elucubra

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[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

The "Botijo" uses the same principle and has been in use for centuries in Spain to cool water.

The article mentions fragility, but I imagine that some open sided fiberglass cage or equivalent could be made. Fiberglass is fairly low tech nowadays, cheap and widely available even in the developing world.

[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 month ago

Didn’t you read? It’s a workhorse. It pulls wagons

[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 month ago

God is suing both

[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 26 points 1 month ago (25 children)

I hate Musk and his personal everything, but Like SpaceX. However, when people gush about reusability, they seem to forget the 135 Space Shuttle missions (2 fatal failures , yes.). All done with 5 vehicles. Yes expensive etc, but truly amazing.

Also, I really don’t find anything SpaceX is doing revolutionary. Impressive? Yes, but it’s essentially incremental engineering, made possible by ginormous funding, including NASA money, and a private company doing things that NASA can-t politically afford.

Imagine NASA crashing 4 Shuttles before getting landing right. There’d be no NASA by now.

[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 16 points 1 month ago (4 children)

If I recall correctly, the manual override for the electric inner door handle is hidden under some panel. Major lawsuit material if you ask me, and irresponsible by the certifying authorities,

[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It’s quite obvious the Israelis have many US politicians either in their payroll, or have dirt on them. That-s pretty much standard operating procedure for the Israeli intelligence services. They are masters at those things. All you have to see is their depth of infiltration in Muslim countries.

I hate that, but I must admit they are impressive.

[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 month ago

I’ve never heard this, But it’s great

[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 month ago

Great style! Nowadays it seems that all comics are either stick figure/Marvel/anime style.

I wish current comic illustrators would try to develop a style, and check out comics from non manga/Marvel origins. The Belgian Marcinelle school, or the ligne Claire schools are two great examples.

European comics provide an amazing range of styles, the study of which could be of great value to current illustrators.

[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 month ago

Well, this time around, even though a different mechanism was used, they had all the Falcon experience to draw from, which shortens development.

[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 month ago

The last thing I want while riding, and I-ve been riding over 40 years, is another set of distractions. I don-t want music, I don’t answer phones, etc. The only thing I want is waterproof GPS-maps, which I get by using an old OUKITEL rugged phone tethered to my regular phone in my pocket, on my forearm in a flexible sports case (a mount failed me)

[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 month ago

That was a saying in the 80s already, and still relevant today.

[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 39 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Trump's government efficiency guy in action, folks!

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