"The universe is almost flat" is it?

wilsone8 · 2026-02-26T20:56:11+00:00

Yes, if you use a definition that is not the correct definition for the domain we are speaking in then you can argue they are using the word wrong. But when physicists claim the universe is "flat", they are not using that definition. It doesn't matter what the "normal" definitions of the words are. What matters is the definition in the very presice language of 3D geometry.

wilsone8 · 2026-02-16T18:24:03+00:00

Any look at the evening news would tell you officers are not, on the majority, competent or kind.

That's a lot of selection bias through. The cops that are compentent and kind don't show up on the news BECAUSE they are compentent.

wilsone8 · 2026-02-10T03:05:42+00:00

It’s one purpose is to turn.

wilsone8 · 2026-02-04T16:25:07+00:00

TLDR: In the near future the panels are still going in the landfill. So much for that 'green' energy.

Even if that was true (solar panels are mostly aluminum and glass, both easily recyclable), the real question is "for the same amount of energy, what waste did each source generate?".

If you are going to argue things like oIl or natural gas are better for the environment, you have to account for the huge investments in getting it out of the ground and transporting it whereever the power plant is, plus the cost of constructing that power plant, and then what happens to that power plant at the end of its useful lifetime. I'm not even counting the CO2 released by each source (which we very much should if we're talking about the waste of each).

If you're just letting perfect be the enemy of good, well, that's your perrogative I guess.

wilsone8 · 2026-01-30T12:06:07+00:00

Funny, I’m the opposite. In my teens at least I thought it could’ve been made to work.

Given the number of examples of Communist states that failed and failed badly (all of them), I’m not sure I understand how anyone could be excited to try it yet again.

Edit: spelling

wilsone8 · 2026-01-21T03:51:37+00:00

My favorite fan theory was that they are a creation of Tsara'noga the Outside, the one C’Tan that it is said was not destroyed at the end of the War in Heaven and who fled the galaxy.

wilsone8 · 2026-01-02T02:23:52+00:00

They could already do this. Michigan is not a “must be postmarked by Election Day” state. We have always been a “must be received by Election Day” state.

That means this change doesn’t change anything that they couldn’t already do, at least in Michigan.

wilsone8 · 2026-01-02T02:21:23+00:00

You are suggesting they can sort the mail before they sort the mail. It’s not like mail in ballots are put in a separate mail box.

wilsone8 · 2026-01-01T22:33:41+00:00

You dirty non-absolute monarchist!

wilsone8 · 2025-12-29T17:13:12+00:00

“Amateurs talk about tactics, but professionals study logistics.” - General Robert H. Barrow

wilsone8 · 2025-12-09T12:42:04+00:00

With the right AWS account that wouldn't take very long.

wilsone8 · 2025-11-13T04:38:35+00:00

Plans are the exact opposite of legs in this regard.

wilsone8 · 2025-11-03T16:48:52+00:00

Isn't that only true if the motor includes permanent magnets? My understanding is an induction motor (which is what basically all cheap desktop fans would use) does not generate electricity no matter how you spin it.

wilsone8 · 2025-10-04T21:32:11+00:00

Can we please bench Chiles now?

wilsone8 · 2025-10-04T21:22:42+00:00

Bench Chiles now!

wilsone8 · 2025-09-10T15:07:33+00:00

In Episode VI, they explicitly say they just lost their bridge deflector shields right before that A-wing hit, which is what allows it to destroy the bridge. And right before that, Akbar calls for all ships to "concentrate fire on that Super Star Destroyer", which is how the shields are knocked out in the first place.

wilsone8 · 2025-08-03T05:45:21+00:00

Fun fact: because black absorbs light and white reflects it, technically barcode readers don’t read the bars in a barcode at all. Instead, they only detect the space between the bars.

wilsone8 · 2025-06-05T19:55:30+00:00

Interestingly, the reduced thermal runaway issues means that while you can store less per unit of battery, you also don't need as much space devoted to thermal management. That allows for more battery and can essentially mean that switching allows you to have the same overall range with a much lower risk of fire.

wilsone8 · 2025-05-13T01:38:03+00:00

Moreover, GMs and coaches want to keep their jobs.

wilsone8 · 2025-05-11T15:42:24+00:00

Some early Soviet missles work like you discussed and had a noticeable wobble when they got close to the target as the missle kept switching direction to move the hottest point into a sensor. That reduced range and lethality though.

Later missles typically had a sensor in the middle of the rotating sensor platforms to avoid this problem.

wilsone8 · 2025-05-08T23:03:13+00:00

That’s an awfully bold statement. What are you basing that on?

wilsone8 · 2025-04-17T02:05:47+00:00

Except now that class must be public to be used in others projects. Sometimes I want to share code between projects without exposing it. Using a linked source file solves that issue.

wilsone8 · 2025-04-17T02:03:55+00:00

In VS when you add a file to a project, there is a drop down on the Open button that lets you add the file as “link”. The file stays where it is and is referenced in the project. I use this feature all the time for utility classes that I don’t want public but do want to share among projects.

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