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Yesterday, 09:56 PM

The Backroad Astronomer replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

Watching an old episode of the Waltons and one of the kids has a package of seeds with barcodes on the backside of the package, they really didn't...

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Yesterday, 09:50 PM

The Backroad Astronomer replied to a thread Will we ever stop using paper? in Science and Technology

I am so glad I do not have a fax machine.

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Yesterday, 05:59 PM

KaiYeves replied to a thread Will we ever stop using paper? in Science and Technology

Oh, I’m familiar with form e-mails and I sign about five a day. The faxes from cranks that I read in 2012 were decidedly homemade.

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Yesterday, 04:40 PM

KaiYeves replied to a thread What are you reading? in Small Media at Large

I found The Aeronauts from the TIME-LIFE series “The Epic of Flight” at a library booksale on Saturday. Because it’s about early balloonists, it...

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Yesterday, 04:33 PM

KaiYeves replied to a thread Will we ever stop using paper? in Science and Technology

Having worked in a Congressional office, I would add cranks. Cranks LOVE faxing their Congressman rants about how he is an evil baby-eating...

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Yesterday, 02:52 AM

KaiYeves replied to a thread Trivial (or not so trivial) stuff that makes you happy. in Off-Topic Babbling

Today I went to play mini golf with my Mom and my brother J. at a local course I had never been to. I didn’t realize it was themed to our local area...

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Yesterday, 12:53 AM

The Backroad Astronomer replied to a thread Will we ever stop using paper? in Science and Technology

One example would be in the hotel industry there at least used be a form called a third party authorization form that be sent via fax like if you...

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2021-Apr-17, 10:36 PM

The Backroad Astronomer replied to a thread Trivial (or not so trivial) stuff that makes you happy. in Off-Topic Babbling

Well this morning I became a great-uncle well at least a step great uncle, the father is the son of my brother in law from a previous marriage. The...

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2021-Apr-17, 04:00 PM

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

I realize that in quarantine, without a lot else going on, I get too emotional about things that have no bearing on my life. I realize I need to...

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2021-Apr-16, 11:26 PM

KaiYeves replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

I wonder if one of the other candidates might continue simply as a backup just because of those unknowns?

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2021-Apr-16, 12:03 AM

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

I year ago this sunday the was mass shooting in Nova scotia, this week there was a coupon in the new phonebooks for the business he owned.

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2021-Apr-16, 12:01 AM

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

dup post.

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2021-Apr-15, 07:22 PM

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

I am glad my keys didn't drop into one of these mud puddles a week ago. https://youtu.be/1wszX86uZQg

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2021-Apr-15, 04:19 PM

The Backroad Astronomer replied to a thread Will we ever stop using paper? in Science and Technology

Paper will be around for sometime to come. Even in a galaxy far far away and a long time ago there was a species that used paper to back up their...

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2021-Apr-14, 09:15 PM

KaiYeves replied to a thread Does anyone still believe that Apollo 11 landed on the moon after Chang'E-4 in Conspiracy Theories

Well, I should hope not, Apollo 11 landed about fifty years BEFORE Chang’E... ;-)

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2021-Apr-14, 02:57 AM

The Backroad Astronomer replied to a thread From the Director's Keyboard: Back to the 80s! in Forum Introductions and Feedback

Bit of a musical start.

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2021-Apr-14, 01:40 AM

philippeb8 replied to a thread Latest findings on the Muons in Space/Astronomy Questions and Answers

Ok. So they're at 4.2 and we're waiting for 5. Thanks! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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2021-Apr-14, 01:06 AM

KaiYeves replied to a thread From the Director's Keyboard: Back to the 80s! in Forum Introductions and Feedback

That sounds, uh, totally radical! (Maybe more 90s?)

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2021-Apr-14, 12:42 AM

The Backroad Astronomer replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

some kind of update most likely one of the major updates not the typical security updates, it might take up to a couple of hours.

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2021-Apr-14, 12:37 AM

philippeb8 started a thread Latest findings on the Muons in Space/Astronomy Questions and Answers

Is this yet confirmed? https://youtu.be/kBzn4o4z5Bk Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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2021-Apr-13, 03:20 PM

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

My Dad is still in that stage!

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2021-Apr-13, 03:19 PM

KaiYeves replied to a thread Sixty Years of People in Space in Space Exploration

While not as dramatic a change as promised, I think in terms of American spaceflight the space shuttle really was quite a stark change, it made types...

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2021-Apr-13, 12:02 AM

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

duplicate post

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2021-Apr-13, 12:00 AM

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

Today while in the middle of the woods I saw some happy birthday signs, I left my cell phone at home so no picture of it. Also over the last 5 days I...

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2021-Apr-12, 10:34 PM

The Backroad Astronomer replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

Found the missing keys.

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2021-Apr-12, 10:17 PM

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

Same with all the fun transitions and effects in PowerPoint.

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2021-Apr-12, 08:55 PM

KaiYeves replied to a thread Here It Comes...Again in Conspiracy Theories

Especially because it turns out you can bribe humans to do both the cattle thing and the graffiti thing pretty cheap.

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2021-Apr-12, 07:26 PM

KaiYeves replied to a thread Sixty Years of People in Space in Space Exploration

Which is a good reminder that it’s both Yuri’s Night and John and Bob’s Night. Well, I told you not to spend the budget on t-shirts...

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2021-Apr-12, 07:24 PM

The Backroad Astronomer replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

It changes depending on where I copy and paste the s from.

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2021-Apr-12, 06:31 PM

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

I kind of know the spot you are in, there is a similar situation with a cousin whose kids live with an aunt and uncle on my aunt's husband's side of...

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