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  • Starbase activities (2025-07-07):

    • Jul 6th cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
    • July 6th addendum: RGV Aerial post a recent photo of clean up progress at Massey's. (RGV Aerial)
    • Build site: A new design of a booster header tank moves from Starfactory to Megabay 1 and is raised to vertical. (NSF, LadPadre, ViX, Golden 1, Golden 2, Beyer)
    • Launch site: A pump arrives at the LOX pump farm, is unwrapped and then covered, likely pending a crane lift. A blue wrapped motor is also visible on site. (ViX)
    • The Tower 2 chopsticks are lowered, possibly to aid with cladding installation on the tower. (ViX)
    • Work on the ship static fire adapter continues with the addition of pieces speculated to be R-vac bracing. (Starship Gazer)
    • Pad 1 refurbishment continues. (Killip)
    • Pad 2 flame trench work continues. (Killip / RGV Aerial)
  • How badly does being inebriated affect your intuition and memo?

    I don't think I actually drank any alcohol that time at the pub. My alcohol consumption is pretty low and infrequent, so I don't have a lot of data on how my memorization performance is affected. I do find that I'm noticeably worse if I haven't gotten enough sleep though. The few times I've consumed enough alcohol to feel the effects, I haven't noticed a significant effect on my speedsolving times. Perhaps I was just not very drunk. I didn't measure my blood alcohol levels.

    Do you use the mind palace thingy for memo?

    I've heard of the mind palace technique, but I've never been able to use it effectively. My current memo strategy is to convert letter pairs into words, and stringing the words into a (vaguely) coherent story. Perhaps I should give the mind palace another try. Any recommendations?

  • Starbase activities (2025-07-06):

    • Jul 5th cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
    • Jul 5th addendum: More cladding is installed on Tower 2. (ViX)
    • Launch site: The hold-down clamps have been removed from the Pad 1 launch mount. This suggests that the ship static fire stand will be integrated onto the hold down clamps after all, rather than attached to the top deck of the launch mount. (Golden 1, Golden 2)
    • Build site: A ship quick disconnect plate is lifted out of Megabay 2. (NSF, ViX)
  • Good video overall, though I disagree with his statement that Starship is "failing at the easy stuff and succeeding at the hard stuff". Booster catches, while impressive, build off of SpaceX's experience with F9 landings. Starship is a very different beast from an F9 upper stage though, so it's not surprising to me that it is proving to be the more difficult part of the program.

    That said, the performance of Ship Block 2 has been particularly disappointing.

  • Starbase activities (2025-07-05):

    • Jul 4th cryo delivery tally. (ViX)
    • Jul 4th addendum: Fireworks at the beach. (ViX, Gisler, NSF)
    • Launch site: Modification of the the ship transport stand continues. (Roger S)
    • Build site: Clamp arm installation begins on the booster transport stand for block 3 boosters. (Anderson, Gisler)

    McGregor:

    • Part of a tank is launched, possibly a test to investigate the cause of the S36 anomaly. (NSF 1, NSF 2, Golden)
  • Before automobiles (and indoor plumbing), this used to be the other way around. I heard that the reasoning was so that the woman would be less likely to get hit by poop dumped out of upper story windows.

    As crazy is the world is now, I'm glad I live in the present and not in the past.

  • SpaceX @sh.itjust.works

    Axiom-4 Launch Thread

    J.K. Rowling @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    Pop star Jade Thirlwall leads crowd in anti-JK Rowling chant at LGBTQ+ festival

    J.K. Rowling @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    J.K. Rowling uses Harry Potter wealth to fund anti-transgender organization

    J.K. Rowling @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    How JK Rowling Betrayed the World She Created

    J.K. Rowling @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    Why it’s important to boycott J.K. Rowling in light of her continued transphobic stance

    Harry Potter @lemmy.zip

    Let's not bother the old guy

    Harry Potter @lemmy.zip

    Harry Potter in a nutshell

    Harry Potter @lemmy.zip

    Welcome to Hogwarts

    Harry Potter @lemmy.zip

    How Helga Hufflepuff gamed the house system

    SpaceX @sh.itjust.works

    Transporter-14 Launch Thread

    Spaceflight @sh.itjust.works

    Blue Origin NS-33 Launch Thread

    xkcd @lemmy.world

    What if you funneled Niagara Falls through a straw?

    Thunder App @lemmy.world

    Comment age gets pushed offscreen

    SpaceflightMemes @sh.itjust.works

    Starship Explosion meme.MP4

    SpaceflightMemes @sh.itjust.works

    ULA operatives strike again, Tory sends his regards

    SpaceflightMemes @sh.itjust.works

    Current state of Starship development

    SpaceflightMemes @sh.itjust.works

    S26 > S36

    SpaceflightMemes @sh.itjust.works

    Ship 36 is something of a disappointment...

    SpaceflightMemes @sh.itjust.works

    Elon touring Massey’s this morning

    SpaceflightMemes @sh.itjust.works

    Suboptimal