BastingChemina
@BastingChemina@slrpnk.net
- Comment on one bright second 1 week ago:
I don’t want to imagine the level of procrastination I would have if I was immortal.
- Comment on NASA will say goodbye to the International Space Station in 2030 − and welcome in the age of commercial space stations 2 weeks ago:
Which SpaceX contact was a disaster ?
There is a lot to criticize about SpaceX but overall for NASA they’ve been pretty good partners, especially composted to ask the contracts NASA has with traditional aerospace companies.
Someone correct me if I’m wrong but I see several contracts
- The commercial crew development: NASA awarded two contract to SpaceX and Boeing for sending astronauts to the ISS (with Boeing receiving almost twice the amount for the same missions).
- Result: the capsule Crew Dragon has been sending astronauts regularly and safely to the ISS. The only astronauts that used the Starliner capsule from Boeing had to use another capsule (sent by SpaceX) to return because it was too risky to use the Boeing one.
- All the satellites and probed launched for NASA. NASA chose SpaceX for multiple missions, I don’t think any of the missions failed because of SpaceX. It include Europa Clipper, a probe that was originally supposed to be sent on the SLS (the SLS program is a disaster).
- The human landing system: even though there is delays SpaceX is progressing well in the development of the system. Blue origin got a contract as well but so far they only launch their rocket once and didn’t managed to recover the first stage. I don’t know about their moon lander, I don’t think there is many info available about it. As a comparison SpaceX launched the Starship rocket, recovered the first stage AND reused it several times already. Although comparison between the two companies is hard since they have very different approaches.
- Comment on Prusa3D Core One assembled from kit in roughly 36 hours 2 weeks ago:
It took me a week to assemble my mk4 last year, between work, cores and kids but I loved the process.
I loved the process as well. The instruction is very well made and it’s an extremely satisfying process.
The printer is now getting close to 2500 hours of printing and still printing well.
- Comment on i enjoy high fructose corn syrup too 2 weeks ago:
Nettle and potato soup is delicious.
- Comment on it's true! 2 weeks ago:
I doubt think it’s a DNA problem, the amount of roots depends on the amount of leaves.
So keeping the grass short keeps the roots sorry as well
- Comment on Cool Project? 3 weeks ago:
You’re CEO and VP of IT are idiots.
Of course you can have open source in an enterprise environment and have someone to blame. You hire a company to install the open source software and maintain it.
- Comment on Anyone had any luck running Fusion 360 on Linux? 3 weeks ago:
No, I tried for a while but I gave up.
I switched to Onshape and I’m very happy with the switch.
- Comment on Cool Project? 3 weeks ago:
There is also the Atelier Paysan in France that designed a lot of agricultural equipment published under creative Commons license.
- Comment on Musk becomes first person to hit $500 billion net worth, Forbes list shows 3 weeks ago:
To give an idea of how absurd Tesla stock is, Tesla valuation is higher than the next 35 automakers COMBINED!
Thisn article is from last year: newsweek.com/elon-musk-tesla-worth-more-35-next-b…
- Comment on EA CEO says company values will 'remain unchanged' under the new ownership of Saudi Arabia and Jared Kushner's investment firm 4 weeks ago:
- Comment on Americans Are Using PTO to Sleep, Not for Vacation—Report 4 weeks ago:
In France things are changing and now if you get sick during your paid holiday with a doctor note you can postpone your holidays.
- Comment on Everyone thinks the Deus Ex remaster looks awful and they're right: 'They really turned those 1999 graphics into 2003 graphics' 4 weeks ago:
The diversity and quantity of videogames accessible today is crazy.
- Comment on "Pro-life" and "pro-choice" aren't actually opposite positions 5 weeks ago:
Because “pro-life” is not describing their position. They are not even “pro-fetus-life”. They are not taking any action to avoid accidental miscarriage in women, no educative program in this sense or collective action like distributing prenatal vitamins.
