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jamieplex··on Object that fell from the skies identified as separation ring from a rocket
true, but I guess I have never heard of an 8' diameter rocket before...
jamieplex··on Object that fell from the skies identified as separation ring from a rocket
ok....
jamieplex··on Object that fell from the skies identified as separation ring from a rocket
sorry, I estimated from the grainy footage. Relax, man...
jamieplex··on Object that fell from the skies identified as separation ring from a rocket
sorry, I copied the other guy...
jamieplex··on Object that fell from the skies identified as separation ring from a rocket
I agree with Jonathan. It seems to be a very low-tech, solid steel ring gear assembled and riveted together from 4 distinct parts. Not very aero-spacey at all...
jamieplex··on Object that fell from the skies identified as separation ring from a rocket
Maybe that was the "rumbling" they all heard! lol
jamieplex··on Object that fell from the skies identified as separation ring from a rocket
Cowlings are generally thin aluminum or composite materials, never steel. Cowlings are considered "fairings", generally to smooth the air-stream in and around the engine.
jamieplex··on Object that fell from the skies identified as separation ring from a rocket
Approximately 8' diameter (other commenters pointed out a more reasonable size) solid steel ring gear (riveted together from 4 parts). Doesn't look anything like a "separation ring", and certainly isn't large enough. Plus it is solid steel. I am kinda doubting the whole story at this point. No way it is from a rocket (too heavy, too low-tech, no ring gears in rocketry), and doubtful from any commercial aircraft (again, too low-tech and too heavy).
jamieplex··on Orbit by Mozilla
Wow, that little? I LOVE Firefox. I guess that market share should either make me feel real good, or quite lonely...
jamieplex··on Orbit by Mozilla
I REALLY liked the part about preparing cakes with AI... Makin' me hungry just thinking about it.
jamieplex··on The "Pfizer Boob Job": A Case of Unexplained Gigantomastia
Ouch! Looks like they totally botched the reduction.
jamieplex··on I am rich and have no idea what to do
I am new here, but can I ask a serious question? How does a question like this even get listed?? Or responded to? I really would like to know the system here.
jamieplex··on I am rich and have no idea what to do
Because you've just learned that THESE are the real people that are HN readers, and THIS is what is important to them. (sadly, IMO)
jamieplex··on I am rich and have no idea what to do
I can't! I don't have enough 'cred'!! lol
jamieplex··on I am rich and have no idea what to do
lol!
jamieplex··on I am rich and have no idea what to do
But, will blockchain fix the laziness and nepotism within the government? (along with myriads of other "fails")
jamieplex··on I am rich and have no idea what to do
Lol, yeah, there is that...
jamieplex··on I am rich and have no idea what to do
Well, that's definitely an interesting take...
jamieplex··on Bogus Software
Yikes! He wanted $25 for a fish screensaver 35 years ago!! Wild!
jamieplex··on AI companies cause most of traffic on forums
Welcome to the new world order... sadness
jamieplex··on Happy New Year 2025
Happy Gnu Ears, Y'all!!
jamieplex··on What is it like to be a thermostat? (1996)
And if a thermostat is conscious, then so would an alarm clock be...
jamieplex··on What is it like to be a thermostat? (1996)
Except that a thermostat doesn't "follow" anything. It is basically a binary response state: on or off (or high and low). Nothing further. Analog or digital, it doesn't follow anything.... It reacts instantly at a setpoint. Would you think an alarm clock is "following" the time, and turns the alarm on at the set time? Or is it a momentary switch at a setpoint....
jamieplex··on Wishing Everyone a Happy Solsthelion
Merry Crispness, and Happy Gnu Ears
jamieplex··on Apple Photos phones home on iOS 18 and macOS 15
Also, by the time you find that button to turn it off, Apple already has the info it wanted...
jamieplex··on Ugandan runner due to arrive in London after 516 days, 7,700 miles on the road
Now THAT is true grit....
jamieplex··on Fatty acid amides present in Camembert cheese improved cognitive decline
Funny. I came here because of the same reason the first 5 commenters had: Very confusing word usage...
jamieplex··on Merry Christmas Everyone
To you too!
jamieplex··on Merry Christmas Everyone
Merry Christmas! Just remembering playing with our new Commodore 64, Christmas Day 1982. Good memories.
jamieplex··on Developing a cancer drug without Big Pharma: this hospital shows it can be done
Either you are not from the USA, are trolling, or don't really know the U.S. medical system. Yes, maybe a few private practice doctors are greedy, but generally, doctors "in the system" don't personally generate more funds by doing things different, prescribing more drugs, etc. They are on salary. As far as other types of doctors (eg. chiropractors), they DEFINITELY drive home more money by prescribing more, requiring return visits, etc. But I call them doctors only by the loosest of definitions.

I am baffled by your second paragraph. It is just plainly illogical.

The third paragraph tells me that you ARE possibly from outside the USA, or that you have only seen a few doctors and they were proud or rude. We (personally) have seen private doctors, hospital doctors, country doctors, etc. over 50 years (at least 50-60 different ones). And the preponderance of our evidence shows you are either misinformed, or you are a patient who wants to self prescribe treatments that are medically unsound or 'fringe'. And, yes, those WILL be ignored by any average doctor. But then you could always fly to Mexico and get those useless treatments for low cost...

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