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Starship's Tenth Flight Test

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Re: Starship's Tenth Flight Test

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Post by bamboozled »

ffsm8 wrote: post #191
hliyan wrote: post #157

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is the same age when I started watching Star Trek (original series). To say it had a profound impact on my interest in science and ethics is an understatement. English wasn't even my first language, but I think I picked up a lot of the themes, and my interest in science, tech and ethical philosophy continues to this day. I actually wrote this bit about introducing children to Star Trek (answer is a bit dated now…

Dated indeed, as nobody is interested in Star Trek anymore since they've actively ruined the IP. Heck, the person spearheading star Trek vision has gone on public records essentially saying he never liked star Trek and that's why he's gonna make it more like star wars....

In hindsight, I don't feel like the lessons in ethics have done wonders for the USA either...

Re: Starship's Tenth Flight Test

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Post by AtlasBarfed »

ChocolateGod wrote: post #174
AtlasBarfed wrote: post #170

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Not sure why you would joke about something like that

Far better to pretend it didn't happen, and downvote all mentions of it?

Every day these companies operate with "don't be ashamed of your past AfD" as the CEO ... Is a mockery.

So keep lapping up the propaganda! Tastes sooooo good.

So what's worse, all the unbridled enthusiasm for a Nazis corporation, or me bringing up the dark side in a joke?

Re: Starship's Tenth Flight Test

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Post by hliyan »

bamboozled wrote: post #201
ffsm8 wrote: post #191

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Dated indeed, as nobody is interested in Star Trek anymore since they've actively ruined the IP. Heck, the person spearheading star Trek vision has gone on public records essentially saying he never liked star Trek and that's why he's gonna make it more like star wars....

In hindsight, I don't feel like the lessons in ethics have done wonders for the USA either...

The "Yangs vs. Comms" episode comes to mind.

Re: Starship's Tenth Flight Test

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Post by indoordin0saur »

ericcumbee wrote: post #106
imglorp wrote: post #98

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They said ahead of time they were shutting one booster engine down to test redundancy.

that was on the landing burn. they had a engine out on the ascent.

Yes. Looks like it ignited and ran correctly for the first few minutes though.

Re: Starship's Tenth Flight Test

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Post by stack_framer »

irrational wrote: post #175

> The flight test began with Super Heavy successfully lifting off by igniting all 33 Raptor engines and ascending over the Gulf of America. It took me a moment to remember what the Gulf of America is. What stupidity.

You're not stupid!

It's a body of water south of Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas.

It used to be called the Gulf of Mexico.

Re: Starship's Tenth Flight Test

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Post by verzali »

stack_framer wrote: post #206
irrational wrote: post #175

> The flight test began with Super Heavy successfully lifting off by igniting all 33 Raptor engines and ascending over the Gulf of America. It took me a moment to remember what the Gulf of America is. What stupidity.

You're not stupid! It's a body of water south of Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. It used to be called the Gulf of Mexico.

Still is everywhere else.

Re: Starship's Tenth Flight Test

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Post by bombcar »

ptero wrote: post #195
TheOtherHobbes wrote: post #188

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Given State of World, my take on it is there's far more hedonism and irresponsibility in having kids. It's nice they make you happy, but will their lives be happy? The evidence says it's very unlikely. My choice is not to inflict that experience on another sentient being. I'm really not seeing anything at the moment that encourages me to question that.

For a different perspective: the world today is not perfect, but when I compare the current state of the world with how our ancestors lived from the Roman empire to the last century I think my kids have a high chances to do much better than that average. My direct ancestors lived through some harrowing times without losing their will to live and if they were alive today they would likely feel this is a great time to…

And the very act of hope that having kids is (and it is a strong act of hope, no denial) changes your outlook on life and the state of the world, too.

Sometimes to more abject despair, but often to more hope.

People shouldn't be forced at gunpoint to have children, but they also shouldn't be dragged down into insecurity and despair that it's financially impossible.

Re: Starship's Tenth Flight Test

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Post by bombcar »

close04 wrote: post #199
TheOtherHobbes wrote: post #188

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Given State of World, my take on it is there's far more hedonism and irresponsibility in having kids. It's nice they make you happy, but will their lives be happy? The evidence says it's very unlikely. My choice is not to inflict that experience on another sentient being. I'm really not seeing anything at the moment that encourages me to question that.

> Given State of World, my take on it is there's far more hedonism and irresponsibility in having kids. Compared to what? We're living in some of the best times humanity as a whole ever had. Deciding en-masse to not have kids is the irresponsible thing because it literally condemns humanity to extinction and creates a self-fulfilling prophecy. You're cursing the world because you stubbed your toe. Social media inflic…

And at least in my experience, children do not get existential despair about the state of the world until adulthood, unless it is given to them from outside forces.

Children don't know the world exists beyond their town until they're instructed on it!

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