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Borrowing from an a old comment of mine: On one hand, on some scales, Newtonian mechanics is correct "enough" to give results that work, and so in that sense it is just incomplete …

"Pony up" must mean something different for me than it does for you. I don't know what it means to OP, in my comment I mistakenly assumed my understanding of the phrase was fairly …

Realistically, if the government didn't tax and the benefits were available without payment, how many people would voluntarily pay? Many (most?) will accept a free ride when it is …

But their software is also free as in beer? It seems strange to make something available without payment and then get mad when people don't pay. I understand the other non-monetary…

Could you clarify what is nonlinear about that system? From your description, it sounds like a high (4+) order (mostly) linear system. The motor probably has nonlinear dynamics, bu…

Sorry, I'm not qualified to give a good answer. I would guess that the relatively long wavelength of ultrasound could potentially cause resolution issues.

I'm not very familiar with the plasma dots approach, but from a cursory look it appears that it is not capable of RGB. On the other hand, there is nothing that can fall out of conf…

> Can you levitate multiple particles at the same time? Yes, but their device currently is only capable of levitating a single particle. With the current approach, the device would…

The cellulose comes from the black liquor on a spoon (see 0:46 in the video). The put the spoon at the focus of the laser and with luck some particles get confined. After the trap …

Nonetheless, everybody calls the displays in Star Wars "holograms". Smalley notes this, and the title is using the word in this colloquial sense. There is an unfortunate disconnect…

I've seen this in operation and am acquainted with the researchers. I may be able to attempt to answer some questions about it.

Or he plans on growth in other segments (solar, batteries, ?)

> Tesla rockets Tesla is distinct from SpaceX.

Jobs had a $1 salary and no bonuses. That doesn't say anything about stock options, grants, etc. It sounds like Musk will get minimum wage and no stock anything if Tesla doesn't me…

Tesla, the car company, probably will never come close to the market caps thrown around in the article. Tesla, the energy company, might.

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