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Do we possess the technology to place atoms sufficiently close enough to direct euv? Considering the fact euv is already close to the limit of our abilities


Wow and it doesn't open with a picture of their lego server? Wasn't that their first one, 25 years ago?


It's a marketing piece, they don't particularly want to emphasize the hacky early days for an audience of Serious Enterprise Customers.


I disagree, a tight belt will cause the least amount of injury. Look at fall arrest systems.

If you're harness is loose, or your line is slack without an energy absorber, it'll break your back when you fall!


This is really neat, I wonder how hard it would be to retool for Android camera controls. There's an accessory for the iPhone to get physical camera controls, but it's thicc


I would sooner rally against SUV / Truck grills what hide 12 children under their exaggerated height.


Rally against both.


Wow, I was building a Thor 3D printed arm, and this project looks way better! I think I'm going to Pivot.

Side bar: these servos are a game changer.


Are the servos better than SG90?


They're "smart" which means you can form a serial bus of them, query individual motors' encoder positions and motor temperatures and whatnot, adjust the PID parameters yourself, and so on. You can also daisy-chain them together, which might reduce your cable routing problems.

Downside is when they break, you're out $50 or more - and you're going to break at least one. And the manufacturer wants you to operate them at 11.1v which isn't very convenient. And when it comes down to it, it's still got plastic gears, a plastic case, and enough backlash to be noticeable.


Wish there was something inbetween that and SG90!


Dramatically. They cost (give or take) ten times more and weigh twice as much, for which you get (give or take) four times the stall torque, serial positional control, and a 360 degree range of motion.

Still got plastic gears though.


Back in the day GPS was intentionally offset so countries couldn't use it for weapons.. well except it's owner of course!


It seems like the intentional degradation didn't work as intended in the first place and the inaccuracy could be corrected with little effort - at least for someone who had the resources to use it for weapons systems, so it only affected civilian use cases.

> Because SA affects every GPS receiver in a given area almost equally, a fixed station with an accurately known position can measure the SA error values and transmit them to the local GPS receivers so they may correct their position fixes. This is called Differential GPS or DGPS.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Error_analysis_for_the_Global_...


Yes, differential GPS was used to correct the error. It wasn't useful for military purposes though: it took a LOT of time to set up a base station and allow it to collect readings and measure the SA error values. It wasn't a quick thing. And, you had to know exactly where the base station was in the first place.

If you're a civilian doing surveying work, it was fine: you stick the base station at a known location, let it work for a few hours, and then you had high-precision GPS in that area. If you're a military power attacking someone on their own ground, it's not so useful. Even worse if you're at sea.


related: a market summarizing what I know about China's intentional map offset laws, specifically on whether Google will continue following this (only 4 bettors, not very meaningful yet) https://manifold.markets/Ernie/will-google-maps-stop-followi...


I'm sure my usage would be excessive compared to a normal user, but I find SSDs last 2-3 years on average. I buy Samsung, perhaps that's the real issue


I always wonder if having unlimited money is all it takes. There's only so many excavators in the world, and hiring every single one would probably tank someone's economy


> I always wonder if having unlimited money is all it takes.

Just ask the US. They have experience with such things. /s


Do you work in this industry?


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