NSEP Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 Hey look, American Televison is on, CNN! lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 (edited) Once upon a time in Bavariahttps://www.sciencealert.com/mystery-strange-elongated-skulls-finally-solved-deformed-artificial-cranial-bavaria Spoiler This looks strangely familiar... Edited June 4, 2018 by kerbiloid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 I've started a transcription of Duel of the Fates for keys, and I may adapt it to organ at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaverickSawyer Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 FINALLY got my 1990 Honda Civic back together, after three months of very part-time working on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Do you know, that the One Ring is not just makes its owner invisible, extends his/her life, and provides a permanent uplink to the Barad-Dur data center, but also Spoiler depilates the owner's legs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjp1050 Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 (edited) This happened today. Not something you really expect to see on your way to work. Thankfully no one was injured. Edited June 6, 2018 by Mjp1050 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaverickSawyer Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 On 6/4/2018 at 8:31 PM, MaverickSawyer said: FINALLY got my 1990 Honda Civic back together, after three months of very part-time working on it. Aaaand all-important test drive has demonstrated that, not only have I fixed the issues caused by the curbstrike that sidelined my car, I've fixed at least three other problems as well, all related to the transmission and drivetrain. Huzzah for good news! Obligatory bad news: Exhaust system is now leaking from somewhere near the catalytic converter. *sigh* "Fix one problem, two more shall take its place. Hail maintenance." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qzgy Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 1 hour ago, MaverickSawyer said: Aaaand all-important test drive has demonstrated that, not only have I fixed the issues caused by the curbstrike that sidelined my car, I've fixed at least three other problems as well, all related to the transmission and drivetrain. Huzzah for good news! Obligatory bad news: Exhaust system is now leaking from somewhere near the catalytic converter. *sigh* "Fix one problem, two more shall take its place. Hail maintenance." Hey nice! Exhaust leakage doesn't sound as bad is transmission and drive train issues. So.... I would call that a victory. Literally zero car maintenance experience, but maybe redoing the connections or just checking the exhaust line helps solve the problems? Might be a crack or something though... IDK. Again, zero experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSEP Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 I somehow got most of my friends to stop playing Fortnite by introducing them to Spaceflight Simulater. Yes, yeah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaverickSawyer Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 1 hour ago, qzgy said: Hey nice! Exhaust leakage doesn't sound as bad is transmission and drive train issues. So.... I would call that a victory. Literally zero car maintenance experience, but maybe redoing the connections or just checking the exhaust line helps solve the problems? Might be a crack or something though... IDK. Again, zero experience. My best guess is that it's the gasket that seals the aft end of the catalytic converter. That's where I'm getting a definite flow of hot gas at idle that shouldn't be there. Once I get a new gasket, it'll be short work to get the car lifted up and disassemble the junction in question. The dashboard lights also don't work, but that's been the case for several years now, and the last time I tried to remove the dash, I damn near broke it in half putting it back in. Plastics don't take kindly to 20+ years of exposure to sunlight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p1t1o Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 9 hours ago, Mjp1050 said: This happened today. Not something you really expect to see on your way to work. Thankfully no one was injured. That must have smelled AMAZING! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 "Too hot to resist!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealKerbal3x Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 13 hours ago, NSEP said: I somehow got most of my friends to stop playing Fortnite by introducing them to Spaceflight Simulater. Yes, yeah! Victory!! Sadly KSP doesn’t seem to interest my friends Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSEP Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 2 minutes ago, RealKerbal3x said: Sadly KSP doesn’t seem to interest my friends Some of my friends play KSP but most of them lost interest in it because it was too hard. Spaceflight simulator is simpler and easier to play with (and its free), so maybe you could convince them to play that, but you can also just leave them alone, wich might be the best option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealKerbal3x Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Just now, NSEP said: Some of my friends play KSP but most of them lost interest in it because it was too hard. Spaceflight simulator is simpler and easier to play with (and its free), so maybe you could convince them to play that, but you can also just leave them alone, wich might be the best option. My friends aren’t really into space at all, so an attempt to interest them with a space game probably won’t work. We can always try though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delay Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Maybe one can cause the other? They might get interested in space after playing KSP! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealKerbal3x Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 13 minutes ago, Delay said: Maybe one can cause the other? They might get interested in space after playing KSP! Who knows?? The science must commence!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeltaDizzy Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 On 5/30/2018 at 1:14 PM, Ultimate Steve said: If anyone here invents an excuse to come to Iowa... to see the corn or anything.... wait... nevermind Middle of Nowhere. Iowa, huh. Do you consider Indiana better or worse? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted June 7, 2018 Author Share Posted June 7, 2018 1 minute ago, DeltaDizzy said: Iowa, huh. Do you consider Indiana better or worse? More interesting, but slightly worse IMO, most of the experience with Indiana I have is watching my dad drive through Gary, I think we almost died a few times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeltaDizzy Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 1 minute ago, Ultimate Steve said: More interesting, but slightly worse IMO, most of the experience with Indiana I have is watching my dad drive through Gary, I think we almost died a few times. yea... I live in Evansville, so I avoid that stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geonovast Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Today I got randomly asked if I was, or ever had been, in the military. Apparently I have a "Special Ops" beard. I was thinking of shaving it off. Perhaps I'll keep it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordFerret Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 On 6/5/2018 at 8:44 PM, Mjp1050 said: This happened today. Oh!... the new flame broiled burgers! 6 hours ago, RealKerbal3x said: Sadly KSP doesn’t seem to interest my friends That's a sure sign you need a better class of friends! Today I went for a hearing test. The guy said to push the button every time I heard a tone in my ears. I sat there pushing it constantly. He thought I was jerking him around... I reminded him, I have tinnitus. We tried a different test after that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 pollo con brio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delay Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 (edited) Today was the last day of a local funfair. We (my parents and I, because I don't really have anyone else) stayed there from 8pm to 12am. When it officially ended at 12am there was a funeral for the funfair, something I got to see for the first time this year. After that there were some fireworks. It was a pretty nice night! 359 days until it happens again! Well, I'm close enough to the arctic circle such that it is still twilight, so... Edited June 7, 2018 by Delay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Went with a friend to the Interplanetary Festival yesterday for a little while in the afternoon, put on by the Santa Fe Institute. Saw Neal Stephenson, and got my copy of Seveneves signed, then we went out for drinks and tacos (al pastor, at the Coyote Cantina on the roof). All told, a nice evening. The festival was sorta meh, mostly because it was aimed at people who don't really know anything about space. The exhibitor booths were partially OK stuff for that audience, partially typical Snata Fe goofiness, combined with a little too much Roswell for my taste. Maybe some day they can have technical sessions for people who speak math. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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