just brew it! wrote:Sounds like maybe an old post office was being torn down and they found stuff underneath/behind/inside some old equipment/furniture!
That's my running assumption.
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just brew it! wrote:Sounds like maybe an old post office was being torn down and they found stuff underneath/behind/inside some old equipment/furniture!
Captain Ned wrote:just brew it! wrote:Sounds like maybe an old post office was being torn down and they found stuff underneath/behind/inside some old equipment/furniture!
That's my running assumption.
just brew it! wrote:I've also heard of cases where a postal worker was hanging on to mail instead of delivering it. Maybe a retired postal worker just died and they found old undelivered mail in his/her house.
Captain Ned wrote:And SpaceX has successfully pulled off the pad abort test of the Dragon spacecraft. In true geek fandom, the dummy aboard was named Buster.
SpaceX wrote:There will be a dummy on board the spacecraft, but despite popular belief, his name is not Buster. Buster the Dummy already works for a great show you may have heard of called MythBusters. Our dummy prefers to remain anonymous for the time being.
superjawes wrote:Captain Ned wrote:And SpaceX has successfully pulled off the pad abort test of the Dragon spacecraft. In true geek fandom, the dummy aboard was named Buster.
Sure about that?SpaceX wrote:There will be a dummy on board the spacecraft, but despite popular belief, his name is not Buster. Buster the Dummy already works for a great show you may have heard of called MythBusters. Our dummy prefers to remain anonymous for the time being.
Personally, I would have named him Neil...
e: of course, this was a very cool test, and it's great news that everything went well.
Dragon 2 Pad Abort test ended about eight seconds early (under performance?) - but the point is to save the crew, and they would be safe.
notfred wrote:It was a fantastic test with everything sequenced right, but there is some concern about whether the capsule got as far off shore as was expected. Close to apogee there was a call of "Slightly below nominal" and during descent a "Hold tight everyone" so that may indicate an issue. Also https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/sta ... 4651243520Dragon 2 Pad Abort test ended about eight seconds early (under performance?) - but the point is to save the crew, and they would be safe.
Captain Ned wrote:notfred wrote:It was a fantastic test with everything sequenced right, but there is some concern about whether the capsule got as far off shore as was expected. Close to apogee there was a call of "Slightly below nominal" and during descent a "Hold tight everyone" so that may indicate an issue. Also https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/sta ... 4651243520Dragon 2 Pad Abort test ended about eight seconds early (under performance?) - but the point is to save the crew, and they would be safe.
It was under full chute for more than enough time to fully decelerate (there was a "terminal velocity" call), so good there. I know that if I were in the thing all that tumbling around during chute deployment would require a large barf bag.
pikaporeon wrote:Random question that doesn't really deserve its own thread - anything i should look out for / want to avoid in the 2015 WRX? Looking to trade in my fit for one and have "omg racecar" goggles on right now that might make me overlook potential faults
just brew it! wrote:I don't care for automatic flush toilets for a similar reason though -- if the sensor is a little out of whack they keep flushing every time you shift on the throne. Even more annoying if it's a violent flush that tends to splash the water around... that's cold!
gbcrush wrote:Also, I've only been to O'Hare once and I'll admit I loved it. Of course I'm the kind of person that loves airports, loves running around taking as many pictures of planes I can, and occasionally has to run away from airport staff telling me to stop. The last time I was at O'Hare I had Grumman F4F hanging from the ceiling and the explanation of the airport renovation plans to keep me busy.
Captain Ned wrote:gbcrush wrote:Also, I've only been to O'Hare once and I'll admit I loved it. Of course I'm the kind of person that loves airports, loves running around taking as many pictures of planes I can, and occasionally has to run away from airport staff telling me to stop. The last time I was at O'Hare I had Grumman F4F hanging from the ceiling and the explanation of the airport renovation plans to keep me busy.
Parts of O'Hare not seen by people heading to Terminal 3 from the subway.
Captain Ned wrote:Parts of O'Hare not seen by people heading to Terminal 3 from the subway.
gbcrush wrote:Captain Ned wrote:Parts of O'Hare not seen by people heading to Terminal 3 from the subway.
Oh, I see...you're saying I got to see the cool touristy stuff that isn't in your travel path. Gah. Sorry.
Though for a moment, I was trying to figure out what you meant....like you were stuck in the underground parts of O'Hare not normally seen by people. You know, because you got arrested.
just brew it! wrote:On short flights it feels like you spend nearly as much time taxiing to/from the gate as you do in the air...
Vrock wrote:Besides, spray paint exists.
Captain Ned wrote:Personally, I think the orange will set off the black nicely. That said, even though I spent last week in Chicago, it didn't make me a Bears fan.
Mr Bill wrote:Nah, somebody will come along with an SCO scheme to take care of the SEO muddle caused by the botnet. Besides, the best thing to come out of Chicago was not Orange and Black but Black and White, as in 'The Blues Brothers'.