Recent content by Fox McCloud

It's ice--frozen oxygen, to be precise. A mouse that could fit in that ring of a rocket engine would be an insanely huge mouse.

Still not convinced this is anything other than being decades away still. Completely autonomous airplanes are already possible (up to and including take off and landing) if an airport has the finer grained GPS, but it's still not done because of "just in case". I have a feeling it'll be the...

So you're against increases in wealth in society, got it. That's exactly what attacking specialization leads to--by focusing on a singular thing that you're best at, you maximize the value that you can bring to the world. If everyone was a generalist, then we'd all be completely self...

Unpopular opinion: If the time that would have been spent on the house is instead spent on earning money and they come out ahead, then this shouldn't be condemned; its' just specialization in action. I'd be much more interested in what millenials are spending their time on instead of...

The cynic in mean wants to know how they lost the farm to begin with before I feel any joy from this. If it was a spat of bad luck, yeah, that's nice. If they were morons who squandered their wealth and lost the farm because of it? Well, then this isn't so heartwarming, IMO.

It truly is disappointing how far some members have strayed from the libertarian ideals espoused by Ron that were coursing through this forum 10 years ago. In other news, I'm glad Trump decided to stop this idiocy...

That's all dependent on the frequency used. The millimeter wave is, indeed short-ranged and needs those super hefty chips to do the lifting that you talk about. The low band 5G will have similar range to standard 4G LTE, as it operates in the 600-900 MHz range...of course, it'll have far less...

Good heavens almighty. As if Trump couldn't get more disappointing. This is going to have a nasty impact on auto prices and auto-parts costs. Will probably hit some electrical machinery too. Just what we need, right now, an even bigger squeeze on the middle class while making the working poor...

I'm not so sure of that; I believe it'll be transmitting at the same power as 4G. If they utilize existing spectrum and repurpose it for 5G, then it should travel relatively the same distance. Carriers are also petitioning the FCC to allow more radiated power, at the antenna, to help boost...

....it's not. Sonar operates at especially low frequencies (usually in the kilohertz range). Radar tops out at 40 GHz. Radar *specifically* for water vapor is 24 GHz, but those use extremely huge arrays with lots of power---nowhere near what a celltower uses.

I said "[citation needed]", which you then provided the link to the article about active denial and bolded the portion about using it to heat up the skin....what else am I supposed to think you're implying?

healthcare provider: "Ahh yes, based on your urine profile, we noticed that your blood sugar levels have suddenly spiked and the frequency of your bathroom visits has dramatically increased, you're showing signs of diabetes; would you like advice?" Insurance company: "your urine profile...

...You quoted an article and bolded the portion that talks about Active Denial, then you go on to mention that you weren't mentioning that they were going to be used for active denial? What are you even on about. High frequency would be terrible for radar-like systems, as just pointed out, it...

Not if you or I voluntarily agree to it. And again, as long as the devices aren't mandated.

Well, I'd break it down to be more granular, and make an attempt to calculate the actual money floating around in circulation and what goods it's actually chasing. In this way, you could better track if inflation is actually having an impact versus just sitting in the bank and, if it is having...