He means resident aliens.
If faster than light travel is theoretically possible it exponentially raises the chance of aliens finding us before we have the technology to do anything but beg them to not kill us. With the way life on planet earth works Iām not super hopeful.
Having the military say that they have made real contacts with UFOās that behave in ways they canāt explain in a universe with the possibility of FTL travel is a lot more menacing than in a universe without it.
The way my mind works Iāve basically had a mental index card with the UFO sitings on one side and āwhat the fuck could that be?ā on the other. Itās not like I have any real insight, but believing we probably lived in a universe without faster than light travel really did impact the possibilities.
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If you captured all the energy converted from mass by the sun from now to the end of its life it would be about 1/3 [Edit edit I was right the first time so not enough energy. I suck at arthmetic and editing] Jupiterās mass.
People say this kind of thing about cold fusion but it doesnāt matter. Thereās always another hurdle. If dessin was here he would dismiss it out of hand. FTL is theoretically impossible. End of story. Heād be right. Probably.
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I know everyone is concerned about the energy consumption of bitcoin farms and data servers along with its impact on the environment, but I heard some engineers are working on a device that could lift 10kg up 10m with less than 500 J of energy so I wouldnāt worry about our energy problems.
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Sorry
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Iād love to see a pic of the finished surfboard.
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https://mobile.twitter.com/BrianDuffield/status/1369372402896023562
Waitā¦ Was this a true story?
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Well I havenāt seen any Mr. Fusions for sale lately.
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Oldie, but highly recommended book:
You can probably afford it, even if you donāt make mid-six figures.
At least he truly lived first.
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Big representation for Bobs with hair and without
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I was super-pumped to give Phantom Tollbooth to my daughter and niece this year. My daughterās already read it twice. What a legacy.
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I bought my niece a really nice hardback copy of Watership Down with these beautiful colour illustrations and she hasnāt looked at it. 
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We bought a nephew The Wizard of Earthsea and he was all āmehā.
FUCK OFF BACK TO YOUR HARRY POTTER THEN, YEAH?!!
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At least my niece went for His Dark Materials over Terfy Shitlib And The Gender-Critical Hallows, call that a win.
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I have. But itās usually a shoddy casing full of used pinball machine parts.
I see Richard Garwin is still around. Heād demand a cup of hot tea. Thatās a big step up from a journal article. Heās 92 now. I donāt think heās going to get his tea.
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nope
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@beetlejuice is this your house?
https://mobile.twitter.com/yashar/status/1369660060293505032
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could be @ericallenhatch on twitter, he loves vhs
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