KevinMS's comments

On: 3D-printed "metamaterial" is stronger than anythin...

[KevinMS]

It already exists, its called infill

[pbronez → KevinMS]

Are you aware of any slicers that implement this tube-grid + plane-grid pattern?

Seems doable, but I haven’t seen it yet.

On: Why so many of us were wrong about missile defense

[KevinMS]

I've always seriously doubted Ukraine shooting down any "hypersonic" missiles. The problem is not solvable. Hypersonic missiles are really just manuevering ballistic missiles, and its impossible to plot an intercept path unless you have a really really big explosion. Missile defense is done, along with large military assets like surface ships.

[rozhok → KevinMS]

It shot down what is claimed to be "hypersonic" missle by russians. I don't know about "kinzhal" speeds, but the rockets are indeed was shot down a bunch of times. Speaking about "cyrcon" missiles, they do travel at the hypersonic speed but slowing down at the last miles of trajectory and can (and was) shot down too.

On: Climategate (2009)

[KevinMS]

> (1) I don't fault them for not wanting climate skeptics to be able to launder the prestige of being published in the IPCC to lend credibility denier narratives

Yikes. Suppressing scientific skepticism has always gone so well in the past.

On: EVs are lowering Bay Area's carbon footprint

[KevinMS]

Doesn't the power generated count as part of your carbon footprint?

On: ADHD linked with proclivity to explore while forag...

[KevinMS]

it almost feels forced

On: If Inheritance is so bad, why does everyone use it...

[KevinMS]

and it became popular at just about the same time as GUI programming, coincidence?

On: What the Suburb Haters Don't Understand

[KevinMS]

But the relentless leaf blowers and lawn mowers.

[foogazi → KevinMS]

lol - I hear the lawn mower and I wonder if it’s our guy or the neighbors

On: U.S. Navy Submarine First in World Fitted with Sil...

[KevinMS]

Military was holding the info for a while but then decided they wanted it released so they called up a reporter they knew. Probably as a warning to a certain frenemy.

[leereeves → KevinMS]

I suspect this article is a joke, but that would actually be a smart strategy.

Required to release some info you'd rather not release? Release it on April 1st, phrased as absurdly as possible.

On: Tell HN: Reddit now blocks VPN access via browser,...

[KevinMS]

Works fine with ExpressVPN, at least the New Jersey-1 outlet

On: Rivian Is Turning into the Subaru of EVs

[KevinMS]

subarus are popular in cold places for obvious reasons, EVs are not.

[rcmjr → KevinMS]

We have heaters for diesels, I do not understand why battery heaters aren't more of a thing.