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Yesterday, 11:03 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

The good thing about a private concern, unlike national space programs, is that they can weather a big public explosion, gather themselves up, and...

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Yesterday, 10:40 PM

parallaxicality replied to a thread Leave a Random Fact II: Baby Got Fact. in Fun-n-Games

The time-travelling aspect of "The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask" was inspired by the plot of "Run Lola Run."

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Yesterday, 10:32 PM

pzkpfw replied to a thread When asteroid Appophis is entering in earth;s atmosphere in Off-Topic Babbling

The way my mind works (I use that term loosely) my post was the natural response to the typo in the thread title. I beg that no mod fixes the...

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Yesterday, 10:07 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread Reminded That I Live in the Future in Off-Topic Babbling

To me, those robots are inescapably chained at the dead center of the Uncanny Valley. Just as actual dogs look innately appealing to humans who...

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Yesterday, 08:42 PM

Van Rijn replied to a thread Reminded That I Live in the Future in Off-Topic Babbling

Ha! That’s a good one. I’m used to them now, but those headless robot dogs sit in the middle of the uncanny valley and looked very strange to me...

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Yesterday, 07:46 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread Arkham Horror: The Card Game thread (anyone else play it?) in Fun-n-Games

Arkham? Is one of the monsters a grinning, clown-like figure? :D (Yes, I know which came first.)

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Yesterday, 05:45 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread When does a protoscience become a science? in Space/Astronomy Questions and Answers

Why could we not call Galileo a protoscientist?

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Yesterday, 05:34 PM

profloater replied to a thread When does a protoscience become a science? in Space/Astronomy Questions and Answers

I have to agree, but technology is utilitarian as was alchemy and astrology, whether successful or not, it was done to make practical predictions or...

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Yesterday, 05:15 PM

schlaugh replied to a thread Space Hotel in Space/Astronomy Questions and Answers

I think they got the memo. From the story linked above: I admire their aspirational vision but i am pretty sure they have built nothing, to...

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Yesterday, 05:08 PM

KaiYeves replied to a thread Space Hotel in Space/Astronomy Questions and Answers

I really, really hope they call it something else or they’ll be in for a huge media controversy.

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Yesterday, 04:39 PM

parallaxicality replied to a thread When does a protoscience become a science? in Space/Astronomy Questions and Answers

Alchemy is usually held up as the archetypal protoscience, and you could argue that the earliest astrology was too, at least the astrology contained...

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Yesterday, 04:29 PM

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

Definitely not a problem I have in my circle of friends! I managed to avoid spoilers as well, despite watching episodes nearly twenty-four hours...

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Yesterday, 02:54 PM

selvaarchi replied to a thread Space Hotel in Space/Astronomy Questions and Answers

"World's first space hotel scheduled to open in 2027" https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/voyager-station-space-hotel-scn/index.html

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Yesterday, 02:52 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread When asteroid Appophis is entering in earth;s atmosphere in Off-Topic Babbling

I believe Larry Niven has written about that one.

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Yesterday, 02:23 PM

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

Now that WandaVision is over, I want to talk about it. But because I some how missed 8 weeks spoilers during my watching of it, I don't want to spoil...

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Yesterday, 02:13 PM

Jim replied to a thread When asteroid Appophis is entering in earth;s atmosphere in Off-Topic Babbling

And naturally I'll be out of town then. Just my luck. I think his own avatar already expressed that very sentiment.

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Yesterday, 01:19 PM

The Backroad Astronomer replied to a thread Whatcha Eatin? in Off-Topic Babbling

Right now having coffee and an orange, had few snack since I woke at 1 am, and hap nap since then, I have an hour before I have to go the auction and...

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Yesterday, 12:21 PM

selvaarchi replied to a thread Everything about Mars except colonisation and where there specific threads already co in Space Exploration

"Following Perseverance, NASA awards contract for Mars sample return" ...

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Yesterday, 12:11 PM

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

"NASA's new Mars rover hits dusty red road, 1st trip 21 feet" ...

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Yesterday, 10:30 AM

profloater replied to a thread When does a protoscience become a science? in Space/Astronomy Questions and Answers

Pondering this more, perhaps the distinction I prefer is between technology and science, rather than the idea of protoscience. If we exclude...

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Yesterday, 09:11 AM

profloater replied to a thread When does a protoscience become a science? in Space/Astronomy Questions and Answers

Yes thank you for picking that up, I perhaps am playing with words like others. Coining protoscience is to invent a pseudomeaning. As soon as...

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Yesterday, 07:07 AM

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

And sometimes even the same lengths. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro

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Yesterday, 06:22 AM

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

At least it's now possible to by packages of hot dogs and buns with the same quantities!

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Yesterday, 06:15 AM

CJSF replied to a thread Betelgeuse Fainting in Astronomy

On Twitter, Betelbot continues to report day-to-day changes in brightness bewteen ~85 and over 100% of its "average brightness". CJSF

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Yesterday, 05:33 AM

Van Rijn replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

There are some other cool things there, like work on developing a simple dust removal system for solar panels (would be really useful on Mars) and a...

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Yesterday, 05:22 AM

Van Rijn replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

Thanks, that makes sense.

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Yesterday, 01:24 AM

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

I’ve had zip type packages that sometimes work. It reminds me of the “easy open” packages for hot dogs and such, which might just be possible to...

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Yesterday, 01:20 AM

Jens replied to a thread When does a protoscience become a science? in Space/Astronomy Questions and Answers

The page that NCN quoted showed that there are a variety of definitions of protoscience. When you say “there is no such thing” do you mean that you...

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Yesterday, 12:20 AM

Noclevername replied to a thread When does a protoscience become a science? in Space/Astronomy Questions and Answers

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protoscience

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2021-Mar-05, 11:50 PM

profloater replied to a thread When does a protoscience become a science? in Space/Astronomy Questions and Answers

There is no such thing as a protoscience, nor a foundational theory. There is scientific method, now, not always, it has evolved well after many...

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