proof? He pleaded guilty.

(Written on 10/07/2022)(Permalink)

https://www.nytimes.com/article/covid-masks-protection-stats.html The article contains links to a ton of science on masks.

(Written on 04/22/2022)(Permalink)

The appeal is not about reestablishing the mandate. It's about reestablishing the CDC authority to implement a mandate in they way that they did.

(Written on 04/22/2022)(Permalink)

"Shhhh... I've got this" --- Darwin

(Written on 10/30/2021)(Permalink)

"When democracy is tagged tyranny, sedition becomes incarceration."

(Written on 10/30/2021)(Permalink)

Mark Forkner 6:50 PM: Oh shocker alerT! MCAS is now active down to M .2 It's running rampant in the sim on me at least that's what Vince thinks is happening Gustavsson, Patrik H 6:51 PM: Oh great, that means we have to update the speed trim descritption in vol 2 Mark Forkner 6:51 PM: so I basically lied to the regulators (unknowingly) Gustavsson, Patrik H 6:51 PM: it wasnt a lie, no one told us that was the case Mark Forkner 6:51 PM: I'm levelling off at like 4000 ft, 230 knots and the plane is trimming itself like craxy I'm like, WHAT? Gustavsson, Patrik H 6:52 PM: that's what i saw on sim one, but on approach I think thats wrong Mark Forkner 6:52 PM: granted, I suck at flying, but even this was egregious Gustavsson, Patrik H 6:52 PM: No, i think we need aero to confirm what its supposed to be doing Mark Forkner 6:53 PM: Vince is going to get me some spreadsheet table that shows when it's supposed to kick in. why are we just now hearing about this

(Written on 09/25/2021)(Permalink)

The idea that a Branson passenger is an astronaut is insulting. Astronaut Reisman says; If I take a Carnival Cruise, I don't get epaulets and get called a sailer. The key is what is your role? Are you trained to do a job in space? Poke your head above some altitude and la dee da, you're an astronaut? It's like driving up Pike's Peak and getting a medal that says you've climbed one of Colorado's fourteeners... Astronauts are not about joy rides. Even Christa McAuliffe, Teacher In Space, had serious assignments had that crew lived to fly their mission. Rides are a legitimate thing to do. It will become more and more common and cheaper. But it is a joy ride. Or maybe eventually really fast trans-continental flying. That's fine. But you're not an astronaut. You're a Disney, er, uh, Virgin park guest. Maybe the title should be something like astropassenger.

(Written on 07/30/2021)(Permalink)

I can drive Pike's Peak and claim I summited a Colorado fourteener. La dee da. Branson is a barnstormer.

(Written on 07/16/2021)(Permalink)

Yup Suborbital flight requires 4000 mph. Orbital flight requires 17,500 mph Energy needed is proportional to velocity squared ( 1/2*mass*velocity*velocity) And to go that fast requires a lot more fuel, and you have to lift that and take it with you, too... so the "mass" value in the power equation also goes up by a *lot*. That’s why the Saturn V moon rocket was so big. It was almost all fuel.

(Written on 07/16/2021)(Permalink)

The idea that a Branson passenger is an astronaut is insulting. Astronaut Reisman says; If I take a Carnival Cruise, I don't get epaulets and get called a sailer. The key is what is your role? Are you trained to do a job in space? It's a ride. Branson might as well hire a mouse. Poke your head above 50 miles and la dee da, you're an astronaut? It's like driving up Pike's Peak and getting a medal that says you've climbed one of Colorado's fourteeners... As someone whose Dad was one of the first 13 engineers to move to Houston to build the Mission Control Center, and growing up down the street from Neil Armstrong, Ed White, and Fred Haise, and down the block from Donn Eislie, Tom Stafford, Elliot See, and Bill Anders, I am highly offended by this. Astronauts are about discovery, not joy rides. Even Christa McAuliffe, Teacher In Space, had serious assignments had that crew lived to fly their mission. Rides are a legitimate thing to do. It will become more and more common and c

(Written on 07/16/2021)(Permalink)