August 22, 20232 yr I get it, I kinda dig freckles. I wish I could manipulate my skin color like a cuttlefish.
August 23, 20232 yr Chandrayaan-3 landing: India becomes the fourth country ever to land a spacecraft on the moon | CNN
August 23, 20232 yr 44 minutes ago, Gfted1 said: Chandrayaan-3 landing: India becomes the fourth country ever to land a spacecraft on the moon | CNN That's huge, particularly after Russia failed a few days ago. Very exciting!
August 23, 20232 yr cnn article only brief mentions the artemis accords which is unfortunate. am knowing musk has been talking 'bout mars, but lunar south pole exploration is kinda the next big thing; the US plan for a manned mars trip always assumed an initial return to the moon at the lunar south pole. the presence o' frozen water in perpetual shadowed craters at the moon's south pole is a hoped for discovery and the discovery o' mineable water in meaningful quantities would make some kinda lunar outpost far more practical in the future. so, with the india rover soon to get underway, we got our fingers crossed and am hoping for news o' billions years old comet residue to be discovered by india in the dusty surface o' some nameless lunar crater, locked away in unfathomable darkness which has endured since long before humans or even dinosaurs evolved... and thanks to the artemis accords, news and tech support for the endeavor is gonna be shared 'mongst many cooperating nations. congrats and good luck to india. HA! Good Fun! "If there be time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence."Justice Louis Brandeis, Concurring, Whitney v. California, 274 U.S. 357 (1927) "Im indifferent to almost any murder as long as it doesn't affect me or mine."--Gfted1 (September 30, 2019)
August 25, 20232 yr https://theintercept.com/2023/08/25/nsa-spy-dignity-respect/ “In recognition that SIGINT activities must take into account that all persons should be treated with dignity and respect, regardless of their nationality or wherever they might reside,” says the previously unreported directive, which was issued by NSA Director Gen. Paul Nakasone. " Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
September 2, 20232 yr https://www.axios.com/2023/09/01/unidentified-anomalous-phenomena-pentagon-website-ufo The site https://www.aaro.mil/ 👽 Free games updated 3/4/21
September 12, 20232 yr World’s Largest Lithium Deposit Found Along Nevada-Oregon Border | Extremetech
September 15, 20232 yr Maybe of interest to @Hurlshort and @Humanoid: New Bike Tires Made From NASA’s Rubbery Metal Alloy Are Now Available | Extremetech
September 15, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, Gfted1 said: Maybe of interest to @Hurlshort and @Humanoid: New Bike Tires Made From NASA’s Rubbery Metal Alloy Are Now Available | Extremetech That's awesome! I wish I had the money, I hate flats.
September 16, 20232 yr 13 hours ago, Gfted1 said: Maybe of interest to @Hurlshort and @Humanoid: New Bike Tires Made From NASA’s Rubbery Metal Alloy Are Now Available | Extremetech I would worry about my bicycle exploding shortly after start 😝 “He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice.” - Albert Einstein
September 20, 20232 yr Hasan Minhaj’s “Emotional Truths” things that make you go, "hmmmm." HA! Good Fun! "If there be time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence."Justice Louis Brandeis, Concurring, Whitney v. California, 274 U.S. 357 (1927) "Im indifferent to almost any murder as long as it doesn't affect me or mine."--Gfted1 (September 30, 2019)
September 20, 20232 yr 10 hours ago, Gromnir said: Hasan Minhaj’s “Emotional Truths” things that make you go, "hmmmm." HA! Good Fun! Never let the truth get in the way of a good story. I understand that standup is not a personal memoir and most stories are manipulated to have the desired effect, but I can also see where this is going to create credibility issues with hosting something like the Daily Show.
October 11, 20232 yr Author @Keyrock "because they filled mommy with enough mythic power to become a demi-god" - KP
October 11, 20232 yr 2 hours ago, Sarex said: @Keyrock My employer is going to start running a new combination soon, it's not as impressive as the land trains, but fullsized truck with container pulling a dolly with a link followed by a trailer. The bottom combination. I doubt many drivers are happy about this, but they have nothing to complain about since they're not the people that are going to have to finagle this combination together, that's my job. I get a headache thinking about how much work it's going to be, I ****ing hate links. We're not pulling 98 tonnes though, since parcels aren't that compact or heavy generally speaking. Civilization, in fact, grows more and more maudlin and hysterical; especially under democracy it tends to degenerate into a mere combat of crazes; the whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, most of them imaginary. - H.L. Mencken
October 11, 20232 yr Author 22 minutes ago, Azdeus said: My employer is going to start running a new combination soon, it's not as impressive as the land trains, but fullsized truck with container pulling a dolly with a link followed by a trailer. The bottom combination. I doubt many drivers are happy about this, but they have nothing to complain about since they're not the people that are going to have to finagle this combination together, that's my job. I get a headache thinking about how much work it's going to be, I ****ing hate links. We're not pulling 98 tonnes though, since parcels aren't that compact or heavy generally speaking. How does that work in a populated area though? "because they filled mommy with enough mythic power to become a demi-god" - KP
October 11, 20232 yr 38 minutes ago, Sarex said: How does that work in a populated area though? It's for transfers between terminals, i.e. from Gothenburg to Stockholm, Malmö, Örebro, Jönköping and such. So mainly it's for highways, though there are a few roundabouts to navigate, but as far as I know they have been rebuilt recently to allow longer vehicles to cut through the center part a bit. Like this Edited October 11, 20232 yr by Azdeus Civilization, in fact, grows more and more maudlin and hysterical; especially under democracy it tends to degenerate into a mere combat of crazes; the whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, most of them imaginary. - H.L. Mencken
October 11, 20232 yr I don't even have a doubles/triples endorsement. It's easy enough to get and it's a one-time deal not like hazmat which you have to renew every 5 years, but I don't want it because I have no desire to pull doubles or triples ever. 🇺🇸RFK Jr 2024🇺🇸 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks
October 11, 20232 yr @Keyrock Afaik, hazmat (and car carriers) earns extra pay for the driver. What about double/triple endorsements?
October 23, 20232 yr 7 hours ago, Gfted1 said: Carbon capture pipeline nixed after widespread opposition | Ars Technica Why the facepalm? Civilization, in fact, grows more and more maudlin and hysterical; especially under democracy it tends to degenerate into a mere combat of crazes; the whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, most of them imaginary. - H.L. Mencken
October 23, 20232 yr Because yet another construction endeavor bites the dust because of randos making it too expensive to bother with it: The project faced opposition from local landowners, who expressed concerns about safety and property seizures, and some environmentalists who describe CO2 pipelines as dangerous and a way to prop up the fossil fuels industry, which already has a network of such infrastructure.
October 26, 20232 yr On 10/11/2023 at 10:10 AM, Gfted1 said: @Keyrock Afaik, hazmat (and car carriers) earns extra pay for the driver. What about double/triple endorsements? In theory, yes. Whether it's extra enough is another matter entirely. As an aside, you also typically get paid more for pulling flatbeds, but it's not enough of a premium IMHO. With flatbeds you need to tarp the load yourself. This time of year it's not that big of a deal, but let's say you're in Laredo, Texas in July. It's 1:35 pm central time and your trailer just got finished getting loaded. It's 114°F and you need to tarp your load with those giant and heavy as **** tarps. Yeah, I'm gonna pass on that. Edited October 27, 20232 yr by Keyrock 🇺🇸RFK Jr 2024🇺🇸 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks
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