[01:28:39] what https://i.imgur.com/cIXebkd.png [01:42:42] clearly you should have better had a test situation report available [01:45:49] it failed me two contracts to test the RT-5 at the launch pad [01:46:18] maybe related to having two identical contracts at the same time? [01:46:20] did they time out? [01:46:41] no, I tested the RT-10 for another contract and they seemed to fail in that moment [01:47:28] is it even possible to have two identical contracts, I got the second one after a save-load cycle so it may have been a bug [01:47:54] no idea [01:58:48] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o APlayer' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [03:39:21] Last message repeated 2 time(s). [03:39:21] So... Rocket Lab? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPwMuUxSrcA [03:41:31] t-9 min [04:13:06] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o APlayer' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [04:13:19] lol I want one of those Rutherford engines to use as a unique grill. [04:14:46] using an 18kN rocket engine as a grill... that will go well. [04:42:13] hah it is still not launched [04:42:19] what [04:42:26] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPwMuUxSrcA [04:42:35] or is it [04:42:37] they are already in a polar orbit and are waiting for third stage [04:42:41] heh [04:43:14] oh yes i forgot that we are in utc+1 now [04:43:46] be afraid... be very afraid... the third stage engine has 0.12kN thrust. [04:43:56] hehe [04:44:22] lot of sats in there [04:44:34] tiny [04:44:46] cubesats [04:45:16] this launch cost ~$6,000,000 US, at a cost of ~$26,666 to sun sync orbit. [04:45:22] per kg* [04:47:17] in the interview with everyday astronaut the ceo said they redesigned something in the rocket to avoid the issues they had previously [04:47:18] yea... btw that ELaNa launch is due for this month, currently I don't have a dat for it. [04:48:28] this rocket also is only 10,500kg, with a max SSO payload of 225kg, lol. [04:48:41] so small [04:49:10] but with being this cheap even i could put some small sat into orbit [04:49:10] 17m tall, 1.2m in diameter. [04:49:42] first stage is a TOTAL thrust of 162kN... so yea, teeny [04:50:11] supposedly the smoothest ride in the industry because of the electric turbopumps [04:51:34] yea... the rocket is so tiny, the turbopumps are only 50 horsepower. [04:51:58] but with an engine smaller than a fist [04:52:04] the SSME's turbopumps are ~50,000 HP by comparison. [04:52:11] yep. [04:52:58] they had a cam on the top stage, but somehow they didnt have coveerage during deployment [04:53:45] i really want theis new space age [04:53:48] probably didn't have a video link, or the capability. since they are in a polar orbit. [04:53:52] that didnt happen during the 70s [04:54:13] we're already in the space age, rockets are going up almost daily. [04:54:32] not if every one is an event [04:55:00] you dont see an airplane taking off in the news, in contrast to rockets [04:55:27] well, most of the launches are proven technology that isn't expected to be that exciting. [04:55:32] and they generated flat earth cgi footage :) [04:55:57] i mean, you kinda need to unless you have a spherical computer monitor or television. [04:59:54] hehe i meant the horizon was flat because it was far away from the center of the camera, but this is going to fuel flat earthers [06:00:48] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o APlayer' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [07:13:56] not having looked at the picture in question, don't lines being far away from the center usually make them more curved? [07:15:18] usually the camera is such that the curve is away from the center. since the horizon was below the center this compensated it to a straight line [07:16:36] yeah, right... early morning :p [07:16:58] because you can still accuse spacex to be in on the conspiracy with nasa [07:17:12] why would they stop that? :p [07:17:22] earth IS locally flat [07:17:26] but cant say that for a company that is in new zealand [07:17:28] i'm assuming that's a lucrative business [07:17:58] depends on the scale, i bet it is quite not flat at planck length :) [07:18:00] oh i can say loads of things about new zealand being infiltrated by american spies [07:18:14] Althego: lol true [07:18:30] can curves even exist on planck length scale? [07:19:16] since you cant even define the location at that scale, no. [07:19:26] i mean, new zealand is after all one of the "five eyes" states [07:19:37] you don't get that for nothing [07:19:41] what is that [07:19:47] wow where people has 5 eyes? [07:19:58] I thought 2 eyes are standard [07:20:14] basically english speaking spy allaince [07:20:30] i have never heard of that [07:21:51] you know, once upon a time there was this edward snowden dude [07:22:34] who was kinda a big deal in germany [07:23:05] G-Germany? [07:23:12] for the german government, because they apparently weren't invited for this party, and for everyone else because of "wtf? this is even worse than all the conspiracy theories" [07:23:24] hehe [07:23:37] as usualy reality is stranger than fiction [07:23:49] But where's the flat earth [07:24:02] in people's minds [07:25:32] isn't it obvious? the 5 eyes are all along the corner of the flat earth, so they can spy on everyone in the center, which is germany. [07:25:42] hehe [07:26:18] (never mind this china dude who always claims to be in the center) [07:27:47] (sidetrack: since today is WWI celebration day and all: germany was part of the "central powers" in that) [07:28:09] who would want to celebrate that? [07:28:43] well, nobody, everyone in germany is celebrating "fasching" (carneval) instead [07:29:54] What is this new zealandian space program anyway [07:30:04] it is not that [07:30:13] a private company with its own launch site and rocket [07:30:17] rocketlabs [07:30:29] with a tiony orbital rocket powered by electric turbopump engines [07:30:47] the electron rocket with rutherford engines [07:31:01] just to be sure: this is the same company that launched that shiny space orb a few months ago? [07:31:12] the second stage discards batteries instead of staging lol [07:31:13] Seriously that rocket is like 12 feet longer than my house. [07:31:20] yes this is the same [07:31:50] and it was a some kind of facetted body instead of a sphere [07:32:29] I don't think I ever saw that thing. [07:32:35] you mean there is no unifying theory between an orb and a flat surface? [07:32:37] https://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/humanity-star/ [07:32:39] here it is [07:32:44] and the ceo of rocketlabs [07:33:14] was pretty damn excited to actually CONFIRM I saw a Japanese defunct satellite though. [07:33:19] That was neat. [07:33:40] but this time they launched like 6 tiny cubesats [07:33:53] i only ever heard about it in context of "well, we hate it, because it destroys our scientific space pictures" [07:34:13] exactly [07:34:16] most people hated it [07:34:21] but that was morel ike a t ech demo [07:34:29] it generated free ads :) [07:34:59] and since they finished their first paid for launch successfully, the future got brigther for them [07:36:04] well, i didn't really care either way, since i'm not into making space pictures [07:36:57] as far as the "tech demo" part, i guess it's not that much different from launching a car... [07:37:47] tyes but they could have launch maybe a gokart [07:37:51] at best [07:37:56] or not even that [07:39:04] anyway, that thingie is a reasonable approximation of a "sphere" by most measures [07:40:56] in the 80s it was :) [07:42:05] or maybe it is even today, with good enough shaders [08:13:56] I have an inquiry to the shanghai immigration authority [08:14:18] their web form requires a postal code, but the character limit is too low for mine [08:14:27] hehe [08:15:06] what is better, giving them an invalid code or editing their client side verification and entering the correct one [08:15:18] lol [08:15:22] hack them [08:15:39] i am sure then the backend would fail in some unexpected way [08:15:50] the question is about a railway ticket which I have to present when entiring china that can also only be bought in china [08:16:00] that's what I'm worried about [08:16:41] then you have to go through china :) [08:16:56] my postcode has a dash and some leading zeroes after it, I'm just gonna omit them [08:17:04] maybe you could try teleport and parachute too [08:17:40] jump the airport fence [08:18:07] don't need no permission to commit crimes [08:35:01] "what do you mean other countries have more than 5 digit postal codes?" [08:35:39] "what do you mean by 'other countries'?" [08:35:47] (the impression I got sometimes) [08:36:02] hehe [08:36:23] how is it possible the customers of the immigration office are from *other countries*? [08:36:31] hehe [08:37:27] or more fun: "You need some valid id." *present passport* "That's not valid id.", "Yes it is, it's the most valid id available." [08:37:41] (to average people, at least) [08:38:04] nobody ever questioned my expired ID... [08:38:12] (iirc, the bank was expecting a drivers license) [08:38:21] hehe [08:38:24] passport is much stronger id than mere driver id [08:38:31] which wouldnt qualify as an id here [08:38:37] Rolf: exactly [08:38:50] you can have your actual id or a passport [08:38:55] 'twas an underling, though [08:39:11] an upper came in and said "yup, that's