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Today, 11:15 PM

CJSF replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

Did you link the correct video? This one doesn't seem to match your description. CJSF

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Today, 11:06 PM

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

Well, no, if you aren't taking it in to get reprinted but instead viewing it electronically, it would not be "exactly like that", I was imagining it...

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Today, 11:02 PM

KaiYeves replied to a thread What if Starship Didn’t Do a Landing Burn at All? in Universe Today

First of all, I think they have to work on landing in fewer pieces...

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Today, 10:47 PM

Trebuchet replied to a thread What if Starship Didn’t Do a Landing Burn at All? in Universe Today

Meh. You still still have to reduce the velocity, in whatever direction, for pretty much zero for the scheme to work. And note the quote from Musk...

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Today, 10:44 PM

Jens replied to a thread Allergies and genetics in Science and Technology

I could be wrong, but I don’t think you can inherit specific allergies. I think you can inherit a proclivity toward having type 1 reactions for...

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Today, 10:41 PM

Trebuchet replied to a thread Is there a Moore's Law for digital camera pixel counts? in Science and Technology

Thing is, it's already gone farther than almost anyone has a need for. First thing I do when I download a camera from my phone or DSLR to, say, use...

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Today, 10:29 PM

parallaxicality started a thread Is there a Moore's Law for digital camera pixel counts? in Science and Technology

Is there a way to predict when, say, gigapixel cameras become standard? Howabout terapixel? Petapixel? How far could it go?

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Today, 09:56 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread When you just *have* to make a joke in Off-Topic Babbling

From a conversation on cosmic rays in another thread: "Pardon me, ma'am, I'm just checking for radiation!" :rimshot:

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Today, 09:21 PM

Nicolas replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

When I first read the specs and saw a 400 ton main hook, I thought that was its lifting capacity. It's not. It's the weight of the main hook...

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Today, 09:09 PM

Shaula replied to a thread Difference between sample and population standard deviation in Science and Technology

If you take a look at the Wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_deviation#Estimation it shows the population and sample standard...

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Today, 09:07 PM

Trebuchet replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

Wow. Those cranes at SpaceX aren't so big after all!

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Today, 09:03 PM

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

I suppose I should contact Amazon and tell them I found the box. But I don't feel inclined to hurry.

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Today, 09:00 PM

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

In my historical novels, midshipmen are frequently told to listen to the dogfish barking.

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Today, 08:17 PM

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

Maybe VS300M....M for Mars.

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Today, 08:03 PM

Cougar replied to a thread Difference between sample and population standard deviation in Science and Technology

This sounds like a "homework problem," the answers to which are not typically supplied here at Cosmoquest, preferring that you learn the details...

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Today, 07:35 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread Allergies and genetics in Science and Technology

Specific, in my family's cases. As with all things, it's not just genetic though. It's an interaction of inheritance and environmental factors....

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Today, 07:28 PM

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

And a paper never needs a recharge. So both versions have their pros and cons.

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Today, 07:21 PM

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

My boys were playing outside with crayons today. 6yo drew a cartoon rocket. 8yo drew a Starship, rivets and all.

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Today, 07:20 PM

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

As a senior employee, it is your duty to try to get the new intern to do an impossible /non existing task. Like getting a bucket of sparks to refill...

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