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Escape Velocity / Re: Daily Post from The Port Of New Barcelona
« on: June 18, 2020, 02:41:43 AM »EB 1679
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Escape Velocity / Re: Daily Post from The Port Of New Barcelona
« on: June 17, 2020, 04:30:10 AM »15 scallywags read what I wrote but remained mute.
My first reaction is to scream "PUSSIES!!!" but I'll hold my tongue and just keep on keepin' on.
I Just don't get it.
I try so hard to be a good person banding with other good people but it seems that Openness, Friendliness, Personal Integrity, and Benevolence are LOST ARTS.
There is no civility among thieves, is there?
p.s. THE PRECARIAT IS REAL.
Once I have the space cleared, I WILL BE BUILDING A PROTOTYPE TO SCALE. I don't care if it's stone or wood, night will come when I will go to bed down in an upper berth and look out the window high above the Desert...
and smile.
EB 1679
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Escape Velocity / Daily Post from The Port Of New Barcelona
« on: June 16, 2020, 07:14:24 AM »I couldn't get Ernie's show on my phone for some unknown reason so I fired up the laptop and VOILA!
While here, I feel I am at a point in the Port's development where I can dedicate a time each morning to post here and provide some kind of real, stable contact at this 'Forum'. I have been Living The Dream for a half a year now and each day is an adventure. My only visitors have been friends who helped me move up here and my Brother spent a couple of days (twice) but hasn't made it back because he's moving into a new apartment soon.
Wind was heavy yesterday and is expected to continue again today with gusts up to 50 mph. Smoke from the Rye fire occluded the Sun big time and gave me a headache. I hope it isn't as heavy today as I have to complete the plywood sheathing on my storage building before the Monsoon rains start. I have an area started that will act as a water catchment and I will be staking 12' x 15' tarps around it to see how much I can get in one Season.
Every time I come here I see guests logged in. I heartily invite you to create an account and post what you think.
I'm going to go now and make breakfast and then listen to Dr. Phranq.
Tired of the Rat Race?
I have a hammock with your name on it - right over there in the shade.
EB 1679
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Escape Velocity / Re: Happy New Year!
« on: June 04, 2020, 04:43:14 AM »Half a year has passed.
While I live in isolation here in Paradise I hear you have had a couple of problems out there.
When you wish to harbor in this Port when encountering
The reticence of the Pirates in attendance here to engage in Civil Discourse prevents me from publicizing the location of the Port.
Apologies to any offended.
EB 1679
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Build the Ship / Re: Crew
« on: May 08, 2020, 08:01:35 AM »WHY ARE THERE NO REPLIES!?!
People are meant to DISCUSS things in a 'Forum'!
WHERE IS THE CAPTAIN?
I was so hopeful for this site, but have been sorely disappointed.
I will have a level SOLID ROCK platform available to begin construction of the Precariat sometime later this year. It will be precision level and the road to access the site is almost clear for traffic.
Plans for the facility to support construction workers are drawn up and I am awaiting the resumption of Navajo County Building Code business to resume to submit plans and pay appropriate fees. My brother is a concrete worker and I am experienced in all other phases of building construction and we will begin as soon as we are permitted.
I am moving forward full steam whether I get replies or conversation on this issue OR NOT. It is something I KNOW has to be done and I am utilizing THREE ACRES OF MY LAND for this project, whether those present here wish to utilize it or not.
A SHIP
We'll see.
EB 1679
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Promenade / Re: Introduction
« on: February 06, 2020, 01:42:18 AM »I know you are literally swamped with all you have going on, but there is one thing I must bring up so it can get started...
If they can make a Ron Paul Blimp and every other cartoon character (as you see in grocery stores), surely they can reproduce the ship!
I smell a
I'll gladly donate $50 to your cause if I get the first one - signed by YOU - as the Originator of the Idea.
Sincerely,
Eduardo Blomar 1679
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Escape Velocity / Happy New Year!
« on: January 16, 2020, 03:49:23 AM »I am free from the shackles of Maricopa, and have set sail North successfully. The bells of the new year ring in prospects of prosperity as I embark upon a New Mission - to open a Port available to all wayward Pirates in case of a storm. Earlier ventures have secured space sufficient for my needs, and I head toward there with a fully-laden hold.
Once my foothold has increased to the point where I may be of service to those of you gathered in this Hallowed Forum, I will post a map for you to find what I am calling "The Port of New Barcelona" should you find yourself near, and desire a respite with like-minded Scallywags.
I am known for brewing the best coffee around.
Hammock, anyone?
Sincerely,
Eduardo Blomar 1679
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Promenade / Re: The Pirate Code
« on: June 02, 2018, 10:03:01 AM »Flippancy has brought me to my limits.
PLEASE, either discuss the issue I postulate, with civility, or be silent.
I remain,
EB
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Promenade / Re: Artificial Doomsday
« on: January 31, 2018, 08:45:51 PM »Because they can?
We can create 'AI' that can be programmed to 'learn', but that isn't what it is actually doing. It is only accumulating vaster amounts of knowledge with better recall than the human brain. It can categorize it all it wants, but what impetus does it have for gaining a 'self-awareness' beyond making logical choices in response to the specific data it can contact?
Neither sensor data nor computations can equate with human 'feelings'. Maybe future sensors that can accurately mimic the bio-electric wonders that are coded into the human body, but they haven't come anywhere near it yet.
EB
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Design / Super-strong aluminum as strong as steel
« on: January 31, 2018, 08:15:29 AM »“Most lightweight aluminum alloys are soft and have inherently low mechanical strength, which hinders more widespread industrial application,” said Xinghang Zhang, a professor in Purdue University’s School of Materials Engineering. “However, high-strength, lightweight aluminum alloys with strength comparable to stainless steels would revolutionize the automobile and aerospace industries.”
New research shows how to alter the microstructure of aluminum to impart greater strength and ductility. Findings were detailed in two new research papers. The work was led by a team of researchers that included Purdue postdoctoral research associate Sichuang Xue and doctoral student Qiang Li.
The new high-strength aluminum is made possible by introducing “stacking faults,” or distortions in the crystal structure. While these are easy to produce in metals such as copper and silver, they are difficult to introduce in aluminum because of its high “stacking fault energy.”
A metal’s crystal lattice is made up of a repeating sequence of atomic layers. If one layer is missing, there is said to be a stacking fault. Meanwhile, so-called “twin boundaries” consisting of two layers of stacking faults can form. One type of stacking fault, called a 9R phase, is particularly promising, Zhang said.
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Design / Re: Cargo Design
« on: January 18, 2018, 11:07:23 AM »EB
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Design / Re: Cargo Design
« on: January 18, 2018, 09:42:07 AM »Also, how about a non-detachable area that the cargo loads into via a port (one container at a time) that, when empty, can be filled with gasbags for additional lift?
EB
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Promenade / Re: What's the Big Idea?
« on: January 03, 2018, 08:53:09 AM »EB
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Promenade / Re: What's the Big Idea?
« on: December 29, 2017, 05:35:46 AM »Tell me, what are your problems, and what do you consider OUR problems?
Two lists, please.
Eduardo