valid" [08:39:19] driver's licence is used only to determine if you are allowed to drive the vehicle [08:39:44] some of these underlings never accept anything out-of-the-ordinary-but-technically-valid [08:40:30] I suspect she had never seen a passport [08:40:51] I kinda doubt thats legit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XOy6V9g2mw but cool! [08:41:04] i've only heard about drivers licences being acceptable ID from america [08:42:19] i never understood what do they do with people who dont have a driver's licence? [08:42:28] theres regular id [08:42:28] or if they cant, like blind people [08:42:36] but in films they never have id [08:42:39] they have only the licence [08:42:51] Althego: that's how you keep poor people away from voting [08:43:47] because poor people have likely no drivers license, and other id types are barely known [08:44:16] and by "poor" they usually mean "black or mexican" [08:44:21] i thought public transport in the usa is so bad you practically have to have a car [08:44:26] other ways to do voting control is much lower numbers of polling places in poorer areas [08:44:32] Althego: it is [08:44:53] Althego: that's why not having a car is a guarantee of staying poor [09:10:05] finally a realistic depiction of german politics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ut_zL6INL0 [09:11:12] hehe [09:12:41] anglea, say something got me [09:13:04] because of her reply [09:16:17] well, it wouldn't surprise me if that's the key phrase they remember her by in >20 years [09:16:32] that is quite sure already [09:27:19] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ssQh-CdL1Q MAN! thats tough game! [09:27:56] eh i cant stand the guy's voice [09:28:05] just mute and turn on caption [09:52:28] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o APlayer' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [10:30:26] Goodevening :) [10:30:48] morning [10:40:24] noon :) [10:47:50] somehow, embrace - fireworks song feels like a kerbal song.. or land train song.. dunno how.. just has that same failure feeling when things go wrong :) nice [10:53:46] kind of a soundtrack to a failed rescue mission no? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsHURcJCp-4 :) [10:55:45] "your rescue mission now requires a rescue mission" [10:56:36] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o APlayer' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [11:00:17] 11:00 [11:01:16] havent been in KSP for better part of 1 and a half years, much happened with wheels since then? they still springy and horrible? [11:11:37] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o APlayer' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [12:04:23] Last message repeated 2 time(s). [12:04:23] p200300C22BDAAC00C4B341D5A19FC121.dip0.t-ipconnect.de] has joined #KSPOfficial [12:04:26] 12:56 -!- mode/#KSPOfficial [+o APlayer] by ChanServ [12:04:28] p200300C22BDAAC00C4B341D5A19FC121.dip0.t-ipconnect.de] has joined #KSPOfficial [12:04:31] 12:56 -!- mode/#KSPOfficial [+o APlayer] by ChanServ [12:04:34] p200300C22BDAAC00C4B341D5A19FC121.dip0.t-ipconnect.de] has joined #KSPOfficial [12:04:37] 12:56 -!- mode/#KSPOfficial [+o APlayer] by ChanServ [12:04:39] ..... sorry [12:04:51] & [12:05:01] carrying my laptop around carelessly -.- [12:05:07] lol [12:05:23] haven't heard that kind of excuse lately [12:06:27] had to squeeze through a tight place to get out of the kitchen full of people -.- [12:06:52] you know they let you close the lid on these things? [12:07:07] yeaah... I rarely do that :p [12:07:24] chatting on irc while has lots guests tsk tsk [12:07:37] I hate people :p [12:10:08] All too often people on IRC are more interesting than people in meatspace [12:24:19] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o APlayer' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [14:58:47] Last message repeated 1 time(s). [14:58:47] ben daglish died a few days ago. composer of lot of classic c64 tunes [14:59:04] oh wait, more than a month [14:59:10] and i didnt even know it [15:11:18] Althego: Did you use the C64? [15:11:31] #metoo [15:28:03] i did [15:44:56] darsie [15:45:03] . [16:02:13] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o APlayer' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [17:27:42] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o raptop' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [18:37:34] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o APlayer' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [19:30:21] i bet scott makes an electron video by the time i arrive to work tomorrow [19:34:11] Action: darsie bets 20 dogecoin againts it. 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