yellowstoneten
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spaceflight nerd, if the banner pic didn't give that away
new name time! Tali, if you please.
(they / them, in a "gender currently under renovation" sort of way)
new name time! Tali, if you please.
(they / them, in a "gender currently under renovation" sort of way)
there's a LEGO store in Terminal 4 at JFK, which also has me a little confused as to their target market
(now imagining someone building a LEGO set on their tray table during the flight, only to have the plane hit turbulence and scatter the pieces across 3 rows of seats)
(now imagining someone building a LEGO set on their tray table during the flight, only to have the plane hit turbulence and scatter the pieces across 3 rows of seats)
December 7, 2025 at 3:40 PM
there's a LEGO store in Terminal 4 at JFK, which also has me a little confused as to their target market
(now imagining someone building a LEGO set on their tray table during the flight, only to have the plane hit turbulence and scatter the pieces across 3 rows of seats)
(now imagining someone building a LEGO set on their tray table during the flight, only to have the plane hit turbulence and scatter the pieces across 3 rows of seats)
oh - and for the last night of my trip i splurged and stayed at the Ritz-Carlton, because where else are you going to get to go for a swim on the 118th floor?
December 7, 2025 at 2:55 AM
oh - and for the last night of my trip i splurged and stayed at the Ritz-Carlton, because where else are you going to get to go for a swim on the 118th floor?
at one point Valve released a heat map of player death locations from HL2:E2. this was the map from the first environment where you leave the crashed train, look out over the cliff, and see the destroyed Citadel ("down" in this map orientation)
some people can't help themselves, apparently
some people can't help themselves, apparently
December 5, 2025 at 12:33 AM
at one point Valve released a heat map of player death locations from HL2:E2. this was the map from the first environment where you leave the crashed train, look out over the cliff, and see the destroyed Citadel ("down" in this map orientation)
some people can't help themselves, apparently
some people can't help themselves, apparently
incidentally, i visited Rome about a month ago, and this was one of the bigger "oh shit, it's *that* painting!" moments
December 3, 2025 at 8:35 PM
incidentally, i visited Rome about a month ago, and this was one of the bigger "oh shit, it's *that* painting!" moments
pretty good aim, at least
December 3, 2025 at 5:45 AM
pretty good aim, at least
weird aviation trivia: if you buy a Cessna 172, it's legally required to carry a SMOKING PROHIBITED placard and you're legally required to obey it (even if it's your own plane!)
but if you buy a Piper Archer - no such limitation! smoke all you want. (unless the carbon monoxide detector goes off.)
but if you buy a Piper Archer - no such limitation! smoke all you want. (unless the carbon monoxide detector goes off.)
December 3, 2025 at 5:41 AM
weird aviation trivia: if you buy a Cessna 172, it's legally required to carry a SMOKING PROHIBITED placard and you're legally required to obey it (even if it's your own plane!)
but if you buy a Piper Archer - no such limitation! smoke all you want. (unless the carbon monoxide detector goes off.)
but if you buy a Piper Archer - no such limitation! smoke all you want. (unless the carbon monoxide detector goes off.)
incidentally, the Delta IV Heavy (of which there's a model on the table in those pictures) is widely known among space nerds as "the most metal of rockets" -- because of its tendency to light itself on fire at launch
December 1, 2025 at 7:09 PM
incidentally, the Delta IV Heavy (of which there's a model on the table in those pictures) is widely known among space nerds as "the most metal of rockets" -- because of its tendency to light itself on fire at launch
space nerd here, so my Sabaton fun fact is that they are United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno's favorite band
December 1, 2025 at 6:56 PM
space nerd here, so my Sabaton fun fact is that they are United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno's favorite band
finally having dinner at 11:30p - blessing/curse of having no one else here to say "you really ought to start cooking now..."
pork turned out really good though! (kitchen thermometers are wonderful tools)
pork turned out really good though! (kitchen thermometers are wonderful tools)
November 28, 2025 at 4:33 AM
finally having dinner at 11:30p - blessing/curse of having no one else here to say "you really ought to start cooking now..."
