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  • What do you think is the craziest rocket/spacecraft concept out there?

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  • Project Orion

    Imagine a ship full of nuclear bombs. The ship has a blast shield at its back end. The ship poops out a series of bombs, each of which explode and push the craft forward.

    This was a seriously funded research project. They launched functional (non-nuclear) prototypes and penciled out a Mars mission using this technology. The project was thankfully cancelled due to the signing of the 1963 partial nuclear test ban treaty. Because maybe detonating a bunch of nukes in the atmosphere isn't such a good idea, when most of us still need that atmosphere after the rocket is gone.

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    They say these things happen in threes

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  • Careful what you wish for. Neil Young and Van Morrison are 80, too.

  • Not boring hobby recommendations?

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  • Cycling: Get a bicycle and start exploring your area. It doesn't need to be a nice bike; check garage sales and Craigslist and get whatever fits comfortably. Wander off your usual routes and you will encounter new corners of your town that you never knew existed.

    Music: Pick up a used acoustic guitar, electric keyboard, banjo, or whatever you can find. The world is full of inexpensive books and free YouTube videos to teach new students.

    Drawing: Make doodles, little comics, or sketches of whatever is around you. A pencil and paper are all you need. Look up YouTube videos for daily sketching practice exercises.

    Amateur radio: An entry-level license involves a basic quiz and a nominal fee. Cheap radios can be had for less than US$100. If you meet an old timer with a garage full of gear they might hand you a pile of old equipment for free.

    Of course, any of these can become expensive and time-consuming hobbies if you go down the rabbit hole. But that just means you have found something you love.

  • What's your most common fear? Not the greatest, but the one that you face most times in a day?

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  • The risk of harm to my kids.

    Most common fear by far.

  • Love Wins

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  • The last extension cord you will ever need.

  • the client is waiting

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  • "Sex work is work and work sucks."

  • Maybe a better Threadiverse Major Defederations Graph?

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  • I like this representation a lot.

  • From the day you were born until today, what was the best piece of advice you still follow?

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  • Every day is STFU Friday.

  • Threadiverse Major Defederations Graph

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  • In such a case, would the two instances still effectively be defederated?

    I think so? That's what I would expect, at least.

  • Threadiverse Major Defederations Graph

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  • If you want to complicate the graph further, I believe hexbear federates using an allow list. Blahaj, lemmy.ca, and sh.itjust.works are not on the allow list, so they are effectively defederated. I haven't looked further to see which other large instances may be affected.

  • Threadiverse Major Defederations Graph

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  • The beehaw.org/sh.itjust.works defederation is really one-way. Beehaw defederated from us after some exceptionally bad trolls were operating from sh.itjust.works in 2023. IIRC, they requested that we also defederate from them to really make sure the split was made. We honored their request.

    We would happily reconnect if Beehaw decided they want to federate with us again. If not, then that's fine; they have a right to associate with whomever they like.

    I believe infosec.pub temporarily defederated from us around the same time for the same reason. It was a rough time.

  • What good things have happened to you, or for you, over the last week?

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  • Yeah, a good pair of boots is a wonderful thing. "Never cheap out on anything that separates you from the ground" and all that. My old pair are heavy-duty hiking boots that have taken me all over the mountains. But my feet are getting wider as I get older. A bad blister last week finally spurred me to shop for something new.

  • What good things have happened to you, or for you, over the last week?

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  • My region is known for cherries and (to a lesser extent) peaches. So as far as climate goes, I would say they fit right in with other stone fruit.

    As for care, I am a clumsy and sometimes negligent caretaker. The tree is well established in my backyard and does not seem to need much aside from water. I prune it every year or two (my pruning jobs are ugly but the tree doesn't seem to care). The biggest chore is picking up all of the fallen fruit before it attracts too many wasps.

  • What good things have happened to you, or for you, over the last week?

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  • I bought new boots, and they are a huge upgrade for my old boots. I should have done this years ago! So much lighter, so much more comfortable.

    Also, my backyard apricot tree produced a fantastic crop this year. The freezer is full of fruit for making jam in autumn when the weather is cooler, and the dehydrator has been running nightly.

  • Anyone know what front end nba.space uses? (solved)

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  • Comic Strips @lemmy.world
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    Port Sherry - Empiricism

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    Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Communication

  • What country do you live in and where would you choose to live if you could?

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  • I'm sold!

  • What country do you live in and where would you choose to live if you could?

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  • US, if my avatar didn't already make that clear. My short list is Canada, Norway, Germany, France, New Zealand, Chile, in no particular order. Basically, places with snowy mountains and ski resorts.

    It's hard to pick just one place, though. There are so many beautiful and interesting spots in the world.

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    Putin 'starting to understand he may not win' the war in Ukraine

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  • 1,595 days into the 3-day special military operation...

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    Nap time for Lionel

  • One thing I think Lemmy is missing: recurring community events

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  • Canvas is Lemmy's version of the pixel wars thing, and it's happening soon. Applicable community: !canvas@toast.ooo

    The lemmy.zip folks have also been running The Button: !thebutton@lemmy.zip

  • How much should I spend on an engagement ring?

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  • Great answer.

    I second that OP should ask about ring preference before buying anything. I did before I proposed, and was surprised to learn that she had very specific desires for her engagement ring.

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    My new goober fell asleep with his face in my hand

  • Comic Strips @lemmy.world
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    SMBC

    Consciousness

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    Addams Family weather

  • Programmer Humor @programming.dev
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    It works tho

  • Comic Strips @lemmy.world
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    Apple (SMBC)

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    All the decorations are done!

  • Comic Strips @lemmy.world
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    Even more Charles Addams

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    Charles Addams

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    Litterbox Comics

    Deep Thoughts

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    Trying hard to get some attention and belly rubs

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    Three Panel Soul

    Department of Dudes

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    Will Santino

    🍋No. More. Lemons. 🍋please.

  • memes @lemmy.world
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    Bats are back

  • News @lemmy.world
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    Judge says government can't limit passport sex markers for many transgender, nonbinary people

    apnews.com /article/transgender-passports-nonbinary-trump-policy-e5d13b6064c06619c654896fc0305983
  • Selfhosted @lemmy.world
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    Alternatives to Band (group coordination tool)

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    Three Panel Soul

    Public Key Party Cryptography