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03:01
My official re-entry into Space.SE after my sojourn helping Astro.SE:
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Q: What medicines were onboard the Apollo flights?

UndoI'm currently reading through a book covering the early US space program - up through Apollo. In the book, it mentions that one of the crew on one of the flights was sick. He didn't tell mission control about it until later, though. When he finally did, the author made a comment like this: W...

03:48
'o @Undo
eek. bbiab
'o @Everyone
04:05
@Undo That bit about the naut keeping it to himself doesn't feel right. AFAIK medical telemetry was already in practice. The medics should have known probably even before the symptoms became manifest
'o @DavidZ
@Everyone howdy
(+: Up early? Oh good. you're a physician too!
hm? It's midnight here...
@Everyone It was in place, but as I remember it was some sort of dizziness - something that the medics couldn't detect through the telemetry.
back
Ah
@DavidZ Have you seen that youtube video of the lawn-mower?
04:20
No
I don't usually stay up to date on YouTube trends
this one isn't really new... hang on
I'm wondering whether to forward it ... might just be trick photography but I'd expect trick photography to be less graiiny
By "don't stay up to date" I mean I usually completely ignore whatever's popular on YouTube ;-)
Nor popular q+: it hasn't even received 100k views
Ah, but then why did you expect me to know about it?
You're a physician (+: and your profile on physics.se shewed you replied to the 'Why aeroplanes fly?' question
04:26
BTW the word is "physicist." "Physician" is something entirely different. (A physician is a type of doctor)
and in any case, this video has nothing to do with real airplanes
Physician sounds better (+: physicist sounds like ... dunno. kind-of rough
The lawnmower seems to fly ... done right it could be an aeroplane for leprechauns, and other peoples (+:< _visualizes a book 'Why witches use a broom?'_
'o @ManishEarth
 
