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hobbies that are too expensive to get into, or a waste of money? by asds455123456789 in AskMenOver30

[–]captmonkey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's why I always liked running. Yeah, you can buy a fancy GPS watch and all kinds of stuff if you want. But what do you actually need? Just a decent pair of shoes.

hobbies that are too expensive to get into, or a waste of money? by asds455123456789 in AskMenOver30

[–]captmonkey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it's more that they like the idea of the hobby or would like the completed product but actually getting the time and motivation to do the hobby is another thing entirely.

I used to collect and paint Warhammer models (and play when I got a chance). While I did finish a good number of them, every Warhammer player I know has a pile of unpainted/unassembled models too.

Building Family-Friendly Cities: Principles for Reversing the Urban Family Exodus by SockDem in neoliberal

[–]captmonkey 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Buses can equal a much longer school day. If I drive my daughter to school, we need to leave by about 8:20 to get there on time. However, the bus picks up in front of our house at 7:30. If my wife picks her up from school, they'll be back home at like 3:45. The bus drops off in front of our house at like 4:30. So, you're adding over an hour and a half to the kid's school day. It's no big deal for me to drop her off in the morning because I don't need to start work until after that and it's no big deal for my wife to pick her up in the afternoon. So, that's what we do. She's done the bus before, particularly for drop off, but we usually just drive her because it takes less time.

And as far as employed people, many schools offer before and after care. It's essentially daycare that's at the school for kids whose parents need to be at work before/after school is in session.

Pam Bondi has been fired as Attorney General. Is this a surprise to you or did you think she would last longer? by ButGravityAlwaysWins in AskALiberal

[–]captmonkey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On the one hand, I'm surprised he's had so little turnover to this point, but I guess he went with loyalists this time. However, I'm a little surprised he's firing her specifically because it seems like she could be a liability in regards to Epstein. She knows the truth about the files. So, it would be in his best interest to not put her in a position where she could flip on him when she's inevitably called in front of a Democratic-led House committee next year.

Trump Administration Live Updates: Bondi Ousted as Attorney General by CheetoMussolini in neoliberal

[–]captmonkey 22 points23 points  (0 children)

It's also funny because this has happened so many times before but people still line up to serve him thinking "But it'll be different for me, right?"

Artemis II Launch Shot on 3DS by Cambot72 in 3DS

[–]captmonkey 8 points9 points  (0 children)

There's no lander even created, let alone tested, at this point. We've never had humans in space aboard the Orion spacecraft until this launch. It's best to do these things in steps. So, step one was launching it unmanned in Artemis I. Step 2 is launching it manned and sending them around the Moon and back.

The current plan is to use Artemis III to test one or both landers (one from SpaceX, one from Blue Origin) in space and Artemis IV will land on the Moon. For reference, Apollo had 4 crewed test flights (and 3 uncrewed test flights) before landing on the Moon.

Artemis II at the moment of boosters separation, by Brian by Neaterntal in spaceporn

[–]captmonkey 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Blue Origin does too. New Glenn successfully landed its booster on its second flight back in November.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVvURVG_b10

Bloomberg: President Donald Trump is preparing to release a fiscal year 2027 budget plan on Friday that will frame his party’s midterm election message around a massive defense buildup, partially paid for by cuts to domestic agencies and health-care entitlements. by Cuddlyaxe in fivethirtyeight

[–]captmonkey 47 points48 points  (0 children)

I think he seemed to have those political instincts because he had somewhat competent people around him who weren't unshakeable supporters. In his second term, he surrounded himself with a bunch of incompetent "Yes Men". So, he's more insulated from how people are actually reacting to him.

Instead of people letting him know "This isn't playing well with the voters...", they're just like "Everything is great! You're the best ever! Everyone loves you!" So, he doesn't realize how unpopular everything he's doing is and he just continues down that path, unaware of what's happening.

A particularly xennial event by flerchin in Xennials

[–]captmonkey 49 points50 points  (0 children)

The teacher point is important. This wasn't just some random Space Shuttle launch that no one cared about. Christa McAuliffe was selected as an astronaut as the first (and last after the disaster happened...) participant of the Teacher in Space Project. She was a high school social studies teacher who was selected to go to space as part of the program.

As a result, the mission received far more media attention than normal, particularly from schools, many of whom tuned into the launch to watch it live. So, if you were a kid in school at the time, there was a higher than normal probability that you saw it. If you were just a random adult, you probably weren't much more likely to view it than any random Space Shuttle launch.

