Ken Fabian's latest activity
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Ken Fabian reacted to Herman Trivilino's post in the thread I am writing a SciFi story but I don't like Rayguns with
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Well, sure, but why come to a physics forum? Presumably because the author is interested in advice, not about writing strategies in... -
Ken Fabian replied to the thread I am writing a SciFi story but I don't like Rayguns.Imaginary weapons can be easily made of imaginary 'wear resistant' materials, or just don't ever mention barrel wear - problem fixed...
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Ken Fabian replied to the thread What papers is the CO2 climate change theory based on?.I think the problems rising sea levels bring are going to be worst for those who do not have the economic resources to move or are...
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Ken Fabian replied to the thread I am writing a SciFi story but I don't like Rayguns.Plasma explosions would be fine for a fictional projectile weapon - just don't say how they would work. It is fiction - there isn't any...
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Ken Fabian reacted to SleipnirTheHorse's post in the thread What papers is the CO2 climate change theory based on? with Like.
If he wants to know about global warming, he can come to Florida. The coastal cities and towns flood during even larger normal tides...
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Ken Fabian replied to the thread What papers is the CO2 climate change theory based on?.The warming world is the principle evidence - welcome to the test tube. I would much prefer computer modeling well in advance myself.
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Ken Fabian replied to the thread B Why can't Solar panels be hemispherical, or a curved strip type?.Now it is more cost effective to over-build and just add more fixed PV. Flat panels are easiest to make and to install. It is almost...
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Ken Fabian reacted to jbriggs444's post in the thread B Why can't Solar panels be hemispherical, or a curved strip type? with Like.
Let me make sure I understand the comparison. On the one hand we have a disc shaped flat solar panel with area ##2\pi r^2##. So the...
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Ken Fabian replied to the thread Could an external cosmic body have influenced Earth’s geology?.@Dani Rose Seems more likely there is an enduring absence of internal homogeneity that goes way back, possibly to the earliest...
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Ken Fabian replied to the thread Gravity in science fiction movies.Not sure that subjecting impregnated chimps or other primates to it as a proxy and is good and ethical science either, but I have a deep...
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Ken Fabian replied to the thread Net metering - hybrid solar inverter system question.Not sure what you are after. Net metering is not strictly a product of the inverter type, it is how the system is wired to the meter and...
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Ken Fabian replied to the thread Gravity in science fiction movies.The vestibular effects look quite serious and a persistent mismatch between what eyes see and what the inner ears sense can be...
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Ken Fabian replied to the thread Study: Social media probably can’t be fixed.Government funded media can be 'at arms length'. Australia's experience (possibly UK and elsewhere too) is that such media are not...
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Ken Fabian replied to the thread Study: Social media probably can’t be fixed.Freedom of speech looks different to freedom of 'the press'. The latter is the freedom of press owners to promote their views widely...
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Ken Fabian replied to the thread Very long-term temperature trend.@DOGE3500 The invitation to expand on your OP and make/argue your point, whatever that point is, remains open. As it is the OP doesn't...