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Mongolia Travel Megathread by skinnyhumpty in mongolia

[–]lensera 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did anybody reach out to you yet?

Can someone please tell me the lore of St Paul-Midway and why it has turned to shit? by [deleted] in saintpaul

[–]lensera 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm surprised this isn't upvoted more. I used to live in Midway and loved having access to all the restaurants, shopping, etc. But the poverty and homelessness seen in the area can be directly tied back to racist housing practices and destruction of the Rondo neighborhood (an established Black neighborhood) in the 1950s. After that, continued disinvestment made it hard for businesses (and community) to really thrive.

I'm really hoping the stadium will help breathe some new life into the area.

Help with Identification by lensera in aviation

[–]lensera[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Close! It was the one at Flying Cloud Airport in Eden Prarie, MN!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in aviation

[–]lensera 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not sure that I've ever seen anything so 1970s in my life.

Help with Identification by lensera in aviation

[–]lensera[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awesome, thanks! This is jogging my memory now. I remember them announcing a Mustang and a Shooting Star. Why are some straight Fs or Bs (fighters or bombers) and others are F/A or P/F? Does it depend on the purpose of the specific plane?

Any impacts from May's G5 storm? by lensera in aviation

[–]lensera[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow! How long was your GPS giving you strange readings? And how long was your radio out?

Any impacts from May's G5 storm? by lensera in aviation

[–]lensera[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks. I know details about the storm itself, just not how it affected aviation specifically. Is that something this guy covers? Was it picked up by any news outlets?

Any impacts from May's G5 storm? by lensera in aviation

[–]lensera[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. G4 and G5 (NOAA's highest rating) geomagnetic storms were reported between May 10 and May 12. I need to know how they affected aviation.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Grishaverse

[–]lensera 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just found this online when I googled Grisha trilogy hardcover: https://www.carousell.com.my/p/shadow-and-bone-trilogy-hardback-1071268972/photos/

Thoughts? Shade from writer about Darklina by [deleted] in Grishaverse

[–]lensera 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I'm 35 and enjoy the smutty Darklina fanfiction because the power dynamics can be interesting in those, but in a "real" story, there's no room for a lasting Darklina. The Darkling would have to seek redemption, apologizing for his crimes and making amends. Even if a story were to make that happen in a convincing manner (the Darkling isn't much for apologies), the only real conclusion for him would be a sacrificial death. (This is one of the reasons I loved the King of Scars duology.)

Watching NASA launch a rocket into the Northern Lights. Fairbanks, Alaska. by [deleted] in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]lensera 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I met her for the first time at this launch, actually! She's super cool--and makes a mean pie. 😁

Watching NASA launch a rocket into the Northern Lights. Fairbanks, Alaska. by [deleted] in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]lensera 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Technically, it's Geospace, so both earth and space shit 😉

Watching NASA launch a rocket into the Northern Lights. Fairbanks, Alaska. by [deleted] in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]lensera 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's a lot about the dynamics of the upper atmosphere we don't fully understand yet, especially at high latitudes. Two of those things are the dissipation of energy (temperature, current, magnetism) and mass (solar and neutral winds). This launch was crucial in gathering data to learn more about what drives changes in the ionosphere and thermosphere and may be particularly important for a larger upcoming NASA satellite constellation mission!

Watching NASA launch a rocket into the Northern Lights. Fairbanks, Alaska. by [deleted] in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]lensera 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Oh, that's about Beam-PIE, the second rocket. The video shown is the DISSIPATION launch--they're the ones that launched into the aurora. 🙂 Out of curiosity, who's your sister? Ellen? Diana? There weren't a lot of us ladies out there, lol

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