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@Graham_117

Supporter of space settlement and energy abundance. Kardashev II anticipator.

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Graham@Graham_117·
Establishing new nations beyond the control of Earth's governments is one of the biggest reasons for space settlement. Obviously those new nations will have their own issues, but the space frontier is infinite. There will always be room to go further into the black.
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No, how about we don't try to make a nationalistic interplanetary empire, actually. Any Mars colony will *inevitably* become its own nation - it's just too distant for Earth to rule. Besides, isn't it more in the spirit of America to promote independence and self-determination?

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Luke Metro
Luke Metro@luke_metro·
The narrative for AI x manufacturing really needs to be that almost all the American jobs have already been shipped overseas so we’re replacing Chinese workers with American robots+technicians Otherwise we get … this
Bernie Sanders@BernieSanders

Jeff Bezos, worth $234 billion, plans to replace 600,000 Amazon workers with robots. Now, he wants to spend $100 billion to fully automate not just his warehouses, but factories in the U.S & other countries. Oligarchs are waging all out war against workers. FIGHT BACK.

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Graham@Graham_117·
@trequor_ @paolini Nuclear (preferably fusion) will be the biggest, most essential power source in the outer solar system though.
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Graham@Graham_117·
@trequor_ @paolini It's true there are situations where you need lots of power in dark/confined places, but I'm pointing out those are relative edge cases even today, and especially will be compared to, say, petawatt-scale space solar power.
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Christopher Paolini
Christopher Paolini@paolini·
Looking at the world and our dependence on fossil fuels reminds me of when I was doing all my research for To Sleep in a Sea of Stars. Digging into the math of energy production completely and utterly convinced me that the only path forward for humanity is to just bite the bullet and build a ton of nuclear power plants. Nuclear is the only power source that's dense enough for humanity to keep advancing, both on this planet and throughout the solar system. Plus, it's nowhere near as dangerous as folks think. No one died from radiation at Fukushima, for example. And while nuclear isn't totally safe (nothing is), oil and coal kill a huge amount of people through pollution and knock-on political effects (see current events). There's no such thing as a free lunch. Energy is what allows for EVERYTHING in our modern world, and the more we can produce, the better life gets. But to do that, and cleanly, nuclear is the only real option at the scales we need.
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Aaron Burnett
Aaron Burnett@aaronburnett·
This only gets crazier when you realize SpaceX, Blue Origin and Starcloud have already asked for approval from the FCC to put up another ~110GWs in low earth orbit.
The Kobeissi Letter@KobeissiLetter

BREAKING: The value of US data centers under construction has officially surpassed the value of office buildings under construction for the first time in history. Data centers under construction are up+29% YoY, to a record $45.1 billion. Meanwhile, the value of offices under construction are down -13%, to $43.5 billion, the lowest since October 2015. Since November 2022, when ChatGPT was launched, data center construction is up +228%. Over that same period, office construction is down -38%. AI is reshaping the US economy.

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Robin
Robin@xdNiBoR·
51,600 satellites for "Project Sunrise"
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FCC Filing Alerts@fccfilingalerts

🚨🚨 Blue Origin - FCC Docket SAT-LOA-20260310-00118 Blue Origin has filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission seeking authority to launch and operate a large satellite constellation known as Project Sunrise. This system is designed to host orbital data centers to support the increasing demand for artificial intelligence and cloud computing. By placing compute infrastructure in space, Blue Origin aims to provide a sustainable alternative to terrestrial data centers that face physical scaling limits. The proposed constellation includes up to 51,600 satellites operating in sun-synchronous orbits at altitudes ranging from 500 to 1,800 kilometers. To manage data traffic, the system will primarily use optical links and mesh backhaul networks, supplemented by Ka-band spectrum for telemetry, tracking, and command operations. The spacecraft will utilize multiple antenna variations to maintain efficient coverage across various orbital planes. In its filing, Blue Origin requests several regulatory waivers, including exemptions from standard processing round procedures and certain milestone or bond requirements. The company asserts that the project will enhance global compute accessibility and ensure efficient spectrum use. Approval would allow Blue Origin to expand its space infrastructure capabilities to include high-capacity orbital data processing. 🔗 fccalerts.com/api/pdf/658601…

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Graham@Graham_117·
@trequor_ @paolini And all those dark and distant places will account for a minuscule % of total power demand, which will be overwhelmingly in inner-solar-system space, with most of the rest on Earth between like 45° north-south.
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Mylan Giberson
Mylan Giberson@trequor_·
It's just an example. Solar lacks reliability and portability. It's great for local, small wattage generation. It might be fine for some larger scale projects with ample sunlight and little dust. It works fantastic in LEO. But there are many dark and distant places that need LOTS of power. The Arctic/Antarctic six months out of the year, mines, the seabottom, deep forest/jungle, any exoplanets. Nuclear is unmatched for independent, on demand power.
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Graham@Graham_117·
@xdNiBoR Well, Google includes DeepMind if that counts
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Robin@xdNiBoR·
Sadly, once again, Europe has 0% to win at anything.
Elon Musk@elonmusk

