murps2000

I’m sure you’re correct about what they used for in flight maneuvering of the spacecraft. Interesting to me that telemetry showed 399kg of fuel still on board at entry. I’m assuming the bulk of that was used for the sky crane during landing. Another badass Mars rover, successfully delivered by JPL, and this time with an RC helicopter along for the ride. Eat it Musk.

I know you aren’t asking me but perseverance runs on plutonium, manufactured here in the good ol’ USA. Just watched EDL on live stream a short while ago.

Wow. You actually trolled brenthutch and billvon with the same post. My hat is off to you sir. Good catch.

https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/Today-is-the-134-year-anniversary-of-the-greatest-15928639.php?IPID=SFGate-HP-CP-Spotlight View north toward San Francisco today, from Montara mountain. Temps 59-60. I’ve got two valid data points that say global warming is real. Change my mind.

I’m pretty sure you’re misunderstanding my position on the issues at hand so let me be clear. I am definitely in favor of moving away from fossil fuels. I think reducing or eliminating our dependence on them is a goal worthy of our best efforts. But I think managing that transition in a way that is as equitable as possible to people at all levels of income should be part of those efforts. I realize there is a sense of urgency because we have lost the last four years but simply jacking the prices and leaving it to the market to solve the problem doesn’t achieve that. We needed the infrastructure in place for it yesterday. So let’s catch up. Take my tax dollars to do it. I am fine with that. I am all for it.

At work? You mean at the local cafe where they might wait tables (or actually just pack up to go orders right now, with no tip)? At a public charger? What public charger? At the store? Okay. Yes there are a few dozen charging stations at our local Target among the hundreds of parking spots. An extension cord? Have you ever lived in an apartment? I doubt Mc Donald's would let their employees run a bunch of cords out the window either. You need eight more to get to a dozen. I bought a Prius so I'll get by, for a while. Freedom... It does work but the wealthy don't care when the price increase is insignificant, and the poor are constrained by many other factors than just that price increase. They will be disproportionately screwed if a move to increase charging station availability isn't accomplished first. In this case demand may go down in the US, probably from the poor because it will be a significant change in their cash flow. For the wealthy, it will be a drop in the bucket. They may even ride the speculative rise in oil stocks and gain money. Still, that oil will get to the market. If Hillary Clinton were elected in 2016 and Keystone XL never got started, Canada would probably be building a pipeline to Vancouver right now and China would buy the oil. I was against Keystone XL before the 2016 election, for reasons that I still think exist, but unfortunately, at this point I think it would be more prudent to work practically with what we've got.

Where do poor people who live in apartments charge their Nissan Leaves if they have to park on the street? We lack the infrastructure to make it viable for low income people. I'm all in favor in principle, but if you simply raise the price you won't necessarily change the habits of the rich or poor. Rich can afford whatever increase happens, and poor are already stuck in their situations as it is, particularly during the pandemic. It would be great if we had a bunch of charging parking meters in place first so we could incentivize rather than mandate. As for Keystone XL, I've said it before, that oil is getting to the market one way or another. I think it is a mistake to cancel it at this point for the same reason I wasn't in favor of Obama cancelling NASA Ares. You definitely throw away a bunch of money if you stop and start all over. I don't want to hijack into some discussion about NASA, and I know it's not an apples to apples comparison, but it is similar in that they immediately started throwing money at a new design with the SLS. (which I know will also likely be cancelled)

The rub is, they’re all going to hide behind their interpretation that it is unconstitutional.

I doubt Trump will actually be penalized, but at least there should be some semblance of a trial this time. Unfortunately I think the example that will be set is that there will always be enough GOP senators willing to acquit.

I’m okay with postponement if it allows us to get more people vaccinated. If wearing a mask steers us in that direction I’m in. I’d rather achieve herd immunity that way. California seems to be lagging in getting vaccines out though.

