Author: Richard K Collins

Director, The Internet Foundation Studying formation and optimized collaboration of global communities. Applying the Internet to solve global problems and build sustainable communities. Internet policies, standards and best practices.

Extracting energy from earth’s rotation, UFO methods and operational requirements

Rational UFO POWER & Momentum-Cancelling properties at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6D2MhkqLpHs Extracting energy from earth’s rotation is low yield, but could be done. Easier to use fusion or fission or sunlight or developed methods. But a good practice problem. I was looking for operational requirements, not explanations. What is good about UFO methods that might be desirable, regardless
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Feedback to Copilot

Feedback to Copilot The “learn more” are all PDF downloads. but I want to see the context. The hover data on these links is NOT selectable and cannot be copied. One of them says “AC Measurement of magnetic susceptibility” and my only way to search for that title is to manually type it. There IS
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Remote and non-destructive indicators for trees at risk of cracking

Forest Research @Forest_Research Stem cracks are defects in firs and conifers. Affected timber isn’t suitable for structural uses, reducing value. We’re researching this. Snr Scientist Ruben Manso explains why and asks forestry professionals to report cracks using TreeAlert. 🔗 https://forestresearch.gov.uk/news/139764-stem-cracks-in-conifers-report-it-via-treealert/ https://pic.x.com/kabfzsdnse Replying to @Forest_Research I carved wood for several decades and my first thought seeing
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Google has some good efforts, but they should not be locked in a “only a few benefit” corporation

Wow: Google Dealt HUGE BLOW In Court, Judge Rules Big Tech Search Engine ILLEGAL ‘MONOPOLIST’ at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vy0DxxP2hI It is not the best search engine or approach. It is what we have because Google is not aiming for the good of all humans, just a few Google investors. It ought to be broken up as a
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Plan, prepare, record, share – have a checklist, test ahead of time

Making Cavitation Bubbles with Electricity | at 100 000 fps at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqnCZ5_iTC4 Going directly to cavitation, without first doing a simple air gap spark is a bit wasteful. You should have miniaturized it to reduce the total energy required. I do not remember hearing or seeing mention of ultrapure water, since the electric breakdown strength
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Could MegaTelsa fields be used on earth, begs the question. They will HAVE to be used in space

Could megatesla magnetic fields be realized on Earth? at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqy4eKrmeyM KiloTesla and MegaTesla fields are routinely considered in many areas of research now on the Internet. KiloTesla fields can be created and used fairly routinely. MegaTesla fields will be common for laser vacuum activation. KiloTelsa fields will reduce the size of fusion devices. “Mr Fusion”
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Networks of atoms and particles and molecules. milli micro nano pico femto atto devices and processes

Zhigang Suo @zhigangsuo In Thursday morning, I ended my lecture with this slide. Knits and weaves are yarns of dense entanglements. Knits are stretchable, but weaves are not. Sitting beside me on the plane today is a lady knitting a sock. She entangles a single yarn into a network. A single yarn! https://pic.x.com/rgz6lullcz x.com/zhigangsuo/sta… Pretty
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Entanglement of finite independent flows and flux lines

Zhigang Suo @zhigangsuo I had to look it up, but it makes perfect sense. It happens a lot on the Internet, where indirect connections between nodes, often outnumber direct ones. The connections and paths are by associates, supporters, advocates, funding agencies, stakeholders, alumni, founders, common interests. Most of these associations are real, but lost by
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