Hey I've been yelling about it (in the Artemis thread) for a while now! Plus, what could go wrong launching on April Fool's Day? Also, I haven't checked but a while ago the various launch windows...there were only like 3 of the 60 windows that had a daytime launch and I think April 1 was one of them. People love the night time launch if you live in the area but if you don't (like all of us) a day time launch (IMO) is way cooler to watch on video.

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I hated when people used to leave things on a bench which they weren’t using except as a giant stand for their phone and water bottle

@AndyD Will your light crude oil run generators, or oil heating systems? Or does it have to be mixed with heavy crude first. No it has to be refined first - although the light crude produced in some Western Siberian fields could run a diesel engine once the parafins are removed. Light crudes produced in North America are used primarily for aviation fuel, motor oils and petrochemical production.

True, that.

The war is just deeply unpopular on the right's pundit class, with anybody who isn't devoted to Israel. That isn't a totally clear distinction, but it's an obvious 90/10 one by observation. It's just true that Ben Shapiro types consider Israel to be America, and their opinions flow from that. Personally I consider Israel to be an American proxy, an outpost of America in the Middle East. I intend that to be as condescending towards the idea that Israel is an "independent state" as it sounds. We own them. But if they ever diverged from America in our interests, I'd have no hesitation with siding with America. I'm not so sure about the Shapiros of the world. The dual loyalties problem is obvious.

Well, maybe that helps clear the way to the $10 billion dollar settlement for DJT.

$1200 for the business part, $600 for the family part.

Pretty much!

You know, I was watching the airport footage again. There are a full 8 whole seconds between when the firetruck began to cross the runway (and the truck/s behind it all stopped btw...) before the plane hit it. Yes the truck behind it completely stops (like they should at a stop sign), probably because they saw the plane. As much as they got the clearance to cross, this sure seems like it's 90% the fault of the firetruck driver for crossing without looking first for crossing traffic...the size of an airplane. https://www.reddit.com/r/airport/comments/1s1nhdm/air_canada_lga_crash_footage/

@jon-nyc said: I witnessed it in India. Same. I would have thought India would be higher, but 5-10% of 1+Billion people is still a lot.

https://x.com/terriblemaps/status/2036783457003774072?s=61

https://x.com/tiffanyfong/status/2036545036930916527?s=61

@Axtremus said: @jon-nyc said: Lost a boat load of weight. I suppose that means he’s running in 28. Proof Evidence that running is good for losing weight. FIFY

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I did a quick search of her. Surprisingly relatable. Mom of 3, catholic, wife of Army veteran, and leads a local chapter of a mom fitness group, which (with a wife of 3 kids and her finding it hard to find time to fit in fitness) I can say is a great freaking idea... workout with your kids, with other moms, and make friends. Anyway... yeah JWHT, can't blame him.

The lack of enforcement of the bike regulations where I live has been a blessing for me in that. I have a totally illegal E bike for writing the streets and pathways as it is too big with power and I can go almost 40 mph on mine, but it is the most comfortable ride in the world and such a fun thing to ride and it’s on its way to Sardinia where out here the regulations or lack as well but it will just take a few few more kids getting themselves killed on these things for America to tighten up the enforcement. These Chinese manufacturers are getting better and better with her product and mine is probably the best Chinese E bike made for the money and they are called Freesky. I have the Alaska model which separates from the regular models and that it has two batteries to give me longer rides, but the Chinese have built into the controller, passwords of ass sort that open up the controller to allow maximum speed you have to physically punch in a code before you go on your ride so they maintain their legitimacy in America I guess.

No kidding... Just in: Belgian author Tijl Nuyts wins literary prize for his book 'Grondwerk' about a colony of naked mole rats undermining Brussels.

@jon-nyc Up until this latest chaos in Middle East started I would say no the US does not hold the leverage it did a a year ago. Between Trump’s bluster and Wikoff’s incompetence the US has lost a lot of its previous leverage. From here on though and owing to the global economic fallout from the current crisis occupying Washington, there is no telling whether the initiative will pass back to the Kremlin.

Everybody told me that the city wasn’t as bright once I left…