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It would make more sense to develop power beaming technology. Use the knowledge from Starlink constellations to beam solar power via microwaves onto the rooftops of data centers

Hello SimCity 2000 Microwave Power Plant.

Looking forward to an CNN breaking chyron titled "Oops!"

Why? We have solar panels and fossil fuels at home.

Why does that make sense at all

> Why does that make sense at all

Parent said it would make more sense.

I guess in terms of the relative level of stupidity on display, it would be slightly less stupid to build huge reflectors in space than it is to try to build space datacenters, where the electricity can only power specific pieces of equipment that are virtually impossible to maintain (and are typically obsolete within a few years).


Everybody wants a death ray.

Does the UK ban shows like Forged in Fire that teach you how to make all sorts of specific blades?

No, and the blades created because of the methods used, would likely not be covered by the legislation anyway, theres a carve out for antiques and weapons made using traditional methods (now define traditional methods, because the law doesn't, but hammer and anvil would seem to be the most obvious traditional approach).

However, in practice the police continually take and often destroy legally owned antiques claiming they are zombie swords.

The law is written in such a way the police can take anything and you have to prove to a judge they aren't illegal.

One very large example of such police practices: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RPm4Pts23Qg


I had friends who would scour the produce isle to find potatoes they could cut down to fit their potato gun with a rifled barrel.

Or as we learned on Star Trek, some rope, bamboo, charcoal, rocks, sulfur and Gorn dung will make a one time weapon.

ATF is not allowed to digitize any of its records around gun sales or transfer of ownership.

That's not true. They have millions of digitized 4473s. They are banned by law from creating a searchable registry of gun owners but they digitize paperwork on a daily basis.

https://medium.com/statute-circuit/the-atfs-quiet-digital-tr...


Thanks for the clarification. I knew there was limitation placed on them to hamstring their operations under the auspices of preserving the 2nd amendment.

Aluminized Mylar streamers is what was used to take down the grid in Balkans back in the 90’s

If you took fencing at an Ivy League school for you PR requirement you would know all about foil, saber, and epee fencing. Not everyone gets to row crew.

Wholly offtopic but just posting because I thought it was awesome...

During Covid I saw an ad for a fencing school how it was the best sport during Covid.

You wear a mask

You keep your distance

And if someone doesn't, you stick em with the pointy end

:)


It's actually a terrible sport for covid, involving heavy breathing in close proximity to other people indoors.

Any outdoor sport would be better.


I'm not sure if this is a humble-brag and/or if it's a subtle dig at the out-of-touch lives of NYT crossword players.

Don't forget sailing and equestrian.


If the can walk and randomly fire teargas and bullets into crowds of protesters they could replace half of ICE right now.

but first they have to demo it to the higher ups https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYsulVXpgYg

This would only replace a small fraction of ICE, and only in states that don't cooperate with federal law enforcement officers.

only in states that don't cooperate with federal law enforcement officers

Courts have consistently ruled that state and local jurisdictions are not legally required to cooperate with federal law enforcement.


And it will remove excess fat from the zeros so the move faster down the wires


If it jams, force it. If it breaks it needed replacement anyway.


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