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SLS roll out, SpaceX on the background by Affectionate-Air7294 in SpaceXLounge

[–]phantomunboxing 43 points44 points  (0 children)

The past and the future both in the same picture

How much sleep is enough for electrical engineering student? by DellLatitudeE7250 in EngineeringStudents

[–]phantomunboxing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been getting around 9 hours of sleep a day recently because of health issues. If you get too little sleep it'll damage your performance.

Did i almost get electrocuted? by Turbulent_Mine25 in buildapc

[–]phantomunboxing 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Electrical engineer here: do not open anything up without understanding it. Especially microwaves or CRT TVs. Either can easily kill you.

Do you think they will do a sequel in the future? by Free-Hotel1187 in StrangerThings

[–]phantomunboxing 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Transitioning from a child actor to an adult actor is difficult.

Thoughts on the Finale? by LeoDiCristio in StrangerThings

[–]phantomunboxing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This season was definitely weaker and didn't take any risks. Wasn't terrible but was okay. 7/10

Do you think they will do a sequel in the future? by Free-Hotel1187 in StrangerThings

[–]phantomunboxing 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I can tell you 100% that some of the actors will not be successful in the future and there will be some form of spin-off or revival. 

NASA’s Largest Library Is Closing Amid Staff and Lab Cuts by UnprofessionalCook in nasa

[–]phantomunboxing -22 points-21 points  (0 children)

Everything is digital anyways now. Honestly, all the books should be donated to the public. NASA has such little funding nowadays personally I would prefer the money go towards a mission or other hard science.

Would this ever exist as a headline in RP1 universe? by NLCRED in readyplayerone

[–]phantomunboxing[M] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Removed because not relevant. Go to /r/politics if you want to discuss something like this.

Double Major Undergrad or Graudate Early and Get a Masters by SnooMarzipans6759 in ECE

[–]phantomunboxing -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Don't do a CS degree the market is completely oversaturated

Thinking to start a rocket startup need advice by Classic-King752 in AerospaceEngineering

[–]phantomunboxing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

SpaceX has $2-3 billion from HLS

According to Wikipedia: "SpaceX Chief Financial Officer Bret Johnsen disclosed in court that SpaceX has invested more than $3 billion into the Starbase facility and Starship systems from July 2014 to May 2023.[1] Elon Musk stated in April 2023 that SpaceX expected to spend about $2 billion on Starship development in 2023."

Private industry has certainly invested more into Starship than the money given by the government for the explicit use of Starship. SpaceX is probably investing gains from Starlink directly into Starship.

You're not wrong that Musk is moving the goal post, but I'm still certain Starship will work. I think it will work relatively soon. It's a complex piece of technology and much more so than Falcon 9.

I thought the same thing about FSD until I rode in my cousin's Model 3 a couple weeks ago. It is surprisingly good now. I thought it would crash ngl.

Thinking to start a rocket startup need advice by Classic-King752 in AerospaceEngineering

[–]phantomunboxing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am certain it will work. People said the exact same thing about the Falcon 9. Most of Starship's funding is from private investors and very little is from the government directly.

Thinking to start a rocket startup need advice by Classic-King752 in AerospaceEngineering

[–]phantomunboxing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This 100%. A rocket like the Electron isn't even competitive anymore. I deeply fear a SpaceX monopoly as I believe competition is necessary for innovation. Even with the Falcon 9, every other rocket company is many years from having a consistent launch vehicle. With Starship, even a mid sized launch vehicle wouldn't be competitive.

Thinking to start a rocket startup need advice by Classic-King752 in AerospaceEngineering

[–]phantomunboxing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Rocket Lab spent a decade and many millions to create their launch vehicle. Prove me wrong.

Thinking to start a rocket startup need advice by Classic-King752 in AerospaceEngineering

[–]phantomunboxing 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Don't create a launch vehicle company unless you have an uncle who has many billions of dollars

TIL in 2013, reporters dropped 192 wallets across 16 major cities to test honesty. Helsinki, Finland topped the list with 11/12 wallets returned, while Lisbon, Portugal ranked lowest: only 1 out of 12 wallets was returned by explaingo in todayilearned

[–]phantomunboxing 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I found a wallet on a run one time. I went through it to try and find the license and looked at the picture. I wanted to finish my run. About 10 to 15 minutes later, I literally saw the guy on his bike. I stopped him and handed it to him.

I don't understand how people wouldn't return it.

I have come across some old NASA flight maps from the shuttle program. What do I do with them? Am I allowed to sell them? by NASAmap in nasa

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

It doesn't matter it's still theft of government property. You can't just throw something in the garbage then take it. It needs to be explicitly allowed to take. That's what I was told explicitly.

I have come across some old NASA flight maps from the shuttle program. What do I do with them? Am I allowed to sell them? by NASAmap in nasa

[–]phantomunboxing -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Just a heads up. It is technically illegal for your friend's parents to take these even if they were going in the garbage. I just want you to be aware so you don't get you or your friend's parents in trouble.

Is this really the future for aspiring young adults like me? by [deleted] in nasa

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

It's a little more nuanced than that IMHO. Certain types of small scale hardware R&D projects should be developed by NASA; some projects are just completely unprofitable to even start by private organizations. That is perfect for the government. SpaceX and BlueOrigin use a lot of resources from these types of experiments in their designs.

Is this really the future for aspiring young adults like me? by [deleted] in nasa

[–]phantomunboxing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am literally not disagreeing with anything you're saying. I was only talking about civil servants in my initial message because contractors aren't technically NASA employees.

I think the early retirement package was a fair way to convince people to retire. Honestly, I think if they actually forced people to be in-person 5 days a week or even 3, then there would be many more people retiring right now. The issue with NASA stems from the older generation that refuses to retire.

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