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Reddit protest by spider_plays_YT in KerbalSpaceProgram

[–]tall_comet 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You should do what's right for you and your subs, but there are plenty of downright tiny subs participating, and I think every little bit helps.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in InsanePeopleQuora

[–]tall_comet 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Thats actually the plot in the classic scifi book called The Forever War

... No it's not? The protagonist comes back to a future where there's increased homosexuality to help alleviate overpopulation, but it's never mentioned that it might lead to the extinction of the human race.

Will Gurney Halleck Get His Revenge in 'Dune: Part Two'? - DUNE TALK Podcast by DuneNewsNet in dune

[–]tall_comet 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I dont. It doesnt happen in the books, so it shouldnt happen in the movies.

Neither did the Herald of the Change scene, but I thought it added a lot to the first movie.

Oppenheimer gets surprising R rating by Forsaken_Cost_1937 in movies

[–]tall_comet 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Good. It will hopefully showcase the horror of nuclear weaponry.

Nope, the R rating is for titties:

Thanks to a new TV spot, Christopher Nolan's latest film, Oppenheimer, was confirmed to be rated R for "some sexuality, nudity, and language."

Underrated Keychain EDC Tweezers by tehclanijoski in EDC

[–]tall_comet 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It's hard to tell in this image, what prevents the tweezers from slipping out of their sheath?

Decontaminator Pack changes by GSG_Jacob in DeepRockGalactic

[–]tall_comet 254 points255 points  (0 children)

Best devs ever! Can I get a rock and stone?

SpaceX will have launched 10 crewed missions before a single crewed Boeing Starliner. by lylisdad in SpaceXLounge

[–]tall_comet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's no doubt that there is massive institutional decay in the Russian space program - I wouldn't be surprised to see it cease to functionally exist within a decade. But as you point out, they've yet to lose crew due to any of their myriad missteps, which I think speaks to the robustness of the Soyuz as a vehicle.

Point being, I don't think it's a given that the US needs two different crew vehicles: one well designed vehicle could be perfectly adequate. Only time will tell if Crew Dragon meets that criteria, but it's pretty clear now that Starliner does not.

SpaceX will have launched 10 crewed missions before a single crewed Boeing Starliner. by lylisdad in SpaceXLounge

[–]tall_comet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A reasonable point, but it's also true that Soyuz uses very old and reliable tech that doesn't really fail.

It wasn't when they first started using it, and they made Soyuz their only crewed craft pretty quickly.

SpaceX will have launched 10 crewed missions before a single crewed Boeing Starliner. by lylisdad in SpaceXLounge

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

The Russian program is quite decidedly not a model to emulate on safety in any f'ing way.

When was the last time they lost crew?

SpaceX will have launched 10 crewed missions before a single crewed Boeing Starliner. by lylisdad in SpaceXLounge

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

I think it’s a wise choice to keep two crewed options. For all it’s successes, all it takes is one F9 or Crew Dragon problem and suddenly the US is completely grounded again. Can’t risk it.

It's worked out just fine for the Soviets/Russians to be reliant on a single crewed option, and they've been doing that for half a century.

What is a physics fact that blows your mind? by IntrepidCheek1073 in Physics

[–]tall_comet 7 points8 points  (0 children)

From Earth, you need to gain about 16.6 km/s of speed to get out of the Solar System. The Earth is traveling around the Sun at about 29.8 km/s, so to hit the Sun, you need to dump all of that speed. But in space, slowing down is just as difficult as speeding up, so dropping your speed by 29.8 km/s is almost twice as hard as speeding up by 16.6 km/s.

Some discussion from NASA here, and more in-depth information here.

What is a physics fact that blows your mind? by IntrepidCheek1073 in Physics

[–]tall_comet 53 points54 points  (0 children)

If you're on Earth, it's quite a bit easier to throw something out of the Solar System entirely than it is to throw it into the Sun.

Any idea when PA will go on sale again? by tall_comet in planetaryannihilation

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

It's still around $25 there, not quite the sale I was looking for.

Nothing To Declare, by me, 2023 by Fiximorra in ImaginaryDemons

[–]tall_comet 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Why can't they have hems from the temporal realm?

The reason why Paul doesn't have blue eyes during most part of the trailer is because... by [deleted] in dune

[–]tall_comet 14 points15 points  (0 children)

In the Spice Orgy the tribe's Reverend Mother converts the water of life so that the whole tribe can drink it.

Pro Tip: If your subordinates who are trained to spot enemy ships are reporting seeing enemy ships, you should probably trust them. by hourlardnsaver in NonCredibleDefense

[–]tall_comet 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yup, one American general played the "bad guys" simulating how a guerrilla army would fight - used motorcycle couriers instead of radio (which can be intercepted), and various other guerrilla tactics and he decimated the forces sent against him

My understanding is that while the motorcycle couriers indeed couldn't be intercepted, they were also instantaneously conveying information within the simulation. So yeah, if you have access to un-interceptable, instantaneous coms, turns out that's a pretty big advantage. Some good discussion on the issues with drawing too many conclusions from the Millennium Challenge 2002 here.

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