[01:34:47] Last message repeated 1 time(s). [01:34:47] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o UmbralRaptop' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [01:53:44] I don't normally do big spaceships. Was mostly messing around with things, ideas. Sort of took some inspiration from Valiant spaceship in the Jovian Chronicles RPG setting... https://imgur.com/a/vtybuiA [01:55:14] oh.. ugh, stupid net.. [02:04:42] oof... ah there we go: https://imgur.com/a/rZmGHsi [02:04:42] https://i.imgur.com/O2LjbsC.png [03:01:12] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o raptop' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [04:43:43] hehehe. existential question of the day. if a transformer dies, can you use the corpse as a regular car? [04:44:14] don't they usually explode when they die? [04:44:52] i dont think so [04:47:42] Depends on the form [04:47:55] Also, they need to be autobots [04:48:23] yes, i thought about that too, as i heard it, they must be autobots obviously [04:48:51] and good point, you cant drive around the dead humanoid form [04:52:39] hey what happened to the starlink 7 launch? [04:52:59] went back to the unknown date pool [04:53:05] Althego I tend to think the transformer would stop to work either form. My thinking is while its powered, it uses some tech to help complete the illusion. [05:50:30] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o raptop' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [05:59:43] uh... I could see a kerbal version of this somehow: https://imgur.com/gallery/02Jr3DO [05:59:43] https://i.imgur.com/KU3BVE4.gifv [05:59:56] lol [06:00:02] wueeee [06:00:11] oh.. and title? Cat plays with toy [06:28:35] the frame was built in 1967. nice of imgur commenters to provide a link. https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N99RJ [06:28:57] eh... i didnt read xkcd for a while. and now i learned john conway died [06:29:08] https://xkcd.com/2293/ [06:29:09] fitting [06:29:19] guy turns into a glider [09:05:28] giddy. I just ordered my first "gaming" computer (and the first desktop computer I bought in decades). Ryzen R5 and a RTX 2080 "super", 27" 2560x1440 display [09:05:42] I'm currently saving a lot on travel costs. would be a shame not to spend it [09:07:18] the pro said: buy the best affordable GPU. they become middle-class soon enough while the prices don't drop much. CPUs don't make such great advances performance-wise between models and older variants get cheaper fast [09:10:06] got enough ram, too? And a fast nvme ssd? :) [09:10:36] yeah. 32GB RAM, 8GB VRAM, 480GB SSD, 1TB HD [09:11:21] I meant to buy a gaming laptop - but there I'd either accept a no-so-new GPU or pay way more than I allocated [09:13:05] lol.. what have I done... [09:13:44] ugh.. night time in game. wanna take a screen shot of some silliness [09:14:34] flying ... 'pod' that seats 6... [09:16:04] packbart: good choice. [09:16:19] now you need a monitor with variable refresh rate for the full experience :D [09:16:38] also vigin galactic is back to the game https://www.virgingalactic.com/articles/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-completes-first-flight-from-spaceport-america/ [09:17:04] yeah. the Acer thing I ordered doesn't have NVidias G-sync and it's "just" 75Hz [09:17:28] we'll see. the pro-gamer I asked said that I probably wouldn't notice it in KSP ;) [09:18:38] they just don't know how I play KSP [09:21:57] you wouldn't notice the 2080 in KSP either. But maybe in KSP2 :) [09:24:26] my current Quadro FX 1800M laptop GPU is about 10 years old and couldn't fully support game graphics even then. good for design work, though [09:25:23] KSP 2 promised more brilliant explosions. I got that covered now, I hope :) [09:27:17] I don't know what to say.... https://imgur.com/a/6ZewIHM [09:34:40] already the doubts set in. I don't buy computers very often and got no real clue. did I buy the right display? I was going for 24" 1920x1080 at first but then realized it would be an insult to the GPU. I did want LED-IPS instead of LED-TN but am not quite sure, why [09:37:07] the 2080 Ti was still much too expensive, so I hope the "super" variant will serve me the next 10+ years or so. I wanted to try AMD Ryzen this time, even though it costs more than Intel. so it's "just" a R5, no R7 or even R9 [09:37:23] anyway, the bill is paid. now I wait. 3 to 10 days, they said [09:46:34] gone forever, gone forever [09:47:33] virgin galactic... 15 years ago they were great. then messed up and they are still nothing. at that time i thought nothing of spacex. now spacex is king and nobody else is even close to them [09:49:30] it's the Flat Musk conspiracy at work [09:51:56] flip musk [09:54:22] Althego: well, they will provide some people with some space experience for less than SpaceX [09:54:46] they just never get there [09:55:08] oh, I guess they will fly passengers soon [09:55:20] they stood still while time was moving [09:55:28] yeah, sadly [09:55:34] this should have happened at least 5 years ago [09:55:47] Richard Branson is not that lucky when it comes to airlines and space [09:56:03] I have an idea for a real rocket for him, though. But I don't know if he'd listen [09:57:20] out of the 3 rich guys one must give us cheap access to space [09:57:44] packbart: https://www.xmg.gg/en/en/xmg-ultra-17 but sooooooooo much more expensive than a desktop [09:57:58] Althego: Bezos isn't there either. So it'll be Starship [09:58:14] 100 people, a few orbits around the earth [09:58:19] blue origin is doing something [09:58:19] 1 Mio each [09:58:24] just not as publicly than spacex [09:58:33] blue origin has never reached an orbit [09:58:40] true [09:58:51] "UNLIMITED CPU POWER" - yay, quantum power! [09:58:52] i guess they have more old style development methoids [09:59:03] elon's software style seems to work out better [09:59:25] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sg14jNbBb-8 [09:59:26] YouTube - Power!!! Unlimited POWER! [10:00:09] Althego: the style is different because there's nobody you have to explain the failures to [10:00:14] and that works well [10:00:32] not much to explain [10:00:36] if people aren't in fear that mistakes will cost them their jobs or reputation, then they will