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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, 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, 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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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, 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, 10:30 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, 08:55 PM

KaiYeves replied to a thread Here It Comes...Again in Conspiracy Theories

Especially because it turns out you can bribe humans to do both the cattle thing and the graffiti thing pretty cheap.

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Yesterday, 08:12 PM

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

...or right click and select Paste as plain text (shortcut: CTRL+Shift+V) I bugs me when I forget that and I paste in some bright red, bold, 48pt...

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Yesterday, 07:37 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread Here It Comes...Again in Conspiracy Theories

I mean, playing Devil's Advocate :evil:, a STL starship could have arrived here before regular sky surveys were a thing, set up a multi-generation...

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Yesterday, 07:26 PM

KaiYeves replied to a thread Sixty Years of People in Space in Space Exploration

Which is a good reminder that it’s both Yuri’s Night and John and Bob’s Night. Well, I told you not to spend the budget on t-shirts...

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Yesterday, 06:50 PM

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

Like which font size to use in your post? ;)

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Yesterday, 05:27 PM

PetersCreek replied to a thread Question about a word in Off-Topic Babbling

I wouldn't read too much into that. This looks like an out-of-cycle request for discretionary funding. In the normal process of making a budget...

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Yesterday, 05:25 PM

Swift replied to a thread Question about a word in Off-Topic Babbling

My understanding of what the Biden Administration just released is sort of a budget outline, and not a formal budget proposal, which would be much...

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Yesterday, 05:13 PM

Swift replied to a thread Here It Comes...Again in Conspiracy Theories

I think the wikipedia article is a pretty good summary. There is some discussion of changes of orientation and velocity, but there is no mention of...

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Yesterday, 05:13 PM

ToSeek replied to a thread NEW MEMBER? Introduce yourself in this thread. (Continued) in Forum Introductions and Feedback

Hi, georgelee. Welcome to CosmoQuest! I merged your introduction into our general introduction thread.

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Yesterday, 04:52 PM

Swift replied to a thread Sixty Years of People in Space in Space Exploration

That made me curious as to how many it has been. The wikipedia article is a little out of date: There is this website for current count...

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Yesterday, 04:52 PM

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

I'll have to watch for that! Usually jeans, I think.

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Yesterday, 04:51 PM

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

I'd never give a TV show the benefit of that particular doubt. Someone edited those clips and decided what to leave in. A fellow D.O.M.?

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Yesterday, 04:48 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread Pants fitting in Off-Topic Babbling

Denim stretches out when worn. I bought jeans that were so tight I could barely close the zipper. After one time wearing them, I needed a belt to...

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Yesterday, 04:42 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread Here It Comes...Again in Conspiracy Theories

So, that news would have been widespread and reliable, and significant enough to be worth reporting on by mainstream media. Journalistic standards of...

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Yesterday, 04:40 PM

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

Doh! I was wondering who this Zane person was until this sentence reminded me. I guess I'm still getting the hang of 60.

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Yesterday, 04:35 PM

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

The link took me to "The Psychopath Challenge" version and it didn't ask any demographic information of me, either. Further, it allowed me to take...

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Yesterday, 04:34 PM

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

Perhaps the resulting individuals would be too empathetic to experiment on strangers' brains against their will.

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Yesterday, 04:28 PM

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

Specific paths of technology may be dead ends, that's no bar to a problem with many potential solutions. Progress is not linear, it's open-ended...

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Yesterday, 04:16 PM

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

I'm sure I've told this story before, but our now-deceased cat Samantha was an excellent mouser (and an indoor cat). Usually she'd kill and abandon,...

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Yesterday, 04:05 PM

Swift replied to a thread Question about a word in Off-Topic Babbling

I hear "breakout" frequently, but I work for a corporation in America, so i don't know if it is American usage, corporate usage, or both.

10 replies | 111 view(s)

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