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No worries. I had thought you meant that Kopernicus hadn't been updated and I was so astonished given how many people were following its status like a hawk

I didn't think it needed to be stated. Kopernicus was updated for 1.4.2 by Thomas P. So the only thing that's required is an update for RSS. That said -- it'll take time. So people should be patient.

Nah, his loss is the hyperloop. Doing a good job investing billions into a project that he can't make work. That said, I don't like Take-Two... I really don't. I don't think KSP will affected negatively in the short-term but it will have dire ramifications for the extended future.

"Will you still use Linux after KSP 1.1?" Yes. But not for KSP. I've never found that Linux matches up with my Windows install for gaming. Even on KSP. I do use Linux for a few niche applications that allows me to do some advanced networking and occasionally for testing purposes. I generally use SteamOS and tweak with it from time to time. It's a bit of fun. Also to quote some users here, "most people prefer to keep datamining to a minimum given the choice" that's cool. The data gathered by microsoft is trivial and non-identifying. Google gathers more data and stores it for years. It's also used to identify you. "I already use Linux for everything, mostly because it doesn't treat me like I was repeatedly dropped on the head as a child." That's cool, too. Neither does Windows. Simplicity and ease of use isn't for the purpose of insulting your intelligence. "The excessive phoning-home in Win 10 is just the final straw." You might wanna stop using any search engines then. Microsoft anonymously collects data about Cortana's usage and that's about the extent of the "phoning home". You might also want to buy a tinfoil hat and make all shopping trips outside of the internet anonymous by only using physical paper money. You might also want to wear gloves to cover up prints. Seriously though, conspiracies are fun but they serve no purpose.

Quite happy to do it myself but I'm yet to encounter a problem

As we've never directly measured objects approaching lightspeed (though we've seen them near Black Holes) we can only calculate it mathematically and that's not so easy I'd say "burning up" might be doable if travelling through an area of space that's more dense. Where there's small debris or nebular gases. Otherwise, I'm doubtful. Still, it's not a bad question. That's how scientists start off. "Oh, and by space I mean deep space". So like interstellar and intergalactic? Yeah, doubt you'd ever be able to go fast enough to burn up in space. Like that

By heating up, I'm going to assume you mean "at all" in which case, yes. You can. You most certainly can. The space outside of our atmosphere is not a true vacuum. It's a very sparse gas more like. As you speed up, you encounter more and more atoms. If you build up speed then you result in friction. The friction with the very sparse gas isn't enough to cause you to heat up significantly until you start to approach light speed. At which point it's going to be much easier to measure. I'd say that's pretty hype.

I tried it and it boiled. Admittedly my sample size was small at only one pot but... I think the controls were good.

You know you've made a poor life choice when you buy a Mac. Seriously though, nobody is going to give a random on the internet a free copy of KSP XD

I'd played several thousands of hours of KSP and while I used to be very inexperienced... I can do most of the stuff just in my head at this point. Not much point to messing around with Mechjeb and the like that plays the game for you. If you want to find the newbies who think like you do.... just type into youtube: "Lets play KSP / Kerbal Space Program Part 1" and look for stuff only about a month old. There you have it. To be fair, I like to play the game as jolly as I can. Not much into it being serious business. I recently got into making bases on other planets and am having a blast with it.

Yes, we are.

"As for 1.1, there is a huge new feature : 64bit support" Better threading for physics too. So bigger builds and bigger features I could do so much more with that

As for Notch quitting Minecraft due to the community... I don't mean to disrespect the guy but I think that was mostly because he lacked any real passion for his own creation.

It's 2016 and there are several mods that add clouds. Heck, even with the RAM limit you can do A LOT with KSP. 1.1 Is going to really kick off my RSS, RVE, Realism Overhaul playthrough with tons more additional mods. I'm frustrated by the wait but I'm self-aware enough to know that it's my problem. I do wish I could fiddle around with even unstable builds. That's what I signed up for when I paid for the game back in version like.... 0.10??? I don't even remember how far back it was anymore

Or... do what's smart. Get whatever card suits your budget, has the power requirements you are comfortable with and, get the operating system that runs faster, more stable and, has better security. Don't buy into the conspiracy stories that your data is being stolen. If you don't want Microsoft knowing what you're typing to Cortana, just don't use the damn thing. If you're REALLY that bothered by them knowing what you're asking your desktop assistant, perhaps you have bigger things to worry about. To put it bluntly, people who sit on old OSes that no longer receive updates are at the greatest risk of data theft and intrusion. You also miss out on a bunch of new features. People said the exact same things about 7 back when it came out. About how people should stick with XP because it's "solid and reliable" despite all evidence to the contrary. There's nothing really wrong with 7 but it's certainly not a better option over 10. Not even over 8.1