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Today, 11:24 AM

selvaarchi replied to a thread China's Chang'e 4 mission in Space Exploration

"Chang'e-4 concludes work for 26th lunar day following new findings" ...

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Today, 07:53 AM

selvaarchi replied to a thread Reusable Rockets in Space Exploration

Do not know but my guess they might tried the 1st of the "SpaceX Grasshopper tech demonstrators". They have been making progress on the landing legs.

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Today, 07:44 AM

Van Rijn replied to a thread Heritage sites on the moon in Space Exploration

But what are they going to if China, Russia, India, or a company based outside of the US decides to land a rover next to an Apollo site, and have it...

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Today, 07:34 AM

Noclevername replied to a thread How did we do it before the internet... in Off-Topic Babbling

Yes, there's plenty of downside too. Distraction and information overload. Social media bubbles and echo chambers. Dark Web crime and abuse. Hacking...

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Today, 05:12 AM

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

How does on county become older than the rest of the state.

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Today, 04:55 AM

The Backroad Astronomer replied to a thread How did we do it before the internet... in Off-Topic Babbling

We actually got stuff done.

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Today, 03:35 AM

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

Attacked from behind, when I didn't even know he was in the room. Hit me in the back of the knee, at what must have been just the wrong moment in a...

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Today, 03:30 AM

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

Exactly! My wife is to blame!

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Today, 03:10 AM

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

Ouch! I haven’t heard of that before, but the symptoms sound like what I had when trying to wear contacts. The pebble under the eyelid feeling is...

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Today, 02:14 AM

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

By the way, how did the house cat knock you to the floor? I’ve been tripped by a cat, but not knocked down.

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Today, 02:09 AM

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

Heh. Rosie as in the Jetsons’ Rosie the Robot?

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Today, 01:58 AM

cjameshuff replied to a thread Broken Cable Damages Arecibo in Astronomy

A 1000-node phased array planetary radar would be...expensive. Like JWST expensive. It'd be more constrained in view, but since the plan involves...

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Today, 01:57 AM

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

My adult niece is to visit us tomorrow. I'm a bit uncomfortable with it but my wife wants to see her. My niece and her husband spent New Years Eve...

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Today, 01:57 AM

Van Rijn replied to a thread Heritage sites on the moon in Space Exploration

This is a case where they do make ‘em better than they used to. It’s almost embarrassing for NASA hardware to fail that quickly.

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Today, 01:54 AM

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

Stuff that bugs me: We can't talk about WHY she's famous on this forum.

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Today, 01:51 AM

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

Ouch! One of my parents' cats was found with a piece of string hanging out of his mouth. My mother pulled it out. And out. And out. About six...

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Today, 01:39 AM

Trebuchet replied to a thread How did we do it before the internet... in Off-Topic Babbling

My wife was actually the second blind date they set me up with. The first one fell asleep during the date at someone's birthday party.

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Today, 12:03 AM

Noclevername replied to a thread How did we do it before the internet... in Off-Topic Babbling

Storing electrons is certainly more convenient than paper. But pity the poor Sumerians and their clay slabs! Office workers had to also be...

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Yesterday, 11:37 PM

Van Rijn replied to a thread Reusable Rockets in Space Exploration

It would be nice if they explained what the breakthrough was supposed to be. Also, they haven’t had a test flight yet, which strikes me as important.

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Yesterday, 11:32 PM

Van Rijn replied to a thread In Memoriam: Mira Furlan in Small Media at Large

I knew exactly what scene that would be. I can mostly recite it from memory.

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Yesterday, 11:28 PM

Van Rijn replied to a thread In Memoriam: Mira Furlan in Small Media at Large

Ah, that’s too bad. She was 65, so not that old. JMS has talked about the “B5 curse” where a number of the main cast have died. Richard Biggs...

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Yesterday, 10:34 PM

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

Hmmm.... a show-stopper for sure.

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Yesterday, 10:32 PM

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

That would have been the punchline to one heck of a magic trick.

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Yesterday, 10:26 PM

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

Just watching the news and the South African and English variation has made to the maritimes in December with a case of each on at the same...

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Yesterday, 10:25 PM

selvaarchi replied to a thread Reusable Rockets in Space Exploration

"'Major reusable launch breakthrough' by private rocket firm i-Space prior to IPO" https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202101/1213057.shtml

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Yesterday, 10:24 PM

schlaugh replied to a thread Heritage sites on the moon in Space Exploration

Good question. Apparently the Early Apollo Surface Experiments Package (EASEP) is not working, other than the laser reflector. According to NASA the...

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Yesterday, 09:51 PM

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

1 card Monty.

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