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by d_silin 6y ago
Just saying that 200 atm + 23,300K alone would push the design feasibility firmly into 22nd century. Modern rocket engines can only handle 3000-4000K on the inside with roughly the same pressures.
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by d_silin 6y ago
It is an interesting observation to compare longevity times for current widely-used IT tech: Smartphones (since first iPhone) - 14 years. Laptops (since first Apple Powerbook) - 30 years. PCs (since first IBM PC) - 40 years. C programming
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by d_silin 6y ago
Definitely not forever.
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by d_silin 6y ago
Well, I worked with COBOL developer team in Canadian bank a few years ago. It is absolutely alive and well in this industry.
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by d_silin 6y ago
The lack of comments vs position on front page is intriguing.
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by d_silin 6y ago
That's actually a good prediction. Biotech is untapped field for moonshot-scale breakthroughs, even the current mRNA vaccines is only a small part of what will be possible in 10-15 years.
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by d_silin 6y ago
I'd say define a "cycle" as greatest common divisor of all planets' rotation periods. Make it an equivalent of "solar system day/hour" or something.
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by d_silin 6y ago
I took M-B test and was surprised how accurate it was in describing my personality type. I suspect my personality traits are closer to endpoints of its scales, making it more precise for me.
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by d_silin 6y ago
I definitely enjoyed learning and using Pascal and Delphi. The language made so much sense! The code was structured, disciplined, easy to follow. I get the verbosity may not be for everyone, but it also made it much easier to read. Delphi w
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by d_silin 6y ago
1.3 million employees, wow!
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by d_silin 6y ago
Illustration how "move fast and break things" in aerospace domain works.
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by d_silin 6y ago
Non-US residents are out of luck for this one, unfortunately. Otherwise, great initiative!
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by d_silin 6y ago
Well, if you want something done, the best way is to do it yourself. How much labour/$$$ are you willing to put per month for the space exploration efforts?
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by d_silin 6y ago
To elaborate on my point. Arcade flight and space simulators have probably the optimal possible UI for "aviate/navigate/communicate" activities.
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by d_silin 6y ago
You can learn quite a lot about aviation UI experience from civilian airliners' instruments. I did work a little bit with Boeing-777X ones. It is not great, actually. PFD (primary flight displays) are cluttered and information-noisy. H
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by d_silin 6y ago
I read somewhere that scaling semiconductor fabs is incredibly difficult affair, as every minute detail have to be faithfully replicated - down to using the same color of lighting. All that is required to get consistent output quality.
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by d_silin 6y ago
Just FYI, you can expect launch and reentry Gs <3, which a healthy adult can handle no problem. Instead of helicopter, ferry can do. Overall the process will be not dramatically different from modern airport experience.
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Satellites for Rent: A New Business Model for Space(youtube.com)
1 points by d_silin 6y ago|0 comments
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by d_silin 6y ago
Capitalism is neither good or evil, it is a neutral force that can be leveraged for both. I don't want to offer excuses, but rather find explanations. Imagine you are the CEO of Intel (or VP of that business unit) - what would you do i
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by d_silin 6y ago
I'd like to express my thoughts on this, from business exec point of view. Consumer-grade Optane SSDs are not competetive with flash memory, simple as that. On performance and write endurance, flash-based SSD are "good enough&quot
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by d_silin 6y ago
The most accurate answer is "we don't know", unfortunately. My personal concern is that 0.38g of Mars environment would be not enough for long-term survival and procreation of humans there.
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by d_silin 6y ago
The short answer is "it depends", but at 1-2 rpm they will be not a big deal. The long answer would be a proper reference, such as this one: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/305768041_Artificia... (pd
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by d_silin 6y ago
Going forward, artificial gravity space stations are the future of space colonization. I wrote a (half-)thesis on artificial gravity during my time at university.
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by d_silin 6y ago
I listened to Trump's speeches and got the impression that he is at least smart enough not to believe his own bullshit.
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by d_silin 6y ago
As mentioned above and below, software development skills are always in demand. If you are really that interested, you can get involved with our company :)
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Loss of SS Princess Sophia (1918)(en.wikipedia.org)
2 points by d_silin 6y ago|0 comments
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Satellites for Rent(youtube.com)
1 points by d_silin 6y ago|0 comments
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by d_silin 6y ago
For the smallest possible missions, the price per kg is fairly constant in recent years - $50,000/kg. SpaceX does indeed offers the best price: $5000/kg, but only if you are buying in bulk.
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Astra rocket narrowly misses reaching orbit on second launch(spacenews.com)
4 points by d_silin 6y ago|1 comments
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by d_silin 6y ago
I foresee a fork. Nothing stops concerned party to create and maintain their own distro from RHEL source.

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