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Cake day: June 12th, 2023

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  • The engineers and managers at NASA are not stupid, and they are not cavalier with astronaut’s lives. They’ve read the Rogers Commission and CAIB reports, and many of them remember Challenger and Columbia firsthand. But they exist in a context.

    That context is a moon program that has spent close to $100 billion and 25 years with nothing to show for itself, at an agency that has just experienced mass firings and been through a near-death experience with its science budget. The charismatic new Administrator has staked his reputation on increasing launch cadence, and set an explicit goal of landing astronauts on the Moon before President Trump’s term expires in January of 2029.

    I really don’t think it’s a stretch to say the first thing isn’t really a factor at all in why this is being rushed, this is 100% down to Trump wanting either a distraction or to be able to say “well I put someone on the moon”


  • Depends on the item

    Anything with a print or similar (e.g. football shirts with numbers) should definitely be inside out

    Socks definitely out…side…out(?), don’t ask why, they just are

    Things with buttons or zips that might catch on other things get turned inside out too (unless that would exacerbate the issue)

    I think unless I’m forgetting something everything else is que sera, sera

    Oil and odour, etc won’t really be affected by inside out or not, that’s more down to the detergents/temperature you’re using. Though caveat, a lot of modern clothing is designed to be washed at 30°C so it’s pretty much all about the detergents you use these days. And on that note, if you’re having issues with stuff not coming out feeling/smelling completely fresh at lower temps, look into ditching the fabric softener for soda crystals and/or a laundry sanitiser additive (Dettol make one that’s good). Both were game changers for this guy who has a tendency to get pretty sweaty in summer.








  • Mid 30s, 3rd party Reddit app migration ~3y ago

    Stuck around because it reminded me of a lot of the good parts of Reddit that increasingly seem to be gone from the actual site. Though not that I’d really know because I probably only go to Reddit once every few months now via a search for something, and every time I do, it seems even worse than the last time.

    I’m just hoping the growth continues such that the less busy communities start to pick up a bit, we’re getting close to the point where there’s a community to cover most interests I’ve thought looked for, but many of them are ghost towns. But we’re making progress, month on month it does feel like there are more people knocking around