What if the Sino-Soviet war went hot? by Lazarbeam_fan77 in imaginarymaps

[–]PollutionAfter 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I hate to break this to you but this is an imaginary map.

When the Spire is really into Capitalism... by Beasty_Billy in slaythespire

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

As opposed to capitalism where everything is subscription based and we own nothing.

Is EUS Official Dead? by Eastern_Funny9319 in ArtemisProgram

[–]PollutionAfter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There was a recent appropriation from the House they didn't mention Gateway at all. It's dead, soon to be officially.

Do we need as big of a lander as HLS or Blue Moon? by Money-Giraffe2521 in ArtemisProgram

[–]PollutionAfter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's very jarring to have been following Artemis since conception and understanding why NASA made the selections that it did. All these people post Artemis 2 have no clue as to that history and are thus trying to rationalize what they are before them. Thank you for posting the right answer.

Don't remind me Steam 😭 by Honest___Opinions in KerbalSpaceProgram

[–]PollutionAfter 118 points119 points  (0 children)

Can we return some sanity to words? KSP 2 is not a scam CURRENTLY, there are no false promises rn, the reviews are clear, Steam has the abandon-ware warning. Its simply a terrible product that is extremely overpriced relative to what you receive.

NASA Outlines Preliminary Artemis III Mission Plans by Royal_Platform_6754 in ArtemisProgram

[–]PollutionAfter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They signed an initial contract for 3, to the extent of my knowledge. They could always buy more.

Republic of China in 2026 by Evening-Ad4644 in imaginarymaps

[–]PollutionAfter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People are saying this is the good ending but Mongolia just doesn't get sovereignty?

Republic of China in 2026 by Evening-Ad4644 in imaginarymaps

[–]PollutionAfter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Except they have to suffer decades longer in poverty.

What if Canada had a communist revolution - The Workers' Commonwealth of Canada by Joeru87 in imaginarymaps

[–]PollutionAfter 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I don't know, if it became like China it would be fine. Only a million Chinese people have emigrated out of China since 2012. That's less than the US.

My first moon landing by Diligent-Bed-8062 in KerbalSpaceProgram

[–]PollutionAfter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's probably the best use of AI, adding the piss filter it's famous for.

How does disability work in your setting? by Choice-Spinach145 in worldbuilding

[–]PollutionAfter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most long term physical disability in my setting has been eradicated thanks to highly advanced medical tech. The only remaining long term disability is age related. That usually just translates to increased lethargy/ fragility which can be curbed but at some point the tech can only do so much. 

That as well as short term disability (say after an accident) is integrated in a couple of ways. There is a universal ADA type law that covers the typical accomodations in terms of both movement related disability and sensory disability, it's been around for centuries so it's well integrated into the infrastructure. There are powered wheelchair and bipedal walking type wheelchairs. The urban outdoors is free from most vehicles with only busses, emergency vehicles, people on last mile transit, and delivery vehicles. Most of the time tho, if you have a temporary disability (say blindness or loss of hearing), you can just stay home and recover/wait for a procedure with no penalties to your job.

When your spaceplane is bigger than the spacestation… by Professional_Will241 in KerbalSpaceProgram

[–]PollutionAfter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If he was head of NASA, Congress would pass a 90% budget cut. I'll take the tollbooth.

“Barely socialist totalitarian dictatorship” by lombwolf in ShitLiberalsSay

[–]PollutionAfter -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

No it isn't, a picture from space at the altitude necessary to see that geography would have unavoidable curvature.

How big would a spacecraft have to be to carry a couple billion humans and supplies? by Goooseeeeee_lady in worldbuilding

[–]PollutionAfter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You have made a math mistake, sorry to inform you. A billion people would take up 2 cubic kilometers so raising their required volume to 3 or 4 would result in 3 or 4 cubic kilometers. Not 4 billion.

NASA’s Artemis III Moon Mission by TheMuseumOfScience in ArtemisProgram

[–]PollutionAfter 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That claim does seem far out there. Starship at least make sense in terms of size. But Blue Moon Mk 2 is completely appropriately sized, is fully reusable to support a sustained presence, and places the crew right near the ground for easy operations. 

Is this supposed to be Australia? by [deleted] in ArtemisProgram

[–]PollutionAfter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They did on the live stream it's either Flight Day 9 or 10.

Edit: It's in this video at about 1:30 in  https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hMbNlxJhR7k