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by vpribish 9y ago
I can make an argument that the neutral news media ideal from the golden age of mid-century reporting is what has led to the populist disaster we are experiencing -- and that it's really just a return to an old normal. outside of the m
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by vpribish 9y ago
there's always room for more nuance, but the widely understood left-right model is useful. add more dimensions as needed. on a crude left/right i'd put the economist near the middle: they are far from neutral, but also fa
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by vpribish 9y ago
ah cool, I hadn't encountered him before. thanks!
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by vpribish 9y ago
Do people generally find mother jones a quality information source? it has always seemed to me to be a over the line into left-wing-nut territory - willfully misleading to appeal to their market. I'd put it as basically a mirror of f
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by vpribish 9y ago
also the legalization of abortion, increase in food and medical subsidies for expectant mothers and young families, and the general rise in wealth.
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by vpribish 9y ago
the point is that everyone would know that she is now rich.
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by vpribish 9y ago
what are gold details?
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by vpribish 9y ago
It's a pretty inescapable suspicion :)
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by vpribish 9y ago
step back a moment, friend. your sense of perspective is completely out of whack. maybe take a moment to consider that everyone else is not wrong about this.
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by vpribish 9y ago
in the background you can see the feed from the drone ship - they see that it comes back on and the smoke is clearing but there's no rocket. They were a bit surprised. :)
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by vpribish 9y ago
solution is easy to imagine and has been implemented before (I've seen it in a video game that I can't recall specifically). If an unanticipatable navigation element is activated less than ~.1 sec after appearing, ignore the comm
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by vpribish 9y ago
sorry, dang. it's a topic i feel strongly about. appreciate your feedback
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by vpribish 9y ago
it's in orbit
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by vpribish 9y ago
it can be a failure without having been in any way spacex's fault. you can lead a horse to orbit but you can't make it drink - they were just the boost. also, it can be a success while they allow people to believe it was a failu
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by vpribish 9y ago
to try circling this back to relevancy: NZ is a fantastically business-friendly country where the shenanigans we (US) have to put up with just don't seem to occur (I had a business there for a while, so this isn't just their tour
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by vpribish 9y ago
wow. That's quite a black smudge they left there. So over-extended they can't refund orders that are in the works. How much can that possibly be? Step up and make that right, founder. Orders aside, the existing installations a
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by vpribish 9y ago
nonsense. There is no evidence whatsoever that spacex's launch of Zuma was anything but a success. Also, in what way is this the most damaging possible timing?
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by vpribish 9y ago
I don't see the corruption here - unless the charity doesn't use the funds they raise for their stated cause.
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by vpribish 9y ago
but the charity that took the donation decided the best use was to sell them and use the cash for their activities. This is exactly what money and commerce are for. Would it be better for the charity to be less efficient and do less for
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by vpribish 9y ago
Having a degree in aerospace engineering and being a lifelong air and space fan this discussion is mostly disappointing. hacker news comments are of distinctly poorer quality outside the subjects of software and startups - sensation, urban
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by vpribish 9y ago
the bombshell part is from 00:58:58 - 01:00:28 where his phrasing is as if the hypersonic plane has actually been built within the last 5 years, with a 3-d scramjet engine (and 3-d printed as well).
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by vpribish 9y ago
1992: 4,000mph, Los Angeles http://articles.latimes.com/1992-04-17/local/me-607_1_spy-pl... USGS on seismographs and sonic booms generally: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/topics/sonic-
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by vpribish 9y ago
the VAIO PCG-505 came out in 1997! That thing was amazingly futuristic. 24mm at the thickest part, less than 3 lbs, ran linux just fine, and the battery could be swapped while in a soft sleep. http://museum.ipsj.or.jp/en&
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by vpribish 9y ago
he says he thinks the words mean the same thing to the authorities -- which they do not; that would be crazy.
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by vpribish 9y ago
our existing spy planes and drones are subsonic and work just fine loitering over poorly-defended targets. stealthy or speedy aircraft could work over more hostile places and add to the satellite capabilities. Maybe there are things you ca
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by vpribish 9y ago
that's a weirdly specific shuttle refueling point, dingaling. satellite servicing of any kind was very rarely attempted much less regular refueling. We can and do change orbits using onboard fuel without ever refueling - sure it&#x2
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by vpribish 9y ago
it's not "terrorism" it's a "terroristic threat" - same root, but different words and very different meaning as commonly used. no one is equating a drunken bar confrontation and suicide bombing, except you.
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by vpribish 9y ago
Definitely need to check back after the novelty has worn off.
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by vpribish 9y ago
not to detract in any way, but Germany was operating Soviet Mig-29s alongside NATO kit for years (maybe still?) after reunification. So if anyone could do it...
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by vpribish 9y ago
if there's a way out of paying it other than default that's an interesting notion. option-pricing models are a bit more complex than accounting seems to like though. seems like an opportunity for a data-vendor or hedge fund: opt

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