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Today, 04:07 PM

Trebuchet replied to a thread SpaceX in Space Exploration

Meanwhile the twin F9 launches are now set for tomorrow and Thursday. Both earlier than I want to get up.

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Today, 03:54 PM

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

As noted in a Covid thread on my other forum, they chartered special planes to bring in tennis pros for the Australian Open. Then they found...

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Today, 01:56 PM

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

"Boeing making progress on Starliner software for test flight in March" ...

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Today, 01:15 PM

selvaarchi replied to a thread The Joe Biden Admin Space Exploration Policy in Space Exploration

The Space Review has an article with ideas where Biden might take up for his space agenda. https://www.thespacereview.com/article/4105/1

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Today, 12:23 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread How did we do it before the internet... in Off-Topic Babbling

I'd buy that for a dollar.

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Today, 12:15 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread How did we do it before the internet... in Off-Topic Babbling

Same here. If I'm getting into a solid relationship, it's not going to be by meeting a brand-new stranger, it's probably going to be someone I've...

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Today, 11:38 AM

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

As with any Conspiracy Theory, there's plenty of rationalization and cognitive dissonance to account for any inconvenient facts. In this case, the...

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Today, 11:23 AM

Noclevername replied to a thread How did we do it before the internet... in Off-Topic Babbling

It may also be a problem WRT the selection process; the same algorithms that match like to like and produce social media bubbles and tailored...

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Today, 11:18 AM

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

There was a re-booted He-Man series in the early 2000s, it's since become a source of memes. So Skeletor may not be entirely unknown to some younger...

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Today, 11:05 AM

Noclevername replied to a thread How did we do it before the internet... in Off-Topic Babbling

Also, we wrote letters.

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Today, 12:53 AM

Trebuchet replied to a thread How did we do it before the internet... in Off-Topic Babbling

Even I, a confessed and confirmed Luddite, have moved beyond that. The problem was just the physical storage space.

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Today, 12:46 AM

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

I just watched Scot Manley's video of the SLS -- um, how do I put this? -- non-success and then a NSF one from Boca Chica. The contrast could...

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Yesterday, 08:18 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread According to the Math, it’s Highly Unlikely That an Intelligent Civilization is Locat in Universe Today

Only if intelligent life is evenly distributed. And if the Copernican Principle applies to intelligent life. Neither is a given. We currently have...

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Yesterday, 03:42 PM

Trebuchet replied to a thread How did we do it before the internet... in Off-Topic Babbling

I occasionally wonder how I used to waste all this time without the internet. Then I remember I had a job!

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Yesterday, 01:50 PM

selvaarchi replied to a thread China's Chang'e 5 mission in Space Exploration

At a meeting, with diplomats and representatives from France, Russia, the European Union, Asia Pacific Space Cooperation Organization and other...

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Yesterday, 12:01 PM

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

"Construction of China's first smart manufacturing plant for satellites has been completed" ...

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Yesterday, 11:54 AM

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

"China issues document to boost global cooperation on lunar samples" http://www.ecns.cn/news/2021-01-18/detail-ihafurte1836075.shtml A link...

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Yesterday, 08:07 AM

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

The 2nd launch in January as well as the 2nd launch this year is by USA. I have put Virgin Orbit as American, as it is incorporated in the USA and...

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Yesterday, 01:37 AM

Noclevername replied to a thread How did we do it before the internet... in Off-Topic Babbling

The changes have been so incremental yet profound that I had to think a minute before making my first post. The Internet and specifically the World...

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Yesterday, 12:09 AM

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

Mostly finished with the router table cabinet. I still have to build in a peg board on the side opposite the power switch. And I think I'll paint the...

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2021-Jan-17, 06:13 PM

Trebuchet replied to a thread Reusable Rockets in Space Exploration

I even drive a reusable car!

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2021-Jan-17, 06:12 PM

Trebuchet replied to a thread Middle-aged kit building in Off-Topic Babbling

Or Captain Swoop does custom 3-D printing!

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