[–] 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

I feel it is never about having the money or not rather that for them it is a moral issue that it’s preferable to spend money on fewer people (political lobbying campaign) rather than the same total amount or even sometimes less on the many.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

    Wiki > under Other chemical propellants

    Hybrid motors suffer two major drawbacks. The first, shared with solid rocket motors, is that the casing around the fuel grain must be built to withstand the full combustion pressure and often extreme temperatures as well. However, modern composite structures handle this problem well, and when used with nitrous oxide and a solid rubber propellant (HTPB), a relatively small percentage of fuel is needed anyway, so the combustion chamber is not especially large

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago

    Interesting article thanks for sharing, so many good pull quotes I think one that stood out for me would be:

    Whenever society shifts and the hierarchy wobbles, we become anxious about the type of man who sits at the top of it—out of actual apprehension, morbid curiosity, and a fear of the backlash.

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  • Garden furniture (sopuli.xyz)
     

    In contrast to most other post this (I hope) is an apolitical question… where is the best place to get garden furniture? I am seeing everywhere from Prisma to K-Rauta to Clas Olsen stock garden chairs and tables, but I have no idea how to filter out what is going to be overpriced low quality stuff from things that will be sturdy enough to last several seasons.

    If anyone has any tips it would be l would be very grateful!

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