@mik said in Are you a ceraunophile?: I am. [image: tenor.gif]

SpaceX: Hold my fucking beer. Link to video Just FF to about 22:35. "On board this launch are 85 commercial and government spacecraft (including CubeSats, microsats, and orbital transfer vehicles) and 3 Starlink satellites. While there are fewer spacecraft on board compared to Transporter-1, this mission is actually launching more mass to orbit for SpaceX’s customers." This is the 8th, EIGTH, mission for the first stage booster.

My concern is the opposite of George's. I can't make out from the reviewers' comments whether one kit will produce enough salad. Guess I'll have to experience a cycle to find out.

@catseye3 https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/topic/9430/parole-denied/23

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/29/who-is-most-at-risk-from-the-delta-variant.html Number crunching the latest data from England, 92,029 cases were analyzed between early February and mid-June and were attributed to the delta variant. Almost 82,500 of these total cases were recorded in people under 50 years old and a majority (53,822 cases) were found in unvaccinated individuals. Among those cases in the unvaccinated cohort, the vast majority were in the under-50 age group (52,846 cases) and only 976 cases were in the over-50s. Nonetheless, the data showed that there have been 117 deaths among people in England who had the delta variant with the majority being in the over-50 age group. There have been eight fatalities among the under-50s with six of them in unvaccinated individuals and the other two in people who had received one dose.

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@copper said in Biden 'low intensity war' against Iran backfiring: I don't think failing is the problem. I can't imagine that democrat congressmen care whether it fails or succeeds. The problem is that it is undeclared. Congressmen think he should ask them for permission. Congress wants more power. That is how I read this article.

@jolly said in Stats: Just something to chew on...Several months back, COVID tests were of the PCR type and pretty hard to access. Today, rapid tests are ubiquitous and other testing types are more available. That means that there are more tests being done. For example, anybody admitted to the hospital gets a COVID test. A lot of patients who present with with any of the COVID symptoms, will be tested. Even many of the doc-in-a-box shops now test. So...Are all these tests being reported? And what does this do to the stats? I think you are right and the reporting of cases has always been suspect to me, but rapid changes in patterns should be viewed as legit. Hospitalizations is a good metric and deaths should be going down with high vaccination rates. Deaths and hospitalizations in states with low vaccination rates seem like a reliable stat too.

@axtremus said in This is amazing. Robot Boy Band: Ok, do robot Swan Lake next. Rite of Spring?

@lufins-dad said in OMG! I think we have a racist on the board: https://www.campusreform.org/article?id=17695 “Indiana University of Pennsylvania …” I didn’t know that there is an Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

@jon-nyc said in Stupid FB game.: Black pussy. Just kidding. Figured… You’re probably not wearing underwear…

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BTW, if you've never been at the Egg Bowl in Starkville with all those damned cowbells, it's worth the trip...

Yeah, the grill pan was a little disappointing in performance. I am sure I will find a use for it, but I’d rather sacrifice a veggie or two to the grill gods than sacrifice how well they taste cooking directly over the coals….

@jolly I meant as opposed to the ER. GEEZ, Jolly!

@aqua-letifer said in Take a dip: @mik said in Take a dip: Speaking of, we just hade a huge 30 minute extreme hailstorm. Marble sized. Never heard such a racket! Cars and other stuff okay? Don't know yet. I'll check tomorrow.

@horace said in MyPillow....: It's dangerous when an idiot becomes a self-made wealthy person. They tend to begin to believe they're geniuses. Stable ones at that.

@lufins-dad said in Bicycle Planning: Education and enforcement… https://www.virginiadot.org/programs/bikeped/laws_and_safety_tips.asp Here it is for Virginia, clearly laid out. Bicyclists in my region tend to ignore 2/3 of those rules. If (just saying if here) you're the kind of person who'd get pissed off at a cyclist going 18 in a 35 because they're following all the rules of the road, stop getting pissed off when they break the rules.

@george-k said in The little joys of fatherhood: @lufins-dad said in The little joys of fatherhood: I walked over, got a heavy mug out, put a little water in it, and put it on top of the plank, weighting it down. Looked at him, and asked “And you passed DE Physics last year?!” The look he gave me made my night. The old man isn't so dumb, after all. Is he, LOL. Book learning vs. practical learning…