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Comment Re:It's a common problem with 'big space'. (Score 1) 188

The Ariane is not really a two stage rocket, more a two and a halve. Boosters, Core-stage, and an upper stage.
Its concept is not unlike what NASA is building right now.

As for man-rating, it was originally intended to launch the Hermes shuttle. While not fully man-rated at the moment it isn't far off either.
(Besides the definition of man-rated is a pretty gray area).

Comment Wrong scare (Score 4, Interesting) 536

Fukushima wasn't scary because of what happened. It was scary because one of the most developped countries in the world had absolutly no control over what happened.
Untill now everybody was reassured that these things only happened to old sovjet reactors.
Fukushima learnt the ignorant masses that when nuclear shit hits the fan it doesn't matter much which country the fan is located in.

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Submission + - Software-Defined Radio: The Apple I of Broadcast? (arstechnica.com)

benfrog writes: "A company called Per Vices has introduced software-defined radio gear that Ars Technica is comparing to the Apple I. Why? Because software radio can broadcast and receive nearly any radio signal on nearly any frequency at the same time, and thus could "revolutionize wireless." The Per Vices Phi is one of the first devices aimed at the mass hobbyist market to take advantage of this technology."

Comment Scary???? (Score 1, Interesting) 137

Am I the only one scared by these guys?????
They think they can design a PCB yet are scared of some simple measuring equipment. (I have been involved with and designed several products which had to go through CE testing and that stuff is NOT scary if you known what they are doing).
I really hope the summary is just joking about the antennna.... if not: stay away from Raspberry Pi: it is designed by clueless idiots.

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