Nekhrimah

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by Nekhrimah 6y ago
If we're sharing crazy rare stuff from other sports I present from international cricket: A bowler achieving a hatrick (3 dismissals in consecutive deliveries - very rare) and also getting hit for 6 Sixes in an over later in the same g
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by Nekhrimah 6y ago
Stated several times in the article are variants of [Tesla doesn't let non Teslas use the Supercharger network]. From memory, Elon has made it clear repeatedly that non Tesla vehicles would be allowed to use Superchargers, as long as a
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by Nekhrimah 6y ago
Anything placed at geosynchronous orbit will stay up there effectively forever. There was nothing up there until Humans placed things there. Therefore, there was no previous Earth based space faring civilisation.
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by Nekhrimah 6y ago
Footage of the backlog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhSzxe0FuIE Presumably in the Gulf of Suez.
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by Nekhrimah 6y ago
In a similar vein, Napster was also a game changer for mp3 distribution.
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by Nekhrimah 6y ago
In contrast to the famed Oprah car give away that actually left the recipients with a noticeable tax burden. [0] [0] https://jalopnik.com/that-time-oprah-gave-276-people-free-ca...
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by Nekhrimah 6y ago
Not a health professional, but seeing the success of the New Zealand lockdowns, I don't think I agree with this stance. Long lockdowns of many months surely have huge impacts to mental health, and business viability, especially when go
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by Nekhrimah 6y ago
The height is almost irrelevant, as long as Starship is at terminal velocity prior to the re-ignition sequence. It's the landing sequence of belly-flop, flip and land that has never been tried before Starship.
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by Nekhrimah 6y ago
Starship is being designed to land on Mars. Therefore it needs to land safely with only what comes with the vehicle. Note Mars atmosphere is 1% pressure of Earth.
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by Nekhrimah 6y ago
I do wonder if Blue Origin's funding model of wealthy benefactor has affected delivery as well. I don't doubt that Blue has fantastic, committed, and talented engineers. But there is something to be said about "We need this i
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by Nekhrimah 6y ago
> [Blue Origin's] second generation rocket, currently nicknamed New Armstrong. Great post. Just clarifying that New Armstrong will be the third generation, behind New Glenn (second) and New Sheppard (first).
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by Nekhrimah 6y ago
I've stuck with Firefox through thick and thin because another browser mono-culture is something I'd strongly prefer to not happen.
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by Nekhrimah 6y ago
The "TD" call is wheels down on Mars. However, at that point the sky crane is still tethered to the rover. If the tether separation isn't successful, and/or the descent stage impacts the rover, then you can't say &q
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by Nekhrimah 6y ago
If you're not aware, check out Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem. [0] This is an animated movie set to the album Discovery. No dialogue other than the music of the album. Done by Toei Animation, a notable Japanese a
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by Nekhrimah 6y ago
> I wonder if they have the time/it's in their plan to send [Perseverance] over to record where [the heat shield] landed I was thinking the same, but more for the fact that surely the impact has made a hole of some description
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by Nekhrimah 6y ago
To fit [0] inside the circular shell of the heatshield. [0] https://www.flickr.com/photos/24354425@N03/49953375668/
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by Nekhrimah 6y ago
> Here's a breakdown: https://youtu.be/4TxkE_oYrjU I watched the first 90 seconds of this. On the cost of re-usability of a falcon 9 point, the figures are shown as from Wikipedia. So 1) not a primary source. 2)
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by Nekhrimah 6y ago
Any idea on the timeframe for unfurling the robotic arm? And doing the test drive? Thanks for your efforts towards the fantastic result today.
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by Nekhrimah 6y ago
And audio as well!
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by Nekhrimah 6y ago
> that you couldn't monetize because people would run to the next platform My anecdotal experience with ICQ in the 90's was the same. It was dominant, but when they updated to include a modest banner ad at the bottom of the mes
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by Nekhrimah 6y ago
Primary discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25151342
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by Nekhrimah 6y ago
Did a bit of searching, and it seems the two most likely threads are: Persisting as a solo founder https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24251403 Research Says Solo Founders Perform Better https://news.ycombinator