davidaa

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by davidaa 3y ago
Howdy! My name's David - I'm looking for a cool project to fill time before I start a PhD. I have a BS in Mechanical & an MEng in Materials Science & Engineering. I spent the last two years with SpaceX, working on the Star
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by davidaa 5y ago
I'm familiar with both Zubrin (two of his books within arms-reach as a I type this) and generally how NG/Innovation Systems does business (having worked at a legacy ATK plant). I don't disagree that they often make money via
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by davidaa 5y ago
Let's not oversimplify or cast blame. Sure, most/all of the tech has been around for decades - although Lars Blackmore & the other controls engineers did original work that was arguably absolutely critical - but there hasn&#x2
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Thoughts from a Newcomer to the Field of Astronautics(david-a-aden.medium.com)
1 points by davidaa 6y ago|0 comments
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by davidaa 6y ago
Weighing in with a personal account for added authenticity with the acknowledgement of bias. I was homeschooled K-12, and my experience falls in line with what I've heard as the standard perspective: generally pretty average outcomes,
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How to Stop a Solar Storm(medium.com)
1 points by davidaa 9y ago|0 comments
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“You must change your iPhone unlock passcode within 37 minutes.”(forums.macrumors.com)
2 points by davidaa 10y ago|0 comments
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Heavy Lifting by Bolting Two Helicopters Together [pdf](dtic.mil)
2 points by davidaa 11y ago|0 comments
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BagSentry: A Sentinel for Your Luggage(kickstarter.com)
1 points by davidaa 11y ago|0 comments
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by davidaa 11y ago
I haven't seen speed benchmarks or anything like that, but out of the six browsers on my computer (Chrome, Vivaldi, Waterfox, Firefox, Tor, IE) I'd be using Waterfox if I wasn't so Google-dependent. It's fast, with a goo
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Automotive Collision Avoidance System, 1959(roadandtrack.com)
1 points by davidaa 11y ago|0 comments
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by davidaa 11y ago
I noticed that too. They couldn't even spell check?
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by davidaa 11y ago
I feel like this headline could read "Moore's Law To Be Kept Alive For Slightly Longer".
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Adblock Joins Acceptable Ads Program(neogaf.com)
1 points by davidaa 11y ago|0 comments
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by davidaa 11y ago
Eh, I don't mind them. They serve a purpose, even if they tend to be misused.
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by davidaa 11y ago
Having used both, LDD has a much better UI, but LeoCAD is probably overall the better program. It's able to export to more file formats than LDD, and is generally more of an open program. The difference is comparable to Maya (LDD) vs.