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by hanelyp
Mon Jul 23, 2018 3:51 am
Forum: General
Topic: Sell The Whitehouse to Trump
Replies: 993
Views: 529373

Re: Sell The Whitehouse to Trump

There are issues with Trump. But with the massive corruption being exposed, aimed at overturning a lawful election, and the judicial and legislative legacy he's building, I think he's the president we Need right now. Any other president wouldn't be driving his opposition to publicly take positions, ...
by hanelyp
Fri Jul 20, 2018 9:38 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Sell The Whitehouse to Trump
Replies: 993
Views: 529373

Re: Sell The Whitehouse to Trump

Wikipedia is not a reliable source on politically charged issues, especially when a fair treatment might tend to challenge the democrat Narrative. I stand by my initial assessment of pizzagate: consistent with the known character of the accused democrats, but short on evidence I'd want to go to cour...
by hanelyp
Sun Jul 08, 2018 12:10 am
Forum: General
Topic: Skynet is coming.
Replies: 802
Views: 386689

Re: Skynet is coming.

A reasonably sized lithium polymer battery, consumer grade, could deliver a few kW to a one man portable weapon for several minutes. Converting that into useful weapons output is not so trivial.
by hanelyp
Sun Jul 08, 2018 12:04 am
Forum: General
Topic: Sell The Whitehouse to Trump
Replies: 993
Views: 529373

Re: Sell The Whitehouse to Trump

Over this last week I got several inquiries from apparently headhunters who care more for quantity of applicants than quality, for jobs completely outside what my resume would support. The hiring process is broken.
by hanelyp
Thu Jul 05, 2018 7:30 am
Forum: General
Topic: Sell The Whitehouse to Trump
Replies: 993
Views: 529373

Re: Sell The Whitehouse to Trump

Where Trump outclasses every other President is in getting corrupt opposition to expose themselves. Which isn't too difficult when you're a fearless SOB who isn't afraid of offending people, and your opposition is so mindlessly opposed to you that they take an opposing stance to anything you say, re...
by hanelyp
Thu Jul 05, 2018 7:02 am
Forum: General
Topic: Skynet is coming.
Replies: 802
Views: 386689

Re: Skynet is coming.

I've been toying with the idea of electrically powered slug throwers in place of gunpowder. Energy density in the battery isn't anywhere close to a problem. Power density, particularly for higher energy rounds, does look like a problem. My focus has been on electrically powered air guns, and a compa...
by hanelyp
Wed Jul 04, 2018 6:15 am
Forum: General
Topic: Skynet is coming.
Replies: 802
Views: 386689

Re: Skynet is coming.

Presuming the laser gun does work, mirrors. Retro-reflector corner cubes even. Or for improvised protection, aluminum foil, shiny side out.
by hanelyp
Tue Jul 03, 2018 4:41 am
Forum: General
Topic: Anarchy?!?!?
Replies: 4
Views: 14189

Re: Anarchy?!?!?

Local self government.
by hanelyp
Sat Jun 23, 2018 1:21 am
Forum: News
Topic: Forbes Article on Fusion
Replies: 4
Views: 10741

Re: Forbes Article on Fusion

I don't think there's room for my opinion of the USPTO to drop any further. What moron would approve that patent?
by hanelyp
Fri Jun 22, 2018 2:08 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Forbes Article on Fusion
Replies: 4
Views: 10741

Re: Forbes Article on Fusion

AGNI focuses a beam of ions, which is half of the fuel, onto a solid target which is the other half of the fuel. As far as I can make out this is beam-target fusion, not beam driven inertial confinement. Everything I've seen about that approach is not favorable to net fusion gain. And the described...
by hanelyp
Tue Jun 05, 2018 3:46 am
Forum: News
Topic: SpaceX News
Replies: 2324
Views: 1154232

Re: SpaceX News

ladajo wrote:Next up is a block V I think. I believe NASA wants SpaceX to launch 10 of them prior to authorizing manned certification.
Contrast with the SLS, "designed for manned flight", but unlikely to even have half that many launches, if it flies at all.
by hanelyp
Mon Jun 04, 2018 4:44 am
Forum: General
Topic: Skynet is coming.
Replies: 802
Views: 386689

Re: Skynet is coming.

Sounds like Eliza with voice recognition.
by hanelyp
Tue May 29, 2018 8:01 pm
Forum: News
Topic: The list of duds
Replies: 17
Views: 29073

Re: The list of duds

Can you unpack what you mean with "short term" beyond "5 seconds". Also, "high capacity storage"? I recall articles from the late 1970s, early 1980s, when it was hoped that advanced flywheels could match batteries for energy capacity, and hold it for hours or even days. Anticipated applications inc...
by hanelyp
Tue May 29, 2018 2:08 pm
Forum: News
Topic: The list of duds
Replies: 17
Views: 29073

Re: The list of duds

Flywheels have applications. They do great for surge delivery of mechanical energy. The high energy density flywheels intended to replace large batteries haven't delivered the combination of attributes to compete for that purpose. Battery tech having advanced at the same time the flywheels were rese...
by hanelyp
Wed May 23, 2018 1:06 am
Forum: News
Topic: SpaceX News
Replies: 2324
Views: 1154232

Re: SpaceX News

The falcon 9 or heavy do not fulfill the mars/ moonraker 8) roll that NASA has envisioned. I will take the support of a government to have a new colony on mars and I feel the BFR is the only way NASA will get on board with the program. Once NASA figures out they can launch probes using the BFR they...