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57. 57 more spam calls taking the tally to 287!!!! This is just obscene. 287… 165402062025 288… guys whats with this obscene surge in spam calls? I have a suspicion…1-26-25 till now 288 spam calls… 170302062025170602062025 289… 173102062025 290… 173502062025 291… 174102062025 292… 174502062925 as of this edit 62 spam calls in 1 day is an obscene record. 292 since 1-26-2025… im hating this. I cant make this stop. I COULD change numbers but i wont for private and personal reasons. Im losing my mind. 292… 193902062025 i just recounted because i couldnt shake this feeling my count was off. It was. 284 not 292. Still bad. Still a lot. Too much. My count glitched, dunno where. official retally is: 284. 284… 220202062025

Its in just texas and northern mexico. I think msybe 1 or 2 stores in louisiana but thats it. 033702062025

another exciting near miss during re-entry! initially passed by me at less than 100m. At these speeds, impact would hurt. a lot. 021802062025 come on guys, show off your near misses by debris!

I know that HEB is "big" in texas and has run groceries out of the area, but, unless you are in texas or have passed through it, its surprising to see it mentioned. I mean unless you have watched NBA games with either the rockets, mavericks, and or spurs and seen the store advertised on the screens in the arenas. And no, the teams are not named in any order beyond hey, its KSP so rockets get named first for nerdy sake, but, beyond that, no special order lol. 021602062025 new page initiated

I just had a jaw dropping experience on a routine Mun mission. I was gathering science, and the mission was going smoothly for the most part. Had that odd and irritating glitch where the Off Set tool shows up randomly and refuses to go away. Only way I can find for right now, and even this has about a 45% success rate, to make this thing vanish is to open an inventory and move an item around. Hit or miss if it works. Still have not tried the change scene thing yet. But, thats NOT the jaw dropper. Not even close. This ship, as you see it, if fully fueled <and when I did my TKI or Trans-Kerbin Injection burn, at engine ignition had 1663 m/s of dV. Enough to do the job and then some. By time I managed to convince this thing that running into the mun on our return trip was NOT wanted <I swear it kept giving me encounters with the Mun as I did the node, and I didnt see it at first> and managed to make a positive trajectory with the atmosphere at 35km above the ground, I had, and I kid you not 163m/s dV left. I was soo shocked I failed to get a picture of it. These two things in that picture conspired together to make my jaw drop. I just know it! it was the most headscratchingly funny thing to happen in recent times. A great break of the saga of spam calls, which sadly is at 230 and climbing each day... 021302062025

@Superfluous J when did heb bring back their loyalty thing? Ive shopped there for decades and dont recall the program being pushed hard or being mentioned at all since 2022… 005602062025

The parade of spam continues sadly. 37 so far today. New tally is 226. 170302052025 227 171102052025 I just checked with the do not call registry and each of those 227 calls violated the law. My numbers been registered since 2009… not that matters apparently… 171702052025 228 172602052025 229 172902052025 230 175902052025

Oh i agree 100% but seeing how things have stripped hope from me that i have to place the seed of hope somewhere right? Right? 211602042025

39. 39 more hit whilst I was asleep. Tally since 01-26-2025 now stands at 186. If the Do Not Call stops even a fraction i will be happy. Laws are dual state. Proactive for those who will obey and reactive for who wont. Same with the registry. But if im on the registry each of those calls can cost the caller between $1500 and $50k if i sue or file claims with the ftc. 163102042025 187 163302042025 188 165302042025 189 165902041025 170002042025 (fat fingered that edit from 188 into 189, didnt like not clarifying) 170902042025

