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ginkgotree

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About ginkgotree

Space and Defense tech

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    Comment #49158828

    Now they just gotta get the good ole DB to run on time.

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    Comment #48670350

    2015 era VC isn't aging well

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    Comment #48417225

    five bucks says this was Claude

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    Comment #48324327

    This is a great choice

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    Comment #48172564

    The EU is great at debating. They'll still be debating this in 10 years.

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    Comment #48109010

    I love soldering.

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    Comment #47997738

    Cool. But how about they also do something to help prevent the entire EV market going to China.

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    Comment #47971704

    Dammit. Now Im out $4.5k. Most people should not buy this. I shot 200+ rolls last year, and specialize in rare / expired films. There are some people that will buy this and use it …

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    Comment #47971536

    This is a pretty great flex. Because it's awesome.

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    Comment #47930220

    Yep, It's layer cake of pain, for the joy of getting to orbit. Agree, your approach makes sense to tackle the layer you are on now - which is just the "wiring" I'm in the cUAS spac…

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    Comment #47929578

    very cool! This was quite literally manually scraping manuals and spec sheets, and plugging into excel for me. Rather that be for Size, Weight, Power budget, or even interfaces. I'…

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    Comment #47923096

    I also recommend Space Mission Analysis and Design, by Larson, known as SMAD in the industry

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    Comment #47920701

    Solid textbook! And just saw your video course on fluid mechanics, really great stuff. I'll order myself a copy of your book :)

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    Comment #47920619

    I've launched Cubesat missions commercially, and wasn't aware of this text (unclear when it was published). Many of the Space Mission txts are designed around larger (classical) sa…

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    Comment #47917086

    This is awesome. Also, this quote feels relevant: "Ludwig Boltzmann, who spent much of his life studying statistical mechanics, died in 1906, by his own hand. Paul Ehrenfest, carry…

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    Comment #47898738

    When will they fix it? This is what is important.

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    Comment #47771679

    yep - an armed Florida man paying low taxes

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    Comment #47771675

    With all do respect, I do not want to live in anything remotely close to the Chinese CCP. (laughs in Free Floridian)

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    Comment #47770611

    I'm so glad I left California 6 years ago. They are going to regulate and tax their startups and innovators away to other states. This is supremely stupid.

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    Comment #47747559

    This actually sounds like avant garde jazz

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    Comment #47705355

    Social Media, and specifically Facebook / Meta, will go down in history as one of the worst developments in technology in the 21st century. As Frances Haugen stated in her testimon…

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    Comment #47605728

    From here on the space coast of Florida: GODSPEED THE CREW OF ARTEMIS II

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    Comment #47569038

    Compared to LinkedIn, which consumes GBs of memory.

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    Comment #47526045

    I installed BeOS in the 90s as a kid. It was awesome, and I love seeing this.