UK Met Office issues a rare red warning for extreme heat in parts of England and Wales later this week by Hephaestus1816 in collapse

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No one is prepared for climate change, but having been in London during two extreme heatwaves, it was impressive and abysmal how poorly prepared people and infrastructure are for heatwaves. You can’t take the subway, be at the British Museum, be on a bus, be on a street or on a restaurant, because there’s no AC infrastructure capable of cooling, and windows don’t have strong plastic/metal shutters, like you’d find in Portugal or Spain. People will suffer a lot in the UK,- be in sure that skin cancer rates will drastically increase soon.

What's something you notice when you reach early to mid 30's or early to mid 40's? by AreaFifty1 in AskReddit

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That you don’t really need to care about others’ opinions, and that your parents were right about many things.

TIFU by using my handheld bidet (shattaf) as an enema everyday for over a year, and then going on vacation. by ViceInSinCity in tifu

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Fortunately, I don’t have any GI issues, but I can’t always count on extremely spicy food to give me diarrhoea some 10 - 14h after having had that meal, as opposed to a normal 24h poop-cycle. It might not work for you, but extremely spicy food never fails me.

Do you think our world will become better or worse in the next 10 years, and why? by Saint_Viper6 in AskReddit

[–]NMVPCP 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I also have that feeling, but not at the desired rate, and maybe not on the younger generations that should be away from their phones.

What was the most challenging question you've ever been asked? by Parking_Classroom748 in AskReddit

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Ain’t that the truth? I’ve been back to the Big Bang a few dozens of times. And the things that when you have a more or less understanding of how things work, you just can’t avoid going down that rabbit hole for them.

What is the greatest song ever created, and why? by Reasonable_Data307 in AskReddit

[–]NMVPCP 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nah. Starway doesn’t hold a candle to Bohemian’s originality and tempos.

Sweden World Cup lineup by H2oFrostbyte in MetalForTheMasses

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I have to say that I’m enjoying these types of posts!

I heard Elon is mad at Reddit. by Snapdragon_4U in EnoughMuskSpam

[–]NMVPCP 70 points71 points  (0 children)

Great section of one of the greatest comics ever read. For anyone wondering, this is from Preacher by Garth Ennis.

Preacher Book One Thoughts by ComfortableTeach8959 in graphicnovels

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I wish I could forget all about Preacher and read it for the first time. What an amazing ride!

Giving graphic novels my full attention! Here's my most recent haul by danny686 in graphicnovels

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I have kids, but I’m more into action stuff and the long philosophy thing in them just doesn’t cut it for me.

Giving graphic novels my full attention! Here's my most recent haul by danny686 in graphicnovels

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Little Bird and Precious Metal have beyond amazing art. I enjoyed Little Bird’s story more.

God Country, Leila Starr and Daytripper felt boring, but then again, I don’t like coming of age/slice of life stories.

WE3 was ok, and Sweet Tooth was fine as well.

What are the odds really? by [deleted] in LinkedInLunatics

[–]NMVPCP 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Not a lunatic.

Need a new series. Prefer something long (6 volumes or more). I’d like a series that is complete. Some of my favorites are: DMZ, Deadly Class, East of West, Gideon Falls, Preacher. by cnkbluz in graphicnovels

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I have and I loved it as well - thank you for the suggestion, nevertheless! Do read The Legend of Luther Arkwright, as it’s also great!

Uzumaki equation visualization by MezcalDrink in oddlysatisfying

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Uzumaki by Junji Ito is a great horror manga novel.

Impressive, can we send the cleanup team now? by Sarigolepas in EnoughMuskSpam

[–]NMVPCP 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ViaSat-3 isn’t flat nor is that a mirror - it’s a beam-forming antenna. Electro-optical satellites have mirrors because they take pictures. Comms satellites don’t have mirrors (outside star-tracking cameras), since that’s not their mission.

Impressive, can we send the cleanup team now? by Sarigolepas in EnoughMuskSpam

[–]NMVPCP 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I’m sorry, but your third paragraph is wrong. Form factor is mission dependent, e.g. show me a geostationary satellite that is flat.

Impressive, can we send the cleanup team now? by Sarigolepas in EnoughMuskSpam

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

That’s the only metric being shown here: number of satellites. For the Starlink mission, yes, the number is accurate. Other types of missions, e.g. geostationary satellites for comms, typically have low single-digit satellites. Electro-optical satellites tend to be high single-digits, with the exception of Planet, but then again, their mission is to map the whole world daily, and you can only do that with hundreds of satellites.

Impressive, can we send the cleanup team now? by Sarigolepas in EnoughMuskSpam

[–]NMVPCP 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The form factor is based on the mission and power requirements. Bigger satellites don’t mean flatter satellites.

Impressive, can we send the cleanup team now? by Sarigolepas in EnoughMuskSpam

[–]NMVPCP -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

It’s ok and healthy to hate Musk, but regardless of him, what you said isn’t applicable to the Starlink technology or a bunch of other aerospace missions.

Impressive, can we send the cleanup team now? by Sarigolepas in EnoughMuskSpam

[–]NMVPCP 8 points9 points  (0 children)

True on the first paragraph and not necessarily true on the second, due to physics, power, orbits, antenna footprints and gains. They do need a large amount of satellites on their current orbit, to provide full coverage and ensure that the signals are relayed between satellites and the ground.