I spoke with a friend on the phone not too long ago, and we may have mentioned a bunch of ECHELON keywords. I don't TOTALly RECALL...;)
My phone did auto-restart though (which it has never done in the 2 years I've had it, no updates either...) after that I only got 3g, and crappy reception in my apartment.
I was like for someone in IT, couldn't you afford a 4G stingray?
It makes me feel so safe that new cars will be getting black boxes, moving forward.
Now we just need grey boxes that upload our location, and velocity in real time so the government can always monitor our movements, maybe add to that heath information so they can tell me when it's time to see a doctor!
Like Cali, or NY? Oh you meant nation. Sorry, I have to disagree with you; I think most states are fairly 'nanny' over here.
Quick, quick, save me from myself! I don't want the responsibility of making decisions for me! It could lead to me being wrong about something, and then loosing my leverage in a future argument with every person in the world about how great I am! Save MEeeee!
I dunno, did the FCC classify your device as having to accept interference? Your weapon might fire accidentally, committing a felony for every additional shot. What about a de-bounce switch? How can you be sure you will stay jail free, and not commit multiple, accidental felonies? I am not willing to risk my freedoms on it, not me, no sirree, bob. I'll stay safe in my box over here, don't mind me. Just shivering alone in my box, waiting for the authorities.
Well our gracious Sabbatean Franko Nazi overlords realized that in Rome it angered people when they were charged with a law that they weren't allowed to read. They saw that bureaucracy, and capriciousness were more likely to succeed in the long run. Since the people would be fighting the bureaucracy, and its 'inefficiency'. In this way they could avoid the overt trappings of totalitarianism, all the while cramming 'freedom' down everyone's throats for so long that they actually believed that they were.
Hybridization as between two plants of the same species is fine by me. I take issue with simpletons splicing in genes from other creatures assuming that in the depth of their grandeur they can actually foresee critical interactions, and then trying to pass off their arrogance as progress. Frustrating vermin.
When we can take the entire sequenced genome, and feed it into a simulation that can accurately model the entire life-cycle of the organism in something faster than real time, then we can have a discussion about modifying organisms, and after that releasing them into the wild. Anything else should be on pain of death. You-all (myself included) are far too ignorant to be making these kinds of decisions, and keep your damned glyphosphate off my breakfast cereal!
That isn't correct. While in a reactor Plutonium, or Uranium (fission) will produce more energy than fusion per nucleon, that is the average energy over the life of all of the decay products:
The majority of the decay products takes far longer than a full second to be produced, so they aren't relevant to the detonation, or the brisance of the device.
In the environment of a reactor, you can simply wait long enough, and extract the full energy as Plutonium is converted between a dozen different elements, but in a bomb, speed is king, so the slow fission products don't add meaningful amounts of force, or power to the explosion. Fusion boosters don't have a critical mass, so you can pack in as much of them as you want.
That makes me think of the buzz bomb videos on youtube, can you imagine a fusion / fission version of that? It would have to be deafening.
So we had to limit this device to 230 decibels, A weighted. Stupid FAA. It'll only physically rip you pieces 150 yards out....No, no the hearing protection, don't bother...Yes, yes I'm sure.
By far the majority of the power comes from the Lithium 6 Deuteride fusion booster, that sits between the U238 outer shell, and the actual core. The U238 helps, but it is not the most significant boost. The U238 is actually meant to create more neutrons in order to seed more Fusion; so that not as much of the fusion 'fuel' is lost to the explosion. I suspect it was also because after enrichment they have all of this 'depleted uranium' lying around, so why not put it to good use? It may only be a 40% boost (I don't know the actual number), but it is free!
Iron is the most stable nuclide (with Nickel being a close second), so creating elements above them requires energy. Not all heavier elements are radioactive though. The higher the ratio of neutrons to protons, the more likely the element is to be radioactive. There are so called 'islands of stability', just like with electron shells. Then there are also the double magic nuclei. I think that effect is the most interesting thing I have seen in all of Physics:
One of those higher magic numbered nuclei (elements we have not detected yet) are probably the fuel that the Annunaki used in their spaceships to enslave humanity 241,000 years ago...Just sayin.
Pu239 isn't really all that nasty in smallish quantities. The half life is large at over 24,000 years. It is Alpha decay (a helium nucleus, which is effectively stopped by the dead layer of skin on our bodies.) It only becomes an issue when it is near a source of neutrons, since it will 'respond' by generating a cascade of many more neutrons than each one that is absorbed.
It's natural decay can provide this source of neutrons hence you don't want to be near a large of enough quantity of it, as it will be generating a lot of neutrons from the 'chain reaction'.
So if all of it is in a sphere in the middle of the room, stay the hell away from it. If the same quantity is scattered as shot across the floor, it's not such an issue.
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I spoke with a friend on the phone not too long ago, and we may have mentioned a bunch of ECHELON keywords. I don't TOTALly RECALL...;)
My phone did auto-restart though (which it has never done in the 2 years I've had it, no updates either...) after that I only got 3g, and crappy reception in my apartment.
I was like for someone in IT, couldn't you afford a 4G stingray?
It makes me feel so safe that new cars will be getting black boxes, moving forward.
Now we just need grey boxes that upload our location, and velocity in real time so the government can always monitor our movements, maybe add to that heath information so they can tell me when it's time to see a doctor!
