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[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 22 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Take numbers with a grain of salt, e.g., this link says a 7200RPM 160GB SATA drive from 2004 is $107, or about $0.67/GB, instead of the $5 claimed in post.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Not at all in this case though! Or rather, it depends on your perspective.

"Why doesn't electricity leak out the outlet?" is a good question, if you know nothing about electricity.

"Why doesn't electricity leak out the outlet?" is a little stupid, if you know a little about electricity.

"Why doesn't electricity leak out the outlet?" is a great question if you know a bit more about electricity (because it does leak out, it's just that 50/60Hz doesn't couple to freespace well unless you have a colossal antenna).

As to this question, light in moving media: https://preprints.opticaopen.org/articles/preprint/Fizeau_Experiment_Investigating_the_Speed_of_Light_in_Moving_Media/25441108?file=45147313

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 93 points 6 months ago (4 children)

It's a matter of perspective and use


high density one place means you can have open space somewhere else, for a given amount of land.

I'd much prefer a few large dense housing complexes, surrounded by green space, than suburban sprawl.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Sounds like maybe you want acoustic impedance ? Just like optical index mismatch, or electrical impedance mismatch, you get reflections at discontinuities. Neat stuff!

Not exactly sure what you mean by air-water-air "dampening," but my suspicion is that you're referring to sound being reflected at each interface, so the transmission is reduced. Antireflective coating, index matching, impedance matching are all rich topics in physics and electronics!

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

50kW class laser.

Another source claims 1um wavelength with individual 1.5kW lasers in a hex pattern


unclear if it's a phased array (would be awesome) or just trained on the same target (source mentions they are "combined using a mirror" so probably the latter).

Sounds like maybe high power YAG?

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 8 points 6 months ago (8 children)

I just want a button that rewinds 10-15s, turns on subtitles, and then turns them off when it catches up again. It's a pattern I do manually with some regularity.

I suppose with Jellyfin/OSS, this is something I could implement myself if I was so inclined...

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Hmmm, I'm not sure I understand...

A large explosion every second has units of power, not energy. So to me this is suggesting that the train is putting out power equal to its kinetic energy per second. That's certainly not the case


it implies that the train is powerful enough to accelerate to the speed in 1s, which is definitely not true.

But that's just my interpretation.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 8 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (3 children)

~~I don't think your units make sense


kinetic energy has units of energy, but "kg TNT per second" is power (about 4MW). (I think just remove the "every second" and it's correct?)~~

Edit: parent edited comment.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 9 points 6 months ago (2 children)

see my other comment where I define vegetables

See this is why you're arguing with everyone and coming across as (at best) a troll


you've defined your position to be correct, which of course means in your world you cannot possibly be wrong.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Strong Principal Skinner meme vibes.

"Am I wrong about potatos?

...no, it's Wikipedia, Britannica, Merriam-Webster, and basically everyone on reddit that's wrong!"

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Sorry what are we talking about? Can you say it again, very slowly, and enunciate carefully?

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 3 points 6 months ago

It's maybe not that bad for a "normal" person, but Bill Nye was a real hero to a lot of young folks, be they aspiring STEM types, science enthusiasts, or just curious people. So to see him sell out


abandoning scientific integrity for a quick buck


was pretty disheartening.

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