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Re:Bicycle on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @01:19PM (#35344539)
Somewhat related:

How many neurons does it take to ride a bycicle?

https://paradise.caltech.edu/~cook/papers/TwoNeurons.pdf

Re:Small Asteroid Impacts Moon on Sunday March 12, 2023 @09:45AM (#35119948)
Nasa has a Program called "Lunar Impact Monitoring".

See:

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11038-007-9184-0

https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20150021386/downloads/20...

http://lunarnetworks.blogspot.com/2013/05/brightest-impact-r...

The data collected by the "Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter" can be used to estimate the frequency of impacts.

https://www.lroc.asu.edu/posts/943

It truely is. I found it years ago and have used the data in various projects since then. :)
it indeed is hardly possible. See: https://www.openrailwaymap.org/
Re:Ionocaloric Refrigeration Cycle on Sunday January 15, 2023 @06:25AM (#34388612)
That is indeed interesting to think about. What exact mechanism did you had in mind for thermal energy transport?
<irony with a whiff of doom> Perfect timing for an X1000 solar flare.

"The old Axolotl" - Jacek Dukaj

Re:The Unix timestamp will begin with 16 this Sunday on Saturday September 12, 2020 @12:36PM (#24453629)
correct
Re:The Unix timestamp will begin with 16 this Sunday on Saturday September 12, 2020 @12:23PM (#24453550)
Next iteration of unix-time should include the concept of local time in context of relativty if we are going to travel or communicate over significant distances.
Re:The Unix timestamp will begin with 16 this Sunday on Saturday September 12, 2020 @11:55AM (#24453349)
anyone throwing a party for the illuminated?
Re:The Unix timestamp will begin with 16 this Sunday on Saturday September 12, 2020 @11:49AM (#24453318)
All dates describing pattern:

code:

#!/bin/bash

for t in $(seq 0 100000000 $((2* * 31))); do date -u -d @$t +'%s -> %c'; done

output:

0 -> Do 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 UTC

100000000 -> Sa 03 Mär 1973 09:46:40 UTC

200000000 -> Mo 03 Mai 1976 19:33:20 UTC

300000000 -> Do 05 Jul 1979 05:20:00 UTC

400000000 -> Sa 04 Sep 1982 15:06:40 UTC

500000000 -> Di 05 Nov 1985 00:53:20 UTC

600000000 -> Do 05 Jan 1989 10:40:00 UTC

700000000 -> Sa 07 Mär 1992 20:26:40 UTC

800000000 -> Di 09 Mai 1995 06:13:20 UTC

900000000 -> Do 09 Jul 1998 16:00:00 UTC

1000000000 -> So 09 Sep 2001 01:46:40 UTC

1100000000 -> Di 09 Nov 2004 11:33:20 UTC

1200000000 -> Do 10 Jan 2008 21:20:00 UTC

1300000000 -> So 13 Mär 2011 07:06:40 UTC

1400000000 -> Di 13 Mai 2014 16:53:20 UTC

1500000000 -> Fr 14 Jul 2017 02:40:00 UTC

1600000000 -> So 13 Sep 2020 12:26:40 UTC

1700000000 -> Di 14 Nov 2023 22:13:20 UTC

1800000000 -> Fr 15 Jan 2027 08:00:00 UTC

1900000000 -> So 17 Mär 2030 17:46:40 UTC

2000000000 -> Mi 18 Mai 2033 03:33:20 UTC

2100000000 -> Fr 18 Jul 2036 13:20:00 UTC

--------------------------------------------------------------

overflow of currently used datatype for timer happening at:

code:

#!/bin/bash date -u -d @2147483648 +'%s -> %c'

output:

2147483648 -> Di 19 Jan 2038 03:14:08 UTC

info:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2038_problem

--------------------------------------------------------------

other interesting date:

pi day:

date -u -d @3141592653 +'%s -> %c'

3141592653 -> So 21 Jul 2069 00:37:33 UTC (100th birthday for moonlanding mission on pi-day/sec)

Thank you for you insight.
Can someone maybe with lab experience in propulsion or comparable knowledge confirm that their method to measure the thrust of the plasmathruster is in any way comparable to proper thrustmeasurement / produces forcevalues correlatable to those measured with an unobstructed outlet and proper equipment?
Re:Tesla’s European gigafactory will be built in Berlin on Tuesday November 12, 2019 @06:03PM (#21519218)
The number sold electric vehicles in germany is still exponential not saturated, the government recently announced to build additional charging stations across the country in the order of 10 thousands and to increase the (tax) incentives for hybrid and fully electric cars. It is a good time to build a factory for electric cars in germany. Berlin is a sweet spot when it comes to talent in high tech, suppliers and transport connection.
Re:Tesla’s European gigafactory will be built in Berlin on Tuesday November 12, 2019 @05:56PM (#21519153)
I bet elon will not be able to land in BER for the celebation of the millionth car rolled out there.
Re:Molekule Air Mini home air purifier will debut for $400 on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @09:25AM (#21270057)
This industry needs more players to drive the price down. 400$ for extruded plastic hull, cheap electronics, a fan, a filter (and a battery pack for a mobile device) is way to much. I build one for my flat for less than 50$...
Re:Energy of the 229 Th nuclear clock transition on Thursday September 12, 2019 @09:26AM (#20951142)
Re:An innovative approach to making electricity from the wind on Friday September 06, 2019 @05:43AM (#20894293)
Solar and Wind are free and widely availabe primary energy sources. No infrastructure is needed to dig it/pump it up, transport it and process it befor it is usable, as with fossile fuels and nuclear power.
Re:Spaceflight from the Backyard on Sunday September 01, 2019 @03:54PM (#20854434)
@location: Light Pollution has gotten worse over time (with the exception of a few countrys with policies regarding that). VIIRS Data might offer a basis for choosing a backyard: https://www.lightpollutionmap.info/#zoom=3&lat=4695853&lon=-...