therealbilly

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by therealbilly 3y ago
Not really. It’s because the government of Taiwan poured a lot of money into these chip companies. Which is the smart thing to do.
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by therealbilly 3y ago
Kelly Johnson of Lockheed (designer and PM for record breaking aircraft) had a very strong position on core competency. It had to be protected and advanced at all costs.
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by therealbilly 3y ago
There was some truth to that. The 737 MAX is a hot aircraft (a light airframe with new powerful engines) that could quickly get away from you. Most US pilots come from the military and are typically top notch. Third world pilots to be quite
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by therealbilly 3y ago
I have no doubt the metaverse will be the future. Obviously it's hard for people to imagine the possibilities. It's also hard to explain it to people who lack imagination. I think it opens up amazing new horizons for humans to be
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by therealbilly 3y ago
Pull the Free42 app down from the Apple store and have an HP 42 calculator on your phone. The interface is an image of the 42.
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by therealbilly 3y ago
Most of us years ago pointed out the F-35 was heavy and not very aerodynamic. Meaning that the single engine would be burdened hauling that thing around. It's actually worse than we thought! If the engineers can somehow squeeze out 35%
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by therealbilly 4y ago
I think server hardware solved the big data issue. The stuff we have now can blitz through data in the blink of an eye. For national governments like our own, mainframes still have a place. For me personally, I don't even talk about bi
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by therealbilly 4y ago
My own theory is that the era of Big Tech firms like Google, etc., is passing or at least evolving. Companies are gaining confidence that they have answers for their needs and don't necessarily need input from those firms. So for the m
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by therealbilly 4y ago
I still run a 2017 MacBook Pro with the 2.9 GHz i7 (admittedly with a recent keyboard replacement.) I only do office productivity stuff on it. The heavy lifting is done on my Dell Xeon desktop workstation. Anyway I'm looking at the M2
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by therealbilly 4y ago
I have suffered from ADHD my entire adult working life. I am a developer and it’s been a real struggle. I could not utilize Adderall as I have high blood pressure and it hits your system all at once. Two years ago, a doctor prescribed Vyvan
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by therealbilly 4y ago
Does any of this really matter?
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by therealbilly 4y ago
Many of us lay-people strongly suspect that there was some sort of catastrophe around 12,000 BC. The disappearance of the Clovis people, the disappearance of the North American mega-fauna, the unequal sophistication of culture between the o
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by therealbilly 4y ago
Only me and the other guy seem to care. We all should care. Our government has no business collecting our transmitted information. This has to stop.
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by therealbilly 4y ago
You would make a poor airline executive. These planes cost an enormous amount of money to develop. I notice you didn't mention the poor training of the now deceased pilots. Be brave and mention all the factors.
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by therealbilly 4y ago
Ok, but we still don't see any ET's. I personally think interstellar travel is impossible for biological lifeforms. Some suggest some form of AI robotic craft, but that may be impossible as well. I don't know of any energy so
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by therealbilly 4y ago
No cloud for me. I like having my hardware in front of me. The soothing LED's and gentle swoosh of the cooling fans puts me at ease. I'll let the young turks bust their ass on those crappy cloud platforms. I also like my best of b
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by therealbilly 4y ago
Yeah, the dual shares is a sore point with me. The plebs get the non-voting instruments and the company insiders get the "controlling" shares. It doesn't sit right with me.
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by therealbilly 4y ago
I thought Boom had a smaller plane in the works. Trying to design a big 4 engine plane sounds daunting to me. A smaller craft with two engines sounds somewhat easier. Something able to transport 25 people maybe.
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by therealbilly 4y ago
Many people no longer want to enrich the Pharaoh. They want more beer and wheat in return for building that damn pyramid. I mean what is the point of making someone like Bezo's even more richer. All that profit rake-off should have bee
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by therealbilly 4y ago
I think Covid reset the employer to employee relationship. Prior to that, the employer could demand allegiance to the company, enforce a code of behavior and expect the employee to give priority to the company's agenda and needs. That
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by therealbilly 4y ago
Not known to the public but China has invested quite a bit in AMD.
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by therealbilly 4y ago
When reading the article, I was reminded of how things must have been working as a slave laborer in the underground Nordhausen rocket factory in 1944.
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by therealbilly 4y ago
At this point, I don't think anybody trusts the big tech companies to act responsibly. They have long since been plugged into the government's data-gathering infrastructure. The solution is simple. Don't use social media. It&
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by therealbilly 4y ago
Are these really new particles? It appears to me these are quarks in different combinations. I ask because this hadron collider machine needs to show amazing results but this announcement seems kind of forced.
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by therealbilly 4y ago
I think an advertised 400 miles range giving an actual 350 miles in real world driving is the sweet spot. Most humans need a rest at that 350 mile marker. With a quick charger, most trips would be possible.
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by therealbilly 4y ago
Even worse, what happens when you get to your destination? Will you find a perfect analog of Earth and with the same kind of star? Assuming the star is very similar to our Sun, then you can ask about the atmosphere of the planet. Pretty muc
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by therealbilly 4y ago
Let's find a civilization that has done this, observe their situation and then maybe we can give it a shot.
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by therealbilly 4y ago
The dirty little secret in England is that the government derives tremendous tax revenue out of gasoline taxes. Actually all of the European governments depend that revenue. What happens when EV’s take over?
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by therealbilly 4y ago
In a perfect social media world, there wouldn't be fake accounts. It seems to me by allowing fake accounts you introduce noise and confusion into the system.
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by therealbilly 4y ago
Do you take Vyvanse? That is what I take. It makes a world of difference!

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