Category: impulse
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We found hyperspace.
Hyperspace. The energy grid. The substructure that contains spacetime. Irreality. The place the Doctor’s blue box goes when everything gets swirly. We found it. It’s richer than our t – x – y – z metric space. Easier to traverse. In fact, we can plug in whatever coordinates we want, and we’re already there. The…
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A TrailerTail for every EV?
For a little over a decade, the rare sight of a passive aerodynamic modifier could be seen on highways across America. Depending on your vantage point, it could look like the tail of the Enterprise Space Shuttle… or perhaps a deflated pastry box. TrailerTail® was a hand-operated origami structure that reduced aerodynamic losses at highway…
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A funny kind of party
A few weeks back, I went to a funny kind of party. Someone hammered posters into telephone poles all over my commute route, and I figured I wasn’t the only one seeing them, so I looked into it. Scanned the QR code and was compelled to download an “app.” Why would I risk catching some…
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Four positives of California
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Beating the heat with an electric heart
Back in the days before computerization, cars used to use thermal oscillators to make their lights flash. This Ideal Heavy Duty Flasher 537 (12V) is one such oscillator. Although it might be called a flasher relay, it differs from its cousin, the electromagnetic relay. They come in a metal can and hardly weigh anything –…
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You need to be albedomaxxing.
You need to be spending all your time blotting out the sun for the greater good. You need to be casting the largest possible shadow. You need to reflect so much light back into space that a new Ice Age begins. You need to shine so brightly you slice holes in clouds. You need to…