pork turned out really good though! (kitchen thermometers are wonderful tools)
pork turned out really good though! (kitchen thermometers are wonderful tools)
stopped by there on a trip last month - can confirm, the food's pretty good
(the tricky part is guessing how much to eat/drink in the lounge, such that you're not unpleasantly full or tipsy after dinner on the plane)
(the tricky part is guessing how much to eat/drink in the lounge, such that you're not unpleasantly full or tipsy after dinner on the plane)
November 27, 2025 at 7:27 PM
stopped by there on a trip last month - can confirm, the food's pretty good
(the tricky part is guessing how much to eat/drink in the lounge, such that you're not unpleasantly full or tipsy after dinner on the plane)
(the tricky part is guessing how much to eat/drink in the lounge, such that you're not unpleasantly full or tipsy after dinner on the plane)
looks like it was the service cabin that collapsed - it was retracted out of the way like normal before launch, so something must have gone wrong when sliding it back out
www.russianspaceweb.com/vostochny_so...
www.russianspaceweb.com/vostochny_so...
November 27, 2025 at 5:04 PM
looks like it was the service cabin that collapsed - it was retracted out of the way like normal before launch, so something must have gone wrong when sliding it back out
www.russianspaceweb.com/vostochny_so...
www.russianspaceweb.com/vostochny_so...
NASA posted the photo on the left of Zena Cardman on the ISS working through hatch opening procedures after the arrival of the latest Cygnus cargo vehicle - but what caught my eye was the Sauce Wall just above their dinner table
(velcro is a wonderful thing)
(velcro is a wonderful thing)
November 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
NASA posted the photo on the left of Zena Cardman on the ISS working through hatch opening procedures after the arrival of the latest Cygnus cargo vehicle - but what caught my eye was the Sauce Wall just above their dinner table
(velcro is a wonderful thing)
(velcro is a wonderful thing)
hey, i've played this game before!
November 26, 2025 at 2:38 PM
hey, i've played this game before!
relevant xkcd #641
![[A shelf holds 3 boxes of cereal. Each box shows a bowl of cereal.]
GenCo Ⓞat Cereal
StayPuft Oat Cereal
RedFarm Oat Cereal (with additional text in a star) Asbestos-free!
I hate whatever marketer first realized you could do this.
Title text: Asbestos is bad; definitely get the one on the right. Wait -- this one over here has no swine flu! Now I can't decide.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:yr6cnffzhtnukskmt3bphj6d/bafkreigv2ctlrujrejfuf3dfv7qq4za22ttrtnuuudwxrwwugsuy4cqhte@jpeg)
November 25, 2025 at 2:05 AM
relevant xkcd #641
over here in the US we have sparkly maple syrup
November 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
over here in the US we have sparkly maple syrup
with apologies for potentially spoiling the joke:
in three dimensions, those four ethyl groups are in a tetrahedral configuration, not a square planar one
in three dimensions, those four ethyl groups are in a tetrahedral configuration, not a square planar one
November 22, 2025 at 5:48 PM
with apologies for potentially spoiling the joke:
in three dimensions, those four ethyl groups are in a tetrahedral configuration, not a square planar one
in three dimensions, those four ethyl groups are in a tetrahedral configuration, not a square planar one
i have had goose only once - was flying from India back to the US on Lufthansa, and since it was early December they had a holiday-appropriate as well as regionally-appropriate dish on the menu
November 22, 2025 at 3:41 PM
i have had goose only once - was flying from India back to the US on Lufthansa, and since it was early December they had a holiday-appropriate as well as regionally-appropriate dish on the menu
we've got some aerial photos now too
to quote Jim Lovell - "there's one whole side of that spacecraft missing!"
to quote Fred Haise - "it's really a mess"
to quote Jim Lovell - "there's one whole side of that spacecraft missing!"
to quote Fred Haise - "it's really a mess"
November 21, 2025 at 9:34 PM
we've got some aerial photos now too
to quote Jim Lovell - "there's one whole side of that spacecraft missing!"
to quote Fred Haise - "it's really a mess"
to quote Jim Lovell - "there's one whole side of that spacecraft missing!"
to quote Fred Haise - "it's really a mess"
there's an Edgar Mitchell quote (he walked on the Moon as part of the crew of Apollo 14)
November 21, 2025 at 2:17 PM
there's an Edgar Mitchell quote (he walked on the Moon as part of the crew of Apollo 14)
sadly I didn't get around to having carbonara on my recent trip, but I did have bucatini all'amatriciana (in Rome) and pici cacio e pepe (in Siena), both of which were delicious
November 21, 2025 at 2:45 AM
sadly I didn't get around to having carbonara on my recent trip, but I did have bucatini all'amatriciana (in Rome) and pici cacio e pepe (in Siena), both of which were delicious