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841.
by ISL 5y ago
I saw first-hand how it comes to pass, from collaborating with NASA engineers years ago. In order to ensure that a critical mission-goal is met, with, say, 95% confidence, every subcomponent must be much more reliable, as there will be ma
842.
by ISL 5y ago
A suggested article linked at the bottom has an even catchier abstract: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/095150809034099...
843.
by ISL 5y ago
Think from the beginning what will be the end: "I thought your security policy was too overbearing, so I used tor." IT departments make their choices for reasons. The key is to help them understand your use-case, and they'll
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by ISL 5y ago
It is also the kind of thing an artist who makes physical art would do.
845.
by ISL 5y ago
I did use it for years, and still do for my personal work (though this message is typed on a Windows laptop... it was purchased to be linux-compatible, but haven't had the time to reformat and dance through the installation/teethi
846.
by ISL 5y ago
That only works until the first jailbreak.
847.
by ISL 5y ago
Depends on the contract. Cemeteries do exactly that.
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by ISL 5y ago
The big challenge is that black holes are quite small. In order to say that you have "seen a black hole", it is necessary to rule out that you have seen something similar to a black hole but larger than what general-relativity wou
849.
by ISL 5y ago
Experiment is still the arbiter of truth; it enables us to discern which math correctly describes nature.
850.
by ISL 5y ago
There's an easy workaround -- if you're working in a machine shop or where getting your ring caught by something is a possibility, the ring goes in a safe place. For me, before I touch a lathe or mill, the ring goes in my left bac
851.
by ISL 5y ago
Nah, it cuts like soft stainless-steel. Garden-variety bolt-cutters will go through it like butter. To wax poetic for a little while, Ti is lightweight, strong, warms quickly to the touch but isn't cold in winter, resists abrasion, doe
852.
by ISL 5y ago
True. I bet a quick call to Rembar would put you on your way to a source if you just need sheet. Tungsten foil/sheet isn't that hard to come by.
853.
by ISL 5y ago
My choice was titanium, which I used to make ours. It is (IMHO) among the finest of all materials for the job.
854.
by ISL 5y ago
EDM can cheese-wire right through blocks of tungsten.
855.
by ISL 5y ago
Was it warm? That was a rare experience; not many people will have done so.
856.
by ISL 5y ago
Osmium is not good for you. If tungsten isn't dense-enough for you, consider platinum or rhenium.
857.
by ISL 5y ago
If you are in this situation, don't cut the ring, crack it. Pure tungsten, and some alloys like tungsten-carbide, is somewhat brittle. https://www.larsonjewelers.com/can-tungsten-rings-be-cutoff
858.
by ISL 5y ago
It is free to try; my recommendation to anyone who is curious about it is to give it a try and see if it works for you. I use Darktable exclusively for all of my photographic work, and have for years. It continues to improve year after yea
859.
by ISL 5y ago
The continent of Africa would tend to disagree with such an assertion. Heck, in some countries, more than 15% of HIV infections are contracted at birth. https://www.verywellhealth.com/hiv-statistics-5088304
860.
by ISL 5y ago
Figure 12 is really cool; I assume that the slots are due to the planets.
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by ISL 5y ago
No matter what, you'll be part of a team. That team might be just you and your advisor, or it may involve more people. Work to understand that team and find ways to help it achieve its goals (among them will be success in your research
862.
by ISL 5y ago
Airlines sure use a lot of CRJs.
863.
by ISL 5y ago
It is one of my most-favorite figures in a physics paper. I'm still bummed that PRL made them remove it in the final version.
864.
by ISL 5y ago
We may see the latter.
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Dead White Man's Clothes(abc.net.au)
1 points by ISL 5y ago|0 comments
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by ISL 5y ago
The headline/title seems like something of a stretch for two reasons. The first is pedantic. The US was formed in the 1700s, roughly a century before the first car was invented. Most, if not all, neighborhoods prior to that were built
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by ISL 5y ago
The keyword you want to look for is 'ultra light bosonic dark matter'. This search is legit. This paper will send you almost in the right direction. The coupling is different, but the rest of the physics is the same: https:&#x2F
868.
by ISL 5y ago
One can create such a labelling standard by starting or partnering with a standards organization. "This device certified not to compromise your privacy" could be a good selling point for a printer, especially if half of the printe
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by ISL 5y ago
The "list" is self-organizing. When nobody listens to a purveyor of a poor theory, the proponent casts an ever-wider net. Eventually, they have the bright idea to scrape the web pages of physics departments for emails. At least i
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by ISL 5y ago
If one could create geofoam from sequestered carbon, I suspect almost everyone would be in favor.

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