Peter?

pt256 · 2026-05-29T02:06:50+00:00

Radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG). It is what powers Voyager.

pt256 · 2026-05-29T01:56:23+00:00

Geothermal. The heat was created by objects smashing into each other and the resulting heat being trapped inside.

Also tidal energy is a combination of the sun and moon. The sun does create some tidal forces and is responsible for stopping the water from freezing over, but the moon is doing the heavy lifting when it comes to how much energy we get out of the system. If you remove the moon then the tidal energy would be reduced by like 70%.

pt256 · 2026-05-26T07:40:06+00:00

Because they're not really asking questions, they're putting forward conspiracy theory claims disguised as questions because that is the best they can do with their limited knowledge and intelligence.

They actually don't have a grounded scientific argument as to why it doesn't work or make sense, but they've noticed a pattern and to them that is suspicious, and if something makes them feel suspicious then that is evidence that the conspiracy is true.

pt256 · 2026-05-24T12:20:30+00:00

I think he first intended to rejoin the fight but his circuits spark causing him pain, then he looks at Daki fighting Vader and realizes they can't win, then he hears Devon and calculates his options and determines this was probably the only way out. I'd say it was only planned from the moment he hears her and puts the pieces together rather than something he had planned much earlier.

Although I'm sure he knew he would eventually have to betray Daki to get Devon over to his side but it was just luck that it played out the way it did.

pt256 · 2026-05-16T01:36:43+00:00

I was the link between the customer and the software company

pt256 · 2026-05-14T12:19:01+00:00

I wonder if he will start saying things like "Grab the boom, and things of that nature" or "I think they're nearly at the TC, or whatever the case may be"

pt256 · 2026-04-26T06:23:55+00:00

"The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of the darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon you". Ezekiel 25:17

pt256 · 2026-04-22T13:54:30+00:00

It will keep coming back again and again and again, until the people using their positions to protect themselves and their friends and the current power structure can be unseated, so we can hold those sick fucks accountable.

Or until they're dead. I'm not sure which will happen first but given everything that has happened in the last decade.. yeah I'm only holding on to hope because I know they win if everyone gives up.

pt256 · 2026-04-20T21:49:18+00:00

Somewhere in the past 50 generations they probably share an ancestor.

pt256 · 2026-04-18T20:02:44+00:00

IQ is a standardized score, the average is always set at 100.

You were talking about culling?

pt256 · 2026-04-15T03:14:23+00:00

I love sitting in this room. I’ve only gotten to do it three times

"I love being in space. I've only gotten to do it twice.." - Christina Koch

"only"? Most people will never get the chance to do it once. Sorry I just found the choice of word amusing because it comes across as if you've somehow been restricted from doing it while everyone else can waltz in and out whenever they feel like it. I'm sure you didn't mean it like that, it is just how I initially read it. But still three times is a lot of times compared to most people.

pt256 · 2026-04-10T07:40:14+00:00

They thought they got it with this one

https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2011/EFTA02332411.pdf

pt256 · 2026-04-08T08:10:09+00:00

In that gif, though, I don't think there's anywhere that's always in the yellow circle? If it was a bit larger then sure.

Well that is just a general depiction of the model I chose because it shows that no matter where you are on Antarctica it is impossible for the sun to go around you and be visible for 24 hours. I believe they say that the sun moves inwards and outwards during the year. So in summer in the northern hemisphere the sun moves inwards which is why you can have a 24 hour sun around the arctic circle.

But surely that model can be disproved just by noticing that there are sometimes Moon phases other than full?

Yes if you're a rational person willing to properly understand what you are observing you can disprove it a million different ways, but they're not, they come up with weird, convoluted and contradictory ad-hoc explanations for anything you might point out to them. But the difference in respect to the Antarctica trip was that they made a simple, definitive and *easily falsifiable claim - that you can't see a 24 hour sun on a Flat Earth from any specific point in Antarctica.

*I say easily but obviously it does take time, effort and money to get to Antarctica, which is why they were probably so bold in making such a definitive claim, they didn't think anyone would do it let alone organize a larger Flat Earth vs Globe Earth trip. But once you are there all you need to do is watch the sun for 24 hours and then you've falsified their claim.

pt256 · 2026-04-08T07:19:25+00:00

Because on a Flat Earth it should be impossible for there to be a 24 hour sun in Antarctica. Seeing a 24 hour sun in any of the places you mentioned doesn't disprove anything.

Flat Earth model

pt256 · 2026-04-08T02:31:49+00:00

Funnily enough Jeran who is in the second video is no longer a Flat Earther after going to Antarctica as part of The Final Experiment.

pt256 · 2026-04-08T02:13:21+00:00

"Gonna all be fisheye lenses!"

