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Comment · 2 years ago
Essentially, yes, but not exactly.

My understanding is that particles and anti-particles pop into existence randomly, but quickly cancel each other out. Normally this doesn't affect anything, but if they happen to pop into existance right on the border of the event horizon, one will fall in and one will fall away. Thus matter is very very very slowly "leaving" the black hole. But not because matter inside is making it out, but rather because of some interesting quantum features of the fabric of spacetime.

Comment · 2 years ago
And the grid is getting greener and greener every year.

An electric car bought today that is powered by a coal plant today will be powered by solar/hydro/wind more and more each year.

A gas car will always run on fossil fuels.

Comment · 2 years ago
The second line of the article: "The engine with 5 kN (500 kg / 1124 lbf) of thrust, generated the expected 20,000 horsepower"
Comment · 2 years ago
Exactly. And, I'm assuming, it will reject any prompts or words in poor taste.
Comment · 2 years ago
Yeah the lack of screenshots made me lose interest immediately.
Comment · 2 years ago
If the local spray pilots aren't filing their paperwork and presumably not getting in trouble, isn't it reasonable that no one would care if you did the same?

It sounds like no one is enforcing those rules/laws.

Comment · 2 years ago
Right, but isn't the expansion increasing? So if they don't merge into one big galaxy at some point the expansion would out run gravity?
Comment · 2 years ago
Humorously, I almost bought a brand new Model S in 2017 when they announced full self driving because I was so excited by the tech and the promises.

Instead, I bought a used Model S with AP1.

I have never regretted that decision, it's been a great car. I do feel bad about everyone who bought into those promises.

Comment · 2 years ago
I find it odd that you wouldn't factor the severity of recent security incidents into your vendor choices.
Comment · 2 years ago
It appears to me that they did something clever and the wings and tail section look like they are shaped to generate lift if the vehicle is moving forward fast enough. There are two rotors at the back that blow backward rather than downward.

So possible a vertical take off multi-rotor that can then transition to more efficient (and quieter) plane like operation once up to speed.

Comment · 2 years ago
In NACS the DC and AC pins are the same pins. The car only connects the charge port pins to either the AC/DC charger or to the DC battery after it communicates with the charger and tells the charger what voltage / amps it wants.
Comment · 2 years ago
Fenix didn't die in LotV.

Does every new harry potter book or movie that comes out reset the timer on spoiling that dumbledore dies?

This isn't mickey mouse and disney extending copyright law into perpetuity, this is a nicety among people to not spoil things until people have a change to experience it themselves.

Comment · 2 years ago
Is this what passes as journalism today?
Comment · 2 years ago
Right? Like can we please get a user story on some agile board somewhere that says: "As a user, if the last 10 times I opened netflix I watched the same show, I should be shown the option to resume that show very prominently"

The number of times I've had to scroll or even search to find the thing that I very obviously want seems intentionally maddening.

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