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by ortusdux 3y ago
I remember being able to select the pilot coms. I was nervous on my first flight as a kid, and it was very calming to hear the preflight checklist and ATC communication in the classic pilot cadence. This was pre 9-11. I did wonder on my
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by ortusdux 3y ago
"Sometimes it is unclear what is driving a litigation, and only by reading between the lines of a complaint can one attempt to surmise a plaintiff’s true purpose. Other times, a complaint is so unabashedly and vociferously about one t
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by ortusdux 3y ago
I was watching a video about Red Bull's new drone that can keep up with a F1 car and the whole time I kept getting Slaughterbot vibes. Zero to 185mph in 4 seconds with a top speed of 215mph, relatively cheap components, multiple camer
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by ortusdux 3y ago
Edit: I replied to the wrong comment. Hermes chose to start with the same engine as Boom - The J85. I'm assuming Boom chose it for similar reasons. I like their explanation of the choice from a recent tour: (Youtube transcript) &quo
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by ortusdux 3y ago
I'll note that this is part of FHWA and DOE's Alternate Fuel Corridors program, and many states applied for and got similar grants. https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/alternative_fuel_corrid... https:&#x2F
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by ortusdux 3y ago
I wonder if this could be done using only regolith. A recent study showed that laser sintering of regolith might be a viable way to pave pathways. The resulting material had a compressive strength in the range of 8k to 30k PSI. Consideri
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by ortusdux 3y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Saudi_Arabia "The Saudi economy is highly reliant on its petroleum sector. Oil accounts on average in recent years for approximately 40% of Saudi GDP and 75% of fiscal rev
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by ortusdux 3y ago
Dupe: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39693368
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Certainly, here is a possible introduction for your topic(sciencedirect.com)
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by ortusdux 3y ago
The new 'Pez dispenser' on the starship is designed for the full sized V2 sats, which are about 2x the mass of the V2 minis.
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by ortusdux 3y ago
They have also been eager to launch version 2.0 starlink satellites, but they don't fit in the falcon fairing. The first couple batches of those would be test articles as well, so I'd be surprised if the next starship launch does
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by ortusdux 3y ago
By September 2020, 2313 disaster-related deaths among evacuees from Fukushima prefecture, that were not due to radiation-induced damage or to the earthquake or to the tsunami, had been identified by the Japanese authorities. About 90% of d
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by ortusdux 3y ago
There are times where diverting from normal conventions make sense. The average consumer might not know that 1Gb/s is faster than 750Mb/s. That being said, I don't think I've ever seen anything along the lines of 1G,00
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by ortusdux 3y ago
Link to the original charging document - https://dailymontanan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/schubar...
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by ortusdux 3y ago
Not trying to sound critical, but is there a reason to use 4B,000 vs 4T?
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Montana Man Pleads to Federal Charges for Efforts to Create Giant Hybrid Sheep(justice.gov)
26 points by ortusdux 3y ago|76 comments
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by ortusdux 3y ago
Arguably yes. I'll note that the quote was from 1995 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs:_The_Lost_Interview
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by ortusdux 3y ago
Steve Jobs: "It turns out the same thing can happen in technology companies that get monopolies, like IBM or Xerox. If you were a product person at IBM or Xerox, so you make a better copier or computer. So what? When you have monopoly
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SpaceX gets E-band radio waves to boost Starlink broadband(spacenews.com)
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Adult Swim games are being removed from sale by Warner Bros(pcgamer.com)
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by ortusdux 3y ago
> Statistically insignificant issues regarding flight don't really make the news. Except they do when airline safety is trending in the news. In 2019, the NTSB registered 40 accidents involving damage to a major air carrier or inju
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by ortusdux 3y ago
Are the recent issues statistically significant or are people just paying more attention?
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by ortusdux 3y ago
How is the the New England Journal of Medicine inflammatory and click baity?
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by ortusdux 3y ago
I'd imagine that fat solubility plays a significant role, but the study describes the plastic particles as large and jagged when viewed under and SEM.
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by ortusdux 3y ago
"A total of 304 patients were enrolled in the study, and 257 completed a mean (±SD) follow-up of 33.7±6.9 months. Polyethylene was detected in carotid artery plaque of 150 patients (58.4%), with a mean level of 21.7±24.5 μg per millig
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by ortusdux 3y ago
https://archive.ph/uDNzp
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NTSB: Boeing not cooperating on investigation into Alaska midair blowout(seattletimes.com)
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by ortusdux 3y ago
Reminds me of this study - Race effects on eBay (2015) "Abstract. We investigate the impact of seller race in a field experiment involving baseball card auctions on eBay. Photographs showed the cards held by either a darkskinned/
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by ortusdux 3y ago
The cut happened last week, so probably not.
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by ortusdux 3y ago
I caught up with an old friend a few weeks ago that just started a new career as a reclaimed wood salesman. Thanks to Pinterest, home improvement shows, etc, demand is at an all time high. According to my friend, the largest seller of recl

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