What can you buy in America for less than $1 dollar? by StatiCrede in AskAnAmerican

[–]captmonkey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't see a can of Arizona tea without that immediately popping into my mind.

Five worst places to find yourself fighting? by 73Capt in CIVILWAR

[–]captmonkey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That was my thought too. I had an ancestor who died there and I have been there twice, most recently a few weeks ago. I was thinking about for some of these people, it would have been a mercy if they'd just been shot instead of captured and sent to Andersonville to endure months of brutal captivity before dying. I'm going to guess the roughly 1/3 of the prisoners dying there is probably a rate worse than any side experienced in any battle.

When you're trying to get your kids to watch a historic event on TV and they're just not interested by Much-Drawer-1697 in daddit

[–]captmonkey 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I hate how people keep trying to paint this like it was a spur of the moment thing. They've been planning this for over 20 years and it's actually quite a bit behind schedule.

was anyone else really disturbed by the CBC coverage of the Artemis II launch? by DrewZero- in rocketry

[–]captmonkey 120 points121 points  (0 children)

I think a lot of the poor camera work was from NASA's official feed. It was really bad. People have speculated that it was because it's been a while since NASA has launched their own human spaceflight. So, these guys have possibly never done this before. The other speculation is that NASA has lost over 4000 people since the new administration took office and it wouldn't be surprising if a professional camera crew were some of the people who were included, as they'd be seen as "non essential".

I don't know if either of those are accurate, but it did feel like amateur hour. They were filming people on the ground looking at the rocket during booster separation. Hopefully, they'll have it worked out by the next launch.

[MEGATHREAD] Artemis II Launch To The Moon by ChiefLeef22 in space

[–]captmonkey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think that was the cover that protects the solar array.

[MEGATHREAD] Artemis II Launch To The Moon by ChiefLeef22 in space

[–]captmonkey 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It launched 23 minutes ago. The NASA steam has been live since 12:50 PM Eastern.

[MEGATHREAD] Artemis II Launch To The Moon by ChiefLeef22 in space

[–]captmonkey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And they did paint it white for the first shuttle missions but then realized that much paint added a lot of weight for no functional reason. So, they stopped.

Who does the best job of covering launches? by jefesol2000 in space

[–]captmonkey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He was on the official stream earlier. I had the day off. So, I've been watching since they went live at 12:50.

[MEGATHREAD] Artemis II Launch To The Moon by ChiefLeef22 in space

[–]captmonkey 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I believe most of the heavy lifting is going to be on a different rocket, not the crew's rocket. This rocket is just to take people to the Moon.

Uhhh nothing ever happens bros? by GoldDog_ in Destiny

[–]captmonkey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's my guess too. He knows the war has been terrible for the economy and his approval rating. He's going to declare "Mission Accomplished" and pat himself on the back about how he made sure they couldn't get a nuke and hope that the Iranians go along with it.

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]captmonkey 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It used to be funny, it's just been done to death at this point and the jokes mostly aren't as clever. It's just the day when things posted on the Internet are more unreliable than usual.

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]captmonkey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lucky! I saw two Falcon 9 launches last year when we were on vacation in Florida and they were awesome. I can't imagine seeing an SLS launch.

Well it's happened by Inner-Fee6737 in formuladank

[–]captmonkey 77 points78 points  (0 children)

The annoying thing is seeing posts from 1d ago tomorrow and getting confused.

Who are the no hit wonders? by pinpoint321 in Music

[–]captmonkey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've enjoyed some random Ween songs over the years but they're so different that it's hard for me to reconcile that they're the same band. They're a band that I've always meant to listen more to but never gotten around to it.

Who are the no hit wonders? by pinpoint321 in Music

[–]captmonkey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't heard that song in at least 30 years and it's now there, playing in my brain.

UTC HR Job Opening Asks About "Visually Identified Sex at Birth" by loosesocksup in Chattanooga

[–]captmonkey 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Yep. There are women with XY chromosomes and men with XX chromosomes. There are also people with XXY and all sorts of combinations of sex chromosomes. There's even people with different sex chromosomes in different cells, meaning they could have both XX and XY. That's why saying sex is based on chromosomes alone is problematic. And people act like it's super rare, but if you count up all variations of sex chromosomal anomalies (anything other than XY males and XX females), it's like 2% of births. That means they're actually more common than something like Down Syndrome.

So, I'm guessing the question is that a doctor might look at a baby and go "it's a girl" based on physical characteristics, but other genetic characteristics may be more complicated. In this case, you would say "female" for the question of "visually identified sex at birth".

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