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05:39
@Everyone it's real, here's another video of the same one:
but it's just a lawn mower like model aircraft with an engine in front, wheels at the bottom and flaps at the back like you'd expect it to have
the rest is really just designed to look like a lawn mower
@DavidZ No matter how many times I correct them, my friends always ask me, why I want to be a "physician" -_-
The last "call" was on Facebook yesterday. Duh...
06:01
@CrazyBuddy so why do you want to be a physician?
:P
What the??? o_O
People... Please have mercy on Crazy Buddy :)
@CrazyBuddy q+: Physician sounds fun. Physicist, OTOH, sounds like ... Sadist, Racist, Alarmist
'o @TildalWave
@CrazyBuddy maybe you should just answer it ;)
@CrazyBuddy Tildal has you there (+:
I don't want to be a physician... Hello??? If I speak more, you people would confuse me :D
06:04
"because physicians are well paid and get many beautiful women to help them do their job"
something like that
Maybe in the future (I mean, when I become one), maybe Physicists would become "HOT", and they'd get more girls :D
We can't confuse you!
@CrazyBuddy I wanted to suggest you'd tell them that, they'd look at you and they'd realize that can't be right :P
Damn..!!! facepalm
good morning ;)
06:06
Uhh if Physicsts became "HOT" wouldn't they eventually undergo transformation? Perhaps becoming girls? (+:< Hot Girls definitely
@TildalWave Mornin'... (Gonna become noon) :P
@Everyone there apparently is such a thing as a hot physicist
and Good Morning too (+:
@CrazyBuddy +/- 12h
what??
06:08
good morning +/- 12 h
happy diurnal isomorphism!
ah, that... :D
wait you two are from India both, no?
when does ISRO launch to Mars?
yeah...
06:09
should be soon...
10/23
o_O
I dunno :P
oh in 9 days wow
That's what I read ... if I remember
@Everyone high five mmddyy!
06:10
@ManishEarth Howdy :)
@ManishEarth ^5
morning sunshine
Careful @Tildal 3 injuns around, and you alone (+:
I'll be fine ;)
@ManishEarth I used to be a proggie mmdd comes naturally after the first year or so of writing code
06:12
Ah, I see
hhnnzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Of course, it confuses the bankers ... but with the new cheques nowadays )+:
@TildalWave Don't sleep..!!! (wait.. that means "sleeping" right?) :D
@Everyone ITS SPELLED CHECK
(already using one American convention, why not use more)
growls @ManishEarth
06:14
@CrazyBuddy hours minutes ....
I forgot seconds!!
duh
Yesterday, I was about to get killed by a swimming pool -_-
(Bad luck..!!!)
Hmm... looks like people are frozen to hear it...
(or, wondering why that didn't happen? :P)
I'm wondering why is that bad luck?
you weren't killed were you?
Dived into the pool (for the first time) without looking its depth...
OK.... what happened?
ah
In my hometown, pools are around 8 feets...
This silly thing is about 15 feet (which I saw only after suffocated and got up) :D
06:18
yeah I did that once... run full sprint and jumped into 20 cm of water
6 stiches
Yay..!!! :P
oh the other way around...
I don't mind depth
it's the shallowness that can kill you
Hah..!!!
@TildalWave Yeah...
It was more like an illusion..
I was going down (the floor looked like it was near)
But, it went down & down...
I didn't touch it, I just came out -_-
trust me, if you had to you could be down there for at least 2 minutes
unless you smoke
I can't hold my breath longer than 30 secs o_O
06:21
that fist gag reflex or however it's called in English that comes at dunno say 30 seconds is just a reflex ... once you're past that you're still fine for quite a while
Moreover, I just jumped into the pool (as usual), didn't get enough air, etc...
@TildalWave Ohh... So I can stay longer O_O
that's not so relevant unless you're after some record ... any normal person can stay under water for 2 minutes if needs be, unless you actually swallow water in panic
I used to scare my mother really good a few times when I was a kid
Woaahh...
going under and literally minutes would pass... she freaked out once completelly
@TildalWave You're the splits ...
06:24
well it helps if you don't move
if you have to swim then it would be shorter
@TildalWave don't move? as in ... play dead?
I didn't I just went deep enough so nobody could see me... in the sea, not the pool
Looks like @TildalWave has got some nice experience :D
@TildalWave Oh my...
it would lengthen eventually as your lungs/pectoral muscles developed
06:25
I used to dive a lot yup
right. i'm off. back in a while if all goes well
well I still do, just not as much
I like swimming. That gone when I entered Chennai (my current city) -- No swimming resources...
Pool costs you Rs.200 for an hour -_-
(that's the problem with cities)
In my hometown, it's free... (but, it's a village actually, it's not a bluish pool)
It's greenish :D
I can get a pic of our public pool :)
A nice place to practice or learn swimming...
The thing is, the floor is not a slope
It has steps carved in rocks...
Oh I'd love to go there once ... never been to India
(Old temple)
The steps go down & down... depth varies increases distance...
06:34
I have no idea how much is 200 rupees
@TildalWave $5-$7
But the earning power here is much less.
In terms of pizza, Rs 100 can get you a personal pizza
well that's steep even for 10x my pay grade, especially since an hour of swimming is not what I'm used to... it has to be a whole day or it doesn't count
on the other hand, it depends what you get for that money ... that's just admittance?
Well, swimming pools here are rare
and usually such services are expensive
as are other things like real cheese
oh, right, the dolla ain't worth much anymore
06:40
Rupees isn't so worthy these days :)
well at least it doesn't sound that bad anymore
@ManishEarth What?? o_O
oops I meant rupee
Hehe... :)
06:55
@Crazy talking about Chennai without me ? :P
Nice temple
@Hash It's not in Chennai anyway :D
Do you mean the temple ?? @Crazy
Yeah... Note the arrow... (to which it's pointing to) ;-)
No such arrows in mobile view :D
 
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08:06
@ManishEarth you dont have real cheese!?
08:38
'o @RhysW
Good morn
@TildalWave How is it roscosmos doesn't have a tag?
Up early, RhysW?
@Everyone hmm not really, its 20 to 11! didnt get up until 10
Tsk. Partying out all night, I'm sure. What is this new generation coming to?
q+:
hah, quite the opposite! i just like my sleep
08:41
Sleep is good. Sir D usually pokes me with his nose twice a night
Sir D?
Sir Dumpty. Check my profile photo
Hm. The news-feed isn't real-time in here
brb. lunch.
abck
welcome back
I'm a bit here and there at the moment, so excuse me if my replies come slowly
08:56
No worries
Got to attend to something else a bit. Back later! Stay safe!
 