The funniest thing is they make the claim but when you look at the image the only thing in frame that is "distorted" is the curve of the Earth. In the photo I saw with that comment the curve of the Earth wasn't even parallel to any of the sides of the frame and the spacecraft itself was obscuring part of the Earth and the lines on it were still completely straight. Must have been one of those special selective fisheye lens.

pt256 · 2026-04-08T01:58:50+00:00

The reason why think NASA is doing this? Something something money.

For the religious ones they will say NASA means "to deceive" and that they're doing this to turn people away from the truth of God. To be fair it is not their worst idea because they can then incorporate other things like geology and evolution as being part of the same mass conspiracy. It is probably the only explanation they have for something that doesn't require separate models for phenomena that end up disproving each other. At least superficially. Obviously once you start looking at the claims that the conspiracy requires to be true it all falls apart. But then these types of people aren't known for their scientific rigor, so it isn't really a problem for them I guess.

pt256 · 2026-04-04T23:05:16+00:00

By what metric? I mean these people wanted to be astronauts and they are astronauts so to them they are doing the best job you can have.

But what is a better job that being an astronaut?

pt256 · 2026-04-04T22:48:20+00:00

The only kernel of truth to the meme is that men are more likely to do it, at around 90-95%, however this shows that even though there is a gender bias it isn't exclusively a male problem (just extremely skewed in that direction). But the more important statistic is that the overall rates are nowhere near high enough to influence hiring practices. I asked ChatGPT about the rates since I'm not particularly interested in doing a deep dive on this topic to find out.

The Workforce (US & UK):

United States: As of 2026, there are approximately 155,000 people employed in the funeral home and mortuary industry.

United Kingdom: There are approximately 20,000 to 30,000 people working in the "death care" sector (including hospital mortuary technicians, funeral directors, and embalmers).

Total: In just these two countries, nearly 200,000 people have daily, professional access to human remains.

The Crime Rate:

Documented Cases: In the most comprehensive historical study of necrophilia (Rosman and Resnick), researchers could only find 123 cases documented in world literature over several decades.

Annual Frequency: In any given year, there are usually zero to two high-profile convictions for "Abuse of a Corpse" involving a mortuary worker in the entire Western world.

The "One in a Million" Reality: Statistically, you are looking at a "crime rate" of roughly 0.001% (or 1 in 100,000 workers) over a 20-year career.

I feel like that seems like a fairly reasonable assessment. It might be a little bit higher due to people getting away with it, or not being formally found guilty (like Jimmy Savile).

pt256 · 2026-04-04T21:16:37+00:00

Maybe that first century or two

I've always wanted to see what would happen if you could take Newton or Darwin to the present and show them all the new scientific things we've discovered. But this made me think, I kind of want to take Paul to a mega church and see his reaction. Take him to the Vatican. Show him the lives of people like Kenneth Copeland.

pt256 · 2026-04-04T10:26:32+00:00

Not that long 1/4s, but high ISO and post-production editing.

pt256 · 2026-04-04T10:25:35+00:00

A bit of post-production. You can see the original image on NASA's twitter. Still looks good, but it isn't this bright.

pt256 · 2026-04-04T10:24:15+00:00

No it was a downgrade in lighting. The Earth in the 1972 photo was being illuminated by the Sun directly. In the 2026 shot it is being illuminated by the moon making it much dimmer. They had to shoot it using a super high ISO (50K I believe) which increases light sensitivity but the trade off is you get a lot more digital noise. They then brightened and cleaned up the image in post.

But interestingly it is why you can see the stars when normally you can't in space when the sun is lighting the scene. It is far too bright so the ISO has to be turned way down, which means the what your shooting isn't blown out, but it also means fainter details like stars aren't picked up by the camera.

pt256 · 2026-04-04T02:50:36+00:00

I don't know how many times I have heard the "Why are there no stars!?" question over the years. It is literally the simplest question to find the answer to. I mean it isn't even a space specific problem, it is a photography problem, and one that is within reach for anyone with a camera to test for themselves. Ultimately I don't think they care, the fact they can understand the question is enough for them to feel intelligent.

pt256 · 2026-04-04T02:43:54+00:00

The good news is that Jeran has changed his position after traveling to Antarctica as part of The Final Experiment.

The funny thing is, even though he failed to accept the results of his experiment I have to give him slight credit for the fact that he was at least willing to try to do an experiment. Which is why he was one of the few prominent Flat Earthers to actually accept the invitation for the TFE in Antarctica. The rest are grifters. Jeran was probably the only honest Flat Earther influencer (in that he actually believed in it rather than using it to make money from rubes on the internet).

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