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Today, 04:49 AM

Solfe replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that amuses you... in Off-Topic Babbling

I saw something both bad and amusing at the same time. There is a politician who is in a bit of trouble now. Doesn't matter which one or why for this...

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Today, 02:38 AM

Jens replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that amuses you... in Off-Topic Babbling

I kind of agree with Grant, but with caveats. In a lot of cases it doesn't matter at all. I really enjoyed both Amadeus and Gandhi, even though I...

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Today, 01:19 AM

Jens replied to a thread When does a protoscience become a science? in Space/Astronomy Questions and Answers

To me, to be honest, the discussion about "foundational science" is much more interesting than the definition of what "protoscience" is. I may have a...

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Yesterday, 02:23 PM

Solfe replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that amuses you... in Off-Topic Babbling

Now that WandaVision is over, I want to talk about it. But because I some how missed 8 weeks spoilers during my watching of it, I don't want to spoil...

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Yesterday, 01:20 AM

Jens replied to a thread When does a protoscience become a science? in Space/Astronomy Questions and Answers

The page that NCN quoted showed that there are a variety of definitions of protoscience. When you say “there is no such thing” do you mean that you...

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2021-Mar-05, 03:33 PM

Swift replied to a thread Backyard Wildlife in Off-Topic Babbling

:lol: Too bad you didn't get a video.

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2021-Mar-04, 05:32 AM

Jens replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

When I was reading about it, I came across for the first time (I'm sure everyone else knows it well...) the expression "sudden unscheduled...

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2021-Mar-04, 02:36 AM

Swift replied to a thread Star Trek: Lower Decks (CBS All Access - animated) in Small Media at Large

I happened upon episode 1 on Comedy Central this evening. I could only stand about the first 10 minutes of it. My impression of it from the trailer...

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2021-Mar-03, 11:51 PM

Swift replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

Not clear yet if it was a leg failure or if it was engines not working perfectly and landing too hard or a combination. I'm guessing the landing...

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2021-Mar-03, 11:44 PM

Swift replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

It just went boom!

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2021-Mar-03, 11:37 PM

Swift replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

It sounds like legs did not deploy. It is leaning, but it is on the ground.

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2021-Mar-03, 09:56 PM

Swift replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

Looks like they are trying for about 5:30 pm Eastern (4:30 Central)

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2021-Mar-03, 09:16 PM

Swift replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

Not yet scrubbed for the day, at least according to the public announcer from SpaceX.

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2021-Mar-03, 09:13 PM

Swift replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

Ignition and immediate abort

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2021-Mar-03, 09:09 PM

Swift replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

T minus 4 minutes

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2021-Mar-03, 02:50 PM

Swift replied to a thread American human space capsule in Space Exploration

Never?

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2021-Mar-03, 09:04 AM

Jens replied to a thread Disease and pandemics thread (because it's science) in Science and Technology

Just to be clear, by "compromised" I really just meant "less effective." Maybe it is too strong a term. And in that sense, I completely understand...

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2021-Mar-03, 03:02 AM

Jens replied to a thread Disease and pandemics thread (because it's science) in Science and Technology

I have a quick question, based on a conversation I had earlier today. In Japan, as in many other places, a lot of the cases have been clusters in...

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2021-Mar-02, 11:35 PM

Swift replied to a thread Rocket Lab in Space Exploration

Scott Manley's analysis of Neutron, including questions about financing, the market they are trying to compete in, and questions about design.

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2021-Mar-01, 07:53 PM

Swift replied to a thread M 5.3 earthquake near Point MacKenzie, Alaska in Geology & Planetary Surfaces

This is the USGS website on aftershock forecasts; has some nice graphs of aftershocks over time from various size quakes.

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2021-Mar-01, 04:16 PM

Swift replied to a thread The COVID-19 Discussion Thread (OTB) in Off-Topic Babbling

100.3% ? Someone get three doses? ;)

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2021-Mar-01, 02:11 PM

Swift replied to a thread Some Non-trivial Things That Annoy Me. in Off-Topic Babbling

That sounds like Ohio, though I don't know of any mass-vaccination centers close by. But its a hodge-podge and nothing centralized. I'm not...

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2021-Mar-01, 01:49 PM

Swift replied to a thread Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket in Space Exploration

I assume they are marketing it as the best rocket in the 'Verse. ;)

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2021-Mar-01, 08:18 AM

Jens replied to a thread How long until we have colonize Mars? in Space Exploration

Cool, and that sounds reasonable to me. I'm guessing (I don't know really) that the safety issue was probably one of the things they were looking at,...

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2021-Mar-01, 02:03 AM

Jens replied to a thread How long until we have colonize Mars? in Space Exploration

OK, in post 1189, I wanted to ask: In post 1178, you wrote: And in post 1187, you said:

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2021-Feb-28, 01:55 PM

Jens replied to a thread Virgin Galactic SS2 in Space Exploration

To be honest, just to add one data point, I wouldn’t be willing to pay anything. I wouldn’t even go for free. I’m interested in all things about...

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2021-Feb-28, 01:38 PM

Jens replied to a thread How long until we have colonize Mars? in Space Exploration

Sorry to repeat myself, but I don’t think anyone likes that. I don’t like it when people reinterpret my statements, so I try not to do it to others....

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2021-Feb-28, 01:34 PM

Jens replied to a thread How long until we have colonize Mars? in Space Exploration

Thanks for clarifying, because that might make it easier to understand things. What is it that makes you upset and prone to overstatement? Sent...

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