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Yesterday, 08:05 PM

Trebuchet replied to a thread Whatcha Eatin? in Off-Topic Babbling

Indeed. I just can't have cookies/biscuits in the house. Except for two large sealed tins of Walker's Shortbreads which taunt me every time I go...

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Yesterday, 08:02 PM

Trebuchet replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

Great video -- as usual! -- by Scot Manley on the Starship flight. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CF9mdMI1qxM

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Yesterday, 06:00 PM

Trebuchet replied to a thread Whatcha Eatin? in Off-Topic Babbling

Some products here, notably Pringles, are called crisps. Because they don't meet the legal requirements to be called "potato chips". Entree as...

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2021-Mar-03, 11:56 PM

Trebuchet replied to a thread Whatcha Eatin? in Off-Topic Babbling

Dry roasted, unsalted peanuts for my afternoon snack. I'm trying to be good, I really am, but every time I'm in a store I'm SO tempted to grab a bag...

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2021-Mar-03, 11:51 PM

Trebuchet replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

Nicolas's sig: Landing, on the other hand, is tricky. But they're getting closer. Trivial stuff that makes me happy: I managed to tune in to...

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2021-Mar-03, 03:53 PM

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

May be too much hazard associated with that; unexpended propellants and such.

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2021-Mar-03, 01:41 AM

Trebuchet replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

And they only lost the upper half. The lower half, with pretty much all the expensive bits, came back into port.

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2021-Mar-03, 12:11 AM

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

Morty, in all his re-lighted glory! Note that the antlers are a slightly different color. That's because I retained the original incandescent...

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2021-Mar-02, 03:41 PM

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

Soon!

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2021-Mar-02, 01:16 AM

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

Morty the Moose. But it's not his fault. Around 20 years ago,we noticed that instead of the usual lighted deer, someone had a moose. That was...

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2021-Mar-01, 04:00 PM

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

For far too many people, unfortunately, the obvious reason is that flu deaths are being falsely reported as Covid. Along with all other deaths...

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2021-Feb-28, 03:47 PM

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

I was looking forward to watching Vera on PBS last night, but it's pledge time so instead they had some health quack followed by an old music show. ...

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2021-Feb-28, 03:37 PM

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

Me no speak Celtic, Sweetheart!

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2021-Feb-28, 04:49 AM

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

The pressure in the combustion chamber is NOT higher than than what comes out of the compressor. That's where you're going astray. Combustion adds...

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2021-Feb-27, 10:18 PM

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

As mentioned in the reading thread, I've been working my way through Ann Cleeves' mystery novels. I finished the Vera Stanhope ones and and now am...

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2021-Feb-27, 03:56 AM

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

Ok, I Google. Apparently thats actually a thing when the sun is in line with a geosynchronous satellite!

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2021-Feb-27, 03:53 AM

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

I just opened an email from my cable provider. It said we may experience some service interruptions due to "sun outages". And said it more than...

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2021-Feb-27, 03:17 AM

Trebuchet replied to a thread Virgin Galactic SS2 in Space Exploration

Yup. It seemed pretty cool at one time, but now that SpaceX will be flying customers to orbit....

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2021-Feb-26, 09:28 PM

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

Even actively oppose it!

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2021-Feb-26, 09:28 PM

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

We just had our first vaccinations. Both of us were very impressed with how well the process was organized and handled by the local health...

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2021-Feb-26, 09:25 PM

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

Yup. Lays has "Ruffles" and "Wavy Lays" with the same difference.

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2021-Feb-26, 09:23 PM

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

We got vaccinated!

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2021-Feb-26, 03:46 PM

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

Indeed. Two of my cousins got it, one died. And we still have idiots doing the denialist thing.

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2021-Feb-25, 03:44 PM

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

There's a whole YouTube channel of trucks and RV's hitting a particular bridge somewhere. Even after they raised it some. Eleven-foot-eight or some...

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2021-Feb-25, 06:13 AM

Trebuchet replied to a thread NASA's moon mission - ARTEMIS in Space Exploration

On that site I got ads for a Faraday cap. And underpants. Sheesh!

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2021-Feb-24, 03:54 PM

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

Is closed captioning available?

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