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	Top 500 AI Ready Supercomputers
	...The Top 500 supercomputers may not currently include any high-performance computer dedicated to artificial intelligence, but that sorry state of affairs is due for a total reversal, after which it will be hard to find a Top 500 supercomputer site that is _not_ dedicated to some form of artificial intelligence.... more » By Forthminder - Nov 8 - 1 new of 1 message

The old "Galactic Federation" meme

I've been thinking about how -- assuming they exist -- extraterrestrial species could co-operate with each other. The only things they would likely have in common are: 1. An understanding of science and mathematics. 2. A technology capable of communicating across light-years, at least at the level of radio transmissions (if not some kind of hand-waved... more »

By Damien Valentine - Nov 8 - 5 new of 5 messages

could you use solar sail to make a ship hover around in the atomsphere of earth if the ship had powerfull lights

so the Idea here is how hard would it be to make a ship hover around in are atomsphere with solars sails as the means to do it. I would start with saying that new carbon fiber mesh sails should be used. I think these are 0.3 grams a square meter. And of course the more imporant part of this whole thing is that you have powerfull lights to... more »

By Magnum 360 - Nov 8 - 13 new of 13 messages

	.45mm machine gun?
	In an Associated Press article [link] it states: ". . . agents also found a 5.56mm caliber rifle and a .45mm caliber machine gun . . . ." A machine gun with bullets smaller than a pin? (The only stick-pin I could find measures .49mm in diameter.) While the idea is intriguing (the bullet can probably pass through the... more » By Jyme - Nov 6 - 13 new of 13 messages

Fairness in Athletics Redux

(I'm fairly sure the original thread was here, but Google's archive is being spectacularly unhelpful) So, we've pretty much agreed that steroids are right out for pro sports and the Olympics because they confer an unfair, temporary advantage, but are hereditary advantages OK? Biomechanists (nifty job title, that) at Penn State have determined... more »

By nuny@bid.nes - Nov 5 - 3 new of 3 messages

	EVIL in AMERICA: He's given you no evidence to demand conclusion on an allegation he's officallialy halted to allow - Or.. you'd be the terrorist. without trial.. Without Thought
	But who cares for the right of innocent Children victims? Again, that Israeli Nazi admit to targeting for mass murder. ADMIT. Funded by American taxed payers. America is a godless nation of cowardly evil liars dying from Zionist contempt. America: The Nieve Pompous Fool The Alex Joneser-NWOers is a nieve pompous fool, who... more » By You Decide - Nov 5 - 1 new of 1 message

For Justice God Wills: The Unholy Bushite Grunts like Killing Good Cops who Defend our Families : Proofs #1: Popular American Marines Creed: "Heaven won't take us and Hell is afraid that we will take over." - Die Bushite Die

There is only so much we can lose, before an action of larger defenses is inevitable. Justice is what we will. Golden rule. Let's start the show. Speak out for the arrest of Bush and Cheney for obstructing Justice on 911, and the rightful deaths of every last bushite breathing who mumbles support of further drone terror strikes... more »

By True American Patriot - Nov 4 - 2 new of 2 messages

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	Spacecraft Heat Sink
	If E=MCsquared then mass is just a form on energy, right? Well if energy can be turned into mass and as much energy is turned into mass as possible could it then be used as a heat sink for a spacecraft? By abc123youandmeb...@yahoo.com - Oct 24 - 10 new of 10 messages