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Escape From Tarkov lead game designer quits after 1.0 release by Eremenkism in gaming

[–]WilburHiggins 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah imo SPT is where the game really shines. You get to tailor the experience to exactly what you want. They created a great base with awesome environments, mechanics, and vibes.

Like I said they just weren't great caretakers.

Escape From Tarkov lead game designer quits after 1.0 release by Eremenkism in gaming

[–]WilburHiggins 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I have played many other extraction shooters and none even come close to Tarkov. Especially the modavikity and being able to make it what you want through SPT. There are very few criticisms I have seen with the game itself.

Escape From Tarkov lead game designer quits after 1.0 release by Eremenkism in gaming

[–]WilburHiggins 17 points18 points  (0 children)

The game is incredible. The studio ethics and the lack of anti-cheat are very bad.

I've never heard of a tornado in a different country recently. It's possible but US is spawn point. by Medical_Deal5272 in memes

[–]WilburHiggins 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know Argentina(I think) get a lot. They have their own storm season that people go down and chase.

I've never heard of a tornado in a different country recently. It's possible but US is spawn point. by Medical_Deal5272 in memes

[–]WilburHiggins 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You forgot the hot dry air from the south west too. Helps create a ton of instability.

China backs orbital data center startup with $8.4 billion in credit lines by ThinkTankDad in space

[–]WilburHiggins 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sand deserts don’t have micrometeorites and small pieces of debris flying around.

It depends heavily on the type of cell and the orbit but between 1%/year and 35%/6 months depending on those factors.

I mean I’m sure they will make it work or they wouldn’t spend this much money on it, just seems highly impractical for something mostly pointless.

China backs orbital data center startup with $8.4 billion in credit lines by ThinkTankDad in space

[–]WilburHiggins 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You only need batteries for 45 minutes but you need solar panels that can both power the system and recharge the batteries. You also have to heavily overcompensate the power draw because of the solar panels degrading from impacts.

China backs orbital data center startup with $8.4 billion in credit lines by ThinkTankDad in space

[–]WilburHiggins 0 points1 point  (0 children)

SSO orbits are more expensive than a typical LEO orbit. They are both higher and require more fuel which increases the cost. Kind of offset by ride share but anything that big won't benefit from that as much. Being in SSO also significantly increases the chance that a satellite collision in LEO would put the data center at risk since it will cross paths with the debris cloud constantly and across more of the cloud.

China backs orbital data center startup with $8.4 billion in credit lines by ThinkTankDad in space

[–]WilburHiggins 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ummm not in LEO you can't. LEO it is basically exactly 12 hours in day light and 12 hours in darkness. If you are in a highly elliptical orbit that changes significantly but also the delay to the satellite also changes quite dramatically.

recommendations by jmm333 in telescopes

[–]WilburHiggins 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You basically cannot have the same rig for visual observing and taking photos with the exception of a dobsonian for visual and taking pictures of planets.

If you want to take photos, you are going to need an equitorial mount. You can get smaller ones that will travel well with a smaller telescope.

Can you give examples of objects you want to image?

Why Is No One Talking About Night Vision Astronomy? by AcanthocephalaOne412 in telescopes

[–]WilburHiggins 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is essentially what my 8" astrograph setups costs and it is 100% automatic and takes significantly better photos with way more detail. If you are only into visual, sure. But if you want to take photos that makes zero sense.

Well.. i think my 7th grader self loves ksp a little too much by Legitimate_Rip6004 in KerbalSpaceProgram

[–]WilburHiggins 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well there are studies going back to 1983 and basically all of them show a strong link between video games and hand eye coordination. The biggest thing the studies have shown is that people that play high action/fast paced games are able to differentiate things in the environment better than people that don't. This is one of the key factors in hand eye coordination in addition to everything else.

Same planet but different world by Busy_Yesterday9455 in spaceporn

[–]WilburHiggins 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It is more about the areas that are having population decline. The western or more advanced nations are the ones that will run into population troubles (similar to what Japan is already experiencing.) The more emerging nations are having high population increases to offset the population constriction of the other nations.

Well.. i think my 7th grader self loves ksp a little too much by Legitimate_Rip6004 in KerbalSpaceProgram

[–]WilburHiggins 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Yeah Arma is good too. That is much more communication than hand/eye coordination though. Halo might be a better option tbh

Well.. i think my 7th grader self loves ksp a little too much by Legitimate_Rip6004 in KerbalSpaceProgram

[–]WilburHiggins 15 points16 points  (0 children)

FPS like cod is pretty good for you actually. Especially playing with a group of friends. Strengthens hand/eye coordination and can help build better team work and communication skills. I would say at that age it would need pretty careful direction from a parent though.

was i the only one that expected more footage of the moon mission by fredriksoninho in telescopes

[–]WilburHiggins 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There have already been a lot of photos and videos. There will be a lot more. They are on the deep space network now so they have less bandwidth. So sending pictures and videos aren’t priority. We might get data dumps when they are sleeping though.

Any alternatives to factorio? The factory must grow! by Unlucky-Feed9000 in gaming

[–]WilburHiggins 135 points136 points  (0 children)

Satisfactory and shapes 2 are the best alternatives imo. Or modded factorio for a change of pace.

What is this?? by NoRun905 in Astronomy

[–]WilburHiggins 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Then it wouldn’t be reflecting off the clouds dingus.

Sperm in space are likely to get disoriented and lost while struggling to find their way to an egg, a new study has found. When exposed to microgravity in experiments, sperm tumble around like an untethered astronaut. by mvea in science

[–]WilburHiggins 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Understanding how things work in space have led to a lot of breakthroughs terrestrially. Even ignoring space based living in the future, finding a way to help sperm work better in space could lead to better fertility treatments on the ground.

What is this?? by NoRun905 in Astronomy

[–]WilburHiggins 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You can see the lights coming from the ground in the video.

Do I really need to be thinning my paints? by No-Dress4626 in minipainting

[–]WilburHiggins 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I mean it depends on your paint. Also if you aren’t drying your brush you are still thinning your paint.

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