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Re:The Atari STACY was launched in 1989 on Monday January 06, 2025 @06:48AM (#42609792)
Most spellings I've seen go with STacy for obvious reasons
Thought you were going to say "kettle" of filth there for a second

Which also works, I guess

We are in the middle of some mild shift in attitudes from the medical establishment towards non-traditional treatments, I think.
Re:The iPhone 5 Review (2012) on Friday August 30, 2024 @02:10PM (#41403162)
They don't make them like they used to

They were built to last.

Compared to chips, where would flies be? 1 bit microcontroller level? Where our brain is tops of course (latest generation AMD or Intel)
Re:Is Telegram really an encrypted messaging app? on Tuesday August 27, 2024 @08:36AM (#41366860)
There recently was a link making rounds here that purportedly allowed you to send WhatsApps to phone numbers not in your address book
Great tip. Thanks much.
You might have stumbled upon something, actually
Now need to find a vibrating alarm watch to try with
I hope you find something that works
Thanks will look into both!

Ask HN: Most effective and "non-invasive" morning wake up alarm method?

Seriously folks. Those with evening circadian rhythms will understand (and those without might appreciate) the question. Throwing this out there for your help on this: Is there an effective yet least jarring alternative to early morning alarms than the traditional alarm clock? Are we doomed to starting the day with the equivalent of a gunshot?Interested in any and all alternatives that might...

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Re:Ares Industries – Building low-cost cruise missiles on Wednesday August 21, 2024 @05:11AM (#41308345)
> you have to be ready to physically defend your favorite Starbucks.

Well ... they have a new 'super commuting" CEO if that helps

> sleeping on the couch for 8 months rather than 8 days.

Wonder what that actually translates to, in space

Is there an extra "guest" specially-adapted "zero gravity sleeping bag" or such?

Do we more or less know how many days worth of supplies they have to keep both up there if needed?
>> civilizations that arise in that era of the universe will likely have a different cosmology than what we are able to understand today.

That is just mind-boggling

It's crazy that some parts of the universe will actually for all purposes vanish

Thanks for taking time to break it all down

Appreciated. Big distance

I have difficulty conceptualizing "distance over time ... over [huge] distance"

I guess it means "chunks about so [megaparsecs] large are moving [themselves] at a speed of so many Km. per second" but I could be wrong

Thanks much
What is "Mpc"., if anybody knows?