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541.
by verzali 2y ago
Yeah it should be per second. If you run the numbers that's the solar power falling on the Earth. But to capture it you need to be above the atmosphere, only about 75% reaches the Earth's surface.
542.
by verzali 2y ago
We could easily send a bunch of low cost probes to the Moon to collect more data. We can even get samples back robotically - China did that earlier this year. There's no need to spend billions on spending three or four people there to
543.
by verzali 2y ago
Is that supposed to be a joke about the famine? It's in poor taste if so. EU state aid rules don't stop governments building houses...
544.
by verzali 2y ago
You don't need AI to automate grammar checks, computers have been capable of that for decades already.
545.
by verzali 2y ago
Maybe now the Irish government could do something about the housing crisis. Ah who I am kidding, they'll blow it all on fancy hats or some such.
546.
by verzali 2y ago
https://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/ourwork/spacelaw/treaties/int... Although it covers states, not individuals, and was signed in the 1960s. That said, most space law still derives from these outdated l
547.
by verzali 2y ago
Don't you need an idea of credit for money to work at all? You need to be able to trust that the shiny rock you give me today for my wheat will be worth anything tomorrow when I want some of your meat.
548.
by verzali 2y ago
Where do you get that price from? This report - https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-... - from a few days ago says "the average price of electricity 23.4 p/kWh", which is €0.28&#x
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by verzali 2y ago
Dragon can carry an extra two if necessary in an emergency.
550.
by verzali 2y ago
Well no, but space is dangerous. Reentry and launch may be more dangerous, but we still go to enormous efforts to keep astronauts in space safe.
551.
by verzali 2y ago
> “Bad” physics can sometimes lead to good math. cf. string theory
552.
by verzali 2y ago
There are multiple geometries though, they don't have to describe the real world. In mathematics you are free to base your geometry on whatever axioms you want, whether they are realistic or not. I'd say the question of which geom
553.
by verzali 2y ago
Yeah. But Reddit has been drifting in this direction for a long time, the LLM Bots have just accelerated it. Long ago it used to be the place to go for authentic discussion, now it all just feels like one big spammy botfest.
554.
by verzali 2y ago
And then people complain about clickbait. If you want good science journalism then you ought to be willing to pay for it. Otherwise it will be funded by adverts, and that means maximising clicks, and that means clickbait headlines.
555.
by verzali 2y ago
You do need to take some care when docking, however.
556.
by verzali 2y ago
Anglin is literally on the run from the law and has an arrest warrant issued for him.
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by verzali 2y ago
Even when your booster falls in the ocean you need to have first submitted the paperwork to say that's what you are going to do. Safety is very important where falling back from high altitude and the authorities what to know exactly wh
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SpaceX Falcon 9 booster lost in landing failure(spaceflightnow.com)
34 points by verzali 2y ago|17 comments
559.
by verzali 2y ago
I suspect many Tesla shareholder believe they are investing in Musk, rather than just Tesla. That explains much of their behavior.
560.
by verzali 2y ago
That's an interesting cost-based criticism of Starship. I hope you are wrong and SpaceX can actually do this profitably, otherwise its potential will be much reduced.
561.
by verzali 2y ago
A big chunk of Starship funding is coming from NASA for the Artemis HLS.
562.
by verzali 2y ago
Well, Orion was developed.
563.
by verzali 2y ago
What is the reason LLM training requires so much data? It appears they require the entire output of human civilization in order to stay competitive, but why? Is it simply that their trainers can get that much data, or are they just very i
564.
by verzali 2y ago
Common mistake, but it is just ESA, not "the ESA". Just as it is NASA and not "the NASA".
565.
by verzali 2y ago
If you are seriously getting that bored when driving then I'm sorry, but you should not be on the road. You are a danger to everyone around you. It's incredible that you think you need to drive fast or you'll fall asleep.
566.
by verzali 2y ago
Did we ever find out which writer it was?
567.
by verzali 2y ago
Now I'm confused, Wiki cites the Guardian piece as a source...
568.
by verzali 2y ago
Yes, but you should also use realistic prices for gas. Especially for a future in which abundant solar has driven down demand for gas.
569.
by verzali 2y ago
That comment confuses me slightly. NASA always has the ability to take over the controls of a spacecraft operating around the ISS, even remotely by command from the ISS itself. The software should certainly be able to handle this.
570.
by verzali 2y ago
I've read through his thesis on his blog. There are several flaws in his analysis. The most glaring is in the cost of natural gas, for which he uses the most pessimistic value possible (that during the Ukraine war shortages) and then c

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