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Today, 03:03 PM

Jens replied to a thread Rationale for a deep space station in Space/Astronomy Questions and Answers

I think it’s a good question though. The Sahara is a good question. It’s a bit different from the others. You can drive a vehicle or helicopter...

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Today, 12:41 PM

Jens replied to a thread Jet Engine Operation Confusion in Science and Technology

I’m not sure, but I would guess intuitively that the compressor is powerful enough to stop that from happening.

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Today, 05:45 AM

Jens replied to a thread Your current weather? in Off-Topic Babbling

I hope you mean Fahrenheit. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Today, 05:43 AM

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

Yeah, there are regular sun outages in Japan too. They seem to happen once a day, usually from about six in the evening. Sent from my iPhone...

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Today, 03:28 AM

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

I'm sorry to hear about that. Actually, I had a very similar experience, save only the bullying by adults. I was also sent into scouting, and didn't...

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Yesterday, 08:50 PM

Swift replied to a thread Stuff you just don't get. in Off-Topic Babbling

:lol: That would be funny if they marketed them that way. Now with a 4.7 mm wavelength!

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Yesterday, 05:18 PM

Swift replied to a thread What are you watching? in Small Media at Large

My wife and I have been watching CNN's Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy; two episodes so far. I love it. The food experiences were one of our...

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Yesterday, 05:03 PM

Swift started a thread Atlantic Ocean circulation is the weakest in at least 1,600 years in Science and Technology

CBS News No, we're not going to reenact the movie "Day After Tomorrow", but we are changing the climate. Nature Geoscience Abstract:

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Yesterday, 04:56 PM

Swift started a thread Flight director for NASA's Mars Perseverance - great story in Space Exploration

This is inspiring. CBS News

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Yesterday, 04:16 PM

Swift replied to a thread Adventures in DIY in Off-Topic Babbling

Ditto. This applies both for shop tools and cooking tools.

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Yesterday, 04:15 PM

Swift replied to a thread Stuff you just don't get. in Off-Topic Babbling

Cartoon Laws of Physics

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Yesterday, 04:09 PM

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

Idiocy is even worse than Covid. There is a treatment and a vaccine (education), but like the Covid vaccine, it is not completely effective, and...

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Yesterday, 04:04 PM

Swift replied to a thread Relativity Space in Space Exploration

Launch one and then we'll see how much of a competitor you are to SpaceX.

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2021-Feb-25, 08:36 PM

Swift replied to a thread Freshwater fish in "catastropic" decline worldwide: pollution, overfishing, damming in Science and Technology

The Holocene extinction (AKA Anthropocene extinction or Sixth Mass extinction) is an on-going event and it will just continue to get worse, and it is...

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2021-Feb-25, 06:50 PM

Swift replied to a thread What are you watching? in Small Media at Large

I've been watching some videos on Youtube made by this fellow C.W. Lemoine. He is a retired fighter pilot (both Air Force reserve and Navy reserve)....

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2021-Feb-25, 03:45 PM

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

With over 28 million cases and over half a million deaths in the US, we have to have reached the point where pretty much everyone knows people who...

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2021-Feb-24, 03:34 PM

Swift replied to a thread Fish Fight in Fun-n-Games

:lol:

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2021-Feb-24, 02:00 PM

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

I think a lot of the huge uptick was from bad human behavior during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays (traveling and getting together in...

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2021-Feb-24, 01:52 PM

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

Yes, the morning news is overloaded with it.

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2021-Feb-24, 04:26 AM

Jens replied to a thread SpaceX / Inspiration4 mission - all civilian in Space Exploration

I'm unsure too, but I think one of the skills that might be important is quickly going through checklists to debug problems, so knowing where to look...

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2021-Feb-24, 02:50 AM

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

I've heard he's out of the woods though. :)

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2021-Feb-24, 02:49 AM

Swift replied to a thread SpaceX / Inspiration4 mission - all civilian in Space Exploration

Interview with Hayley Arceneaux. Seems like a neat lady. LINK

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2021-Feb-24, 12:21 AM

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

Sorry, this is a bit of a nitpick from a translator, but if the person was changing speech to sign language, I think it would usually be an...

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2021-Feb-23, 11:30 PM

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

I don’t claim to understand it well either. But the same thing happens with influenza, so perhaps small changes in R0 end up leading to dramatic...

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2021-Feb-23, 07:32 PM

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

I saw that. That is ugly. One way to loose a job, I guess. I find it rather amusing that I have had several professors who are what I call Double...

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2021-Feb-23, 07:26 PM

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

I took the dog outside and we encountered 2 or 3 deer at the back of the garage. The were happily eating the lilac bush when we interrupted. They...

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2021-Feb-23, 01:51 PM

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

OK, understood. So I understand that when cjameshuff said: You replied: But what you really meant to say is:

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2021-Feb-23, 01:42 PM

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

Yes, perhaps the problem is that you made your post right after mine, without quoting. I think it's better if you make clear what post you are...

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2021-Feb-23, 04:56 AM

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

My parents are in another state and not the most tech savvy people. I very often see response to emails or phone messages returned on their Facebook...

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2021-Feb-23, 04:13 AM

Swift replied to a thread Mars 2020 Rover - "Perseverance" in Space Exploration

I'm reminded once again about what the BA said about the Phoenix lander being imaged by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter:

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