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Today, 09:49 AM

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

There is this cliché that a) in Australia every animal tries to kill you and b) Australians have a habit of going after deadly animals barehanded....

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Today, 09:44 AM

Nicolas replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

Would make a great conference table though, with a glass plate on top.

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Today, 08:48 AM

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

It must be a difficult public health decision. I read that about one per thousand population per year fatalities is normal and after vaccination it...

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Today, 08:48 AM

selvaarchi replied to a thread China Space Station in Space Exploration

Leonard David writes on the activities to construct the CSS. https://www.leonarddavid.com/china-space-station-busy-launch-schedule-ahead/

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Today, 08:33 AM

selvaarchi replied to a thread Blue Origin's launch vehicles in Space Exploration

More details on the test. https://spacenews.com/blue-origin-to-perform-dress-rehearsal-for-crewed-new-shepard-flights/

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Today, 08:28 AM

selvaarchi replied to a thread China is making headway with cooperation with other countries excluding US. in Space Exploration

In one area NASA and China are talking. "NASA exchanged data with China on Mars orbiters" ...

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Today, 06:41 AM

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

Fermi's paradox is more of a question than a paradox, and probably one of, if not the most intriguing questions we want the answer to - where is...

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Today, 03:30 AM

selvaarchi replied to a thread Post-International Space Station? in Space Exploration

"NASA revises its low Earth orbit commercialization plans" https://www.thespacereview.com/article/4152/1

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Today, 01:49 AM

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

I don’t remember how long I tried watching Lost. I liked watching a show with Mira Furlan and I got a big kick out of seeing an Apple II in a bunker,...

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Today, 12:59 AM

Van Rijn replied to a thread Sixty Years of People in Space in Space Exploration

If you had asked me around 1980 how many people I would expect to be in space in 2020, I would have said, barring nuclear war, at least hundreds, and...

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Today, 12:46 AM

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

The Fermi thing doesn't need any resolution. No offense to Enrico Fermi, but the paradox is based on a flawed premise to begin with. As we...

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Today, 12:09 AM

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

I expect there is a joke there, but I’m afraid it went right over my head. (And Australia strikes me as a nice country, but my ancestors came over...

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Today, 12:02 AM

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

duplicate post

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Today, 12:00 AM

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

Today while in the middle of the woods I saw some happy birthday signs, I left my cell phone at home so no picture of it. Also over the last 5 days I...

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Yesterday, 11:00 PM

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

Related to this, I have become the default finder of lost items for my family. I usually start by looking in the least likely and most ridiculous...

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Yesterday, 11:00 PM

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

Ah well, stock photos are the clipart of this millennium. And they're every bit as sterile.

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Yesterday, 10:53 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread If we discovered a "cure" for psychopathy, should it be used? in Science and Technology

parallaxicality, what would you define as "cured"? What would be the qualities of an individual who has been "cured"?

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Yesterday, 10:50 PM

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

Well, it is arguably the most abused font in the history of the Internet, going back to some of the earliest home-brewed home pages. But really, I...

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Yesterday, 10:34 PM

The Backroad Astronomer replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

Found the missing keys.

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Yesterday, 10:33 PM

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

As long as every letter appears individually and at a pace below anyone's reading speed. Bonus point if the presenter reads the slide literally....

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Yesterday, 10:30 PM

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

Only total extinction would, in my opinion, end human potential for advancement on Earth. Human nature is to adapt and learn. We independently...

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Yesterday, 10:17 PM

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

Same with all the fun transitions and effects in PowerPoint.

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Yesterday, 09:50 PM

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

Sounds very familiar. "This part is NEW, the problem must be elsewhere!" Or "no this is a simple opamp, they don't fail. Look further." And of course...

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Yesterday, 09:42 PM

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

It bugs me that you have source material in Comic Sans readily available. The only acceptable excuse would be someone in your house being a primary...

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