FuglyDuck
@FuglyDuck@lemmy.world
- Comment on 2 weeks ago:
Well, not an engineer myself, either, but generally speaking that would greatly increase the systems complexity, which generally increases maintenance costs, down time, and the initial cost of the system.
You might be able to eke out a bit more power, but there’s more to the decision than total output and how efficient it is.
What I would imagine were a fusion-powered MHD being useful would be as a front end to fusion-based plasma propulsion. (Basically something like the VSIMR, Hall effect or whatever plasma thruster, where the fusion reaction generates both some power to create the thrust and its exhaust plasma is also the reaction mass.(I mentioned I’m not an engineer… right? Just an incorrigible nerd who likes sci-fi.)
- Comment on 2 weeks ago:
i mean, they can run the plasma through some magnetic fields…
But it’s less efficient that boiling water.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
If they refuse it’s not because of the currency. It’s because donations that large typically come with strings, and they may feel weird about it.
Anything can be stolen, but they’re usually fairly careful about that.
- Comment on Sooo... What's Mike Pillow up to these days? 2 weeks ago:
Nope.
Insulting someone is not bullying. It might be an aspect of bullying, but that’s like saying potatoes are beef stew.
- Comment on Sooo... What's Mike Pillow up to these days? 2 weeks ago:
He monetized being an annoying dork.
- Comment on Sooo... What's Mike Pillow up to these days? 2 weeks ago:
Right?
Like.
Shamwow guy is actually suing because they didn’t put “shamwow guy” on the primary ballot.
Like.
He knows we make fun of him for being the Shamwow guy, right?
- Comment on Is school cafeteria food in America trash? 2 weeks ago:
Late 90’s, early 2k’s, it was far more disgusting that just “trash”. It hasn’t changed any since then, either. The food is all microwaved, deep fried or baked; all from frozen. And you might be inclined to think baked stuff wouldn’t be so bad. But the only thing that came out of an oven was the pizza - and I’m pretty sure they’d have fried that too, if they could.
The closest any of that came to decent food is when the delivery truck passed by the grocery store.
One time, a friend had grabbed strawberry milk, and ended up gagging on a gelatinous rope that some how came out his nose. (You know the pasta trick? In the mouth? Out the nose?)
It came out to jiggle on his tray like pink snotty jello from hell.
The only reason people ate that crap is largely because they didn’t have a choice.
- Comment on Sooo... What's Mike Pillow up to these days? 2 weeks ago:
IIRC he’s trying to run for governor here in Minnesota.
I’m not sure which is a scarier thought. our GOP is not sending their best, or they are, and he’s their best.
- Comment on Could my daughter, who is a lawyer, defend my son’s girlfriend, who killed my cousin’s family in a DUI accident? 3 weeks ago:
This would depend on the state laws and bar association. She should call her bar and ask them. every situation is different. the ultimate question is can your daughter provide the GF a competent, and vigorous legal defense?
I’d personally suggest that would be difficult, given the relationship to victims as well. that represents a personal conflict of interest in which I believe- though I’m not a lawyer- they’d normally have to recuse themselves from.
- Comment on How do you play Poker with just 2-person text messages or DMs? 3 weeks ago:
I suppose you could play blackjack, one person is the dealer, and follows the casino rules for dealer behavior, and has the deck of cards… informing the other of what their cards are.
but there’s no way to convey that information with just two people without both people knowing it, which means competitive poker is going to be a problem. your best bet would likely to be get some kind of app that lets you play against people in your contacts or something.
- Comment on With regards to cutlery, do you prefer a spoon or a fork for eating cake? 3 weeks ago:
This question is why some overly clever and yet still useless fellow invented the spork.
Though, the answer for me is simple. Is Icencream involved? Spoon. No ice cream? Fork.
- Comment on What should we actually turn our aggression towards? 4 weeks ago:
Is this a question? Or are you just venting?
Pick your battles and go to town. You can’t fight them all, but you can fight for what you feel is most important.
- Comment on Do rich people get addicted to drugs? 4 weeks ago:
A lot of kids who grow up rich grow up bored, seeking ways to not be bored. When you can afford pretty much anything and you’re surrounded by people who promise to give you something new and exciting, it’s easy to get addicted.
To drugs. To booze. Sex. To adrenaline. And people are willing to provide all of it.
The unrealistic part is the drug dealer killing his user. It’s business. Killing your customers coz they got cut off is bad for business. Especially when the families are wealthy enough to buy their own justice.
Before it ever gets that far, though, the family probably pays off the drug dealer and lets them know there’s no more money there. The dealer might not cut them off, but they’re certainly not trusting that the adding is “good for it.”
