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Yes, but since faces are essentially distributed over a cylinder, rather than a sphere, it is more of an issue.

Wow. There are so few exposed studs, it almost doesn’t look like Lego.

“52 weeks o’ fart”

The particles are “semi-Dirac fermions”:

Instead of moving forwards in a kind of river of electric current, [the electrons] began to trace out circular trajectories, like eddies in that river. And because they were so cold, they were also susceptible to quantum effects, meaning each acted like a wave that self-reinforced as it flowed around the eddy. These behaviours caused the semi-Dirac fermions to emerge.

Not exactly sure what a “semi-Dirac fermion” is, but it seems like another case of electrons doing weird sh*t at low temperatures.

He looks like he’s already had enough of our sh*t.

Nice to see some more writing communities on Lemmy. Not sure if I’ll have much to contribute, but if I do, I’ll know where to post it!

Thanks. Now that I hear it, I am familiar with the song, but had never watched the music video.

Good bot!

shouldn’t you be able to go to 240?

Not really. The faces of the D120 are already asymmetric (scalene) triangles. There’s no way to split these into additional faces while keeping them all the same shape.

Any larger geometrically fair die would have to be from an infinite family (prisms, bipyramids, and trapezohedra), which are “impractical in reality due to the tendency to roll for a long time”.

there are gaps between some faces and there arent on others, so it really isnt well balanced

But as long as all the faces are the same size, and the die never lands on the gaps (or is rerolled if it does), would that be a fair die?

Starbase activities (2024-11-02):

• Nov 1st cryo delivery tally.
• Overnight, S33 rolls back from Massey’s to Megabay 2. (LabPadre, ViX, Priel, Gisler 1, Gisler 2)
• Build site: Starfactory and office construction continues. (Gisler)
• A couple peeks through the windows of Starfactory. (Gisler 1 (nosecone), Gisler 2)
• Pad A: Refurbishment of the launch mount and chopsticks continues. (Starship Gazer)
• Sanchez: Work on launch mount and chopsticks carriage for Pad B continues. (Gisler 1, Gisler 2)
• Massey’s: Work on the “can-crusher” test stand continues. (Gisler)
• RGV Aerial post a photo of S33 at Massey’s (prior to rollback), and a comparison photo of the launch site between 2019-01 and 2024-10.

Other:

• mcrs987 posts renders of the HLS mockup. (Tweet 1, tweet 2, tweet 3, tweet 4, tweet 5, tweet 6, tweet 7, tweet 8, tweet 9, tweet 10, tweet 11)

they arose, and passing over Hithlum

To me, this implies some form of flight, since they passed over, rather than through some place.

I just got here and don’t know the backstory, but this looks super cool.

Cool, lemmy try: @remindme@mstdn.social 1 hour

It would be so nice to return to a shaded, charged vehicle on a hot sunny day. Seems like a great idea.

I think the D120 is the maximum possible isohedral (geometrically symmetric) fair die. A golf ball is probably pretty close to fair, though number 327 seems like it might be more difficult to balance than 12, 20, 30, or 60.

What is the syntax for summoning it?

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Starship Development Thread November 2024

Starbase activities (2024-11-01):

• Oct 31st cryo delivery tally. ViX shares an outdated but useful infographic on how many deliveries are required for launch.
• Oct 31st addendum: NSF timelapse of S33 cryo test at Massey’s.
• Pad B: The disassembled CC8800-1 crane begins to depart, starting with crane mats and counterweights. (ViX 1, ViX 2)
• Build site: S34 aft LOX section moves from Starfactory to Megabay 2. (ViX)
• RGV Aerial post a recent flyover photo of office construction.
• Massey’s: S33 prepares for rollback. (ViX 1, ViX 2, ViX 3, Starship Gazer)

Other:

• NSF article on pending upgrades to Starship facilities in Florida.
• Additional highlight summaries on Starship HLS mockup from Kirtland, Bickmore, and Li. Two floors, five bedrooms, laboratory, airlock, life support, four control seats, and a 40-foot ceiling in one area.

Who is this woman?