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good morning, ces and fran!
i'll be on the road most of the day - time for a follow-up at duke for dh .................
and it's happy pi day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i'll be on the road most of the day - time for a follow-up at duke for dh .................
and it's happy pi day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
always been one of my favorite values!
time to get animals up and fed ................ gotta leave here before 9 am .......................
Good pi day everyone. Thx for the 3/14 reminder Tibs!
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Upon further reflection, I realized the above SpaceX shtick above was all about reusable rocket components OUTSIDE OF EARTH'S atmosphere. So they don't waste parts when landing on, say, the moon or asteroids. They're just testing it on Earth.
It's basically what NASA did with the moon lander, only NASA didn't have a problem leaving the "base" of the lander on the moon since they didn't care. Guess I should read the full article...
P.S.
Upon further reflection, I realized the above SpaceX shtick above was all about reusable rocket components OUTSIDE OF EARTH'S atmosphere. So they don't waste parts when landing on, say, the moon or asteroids. They're just testing it on Earth.
It's basically what NASA did with the moon lander, only NASA didn't have a problem leaving the "base" of the lander on the moon since they didn't care. Guess I should read the full article...
I read the article. Total fluff. However, I still contend that it's better for asteroid mining and moon landings and such than Earth landings. I'd use a shuttle approach in earth landings. That is, until we invent either zero-mass or anti-gravity devices. Then all bets are off.
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Good morning Atty.
Fluff tends to get more views and support, because people balk at reading and attempting to understand non-fluff ( i have nothing against fluffy though- it's nice and soft)
Fluff tends to get more views and support, because people balk at reading and attempting to understand non-fluff ( i have nothing against fluffy though- it's nice and soft)
morning, atty! and i'm off
still gotta get the dogs motivated - guess they think it's the perfect day to sleep in, lol!
leaving a present for ces - that'll free up plenty of her weekend leisure hours!
still gotta get the dogs motivated - guess they think it's the perfect day to sleep in, lol!
leaving a present for ces - that'll free up plenty of her weekend leisure hours!
Most of us CAN'T understand the non-fluff. However, it's the writer's job to actually try and bridge the gap. I'm not 100% sure the writer did that here. I don't feel he/she did. Hard to tell. He/she just talked about the concept in general and didn't really delve into what SpaceX was trying to accomplish and why (IMO).
I love that the domino video is 3 minutes, 14 seconds in length 
I wonder how long those beastie paw floor sweepers would actually stay on beastie paws. 3...2...1...gone
The purpose and context are necessary. I'm constantly telling students that they need to not only define the hypothesis, but also make sure that people know why they should care- why is it important?
I wonder how long those beastie paw floor sweepers would actually stay on beastie paws. 3...2...1...gone
The purpose and context are necessary. I'm constantly telling students that they need to not only define the hypothesis, but also make sure that people know why they should care- why is it important?
Yeah. That.
I totally didn't notice that it was 3.14 minutes. LOL! Good catch.
I always look at the length of the video, cause I won't usually watch them if they're longer than 2-3 minutes 
Time to get ready for work. Teaching at 8am again this morning. hmph.
Time to get ready for work. Teaching at 8am again this morning. hmph.
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