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Re:Task_t considered harmful
on Wednesday October 26, 2016 @11:34PM (#12802729)
Pardon my ignorance, could you explain what "hot path" means in this context?
Re:Water extraction on Mars for an expanding human colony
on Tuesday March 15, 2016 @04:32PM (#11292749)
> Why are important quantities such as 2.2) and 3) estimated per person when their link to population size is very unclear?
The answer for 2.2) seems to be that this water would be mostly related to concrete production for habitat construction/maintenance. More people means more construction/maintenance.
See: "Concrete production will most likely use the most water out of all the manufactured materials because that water isn’t easily reclaimed. And, although there may be more need for manufactured products towards the early stages of the colony, the amount required will be normalized to the amount of people in the colony."
The explanation for 3) appears to be that this water is a byproduct of oxygen production, which occurs in proportion to oxygen consumption, which should be proportional to population size.
See: "This amount relates to the water that would be extracted from the atmosphere during the process of extracting the required oxygen for breathable air (Wieland, 1998)."
Re:Alphabet Becomes the Most Valuable Public Company in the World
on Monday February 01, 2016 @11:04PM (#11017582)
“Larry, I still don’t get it. There are so many search companies. Web search, for free? Where does that get you?”
“Oh, we’re really making an AI.” -Larry Page [0]
[0] http://www.wired.com/2014/10/future-of-artificial-intelligen...