If I use a base Pi number system, then a circle of radius 1 will simply have a circumference of 20. It's just our inferior number system that holds us back.
where does the cool body of mass come from, the essential other integral to power generation?
I know! All the designs I've ever seen for nuclear plants in space use radiation heat transfer for their cooling, and I'm like, WTF man, that's just stupid. It's obviously the only option, but still totally ridiculous. You'd have to have huge operating temperatures just to make radiation feasible as your output, even if you play silly games with the pressures.
To be fair, there isn't a lot of uranium naturally hanging about in space, the radiation source is radically different. A lot more deadly than uranium, and a lot more powerful, fer sure, but different.
The power consumption of Elektron (the electrolysis based russian oxygen generator on the ISS) is "~ 1kW" in total, and the three Elektrons together are capable of supporting a crew of 3-4.
I think it's important to mention that the 4 pairs of solar arrays on the ISS right now produce something like 130kW in total right now, so you can definitely do plenty with 40kW.
Not so much speed as efficiency, VASIMR is a great old technology because it has a high specific impulse, basically acceleration per unit fuel, not because it can go from 0-60 in 4 seconds flat (which it could).
Unfortunately, 40kW is hardly sufficient for a VASIMR system, which requires many MW of power to operate at high SI. For example, all together the ISS right now produces something like 130kW of power with solar, meaning it will have to charge a battery to be able to use the VASIMR they intend to install on it sometime around 2012.
You obviously aren't in the military. Trust me, there is no mind-crushing mentality in any branch save possibly the marines. In fact, most good supervisors encourage lateral thinking from junior level enlisted men, and I don't know a single Master Chief (I'm Navy) who hasn't told that story of the Seaman who saved the day by saying something didn't seem right.
Independent thinking, smart people are exactly the type of folk we want in the military, not brain-dead puppets. The military does a heck of a lot more than serve as cannon fodder in the middle east.
There's one thing stronger than all the armies in the world and that is an idea who's time has come. - Victor Hugo
Whose
And I believe the original quote was:
On résiste à l'invasion des armées; on ne résiste pas à l'invasion des idées.
Which better translates as:
You might resist the invasion of armies, but you cannot resist the invasion of ideas.
If you prefer your misquote, you might best indicate that you are paraphrasing Hugo, and not quoting him. One might note that I fail to attribute my quote to Ben Franklin, and that is because he said:
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.
This really confuses me, don't they have, like, some of the best colleges in the world, free education for all and still beat the US for GDP per capita? Aren't they supposed to be, you know, smart?
I use trackballs. They're much nicer to use than regular mice, requiring no smooth surface (I don't have a desk) and can be corded without the cord interfering with their mobility.
Maybe you should have spent more time learning how to do math. Those "silly mistakes" are exactly the kind of thing you're supposed to be able to find on your own.
Acutally, that's not necessarily true. Exabyte is sometimes 2^60, sometimes 10^18. That's why the "ibi" system was developed: to be specific. The old system allows marketing folks to cheat people. At the "exa" size, the difference is more than 15%.
Actually, this is something the average person can see at home. The idea he's describing is a ratcheting mechanism, and is an excellent idea easily seen to be of use in any amateur environment.
My only concern is what happens when those bristles get a little worn out after all that high intensity cyclic stress and an elevator load of passengers plummet to their doom from 100 km up. Gonna need a really good preventative maintenance regimen, not something commercial operations are typically known for in the industrial sector.
Not to mention that those hardcore cirminals are housed and fed for 7-10 years and sent back out on the street with a nearly 70% rearrest rate. Prisons are clearly an effective means of reforming the criminal population.
(BTW I'm in the military and I can tell you it's pretty hard to imagine how much money SS must waste if they actually spend more than we do)
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If I use a base Pi number system, then a circle of radius 1 will simply have a circumference of 20. It's just our inferior number system that holds us back.
Lost on us? What do you think I played on the crummy public school Franklin computers in 2nd grade? Pshaw, I say!
Have you been to an American school lately? Whatever education has to do with academia has long since been forgotten.
ZOMG, how did you know my naming scheme?
where does the cool body of mass come from, the essential other integral to power generation?
