Reading up on physics
5 deep · digging since dec 30, 25
- TinyWind: A pixel pirate sailing game with real wind physics (380k+ kms sailed)
TinyWind is a free browser-based sailing game with real wind physics, where players adjust sails and steer to battle AI enemies across 380k+ km sailed.
- The Physics of GPS
GPS converts time into distance using satellite signals and trilateration, requiring relativity corrections and a fourth satellite to fix clock errors for precise positioning.
- Data centers in space makes no sense
Hacker News commenters argue that space data centers face insurmountable cooling, power, and cost challenges, making the concept physically and economically impractical.
- Feynman's Hughes Lectures: 950 pages of notes
A personal transcription of 950 pages of notes from Richard Feynman's Hughes Lectures (1966-1971) covering astronomy, QED, and math methods has been made available.