think anyo
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   by FiatLuxDave 12y ago

   It does happen. However, as the article you linked notes, they hold the reins a lot tighter when it does. I speak from personal experience, since I ran a startup located in Florida which was funded by DFJ. I can say that it was a differe
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   by FiatLuxDave 12y ago

   I like this answer, because you have put some thought into this. I would add to your idea these things: a) all components are "man-portable", so that they can be put together by people without the use of cranes or heavy lifting e
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   by FiatLuxDave 12y ago

   I have to agree. Stonehenge is a special place. I proposed to my wife inside Stonehenge (at dawn on a Spring day, years ago) and now it is a very special place to me in particular. I know that no matter how successful any invention or st
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   by FiatLuxDave 12y ago

   I think it's more a matter of there not being any VCs who specialize in fusion. There just isn't the deal flow to sustain any VC specializing in it, and so far the success rate has been 0%. Of course, because there are so few fu
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   by FiatLuxDave 12y ago

   In the grand scheme of things, the situation that held during the Cold War was a historical accident. Not every nuclear bomb in the future will necessarily be possessed by nations who are facing adversaries who can respond in kind to the u
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   by FiatLuxDave 12y ago

   Hi Chad! So, if I understand it correctly, Rigetti Computing is planning on simulating how the software for a quantum computer will provide better performance than classical computing, and otherwise do useful stuff. This sounds like an int
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    by FiatLuxDave 12y ago

    I agree that it goes a long way to tell people how you prefer email. However, enforcing those preferences (through something like shortwhale) is different than expressing your desire and then hoping that users follow those desires while em
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    by FiatLuxDave 12y ago

    >An item where you could dump electricity into it once, cut power, and have it resist gravity -- forever, and for free! -- is absolute horse shit. Um, you are completely wrong. There is a difference between force and energy. It is cert
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    by FiatLuxDave 12y ago

    Thank you! It's always best to read the actual paper. I note that not only is there no shielding to reduce the Earth's magnetic field, but there are large NeFeB magnets in the torsion balance assembly. I strongly suspect that th
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    by FiatLuxDave 12y ago

    I've read the abstract, but apparently Wired has access to more information. Any idea where the primary source for that information is? I'm interested to see what magnetic shielding was used and how well they characterized the mag
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    by FiatLuxDave 12y ago

    Most of the discussion in the comments here have been about whether it is better to protect children or allow adults freedom. Yawn! The best comments here are those from jzwinck, termain, and rfatnabayeff, which provide possible technical
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    by FiatLuxDave 12y ago

    Union/non-union may not seem like an issue inside SpaceX, but the view from other workers in the industry may not match that. Last month, I was at a 4th of July party which happened to be mostly space workers, and when I brought up th
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    by FiatLuxDave 12y ago

    I'm also coming from outside the bubble. From a different viewpoint, though, programmers aren't so bad about this. Try hanging out with some medical doctors and nurses, instead. I might think my 60 hour weeks are bad, but i just
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    by FiatLuxDave 12y ago

    As a former fusion startup founder, I'd like to say a word about "Stealth Mode". Fusion startups have an even worse failure rate than regular startups. So far its pretty much 100%. And most fusion startups operate in a fair