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Today, 01:03 AM

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

I got an appointment for my vaccination on the 2nd.

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Yesterday, 10:55 PM

KaiYeves replied to a thread Virgin Galactic SS2 in Space Exploration

I hope you’re better now!

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2021-Feb-25, 12:30 PM

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

Pretty much zero. Which also happens to be the number of flu cases.

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2021-Feb-24, 03:24 PM

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

To be fair, with the lockdown, relatively less IS happening than at the same time last year.

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2021-Feb-22, 10:59 PM

KaiYeves replied to a thread US Navy Patent: Really?? in Conspiracy Theories

Exactly! Just like I’m certain the banana I ate yesterday must have come from the very same tree as this one I ate in Australia 13 years ago!

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2021-Feb-22, 10:57 PM

KaiYeves replied to a thread SpaceX / Inspiration4 mission - all civilian in Space Exploration

Well, we would certainly hope, given the circumstances...

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2021-Feb-22, 03:56 PM

KaiYeves replied to a thread Did a Comet Wipe out the Dinosaurs? in Universe Today

No, it was actually Sylvester Calzone!

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2021-Feb-21, 04:06 PM

KaiYeves replied to a thread The Americas Cup 2021 in Science and Technology

And Luna Rossa of Italy win the Prada Cup! The America’s Cup match with be a rematch between helmsmen Jimmy Spithill and Peter Burling, who also...

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2021-Feb-21, 01:32 AM

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

It also bugs me when people say things like “an ice” to mean “a piece of ice” or “a bread” for “a slice of bread”.

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2021-Feb-20, 10:04 PM

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

I went for a nice walk with my brother at a beach I had not been to before. It was at the edge of a golf course with a lot of hills, so the views of...

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2021-Feb-18, 06:19 PM

KaiYeves replied to a thread The Americas Cup 2021 in Science and Technology

I think on the closer courses inside the harbor, they can watch in person. Also, having been to the America’s Cup World Series New York, SailGP New...

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2021-Feb-18, 04:47 PM

Gigabyte replied to a thread Extreme climate change - how much and how fast in Science and Technology

That is not settled science, not even close. The last million years of ice ages does not support that conclusion, nor do the dramatic changes that...

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2021-Feb-18, 04:44 PM

Gigabyte replied to a thread Question about Earth tides in Science and Technology

The presence of the Moon in orbit is slowing Earth's rotation and extending the day by about 2 milliseconds every 100 years. Because of tides.

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2021-Feb-18, 03:28 PM

KaiYeves replied to a thread The Americas Cup 2021 in Science and Technology

They’re racing again on Saturday (Friday US time), without spectators. Hopefully the fans are all prudent and watch from home so that the quarantine...

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2021-Feb-18, 03:19 PM

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

Thankfully, CosmoQuest doesn’t!

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2021-Feb-16, 06:10 PM

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

This one is so widespread I sometimes half-wonder if we should just declare it overrun by the enemy and sound the retreat to some better-defended...

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2021-Feb-15, 06:56 PM

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

Oh my god, I didn’t realize that was an actual condition in humans! I thought it was just odd phrasing on Solfe’s part and it was something...

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2021-Feb-15, 04:04 PM

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

Wait, he’s blind, or he literally has no eyes like a cave fish?

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2021-Feb-14, 10:46 PM

KaiYeves replied to a thread The Americas Cup 2021 in Science and Technology

It’s been delayed because they had a coronavirus scare in Auckland, probably Wednesday or Thursday US time instead.

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2021-Feb-14, 04:34 PM

KaiYeves replied to a thread The Americas Cup 2021 in Science and Technology

Good performance by Luna Rossa today, hopefully after this lockdown everyone will be safe and they’ll be able to resume racing later this week.

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2021-Feb-14, 02:43 AM

KaiYeves replied to a thread The Americas Cup 2021 in Science and Technology

And every helmet Dean Barker has worn in the AC across three teams and nations (New Zealand, Japan, USA) has been white with a red stripe, although I...

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2021-Feb-13, 10:02 PM

ToSeek replied to a thread MER press conference - March 18, 2004 in Space Exploration

I just wanted to revisit this and note that my erstwhile crush has gone on to become a Rhodes Scholar and tenured PhD planetary scientist with her...

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2021-Feb-13, 09:34 PM

KaiYeves replied to a thread The Americas Cup 2021 in Science and Technology

The stripes on both designs are red. Prada red.

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