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> So, we can run up to this number and either the machine will stop - and we'll go to the next one until exhaust the whole set - or the machine won't stop, and we'll refute the con…

lol right, it's a typo, it doesn't matter, and there was already a reply 4 hours before yours that said as much, so i'm not sure what you were aiming to contribute with the reply t…

> No different from saying "The capsule splashed down off the coast of British Colombia" except for the comma in the middle of the name, which was ytdytvhxgydvhh's point: "The caps…

> Is this an example of "wire wrapping"? Yes > If so what mechanism is actually holding the wire securely around those metal posts(terminals?) The wire is wrapped around the posts …

this is neat, but the AP CS A ("AP Java") curriculum and test is extremely boring, and primarily tests for ability to write very basic Java programs using pencil & paper. I think t…

how is this relevant to OP's concern? most software engineers today are employed to solve unsolved mathematical and computer science problems or IMO-style problems.

Hi, some of us try to compete in AoC. For me that is part of the fun. In several previous years I have rescheduled things so I can stay up until the problems are released in my tim…

Why is it unreasonable to have people in a government agency to address fraudulent colleges and stuff? Do you feel the same way about the bureau of consumer protection in the US FT…

> What’s there to be afraid of, really? Incinerating your life, trying all these new things, only to find that the emptiness returns shortly, and now it is no longer paired with a …

Large-scale solar: > requires 5.6 GW of solar energy. For context, this is roughly 10 days of solar panel production in 2021, though the industry continues to grow explosively. 5.6…

It is very common for water projects. I think it comes from reservoirs, since the area is measured in acres and the depth in feet.

NASA and contractors are also leveraging decades of research and billions upon billions of taxpayer dollars put into this industry already, or have the same opportunity for leverag…

Now do the cost for SLS based on the total cost to date for NASA and all contractors since inception, including the costs for Apollo and the shuttle. This is not just inflated, it’…

the Wikipedia page for SLS references https://oig.nasa.gov/docs/IG-22-003.pdf > We project the cost to fly a single SLS/Orion system through at least Artemis IV to be $4.1 billion …

Where did you get this $37 billion number? I don’t think SpaceX has had $37B of investment or revenue. The only figure for the development cost i can find online is “more than $500…

Are you tall (> 6 feet)? I think people’s policies on reclining are probably significant impacted by how uncomfortable they are if the person in front reclines, which AFAICT is muc…

[possibly spoilers, beware] > What I've loved about Sanderson is the plot turns are never Ex Machina. Every new development fits inside the rules of the world and deepens your unde…

CA’s grid certainly has problems today. You refer to issues that are all within the past five years, not decades. The last significant problems before these were in 2000 & 2001, wh…

What major potential and unmet demand for decades is this?

How often does it happen? I cannot tell from the article.

It currently shows ~17k out from 13M customers, closer to 0.1% than 1%

Build. It does not appear that these outages are due to load, so I do not follow how they are relevant to a discussion of the supply required for EVs. Perhaps a separate discussion…

why? these are optical telescopes