Having people over for waffles and #parisroubaix but at this speed (>52 kph) it'll be over before I finish cooking!

Does the -60 have a mandatory turbines at idle runtime requirement before shutdown? #artemisii

Well, that wraps up the #artemisII portion of the weekend; on to #firstrobotics and #parisroubaix

The gall to simultaneously take credit for and destroy a publicly-funded agency is astonishing.

Anyone hazard a guess at the difference in reference frames for the two artificial horizon instruments? #artemisII

Artemis II doesn’t reverse direction like its ground track implies.

Far out, its motion is mostly radial (toward Earth), so its small eastward speed is slower than Earth’s rotation, so it appears to drift west.

Closer in, tangential speed grows and overtakes Earth’s rotation, so it moves east.

Is the final “lift” burn for orientation or translation? I’m assuming the former? #artemisii

“Bubble wrap nominal” may not be up there with “moon joy” #artemisII

Lots of solar array movement at the moment assuming this is all a compromise between power generation and thermal conditioning. #artemisII

Happy accident that LOS will happen during our dinner time. #ArtemisII

Could see a very slight flexing of the panel under acceleration of the burn. #ArtemisII

My grandpa was an accountant who wouldn’t buy a car or leave on a trip on a Friday. I will not commit to prod on a Friday.

If you’re in orbit and you want to raise the apogee (the high point), it’s most energy efficient to burn at perigee (the low point).

I’m going to start blaming everything that goes wrong with software I develop on a rad hit.

Temp readout of 71F implies the cabin temp control problem from yesterday resolved today? #artemisii

Hours of Kerbal Space Program have prepared me not to be surprised that #Artemisii ‘s speed relative to earth is under 1 km/s at apogee of this very eccentric orbit.

At the organizing phase of walking sub caucuses and so far none of the names are living up to “Give Ilhan a Gundam”

Contested election to pick four male central committee male alternates, one of whom was nominated without the support of the nominations committee.

There is someone in SD8 in Duluth, but I don’t believe they introduced themselves.

Eilers wins on the first ballot with 68% of delegates.

Following some procedural wrangling and proforma uncontested endorsements, we’re onto the contested Co Board 01 endorsement election. I’m in the unique position of having had working relationships with both candidates.

I am at SD8 DFL convention in Duluth as a near total neophyte.

There is something darkly comical about vibe coding forcing a bunch of engineers who likely derided engineering management now managing a corral of AI agents that basically act like a mix between Amelia Bedelia and the guy from Memento

Our Honda Fit with snow tires can handle most low-traction situations; but it will high-side itself pretty easily.

Car-centric design externalizes car ownership costs; crummy street plowing externalizes the cost of owning high clearance car costs.

You didn’t miss much, as I recall.

god i love how Russians use American cultural memes as well, if not better, than most Americans

Bilbo looking at his phone top on bottom is ChatGPT After all, why not? Why shouldn't I keep it? You're absolutely right — you found it, it's been with you a long while, and it's only natural to feel fond of something that's served you so well, especially when someone like Gandalf suddenly seems to want it for himself.