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by sq_ 7y ago
Using PCPartPicker as a reference [0], it looks like ThreadRipper bottomed out at 8c/16t with the 1900X. So I guess there's general overlap between Ryzen and TR in AMDs lineup there? [0] https://pcpartpicker.com/p
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by sq_ 7y ago
Any of our resident scientists are welcome to correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that most plasmas require much higher temperatures and pressures than a regular fire like a candle can create. The light we see from flames is mostl
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by sq_ 7y ago
I don't think it's unreasonable at all. When I read "exotic matter", I immediately think of things like negative mass, not comparatively run-of-the-mill solar plasma. Something tells me phys.org cares more about clicks t
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by sq_ 7y ago
Is it possible they're talking about a chip where the K version had hyperthreading but the lower end of that line didn't? Haven't kept up on Intel well enough for the last two years or so to be sure, but I seem to remember th
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by sq_ 7y ago
Good point, although I do wonder what will happen to them if SpaceX gets Starship working before they can get New Glenn flying/reusable/cheap... would Bezos just keep pouring money in?
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by sq_ 7y ago
I think there's a dual problem here. First, a developer putting themselves in the place of a user still may not be able to see all of the issues with their product because they are (not sure how to put this better) "too close to t
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by sq_ 7y ago
I forget where it was, but I once saw a quote that essentially said that "a geologist on Mars with a hammer could learn more in one day than we've learned from every robotic mission we've sent, combined" I think the basi
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by sq_ 7y ago
> I wish that the main thrust (so to speak) was towards permanent off-planet settlement and economies rather than merely having a human grab the soil samples. Totally agree with you on that. I think the current situation has to do with h
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by sq_ 7y ago
Genuinely curious, in what way do you think it's a dumb idea? The whole "let's go to space" thing in general? Or just the way we're going about it?
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> Yes. Isn’t that the next logical step to developing space—the ability to build structures in orbit? I think you're totally right about this. If we want to really get going on living in space or even just doing certain manufacturin
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by sq_ 7y ago
I'm really unsure about what to think of Blue Origin in general. They've been around for a good long while now, and all they seem to be doing is making big promises about New Glenn and living in orbit while only showing little tid
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by sq_ 7y ago
The problem, in my understanding, is that the drone ship currently passes the video data to shore via a link to a satellite in geostationary orbit. Because the drone ship's dish has to be aimed within a very tight arc in order to commu
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by sq_ 7y ago
Sorry for moderately edited title, the site’s headline was over the character limit. BO is Blue Origin.
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BO, ULA and Northrop Grumman Weigh in on Multibillion-Dollar SpaceX Lawsuit(geekwire.com)
1 points by sq_ 7y ago|1 comments
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You’re very much correct, although I think the reality of the threat of wide scale contamination is often overstated. To use Chernobyl as an example, since that’s the worst case of an airborne release from a nuclear plant that I know of, th
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by sq_ 7y ago
Even inside of tech, I think one can safely say that there are certain areas that do the same. Game development for instance.
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by sq_ 7y ago
I can’t say I agree with you there. Worst case for nuclear power is highly contaminated local areas ( highly unlikely with modern designs), whereas the worst case for climate change is global environmental collapse.
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by sq_ 7y ago
Obviously, anecdotes aren't data, but "go to a CC for two years and transfer" is the path that a lot of people I know tried to take, and almost all of them ended up dropping out. A few joined the military, but almost all of t
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by sq_ 7y ago
If anyone wants a deeper look at an operational group of reactors that are designed to be as safe as possible and difficult to operate unsafely, I highly recommend checking out Canada's CANDU reactors [0]. This video [1] is a pretty in
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by sq_ 7y ago
I think starpilot is trying to make a joke off of the stereotypical "I taught my kid to ___ and it was a horrible mistake!" articles, especially the ones where the gist is "I taught my kids to code and now they sit in front o
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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk reveals radical Starlink redesign for 60-satellite launch(teslarati.com)
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by sq_ 9y ago
100% agree with that. Switched from the official app over to Apollo a few months ago and haven't looked back since. The gesture-based functionality and the media viewer alone make it way better than the offical app.
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by sq_ 9y ago
SpaceX seems to have plenty of money on hand, but I really doubt that Elon would do that, no matter how bad things looked for Tesla. It seems like SpaceX is starting to move all of their resources into BFR development/production and wo
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by sq_ 9y ago
When Elon (I think it was him) was talking about it, he seemed pretty confident that they could do it effectively. They already land the Falcon 9s on a relatively small area; with a bit of extra maneuvering capability right before touchdown
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by sq_ 9y ago
To add to this, SpaceX has said at some point that they are planning to land the BFR directly back on the launch clamps to remove the need for landing legs.
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by sq_ 9y ago
Based on the info in the r/spacex thread where all of this was first posted, it seems like this facility is mostly for developing the prototypes of the BFR/BFS before the vehicle goes into full production. My guess is that your se
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by sq_ 9y ago
Wow. Amazing video to sum up a breathtaking event. I really liked this bit from Elon's tweet: "Life cannot just be about solving one sad problem after another. There need to be things that inspire you, that make you glad to wake u
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by sq_ 9y ago
Tangential question, but does anyone have any idea why, based on the first graph in the article [1], NASA's allowable radiation limits for women are so much lower than for men? [1] http://spaceweather.com/images2014&#x2
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by sq_ 9y ago
The guy from your second link seems to be simultaneously completely crazy and completely awesome. I love his edit: You have to give the California Department of Motor Vehicles (the DMV) credit for creativity on this one. A DMV insider has
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by sq_ 9y ago
That is really cool. Outside of cool space stations, that could definitely be a useful addition for interplanetary spacecraft (like the spinning component of the Hermes from The Martian).

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