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Comment #45976440
You don't need electronics for that, just corner-cube reflectors.
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Comment #45366743
Red Dwarf did it better.
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Comment #39760194
I'd expect 2 small pieces to weigh more than 1 big one. So I'd expect you to see the weight go up faster than the part count. Not sure if that would confound or exagerate the trend…
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Comment #39710595
Presumably the new ones use an e-sim instead of a physical one.
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Comment #39035454
I was particularly impressed by the clear explanations in 'statistical physics for babies'.
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Comment #39020789
Isn't that covered in the 7th paragraph? 'the red to green wavelengths are dispersed with the same tendencies as glass, but the green to blue wavelengths are dispersed more than gl…
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Comment #38492789
There's a minimum size of vehicle you can mount a gun on. The mount needs to absorb the recoil without breaking or getting pushed around too much. The Swiss have been experimenting…
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Comment #38457632
Looks like the digital trademark will be going back to FX, so unity isn't even keeping that.
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Comment #38400422
Looks like they're just butted rings, so you're relying on the rididity of each ring to resist opening up. Welded or rivited rings would be much more robust. Especially vs piercing…
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Comment #38371432
New Zealand has a scheme (soon to expire with the change in government) for this. Low efficiency vehicles are taxed on import, and the money raised is returned as rebates on high e…
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Comment #37983708
There have been attempts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_Body_Control#Magic_Body...
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Comment #37982731
It doesn't have differentials at all ... Each wheel has it's own motor.
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Comment #37876727
Load balancer? Cluster coordinator? STONITH device
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Comment #37539529
I've certainly done that in the past, but not since I changed jobs ... 7 years ago. Probably not for several years before then.
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Comment #37501755
see "A Simple and Convenient Synthesis of Pseudoephedrine From N-Methylamphetamine" https://improbable.com/airchives/paperair/volume19/v19i3/Pse...
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Comment #36930162
Standardised names and codes for every disease, injury, condition, diagnostic process or tool, medication and treatment. Standardised workflows for entering diagnoses and treatment…
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Comment #36398491
This approach can be a little problematic. I'm particular, communications between the airline and tsa aren't all that reliable. See for example: https://youtu.be/l0IwVrC56tc
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Comment #36133146
I always liked how Redmine has a tree of projects, rather than just a list.
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Comment #35749033
Those are country code TLDs
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Comment #35539530
Combo washer/driers exist. They typically have less capacity than stand-alone units.
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Comment #35416705
I got andrew tate, jordan peterson, and 'stopwoke'
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Comment #35416090
I built a new desktop last week. One of the first things I did once windows was installed was go through the start menu uninstalling things. Including tiktok.
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Comment #35144479
Given how many people seem to have trouble correcting errors in the records, I have to wonder what the threshold would be for just sueing them. It seems like you could make good ar…
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Comment #35126242
Kessler syndrome isn't magic. Space is big. Starlink satalites are small. And they're low enough thst atmospheric drag will deorbit must of the small debris very quickly.
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Comment #35125774
I'm pretty sure spacex can launch starlink satalites much faster and cheaper than Russia can shoot them down. I'm sure spacex won't want to go down that route, but it's not a good …