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by lb1lf 8y ago
As I suggested - the photographer may decide to highlight the brush strokes, for instance - or subdue them. Both approaches would be a faithful (as such things go) reproduction of the original artwork; its appearance would depend, among oth
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by lb1lf 8y ago
But a Xerox machine does not add any creative aspect; if you are going to shoot a painting and do it well, you'd need to decide on what lighting you wanted, then rig that - say, side lighting to highlight the brush strokes or a more he
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by lb1lf 8y ago
The interior of the submersible is kept at surface pressure, so you'll be fine. (When diving in shallower waters, in a suit, this would be a concern; however, as you are at (or very close to) surface pressure throughout the dive - no p
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by lb1lf 8y ago
-You are right; I was thinking 'frequency' but writing 'wavelength'. Thank you!
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by lb1lf 8y ago
The depth a RF signal reliably penetrates to in water is proportional to its wavelength. Hence the ELF sites used to communicate with submarines - we're talking EM radiation at a frequency of a few tens of hertz. These transmitter sit
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by lb1lf 8y ago
-That it is, but the upside to oceanographic research vs space is at least two-fold, IMHO: a) You don't strap yourself into a seat on top of a few hundred tons of high explosives prior to getting started. Major plus in my book. b) Barr
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by lb1lf 8y ago
While I have to admit I am dubious of the scientific value of sending humans down into the abyss, I'll keep an eye out for news on their progress; there's no denying that most of the world's deep oceans are pretty much blank
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by lb1lf 8y ago
a) While they needed the snorkel if they were to run at any speed submerged (as it enabled the use of the main, diesel propulsion plant), sneaking up on the enemy was often done on batteries (slow; limited duration; no trace on the surface)
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by lb1lf 8y ago
You can find the occasional showpiece U-boat several other places - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_submarine_museums
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by lb1lf 8y ago
Just that - if you were a bona fide war criminal, you'd like to disappear yourself from Europe - but you'd need some assistance in doing so. U-530 and U-977 ended up in Argentina after the war, for instance - who came with them is
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by lb1lf 8y ago
I wouldn't say it is impossible, but it strikes me as unlikely (Though do keep in mind that I am nothing but a guy with an above average interest in history; I'm mostly throwing out my thoughts here to have them vetted by those mo
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by lb1lf 8y ago
As for voting machines, I don't know, I cannot know - and, luckily, in my jurisdiction they don't exist. I'd be happy with voting machines if all they did was keep a running tally - have them print a ballot, have the voter de
853.
by lb1lf 8y ago
...how does the user know his vote is valid and added to the tally? Changing a vote to be for another candidate is not the only way to influence an election; you could have votes for the 'wrong' candidate be thrown out as invalid,
854.
by lb1lf 8y ago
...and it doesn't address one of the key issues with votes being cast in places other than a booth in a polling station where you are alone: Coercion. What's to stop a family member (OK, not much of an issue for overseas military
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by lb1lf 8y ago
That it is, but as the international associations are gender-specific, a male NSF member is affiliated with WOSM, a female with WAGGGS. Not knowing the first thing about international scout politics, I would think the time was ripe for merg
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by lb1lf 8y ago
That depends - I can see several reasons why (some) international coordination can be beneficial - areas where the alternative is a number of bilateral agreements. Say, organizing jamborees, helping nascent scout movements get going, provid
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by lb1lf 8y ago
True, but still a male Norwegian scout's international affiliation is with the WOSM (World Organization of the Scout Movement), whereas a female scout is with the WAGGGS (World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts); there are two
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by lb1lf 8y ago
In fairness, though, the 1812 ouverture IS a pretty impressive piece to listen to, if it is properly recorded and reproduced. While my setup is somewhat (cough) less impressive/over-the-top than the one referenced above, there's n
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by lb1lf 8y ago
I guess - never having tried the party balloon trick myself - that such a small amount of hydrogen will mix well enough with the surrounding air as the balloon pops to create a (modest, at least) bang as the mix ignites, but this is just co
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by lb1lf 8y ago
Across yet another pond, in Norway, my childhood school pencils were Norises in primary whereas in secondary we got Lumographs. I still can vividly recall the sense of awe whenever I entered the storage room in which the school kept all con
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by lb1lf 8y ago
Completely irrelevant, yet amusing: At a former employer, we had access to what can only be described as unlimited supplies of hydrogen. This led - in addition to lots and lots of eardrum-splitting workshop pranks - the occasional kids&#x27
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Here’s what a drone collision would do to an airplane wing(popularmechanics.com)
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by lb1lf 8y ago
I think you may have a point. Also, judging from own anecdotal experience, there is a strong tendency (at least in Norway, where I’ve spent most of my career) to promote someone from the engineering pool to management; the reasoning being t
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by lb1lf 8y ago
It came up after I had worked there for years; we were bought up by a multinational whose HR department wasted no time preparing a number of ‘additions’ and ‘clarifications’ to our existing contracts. (Their) problem in court would have bee
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by lb1lf 8y ago
-A former employer nagged me into signing a rather draconian agreement - basically, anything and everything I came up with, be it within their business area or outside it, be it on my time off or whatever, while I was employed by them or fo
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Leon Lederman, 96, Explorer (and Explainer) of the Subatomic World, Dies(nytimes.com)
1 points by lb1lf 8y ago|0 comments
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by lb1lf 8y ago
The humble AA/R6 battery has been around since before WW1. Obviously, the capacity has improved vastly, but the size, terminals and voltage has been with us since your great grandfather wore diapers.
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by lb1lf 8y ago
My employer - doing lots of interesting engineering in among others the marine and aerospace sectors - certainly do that; we're based in Europe. Basically, any device brought to the US and a number of other countries are issued for one
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by lb1lf 8y ago
This is a major boost to the Norwegian space effort - the Andøya Rocket Range is favourably located for research on the aurora, for instance - it sits a little south of the 70th parallel. The ability to launch heavier payloads further into
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Nucleus completes successful first launch(mynewsdesk.com)
1 points by lb1lf 8y ago|1 comments

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