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by napier 5y ago
My comment was written with precisely the second law of thermodynamics in mind. If you’re generating energy at a rate greater than you have a use for, to the point that you have a problem, yet also able to harvest it, then you want to radi
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by napier 5y ago
Asked them about it recently? If not, please do.
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by napier 5y ago
If and when we get to that point various theoretical methods are available for bleeding off surplus heat; one of them is aiming a neutron beam at the moon. One upside of all this learning the hard way via profligate energy generation and ac
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by napier 5y ago
There’s no need to drill down ultra deep if you leverage recent advances in horizontal drilling to creat a series of looping branches off of a central trunk, as it were. Can run a closed loop of circulating fluid too, which offers numerous
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by napier 5y ago
Pandemic or no pandemic, wearing a high filtration respirator (N95/FFP2 mask at a minimum) on the tube, where air pollution levels regularly exceed Beijing and Delhi, is advisable. Also sensible on inexplicably still diesel choked busy
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by napier 5y ago
Absolutely. Sales of bike exercise equipment (plus Peloton’s share price), and outdoor sports gear went parabolic in 2020 and remain at record highs. The idea that “lockdowns” inhibited exercise while in many countries exercising outdoors i
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by napier 5y ago
A password manager utility? Are we at peak VC profligacy yet?
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by napier 5y ago
Couldn’t have put it better myself. There are rarely recognized negative factors associated with having ultra high bandwidth instant response impulse satisfaction on tap. I used to read a book a day. I used to ponder curiosities in more dep
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by napier 5y ago
Absolutely brilliantly put.
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by napier 5y ago
Undeniable ratio of benefit albeit one that doesn’t necessarily bode well for the six monthly booster subscription necessary in absence of airborne transmission interrupting NPIs.
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by napier 5y ago
Yes. It’s broken. I’d pay $20/month for search that worked at least as well as Google used to back in the day.
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by napier 5y ago
Retool has a self-hosted beta https://retool.com/self-hosted/
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by napier 5y ago
To dissolve lignin? I haven’t read the paper yet but doubt it’s anything terrible or too exotic. Probably a recipe based around sodium hydroxide (NaOH).
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by napier 5y ago
Only tangentially connected to the article; but contemporary Azoreans believe the archipelago comprises the last remnants of Atlantis and if you ever take an opportunity to visit, you might see why.
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by napier 5y ago
We need more projects like this.
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by napier 5y ago
Doubtful they’d spend much time parked. These seem to be geared toward bespoke cabin robotic ride sharing. They’d almost always be on the move except for when charging, which could be helped along with induction plates at traffic lights and
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by napier 5y ago
We’ve had the technology for delivering glasses with a screen overlay at reasonable cost and in unobtrusive lightweight form factor for a few years now. No idea why there’s nothing like it on the market. I wonder if it’s something that coul
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by napier 5y ago
NASA missed an opportunity not conducting the study over the last 15 months. They could have recruited hundreds of millions of study participants with no additional costs or fundamental behavior alterations required.
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by napier 5y ago
Incredible and awe inspiring.
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by napier 5y ago
Why does one of the core coverage areas of HN need to stop, in your opinion? Founders get actionable feedback and advice on their projects with contributions weighted heavily from developers and tech enthusiasts who know what they’re talkin
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by napier 5y ago
Thank you.
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by napier 5y ago
That’s a bit strong. It’s a bit cryptic maybe..
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by napier 5y ago
Well, isn’t it? Except we’re at Middle Ages/ early Renaissance rates of computer science and programming literacy. “The future is already here, it’s just not widely distributed yet” and all that.
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by napier 5y ago
Prompt design / learning how to talk to and communicate effectively with AIs is going to be the next decade’s programming superpower. As an aside, are there any good approaches for producing this kind of generative art on a CPU only sy
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by napier 5y ago
It’s not just about carbon equations. Appropriately selected, well planted trees reduce local environment temperatures, regulate rainfall and soak up excess water in a positive feedback loop. The urban heat island effect will make lived exp
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by napier 5y ago
Appropriate username for posting a story about recently declassified tech.
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by napier 5y ago
Ironically, today it’s hand washing experts contributing to morbidity and loss of life by stonewalling airborne transmission precautions: masks that actually filter small particles and fit seal, building ventilation upgrades, and switching
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by napier 5y ago
Let them eat insects.
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by napier 5y ago
Mealworms would like a word.
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by napier 5y ago
Sure, but it's almost been a decade!

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