It is early AM for me, and the sun is just coming up. I am soon to retire to sleep, but, a nagging thought wont let me alone. If I got north of 50 spam calls yesterday, what will today bring? Later in the day, sometime this afternoon I will be checking with the National Do Not Call registry here in the US to see if my number is registered and register it if it isnt. Will that help? Maybe? I hope it does. But, as I said earlier in this thread, I have my phone now set to silence calls from unknown callers, so my phone will not be skittering around like a demon possessed buzzing maraca at least. But, what will the number of spam calls be? I just hope the lull comes sooner rather than later... wish my poor cellphone luck guys. Wish my sanity luck too! 072102042025

did another minmus mission earlier, the same one that sparked the question in my thread stupid eva construction question, when this happened on my way to minmus shortly after seeing that eclipse, Bob did an EVA and found himself gawking at the KSC down below him! After gazing at the KSC for a moment, Bob grabbed the science he was outside getting before gawking at the KSC and returned inside to continue his trip to Minmus with Bill and Jeb. About half way to Minmus, the guys got a treat and rock paper scissored to go outside to gawk at a beautiful sight of the Mun and Minmus flanking Kerbol. The guys made it to Minmus, grabbed some peaceful samples, left some peaceful science experiments next to a giant Olivine formation, and Bob decided to once again be a goofball and do this: After doing a rather high and graceful flip, the gymnast scientist got back into Minmus 3 <third gen Minmus ship> and went back to Kerbin. 054102042025 new page! Ok, rather than make a new post, I will just add to this one. The mission you see above is part of what got me to what I was just doing which will be below lol. I unlocked the large 2.5m probe core and battery thanks to the above mission and some science farming on Station 1 along with multiple missions prior to the above. I was working for those 2 items to start rebuilding my Relay Network. I borrowed the design for the relay from my prime save and built it again in my science save. I also built a Delta IV Heavy inspired lifter that, lets be honest, is OVERKILL for this thing for a 500km orbit. I have 4 of this new relay up at about 500km doing 1 orbit every 1 hour 4 minutes and 10 seconds. If what I understand and have been re-informed of on why my geostationary relays keep wandering, that if I have them locked into the same period they should stay as I have them. 1-3 were simple enough to lift into their places, but number 4, because at 500km 3 are kinda hard for me at least to space right so they all see each other, so, I use 4, but that 4th was a bear to get slotted in. Took me several attempts to place it right. Its still not perfect, but, all 4 are in temporal lock step and can link a ring around Kerbin, so, Im saying thats good enough lol. Gen 4 Comm Net Satellite 1 <all 4 are identical> pictured here on the pad. Climbing to cruising err orbital altitude . This was the only one to get a full daylight ride to circularization. The rest spent time on the night side of the planet. I am frankly not sure which of the 4 this one is, and I JUST took this picture not 3 minutes ago ROFL. But, this is the 4th Generation Comm Net Relay satellite in its 1h4m10s orbit at 500km or there abouts. Gotta say, I am NOT looking forward to punting 3-4 of these into geostationary. Higher one goes, the rougher the time it seems on getting good spacing. Since I mentioned it, here is Station 1 with its modular science ship docked. Again, its not much of a station, but, hey, its getting the job done right? 071802042025

@Bej Kerman ill try that if it happens again. A “work around” i found is just pulling at it until it goes “behind the camera” lol. Irritating nonetheless 053202042025

I am doing a minmus mission for science, and somehow the offset tool shows up. I cannot make this stupid thing go away. Any advice? It showed up, wont go away. I do not have the construction icon on my side bar at this time, so, what did I do to turn this stupid thing on, and how do i shut it off? 010702042025

@Superfluous J the notifications in this case are popup banners saying (using you as if you were in my contacts, but this applies to all calls/texts) “Missed Call @Superfluous J” or “Missed Call 202-555-5432” i cant stop these from showing up. Well I can but its i have 0 notifications regardless if in contacts or not or i can be stuck as is. 203702032025

@Superfluous J iphone actually. I have “silence calls from unknown callers” enabled but it does nothing for the notifications. This obscenity will pass sooner or later but 51+ calls in ONE DAY is infuriating. Id get robokiller but paying over 50$ a year for a wave type problem is not a thing im willing to do. Just need to ride this out, just wish i could kill the notifications. 201502032025 id use ur idea if i could. Oh and my phone is perpetually in silent mode

Well, i just woke up and since my post 29 more came in. Totaling 46 spam calls. This is outrageous. Days not over. More will come. 170902032025 142 spam calls since 01-26-2025…. 171502032025 143 174402032025 145 175402032025 146 175702032025 147 182202032025

