verzali

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by verzali 2y ago
No, we won't. It would be easier and cheaper to replace them with microwave links or something like that. Satellites are always more expensive, limited in power, harder to fix, and unlikely to ever match the capacity of underwater cabl
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by verzali 2y ago
Is that really the case? Because if so, it seems like simply replacing the capacitors would save a lot of waste and unnecessary purchases of new TVs...
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by verzali 2y ago
A meeting where I can be represented by an AI is a meeting that doesn't need to happen.
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by verzali 2y ago
The problem with this topic is it gets wound up with the whole Elon Musk thing. His supporters claim the problem doesn't exist because of asteroids and space dust, his opponents think it will completely destroy the ozone layer. The tru
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by verzali 2y ago
Yes. Tariffs are bad for consumers. The supposed benefit is to manufacturers, since in that scenario Tesla will be able to sell its cars at a higher price and profit.
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by verzali 2y ago
It's much closer to the SOS. They start with text messaging, which is much easier because it's low bandwidth and tolerant of delays. Voice can also be done at low bandwidth but its a bit harder to ensure things sound smooth. And t
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by verzali 2y ago
Aren't these the same problems for Starlink?
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by verzali 2y ago
The FCC will be lenient, they have no reason not to be unless Musk is leaning on them.
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by verzali 2y ago
This is how you end up with another Enron
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by verzali 2y ago
There's IDRS that does this for satellites.
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by verzali 2y ago
It's not. They don't have the capacity to cover densely populated areas and it will always be cheaper to build out infrastructure on land in those areas than to launch something into space.
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by verzali 2y ago
Or when they built their own GPS system and it ended up being far more accurate than any other system in use? Or when they built their own Earth observation system and it was also better than anyone elses? Or when they built their own weath
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by verzali 2y ago
The connection from London to Exeter is better. From Plymouth to Exeter the line runs right along the coast and they don't seem to be able to improve the capacity or speed. The HS2 money would probably be better spent fixing bottleneck
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by verzali 2y ago
They don't really plan for people coming back from Mars, for most of them its a one way ticket...
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by verzali 2y ago
If you don't operate it near populated areas then that negates the faster transport. People don't pay a lot of money to fly to the middle of nowhere, they pay a lot of money to go between populated areas. If Starship has to land 2
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by verzali 2y ago
If you want to deny climate change you have to deny basic physics and chemistry, that's the problem with what you are saying. Either you need to somehow show we've gotten the molecular properties of Carbon Dioxide wrong so that it
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by verzali 2y ago
It's not so much a retarget in this case. The water landing is the default path, they have to manually tell it to target the landing pad if it is a go for the catch.
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by verzali 2y ago
There are much better articles on MOND that don't make misleading claims that the James Webb has proven it. This one, for example: https://physicsworld.com/a/cosmic-combat-delving-into-the-ba...
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by verzali 2y ago
Why why why do people share articles with sensational headlines like this? Its no wonder science journalism gets a bad rap. This kind of thing really undermines all the people who are actually trying to communicate science properly.
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by verzali 2y ago
But that hasn't changed. If anything it's going to be far worse. The owner of Twitter is literally going to be part of the Federal government. It seems naive to think he won't manipulate or censor it on behalf of the governme
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by verzali 2y ago
> When was the last time a President, or a Presidential candidate, has been among the best of us? No, elections are exercises in mass irrationality, glorified beauty pageants. > All politicians are liars. If you think there's an
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by verzali 2y ago
We could always go back to calling it George, like Herschel initially did.
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by verzali 2y ago
Just ditch green credits and call it the "American Freedom Enterprise Credit" for buying Tesla cars. Government money siphoned into Elon's pockets.
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by verzali 2y ago
Not really. If Ryanair is half the cost of say Lufthansa for a 2 hour flight, I'll go with Ryanair. A flight is a flight, I'd rather spend the money on a better hotel or eating out rather than a marginally better short flight. I&#
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by verzali 2y ago
Why do you think JPL has a simpler task? Are you aware of all the missions they run? The Mars rovers? The Psyche asteroid mission? Juno? Europa Clipper? If anything, SpaceX should be far more efficient. They essentially operate a single pro
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by verzali 2y ago
I don't see how this relatively minor issue subtracts from the overall credibility of the article. In fact, the way it is presented in the article with footnotes adds to credibility, in my opinion.
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by verzali 2y ago
I think its getting at the difference in formation (i.e. gravitational collapse vs accretion). I'm not sure you always need a parent star to form planets by accretion though, perhaps they could emerge from dust clouds spontaneously? As
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by verzali 2y ago
Substack, maybe?
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by verzali 2y ago
I just checked. In my EU country X is ranked #35 overall, well behind Telegram (#4), Threads (#8) and Facebook (#21). X does not appear in the list of News apps.
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by verzali 2y ago
NASA pays $23,300/kg for Falcon 9 and Dragon though. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20200001093

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