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Yesterday, 06:11 PM

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

I get my prescriptions from a mail-order pharmacy and I've had some weird packaging experiences with them. Most of the pills come in plastic...

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Yesterday, 06:02 PM

Swift replied to a thread NASA's moon exploration ambitions in Space Exploration

Sixty Minutes (CBS) had a segment about NASA's lunar program last night (LINK). The emphasis was on women involved with the program, but they did at...

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Yesterday, 05:56 PM

Swift replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

I don't know if it is buried in this thread among the 4500+ posts, but I'd find it interesting to know the pros and cons of this launch site. I...

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Yesterday, 02:02 PM

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

I find generally things work pretty well. My company used to use WebEx and it seemed to have a lot of problems. And we have one customer that...

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2021-Mar-07, 08:48 AM

Solfe replied to a thread Dreamland in Off-Topic Babbling

I had the strangest dream. It was one part adventure movie and one part nightmare. Me and my dog crashed landed on a planet where we found a strange...

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2021-Mar-07, 04:49 AM

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

I saw something both bad and amusing at the same time. There is a politician who is in a bit of trouble now. Doesn't matter which one or why for this...

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2021-Mar-06, 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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2021-Mar-05, 03:33 PM

Swift replied to a thread Backyard Wildlife in Off-Topic Babbling

:lol: Too bad you didn't get a video.

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2021-Mar-04, 02:36 AM

Swift replied to a thread Star Trek: Lower Decks (CBS All Access - animated) in Small Media at Large

I happened upon episode 1 on Comedy Central this evening. I could only stand about the first 10 minutes of it. My impression of it from the trailer...

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2021-Mar-03, 11:51 PM

Swift replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

Not clear yet if it was a leg failure or if it was engines not working perfectly and landing too hard or a combination. I'm guessing the landing...

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2021-Mar-03, 11:44 PM

Swift replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

It just went boom!

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2021-Mar-03, 11:37 PM

Swift replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

It sounds like legs did not deploy. It is leaning, but it is on the ground.

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2021-Mar-03, 09:56 PM

Swift replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

Looks like they are trying for about 5:30 pm Eastern (4:30 Central)

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2021-Mar-03, 09:16 PM

Swift replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

Not yet scrubbed for the day, at least according to the public announcer from SpaceX.

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2021-Mar-03, 09:13 PM

Swift replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

Ignition and immediate abort

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2021-Mar-03, 09:09 PM

Swift replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

T minus 4 minutes

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2021-Mar-03, 02:50 PM

Swift replied to a thread American human space capsule in Space Exploration

Never?

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2021-Mar-02, 11:35 PM

Swift replied to a thread Rocket Lab in Space Exploration

Scott Manley's analysis of Neutron, including questions about financing, the market they are trying to compete in, and questions about design.

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2021-Mar-01, 07:53 PM

Swift replied to a thread M 5.3 earthquake near Point MacKenzie, Alaska in Geology & Planetary Surfaces

This is the USGS website on aftershock forecasts; has some nice graphs of aftershocks over time from various size quakes.

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2021-Mar-01, 04:16 PM

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

100.3% ? Someone get three doses? ;)

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2021-Mar-01, 02:11 PM

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

That sounds like Ohio, though I don't know of any mass-vaccination centers close by. But its a hodge-podge and nothing centralized. I'm not...

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2021-Mar-01, 01:49 PM

Swift replied to a thread Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket in Space Exploration

I assume they are marketing it as the best rocket in the 'Verse. ;)

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2021-Feb-26, 08:50 PM

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

:lol: That would be funny if they marketed them that way. Now with a 4.7 mm wavelength!

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2021-Feb-26, 05:18 PM

Swift replied to a thread What are you watching? in Small Media at Large

My wife and I have been watching CNN's Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy; two episodes so far. I love it. The food experiences were one of our...

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2021-Feb-26, 05:03 PM

Swift started a thread Atlantic Ocean circulation is the weakest in at least 1,600 years in Science and Technology

CBS News No, we're not going to reenact the movie "Day After Tomorrow", but we are changing the climate. Nature Geoscience Abstract:

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2021-Feb-26, 04:56 PM

Swift started a thread Flight director for NASA's Mars Perseverance - great story in Space Exploration

This is inspiring. CBS News

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2021-Feb-26, 04:16 PM

Swift replied to a thread Adventures in DIY in Off-Topic Babbling

Ditto. This applies both for shop tools and cooking tools.

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2021-Feb-26, 04:15 PM

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

Cartoon Laws of Physics

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Buttercup - 2010-Feb-04 08:00 PM

ribbit ribbit hello talking frog :-p
Gigabyte - 2010-Feb-03 06:32 PM

You don't get an alert when somebody posts here?
Swift - 2010-Jan-13 11:00 PM

Hiya Buttercup. As I've said here before, sorry for slow responses, I very rarely check my visitor messages
Buttercup - 2010-Jan-12 04:16 PM

Hiya Swift! :-D
Swift - 2010-Jan-04 04:01 AM

Thanks CJSF (just saw the message)
CJSF - 2009-Dec-25 04:57 AM View Conversation

Happy Birthday, Swift!!

CJSF
chrissy - 2009-Apr-29 07:13 PM View Conversation

So I see. :-)
Swift - 2009-Apr-27 05:11 PM

Sorry mahesh, I never remember to look in here. Yes, Connie Schultz is a great writer, she actually won a Pulitzer Prize a few years ago.
mahesh - 2009-Apr-15 02:35 PM View Conversation

That's a nice link, Swift!
With Connie Schultz, about Susan Boyle and her exquisite singing ability.
thanks
chrissy - 2009-Mar-20 10:27 PM View Conversation

Tee Hee! If I tell my daughter Samantha there is a kitteh sharing the same name as her she might want to adopt it for herself.