[-] slingstone@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

I read somewhere that so much of the Saturn V development wasn't documented properly, or the documentation has been lost, that it's hard to easily build that system anymore. In that sense, I guess, we've forgotten how to do it. Obviously, the math and physics are still understood, so it should be as simple as designing a rocket of equal or greater capacity, and it appears we have.

Apparently, the Artemis I mission already put an unmanned mission with the Orion spacecraft through to orbit the moon and return safely to the Earth. They're planning a crewed flyby in 2025 and Artemis III is projected to land sometime later this decade.

It's a crime I didn't know that before looking things up about the Saturn V.

[-] slingstone@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

I understand thalassophobia. The deep is scary. Funny thing is, though, I can handle being on a ship or flying over water, even though I think about how far down it might be.

[-] slingstone@lemmy.world 4 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Grey aliens. Yep, I know they're almost certainly not real. They freak me the frack out. It's undoubtedly all the UFO stuff I read as a kid about abductions and such. A very petite friend once threatened to dress up as one in a realistic costume to scare me in the night. I begged her not to for her personal safety: I'm certain I would not react in a safe or rational way.

Being alone at night creeps me out because of this. Driving alone in a remote, low population locale? Horrifying.

Nevertheless, I still read up on stories and other media about the paranormal. Why am I like this? No idea.

It hasn't ruined my life or anything. I've spent time alone far away from people, when I had to. I can go places at night. It's just something that creeps into my mind sometimes. I function as a grown ass man, but I still get the creeps about it when I'm alone. I don't know that I'll ever completely shake it.

[-] slingstone@lemmy.world 66 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Remember, remember this fifth of November

The insurrection, incitement, and plot.

I see no reason

That Donald Trump's treason

Should ever be forgot.

[-] slingstone@lemmy.world 34 points 2 months ago

Yeah, definitely like the rapist Brock Allen Turner.

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It's got 250,000 miles and is $5,500. It's a former taxi service car, apparently. Obviously, a pre-purchase inspection would be a must. I've heard these cars are very reliable, but the mileage, accident history (3, not sure how serious), and potential status of the high voltage battery give me pause. I'm leaning against traveling to look at it, but I'm wondering if the model is just so good it's worth a try at that price point.

It would be replacing a 2015 Kia Soul with about 80,000 miles--Kia's engine woes have me spooked, so I'm considering trying to get something more likely to go for several hundred thousand miles. Any thoughts?

[-] slingstone@lemmy.world 37 points 4 months ago

I, also, am hip and with it. Witness my funky fresh lingo and in-your-face attitude, home skillet.

[-] slingstone@lemmy.world 43 points 7 months ago

Why couldn't we switch back to glass as our primary container material? Wasn't that always fully recyclable?

[-] slingstone@lemmy.world 30 points 8 months ago

How is it legal for him to use funds raised for a political campaign on his personal legal fees? Isn't this a kind of fraud or something?

[-] slingstone@lemmy.world 25 points 8 months ago

Does anybody remember the way the floors had a springiness to them and how they squeaked and creaked as you walked across them?

How about the mental kind of threshold-looking strip in the middle of the floor from wall to wall where I believe they had connected two halves together, if I recall?

[-] slingstone@lemmy.world 35 points 8 months ago

As a South Carolinian, I'm afraid for my mixed race family. I'm going to be getting my son a passport (my wife and I already have ours) and I'm seriously considering fleeing the country if the Confederacy rises again. I will not live in a nation where my wife and son may not be considered equal. I've lived here my whole life, and I used to think we were past all the racism and stuff like the Klan. The last 8 years have shown me how wrong I was. I've lost a lot of former friends to this, and I'm ready to go back to living somewhere I don't have to worry about basic human rights, democracy, and the basic decency of my neighbors.

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I'm getting a lot of parts in languages I can't read. Can I filter for just my native language?

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