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by kposehn 7y ago
Totally. That is far beyond anything we previously believed possible if it was indeed one.
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by kposehn 7y ago
Yep! The main thing is not wanted to show potential adversaries the extent of your capabilities. It also allows them to glean information on how to counter the newly disclosed capability as well. For example: If this was a satellite, the sp
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by kposehn 7y ago
True - but then you’re looking at even more cost. I had forgotten about the four rail solution though :)
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by kposehn 7y ago
It exists, as I noted, but is nowhere near reliable enough or able to deal with the punishment and extreme conditions. That said, it may improve over time to a point where it doesn’t matter - but that is not yet the case.
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by kposehn 7y ago
Thanks - you explained it better than I :)
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by kposehn 7y ago
Yep! Though, the different gauge was actually not intentional by Stalin to make things harder on the Germans but actual a decision by the tzar (debunking that old myth)
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by kposehn 7y ago
Russia looks more to the railroads for national security and employment, not profitability. They do work well enough, but in a war would not be nearly as effective as if they’d been properly managed in the first place.
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The Cops Who Abused Photoshop(theatlantic.com)
35 points by kposehn 7y ago|3 comments
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by kposehn 7y ago
They’re ok. Iranian rail is in rough shape. Most locomotives are older US-built EMD engines that they’re maintaining with smuggled or home-grown parts, or newer Siemens or Alston engines that are less reliable but also not worn down. China
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by kposehn 7y ago
Ehhh. They do put a lot of money into the Russian network and same in Kazakhstan, but it is by no means efficient or well used capital. It’s the primary lifeline in Russia for goods/bulk as they don’t have sea lanes or major rivers thr
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by kposehn 7y ago
Well, it’s bit more complex. The difference in gauge is very small (3.5”) when the average railhead width is just over 2.5” leaving only one inch which is too narrow for most wheel flanges. On top of that you also need to re-tie all the tie
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by kposehn 7y ago
This has been rumored for some time on various railfan groups across the web and I've always figured it to be true. In a few instances, people have called out that trains are moving too quickly up grades for their supposed load or are
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How the Soviets stole a space shuttle (1997)(nbcnews.com)
2 points by kposehn 7y ago|0 comments
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Performance Matters(hillelwayne.com)
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by kposehn 7y ago
I actually dropped my Nest thermostat for an Ecobee. With the temp sensors it’s been vastly superior. My house has two floors but a single Hvac zone. The ecobee is set to consider temp from both upstairs and downstairs during the day but on
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From Hong Kong to Moscow, Protests Are Changing(theatlantic.com)
38 points by kposehn 7y ago|7 comments
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Accuweather’s Chief Talks About Wildfires, Corn Output and More – Barron's(barrons.com)
2 points by kposehn 7y ago|0 comments
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‘Trojan horse’ anticancer drug disguises itself as fat(news.northwestern.edu)
33 points by kposehn 7y ago|2 comments
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The Sperm Whale's Deadly Call(smithsonianmag.com)
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by kposehn 7y ago
> They have garrisons in Taipei Source please
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ThinkGeek officially absorbed by GameStop, offers a closeout sale – Polygon(polygon.com)
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GameStop ‘Burns to the Ground’ and Analysts Fear No Rebound(finance.yahoo.com)
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Jim Allison, the Carousing Texan Who Just Won a Nobel Prize(wired.com)
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Why Are DC Metro Stations So Windy?(theatlantic.com)
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The Science and History of Tornado Predictions(theatlantic.com)
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Why the Future of Caltrain Is Being Built in Salt Lake City(mercurynews.com)
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President Trump Is Collecting Social-Media Grievances(theatlantic.com)
2 points by kposehn 7y ago|0 comments
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by kposehn 7y ago
Vouch’d as this is relevant to HN discourse
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Barbed Wire Telephone Lines Brought Isolated Homesteaders Together(atlasobscura.com)
2 points by kposehn 7y ago|0 comments
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World War II’s Female Spies and Their Secrets(theatlantic.com)
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