I know! All the designs I've ever seen for nuclear plants in space use radiation heat transfer for their cooling, and I'm like, WTF man, that's just stupid. It's obviously the only option, but still totally ridiculous. You'd have to have huge operating temperatures just to make radiation feasible as your output, even if you play silly games with the pressures.
I stand corrected, thank you. =]
To be fair, there isn't a lot of uranium naturally hanging about in space, the radiation source is radically different. A lot more deadly than uranium, and a lot more powerful, fer sure, but different.
The power consumption of Elektron (the electrolysis based russian oxygen generator on the ISS) is "~ 1kW" in total, and the three Elektrons together are capable of supporting a crew of 3-4.
I think it's important to mention that the 4 pairs of solar arrays on the ISS right now produce something like 130kW in total right now, so you can definitely do plenty with 40kW.
Not so much speed as efficiency, VASIMR is a great old technology because it has a high specific impulse, basically acceleration per unit fuel, not because it can go from 0-60 in 4 seconds flat (which it could).
Unfortunately, 40kW is hardly sufficient for a VASIMR system, which requires many MW of power to operate at high SI. For example, all together the ISS right now produces something like 130kW of power with solar, meaning it will have to charge a battery to be able to use the VASIMR they intend to install on it sometime around 2012.
You obviously aren't in the military. Trust me, there is no mind-crushing mentality in any branch save possibly the marines. In fact, most good supervisors encourage lateral thinking from junior level enlisted men, and I don't know a single Master Chief (I'm Navy) who hasn't told that story of the Seaman who saved the day by saying something didn't seem right.
Independent thinking, smart people are exactly the type of folk we want in the military, not brain-dead puppets. The military does a heck of a lot more than serve as cannon fodder in the middle east.
It has been far too long since I saw a good Princess Bride quote on Slashdot. Kudos to you, sir.
Wait, I can't experiment on hobos and orphans?
There's one thing stronger than all the armies in the world and that is an idea who's time has come. - Victor Hugo
Whose
And I believe the original quote was:
On résiste à l'invasion des armées; on ne résiste pas à l'invasion des idées.
Which better translates as:
You might resist the invasion of armies, but you cannot resist the invasion of ideas.
If you prefer your misquote, you might best indicate that you are paraphrasing Hugo, and not quoting him. One might note that I fail to attribute my quote to Ben Franklin, and that is because he said:
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.
Which sounds way less cool.
This really confuses me, don't they have, like, some of the best colleges in the world, free education for all and still beat the US for GDP per capita? Aren't they supposed to be, you know, smart?
I use trackballs. They're much nicer to use than regular mice, requiring no smooth surface (I don't have a desk) and can be corded without the cord interfering with their mobility.
That's where "customizability" meets "security!"
Maybe you should have spent more time learning how to do math. Those "silly mistakes" are exactly the kind of thing you're supposed to be able to find on your own.
What? Did you mean to post on this story? Even then, what?
What ever happened to:
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Acutally, that's not necessarily true. Exabyte is sometimes 2^60, sometimes 10^18. That's why the "ibi" system was developed: to be specific. The old system allows marketing folks to cheat people. At the "exa" size, the difference is more than 15%.
Actually, this is something the average person can see at home. The idea he's describing is a ratcheting mechanism, and is an excellent idea easily seen to be of use in any amateur environment.
My only concern is what happens when those bristles get a little worn out after all that high intensity cyclic stress and an elevator load of passengers plummet to their doom from 100 km up. Gonna need a really good preventative maintenance regimen, not something commercial operations are typically known for in the industrial sector.
Not to mention that those hardcore cirminals are housed and fed for 7-10 years and sent back out on the street with a nearly 70% rearrest rate. Prisons are clearly an effective means of reforming the criminal population.
(BTW I'm in the military and I can tell you it's pretty hard to imagine how much money SS must waste if they actually spend more than we do)
Psh, if you want to quibble over semantics, why not just say: If Obama puts his laptop on his desk, does it become a desktop, or is it still a laptop?
(Or is that just what Web 2.0 is? Everyone uses crappy laptops instead of desktops now?)
I'm not saying FDR was good, I'm just saying he was probably the strongest president. A strong president isn't necessarily a good thing.