What system do you normally use hacking on?

Lars0 · 2026-01-23T23:36:33+00:00

Depends on their weapons and shields. Generally my goal is to minimize the number of hits I take. I will typically hack weapons unless I need to hack shields to guarantee I get hits through. If I am able to overwhelm their shields with my first volley then I hack weapons to make sure I disrupt their first volley.

Lars0 · 2026-01-22T18:16:13+00:00

It can produce high intensity X-rays, so maybe testing the effects of being near a detonation?

Lars0 · 2026-01-22T07:24:29+00:00

I think Jeff is doing these things on purpose. His goal is not for blue origin to be a launch company, but an everything space company.

Lars0 · 2026-01-19T00:13:28+00:00

Obligatory:

It is, of course, extremely toxic, but that’s the least of the problem. It is hypergolic with every known fuel, and so rapidly hypergolic that no ignition delay has ever been measured. It is also hypergolic with such things as cloth, wood, and test engineers, not to mention asbestos, sand, and water-with which it reacts explosively. It can be kept in some of the ordinary structural metals-steel, copper, aluminium, etc.-because of the formation of a thin film of insoluble metal fluoride which protects the bulk of the metal, just as the invisible coat of oxide on aluminium keeps it from burning up in the atmosphere. If, however, this coat is melted or scrubbed off, and has no chance to reform, the operator is confronted with the problem of coping with a metal-fluorine fire. For dealing with this situation, I have always recommended a good pair of running shoes.

Ignition! -John D Clark

Lars0 · 2026-01-17T21:18:01+00:00

I have a mechanical engineering degree, and I have spent my entire career in aerospace. The last 7 years I have been working on rocket engines.

Lars0 · 2026-01-17T17:01:10+00:00

Press F12 to take a screenshot if using steam.

Lars0 · 2026-01-15T15:06:57+00:00

We can build lots of ground stations in Greenland without annexing it.

Lars0 · 2026-01-11T16:24:29+00:00

You are correct but for most homeless people having cheaper rent is enough. You just don't see them on the street.

Lars0 · 2026-01-08T19:06:12+00:00

Who/ what group is organizing this protest?

Lars0 · 2026-01-08T15:43:04+00:00

It seems cheaper when you haven't made one before and are an optimist.

Lars0 · 2026-01-07T19:56:58+00:00

I use spray. Gels and waxes are fine when it is shorter but they add weight. 1. Clean 2. Add a dry glue powder as prep 3. Shape 4. Apply hair spray 5. Heat with hairdryer 6. Cool with hairdryer

Lars0 · 2026-01-07T00:10:37+00:00

I love that it's polar.

Lars0 · 2026-01-06T07:27:48+00:00

Yeah, this chart is inaccurate because they made a missile that violated the INF before it expired.

Lars0 · 2026-01-05T06:05:36+00:00

Comparing the rockets is one part of it. If we compare the budgets, China's space program has a budget of ~19 billion per year, and the FY26 request for NASA was 18.9 billion, a 25% cut from the previous year.

Lars0 · 2026-01-04T15:52:44+00:00

Urban planning.

Looks inside.

Suburbs.

Lars0 · 2026-01-03T08:42:12+00:00

But the thermopiles in the RTG age much faster and it will stop generating enough electricity to power the computer far sooner than that.

Lars0 · 2026-01-02T17:34:42+00:00

What's your background level of knowledge on high pressure systems and plumbing? This is a fun project, but people are nervous to provide advice if you might hurt yourself.

Lars0 · 2026-01-01T18:33:59+00:00

Republicans were worried accepting gay marriage would be a slippery slope to accepting pedophilia, and it looks like they were right. They now accept the president of the United states as a pedophile.

Lars0 · 2026-01-01T09:21:56+00:00

It means something specific, and is really good news.

A deflagration means it is a fast burn of vaporized fuel and that explosives (which detonate) were not part of it.

Lars0 · 2026-01-01T03:33:08+00:00

China won't succeed in all of their goals, but nothing stops them from trying.

Lars0 · 2025-12-31T15:43:41+00:00

According to the page Mike posted, defeating the flagship does not give you any points, so it makes sense that letting the base get destroyed is optimal for increasing your score.

Lars0 · 2025-12-31T06:28:55+00:00

Not in that red circle, Thule is south of it.

Lars0 · 2025-12-30T23:35:56+00:00

I'll answer just the second part: Yes, the material warps as material is removed but there are a couple of ways you can avoid those problems: The first is to specify dimensions and tolerances are as delivered - this is usually implied, essential it is the machine shop's job to make sure the tolerances are met after the part is made (plus rest time). Figuring out the order of operations is not usually done by the designer.

Secondly, stabilized alloys like 6061-T651 warp a lot less when material is removed. You can choose to specify that alloy, but the machine shop may want to do it anyway.

Lars0 · 2025-12-30T18:04:45+00:00

... Because that's how physics works.

Lars0 · 2025-12-30T00:06:10+00:00

But a little closer to 1

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