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Clock chat, I actually maintained a Cesium clock for a while. It was kind of cool knowing I had access to an "atomic clock". Too bad it only displayed a string of numbers... I always thought it should look cooler and have more dials to fit what it really was.
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ded posted:Hotter planet = less dense = more speed I think the conservation of angular momentum would tend to slow down rotation if the atmosphere grew hotter and spread out further
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Dec 1, 2020 14:47
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Fallom posted:I think the conservation of angular momentum would tend to slow down rotation if the atmosphere grew hotter and spread out further Space is frictionless, momentum should be conserved indefinitely unless something steals it (like the moon's gravity).
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Dec 1, 2020 14:51
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Jarmak posted:Space is frictionless, momentum should be conserved indefinitely unless something steals it (like the moon's gravity). Right which is why it would be conserved and rotation would slow down if the earth grew bigger Classic ice skater analogy here
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Dec 1, 2020 14:53
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Fallom posted:Right which is why it would be conserved and rotation would slow down if the earth grew bigger Yes, you're correct, I misread your post. There's a lot more going on than the ice skater analogy though, so I don't think it would be that simple.
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Dec 1, 2020 15:02
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As Nero Danced posted:This year's felt like a decade. God I hope 2021 is boring, whoever said "may you live in interesting times" is an rear end in a top hat. Volcano, meteor, and we’re due for another tsunami on the scale of 2004 or 2011 We could always have a second pandemic. These things don’t actually work like the ones in Mister Burns.
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Dec 1, 2020 15:11
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Dec 1, 2020 15:26
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No. For me.
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Goddamn it Sean Bean. Also looking at that 2020 list...remember how fast Tiger King ascended and then crater from American pop culture in about two months? Covid-19 interestingly played a part in both.
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Dec 1, 2020 17:30
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I think those kind of trainwreck people shows only work when the characters are run of the mill assholes, not when they're literal murderers or rapists or whatever . The drug lord was the most relatable person on the show. It popped up at the perfect time but after a few weeks everyone seemed to move from spectacle to "wow these are genuinely awful people".
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Dec 1, 2020 17:49
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Spoggerific posted:https://www.npr.org/sections/corona...nown-study-says I had heard this before and my family is fairly certain it's what killed my cousin who had cancer - he got bone marrow transplants and had been in remission for years but then was suddenly in the hospital in January and they said he had pneumonia and nothing they did could slow it down or stop it from killing him.
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Dec 1, 2020 19:57
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As Nero Danced posted:
Click me for 2020 volcano eruptions
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Dec 1, 2020 20:10
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https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/oscar-nominated-umbrella-academy-star-171441548.html Ellen Page just came out as trans and is now Elliot Page, he/him pronouns. Good for him. Also, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-relief-bill-bipartisan-group-lawmakers-roll-out-908-billion-plan/ CBS News posted:Washington — A bipartisan group of lawmakers rolled out a $908 billion coronavirus relief plan that would provide aid to state and local governments, small businesses and jobless Americans but not include another round of stimulus checks, as Democratic leaders and the White House remain deadlocked on another economic package and the clock on crucial relief programs set to expire at the end of the year ticks down. Riot Carol Danvers fucked around with this message at 20:16 on Dec 1, 2020 |
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Dec 1, 2020 20:13
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I had a hope that the payroll tax thing would be forgiven for folks who didn't have a chance to opt out of it, but I doubt that'll happen.
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Dec 1, 2020 20:29
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Nothing says effective party leadership like having a group of Democrats publicly take the GOP position on stimulus
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Dec 1, 2020 20:30
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ded posted:The Monolith is a giant troll. Kinda want a monolith to appear in Philly and get all hosed-up like that Canada robot.
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Dec 1, 2020 20:31
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Riot Carol Danvers posted:
Won't pass the Senate because the cruelty is the point.
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Oof. That wasn’t a controlled demolition either, was it? Really glad I got to visit last year.
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Dec 1, 2020 20:32
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orange juche posted:Won't pass the Senate because the cruelty is the point. Yep. That's the problem and it's not like Donnie's in a functional mood to do anything. Speaking of, the fat gently caress is singing: https://twitter.com/KlasfeldReports/status/1333856475752648706?s=19
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Dec 1, 2020 20:35
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facialimpediment posted:Yep. That's the problem and it's not like Donnie's in a functional mood to do anything. https://twitter.com/kaitlancollins/status/1333857824720424961
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Dec 1, 2020 20:47
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Someone's on his way out.
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Bored As gently caress posted:Someone's on his way out. I don't think Trump will actually fire Barr, but gently caress I would laugh so hard if he did.
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Dec 1, 2020 20:52
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Mr. Nice! posted:I don't think Trump will actually fire Barr, but gently caress I would laugh so hard if he did. https://twitter.com/neontaster/status/1333861254063153154?s=19 At least some of the lovely people in the world are getting some discomfort and anger while we're all generally hosed. That wasn't the case for quite a while and it's a silver lining.
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Dec 1, 2020 20:55
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orange juche posted:Won't pass the Senate because the cruelty is the point. It's a loving poo poo bill to begin with is my point. You want to stimulate the economy, maybe give people some money for the biggest spending period of the year. (and you know for the expenses during yet another lockdown because we as a culture are too stupid to not spread a loving pandemic in the name of MAH FREEDUMS) Also local cops have destroyed a homeless encampment in a raid that was completely necessary and in no way cruel and unusual. Completely destroyed their shelters and all their stuff. Riot Carol Danvers fucked around with this message at 21:03 on Dec 1, 2020 |
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Dec 1, 2020 20:57
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facialimpediment posted:https://twitter.com/neontaster/status/1333861254063153154?s=19 Yeah but it’s not going to actually damage them besides maybe some embarrassment. Nobody in this administration is going to be begging for cigarettes at the bus station at new year’s regardless of how lovely they are.
