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I don't know of any reason why WH40k powered armor requires surgical modification, I believe that would likely be the process of creating a Space Marine instead (Space Marines aren't so much engineered, as modified after birth, maybe after adolescence, by implanting genetically engineered organs/sy...

If such bitter enemies can hug, why can't we?

The thing about the Omega class Destroyers was that they were actually designed with real physics in mind. If you don't have technology that can control inertia and gravity, all you are really left with is the no-bullshit-approach to space combat. If what you have are reaction drives, rotating secti...

What would be a good symbol for the Umiak aside from their script? I'm making a set of MTG Duel Decks for the webcomic, and can't get any of the Umiak letters to look good alongside the Lobster-Ship or the Loroi letter L. Umiak ships don't have official insignia on them, but some have iconic script...

Another great find; I'll have to watch it more closely when I have more time. That being said, I've heard of the Great Attractor, so i skipped ahead, and suffice it to say, though the flows were plain to see, their scale is nearly incomprehensible.

That supercell is terrifying, beautiful and truly awesome.

great! so now not only we would have a shield of debris around the planet but we would also have a deadly radioactive dust layer If memory serves the exhaust velocity easily passes solar escape velocity, so as long as it doesn't hit anything major or get trapped in a magnetic field or anything, it ...

And that was kinda my point. Its unacceptably risky because its evil atom splitting radiation, sievert scale need not apply. Its like watching Columbus going to the Spanish and getting turned down in favor of a plan to reach China by digging a tunnel. Because it can work, we just need to throw enou...

Rocketry is a fascinating topic. It seems so simple: get some fuel and oxidizer, put them in a tube with a nozzle on one end and light it off. But, it's so much more difficult than that. So many things to balance, so many tradeoffs to be made. Tell me about it *Kerbal rocket exploding behind him* W...

Trantor - Did you even read the linked articles? They're not looking at it because it's the most efficient, most advanced, most powerful rocket engine. They're looking at the F-1 because it works . It's proven technology that has never had a mission-scrubbing incident. Never once did one explode on ...

Rocketry is a fascinating topic. It seems so simple: get some fuel and oxidizer, put them in a tube with a nozzle on one end and light it off. But, it's so much more difficult than that. So many things to balance, so many tradeoffs to be made. The author's analogy of the rocket being "hammered" thro...

That was a great article. There's a follow-up to it:

The F-1B

Not only did NASA reverse-engineer the engine, one of the companies in the Advanced Booster Competition is using that data to create the F-1's successor, the F-1B. Same beast, modern tech. Fun times.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZGINaRUEkU So awesomely nerdy. Did you see the rest of them? Let's just say my employer should be more stringent with their firewall rules. :D My personal favorite is "We are Star Dust". It never fails to awe me that a star had to be destroyed so that I could be here...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZGINaRUEkU So awesomely nerdy. Not directly related, but interesting: http://www.nature.com/nphoton/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nphoton.2013.46.html Air-to-ground quantum communication I really dislike paywalls, but satellite-based quantum key distribution is interest...

Snooker might be a useful metaphor. Congratulations you just managed to break it down to where I can understand it without a headache. the very basic portions of quantum and atomic theory I can manage but then the technical details are a bit hard to follow...I can even follow the more abstract port...

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discord wrote:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endless_Space <----- pretty decent

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I've been meaning to pick this one up. Thanks for the tip, Fred!

I have often found the quantum mechanics use of the word "measurement" misleading, because (as personal experience tells me) it isn't automatically associated with the work "interact", and thus is missing an important piece of the puzzle (sure, people might wonder how you do the measurement, but th...

Entangled pairs of Quantum bits would mean lag free communications at any distance would it not? An Ansible. Nope. Unfortunately, quantum entanglement can't transmit information any faster than light. Why? The exact state of a particle can't be controlled. Before measurement, you only know that the...

Absalom has the gist of it. That said, this is both impressive and exciting.

Oh, come on, Alex. You and Fireblade in a small, enclosed space for an extended period of time? How does that not spell P-A-R-T-Y?

As to the page itself, excellent artwork, Arioch. The detail on the shuttle and the hangar is impressive!