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@Geonovast Nope. The list of supported OSs is: 32-bit version of Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 It's Mach3 https://www.machsupport.com/software/mach3/

Not a building/buying question, but I figure this is still the best place to ask. I have an ancient Win XP machine (about 15+ years old) that seems to be perfect (free) for what I need it to do - run a small CNC desktop milling machine. The software that runs the machine is perfectly happy to run on XP and refuses to run on anything 64 bit. The problem is that I need to be able to transfer files to that machine from a more modern one (potentially two) computers (Win 10). This transfer will be happening multiple times per day, so I'd like a convenient solution. The new one is hooked up to the internet (obviously), but I'm hesitant to connect the old XP one as well and put it on the same network. My concern is that I'd like to keep the XP machine as lite as possible with no unnecessary software (to improve the stability of the system) meaning little to no protection against malware. What would be a good way to go about this? Ideally I'd like a functionality similar to a shared folder on XP machine into which I could just push the files, and/or shared folder on the win 10 machines from which I could pull them. Files in question are small txt files.

No, because of conservation of étendue. https://what-if.xkcd.com/145/

You've just unlocked perpetuum mobile tech; we can't have that, can we?

A T shape is not necessarily stable in rotation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennis_racket_theorem

Haven't you already proposed a conventional explosives orion? Ditto re: pure fusion bomb. The first does away with the only reedeming quality of orion, the second doesn't exist.

I'd imagine that if the glass survived the much higher forces of the initial impact, the relatively static load would not be a problem. That being said, I'd still probably employ the thin ice traversing strategy of trying to apread out as much as possible.

Anybody recognize the orrery in White & Nerdy by Weir Al music video? It's in the bubble wrap scene at 2:06. https://youtu.be/N9qYF9DZPdw?t=126

Do the math. See at what angle off the plane it no longer makes sense to use this system.

Have you done some basic math? What are the forces in the tether, for any reasonably short tether? Conservation of momentum is a law. You either use rockets to accelerate the missile, or to despin the spaceship. As for moon base, you still only can shoot in one plane, which makes it rather useless as a weapon, since all you need to do to avoid this missile is to move out of that particular plane.

That restricts you to launch only in the plane of rotation. As for it being a cheap and effective system, have you seen the size of the Spinlaunch baby facility? Have you compared the forces involved? Spinning the entire spacecraft can not be overcome by adding mass to the spacecraft (at least not in a sense that it would require less fuel to stop it from spinning). A conventionally launched rocket can be aimed in arbitrary direction and still maintain high enough acceleration to be formidable.

Did you mean to post this in some other thread, since this one has nothing to do with Orion, SSTO nor deorbiting? @sevenperforce, instead of electrolysis, perhaps an oxygen concentrator? Something like this, but not for ants: https://www.usa.philips.com/healthcare/product/HC0044000/everflo-home-oxygen-system 5l/min of 93% O2 at 350W, which if my math checks out, is somewhat more efficient than electrolysis.

Never been to UK, so can't say from first hand experience, but from what I've seen, I don't crave any English food. Then again, my mom was on a business trip to London once and brought back some delicious shortbread cookies. In retrospect, the packaging had a suspiciously tartany graphics.

Well, that explains all the failures. It is universally agreed that Jeb's Junkyard is one the best examples of the triumph of unwavering motivation in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds. The unassuming junkyard where it is said some of Kerbalkind's first steps towards the depths of space have been taken, has now become a much larger junkyard, as it had to expand its facilities to accommodate the ever greater demand for spacecraft components. Jeb's Junkyard has become one of Kerbin's most iconic names, becoming far more than just a beloved brand. It now stands proudly as a symbol of the unstoppable Kerbal drive towards attempting the impossible while grossly underestimating the gravity of the situation. You'll have to excuse the spoilers, posting via mobile is still broken and barely half functional.

It would still take thousands of Starships to build and furnish the thing. He's talking a lot about the outer shell, but just glossing over the interior, and most of the work is on the inside. Sure, it would be a lot easier to work on it once the thing is pressurized and spun up, but look at the building process of any large building down here. The structure goes up quickly, but that's just a fraction of the work that needs to be done.

Delusion of the guy is fascinating. Two weeks to build the entire thing (13:45), or is it a month? Not like it matters in either case. No way. At least he finally woke up and realized that worldwide lottery is never going to fly (at least he hasn't mentioned it in this video). He mentioned sun-synchronous orbit (12:55), so his Starship cargo numbers are not accurate.

Yep, it seems like humanity's going to get a whole bunch of never seen before pretty pictures, and likely some brand new science points.

I tried to convince my family to properly season one cast iron skillet which came "pre-seasoned" from the store. They reluctantly agreed, so I started the process. Five minutes later "Why is this taking so long. I need the pan.".

No need to deplete it. It's just as dense* in it's natural mix. *close enough not to matter for this discussion

It's a significantly shorter list of sequels that should not be ignored: Terminator II: judgement Day

SpinLaunch seems to have signed some sort of deal with NASA to yeet a 3 meter long payload on a suborbital test at about Mach 2. Landing using a parachute. Mach 6 test later this year. https://techcrunch.com/2022/04/06/spinlaunch-scores-nasa-test-mission-to-demonstrate-its-unique-launch-method/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9lbi53aWtpcGVkaWEub3JnLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAJnLpVqzVWpYhVVxUdk6m6ZzJ_vcqB7-DtOxclaLBRDSVD9HHRWWgEsvQpO4VDu7l0hbgqh0gqLphklv9Kd_fozgEgk0j-1217Wo6u0CXNTJJw76VSHB5MEZkwCd0R4mbheHM0m8tKl4Bq9PKCzuG5QsIv0TwjMIxCc1G80aX2Zm

"That would be you, if I don't get that ring, pronto!" Had to google it to check, but this exchange stuck with me for 20 years.

Is it me, or the test fire out of the back of the trailer seems unstable, as in pulsing (bot high frequency brrrrt and occasional stutter)? They are getting some shock diamonds, but the lengths of them is all over the place.

I would asume Leidenfrost effect would prevent sufficient contact with water, leading to cooling being too slow.

Modern air to air missiles have quite decent range.