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by bcolias
Wed Aug 11, 2010 1:46 am
Forum: News
Topic: A cautionary tail
Replies: 21
Views: 9011

I developed an algorithm that will compress a gigobyte of data into one bit. Unfortunately it will only compress a specific gigobyte of data.
by bcolias
Tue Aug 10, 2010 5:57 am
Forum: Implications
Topic: Polywell Visions: Politics
Replies: 36
Views: 53080

What if we encouraged hostile countries to develop Polywell?

Why keep secret Polywell technology from countries hostile to the US? It seems to me that Polywell funding and research is a bit anemic. If a country such as North Korea decided to develop Polywell for bragging rights, we'd have a lot of political pressure in this country to fully fund Polywell.
by bcolias
Thu May 14, 2009 7:14 am
Forum: Design
Topic: A question about higher order polyhedra.
Replies: 153
Views: 63768

Why are opposing faces needed?
Should each vertex have an even number of faces touching?
by bcolias
Thu May 14, 2009 6:04 am
Forum: Design
Topic: A question about higher order polyhedra.
Replies: 153
Views: 63768

How about lower order, such as tetrahedral?
Is containment sacrificed for lower orders?
If not, then wouldn't this be a less complex and lower cost approach?

-Bill
by bcolias
Mon May 11, 2009 7:52 am
Forum: News
Topic: Polywell article wins an award ...
Replies: 15
Views: 12088

Good job!
Congratulations!
by bcolias
Mon May 11, 2009 7:40 am
Forum: General
Topic: What the Obots think of anybody who disagrees with them
Replies: 113
Views: 64837

And still the Cali and national GOP is too dumb to focus on economic issues and lay off the culture war stuff. At least until our economic house is in order. Ah. Well. It was a nice country while it lasted. I hope you're wrong about that, they may be our only hope. Its unlikely that any third party...
by bcolias
Sun May 10, 2009 8:15 am
Forum: General
Topic: What the Obots think of anybody who disagrees with them
Replies: 113
Views: 64837

The Rs have yet to decide if they want to be the culture war party or the economic sanity party. Myself, I'm not too enthusiastic about a culture war party. I think that the Republicans can make substantial gains as early as 2010 if they start now to embrace economic sanity as their first principle...
by bcolias
Mon Dec 08, 2008 3:40 am
Forum: General
Topic: Polywell = Navy Advantage
Replies: 58
Views: 25535

Re: Polywell = Navy Advantage

... i`m very inclined to believe that if the polywell is successful it will remain a secret for years to come. It could very well give the US Navy more of an advantage(fuel savings = more quantity), and so act to strengthen the US`s power over the seas - not that the US needs it as it already domin...