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Today, 05:00 PM

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

I've subscribed to TIME magazine for more than 50 years. On paper, even! So I was reading the latest issue a few minutes ago while pedaling my Cubii...

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Today, 04:15 PM

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

Heck, I feel that way looking at the DVD shelves at the library!

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Today, 03:00 PM

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

And we learned that the Soviet Union was a paid shill for NASA.

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Today, 02:26 PM

selvaarchi replied to a thread China Space Station in Space Exploration

Andrew Jones adds more details on what happens after the launch. ...

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Today, 01:52 PM

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

The 4th launch in April as well as the 30th launch this year is by USA. It was SpaceX's 11th launch this year. ...

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Today, 01:09 PM

selvaarchi replied to a thread China Space Station in Space Exploration

"Rocket to lift space station core moves to launch tower" http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202104/23/WS6082320ca31024ad0bab9dac.html

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Today, 07:45 AM

selvaarchi replied to a thread China's Science Revolution in Space Exploration

"China's cloud platform in ocean science starts operation" http://en.people.cn/n3/2021/0422/c90000-9842451.html

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Today, 05:47 AM

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

The SailGP league are in the extremely surreal and awkward position of having to conduct “secret” racing tomorrow in Bermuda because the competition...

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Today, 12:28 AM

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

Or maybe not all that trivial. I watched a YouTube video, hot off the computer. I was going to comment on it. Except the latest comment was from...

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Yesterday, 10:22 PM

Trebuchet replied to a thread Gliese 710 Close Approach - Much Closer ! in Astronomy

I probably won't still be alive, but you never know!

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Yesterday, 05:43 PM

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

We don't take a daily newspaper, but do subscribe to the local weekly. They always have Police Log and Sheriff's Log articles, listing calls to...

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Yesterday, 04:33 PM

KaiYeves replied to a thread Blue Origin’s Latest New Shepard Flight is a Success, With Passengers Climbing on Boa in Universe Today

Climbing on a boa? That sounds dangerous...

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Yesterday, 02:57 PM

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

I just read in Aviation Week that Ingenuity will only be used for 30 days then abandoned so Perseverence can get on with her primary mission. That...

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Yesterday, 12:01 PM

selvaarchi replied to a thread China Space Station in Space Exploration

The latest article on the CSS is by Scientific American "China Is Set to Launch First Module of Massive Space Station" ...

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Yesterday, 11:33 AM

selvaarchi replied to a thread Another space race? in Space Exploration

"China Orbiting 400 Satellites, Heading for 1,000 by 2030, US Space Command Chief Says" My estimate - it will be a few times bigger - they aim to...

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Yesterday, 10:55 AM

selvaarchi replied to a thread Chinese Space Station Telescope (CSST) in Space Exploration

The second article you posted has some details embedded within it (power point presentation). ...

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Yesterday, 12:30 AM

Trebuchet replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

Even worse time!!

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Yesterday, 12:28 AM

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

The local weekly reports that my county has just had its third death, the first to actually occur in the county, and that cases are rising. Nuts. ...

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Yesterday, 12:27 AM

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

Because the cats already ate all the toilet paper.

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Yesterday, 12:24 AM

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

Hmm. The cupboard is still bare. And also bare in another store. I do NOTwant to have to tell the kitties they'll have to adjust to another brand....

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Yesterday, 12:20 AM

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

Wow! Amazon found my actual house this afternoon! In case anyone is wondering, this is delivery by Amazon itself, in vans with a smile on them, not...

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