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Comment · 3 years ago
I'd imagine that COVID had something to do with this. Churchgoers started watching mass on the net, and called it going to church.
Comment · 3 years ago
Yes, most definitely Octopuses should receive the same protection as monkeys.
Comment · 3 years ago
Laser satellite weaponry is already here. It wouldn't matter if DARPA undertakes this project or someone else. I think it's still a good idea, if it can deliver energy cheaper than building, maintaining, and running a ground infrastructure. It could potentially lead to greater energy security. I just imagine satellites powering individual city blocks or segments, right along with remote villages. I wonder what the radiation effect is from energy delivered by laser...
Comment · 3 years ago
How will we know the effects and timing (permanence) of injecting the stratosphere with aerosols that block out solar radiation? Is it localized (how will such gases stay over particular areas such as the poles), because gases expand indefinitely...right? How would we control these aerosols so the earth doesn't get too cold?

I think it seems like a good idea, and I'm sure there are experts that could answer these questions.

I give the Whitehouse kudos for proposing such an initiative, at least through research we will know more about what is possible and the effects of such actions.

The paper provides a great overview of how to achieve a more sustainable earth. Hopefully these actions could be consistent over the long term.

Comment · 3 years ago
Why don't the stock market traders just use satellite? Shouldn't those transmissions be faster than cable transmission? They are only gaining milliseconds right? I wonder who will be affected. It seems like a lot of wattage, but the stock traders antennas are located in the upper US.
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Comment · 3 years ago
Is that why Jamaicans say "Ire mon"!?
Comment · 3 years ago
Amazing application and manifestation of induction (storing electrical energy in a magnetic field)! What happened to the idea? Did it go anywhere?
Comment · 3 years ago
Electrolytes? Better conduction of EMF? Just a guess.
Comment · 3 years ago
Cool! Induction is amazing.
Comment · 3 years ago
Let us hope so...

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