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Comment Epic web redirect is still going to the US (Score 1) 22

when I checked epicgames.se it seems to redirect back to the US version https://www.epicgames.com/site/en-US/epicgamessweden which is probably an issue, It should stay on a .se server, something like store.epicgames.se . and on that page it jus goes to the US http://epic.download/ page. I suspect that's what might be the problem.

Comment Re:Securing employment (Score 1) 162

it also involves advancing the actual tools and techniques, but also passing on the engineering technology to future generations. This is similar to the concept of spin-off technologies, new computing methods and analysis techniques could have practical applications and be competitive in their own right. Also the development of material science techniques may be useful in the future.

Comment Re:Has anyone studied what the energy removal does (Score 1) 315

It seems pretty unlikely because the origin of the wind is from differences in air pressure on the planet. These air pressure differences come mostly from the uneven heating of the Earth's surface from the Sun, e.g day time and night time cycles and seasonal variations from one hemisphere to the other where there are opposite seasons.

Comment Re:You didn't have to say "Ponzi". (Score 1) 81

actually I think there is crypto called Power Ledger (POWR) that uses excess solar power as its basis
also XPR is some system being trialed by banks for transfers

https://support.btcmarkets.net/hc/en-us/articles/360052947654-Cryptocurrencies-explained-What-is-XRP-

https://support.btcmarkets.net/hc/en-us/articles/360001879648-Power-Ledger-POWR-

Comment Re:msmash is having a moment (Score 3, Informative) 57

Yeah I agree. The expression "Having a moment" to me means actually making a temporary error. Like walking along a perfectly flat surface and then suddenly tripping over because you aren't paying full attention.

I suppose this applies to OSM in a sense because they seem to be 'supporting' big tech. But this seems to be a more long term thing rather than a ' brief moment'

Comment How does it actually work? (Score 1) 131

I read the articles but still can't quite figure out the nature of the propulsion. The most I gather was "In an NTP system, exceptionally high levels of thrust are achieved by passing propellant through a specialized reactor core, reducing interplanetary transfer durations"

What is the propellant? Does the reactor core somehow impart extra kinetic energy onto the propellenat? How does thermal heat I assume get converted to kinetic energy? Is it in the form of high energy neutrons or alpha particles that hit onto H20 molecules from a 2H2+O2 reaction?

Comment Possibly still too much a luxury (Score 1) 260

In Australia at least the Model S is over $AU 112,000 the Model 3 is not really available until 2019 at around $AU40,000. So there's that. I am kind of surprised that the main players are not pushing up production e.g. Ford Electric etc because I thought that Tesla gave away most of their patents.

Comment The definition is fine (Score 3, Insightful) 213

The definition as proposed is prefaced as a 'geophysical definition of a planet' which already admits that it is using the definition based mostly on if the geophysics of the body is planet like. Saying pluto is a dwarf planet seems pretty good to me as it gives it a special place among planet like objects already. To increase the number of planets to over a 100 objects seems a bit silly. Astronomical bodies that orbit the sun include thousands of things, if the object is really big and clear most of the orbit and is dominant massive object that makes it a proper planet. If it is round but not a big mass then it's a dwarf planet, which still suggests it has planet like qualities.

Comment Isn't the internet non-conservative anyway? (Score 1) 346

The entire concept of the internet is biased anyway isn't it? It's about being mostly open and communicative surely? which is in stark contrast to restrictive conservative doctrines anyway. So if there are stories that are talking about how great a restrictive practice might be that would naturally be reduced in ranking in some way.

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