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Today, 06:05 AM

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

Test it! Absolutely. Please. Strongest possible recommendation. And make notes about who you have been in contact with in that time.

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Today, 01:17 AM

Trebuchet replied to a thread The “Happy Face Crater” on Mars Has Been Changing Right Before Our Eyes in Universe Today

Hey, 2020 has been a crummy year for everyone!

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Today, 01:13 AM

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

GO GET TESTED! At least call your doctor. This isn't just about you! The investigators need to look at where you got it and who you might have...

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Today, 12:48 AM

Trebuchet replied to a thread Stuff you just don't get. in Off-Topic Babbling

So, I just watched this YouTube video by some guy in Florida who taste-tests old and new military rations. This one was of a 2013 British 24 Hr Cold...

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Today, 12:38 AM

selvaarchi replied to a thread Number of launches in 2021 in Space Exploration

The 6th launch in January as well as the 6th launch this year is by USA. It was SpaceX 3rd launch this year. ...

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Today, 12:31 AM

selvaarchi replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

I took that from the NASA web site :(

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Yesterday, 06:20 PM

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

Moved from the non-trivial thread, where it was increasingly off-topic. While picking up before my niece came, I discovered a little brush. After a...

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Yesterday, 05:11 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread The Emerging Space Economy in Space Exploration

Thank you, David! A lot of research, a lot to unpack there.

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Yesterday, 04:04 PM

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

I finished the second book Vera book and immediately downloaded the third. I can see I'm going to be reading a lot of Cleeves! This third one is...

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Yesterday, 03:56 PM

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

My lovely niece visited yesterday. It was great but frustrating. She's been distancing and not seeing people but still we wore masks and kept apart...

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Yesterday, 03:30 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread In Theory, Supermassive Black Holes Could get Even More Supermassive in Universe Today

I am not sure I understand. What would happen if it goes above that limit?

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Yesterday, 03:23 PM

KaiYeves replied to a thread The “Happy Face Crater” on Mars Has Been Changing Right Before Our Eyes in Universe Today

Isn’t that most of our smiles after the past decade?

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Yesterday, 03:07 PM

selvaarchi replied to a thread Japan's H3 Launch Vehicle in Space Exploration

"Japan’s new H-3 rocket almost complete" https://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0007091650

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Yesterday, 03:01 PM

selvaarchi replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

SCRUB. SpaceX says it has called off today’s Falcon 9 launch attempt. There’s a backup launch opportunity available tomorrow morning for the...

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Yesterday, 11:46 AM

selvaarchi replied to a thread Space Solar Power Systems (SSPS) in Space Exploration

The USA is "Testing Key Technologies for Space-based Solar Power" ...

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Yesterday, 11:36 AM

selvaarchi replied to a thread China's new launch vehicles Long March Series in Space Exploration

China has made progress in building a prototype cryogenic fuel tank made of composite materials. This will reduce the weight of the rocket, enabling...

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Yesterday, 11:21 AM

selvaarchi replied to a thread Space exploration missions in 2021 in Space Exploration

"What’s Ahead for China’s Space Program in 2021?" https://thediplomat.com/2021/01/whats-ahead-for-chinas-space-program-in-2021/

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Yesterday, 01:09 AM

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

"Chang'E‐4 rover spectra revealing micro‐scale surface thermophysical properties of the Moon" This was published in the Geophysical Research...

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Yesterday, 12:15 AM

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

Why reinvent the teenager?

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2021-Jan-23, 05:49 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread In Theory, Supermassive Black Holes Could get Even More Supermassive in Universe Today

Why would there be an upper limit to a black hole size? What's it going to do, collapse in on itself?

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2021-Jan-23, 04:11 PM

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

Yeah, but by then their content was somewhat out of date. The Y2K-BC bug.

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2021-Jan-23, 04:07 PM

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

Flood in the laundry room (and parts of kitchen and bathroom). The drain hose came out of the wall.

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2021-Jan-23, 03:52 PM

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

Of course. The county's most important "industry" is retirement, and we are just one of many examples. More than 20% of the population is over 65....

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2021-Jan-23, 03:30 PM

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

Sure you can - she was the poet that spoke at the inauguration of President Biden and she is the National Youth Poet Laureate. Neither of those are...

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2021-Jan-23, 02:49 PM

selvaarchi replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

Scrub - try again tomorrow.

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2021-Jan-23, 01:17 PM

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

Getting back to the principle of mediocrity, we simply can't say anything about how common or rare we are. The results would look the same to us if...

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2021-Jan-23, 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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2021-Jan-23, 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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2021-Jan-23, 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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