Oh wait, I have an android phone with a fitbit...
I have no issue with this
I wholeheartedly agree with you.
Like Cali, or NY? Oh you meant nation. Sorry, I have to disagree with you; I think most states are fairly 'nanny' over here.
Quick, quick, save me from myself! I don't want the responsibility of making decisions for me! It could lead to me being wrong about something, and then loosing my leverage in a future argument with every person in the world about how great I am! Save MEeeee!
You can have my gun, when you pry it from my cold, dead, drone.
The skynet is falling, the skynet..........I mean, the drone is shooting, the drone is shooting!!!!!!!
FTFY
I dunno, did the FCC classify your device as having to accept interference? Your weapon might fire accidentally, committing a felony for every additional shot. What about a de-bounce switch? How can you be sure you will stay jail free, and not commit multiple, accidental felonies? I am not willing to risk my freedoms on it, not me, no sirree, bob. I'll stay safe in my box over here, don't mind me. Just shivering alone in my box, waiting for the authorities.
Alone...shivering...
in my box, where it's safe.
Well our gracious Sabbatean Franko Nazi overlords realized that in Rome it angered people when they were charged with a law that they weren't allowed to read. They saw that bureaucracy, and capriciousness were more likely to succeed in the long run. Since the people would be fighting the bureaucracy, and its 'inefficiency'. In this way they could avoid the overt trappings of totalitarianism, all the while cramming 'freedom' down everyone's throats for so long that they actually believed that they were.
...before anything else gets me.
For now.
I just heard a damn burst, and the sound of whooshing, and deep rumbling from farther up the valley. This won't be stopped.
Rise of the machines.
Hybridization as between two plants of the same species is fine by me. I take issue with simpletons splicing in genes from other creatures assuming that in the depth of their grandeur they can actually foresee critical interactions, and then trying to pass off their arrogance as progress. Frustrating vermin.
When we can take the entire sequenced genome, and feed it into a simulation that can accurately model the entire life-cycle of the organism in something faster than real time, then we can have a discussion about modifying organisms, and after that releasing them into the wild. Anything else should be on pain of death. You-all (myself included) are far too ignorant to be making these kinds of decisions, and keep your damned glyphosphate off my breakfast cereal!
To an ant.
Probably the same people that called it a planet.
Yeah, but she'll be able to head butt like never before.
MMA:
"Sorry ma'am, but you've got more than 5 grams of titanium in your skull; we can't allow you to fight."
You've seriously limited her future options for gainful employment, nice job, assholes!
Wow ... No solid states? Sucks to be you, bro!
That isn't correct. While in a reactor Plutonium, or Uranium (fission) will produce more energy than fusion per nucleon, that is the average energy over the life of all of the decay products:
http://periodictable.com/Isoto...
The majority of the decay products takes far longer than a full second to be produced, so they aren't relevant to the detonation, or the brisance of the device.
http://www.kayelaby.npl.co.uk/...
In the environment of a reactor, you can simply wait long enough, and extract the full energy as Plutonium is converted between a dozen different elements, but in a bomb, speed is king, so the slow fission products don't add meaningful amounts of force, or power to the explosion. Fusion boosters don't have a critical mass, so you can pack in as much of them as you want.
So we had to limit this device to 230 decibels, A weighted. Stupid FAA. It'll only physically rip you pieces 150 yards out....No, no the hearing protection, don't bother...Yes, yes I'm sure.
could be classified.
I guess those carrots were grown with special tritium water?
That depends; is your name Podkletnov?
We don't actually know that for certain:
http://aviationweek.com/techno...
"Practically Not radioactive"
FTFY
By far the majority of the power comes from the Lithium 6 Deuteride fusion booster, that sits between the U238 outer shell, and the actual core. The U238 helps, but it is not the most significant boost. The U238 is actually meant to create more neutrons in order to seed more Fusion; so that not as much of the fusion 'fuel' is lost to the explosion. I suspect it was also because after enrichment they have all of this 'depleted uranium' lying around, so why not put it to good use? It may only be a 40% boost (I don't know the actual number), but it is free!
Iron is the most stable nuclide (with Nickel being a close second), so creating elements above them requires energy. Not all heavier elements are radioactive though. The higher the ratio of neutrons to protons, the more likely the element is to be radioactive. There are so called 'islands of stability', just like with electron shells. Then there are also the double magic nuclei. I think that effect is the most interesting thing I have seen in all of Physics:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
One of those higher magic numbered nuclei (elements we have not detected yet) are probably the fuel that the Annunaki used in their spaceships to enslave humanity 241,000 years ago...Just sayin.
Pu239 isn't really all that nasty in smallish quantities. The half life is large at over 24,000 years. It is Alpha decay (a helium nucleus, which is effectively stopped by the dead layer of skin on our bodies.) It only becomes an issue when it is near a source of neutrons, since it will 'respond' by generating a cascade of many more neutrons than each one that is absorbed.
It's natural decay can provide this source of neutrons hence you don't want to be near a large of enough quantity of it, as it will be generating a lot of neutrons from the 'chain reaction'.
So if all of it is in a sphere in the middle of the room, stay the hell away from it. If the same quantity is scattered as shot across the floor, it's not such an issue.