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natcombs

718 karma · joined August 18, 2020

I spend a lot of time on the web

I spend a lot of time looking at plants

I spend a lot of time in trains

I spend a lot of money on food and rent

I spend a lot of time counting

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natcombs··on Semi-transparent solar panels allow concurrent production of crops and power
If you see blue on BOTH the outside of the bag and the inside, what does that mean? I’ve never thought of this.
natcombs··on Build tools around workflows, not workflows around tools
The link for "Lovecroft" goes to the wrong page, and I can't find this tool (for mailing lists). Anyone know what it is or where I can learn more?
natcombs··on The Atomic Tank? (2018)
>> I didn't cover tanks but did touch on nuclear-powered aircraft

IIRC, this idea resurfaced in the early 2000s for long-lived drones, but were terminated due to the concern that there may be radioactive material/debris if they were shot down. Is that true?

natcombs··on Ride through Wuppertal on ‘the flying train’ in clear footage from 1902
The colorized video at the bottom has a steampunk appeal to it. I'm surprised this track is still operating today!
natcombs··on Learn Big-O and stop hacking your way through algorithms
Maybe there’s a need here for a one-day class that teaches these concepts, and then managers can send their experienced (but ignorant of Big O) devs there rather than being fired?
natcombs··on Former Uber Security Chief Charged with Concealing Hack
Yes, that's correct. Though, I imagine Cloudflare will distance themselves now.

Here's his "why I am joining Cloudflare " post: https://blog.cloudflare.com/why-im-joining-cloudflare/

He was also a member of Obama's "Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity" : https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2016/0...

natcombs··on Magnetoplasma drive could make Mars transit take 39 days?
Using nuclear bombs for propulsion was estimated to make it to Mars and back in 4 weeks. First time I heard of this, I thought it was a joke.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_pulse_propulsion

The project Orion study anticipated a one-way trip could reach Alpha Centauri in as short as 133 years

natcombs··on Notes from a Flat Earth Conference
YEC is not closely related to Flat earthers. I know many YEC that refute flat earth theory completely. The overlap of the two is small, but maybe there are a few outspoken ones on Reddit (it’s always the outspoken ones isn’t it?)
natcombs··on Toddlers who use touchscreens show attention differences
I was thinking "attention" as in "attention deficit", but this test was "find a red apple amongst blue apples". They're not sure if finding red apples amongst blue apples is beneficial though:

>> “What we need to know next is whether this attention difference is advantageous or detrimental to their everyday life.”

natcombs··on Apple becomes first U.S. company to reach a $2T market cap
>> That is even higher than US military budget. I really don't know which one is a bigger waste of money and effort

A budget and market cap are fundamentally two different things, and are incomparable.

natcombs··on Black Sky satellites return images just 58 hours after launch
>> Brave new world....

Did you mean Orwellian? Unless I have my dystopian novels confused

natcombs··on Black Sky satellites return images just 58 hours after launch
>> optics are way better though

That was going to be my question. Doesn’t the NRO need big optical lenses for their missions? Are there any “telescopic” advancements that can fit into small sats that can meet their mission objectives?

natcombs··on Modeling a Wealth Tax
I think you’re right. Most people dream of becoming rich, not “filthy” rich. So taxing >100 million should not impact things, and there are plenty of other reasons to move to the US
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