Even if the dealer was that stupid, to let that debt large enough… there’s other ways they can pay. Access. Contacts. Information. Dirt.
- Comment on Would it be possible to have a successful career as a lawyer and never lie? 4 weeks ago:
But if there is no intention to deceive (and I would add no obligation to reveal that information,) then there’s no lie.
You just don’t provide information.
If my mom asks “where were you?” And I refuse to answer, I’m not lying, I’m just not answering, right?
- Comment on so cozy 🐟 4 weeks ago:
So one thing, if you haven’t seen, his son Robert is more or less following in his footsteps. his photography is insanely good.
- Comment on so cozy 🐟 4 weeks ago:
I still haven’t forgiven the stingray.
I know that Steve would say it wasn’t the stingray’s fault, that he was the one intruding and it was just defending itself, as stingrays do.
But I’m not nearly as good a human as Steve.
- Comment on psssst 4 weeks ago:
This explains the crabs…
- Comment on Do RICH people of color ever get harassed by ICE? 4 weeks ago:
Here is a tracker by Project Salt Box
- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks ago:
who is telling you there’s specific dna?
if you’re talking about a ancestry dna kit, it’s probably fair to say it’s bunk.
- Comment on In the Movie Sinners, how are the vampires able to attack them without being invited in? 4 weeks ago:
perhaps you can explain why correcting a myth (that folklore creatures were always allegory an not literal belief,) means I was hurt?
or perhaps you can address what I said.
belief in folklore predates blaming the creatures in folklore for things. things like nocturnal emissions, as an example. they’d have blame something else if they didn’t already believe in demons. (specifically succubi.)
these beliefs weren’t allegory. it was literally a demon haunted world. And for many, it still is.
- Comment on I suck at reading comprehension... what the heck does this law even mean? [8 U.S. Code § 1451 - Revocation of naturalization] 4 weeks ago:
Technically, yes. And SCOTUS found a bit of a spine and upheld that.
They would also stay citizens if their other parent was one.
- Comment on I suck at reading comprehension... what the heck does this law even mean? [8 U.S. Code § 1451 - Revocation of naturalization] 5 weeks ago:
As others have said, if you have citizenship solely through your mom, and she got that citizenship though fraud (let’s say she concealed the fact that she was a criminal or something,) the she’s have her citizenship revoked.
It would be as though she never had it.
Which means it would be as though you never had it.
For a more specific case… Musk lied on his citizenship docs. He was here on a student visa and was not attending school.
If he gets his revoked (which he won’t coz he’s rich.) any of his kids could lose theirs- if their mothers weren’t also is citizens.
- Comment on How to I prove to someone that the U.S. moon landing wasn't staged? 5 weeks ago:
Even if not, there’s more than a few retroreflectors (fancy mirrors)up there, installed so we can get laser distance measurements.
- Comment on How to I prove to someone that the U.S. moon landing wasn't staged? 5 weeks ago:
Mock him for being incurious, stupid and failing google-fu.
Or show him some of these links, your call.
rmg.co.uk/…/moon-landing-conspiracy-theories-debu…
starwalk.space/en/news/was-the-moon-landing-fake
askanexpert.asu.edu/earthspace/…/moon-landing
For the Artemis vs Apollo stuffs:
spaceinformer.com/artemis-vs-apollo-comparison/
apollo11space.com/apollo-vs-artemis-how-technolog…
And just to see how stupid he is, maybe ask if the earth is flat. If they say yes… just have him go watch this entire channel…
The reason I’m calling him stupid is because he’s either never actually searched or done any kind of research beyond conspiracy theory memes, or has immediately discounted the vast majority of people patiently explaining why he’s wrong.
- Comment on Final words revealed? 5 weeks ago:
“Release the Epstein Files you Rancid shitsack!”
- Comment on Americans: How the hell do you meet new people or get into relationships after college? 5 weeks ago:
What do you enjoy doing that’s not work and not “adulting”?
Find a hobby. Then find a group that shares that hobby. Clean up a park day, maybe.
Or find a charity or nonprofit that needs volunteers.
The local library probably has things going on, too.
Find a third space whether it’s the magic the gsthering shop and shop tournies or church or a knitting circle ran by the local yarn shop.
- Comment on psssst 5 weeks ago:
It’s all fun and games until the scatologist shows up.
Then it’s all poop jokes.
- Comment on 5 weeks ago:
You’ve never met a swan, have you?
“Mild annoyance” are the seagulls stealing your food.
(Yes, that swan dunked the seagull so it couldn’t fly away.)
Swans don’t steal food. You give it to them hoping they don’t murder you.
- Comment on 5 weeks ago:
I’d say ‘nope!’ But they kinda look tasty…
- Comment on ard 5 weeks ago:
Most people do. Not her fault