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.

“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.

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.

I don’t understand how people think it’s such a big deal anyway. I mean, it’s functionally the same thing as calling someone a moron or an idiot or an imbecile, yet I don’t know anyone who has any problem with those words. All are obsolete medical terms for intellectually disabled people, used in modern parlance to insult someone’s intellect.

https://x.com/gnostrils/status/2039561643844415724

why’d you erase the first line of the second name

Good way to ensure that whatever regime rises from the ashes will be even more backwards than the last.

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