tjmc

19 ms·

151.
by tjmc 7y ago
Or open a bank account.
152.
by tjmc 7y ago
Very expensive. AUD200K is over USD$136K
153.
by tjmc 7y ago
Another thing this would be great for is pre-cooling or heating the car before you drive it. At a CoP of 3 which is conservative for modern AC heat pumps, the 860W of solar gives you over 2.5kW of cooling. Even if it just tempered the air w
154.
by tjmc 7y ago
> Given their volume of flights, a fatal crash is statistically likely to happen at some point. Has Ryanair flown more flights than all the domestic and international commercial jet flights in Australian history? Because there has never
155.
by tjmc 7y ago
> What took a really long time, in post-1900 technology? Fusion reactors. Still not there.
156.
by tjmc 7y ago
Agreed. Vulcanized rubber tires appear to be the major missing component. Vulcanization wasn't discovered until 1839 [1] and the need to further improve ride comfort (from solid rubber tires) helped spur the creation of the pneumatic t
157.
by tjmc 7y ago
What about older 32 bit iOS devices that can't be updated past iOS 10? Will they issue an update for them or do you just have to turn off iMessage? Still have a perfectly functional Series 4 iPad
158.
by tjmc 8y ago
Note sure about that. Only around 350 737 Max 8's had been delivered by the time of the second crash. How many models of car have a 1 in 175 total loss rate?
159.
by tjmc 8y ago
Agreed. Plus in moderate climates you can use a standard reverse cycle split system for cooling as well as heating. Granted you could do the same mechanically but it would be a custom design as opposed to commodity AC.
160.
by tjmc 8y ago
> Maintaining a stable temperature and humidity within tight tolerances is critical to IT system reliability. Data center HVAC engineer here. The part about tight tolerances is not entirely accurate. IT equipment can handle a reasonably
161.
by tjmc 8y ago
Full article: https://outline.com/t78kad
162.
by tjmc 8y ago
Only issue I've had was when I was about to cross the US to Canada border on the way to Vancouver. I remembered I'd left my ID in the trunk and pulled over about a mile south of the crossing to get it. Turns out there was an unmar
163.
by tjmc 8y ago
Seems reasonable that you could also create dry heavy water. Could that be useful as a moderator for nuclear waste if mixed with powdered radioactive material?
164.
Steve Jobs’ daughter recalls a complicated man(watoday.com.au)
4 points by tjmc 8y ago|1 comments
165.
by tjmc 8y ago
Regarding the “breathable air”, where’s the nitrogen and carbon dioxide going to come from? Pure oxygen is not an option. IIRC there’s only trace amounts of carbon in moon regolith. So if you want plants and an artificial biosphere would yo
166.
by tjmc 9y ago
Great post and pictures. Thank you!
167.
by tjmc 9y ago
When someone can say with a straight face that the passengers of US Airlines flight 1549 and Qantas flight QF32 would be alive without the heroes they had up front.
168.
by tjmc 10y ago
Quite a few inaccuracies in the article which indicate misunderstanding of how additive light temperature works. You don't want to "cool it" - that means more blue! You want to warm it with less.
169.
by tjmc 11y ago
Unfortunately most Australian employers can easily work around #3 by just employing staff on short fixed term contracts. Then they're under no obligation to renew them. In theory they have to offer permanent employment after a certain
170.
by tjmc 11y ago
Pissed that they dropped the optical audio port. We regularly stream music through the AppleTV to an amp with the TV turned off. I get why they dropped it - newer amps have Bluetooth or HDMI through ports. But I'm happy with the old am
171.
by tjmc 11y ago
Your comment reveals stunning ignorance of Burt Rutan's contributions to aerospace.
172.
by tjmc 12y ago
You don't think a large supply of water, hydrogen and oxygen would be valuable in LEO?
173.
by tjmc 12y ago
Almost certainly.
174.
by tjmc 12y ago
I'm less familiar with US law than that of commonwealth countries, but in Australia/UK/NZ at least a contract is automatically formed when there's been an offer, acceptance and payment for a service in advance. ie. If yo
175.
by tjmc 12y ago
This is the second article in a week where I've read the complaint that banks don't loan money to Aussie startups. However I think you'll find banks don't lend money to startups pretty much anywhere in the world. Banks a
176.
by tjmc 12y ago
There are also a few strobe apps available that use the LED flash on your phone. They work surprisingly well.
177.
by tjmc 12y ago
Wikipedia has no ads though. Big difference.
178.
by tjmc 12y ago
It'll be -40 in hell before that happens
179.
by tjmc 12y ago
There's plenty of people around who aren't motivated by money and most of them have not much of it! The rare thing about Musk is he's someone who made his fortune (from PayPal) and then went on to pursue some really transform
180.
by tjmc 12y ago
I think Google could reach their goal faster if they started with more controlled environments - such as baggage vehicles at airports or mining trucks. There are plenty of people in my part of the world who are paid six figures to drive a t

More ›