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Dec 1, 2020 20:58
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Icon Of Sin posted:31 days left in 2020, anyone want to make bets on what other stupid things will happen this year? Fearless predictions: ded posted:The Monolith is a giant troll. Dave Bowman's going to come back to Earth to warn us Jupiter is going to explode and create a second Sun, only this one will cause the heat death of the universe. (Is "Trump fires zee missiles! into Tehran and Pyongyang" 2020 material or is he saving that for January 19, 2021?)
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Dec 1, 2020 21:03
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Mr. Nice! posted:I don't think Trump will actually fire Barr, but gently caress I would laugh so hard if he did. Alright, now the sequence is making more sense: https://twitter.com/ZekeJMiller/status/1333863633269493765 Blast out the real poo poo, throw some bullshit at Donnie to keep him happy.
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this is a real thing https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leap_second e: I should read past the first 3 posts shame on an IGA fucked around with this message at 21:23 on Dec 1, 2020 |
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Dec 1, 2020 21:19
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Riot Carol Danvers posted:It's a loving poo poo bill to begin with is my point. You want to stimulate the economy, maybe give people some money for the biggest spending period of the year. (and you know for the expenses during yet another lockdown because we as a culture are too stupid to not spread a loving pandemic in the name of MAH FREEDUMS) I'm assuming you are talking about the Denver one, which is even more hosed up because that's the place they told them to go set up camp. RE: Eliot Page, good for him, but man, leaving that second "T" out of his name is making me unreasonably angry.
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Dec 1, 2020 21:38
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Riot Carol Danvers posted:https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/oscar-nominated-umbrella-academy-star-171441548.html Always liked Page's acting in umbrella academy. Really hoping the show doesn't do "well the actor is trans the character is too now" thing where Hollywood likes matching sexual identity or preference to the actual actor for whatever reason.
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Dec 1, 2020 21:42
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bengy81 posted:I'm assuming you are talking about the Denver one, which is even more hosed up because that's the place they told them to go set up camp. I am not but it's great to know they're doing it in multiple cities across the country! Stravag posted:Always liked Page's acting in umbrella academy. Really hoping the show doesn't do "well the actor is trans the character is too now" thing where Hollywood likes matching sexual identity or preference to the actual actor for whatever reason. Chances are they'll discuss it with him and figure out a way forward that works both for the narrative and for the actor.
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Dec 1, 2020 21:44
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Stravag posted:Always liked Page's acting in umbrella academy. Really hoping the show doesn't do "well the actor is trans the character is too now" thing where Hollywood likes matching sexual identity or preference to the actual actor for whatever reason. Easier to explain to the audience. Also, it's still 2020 so watch them just cancel the show, or something.
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Dec 1, 2020 21:47
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Jarmak posted:Yes, you're correct, I misread your post. If a frictionless figure skater falls in a vacuum, does she make a sound?
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Dec 1, 2020 21:47
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I just feel like it gives the actor too little credit. When Page was still identifying as Ellen and not openly gay he (do you refer to their ellen pronouns as he or she now they're Eliot?) didn't seem to have any issues playing straight characters. I feel like they latch onto lgbt identifiers as the sole core characterization of the person too often when it's in play
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Dec 1, 2020 21:50
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Stravag posted:Always liked Page's acting in umbrella academy. Really hoping the show doesn't do "well the actor is trans the character is too now" thing where Hollywood likes matching sexual identity or preference to the actual actor for whatever reason. lol that is not something hollywood is known for. See: The Danish Girl
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UP THE BUM NO BABY posted:lol that is not something hollywood is known for. See: The Danish Girl Conversely, see Star Trek Discovery and the non-binary and trans actors, where the non-binary actor is playing a "she/her" and "her" boyfriend is the trans actor, with no mention made of his being trans. Which, according to interviews with the actor, may end up coming up, but at the same time he likes that it hasn't been brought up yet for precisely that reason. Ian Alexander posted:I think that there absolutely should be trans characters that just simply exist, and they don’t necessarily need to explain or come out as trans to the audience. I do think there will be at some point in the future a more explicit conversation about Gray’s gender identity and his transition, but that just won’t happen right away. In conclusion, Hollywood is a land of contrasts or whatever Riot Carol Danvers fucked around with this message at 21:57 on Dec 1, 2020 |
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Dec 1, 2020 21:54
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sharknado slashfic posted:I think those kind of trainwreck people shows only work when the characters are run of the mill assholes, not when they're literal murderers or rapists or whatever . The drug lord was the most relatable person on the show. It popped up at the perfect time but after a few weeks everyone seemed to move from spectacle to "wow these are genuinely awful people". Yeah if I wanted to watch stupid assholes behaving thusly I could always turn on the news
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Step 1: read some of the letters the kids wrote https://www.uspsoperationsanta.com Step 2: go to this thread https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3949901&perpage=40&noseen=1
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Stravag posted:Always liked Page's acting in umbrella academy. Really hoping the show doesn't do "well the actor is trans the character is too now" thing where Hollywood likes matching sexual identity or preference to the actual actor for whatever reason. I thought the thing in Hollywood was to make sure the actor matched the role. See for example all the people that got mad that Benedict Cumberbatch played Khan even though Ricardo Montalban wasn't a Sikh either. There were also people angry that the actor playing Sulu is of Korean descent and not Japanese descent.
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