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Today, 01:16 AM

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

Morty the Moose. But it's not his fault. Around 20 years ago,we noticed that instead of the usual lighted deer, someone had a moose. That was...

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Today, 12:57 AM

selvaarchi replied to a thread China's podcast - Dongfang Hour in Space Exploration

China Aero & Space Weekly News Round-Up - Episode 21 (15 – 21 Feb 2021) This episode gives some insight into China's future moon base and working...

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Yesterday, 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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Yesterday, 07:28 PM

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

From the USGS glossary: And this, from the Southern California Earthquake Center (emphasis added): Here's a USGS search of earthquakes...

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Yesterday, 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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Yesterday, 04:00 PM

Trebuchet replied to a thread Disease and pandemics thread (because it's science) in Science and Technology

For far too many people, unfortunately, the obvious reason is that flu deaths are being falsely reported as Covid. Along with all other deaths...

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Yesterday, 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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Yesterday, 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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Yesterday, 12:59 PM

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

"New rocket, Firefly's Alpha, may be ready to launch by April" ...

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Yesterday, 12:29 PM

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

The next article is a bit of a dampener on NASA's drive for the moon. Only 33 percent of the American public support Moon of Mars exploration. ...

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Yesterday, 08:13 AM

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

Nowhere near that easy, of course, any more than cloned dinosaurs are a threat to amusement parks. Human and viral genetic engineering and virology...

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Yesterday, 08:00 AM

Noclevername replied to a thread Rationale for a deep space station in Space/Astronomy Questions and Answers

I'll just add, in the first episode of the show it's established that there were political and military reasons for taking over a repurposed facility...

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Yesterday, 07:49 AM

Noclevername replied to a thread How long until we have colonize Mars? in Space Exploration

I was mistaken. To make my point clearer, I'll say even if human safety were not a concern, even if we never set foot on Mars, my view is that...

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2021-Feb-28, 06:28 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread Minimum amount of light for photosynthesis in Life in Space

Which would make both radiation shielding and thermal control less complicated than windows.

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2021-Feb-28, 03:47 PM

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

I was looking forward to watching Vera on PBS last night, but it's pledge time so instead they had some health quack followed by an old music show. ...

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2021-Feb-28, 03:37 PM

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

Me no speak Celtic, Sweetheart!

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2021-Feb-28, 03:26 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread How long until we have colonize Mars? in Space Exploration

Well, "So you're saying" and "But what you really meant to say is". Telling instead of asking, at least that's how it comes across to me. How...

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2021-Feb-28, 01:39 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread Disease and pandemics thread (because it's science) in Science and Technology

Sidenote, from the article: Bold mine. To be fair, we've really only been solving the mysteries of viruses since 1898, not all of human...

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2021-Feb-28, 01:22 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread How long until we have colonize Mars? in Space Exploration

To you specifically, to the world in general. It pushes my buttons like nothing else to have someone reinterpret my statements and add their own...

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2021-Feb-28, 01:13 PM

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

Is that experience talking? :)

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2021-Feb-28, 01:10 PM

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

Being bullied by adults was such a "routine" part of my childhood that I was surprised anyone thought it odd. But I was disbelieved every time I...

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2021-Feb-28, 01:01 PM

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

The 9th launch in February as well as the 16th launch this year is by Russia. ...

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2021-Feb-28, 12:57 PM

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

The 8th launch in February as well as the 15th launch this year is by India. https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/02/amazonia-1-launch/ ...

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2021-Feb-28, 12:37 PM

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

A widespread problem of its own... people get defensive about even the most rational fact-based critiques of their beliefs.

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2021-Feb-28, 12:26 PM

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

Neutrino production is harder and less energy efficient that EM. Neutrino detection, harder than EM detection. But both travel at C. Now if you...

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2021-Feb-28, 12:23 PM

selvaarchi replied to a thread NASA's moon mission - ARTEMIS in Space Exploration

"Canada to join US mission to moon" https://www.moondaily.com/reports/Canada_to_join_US_mission_to_moon_999.html

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2021-Feb-28, 12:21 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread How long until we have colonize Mars? in Space Exploration

Why is this such a big deal to you? We run experiments all the time. We want to test our models. "We didn't miss seeing lightning in our brief local...

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2021-Feb-28, 12:19 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread How long until we have colonize Mars? in Space Exploration

Stop putting words in my mouth. If you have questions about what I mean, ask me what I mean.

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2021-Feb-28, 12:12 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread Rationale for a deep space station in Space/Astronomy Questions and Answers

Well, in Star Trek the station has "replicators", and a habitable world like Earth nearby. I don't know that regular supply shipments are necessary...

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2021-Feb-28, 04:49 AM

Trebuchet replied to a thread Jet Engine Operation Confusion in Science and Technology

The pressure in the combustion chamber is NOT higher than than what comes out of the compressor. That's where you're going astray. Combustion adds...

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