BlogHide Resteemstacticalcadaver (44)in stem • 3 years agoDo People No Longer Trust Science?While browsing some site a few days ago I came across the question, "Why don't people trust science any more?" As I suspected upon first seeing the question, the person who posed it went on to…tacticalcadaver (44)in cryptocurrency • 3 years agoCryptocurrency Transactions with Local GovernmentsPerhaps this post will start a conversation about how we can try to get cryptocurrencies accepted more widely. It can also serve as a place to discuss possible blowbacks of bringing the topic of…tacticalcadaver (44)in physics • 3 years agoPhysics 000 - Acceleration, Velocity & Displacement in One DimensionIntroduction This is the first in a series of posts covering physics. Why bother create a bunch of posts covering what many people here probably already know? The main reason for me to do this is…tacticalcadaver (44)in programming • 3 years agoBack to the Bad Old Days of Programming - Book Project Post IOverview One of my current projects is a book covering DIY computer system design for readers who have little knowledge of electronics. There are plenty of books and online how-tos out there…tacticalcadaver (44)in economics • 3 years agoMore Government Won't Fix Income InequalityThe Assertion The subject of income inequality has been in and out of the spotlight over the past several decades. It is again in public discussions in recent years, as many in lower income…tacticalcadaver (44)in technology • 3 years agoHow do Power Plants Know How Much Power to Generate?In this video we take a look at something power plants monitor in order to figure out if they need to produce more, or less, electrical power. 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This video takes a brief look at how DSP satellites work. If you enjoyed this video, you can find me…tacticalcadaver (44)in random • 4 years agoLegit Q Shaman Action FigureHaha! I dunno who the target consumer is, but the market does provide.tacticalcadaver (44)in politics • 4 years agoSpace Force Rank StructureA response to some of the reasons I've heard people give on why the Space force should use a Navy-style rank structure. Points discussed: Because sci-fi Unique cultural identity for…tacticalcadaver (44)in math • 4 years agoDeriving the DerivativeCan we figure out the rule for finding the derivative of a function without resorting to the usual confusing numeric methods? We can try to do it geometrically by calculating slopes of various…tacticalcadaver (44)in hive-163521 • 5 years agoHow Do Capacitors Work? Part I