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Today, 05:40 AM

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

An anti-viral shot? Interesting.They gave me anti-viral tablets (Valacyclovir) that I took over the course of a week after the day the rash appeared....

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Today, 05:31 AM

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

Thanks! I'm trying. :)

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Today, 05:29 AM

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

I'm glad you were likely spared this affliction. Unfortunately, I got the chicken pox at three months old, so I have no memory of the event. That...

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Today, 05:08 AM

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

I am in the first generation to get vaccinated for chicken pox in the US, but I’m somewhat worried that because the vaccine is so new, the oldest...

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Today, 04:36 AM

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

That sucks. And that really sucks. Shingles scares me, as I had chicken pox and I know some people who have had it bad. I got the vaccine a...

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Today, 04:33 AM

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

Yes, the problem with pressurizing with helium is that your rocket exhaust doesn't come out with a roar, but more like a high pitched squeal. You...

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Today, 04:15 AM

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

Well, I've spent the last three weeks enduring the non-trival agony of a case of shingles, also known as the varicella-zoster virus. If you had the...

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Today, 01:52 AM

selvaarchi replied to a thread China's podcast - Dongfang Hour in Space Exploration

"Dongfang Hour China Aerospace News Roundup 11 Jan – 17 Jan 2021" ...

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Today, 01:47 AM

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

Hah! Unfortunately, the coworker's wife died about 10 years ago. Which doesn't exactly answer the question, you figure it out!

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Today, 01:44 AM

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

No worries, I only wear them in the house! And if they lead to anything here, I'd be extremely happy! But the jeans are getting more comfortable...

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Today, 01:42 AM

selvaarchi replied to a thread The Joe Biden Admin Space Exploration Policy in Space Exploration

My experience was with what you call village greens, when I was in the UK 1965-74.

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Today, 01:32 AM

Trebuchet replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

Can someone with a Twitter account PLEASE ask Mary (@Bocachicagal) what the heck is with the trebuchet? ETA: I'm getting the impression that S/N...

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Today, 01:29 AM

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

And having finished (I correctly guessed the culprit), I immediately downloaded the next in the series. And started it, but it became bedtime. So...

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Today, 12:32 AM

selvaarchi replied to a thread The Joe Biden Admin Space Exploration Policy in Space Exploration

It is owned by the village folk and not by a particular person. It is for all to use. Even the government can not change that status.

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Yesterday, 11:54 PM

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

The coworker's wife, or the friend? :evil:

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Yesterday, 11:52 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread What do you think is the most likely explanation for the Fermi paradox? in Life in Space

We have a starting point, a center to build from; similarity with our kind of life. We just don't know the boundaries of where to end our search. ...

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Yesterday, 10:18 PM

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

If the proposal had more examples of historic sites like Russian rocket that 1st touched (crashed) the moon, instead of only having US examples, I...

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Yesterday, 10:10 PM

selvaarchi replied to a thread The Joe Biden Admin Space Exploration Policy in Space Exploration

This is one one opinion I can agree with. Treat space as one would treat a "commons" as established by the UK. Putt more strength in peaceful use of...

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Yesterday, 07:38 PM

Trebuchet replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

Mercy me. It certainly is a trebuchet! Whatever for? Do they grow pumpkins down there? Or watermelons, those would be suitable.

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Yesterday, 07:27 PM

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

My coworker and his wife thought I needed to find someone so they set me up on a blind date with her childhood friend. Been with her 43 years now!

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Yesterday, 06:06 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread What do you think is the most likely explanation for the Fermi paradox? in Life in Space

We can say nothing definite. It'll be a judgement call. There's only one template to examine and the outer parameters are unclear. For all we know...

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Yesterday, 06:01 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

Because they couldn't get a trampoline.

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Yesterday, 05:05 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread What do you think is the most likely explanation for the Fermi paradox? in Life in Space

Added to that, if the Copernican principle has any value at all, then we're "about average" in our location in the Universe too. So life would then...

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Yesterday, 05:02 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

Or a Marvel hero. Same difference.

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Yesterday, 05:01 PM

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

Be selective at the grocery store, then.

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Yesterday, 04:04 PM

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

Context matters!

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Yesterday, 04:03 PM

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

I have to keep reminding myself that progress is being made, and order is finally being projected over chaos. Left on its own, bad news drives out...

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Yesterday, 03:59 PM

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

Same here. Added to that my social anxiety regarding strangers, and it's meant not many opportunities. I mostly meet new friends through old friends,...

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Yesterday, 03:51 PM

Trebuchet replied to a thread Reusable Rockets in Space Exploration

My bold, because it has achieved a pretty high flight rate anyway! Also, throwaway boosters were largely developed by large aerospace companies for...

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