BluesF

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[–] BluesF@feddit.uk 10 points 11 months ago (3 children)

No, the title is poorly worded. They are testing a technology that could redirect an asteroid, there isn't one that is currently a concern.

[–] BluesF@feddit.uk 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Would any of that really make it heat more efficiently though? You'd need at least two magnetrons, some sort of computer vision system, and a computer to do the necessary calculations. Even if you could practically produce an interference pattern that's better than a single standing wave, I suspect you'd lose more energy than you save.

[–] BluesF@feddit.uk 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

I'm happy to accept that I was wrong, in fact this is a very interesting bit of technology! I didn't intend to be rude, unlike you, clearly.

I'd also like to add that beamforming, despite the name, does not actually involve creating a directed beam. As I described the antenna still sends a signal out in all directions - multiple antennae work together to create an interference pattern with a stronger signal where a device is located. While I wasn't aware of this technology, it is not as "directed" as the name implies and wouldn't necessarily have applications inside a microwave oven, especially since the wavelengths used are pretty long, so I don't think they would not have much flexibility to create the kind of precise pattern that cooking something while skipping the empty space would require.

[–] BluesF@feddit.uk -1 points 11 months ago (5 children)

Routers? Do you mean Wi-Fi routers? Because they certainly don't pinpoint waves for each device, they send all traffic out in all directions.

[–] BluesF@feddit.uk 1 points 11 months ago

Well then the average is just 1 isn't it. It doesn't make any sense to integer-ise your inputs but leave your output rounded.

[–] BluesF@feddit.uk 3 points 11 months ago

Bioinformatics is the last door at the end of the hall. Be warned, we put it down there for a reason.

[–] BluesF@feddit.uk 3 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Look I spoke to Bill Nye and he said all scientists can grow cells sometimes, as a treat.

[–] BluesF@feddit.uk 4 points 11 months ago

A pizza is larger than two of another just before it hits 1.5 times the radius (sqrt 2 times, to be exact, about 1.41). So if the radius is 1.5 times bigger, like in the OP, you always know it's more than twice the area.

[–] BluesF@feddit.uk 6 points 11 months ago

I'm not sure that's something I want. It takes days to climb Everest! I don't want to play for days just to climb a procedurally generated mountain that probably doesn't have anything on top of it. Or at best has some random shit that you can find everywhere else.

[–] BluesF@feddit.uk 3 points 11 months ago

I wish I could agree but it's so so boring.

[–] BluesF@feddit.uk 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Inestimable also means "of great value"

 

I have all my profiles set to the same theme (not globals settings, just the same theme), but when switching the colours go awry - I have to go into the theme selection and change away and back to my usual theme.

Sony Xperia XZ1 compact.

 

I often vote/save/hide posts by accident so I turned off global swipe actions, however I noticed I can still swipe on posts.

 

I realise this doesn't hit what might be expected of 'terrible' real estate, but these photos look like they were taken on the most middle class floor of the backrooms. So many chairs, all positioned as if just recently departed...

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