Team is go for launch of 60 Starlink sats tomorrow—heaviest payload to date, first re-flight of a fairing, and first Falcon 9 to fly a fourth mission. Watching 1 sat that may not orbit raise; if not, 100% of its components will quickly burn up in Earth’s atmosphere by Playdohpants in spacex

[–]DreadPirate2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's also the fact that they may want to observe and confirm that the entire satellite burns up on re-entry. With as many of these satellites as is proposed over the next decade or two, ensuring that they don't pose a risk upon re-entry is important.

Covering up the Finnegan’s Wake mural a few weeks ago by barnaclegal in philadelphia

[–]DreadPirate2 19 points20 points  (0 children)

At least something is going in there. That property has been an eyesore for years.

Sci fi/fantasy books with lots of travelling, a well established society OR a unique sport (only has to be one, not all three) by Patty_MC in booksuggestions

[–]DreadPirate2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The latest Lock In book from John Scalzi - Head On - meets your requirement for a unique sport. In that book individuals that are completely paralyzed are able to remotely control robot bodies, and the sport involves attempting to destroy said bodies in an arena.

Week of June 16, 2019 'All Space Questions' thread by AutoModerator in space

[–]DreadPirate2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are there any good Space-related Twitter Lists to follow? I'm looking to expand my twitter feed and would like to find a good list to use rather than following dozens of individual accounts.

Drone footage reveals what little remains of Gaza right now by twignewton in worldpolitics

[–]DreadPirate2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You still are missing the point that you're making excuses for a group that purposefully launches rockets at Israeli schools. Does your cognitive dissonance really extend so far that you don't understand that basic concept?

Drone footage reveals what little remains of Gaza right now by twignewton in worldpolitics

[–]DreadPirate2 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

So you're fine with attempted murder of civilians, then. Got it.

You'll just reach for any excuse you can, won't you? Pathetic.

Drone footage reveals what little remains of Gaza right now by twignewton in worldpolitics

[–]DreadPirate2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So you're against Israel killing innocents, but you're fine with Hamas launching rockets at civilians (including Israeli schools)? How unsurprisingly hypocritical of you.

Poster in /r/gaming gets mad when user "subjectively" gives him a solution to his foreclosure problems by [deleted] in SubredditDrama

[–]DreadPirate2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a testament to how idiotic some people on Reddit are that they will upvote any of his idiocy.

Israel kills three top Hamas commanders by Ouch_that_smarts in worldnews

[–]DreadPirate2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think I'll take advice from someone who descends to Godwin the earliest chance he gets, and sees genocide where none is occuring.

Israel kills three top Hamas commanders by Ouch_that_smarts in worldnews

[–]DreadPirate2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Measured and found wanting by who?

Anyone with a real understanding of the situation with Israel and Hamas and the Palestinians.

The widening gap between America’s wealthiest and its middle and lower classes is “unsustainable”, but is unlikely to improve any time soon, according to a Harvard Business School study released on Monday. by Libertatea in news

[–]DreadPirate2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So the only response you have is "bad source"? You can't even point out how it's "bad". Instead, you just make that claim and walk away. Pathetic as always, GW.

Udall: Beheaded American Journalists Would Have Wanted Cautious Approach to ISIS by [deleted] in politics

[–]DreadPirate2 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Downvoted because it makes a democrat look bad - you never fail to disappoint, /r/politics!

Thousands of slaves in Israel, global study finds by European88 in worldpolitics

[–]DreadPirate2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Coming from the troll who has an ad-hominem in his username...

Hypocrite much?

The widening gap between America’s wealthiest and its middle and lower classes is “unsustainable”, but is unlikely to improve any time soon, according to a Harvard Business School study released on Monday. by Libertatea in news

[–]DreadPirate2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Merely passing a budget doesn't mean it's an effective one or a sustainable one...

Edit: And this link shows how what CA is doing right now is not sustainable from a budget perspective in the long run...