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by jp555 10y ago
What's the difference between space-based directed energy transmission and building-vaporizing laser space weapons?
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by jp555 10y ago
Or while PV continues to drop precipitously in cost.
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by jp555 10y ago
Glass's utility was too small to overcome the initial awkwardness & etiquette adjustment. When it comes to AR I think Magic Leap is going to offer enough utility to overcome these problems. With those first perceived-as-awkward son
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by jp555 10y ago
Not easy, but do you think it's more difficult than speech recognition?
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by jp555 10y ago
Exactly what people said about those first yellow Sony Walkman headphones.
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by jp555 10y ago
Maybe it's that a dollar today is still worth more than a dollar tomorrow.
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by jp555 10y ago
Why not just pick up a €10 pay-as-you go LTE SIM? It's faster than WiFi, works nearly everywhere and is super cheap.
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by jp555 10y ago
Once production at scale comes into play most of these "breakthroughs" result in sub 10% gains annually. But 5%-10% yearly battery progress compounds over decades to be gargantuan improvements. Think of Rule 72, a 7.5% annual batt
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by jp555 10y ago
like how a tree uses solar energy to turn air (CO2) into wood?
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by jp555 10y ago
Maybe a job for quantum computers, if we can figure out a way to run them like we do current computers and not just in a carefully constructed environment (very cold & quiet boxes).
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by jp555 10y ago
"That's how evolution works" - good point, and also probably a promising area to look for new ideas. e.g. bacteriophages
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by jp555 10y ago
If self-flying taxi average flight times are 15 min, does this matter?
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by jp555 10y ago
Doesn't this just drive trading blocks of countries getting together to agree on common standards, like the EU?
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by jp555 10y ago
AI may very well end up being perfectly efficient and incorruptible at managing resources, but we will sill need to give it "human purpose". That's where the problem is.
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by jp555 10y ago
Won't something like a Thunderbolt 3 over usb-c be required for a 120Hz HDR 4K vid stream?
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by jp555 10y ago
I can imagine it would quickly be filled in by sand. The Sahara is a slow moving ocean of sand particles.
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by jp555 10y ago
I always thought the closest thing to aliens to us would be plants. I imagine taking to an alien species would be closer to taking to trees than dolphins.
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by jp555 11y ago
"showed that CMFs are very effective at shielding... gamma rays..." Really? That would be quite an achievement.
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by jp555 11y ago
Do they bioaccumulate? What exact compounds are your concerned about?
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by jp555 11y ago
That's only the cost if you use disposable rockets. About the same cost/kg of flying if you're throwing away the 777 after one flight. Reusable rockets are magnitudes cheaper per launch. Or there's robotic in-situ water
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by jp555 11y ago
How about inflating them with water, and then living inside another air inflated bubble inside? Like a giant cell. Radiation shielding, micrometeorite shielding, plus water is pretty important too. Other gear can float inside the water behi
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by jp555 11y ago
Hey as long as your able to get the latest OS and the phone fits your needs, great. But of course other people value different things, and obviously iPhones fit better for lots of people.
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by jp555 11y ago
the delta between your $250 smartphone and a new $400 iPhoneSE is pretty small when you consider the total cost and include the costs to provide the phone with data access - cellular plan + home internet plan. Is $150 the difference between
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by jp555 11y ago
I feel Magic Leap's "digital light field signal" might just be the breakthrough we need to make multi-hour VR/AR not only comfortable, but delightful. I think we're still fiddling with PocketPCs and Magic Leap will
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by jp555 11y ago
Do faxes in Germany have their own super-secure network? Or is it illegal to fax identifying information as well? Actually I would not be surprised that the old way was legal and any new way that threatens incumbents is illegal. This seems
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by jp555 11y ago
Most tests measure THC metabolites, not THC, and in a heavy user these fat solvable compounds can persist for almost a year after cessation. They are not "under the influence" for those 10 months.
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by jp555 11y ago
And if she's been working 19 hours without sleep before your surgery? How would you know? How about an eye surgeon that just had 3 big coffees? I think the fact that you haven't smoked makes your perception of cannabis' effec
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by jp555 11y ago
The concept in the movie "Code 46" where the global elite take a virus to learn a skill always stuck with me. Skills based enhancement - becoming more empathetic or maybe more mathematical or acquiring novel light-sensitive retina
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by jp555 11y ago
Tiny boxes of private space, and a HUGE public "backyard" full of things to do. The inverse, a big house in the middle of nothing is also mind boggling to many.
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by jp555 11y ago
90mW (+ ~90mW waste heat) is 180mW. WiFi & LTE each draw about 700mW.

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