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If you update, then it is very unlikely you will see any difference. Most experts believe that only database-intensive applications will suffer because of the huge number of OS calls they use and the way data can be randomly found buffered in RAM or on external drives. Most other applications (games, word processors, browsers etc) will suffer only tiny slowdowns. There was a fear that high-powered servers such as those used by Google will suffer badly when updated to be immune to these attacks, but Google now say that their servers are hardly affected by the updates. This makes it look increasingly as if we, the users, will see no problems from updating.

Thanks. I ought to have worked that out, I'm just sloooow today.

I know what FOF ingestion is, but can't find out what the acronym stands for? "Fluff Or Debris"?

Moderator Warning: A couple of posts have strayed into Conspiracy Theory territory. Stick to facts, and avoid making assumptions about people having ulterior motives for designing CPUs the way they do. Above all, avoid those words "The powers that be", because that could get a warning about breaking rule 2.2.h. Also, just generally keep things cool here.

While Intel chips are affected by the Meltdown bug, AMD processors are affected by the Spectre bug - as are the more powerful ARM processors. You might as well save your dosh.

My guess is that it depends on what they learn from the kablooey. If the data they get back from it shows that solving the kablooey will be easy and that there was only that one problem then they may well make a second attempt. If, however, all sorts of things went wrong and it doesn't look like they can solve it, then there will be no second attempt. They will look at all the data that gets back. They will very carefully dissect and examine the boosters. They will look at the data again. Then, if and when the engineers think they can make the Falcon Heavy a practical proposition, they will start to seriously advertise its availability. Assuming a customer bites and is prepared to wait for availability then they will reassemble the Heavy; cross their fingers; put on the payload ... and launch.

Good points, very relevant to GTO and other high dV launches where the booster can't make a RtLS! Having said that, while one booster was away on a high-dV launch, another could manage two or three low-dV launches - if two-day or even one-day turnaround times become achievable. My impression has been that SpaceX do far more LEO launches than high ones, and I doubt that will change suddenly, so the high-dV launches will be something of a rarity, and less of a block on turnaround times.

You're forgetting the Bell, Book and Candle to drive out the demons of rocket-no-fly-right-itis!

Given that this will become political, is best to avoid comparing national achievements with each other or with private concerns such as SpaceX. Any actual politics may incur Moderator Displeasure. *wags finger*

Hello and welcome! Due to the severe spamming we get on this forum, new users have to have their first few posts approved by moderators so we can get a chance to ban spammers before their spam appears. Unfortunately, a shortage of sober moderators over the holiday season has led to a few approvals being delayed. I think this is the last post of yours that needed approval, and from now on your posts will appear immediately.

Several off-topic posts moved to The Appropriate Modding Thread. Please keep it on-topic in future!

Yes, it was off-topic. Which is why I have had to move it all. Sorry if it's made a mess of the thread, but that's what happens when people start to talk about mods outside of the mod's thread!

I suspect it is all about market. SpaceX is in the process of cornering much of the near-Earth launch market, ie LEO and GS satellites. The current S2 configuration is quite adequate for this market, and while there may be a few launches that would demand an expanded S2, it may not be worth the development costs. There is a market that SpaceX could go into with an expanded S2, and that is the long-range interplanetary science market. Launching probes destined for the outer planets takes a lot of delta-V, more than the current S2 can produce. However: there aren't that many such missions, and the few that might come up aren't worth building a new S2 for. They can afford to let a few missions be filled by other launchers.

Hello and welcome to the forums! I've checked, and those two posts both appear to have been approved - they aren't on the approval queue and navigating to them shows them as being visible to everybody. I also checked on your profile, and it appears they are still visible there. I am not sure why you are seeing them as not approved. Maybe you need to refresh your browser cache? (F5 on most browsers, Your Mileage May Vary.) Let me know if things are still wonky. Have fun!

Sorry to hear you've been having problems! As you have the store-bought version, you can update it at The KSP Store. If you have lost your old KSP store password then there is a facility to reset it. If you no longer control your old email address but have a copy of the email receipt, then send an email to KSP Support explaining your problem, giving them your KSP Store Account email address (ie the old one you no longer control) and your Invoice ID. Note that the Invoice ID is NOT the Transaction ID and NOT the Receipt ID. Once you have your store account updated, you can continue to update KSP from there. There is no way to convert a store-bought copy to a Steam copy, unless you bought KSP before it came out on Steam in 2013 (iirc!). If you really want to run KSP through Steam and can afford it, then you will have to buy a second copy.

What is really freaky is when you start sliding downhill, then turn your craft around using RCS (which is easy because slitheriness) and your ship is now sliding up hill!

Thanks for the reminder!

You're welcome!

It's a confusing convention! The assumption is that most rockets will launch due east so as to make the most of the extra velocity gained from Kerbin's rotation. This reflects Real World practice, where most rockets ascend due east or at most a few degrees north or south of due east. There are plenty of rockets launched almost due north or south, especially LEO comsats, but nobody launches more than 90° north or south of due east. Therefore, in mods such as MechJeb and Gravity Turn, the ascent inclination is how far away from due east you are launching - ie 10° north of due east or 10° south (-10°) of due east. Of course, this conflicts with North being labelled "0" on the navball and leads to confusion.

"Elon Musk! Elon Musk? Did you order an Earth-shattering kaboom?" Personally, I am hoping for a nice, clean launch, with just enough glitches that they learn what to improve to make it more secure in future. I have serious doubts about their ability to produce the BFR in any commercially sensible timeframe, and a Falcon-heavy option will add commercial value to the company.

CoM = Centre of Mass. You can show it in the SPH/VAB by clicking on the "weight" icon. CoL = Centre of Lift. You can show it in the SPF/VAB by clicking on the "engine" icon.

Moved to Gameplay Questions by your Friendly Neighbourhood Moderator.

The main reason for using Pu238 is its very low emission of ionising radiation for the amount of heat it produces. This leads to several advantages: it is relatively safe to process and handle; though not completely safe because (like all the really heavy metals) it is highly toxic, the radiation it does produce won't cause the thermocouple elements to degrade, and its radiation won't interfere with sensitive scientific instruments. (It produces alpha and beta radiation which can both be shielded with very thin layers of material.) Furthermore, the energy produced is directly proportional to the mass of Pu238 used, unlike Uranium where - to get a usable amount of energy - you must have a mass very nearly close to the critical mass: less than that and you get almost no energy, more than that and your RTG melts!

That's a thought! Perhaps if @lushr turned on voxels then there might be a clue revealed.

As this is a WIP mod, not a .craft file, I have taken the liberty of moving it to Add-ons/Add-on Development. Please be sure to Read and Comply with the Add-on forum Rules! They are important! You have a license listed on Spacedock, but you have to list it in this thread as well. Good luck with this, it's always good to see nice things being made for KSP!