“ A couple of distortions that ought to be addressed:    A few high bandwidth connections will distort the results.  I'd be more interested in the... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on March 6, 2012 at 12:48 PM EST

“ This approach appeals to me, because the sail imparts a momentum impulse. A nuclear device would impart an energy impulse, whose conversion to... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on August 19, 2011 at 1:48 PM EDT

“ GPS? How accurately do they know their position with respect to other blocks? Over how great a distance? Can I set up a local GPS system by... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on August 15, 2011 at 2:11 PM EDT

“ classes I taught myself typing one summer, using my grandmother's old open frame typewriter and the book "Typing Made Simple".... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on August 15, 2011 at 1:53 PM EDT

“ breeder Technically, I believe a "breeder" reactor is designed to create substantially more fissionable material than it uses, whereas this one is... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on July 27, 2011 at 1:28 PM EDT

“ stereo I think you meant to take out the "not" in this sentence: "it's fair to say that biochemistry would not be a poorer science without... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on July 27, 2011 at 12:58 PM EDT

“ "By the way, what are you going to do with those spent fuel rods for the next quarter million years?" For the fuel rods already in storage,... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on July 5, 2011 at 1:09 PM EDT

“ None of the examples cited seem to differentiate between close-up activities and low-light activities. The mechanism for close-up activities... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on June 9, 2011 at 2:04 PM EDT

“ Yes! They should fund research into the next generation of reactors (LFTR, integrated fast reactors, etc.), building up the NRC capability for... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on March 8, 2011 at 12:22 PM EST

“ In a CRT, the electron beam generates X-rays, and lead is used to absorb them. In these bulbs, are no X-rays generated? Or is something other... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on January 14, 2011 at 11:51 AM EST