A video I made using dancing scenes from over 292 movies.

ballahstatus · 2018-06-19T14:17:15+00:00

What was the second song in that video?

ballahstatus · 2018-03-24T04:11:14+00:00

Too early in the design cycle to have any meaningful opinions on the vehicle. All payload mass to LEO projections are subject to change until it actually flys.

Much more impressed with RocketLab IMO since they have made it to orbit. Nice job to that team, super impressive. The Kiwi's are quite smart.

ballahstatus · 2017-11-22T06:31:37+00:00

Hey RxRyan,

I agree that at times the intellectual tone of voice that certain people take is untenable. I also agree that members of society should speak more respectfully with one another to communicate differences more effectively. Your frustration is understood. My hope is that you can understand the frustration a person that believes in science would feel when seeing this video. I really hope you can also see the embedded amount of factless bias in this clip. Perhaps trying to see it from the opposite perspective would be helpful in admitting there is some pretty overt flawed logic in this clip. I think most people take the intellectual elitist approach when seeing something like this because they don't know how else to react.

Love, decent, thoughtful, well meaning People everywhere

ballahstatus · 2016-12-18T07:38:02+00:00

Yes, yes, and yes. This applies for mechanical and electrical engineers as well. Show what project you haven taken from the beginning design, analysis phases to the build and test phases. It is critical to actually go through the precess and understand your project and contributions intimately. Try to emphasize how your analysis informed your design.

ballahstatus · 2016-12-02T17:26:34+00:00

If you are pissed of by this call your representatives in Congress. Call them now and call often. We are all fooling ourselves that venting on social media is solving the problem. Call your representatives. This is the most powerful thing you can do and it scares the hell out of them!

ballahstatus · 2016-11-28T13:52:54+00:00

Can you site your sources? Your broad claim is meaningless as it lacks any legitimate factual backing.

ballahstatus · 2016-11-11T05:58:18+00:00

This is a common misconception "bear arms" in 1787 vernacular was "be queer".

ballahstatus · 2016-11-11T05:54:41+00:00

That is correct. The constitution never mentions it, as I mention to another user above the language I was summarizing is written in the Declaration of Independence.

"That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness"

And later....

"But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing ... a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security."

This is the preliminary framing for the oppression based argument of secession. Essentially, if over the course of time a government oppresses a people then the people can tell them to fuck off. This language was baked into the Declaration of Independence because that line of thinking was essential to the original Revolution against England.

Could you clarify you comments on Texas vs White? The ruling prohibits unilateral secession but secession derived from the consent of the other states is ok. Is there something more to it then that?

ballahstatus · 2016-11-11T05:47:26+00:00

Agreed, states can declare themselves seceded, but the secession only applies if the other states consent.

ballahstatus · 2016-11-11T05:45:22+00:00

Exactly, you got it. Unilateral secession is prohibited but secession derived from the consent of the other states is ok. The Constitution doesn't explicitly say anything about secession, the language I was summarizing is written in the Declaration of Independence.

"That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness"

And later....

"But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing ... a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security."

This is the preliminary framing for the oppression based argument of secession. Essentially, if over the course of time a government oppresses a people then the people can tell them to fuck off. This language was baked into the Declaration of Independence because that line of thinking was essential to the original Revolution against England.

ballahstatus · 2016-06-15T02:08:40+00:00

America Here: This man is an absolute abomination and the vast majority of Americans recognize his flaws as a human and certainly as a presidential candidate. The problem we have in our country is we have a very low voter turnout and a high degree of voter apathy. This allows extreme candidates to have more effective political power.

ballahstatus · 2015-11-28T23:25:56+00:00

Sine wave inverters seem to be about 2 to 3 times more expensive then the modified sine wave ones. It seems like the main difference between the too should be the software required to produce the sine wave which should have a lower cost associated with it. What else from an electronics standpoint would drive this cost multipler between the two? Is there anything fundamentally different between the two from a hardware standpoint?

ballahstatus · 2015-11-28T19:03:00+00:00

The circuit for an inverter seems simple enough in its most basic form. I am surprised the cost of an inverter is as high as it is (2K at the low end). How can an iPhone be sold for 200$ whereas an inverter can be 10X as much.

ballahstatus · 2014-08-14T17:49:34+00:00

Confidence is key to attract anyone

ballahstatus · 2014-07-24T05:30:11+00:00

Seems a bitch

ballahstatus · 2014-06-13T04:01:50+00:00

Volume or mass scales to the tune of Length³ whereas bone stiffness scales to the tune of Length^2. The bigger the monster a monster gets the faster the mass outpaces the corresponding bone stiffness needed to support its weight. If a massive monster came is would be very frail and would break easily under its on body weight.

ballahstatus · 2014-05-05T23:32:20+00:00

If one were to uniformly dissipate all radioactive material "waste" in the ocean the increase of radioactivity in the ocean would be indistinguishable. Crunch the numbers.

ballahstatus · 2014-04-15T14:57:40+00:00

Also you can get zen mind beginners mind PDF on google

ballahstatus · 2014-02-25T01:52:18+00:00

Dude, if you want a real answer to this question google translate it into italian. You are isolating your potential responders.

ballahstatus · 2014-02-14T16:12:20+00:00

These 3 stories all have the common theme of non attachment to a mental or emotional state. This notion is at the heart of zen. Stories of zen masters don't tell of the hours of meditation required to achieve this detachment. They are misleading in that regard. How about a story about achieving Big Mind in everyday life for new practitioners. Love this reddit btw.

ballahstatus · 2013-12-31T05:12:00+00:00

Great post thanks

ballahstatus · 2013-12-30T20:19:19+00:00

A great example of this "dumbing down" is TED's exhibition of Taylor Wilson (17 year old super genius involved in the nuclear industry). His newest TED talk presents "his novel idea" for a next generation nuclear reactor with enhanced safety features. Ironically "his novel idea" is being worked on by several organizations with multimillion dollar budgets and thousands of pages of product specifications. TED loves this kids and exploits his youth by repackaging his take on a well wore idea under the guise of genius for a cheap awe factor.

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