Spam/scam calls are getting out of hand!! Since 01-26-25 i have received 96!!! Im not sure what this obscene surge is all about but its ridiculous! This isnt even counting the several hitting my hard line! This bs goes in waves but geez this is nuts. Im trying to sleep but its hard when my phone is busy skittering around like a demon possessed buzzing maraca. Its on silent but just wow. Ive gotten 9 so far today in just the last 2 hours and change and based on the pattern ive seen over the last 8 days i expect at least 9-10 more by time i get up this afternoon 095802032025 new page! …since posting this: 6 more! Ever 1-3 minutes!!! I had to turn on silence unknown callers… going to leave this setting on for a bit to see if it helps. And another rolled in.. bloody hell. 101702032025 since 0800 today, just 2h29 minutes ago: 17 spam calls. 17!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 102902032025

That is a Mode Control Panel. An older style by the looks of it. It is used to tell the autopilot what you want done. What altitude you want it to hold, what heading, what speed, which side is <captain or first officer> is the pilot flying. It also is used to select the course for the ILS beam that will help guide you on final approach to the runway helping you maintain centerline. a more clear Mode Control Panel image, this is from a 777-300ER. As you can see, this image is showing a speed of 320 knots, a heading of 120 degrees, and holding flight level 340 or 34000 feet. If you want to know more, you can look up videos on the PMDG 777-300ER and its autopilot. There are some great explanations there. 034402032025

Im a pilot as well, licensed rc, life long simmer, and about 90 minutes as pic in a cessna. But, thats tangental to what i was talking about beyond using the fact ap is real world valid as is automation, but that does not diminish or dismiss the points i made about mechjeb here. Its not a crutch and disrespects it calling it that. Also serves a point of showing how swiftly the two sides of this get into the thick of it. As to Calvin and Hobbes: they are the best! Favorite strip to be sure. I dont understand the derision ppl have for mechjeb whether genuine or not its confusing 002202032025 005402032025

Mechjeb is not a crutch. it is a valuable tool. Cannot speak for engineer redux as its readouts are provided by stock methods and from mechjeb as well. I am going to be honest here, the fact that stock never had the functionality placed into that MechJeb provides was a huge misstep by squad, same as the attempt at stock fairings when a much superior product exists. I would not have the ability to play KSP were it not for mechjeb. Why do I say this? It taught me how to dock. Are there tutorial manuals and videos on the subject? Of course. Did they help me? Absolutely not. Why? Because they cannot do what mechjeb does. It takes what YOU built and flies it. Teaches you how what you see in your mind will actually perform in the game. I spent HOURS reading and watching tutorials on how to dock back during the way back times of 0.21KSP in 2013. I asked around here on the forums for help. Try as people might, they couldnt help me. I then spent DAYS in KSP trying to dock. Never quite getting it. I would get within a kilometer at times, other times I would come screaming into my target like CSX 8888. My poor cat was traumatized by my frustration. Then one person now lost to my memory and the sands of time mentioned mechjeb. It changed my world. It brought me the ability to play this game. I would never have earned those ribbons you see below this very post and any post I make were it not for mechjeb. Look up in this very thread directly above yours. MechJeb was flying a mission launch for me as I wrote that very post. I ask you this, same as I ask any detractor of mechjeb: Do you think its a crutch when NASA sends automated resupply missions to the ISS <no, i refuse to acknowledge space x as a valid space agency now> or when NASA sent Spirit, Opportunity, Curiosity, Perseverance or Chandra, or James Webb, Hubble, Voyagers 1&2 or any other mission past present or future was using a crutch when they used autopilot and automation? Is it a crutch when I am flying a 777-300ER trans oceanic using my autopilot to keep me on course across the atlantic? Or when real world pilots do the same? You may not use mechjeb and prefer to as you put it, fly by the seat of your pants, but, there is validity in using autopilot and automation. Dismiss it not. That said, those who use it are just as correct as those who do not. 232502022025

I did a few things this evening/early morning <i mean it is early morning as i type so > in this session. I did a minmus and a mun mission, returned some good science. I also deployed my first station in science. Its nothing much, a science module, a hitchhiker module and cupola. But, its a functional orbital space station. I have it researching right now, no idea if I need to actually put experiments into it OR if it will just generate science on its own, time will tell, or you guys can kill the suspense for me lol. SO, pics? Jeb is in the cupola doing Jeb things. Mad man he is! Flying from INSIDE a fairing? That fairing is just one of many reasons I love procedural fairings. lovely mod that. Here is Station 1 on orbit. The KSC is down below, say Hi! Like I said, this station isnt really much, nor creatively named, but, its just the first generation of station for my science save. More to come! 045702022025

