fraserphysics

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   Ask HN: Advice on bringing community broadband to Los Alamos?

   171 points by fraserphysics 5y ago|67 comments
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   by fraserphysics 6y ago

   Chapter 6 of "Elements of Information Theory" by Cover and Thomas is "Gambling and data compression". It explains that maximizing expected utility almost always leads to ruin. I didn't believe it when I first read
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   by fraserphysics 6y ago

   Contrary to the article, I think amonium nitrate is a _high_ explosive. That means it can explode via a supersonic shock or detonation wave. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_of_explosive_detonation_... says it&#x2