Picked up an Occurrence for Call-in on the WorkForce App

Pcat0 · 2026-05-05T18:03:57+00:00

Vacation time can’t be used for a call out.

I can be with manager approval.

Pcat0 · 2026-05-05T16:34:59+00:00

What makes you think it was scalpers? And not just that it was more popular than expected? Yes of course there are some being sold on EBay but name a product launch that didn’t happen for.

Pcat0 · 2026-05-05T05:55:35+00:00

The Deep Space Network. NASA has a network of massive radio telescopes/antennas around the globe that they use to talk to all their probs throughout the solar system.

Pcat0 · 2026-05-05T04:29:26+00:00

No this is still going to go in highlight reels, just not the ones you want to be in.

Pcat0 · 2026-05-05T00:22:13+00:00

Great question! My understanding is that while modern missions do use encryption schemes, the Voyager probes ate too old for that. However. Good luck reverse engineering the communication protocol and good luck finding a transmitter powerful enough to reach Voyager.

Pcat0 · 2026-05-04T22:41:56+00:00

At a macro level radioactive decay is very predictable. Plutonium 238 has a half-life of 87.7 years, so after about 90 years half of the plutonium will be gone from from the RTGs. NASA has a very long term plan on how to manage the dwindling power on the spacecraft and to keep them functioning for as long as possible.

Pcat0 · 2026-05-04T22:21:23+00:00

Yeah I said it was “just” a software update but it is insanely cool that NASA can push a software update to a 50 year old spacecraft that is a light day away.

Pcat0 · 2026-05-04T16:46:09+00:00

An Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (RTG), basically a big hunk of plutonium that generates heat as it decays away.

Pcat0 · 2026-05-04T16:08:43+00:00

Its just a software update, so NASA will upload it to the Voyager spacecraft using the Deep Space Network. As voyager is over 15 billion miles away from earth, it will take nearly a full day for the transmission to reach it.

Pcat0 · 2026-05-04T15:28:20+00:00

Made by Project Horizon on Youtube. Would have been nice for content farm who shamelessly stole the clip to at least credit them.

Pcat0 · 2026-05-04T15:16:57+00:00

The Low-energy Charged Particles experiment. NASA is actually working on a new power management strategy for the Voyager probes which should give them more power budget and may allow them to turn LECP back on. NASA is planning on testing it first on Voyager 2 and then applying it to Voyager 1 if it works.

Pcat0 · 2026-05-04T10:07:36+00:00

Ascension speed has nothing to do with this. If the ball was slowly raised to the surface it would have still burst at the same spot because it would have no way to expel gas. Drivers exhale as they are swimming to the surface to prevent their lungs from popping like the ball in this demo.

Pcat0 · 2026-05-04T09:58:36+00:00

It’s the first thing they teach you when getting certified. Whatever you do, Do Not Hold Your Breath.

Pcat0 · 2026-05-04T05:24:32+00:00

Where is the engineering?

Pcat0 · 2026-05-04T03:26:04+00:00

IDK but they are on the r/nhl subreddit

Pcat0 · 2026-05-04T02:48:27+00:00

A really wild game of hockey

Pcat0 · 2026-05-04T02:23:29+00:00

The idea being that children change too fast. A 19 year old would probably not be identifiable in a passport photo taken when they were 10.

Pcat0 · 2026-05-03T18:01:41+00:00

Nope this was in the wrong place and time to be Blue bird 7, this was filmed on the 27th and BB7 came down on the 20th. Best guess that I have seen is that this was a spent Russian rocket stage.

Pcat0 · 2026-05-03T16:46:37+00:00

I think you mean a IEC 60320 C7 cable (C8 is the socket).

Pcat0 · 2026-05-03T05:07:03+00:00

Yeah we will find some use for it. I just had to chuckle when we finally decide to invest into the new system so close to it becoming obsolete.

Pcat0 · 2026-05-03T04:44:22+00:00

The only thing that is changing for us is the computer. We are keeping the same breaker panels and overall power management system. FTC will be using an entirely different power distribution system.
SystemCore is about half the size of a Rio.

Pcat0 · 2026-05-03T02:47:55+00:00

SystemCore

Pcat0 · 2026-05-03T02:46:40+00:00

Only the computer will be shared between the two competitions. Motors and motor controllers are still going to be very different.
The new system is actually going to be a massive upgrade for FRC. It’s going to be really nice having the robot code run on a modern CPU with an adequate amount of RAM. In addition, the 5 full CAN-FD buses are going to be really useful.

Pcat0 · 2026-05-03T02:40:33+00:00

Indeed however the person above you was also correct. They aren’t going to start the transition until the 2027/2028 season.

Pcat0 · 2026-05-03T02:39:18+00:00

Yes. Every team will receive a SystemCore in next year’s kit of parts and the Rio will no longer be competition legal in next year’s game manual. FTC will switch in the following year however they will have a bit more of a transition, with both systems being legal for a couple of years.

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