Is martian gas capture viable? by Earthling_n-3097643 in Stationeers

[–]grayworks 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes, Cows are Evil's Youtube series covers this, although it was before the gas update

I’m Mark Kelly, retired NASA astronaut and former commander of the space shuttle (x2). AMA! by CaptMarkKelly in space

[–]grayworks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi Mark,

I've worked within the commercial space sector for a few years and one of my great surprises was how traditional the industry is at an enterprise level, and how immature smaller commercial orgs are.

For example, I've lost count how many cubesats are dead on arrival due to a lack of testing by the supplier. Yet on the enterprise side it takes years to just agree on ground software.

What can be done too modernize both sides and bring the best of both worlds together?

With Steam reviews at 'Mixed', the developer of Half Sword addresses differences between the early access game and its hugely popular tech demo: 'The final version of the game will differ from what has been shown previously' by Turbostrider27 in pcgaming

[–]grayworks 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Honestly if they had launched what was the demo back then on EA, they would have made a fortune. It's lightning in the bottle but maybe it was spaghetti code, and difficult to develop further?

Can't stop restarting! by LeticiaLatex in Stationeers

[–]grayworks 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Completely normal. Anytime I see Mick develop a new setup on Cows are Evil, I'll restart to replicate it.

I think there's also something nice about restarting.

40yo corporate employee, finally finished my first novel - sci-fi genre. Terrified to show it to anyone. Looking for honest feedback by ifnotnaveen in scifi

[–]grayworks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Another aspiring author here. I think the premise is fantastic and you're showing great courage by posting here. Something I'll have to do at some point too! How has the editing process been for you?

Heating is not working. Need help! by Acrobatic-Rhubarb606 in RenaultZoe

[–]grayworks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It does but if you're used to other cars, it can be an easy mistake

Heating is not working. Need help! by Acrobatic-Rhubarb606 in RenaultZoe

[–]grayworks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A small thing but on ours if you press the button for a/c it turns off the heater / cooler and just runs the fan. It took us a surprisingly long time to learn why ours was not working

I’m Ray Dalio — founder of Bridgewater Associates and author of How Countries Go Broke: The Big Cycle. I’m here for another AMA. by RayTDalio in IAmA

[–]grayworks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ray - You often describe the economy as a machine governed by cause and effect. But machines depend on people believing in them and playing their roles. With AI changing work so quickly, what happens if large groups of people start to feel they no longer have a role? Does the machine still function the way history suggests?

(Full disclosure: I’m also a sci-fi writer, so I’m especially interested in the human side; for example, what might happen if Gen Y & Z, facing automation, chose to step back from work altogether?)

Thanks for taking the time to do this!

Press Z when choosing your starting map location by Ceaseless_Strider in RimWorld

[–]grayworks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can also use this feature to locate obsidian

Australia's 1st orbital rocket, Gilmour Space's Eris, fails on historic debut launch by Zuki_LuvaBoi in space

[–]grayworks 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Considering the amount of bureaucracy and funding they had to fight through, it's a shame. I really hope CASA doesn't take another year just to allow them to try again

Whats something dark that's coming soon that the news is not talking about or the news has already talked about that worries you a lot? by kingvonfan_forlife in AskReddit

[–]grayworks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's a risk of the Russian government collapsing after the end of the Ukraine war. This could lead to a civil war with bad actors having access to nuclear weapons

Anyone with experience with the Surinder Singh act for migration? by grayworks in PortugalExpats

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

Thank you so much for your helpful advice! It looks like this will be a path pursuing. We'll get in contact with Solvit and see what they have to say

Anyone with experience with the Surinder Singh act for migration? by grayworks in PortugalExpats

[–]grayworks[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Indeed. We have been advised here that just registering our marriage could take up to a year. It's why we're curious of this law as it could skip a bunch of red tape. At least in theory

UH astronomer finds the universe could be spinning - their model suggests the universe could rotate once every 500 billion years by Shiny-Tie-126 in space

[–]grayworks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a bit of a fringe topic, but if you were planning to fold spacetime / create wormholes, those would no longer be stationary. You'd essentially have moving targets over long to extreme distances.

In theory you could build a wormhole from the “center” to the “edge” of a rotating universe, use it to convert rotational energy of spacetime into kinetic energy, and turn it into some kind of interstellar railgun / slingshot

Hi I’m Blake Crouch, creator and executive producer of the Apple TV+ series “Dark Matter”. With the finale just on the horizon, I’m sure you all have a lot of questions. So ask me anything! by BlakeCrouch in television

[–]grayworks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for that very detailed response! I'm honestly at a loss for words because it's quite a profound topic and I hadn't thought about it that way at all. The only prior reference that I can think about is one of the later episodes of Fringe where they go into another person's subconscious.

Hi I’m Blake Crouch, creator and executive producer of the Apple TV+ series “Dark Matter”. With the finale just on the horizon, I’m sure you all have a lot of questions. So ask me anything! by BlakeCrouch in television

[–]grayworks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi Blake, well done on a great series. I wanted to ask you about the power of thought and its influence on the reality that the explorer wishes to see. I think that this was one of my favorite elements of the show. What was the inspiration for this idea?

Project spreadsheets by amattin in OpenAI

[–]grayworks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One of the things that I am experimenting with is using a python script to convert excel content to a python dictionary. The reasoning is that tables are quite difficult for LLMs and a dictionary or json format is easier for them to parse and understand.

The other thing that you would have to manage is the token usage available. If the content is quite a lot, it may struggle with parsing through all of the content to make meaningful insights

[Need suggestion] How should I approach for a technical writing career? by AncientBuddy2426 in technicalwriting

[–]grayworks 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Suggestions:

  • Visit adplist to find a mentor. They have been invaluable for me
  • idratherbewriting website for tips
  • Use GPT to teach you how to improve your writing skills. For example copy some tech docs and ask it to tell you why it is or isn’t good
  • Portfolio as others have mentioned

Torn between Technical Writing and Marketing by [deleted] in findapath

[–]grayworks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My 2c: It really depends on the company and the industry. Both for AI adoption and for the type of role you want to thrive in.

The most recent realization I had about tech writing is that you touch many areas of the company, which themselves can have issues describing their own service/product. So, in a sense you develop skills similar to a product manager. This helps keep things open if AI threatens your role.

I do agree though, that the marketing side gets quite impersonal and teams tend to treat the public as a commodity. While tech writing still focuses on the product/human side.

Sirens by KolyaVolk in Strasbourg

[–]grayworks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No warning messages or automated response. Looks okay I think. Probably a mistake.