work differently [10:00:44] ah, you are right [10:00:51] Mat2ch: about 4k€ at my preferred dealer. not bad :) [10:01:26] preaching to the choir :) [10:02:05] packbart: 4k is expensive. I can live on 4k for month... [10:02:28] yeah, way beyond what I was willing to spend. but less than I expected [10:02:47] ok, it's the "plain" 2080. neither super nor Ti [10:03:10] something about shader core numbers, iirc [10:03:15] that would burn through your desk :D [10:03:20] moar is probably better [10:03:23] the more, the better! [10:03:52] the shader core thingies do shader calculations in parallel, so more means more calculations possible means more fps [10:06:28] nvidia rtx is a gimmick [10:06:29] and some tensor cores on the non-gaming variants (I looked at the P4000, I think) [10:07:04] if we get real raytracing from somehwere, it is going to be amd. why? because the consoles are going to have it [10:08:04] just as consoles are going to push eight thread games [10:08:14] well, I switched from Intel CPU to AMD with this one. give me some time. NVidia is the only name I know ;) [10:08:14] which is bad for intel, but who cares [10:08:34] I remember some pains with AMD GPUs and Linux. but that's old lore [10:08:59] strange i always remember nvidia driver issues on linux :) [10:09:13] ok, amd wa sprobably somewhat worse [10:09:50] this box gets to be 5 years old now. still decent, not great though. i thought i would buy the next one next year, because of 5 nm and new socket. but then it turned out we get pcie5 and ddr5 in 2022 [10:09:58] damn, 7 years is really stretching it [10:11:20] my old one was also 7 years old. I'm happy it lasted that long, but also happy I could afford a new one. [10:11:53] Well, this year I wont be able to make any investments in such things. I might have to register as unemployed next month :/ [10:12:09] eh [10:13:32] and that's why I'm spending the money now while I still have it. it's not looking too bleak right now but we're just a small business [10:13:52] yeah, I'm waiting for call to know if I can keep my business at the side and still get some support. But this year is weird. [10:16:31] it's a bug in the Matrix. it can't handle years with repeating numbers like 2020 or 1919. probably some low-level byte-order glitch [10:17:33] Action: packbart tries to reverse the polarity of the neutron flow [10:20:39] i'm good for two months at least, that's more security than I've had in a long time tbh [10:23:18] well, I was good for a few month, but they are over now ;) [10:26:05] hehe, 139.975t rocket to launch enough fuel for at least 4 mun landings [10:26:14] don't have to upgrade the launch platform just yet! [10:27:16] and after the 4 mun landings you will have enough money to do so I guess... [10:27:49] i'm trying to upgrade the tech thing [11:33:49] Hey guys, my x-science isn't working. I've been away from the game for a long time. Did something happen that I'm not aware of? (I hope it's ok to ask mod questions here) [11:44:38] Yes. [11:47:55] Okay :) Can you explain? Yes to x-science Q or mod Q? [11:48:49] And if x-science, is there a way to fix it? [12:01:04] did you update the game recently? [12:01:10] Then you might need a new version of x-science [12:01:30] also it is possible that it's no longer supported. Best advice is to take a look at the forum thread of the mod [12:04:49] Ok, thanks Mat2ch. I'll have a look there [12:09:16] I looked. Is it now a mod you have to pay for? The message I got is that I've gotta buy a winrar license [12:13:33] what [12:13:36] link please [12:15:01] also x-science seems to be abandoned [12:15:19] x-science or [x] science? [12:15:24] the latter works for me [12:15:57] it's the same [12:16:53] ( https://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?/topic/182683-ksp-190-x-science-continued-ksp-science-report-and-checklist-v523/ ) [12:16:56] https://github.com/Flupster/KSP-X-Science [12:17:01] ack [12:17:03] Flupster forked it [12:17:22] Dutchy45: click either link above and you should get a working version of it [12:18:04] I personally think ScienceAlert is better, but that's just a matter of taste [12:21:01] joys of a shared namespace. "ScienceAlert ReAlerted". I see. I mainly used the mod so I don't have to click on every single goo container in the early flights [12:22:32] I like Kerbalism's way where science experiment take (a long) time to run but can be automated and left to themselves [12:31:53] Thanks Mat2ch and packbart! I hope my limited computer skills are enough to figure this out [12:58:00] https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/146647/parched-conditions-in-germany-again the second picture is scary. [13:58:00] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o raptop' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [18:27:26] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+v nasonfish' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [18:41:42] a few days old, but https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1255567765995319296á [18:41:43] <✔RocketLab> We've rolled Electron out at LC-2 in Virginia for the 1st time! We're gearing up for our 1st mission from U.S. soil… https://t.co/CyuilT3g2S [18:41:45] eh [18:41:56] delete the last character [18:42:08] https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1255567765995319296 [18:42:08] <✔RocketLab> We've rolled Electron out at LC-2 in Virginia for the 1st time! We're gearing up for our 1st mission from U.S. soil… https://t.co/CyuilT3g2S [18:44:09] meanwhile https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1256366000527732736 [18:44:09] <✔SpaceX> Crew Dragon at the Cape undergoing final preparations ahead of first flight to the @Space_Station with @NASA astron… https://t.co/kGQinbanfz [19:15:46] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+v nasonfish' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [21:42:40] there's a live stream for the SN4 test, but I guess it'll take a while until the real test is started. [21:42:42] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OG7-XyKgNdA [21:42:43] YouTube - NSF Live: Starship SN4 update from the launch site, NASA awards contracts for crewed lunar landers [21:42:50] they're still working on the rocket itself