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If that is supposed to throw cold water on the idea of piloting remotely I think you have fallen a bit short. No space endeavor is risk free. If he is in Florida you can have radio interference. If he is on the spacecraft he can black out when the craft starts spinning. Like with all projects you identify risks and mitigate them. If "radio interference" is a risk that cannot be mitigated then we are in deeper shit than I thought.

So kind of you to be willing to fall on your sword for such a noble cause but no one cares if your comment was political or religious or cultural. The point is it is off-topic. beecee is asking about technical risks, not your feeling about worthless rich people, the entertainment industry, or pollution.

I think one of us is misunderstanding the other, but I'm not sure if that is you or me. The point dimreepr and I are trying to make is that you don't have to eliminate the astronaut, you just have to put him in a different chair. That is, a chair in Florida rather than a chair in the spacecraft.

But it's not like he was the only one working on the problem. People on earth were working on it at the same time. If Armstrong had been on earth instead of in space the problem still would have been corrected. There was nothing magic about being in space that allowed the problem to be solved.

Armstrong was able to bring Gemini under control because he had access to the controls. Does the Dragon have onboard pilot controls? Regardless, if the module has limited functions, as in it doesn't dock, doesn't try to get close to a satellite, etc., then I am unsure an onboard pilot is all that critical.

Yes, like that useless, lazy Bezos.

Oh, you REALLY have a mean streak in you! 😱

Unless I'm misreading things, and adding in my own thoughts, I suspect it is not Davy that is missed but the conversations he generated among the other members. I'm thrilled he is gone as I hate his type of approach to discussion. I find it very rude and disingenuous. On the other hand, like with the many trolls who occasionally roam our halls, I learned a lot as people made honest attempts to educate him. It wasn't Davy who provided any insights, it was everyone else. I've never enjoyed burst water pipes, losing a job, or a serious illness in the family, but I am always better educated once it is over.

I don't know if it's because I'm getting older, but I seem to have much less patience than I used to have. Either that or it has to do with my tendency to chew with my mouth open. 😆

Yet you asked about inbreeding between species. Clearly you are confused.

I know I'm not first, but you continue to be obtuse. Bullshit. By providing one example after another of what you believe to be real you are defining for us what you think reality is. For example, In your second post in this thread: "I think the cannonball is real -- really real -- real even if no one is looking, its motion is real, and that physics describes this reality for us". Your position seems to be that the physics describing the cannon ball "describes this reality". So now you are obfuscating by claiming "well, I never actually said the words "The definition of reality is..."" Your little tap dance is fooling no one.

No, I don't really think you are a Trumper. The point I was trying to make (poorly as it turns out) was that you on occasion will take your dislike of Trump to an extreme. When you are at that extreme you can show some traits that are not dissimilar to some Trumpers. For example on Thursday you created this thread and said: My guess is that ambushing thousands of Trumpers is going to lead to a violent situation. Reminds me of how Trumpers wanted a violent reaction to BLM protesters instead of letting them occupy a bit of downtown Seattle.

So if you are being attacked and put up a defensive barrier that will injure the attacker when he comes after you, you consider yourself to be insane. I'm sticking with "mysterious".

Yes, that's the problem here. Your inability to understand what so many others here readily grasp leads you to propose ludicrous scenarios that even a child would find ridiculous. While you are pretending to try to understand, in reality you just seem obstinate and childish. Try to get past the word and make an attempt to understand the concept people are explaining.

Thursday I don't see how someone improvising a barrier to keep people from killing him is similar to creating phosgene gas to kill others. Your mind works in mysterious ways.

Sounds like you have an inferiority complex.

No, that is not what he just typed. Now you are being dishonest as well as obtuse.

You are being obtuse. The way someone speaks of something changes with the audience and circumstances. When asked why stars shine I may answer 'because it's burning', 'because of nuclear fusion', 'because it is nature's way of smiling', or 20 other ways depending on to whom I am speaking. You can't pretend the way I described a star to a child is the one true way I think of stars. If you want to claim that Einstein thinks a certain way regarding GR with respect to this conversation and this audience, then you need to get him here to comment. Otherwise stop telling us what he thinks.

People are telling you how scientists view what they are doing. You are telling them "No! you are NOT viewing it that way! You are viewing it a different way." It's fine that you can't get comfortable with their view, but quit telling people what they think.

At some point it helps if one accepts they are an amateur trying to have an in depth discussion with experts. When that happens, one no longer tries to argue they are right, but instead tries to understand why they are wrong. It's hard to understand how a Ferarri functions when your automotive knowledge is based upon playing with matchbox cars. I'm speaking of myself of course.

I can answer this one; The Universe. It makes clear and perfect sense to me! Just as you can claim one thing without evidence, I can claim the opposite without evidence. Perhaps it would be better if we both simply acknowledged that neither of us knows what really happened.

https://colemans.com/surplus-guide/post/history-usgi-concertina-wire Seems like it came from a clear-thinking, sound mind. Don't see yourself short. You seem to have more in common with them than you realize.

Congratulations and so what? You act like 'making sense to you' = empirical evidence. For some people it makes perfect sense that the government put micro-chips in the COVID vaccine. Their opinion is exactly as convincing as your opinion.

I'm pretty sure he meant September 18th. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/justice-for-j6-rally-capitol-violence-1222120/

You are a typical Trumper. Quit promoting tactics that lead to police violence.