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541.
by floxy 2y ago
I think it is reasonable to have a series of neutrally buoyant drone blimps that are stationed at various altitudes of the atmosphere to monitor the winds, temperatures, lightning, chemical composition, clouds, dust, precipitation, potentia
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by floxy 2y ago
Because of solar radiation, you have to take special measures with heat shields, etc, to achieve low temperatures in low earth orbit. https://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/k-12/Numbers/Math/Mathematical_...
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by floxy 2y ago
How full would you estimate the train cars are on the Seattle to Portland journeys you've been on?
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by floxy 2y ago
Don't we already love them? I mean as a replacement for 4-way stops, not as a pet rejuvenate downtown project. TIL that "roundabout" is not a synonym for traffic circle or rotary.
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by floxy 2y ago
>while creating $355 in economic growth for the region in the long run typo/missing "million" or other qualifier behind the $355? Here's to hoping that they don't screw it up by putting too many stops in (looking
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by floxy 2y ago
What source of energy is this life using?
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by floxy 2y ago
>One major tax break allows companies to deduct most of the cost of drilling new oil and gas wells. Is this referring to the complete ordinary fact that corporations only pay tax on profits (Income - Expenses)? Or is there something els
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by floxy 2y ago
I thought that lambda was directly in the differential equation form? Rμν − (1/2)*gμν*R + Λ*gμν = (8*π*G / c^4) * Tμν
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by floxy 2y ago
>an introduction to differential geometry I did find "Functional Differential Geometry": https://mitp-content-server.mit.edu/books/content/sectbyfn/b... ...which uses Scheme to teach differential
550.
by floxy 2y ago
>in order to test your code to make sure you've not made a silly mistake Precession of Mercury around the Sun?
551.
by floxy 2y ago
I see the launch date for Artemis II is listed as "April 2026" on this NASA page: https://www.nasa.gov/mission/artemis-ii/ ...how likely is that?
552.
by floxy 2y ago
Anyone happen to know what the time dilation factor would be for the Milky Way at somewhere near the outside edge and somewhere nearish to the center (say at 5% of the radius, so that we're not inside the central black hole)? The arti
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by floxy 2y ago
Here is a page from the Surgeon General's site over at the U.S. Department of Heath and Human Services that covers this topic: https://www.hhs.gov/surgeongeneral/priorities/alcohol-cancer...
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by floxy 2y ago
Yes, thanks for the correction.
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by floxy 2y ago
I think the article would be improved if he added a bit about what evidence he would accept.
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by floxy 2y ago
The public fast-charging situation is a lot better for anything that that has a CCS1 or Tesla/NACS port. Which is pretty much everything that isn't a Leaf. The 2011-2025 Leafs use the bulky CHAdeMO port for DC fast charging, whic
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by floxy 2y ago
Charging efficiency is ~85% efficient. As far as I can tell, when it comes to used cars in my area, $10k is the new $4k. No way would I buy a $4k car any more, and I'm in the market for a beater for a kid's car. $4,000 buys a 2
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by floxy 2y ago
>I'd consider owning a very cheap small EV for my daily needs, but not at the prices they command today. Is that due to EV prices or car prices in general? I guess it depends on where you are and what price you pay for electricity.
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by floxy 2y ago
I think the $7,500 federal tax credit screws up most people's depreciation calculation. Or at least not keeping that in mind skews people's perception. For example, I purchased a Nissan Leaf years ago, when it was still eligible
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by floxy 2y ago
You should be able to tilt your mirror/sail at 45°, so that the reflected light heads off in the direction of your travel, so that the momentum it imparts works against your current velocity, slowing you down, and degrading your orbit.
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by floxy 2y ago
American Woodcock. Just because of the funky little dance that they do. https://tenor.com/view/woodcock-timberdoodle-american-woodco... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_woodcock
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by floxy 2y ago
> a 91-kWh battery pack that's compatible with 150-kW fast charging. Although unconfirmed just yet, the vehicle could offer a range of 250 - 275 miles on a single charge – based on calculations made by Tech Radar's Lance Ulanof
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by floxy 2y ago
For those of us not in the know, why not?
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by floxy 2y ago
>I'm talking about these yellow price tags that show lower than "Club" prices, which are only valid if you collect a coupon online. Which store is that with the yellow price tags?
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by floxy 2y ago
Amazon Autos? https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Autos/b?node=10677469011
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by floxy 2y ago
No sales tax in Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire, and Oregon.
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by floxy 2y ago
Isn't Nissan close to going bankrupt? Would that not make things different/easier?
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by floxy 2y ago
>...In the real world, people usually attempt to solve problems by forming hypotheses and then testing them against the facts as they know them. When the facts confirm the hypotheses, they are accepted as true, although subject to re-eva
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by floxy 2y ago
That's more like V2L, not V2H.
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by floxy 2y ago
This is mostly a personal anecdote with maybe only limited applicability here. But something like 5 years ago I was on a vacation to Hell Creek State Park [0] in Montana, on the banks of the Fort Peck reservoir. There is a marina there se

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