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The Eads bridge[1] is also an example of a very early (opened in 1874) use of steel. I don't know about how over engineered it is, but it is still used for automobile and light rai…

Starship is a devastatingly powerful space access and logistical transport mechanism that will instantly crush the relevance of every other rocket ever built. If I am a launch prov…

In the middle of 1966, Robert Taylor took over the directorship of Information Processing Techniques Office (IPTO)[1]. It was Taylor who launched the project that produced ARPANET.…

"One of the really interesting interesting things to contemplate is the total mass to orbit capability of a large reusable system where you have a significant fleet in operation. I…

Also see the Apache Point Observatory Lunar Laser-ranging Operation (APOLLO)[0]: "APOLLO measures the round-trip travel time of laser pulses bounced off the lunar retroreflectors[1…

Mark Volkmann gave a great talk on Svelte[0]. [0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_PTdJq-1rA

Check out the book The Wright Brothers by David McCullough[1]. You will see that they are anything but tinkerers, but more the founders of aeronautical engineering. [1] https://www…

I use a "Hackintosh". This buyer's guide can help you if you want to build your own or by a PC that would work well[1]. [1] https://www.tonymacx86.com/buyersguide/building-a-custom…

A great book on this topic is Suggestible You by Erik Vance. He addresses some of the scientific basis of the placebo effect.

This series was very well researched and written. He is starting a new series on the history of the Internet. I'm really looking forward to it.[0] [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/…

This is by the author of "The Switch"[0], a history of the electronic switch. I found the series fascinating and am looking forward to this new series on the Internet. [0] https://…

> I'm already seeing a lot of good developers move away from node as they gain experience and realize things should be much better. What are you seeing them move to?

According to Elon Musk[0](32:30), no. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mCGbguCw2U

TradeHarbor offers a service called EmailToSign [1] that allows you to sign PDFs using your voice. [1] http://tradeharbor.com/2017/hosted-apps/

I'll be able to view over 1 minute of totality from my backyard. Check out http://www.eclipse2017.org/2017/every_community.htm for totality times for any town along the path.

"Instead of being locked in a self-storage unit with two rabid wolverines, why not three?"

Can we file a Freedom of Information Act request to have the method the FBI used disclosed?

I played with American Bricks at my Grandma's house as a kid. I even built a suspension bridge with them. They were great fun.

If you have a face-to-face conversation with a friend (assuming no eavesdropping devices are around) everything you say "self destructs". You'll feel freer to say certain things kn…

I contact my U.S. Representative requesting the Air Force release records pertaining to the incident. We need to know that facts.

Now I'm going to start seeing 2048 combos.