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Interesting, I would love to hear more and/or read the lyrics!
Dutch culture favors blending in vs standing out. Another saying - japanese I think, that comes to mind, is "the nail that sticks out gets the hammer". I was sure there was a softer dutch version about "the tallest flower gets the snip" or something but I can't find a reference :) I feel that this is not the same spirit as 'high trees catch a lot of wind' though, that one in particular is about how famous/important p…
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If you're not making anyone mad, you're probably not doing anything important.
That is not a Dutch saying. In the Netherlands, there are literally rap songs extolling the virtues of Normal.
It’s quite surprising how little verification went into the original claim that it was a falcon 9 before the outpouring of standard anti-Elon driven outrage.
I didn't participate in any outrage (actually, I'm behind here, this post was the first I'd heard of this story), but this seems like a particularly uncharitable take. The story came from an otherwise-reputable source that made a mistake. Your average person (including even most space enthusiasts) doesn't have the knowledge and expertise to check it themselves other than seeing what other astronomers have to say, and…
A single deep breath and a moment’s consideration would have revealed that this kind of thing is totally normal in space exploration. The outrage was driven purely bu the fact that it was Musk, and by the wording of the report, along the lines of “evil billionaire’s out of control rocket slams into moon.”
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I didn't participate in any outrage (actually, I'm behind here, this post was the first I'd heard of this story), but this seems like a particularly uncharitable take. The story came from an otherwise-reputable source that made a mistake. Your average person (including even most space enthusiasts) doesn't have the knowledge and expertise to check it themselves other than seeing what other astronomers have to say, and…
You should’ve seen the storm of outrage on Twitter though. It’s actually rather a charitable take on the typical mob mentality that was on full display. A single deep breath and a moment’s consideration would have revealed that this kind of thing is totally normal in space exploration. The outrage was driven purely bu the fact that it was Musk, and by the wording of the report, along the lines of “evil billionaire’s…
It’s quite surprising how little verification went into the original claim that it was a falcon 9 before the outpouring of standard anti-Elon driven outrage.
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You should’ve seen the storm of outrage on Twitter though. It’s actually rather a charitable take on the typical mob mentality that was on full display. A single deep breath and a moment’s consideration would have revealed that this kind of thing is totally normal in space exploration. The outrage was driven purely bu the fact that it was Musk, and by the wording of the report, along the lines of “evil billionaire’s…
Twitter is social media. It exists so that people can express their feelings in a way that lets them pretend that others might care what they feel. Objective reality just gets in the way and should be ignored in such an environment. There is no point in, say, getting outraged that people are acting without careful consideration on Twitter.
It’s quite surprising how little verification went into the original claim that it was a falcon 9 before the outpouring of standard anti-Elon driven outrage.
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I didn't participate in any outrage (actually, I'm behind here, this post was the first I'd heard of this story), but this seems like a particularly uncharitable take. The story came from an otherwise-reputable source that made a mistake. Your average person (including even most space enthusiasts) doesn't have the knowledge and expertise to check it themselves other than seeing what other astronomers have to say, and…
No, but you can wait a few days and reserve judgement until it's confirmed by several sources. It's not like it something you need or could act on. Today, the news arrive fast, and the reaction to the news is instant. On the other hand, after several years of covid crisis, my opinion on the whole thing is very much in flux, and when I discuss it with people, I don't give definitive statements, nor raise an outrage. S…
The reaction? Some people yapped in the general direction of Elon and SpaceX. They are grownups, they can take it.
Even with the original information it is and was a a big nothing-burger. Even if it were true nothing would, should or did come to adversely affect Elon or SpaceX out of it.
Maybe just don't worry about it?
DSCOVR is a pretty cool project. It always stays on the sunlit side of the earth and has a decent camera (called EPIC) viewing the full disc. You can view it here[0]. [0] https://epic.gsfc.nasa.gov/
Does anyone know what that yellow spot in the middle of the image is?
https://epic.gsfc.nasa.gov/archive/natural/2022/02/12/png/ep...
I have two thoughts. 1. it would be near the tonga volcano 2. it is suspiciously right in the middle of the image. Sun glare due to the orbit matching the sun?
edit: added link to image in question as I realized the earth actually spins.
