This is vibecoded trash and asking $70 for it is honestly offensive.

The proof is that they even vibecoded their Flathub submission PR: https://github.com/flathub/flathub/pull/8077

Space elevators require a counterweight on the other end, but there are various (theoretical for us, for now) launch systems that could be used. Spin launch and a launch loop for example. There’s also orbital rings which are somewhat similar to space elevators but AFAIK don’t require materials as strong as a space elevator would.

The best part about it is that it’s an extremely gradual slope completely unlike the mountain ranges on Earth, so you could haul stuff up there on trucks or trains easily.

They were well funded back when their real goal was to develop ICBMs capable of delivering nukes.

I think Mars, assuming you terraform it, would be pretty close to that on both counts. Space planes might still be difficult, but the delta V is much lower and Olympus Mons would pretty much sit above the atmosphere.

Apparently with 50% higher gravity it would be pretty much impossible with chemical rockets, but with the median of the estimate (so about 12.43 m/s²) it would be possible, you’d just need an incredibly large rocket, or non-chemical propulsion (e.g. nuclear).

A space program on that planet would definitely advance much slower than on Earth.

That’s, uh, not really how that works. A taller atmosphere would mean you have to go through more of it, but unless it’s not a terrestrial then the atmosphere won’t be that much taller.

If it is a non-terrestrial planet, it’s unlikely anyone would be building rockets on there to begin with.

According to Wikipedia this planet has an estimated surface gravity of 12.43 m/s^2 with a margin of error of about 2 m/s^2. That’s only up to 50% higher than Earth’s 9.8 m/s^2 (on the high end of the error margin) so it probably would be possible to get into orbit.

That said we don’t actually know much about it for sure. We don’t know if it’s a terrestrial planet for example. It could be composed mostly of gases and liquids like Neptune.

Good point.

Maybe, but I don’t know if that’s a good thing. Social intelligence is how CEOs and other charlatans get disproportionate success in society, and if all we had was social intelligence humanity would be nothing but smooth-talking cavemen.

I think those thorough tests are (as you also suggested) mainly used as a diagnosis aid for conditions like ADHD which can manifest as discrepancies between the component scores. In neurotypical people the component scores are AFAIK generally strongly correlated (that is to say, basically the same).

Just curious, what’s the most important one?

“Look, America is founded on free enterprise and capitalism,” said Bill Essayli, the first assistant United States attorney for the central district of California, during the press conference. “Anyone who attacks our values, our way of life, our system, which provides the best goods and services to the most people, we’re gonna come after aggressively.”

What a thing to say.

“Liable” means they might post a correction later that nobody will see because corrections aren’t sexy to algorithms. Big deal. LLM vendors are liable in practically the same way.

You’re using AI to turn research papers you don’t understand into science education videos you also don’t understand? What fresh kind of hell.

I actually watched the video and it was surprisingly good, but you might want to tell the AI to give more consideration to the broader context of the field next time, because studies don’t exist in a vacuum. For all we know this paper could be the logical next step in the field (which would lend it credibility) or it could go firmly against well established theory (which would make it an extraordinary claim that needs extraordinary proof).

Anyway hope this helps kinda just info dumped while laying in bed so might forgot something. feel free to ask questions.

Damn you wrote all that on a phone?

Just wait until you hear what planes call out during landing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ3PA6N0QXQ

Mental retardation hasn’t been a widely recognized medical condition for at least 30 years. They started scrubbing the term out of diagnostic criteria in the 90s and I think the last one to use it was officially retired in the 00s.

Yeah back in the 90s it was still in use in some diagnostic criteria, even though it was already considered dated then. These days I don’t think it’s used in a medical capacity anywhere anymore.

I don’t think it’s solely a you problem as many people do consider the term too offensive to use, but it is one of those words the jury is divided on, with just as many people using it nonchalantly. I expect over time it’ll be no different from moron or idiot.

My thoughts exactly.