@bindureddy Google will win the AI race in the West, China on Earth and SpaceX in space

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Graham@Graham_117·
@trequor_ @paolini What % of total power today is generated in mines? But let's say we put reactors in mines. I agree there will be several power sources. Solar will account for an increasingly vast majority, but nuclear will be there too.
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Graham@Graham_117·
@paolini Even for transportation, solar thermal and solar electric propulsion are quite competitive in performance with NTP and NEP in the inner solar system, and are far simpler and easier to develop/test.
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Christopher Paolini
Christopher Paolini@paolini·
For industry in space, perhaps, but if you want to move stuff around at any reasonable and economical rate, we need nuclear rockets (ideally fusion, but fission will do in a pinch). A lot of the problems with space travel go away when you can reduce travel times.
Graham@Graham_117

@paolini "Nuclear is the only power source that's dense enough for humanity to keep advancing, both on this planet and throughout the solar system." Incorrect. The sun will be by far the biggest power source in the inner solar system at least (including Earth).

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Mike Constantine
Mike Constantine@Moonpans·
Apollo 15 Lunar Rover Footage Upscaled and Interpolated to 60 FPS Incredible upscaled footage from onboard the Apollo 15 Lunar Rover captured by Jim Irwin using the 16mm DAC camera. This footage has been upscaled and Interpolated to 60 FPS and synchronised to the mission audio by Moonpans Original footage source: Apollo Flight Journal Full video in comments
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Graham@Graham_117·
@demons_under @xdNiBoR It would be funny if Jared's plan is to get Centaur V rated to carry Orion, ostensibly for SLS but actually so Orion can launch on Vulcan lol
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Robin@xdNiBoR·
Boeing is not going to be happy 😬
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Rom Tiddle@demons_under·
@xdNiBoR What's the point of switching to Centuar V then, it clearly wouldn't be needed. Also, is this an official change?
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Graham@Graham_117·
@HafeedAleppo @colorblindk1d @politicalmath Yes, certainly don't expect anything like Villanueve's awe-inspiring visuals from the miniseries. But if you approach it as more of a highly ambitious stage production it's very satisfying IMO.
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HafeedAleppo@HafeedAleppo·
@colorblindk1d @politicalmath @Graham_117 Villanueve captures the epic feel and intensity of the story, which has been a real joy. His changes to the story weaken it somewhat (from interviews it sounds like he doesn’t trust the audience), and I’ll appreciate seeing the more faithful adaptation.
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Graham@Graham_117·
@Zvi64746099 @brianalmon @MiddleearthMixr Unfortunately no. I agree that would be an awesome name. But it's usually only bad guys and sidekicks who get the colorful names in classic westerns (like Waco Johnny Dean in Winchester 73).
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HafeedAleppo
HafeedAleppo@HafeedAleppo·
@Graham_117 @politicalmath 4.5 hours? Nice. I think Polimath wrote about how faithful this interpretation is. The actors deliver the lines with the utmost seriousness, and it all works.
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Graham@Graham_117·
@trygraptor To be fair, the bottom two images, while austere, do look significantly stranger or more eerie/alien than most shots in the movies (love the movies though).
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Paul Muad’Dib
Paul Muad’Dib@trygraptor·
as opposed to very wild look, Villeneuve used a more austere, grounded aesthetic as others have pointed out, it closely resembles illustrations by John Schoenherr, one of the great Dune artists to each their own, but this is more what i envisioned from Herbert’s words
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VIKARE@vikare06

This is the hit-and-miss I am talking about with Dune. Like this shot is amazing and it does resemble Giger in a very honest way. We could have had an absolutely crazy trilogy, but they just limited to only few scenes, like they were afraid to go all in

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Casey Handmer
Casey Handmer@CJHandmer·
I see this first hand in commercial/industrial vacancy rates in Burbank. Landlords don't want to lower $/sqft but many great buildings have been vacant for years and they'll lease them with 18-24 months free plus other perks if you ask nicely and sign the lease! And yes, a cautionary tale for the industry and for regulators. Don't bite the hand that feeds you. Make films and TV that people actually want, work with your industry to create value rather than fight over scraps, and avoid insane regulatory burdens. It turned out that there *was* a limit to the amount of nonsense people would see on TV before switching to other media. It turned out that producers *did* have an alternative to meeting writers' union demands on pay and conditions. And it turned out that there *was* an alternative to making everything in LA and many other cities would roll out the red carpet, figure out remote work for post-production, etc. Anyway, my policy is that we should build a new series of high technology plants in Burbank. Skunkworks 2.0!
Farhan Tariq Mahmood@FARlikewhoa

Production days in LA are down nearly half and the entertainment industry is feeling it. A friend, who has been working as an editor for over 25 years, compared it to a coal mine shutting down.

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