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Monthly Archives: October 2020
Too Many Muons
There is a notion that radiation may be limiting qubit lifetime. Even if you use low-radiation materials and shielding, you still have to worry about muons generated by cosmic rays. They are very penetrating – some reach kilometers down into … Continue reading
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Blood Will Tell
Most psychological traits are significantly, although not overwhelmingly, heritable. So if you are given information about the psychology of close relatives of some person, you know more than you did before about that person. On average. If his kids, sibs, … Continue reading
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Isogenic Rats
It strikes me that isogenic rat lines would be well suited to the commercial production of Rat Kings.
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The Paras
The French Generals that had fought the Algerian war for a long time came to think that Algeria was important. Terrible things would happen of France gave it up. Gee, I wonder if the chuckleheads that spent most of their … Continue reading
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Sword of Honour
Early in his Sword of Honour series, Evelyn Waugh’s autobiographical hero rejoices in the purity of his country’s cause: all the big dictatorships of Europe are on the other side. The Soviet Union is actively aiding the Axis – vitiating … Continue reading
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O-Ring Industries vs the Seven Wonders.
O-Ring industries are ones in which a number of interrelated tasks must all be completed successfully – ones in which a moderate increase in workers’ skills greatly increases the probability of success. The idea was originated by Kremer, and further … Continue reading
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