@mrneon i cannot recommend mechjeb highly enough! It taught me how my ships fly. Its why I was able to manually rendezvous and dock with an asteroid in my science save. Its also performing a launch as i type this! Teehee. Its a great tool and works well! Best of luck! 044202022025

I realize this thread of mine is rather old, last seeing action just over 7 years ago, but, what just happened on re-entry from the Mun just now made me think of this thread, and I decided that maybe we could start sharing our debris near misses again. So, I was coming in at a stupid fast speed of TIMEWARP <no literally was time warping back to kerbin after doing a burn to place my PE at about 35KM above the deck> ! I was doing this in map screen which is why this got so stupid so fast. By time I was out of the map screen and slowed time warp down to 1x I was already at 35km with things shedding off my lander/capsule like a winter fur coat from a cat in spring when I panic staged my capsule free as it was pointed INTO the fires of re-entry. My service stage/lander fell behind me and I thought ok, at least this things pointed correctly now with the ablator INTO the heat when that lander decided it wanted to say HI! and missed me by about 20m. It was so shocking I nearly missed shutting the UI down to grab this picture. By the time I grabbed the image the lander was streaking ahead and putting distance between us. So guys, lets get the fun rolling again, what are your near misses? As stated in the OP pictures are a bonus. 022302022025

Ok guys, I will admit, I am BEYOND rusty, but, something ive noticed since my return is that the JS-1 Joint Socket no longer works. All I get is AIM CAMERA when clicking on it. Neither the wrench nor the impact driver seem to have any effect. Its the most up to date version I can find on curse forge, but no luck. What am I missing? for clarity sake, here are 2 pictures, one with wrench, one with impact driver, both times the JS-1 Joint Socket has been RECLICKED, with NO change. Seen in hand, the wrench, and just Aim Camera as my ONLY interaction. I made this little platform for THIS purpose to see just what the heck I am screwing up, and I cant figure it out. Granted the new <to me> storage system and eva construction ability added at some point render KIS/KAS kinda obsolete, save for maybe those two pylons behind bill with built in joint sockets, or the pylon in front of him with the one attached by Bill here. It was like the one by the nav ball being cheeky trying to hide lol, where it was placed on the plate in the VAB. As you see, there is precisely zero change. I have spent the last 30 minutes googling, and other people seem to have had this problem, but NOT ONE of them bother to say what the fix is. One says "nvm seem to have figured it out" but never specifies just what was wrong. Id simply dump the mods if not for my prime save having ACTIVE missions with some of these very JS-1 Joint Sockets and other assorted KAS related items playing crucial parts in the missions. I could just dump the save, but, its a memorial save for a beloved pet, and frankly losing her once was bad enough, I will not sacrifice the save. So, anyone know just what is going on here? Please help if you can. 004502022025 derpy spelling error fixed 004802022025

This morning around 0700 local i decided to play some KSP and do a Mun mission in my science save. I did not expect what happened to happen. I went to the Northwest Crater because why not? This is on approach to the Mun and contains a hint of what was coming. Do you see what was going to happen? I sure didnt. Was caught way off guard when it happened. I legitimately for a second thought I was being attacked by Thargoids from Elite Dangerous when it happened. On the Mun doing an EVA with Bill trying an experiment with KIS/KAS <I forget how the fuel pipes work its been THAT long> when a shadow suddenly came over me. I was in FULL sun at landing, and during the start of EVA. As you see, I wound up in an eclipse!! Zoomed out as far as I could and this is what I saw. At this point it was around 0730 local and I was wanting to go to bed. I waited as long as I could for the eclipse to end, but, impatience won out lol. End of the eclipse closing in, but I was growing impatient. Sun (Kerbol) starting to peek out from behind Kerbin. I made it until it was about 3 times this exposed before impatience won and I lifted off. And mission mostly complete 235402012025