Where did you find this stat? I can’t find it. One out of three? Out of all of Southern California? I’d be surprised if one out of three even got tested for antibodies.

Thanks for clarifying. Those are both valid points IMO

Don’t get me wrong, I don’t mind if gas gets more expensive because there are already externalized costs tied to fossil fuels that I think we all bear, and our children will bear as well. But I fail to see how that will bring down the cost of milk. As far as Keystone pipeline is concerned, like it or not, one way or another, Alberta tar sands oil is getting to the market. I agree there are dangers associated with pipelines but we’re ass deep into the project by now. I’m not sure it’s a wise move to cancel it at this point. OTOH, I’d be very happy to see legislation overturning the “tax cuts and jobs” act of 2017, particularly the part of the bill that opened up ANWR.

Fair enough. I assumed this was more of an intellectual exercise for your entertainment rather than trolling, although I do believe the line between can get a little blurry at times. I should add, in all honesty, that these forums never brought out the best in me in the past, which is one of the reasons I stopped posting for many years. As others have noted, a keyboard can do that. At any rate, I will continue to argue with you from time to time, but remain as civil as possible and take nothing personally.

It isn’t that. I’ve seen plenty. It’s just, I so want to believe he isn’t trolling because he was always such a cool guy in real life back when I used to jump at the same dz as him many years ago. I can’t believe he isn’t still that same guy either. It’s a bit surreal for me, and more confusing than anything else. To be fair, I don’t disagree with everything I’ve seen him post, and he has provided information in other threads that I have learned from. I think some of his logic can be a bit fallacious, as in this case, but I rarely have the time to go through what it would take to prove that. I probably shouldn’t even engage online. I think next time I’m in Maryland and it’s safer to travel, I just need to grab a bottle of Crown Royal and head up to PA.

Is that it? I thought you might have something else besides stats from two different elections that occurred 8 years apart, with vastly different numbers of voter participation, and in which neither candidate was running against each other.

Do demonstrate.

He might actually pay attention now that said briefings may give him some leverage in dealing with creditors.

I’m sorry about your cousins. They made a serious sacrifice to do their jobs. I hope they are recovering. To your point about chin diaper effectiveness, I thought the purpose was to protect others more than to protect the wearer. In case you are unknowingly infected but not yet symptomatic.

I'm pretty sure you're oversimplifying with regard to cause & effect, but even if you aren't, It's only been like four months. Give it time. Did we? Sounds like we can close the books on that round, then. I'm upset that I can no longer hunt humpback whales from my kayak, though. 50 AE doesn't quite do the job.

Okay so it sounds like the issue you have is with the language of his policy. If he said the AR should be banned because it is capable of killing too many people at a time, then at least he would be more intellectually honest. For the record, I don't think ARs should be banned outright any more than I think Ruger Mini 14s should be, but I think there should be some level of restriction because, as in most aspects of society in general, self-policing doesn't seem to work. I am okay with a 10 round mag limit. Considering that deer hunters typically go with 5, I think that is more than a fair compromise. It was the law in California until a federal appeals court ruled it unconstitutional. I wouldn't worry too much about Biden. With the courts stacked as they are thanks to McConnell, your 2A rights are probably perfectly safe for some time to come.

So let me see if I understand what you're saying. An AR is not a weapon of war because it lacks select fire capability. Biden says it is, so he is a liar. The M1 Garand lacks select fire capability, but is a weapon of war, at least in the opinion of one of our most celebrated wartime generals. Biden says it isn't, and you seem to take issue with that. Is that correct?

It's okay to quench, as long as you properly temper afterward to remove internal stresses. Just throw democracy in an oven on broil for a few hours. Should be quite durable after that.

I got 8.7 but your math pretty much seems to check out. A 33.1% increase on the 68.6% left over after the 31.4% decrease puts you back at 91.3% of whatever you started with.

Like skydiving & wake boarding kind of ceremonies? I'm interested.