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DaveC426913 replied to the thread Trying to find a story (YASID).Apparently, it stands for Yet Another Story/Internet Document. New to me too. (Another thing ChatGPT solved for me.) -
DaveC426913 replied to the thread Trying to find a story (YASID).“The Time Traveler” (also called The Time Traveler’s Tale) by Dan Simmons. (ChatGPT is very good at finding stories. I just copy-pasted... -
DaveC426913 replied to the thread Undergrad Relativistic Space Travel: Optimizing Proper Time [Project Hail Mary].Just wanted to ensure you were accounting for all relevant factors in the trip. -
DaveC426913 reacted to PeterDonis's post in the thread Undergrad Relativistic Space Travel: Optimizing Proper Time [Project Hail Mary] with
Informative.
As I understand it, the loss is not "on the outward bound leg", it's after arrival at Tau Ceti but before the ship refuels. And it's not... -
DaveC426913 replied to the thread Undergrad Relativistic Space Travel: Optimizing Proper Time [Project Hail Mary].Are you accounting for the loss of a third of the ship's fuel on the outward bound leg? -
DaveC426913 replied to the thread Undergrad Relativistic Space Travel: Optimizing Proper Time [Project Hail Mary].I just pulled up the relevant passage and he does say he has enough food to survive the trip home at full fuel but nowhere near enough... -
DaveC426913 replied to the thread Bidet attachment not fully functioning.My thoughts went thusly: "Right. I should arrange a demo of the self-test sequence. That makes sense. And they'll want to see it... -
DaveC426913 reacted to OmCheeto's post in the thread Bidet attachment not fully functioning with
Haha.
Sorry, but I have ZERO desire to see Dave's butt being squirted. Can't imagine anyone else either. What the hell are you implying here? -
DaveC426913 replied to the thread Undergrad Relativistic Space Travel: Optimizing Proper Time [Project Hail Mary].Why guess when you can just ask him? -
DaveC426913 replied to the thread Undergrad Please Explain (actually explain) The Monty Hall Problem.Except that you can be objectively shown to be wrong. The simulation in post 27 proves that switching doors will result in winning... -
DaveC426913 replied to the thread Kitten raising advice.Definitely an indoor-only cat. -
DaveC426913 replied to the thread Are these rabbit pellets???.Oh, we definitely have bunnies. See them all the time. I am just astonished at the size of the pile. Astronuc says that's one day of... -
DaveC426913 replied to the thread Bidet attachment not fully functioning.Yes. It does say that. I am 95% certain I tried that. -
DaveC426913 replied to the thread Are these rabbit pellets???.:oops: :oops: :oops:
