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    Successful rocket test doesn't mean you get your rocket back in one piece

    Not sure how many space buffs there are here, but yesterday's SpaceX test of SN8 (Starship prototype 8) was awesome. Here's the full feed from SpaceX but you will have to skip to about 1 hour 48 minutes in for the good stuff (I think it is set to auto-skip): Beautiful launch and ascent...
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    Pandemic threat? Anyone else concerned?

    Not sure what you mean by this. Sounds like you are "COVID-denying" again. If you don't believe me, and don't believe statistics showing things are getting out of control across the country, will you believe my Trump-supporting governor Holcomb of Indiana? Keep in mind Indiana has a republican...
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    Will Lowering a 4K Camera to 2MP Help Night Time Videos?

    No, the sensor is actually the limiting factor here. Higher res sensors collect less light per sensor element; sitting the camera to emulate a lower res camera doesn't change it. Add light or swap camera for a more sensitive lower res one. Sent from my ONEPLUS A6013 using Tapatalk
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    Pandemic threat? Anyone else concerned?

    Well, one doesn't just go into an active hospital ward and start filming. Not just COVID-19 contamination risk, but patient privacy issues. The parking lot ward has already had to treat over 200 patients due to lack of space in the hospital proper. Creating a ward in a parking lot goes far...
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    Pandemic threat? Anyone else concerned?

    https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/08/us/renown-hospital-parking-garage-nevada-covid-trnd/index.html Sent from my ONEPLUS A6013 using Tapatalk
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    Pandemic threat? Anyone else concerned?

    Another article, this time about failure to lock in n a second batch of the Pfizer vaccine for Q2 delivery. Note, we may not need that batch, but we might need it. Would have been sensible to lock it in...
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    Pandemic threat? Anyone else concerned?

    Interesting article on next step for vaccine: https://apnews.com/article/science-ap-top-news-coronavirus-pandemic-594e55efc2b927d85aae3c54da8f463f (Edit: I originally posted the wrong article. This should now be corrected) Sent from my ONEPLUS A6013 using Tapatalk
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    Pandemic threat? Anyone else concerned?

    Trump pushed very hard to force a vaccine approval announcement before the election, which would have meant not waiting for safety data. Over and over again Trump was told this was unlikely. Yet he persisted in trying to tie an announcement date to be before the election. In fact the FDA was so...
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    Dash cam

    I hope your wife came through it OK Sent from my ONEPLUS A6013 using Tapatalk
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    things that make you go "Oh My GOD!"

    Glad nobody was harmed. Probably several pairs of underwear were discarded that day. Similar situation where I did my graduate work. On the second floor of the building, there was a shared-use facility and someone didn't observe proper safety protocol with a 50lb cylinder. This was two years...
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    things that make you go "Oh My GOD!"

    What a compilation! Thanks for posting. The one where the truck with the various cylinders kept blowing up was pretty shocking. People kept standing around way too close for a long while. I'd want miles between me and that truck, not yards. Even if it meant risking a blow-by at high speed to...
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    Dash cam

    I'm also looking for a solution, though it's not an urgent project. Ideally, I would have two cameras, both wide-angle, front and back. Recording continuously locally in the car, during driving and while parked anywhere but at home (as defined as within range of my home wifi). The car is...
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    Router

    One thing to look at when selecting a router that will be used as a VPN server is the throughput that it can encode outbound. When I was looking at my Asus ac86u this was one of the most important criteria and at the time that router performed very well in a bang for the buck comparison. That...
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    Pandemic threat? Anyone else concerned?

    I put that in there just for you! [emoji1787] Sent from my ONEPLUS A6013 using Tapatalk
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    Router

    Turns out the AC-86u (AC2900) is still available at a pretty good price, though it's newer brother, the AX-86u (AX5700) has more forward-looking new features like a 2.5GB port and wifi 6. If I were buying a router I would get the newer one, because the cost differential of $80 for some future...
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    Router

    I'm using an ASUS AC-86u, and very pleased with it, to the point where I would recommend ASUS. My particular model is probably long in the tooth so look for a later version. ASUS tends to make them very suitable for our purposes with good built in VPN support.
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    Pandemic threat? Anyone else concerned?

    During the course of a typical infection, CT scores go from undetectable (for most places, this means beyond the 40 cycle threshold since most testing places stop at 40), through a high CT value, and eventually to a low CT value when the person is fully in the throes of the thing. It's not a...
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    Pandemic threat? Anyone else concerned?

    @bigredfish , I'm in favor of reporting the CT score as long as it comes with rationale guidance, to allow for appropriate and consistent interpretation and action. I have not researched this beyond reading what you posted, which is just an overview. Presumably further guidance exists for...
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    Pandemic threat? Anyone else concerned?

    You are not alone in your skepticism about taking the vaccine. The "good" news is that the vaccine is probably not going to be available to you for some time, so there will be plenty of time for further safety data collection to occur. Of course, I know nothing of your profession or health...
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    Pandemic threat? Anyone else concerned?

    Fair point about the case numbers, though my extrapolation to full US is certainly an overstatement. But this is an interesting story and we'll just have to... (wait for it!...) follow the science as it unfolds. No need to speculate too much, as our tools are improving by the day. As to the...
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    Pandemic threat? Anyone else concerned?

    This development (presence of SARS-COV2 in US before China even knew what was going on with their aberrant pneumonia outbreak) was much anticipated and is scientifically extremely interesting. Remember how originally it was thought that the HIV virus crossed over to humans in the early 80s or...
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    A major blow to space exploration

    O.M.G. Now that is funny. Quick! Airdrop some shaving supplies!
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    A major blow to space exploration

    They already decided "no intelligent life here" and moved on. Sent from my ONEPLUS A6013 using Tapatalk
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    A major blow to space exploration

    I read an article that agreed there wasn't enough redundancy, but apparently time ate away at the cable connections, insufficient maintenance (budget), and serious strain from Hurricane Maria were significant factors. The loss of the radio telescope function is one thing, but it was an...
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    A major blow to space exploration

    You beat me to it by half an hour! I was going to post that. I'm shocked and saddened by the November decision to demolish the observatory. Then, to have it actually collapse, while a drone was out inspecting it... just wow. Thank gosh nobody was injured during the collapse. While a very sad...
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    Pandemic threat? Anyone else concerned?

    Guys, a couple things: 1. I started reviewing that "zerohedge-hosted" article "Groundhog Day - COVID & The Science"... I've actually printed it out and have some notes... it's riddled with poor comparisons and other fallacies but the main thing that pisses me off about it is that it keeps...
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    Pandemic threat? Anyone else concerned?

    Looks like a zerohedge article to me Sent from my ONEPLUS A6013 using Tapatalk
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    Pandemic threat? Anyone else concerned?

    Sorry guys, no time to play today. Back to work now and super busy. Took a quick look at the zerohedge article; like most from that site it salts some facts in among the misleading BS. Will try to get time to pull it apart in the next day or two. Sent from my ONEPLUS A6013 using Tapatalk
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    Pandemic threat? Anyone else concerned?

    Hi Tigerwillow1, believe it or not I agree with a lot of this. For sure the crisis has been politicized... when has a crisis in this country not been? I remember congress on the steps on 9/11/2001 standing together... that lasted less than a week. I'll spare you my "TDS rant" as I've done that...
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    Pandemic threat? Anyone else concerned?

    Once again, most of the virus that is expelled through mouth and nose is attached to water droplets and much of that is caught by simple cloth masks which reduce the spread of the virus. They aren't perfect but they work surprisingly well. See verifiable data in sources of the CDC article I...
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