Path: eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!border-2.nntp.ord.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!Xl.tags.giganews.com!local-3.nntp.ord.giganews.com!nntp.earthlink.com!news.earthlink.com.POSTED!not-for-mail NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2024 03:28:03 +0000 Subject: Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc References: <45923010-96be-72d0-9ccc-9a43f25f35c4@example.net> <3Nqcncx9-a5sKsL6nZ2dnZfqn_adnZ2d@earthlink.com> <305d5af9-8a24-b375-323e-c250bdc27e94@example.net> <308f34aa-6ce1-f0d0-a31d-7ff5d389237a@example.net> <17951ff3-9385-90a5-d3b9-406e9a550b23@example.net> From: "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> Organization: wokiesux Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2024 22:28:02 -0500 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:78.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/78.13.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Language: en-US Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Message-ID: <_wWdndxi7KTeGvr6nZ2dnZfqnPadnZ2d@earthlink.com> Lines: 49 X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com NNTP-Posting-Host: 99.101.150.97 X-Trace: sv3-cGqv0zLunpcOwha63B1K7jaWSW6RQNAIz6y2tboAPMo7xETCODaRwQpuIvJVUfCHRBESFH04AlGiRhR!7TqMT7nY/TK5xvDXBp2rlLjfd5umFTdV5TIT9tPrHYemm5dmzM5Lj4Nj1UD0zXSkGDGMrGr+94f7!WNWqAIHmVP2zisNiaS68 X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.40 On 12/21/24 3:53 AM, The Natural Philosopher wrote: > On 21/12/2024 06:51, 186282@ud0s4.net wrote: >> Trains are kinda 'yesterday tech' ... and now the profit >>    margins are negligible. Don't expect 'luxury' unless YOU >>    are willing to pay for it and the transport co gets enough >>    high-paying passengers to justify. If ENOUGH then then Hell >>    Yes they will hire gourmet chefs and such and put in >>    comfy seats. > > They may be tomorrows tech too, if fossil fuel prices rise high enough. > Its all in the and cost-benefit analysis on riad building and cost of > fuel versus cost of rail plus overhead lines and cheap nuclear power. > > Electric cars for long distances? Dont make me laugh.. "Your travel permit please ? ..." Soviet era especially, you had to get permission to travel very far. This has considerable political and propaganda benefits for dictatorial types. People don't know/see anything outside their local area by and large - so you can MAKE UP any 'truths' needed. >>    Otherwise it's the 10-day-old plastic-wrapped sandwich. >> >>    It's a pity zeppelins proved so impractical - THOSE had >>    a 'romance' and you COULD go for 'luxury'. Cruise ships >>    are a step up, but maybe only one step. >> > Nuclear powered luxury liners are a definite possibility. Oh, they can be MADE, no question. There was even much talk of nuke mega-cargo ships. However safely dealing with the reactors is the big thing. You need a team of very well educated experts lest Very Bad Things happen. So, while "possible", not "practical" for non-govt entities. >>    Anyway, for now, expect all transportation to be Just >>    Another Uber. We will have to wait for Musk to build >>    a luxury Earth/Mars travel line. > > Whatever :-) "The Phobos Express" ! :-) Wow, we REALLY need something better than Newtonian propulsion ..... not even 100 years of decent rockets and the engines are already very disappointing.