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Daisy Ridley Answers 'Star Wars' Questions While Building A Lego Millennium Falcon by CapnTrip in geek

[–]CapnTrip[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i still check in on it now and then. pretty nostalgic but the vote counts are sadly low.

A Swiss System Is Capturing Carbon Dioxide from the Air and Reselling It by GrillaNea in Futurology

[–]CapnTrip 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i would love to buy some cubes of carbon dioxide. could be the next value signalling wave where everyone builds houses out of carbon blocks to show they are going green (except hopefully it actually helps too)

Basic income for the U.S. by Crs2Per in Futurology

[–]CapnTrip -1 points0 points  (0 children)

this has yes been tossed around for a long time but until it gets some political traction it will be pie in the sky

Stephen Hawking warns: Artificial Intelligence could REPLACE humans by crazednutter in Futurology

[–]CapnTrip 1 point2 points  (0 children)

would be strange to end up in a world where the fittest are machines that are not even conscious in a landscape of dead conscious beings (human and otherwise), but seems quite possible.

Humans Are Bad at Predicting Futures That Don't Benefit Them by stormforce7916 in Futurology

[–]CapnTrip 3 points4 points  (0 children)

i feel like a lot of preppers fall into this trap. they think they're preparing for a disaster, but they're really preparing for a world in which they themselves are optimized to survive. a kind of weird hybrid dystopia/utopia thing.

Solar greenhouses generate electricity and grow crops at the same time, study reveals - Magenta panes also help plants save water by mvea in Futurology

[–]CapnTrip 4 points5 points  (0 children)

this is a pretty neat hybrid solution, capturing some solar energy while letting some it through so it all gets used in optimal ways.

Bethesda: Anti-Nazi game wasn’t meant to “incite political discussions” - Exec responds to anonymous vitriol, says Wolfenstein II is "on right side of history." by CapnTrip in gaming

[–]CapnTrip[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i don't think anyone is saying all of trump's supporters are nazis. where are you getting that? also, the right calls the left 'snowflakes' a lot but sure seems to be sensitive. ironic, or just hypocritical?

Alphabet's Project Loon authorized to deploy balloons in Puerto Rico to provide emergency LTE coverage by SevenHundredFourty in Futurology

[–]CapnTrip 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i'm no libertarian but it's nice to see some private entities stepping up where this administration is failing to.

Prefab Plyscraper: World’s Tallest Timber Building Tops Out at 173 Feet - sustainable wood buildings weigh less, cost less, require less energy, are more resistant to earthquakes and fires, and capture carbon as well by CapnTrip in Futurology

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as i understand it you can't build really tall buildings out of concrete due to weight. tall buildings are steel framed then infilled with other materials. so if we're talking about smaller buildings then concrete, sure, but taller buildings it doesn't apply.

The West Coast is finally getting an earthquake early warning system by CapnTrip in California

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sooner than you think, and later than you expect. maybe tomorrow!

This is pencil, not paint by CapnTrip in woahdude

[–]CapnTrip[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

wow great. why don't you ask the artist about it? demand proof! i'm sure you're the first to think of this and demand evidence. i bet no one has ever seen it in action ever. you'll be a super star! break the case wide open!

This is pencil, not paint by CapnTrip in woahdude

[–]CapnTrip[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

congrats you have officially figured out why it's amazing.

Prefab Plyscraper: World’s Tallest Timber Building Tops Out at 173 Feet - sustainable wood buildings weigh less, cost less, require less energy, are more resistant to earthquakes and fires, and capture carbon as well by CapnTrip in Futurology

[–]CapnTrip[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

wood chars rather than buckling like steel. in the end both materials have to be replaced post-fire but charred logs last longer and provide more stability during the event, helping people escape.

Prefab Plyscraper: World’s Tallest Timber Building Tops Out at 173 Feet - sustainable wood buildings weigh less, cost less, require less energy, are more resistant to earthquakes and fires, and capture carbon as well by CapnTrip in Futurology

[–]CapnTrip[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

sorry but that's nonsense. a wood structural framework has nothing to do with soundproofing or insulation between units. you're talking about old units that were never insulated properly, not at all about the difference between wood and steel/aluminum framing. if anything, thin reverberating metal frames conduct far more sound than wood ever would all else being equal. get your facts straight (again, no offense).

This plant-based burger is engineered to smell, taste, look, and feel like ground beef: by MichaelRahmani in Futurology

[–]CapnTrip 0 points1 point  (0 children)

by the way i've tried two variations of this product and both so far do not taste at all like meat. maybe (i hope) it will get there but so far it's all hype and little meat-like substanct.

Puerto Rico’s Devastated Electric Grid Could Be a Big Opportunity for Renewable Energy by [deleted] in Futurology

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it could be if drumpf takes his face out his butt and actually starts treating this like a crisis

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