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Vibes of the old COBE mission [1] that mapped for the first time the microwave background radiation and revolutionized cosmology.
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Why write about when it starts collecting data? We could wait until actual worldview changing research results surface because that’s what really matters. The fact of the matter is worldview changing results will likely not ever surface, just as they didn’t from JWST. So instead press departments pretend all the steps along the way are important because it helps improve public sentiment for the financing of these “mo…
> The fact of the matter is worldview changing results will likely not ever surface, just as they didn’t from JWST. What do you count as worldview changing result? Who promised you that the JWST will deliver such things? You are also quite quick to write off a mission with a 20 year design lifespan.
I wouldn’t know what JWST’s result would be, if I knew it a priori it wouldn’t be much of a result would it? But I don’t expect much. Happy to be pleasantly surprised.
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Well, navigation also shows you traffic information which is useful to choose the best path and to know at what time you will arrive.
you can see the traffic with a quick glance at the map app before leaving, but that's a pretty weak excuse anyways. you and i both know that there are people that need those turn by turn directions for reasons.
I hate when I make the noob mistake of getting the timezone wrong and showing up an hour late like what I did today
I hate when I make the noob mistake of getting the timezone wrong and showing up an hour late like what I did today
Did I miss something in this article about time zones?
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> The fact of the matter is worldview changing results will likely not ever surface, just as they didn’t from JWST. What do you count as worldview changing result? Who promised you that the JWST will deliver such things? You are also quite quick to write off a mission with a 20 year design lifespan.
The worldview changing result of Hubble was HUDF and the revelation that it doesn’t matter how deep you look it’s all the same damn spirals and shit. I wouldn’t know what JWST’s result would be, if I knew it a priori it wouldn’t be much of a result would it? But I don’t expect much. Happy to be pleasantly surprised.
Interesting. What was your world view before this and how did it changed? Did you for example believed earlier that only the galaxies we have mapped so far do exist?
> if I knew it a priori it wouldn’t be much of a result would it?
Yet you are already certain it “did not materialise”. What was the latency between the photons of HUDF hitting Hubble’s mirror and your worldview being changed?
Do we need an article about the trucking company that brought the telescope to the launch pad as well? Surely all freight carriers are due recognition? This headline makes it sounds like SpaceX is more that a freight carrier here, undoubtedly for clicks. Being a freight carrier to space is indeed very cool, and exciting, but they didn’t make the telescope.
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I came across this the other day, it's pretty elegant and basically solves the problem. Comes in handy when you have eg a call with people in >2 timezones. https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html
I use https://time.is (Choose any location.) Does other conversions and stuff, but much more elegant and simpler than your link. Also good for setting your clock
Do we need an article about the trucking company that brought the telescope to the launch pad as well? Surely all freight carriers are due recognition? This headline makes it sounds like SpaceX is more that a freight carrier here, undoubtedly for clicks. Being a freight carrier to space is indeed very cool, and exciting, but they didn’t make the telescope.
Wish there were opportunities for non-European & non-American people to work in these inspiring and endeavoring organizations