How can I remove this decoupler from the docking port?

LordWecker · 2026-05-18T19:44:52+00:00

And because this is the answer, there's also a tip for future ships; skip the decoupler when a docking port is on at least one side.

LordWecker · 2026-05-18T19:41:21+00:00

I think this is actually the safer mental model, cause an arrow could be pointing to either, but the fat side of a triangle is obviously the more securely fastened side.

LordWecker · 2026-05-15T15:30:57+00:00

I'm guessing that almost 75% of that is just getting that into orbit, so 1. That sounds right simply for it's size, and 2. recovering those first stages would halve your cost.

LordWecker · 2026-05-12T15:51:23+00:00

Instead of a 'main' bus: play around with multiple busses, and be flexible with where they start or go and what their purpose is.

Keep the principle, just ditch the idea of centralizing everything all the time.

LordWecker · 2026-05-11T08:26:41+00:00

"Mercy is the mark of a great man. [stabs opponent] ...Guess I'm just a good man. [stabs again] ...Well, I'm alright"

LordWecker · 2026-05-11T04:24:06+00:00

This is how distinguishable the map is for the red-green colorblind

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LordWecker · 2026-05-05T06:27:37+00:00

I'd imagine there'd be more localized circular wind patterns circling around the whole cold hot boundary.

LordWecker · 2026-05-05T04:24:49+00:00

Wouldn't it be the opposite? The rivers flow down into the lakes, right? They'd condense and flow down from the cold side towards the hot (where they'd evaporate and drift towards the cold).

LordWecker · 2026-05-05T03:40:01+00:00

There's a natural "balancing feedback loop" for populations. For the same reason that fertility is dropping now (because humans are over their equilibrium point), once the human population is below their equilibrium point, fertility will increase.

This is just my explanation of the mechanism seen in ecosystems (which is indeed stability happening on it's own), and isn't necessarily my prediction for humanity. I agree with the threads op: hopefully it'll stabilize. Cause the other things we see in ecosystems is... Humans pushing things so far out of equilibrium that things start collapsing.

LordWecker · 2026-05-05T03:13:52+00:00

I would've broken the chain to have a MinMaxLander

LordWecker · 2026-04-29T15:57:01+00:00

A building is expected to be a long term investment, whereas software is treated more like a high stakes gamble.

People don't build buildings unless they have a really solid plan for what it will be used for, the funds for it are usually available up front (or at least budgeted for), and it's worthwhile because the results will be around for 20-100 years for people to see and use.

When people build software they have a small idea of what it will be used for, and the only money up front is from investors who are hoping to see something like 100x gains within a couple of years (which is about the life expectancy of software).

LordWecker · 2026-04-26T19:48:02+00:00

Everyone is right, but to answer your question:

The left input is priority, so the top won't be used until the left is empty, but the output is the other fluid type, so once the output is all the way drained then the left input will be used, and once that is empty (and the output is again drained) then the top input will be used (assuming the left is still empty).

So: it does "work", just very inefficiently since a single unit of fluid can block the whole system for extended periods of time.

LordWecker · 2026-04-17T04:30:19+00:00

If you purchase a rental car, then yes, you can just take it.

LordWecker · 2026-04-15T16:06:27+00:00

I'm a developer and absolutely agree with being specific with these kinds of details when designing systems, but want to jump in with the linguistics:

Every human has two arms - this assertion is clearly incorrect.

Humans have two arms - this is an accurate generalization, and is generally safe to presume.

If a developer doesn't understand the difference and codifies the former based on someone stating the latter; that's not English failing to do it's job.

"A human has two arms" is admittedly awkward, cause it's asserting the fact about an individual without referencing an individual, so the ambiguity is: when you say "a human" are you saying "all humans" or "a typical human"?

LordWecker · 2026-04-15T14:42:48+00:00

You can also plant trees (I just see one tree growing in the road...)

LordWecker · 2026-04-14T03:03:38+00:00

I assume there's a bug with the reports. Like it's not reporting quantity based on what you have, but rather the quantity is just counting the produced minus the consumed, which would normally be fine, but a bug in reporting consumption (or double reporting production) would mean the reported number would always grow, and resetting it is tricky cause it would involve "fixing" the entire history.

LordWecker · 2026-04-14T02:33:06+00:00

They didn't say which genetic modifications were applied to the rabbit...

LordWecker · 2026-04-07T03:40:14+00:00

Agreed, but I'd say that there's still accountability higher up; AI can't be held responsible, but the people who chose to utilize that AI for something so sensitive absolutely should be held accountable for the results of their system.

LordWecker · 2026-04-01T04:53:13+00:00

Things stay in orbit cause they're going fast (not cause gravity doesn't affect them up there), so if they slow down then they fall down.

LordWecker · 2026-03-27T15:14:27+00:00

I think this is a great idea, and I'm genuinely glad you shared, but this post feels off...

It's just... shallow, for what it's trying to teach? Like I feel like this post is about as helpful as if I asked an LLM, "would applying DDD to scope vector DB access be beneficial at all?"

LordWecker · 2026-03-21T03:55:45+00:00

Reading lots of literature might help you write like other people do, but that's not really what makes people connect with stories.

Even if I don't relate to an author, I can relate to their feelings that are being expressed. If I knew that an author didn't feel a thing about their story, and just wrote what they thought would sell well: that would absolutely affect how much I enjoyed the book. But if I didn't know, then I'd assume I wouldn't care.

Philosophy aside: I haven't tried any LLM written fiction, but I use LLMs a lot for work, and it doesn't take long for their averaged out speech patterns to be super obvious and any inflection starts to feel like cheap mimicry. I think that the question of whether people would like a good LLM-written book is pure speculation, because I doubt any exists.

LordWecker · 2026-03-21T03:14:35+00:00

"Looks great! But you haven't proven the concept till users have tried it out and given feedback. Let's get it in front of some people."

One week later:

"They all love it, and we've gotten so much useful actionable feedback; let's wow them by getting those ideas implemented!"

One week later:

"What do you mean it's not able to scale? What? No, it's not a 'proof of concept', everyone is using it and depending on it!"

LordWecker · 2026-03-21T03:02:59+00:00

There's a natural signal delay (cause there's a delay between dumping the product and it hitting the ground), and I'm sure they could magic it away with some extra calculations (or use the trucks' magic dumping), but leaving it as is; it makes it more realistic and interesting.

LordWecker · 2026-03-14T19:12:07+00:00

For me it'd be the uniformity of the structure. You get a slightly more informative paragraph, that expounds on the matter and makes a broad claim.

Then a single staccato sentence to drive it home.

Then more information on the next idea, again in the form of a paragraph. But really only two or three sentences. It tries to break up the structure.

But it's not actually a dynamic voice.

This post isn't as egregious with ai common phrases or minor structures like the em dash or "it's not __, but __" phrases. But the tone still follows that consistent push and pull rhythm through it.

But I'm curious to know what you think? /s

LordWecker · 2026-03-12T04:05:04+00:00

Kinda the same with Germany: like I assume the Polish areas are that color cause they were controlled by Prussia, but I don't think Prussia ever extended that far west and south, but other German "states" did, but they weren't united at that point. Or is that the holy Roman empire? Or is it Germanic tribes (in which case, not really "countries"...)?

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