No, the only way to describe their position is “anti-abortion”. They are not pro anything, they are anti.
- Comment on How many hands long do they get? 5 weeks ago:
Yes, since the 60’ in the US the measurements are based on the metric system.
In 1959 the inch was redefined to be exactly 25.4mm.
So the US and any other country using the imperial system is just using metric but which weird conversion just to make things harder.
- Comment on How many hands long do they get? 5 weeks ago:
Yes, it was implemented during the French revolution.
- Comment on 5 weeks ago:
I disagree, but in not in your situation so I can be wrong.
Unless you are producing way, way more electricity than you can use I think net metering is a great arrangement for the customer. (Not so much for the utility company)
The electricity is usually bought by the utility company at a much lower cost than what the customer is paying. Because the generation cost is only a percentage of the cost, there is taxes, maintenance of the grid …
For example in France we pay 0.1952€/kWh, but the utility is buying the solar electricity produced by household at 0.04€/kWh.
Meanwhile with net metering your electricity is virtually bought at the same price as what you are buying your electricity for.
- Comment on 5 weeks ago:
Net metering is great, much better than being paid for the surplus.
With net metering the grid is basically an free, infinite, 100% effective battery.
- Comment on 5 weeks ago:
How ? Is it just AC ?
We oscillate between 300 and 800kwh per month and it’s with an old water heater, an electric car charged at home, a dryer and electric oven.
- Comment on Ding ding ditch is punishable by death apparently 1 month ago:
Replace the gun with a car.
How much of the “outside” can a kid access today without taking the risk of being it by a car ? As soon as he crosses the door of the house he risks his life.
- Comment on AOL announces September shutdown for dial-up Internet access 1 month ago:
There is probably still a bunch of old people with a dialup subscription that they never canceled.
- Comment on Bambu Lab announces the Vortek H2C, an automatic nozzle-changing version of the H2D 1 month ago:
This is what Prusa is planning to use on the Prusa Core One.
The picture released by Prusa shows 7 Indx head on a Prusa core one and has been relayed by Bontech. https://preview.redd.it/what-mmu4-is-probably-going-to-look-like-v0-a9k1435yyelf1.jpeg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=acdc5101cd9ea18d7474e89ebbf6f69e188e870c
- Comment on Not stealing 2 months ago:
How old was your kid at the time ? You are giving us hope, we need to know!
- Comment on Evolution: 🖕 2 months ago:
The “grandmother theory” is supporting this idea.
The idea is that past a certain age there is an evolutionary benefit to not be able to have kids anymore. Past a certain age, to pass our genes it’s more beneficial to be able to help descendants with their kids rather than having kids on our own.
- Comment on Evolution: 🖕 2 months ago:
Yes, my mother in law is living with us and helping is to take care of our 4 years old and 2 years old
- Comment on Steam payment headaches grow as PayPal is no longer usable for much of the world: Valve hopes to bring it back in the future, 'but the timeline is uncertain' 2 months ago:
Unless you have a debit card from a third world country bank and half of the time for online payment the authorization fail.
I’ve been in this situation several times and then though I don’t like it Paypal has often been the only payment option available to me.
- Comment on If there's a sort of "apocalyptic" event but there are still surviving communities, will people be able to make eyeglasses again, or are people with vision issues gonna be fucked? 2 months ago:
- Comment on this is exactly what copper would say 2 months ago:
It’s really that valuable, the bulk prices I’ve found on Alibaba are around $25-$30 per KILOMETER!
- Comment on Marie Curie 2 months ago:
Not only does she have 2 nobel prices, but she is the first woman to receive a nobel price in 1903. She is also the only person that ever got two novel prices in two different areas of expertise.
- Comment on Router suggestions for a complete noob 2 months ago:
This is what my ISP provided, a microtik router with openwrt flashed on it
- Comment on New idea 2 months ago:
Beer pipeline are a thing. At the Hellfest festival all the bars are connected to a beer pipeline fed by tankers trucks of beer.