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10:34
@RhysW We've got paneer (cottage cheese), which is good. Then we've got this synthetic stuff that everyone likes. No real cheeses like cheddar/jack/gouda/etc
 
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12:59
@TildalWave I took care of it. Thanks!
13:17
Just one day left for us to reach 90 day :-D
It's pretty exciting!
I am waiting to see what area 51 is gonna tell us tomorrow ;-)
@Hash We probably won't graduate, if that's what you're excited about.
@Undo But it is a pretty good milestone, regardless.
posted on October 14, 2013 by Chris Bergin

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13:31
Absolutly. Also, I think we get to do a community-self-evaluation.
I never been with a site that's in beta stage and its my first experience @Undo
@Hash It's my first too - I've just picked stuff like that up from mSO.
 
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15:09
@called2voyage I hope you understand my decision to delete those comments... you had valid points, but they were not connecting and leading to anything constructive
I think it has to do with the way each of you were approaching/interpreting the question, and I think Alan's answer bridges the gap and clears things up nicely
@Chris I agree that Alan's answer is technically correct, but I think the OP's attempt at making a distinction between "continuous" footage and a string of stills makes it difficult to tell what to accept.
@Chris But I do understand your reason for deleting the comments.
I totally see where you're coming from... it's a valid point
15:41
@Chris hello :-)
Hey @Hash
@Chris You are aerospace specialist Right ??
@Hash I work in aerospace, yes
@Chris cool .....
I don't think my ego is big enough to call myself a specialist just yet :P
15:48
heh, specialist or expert ;]
'o @Chris @Hash et Al
What do you mean 'won't graduate'? Will SEx be put to sleep?
@Everyone @Everyone what's that I can't understand your short form
I wonder who starred "Hey Hash" o_O
I can't get the pun (if any) in it :D
dunno
Why doesn't ToTW appear to guest users?
@Everyone ???
15:52
@CrazyBuddy Just that. ToTW shows up in that little thingy to the right for an authenticated user. Surely a Guest user (not authenticated)should be able to know the topic for the week
@CrazyBuddy o_O o_O o_O
@Hash What short form?
@Everyone et Al
@Everyone ah... that
(+: It means 'all others' roughly
Wait ... are CrazyBuddy & Hash the same human?
15:58
Nah, same location :)
@Everyone no no
Sorry, I wasn't reading well
eyes @called2voyage auspiciously
@called2voyage :P :P
15:59
I'm a bit distracted by Astro, was just glancing at your conversation
@called2voyage: BTW, congrats on your acquiring-mod-power :D
What was that talk about 'not graduate' anyway?
@CrazyBuddy Thanks
hehe trying to get on everyones good side i see @CrazyBuddy :P
@RhysW I'm stuck between mods... INDIANS -- FLEEEE.... :D
16:02
'o @RhysW
@DavidFreitag Hey! haven't seen you in a while, think we keep missing eachothers online times! :P
Hey @Everyone how goes things?
@RhysW: Send me your blog link :)
@CrazyBuddy Oh! I totally forgot, ill grab it now
@RhysW Posted a question earlier in the day. Want to take a gander at it?
@Everyone sure thing, though i think i've already seen it!
16:03
@RhysW Send me the blog link too!
@RhysW You told me once that you have the same theme.. but, you didn't give me... Grrrrrr.....
@RhysW Include me
thinks about pinching CrazyBuddy's nose shut
Guys, by "Send me", I meant post it here... (I don't have personal chat or something) Duh... -_-
There isn't anything new yet, and won't be til next week at least, holiday at the moment, and im debating turning it into a space/astro/coding split to cover all my hobbies, lots of topics written but not published yet though! sharpapprentice.com
16:04
@Everyone I starred it @CrazyBuddy
Somebody please explain won't graduate to me
@Hash ???
yikes ...
@Everyone wont graduate? where was that said?
@Everyone what you mean
16:05
@RhysW Cool :)
Cheers for the same cool theme :D
scroll up rhys - convo 'tween Hash & Undo
scrolls
:P
@RhysW: You don't write often??? o_O
You pay for your blog... right?
right. i'm off. I need food. Can't think without food
16:06
@Everyone Oh ok i can explain it now
@Everyone we still have to run long way to graduate ..............
90 days is the minimum time period for a site before it can graduate, what they mean is we won't graduate yet, lots of sites take much longer
@CrazyBuddy not very often, but im going to change that, new job means i have more time and willingness to do so
ah...
I've lost my schedule yesterday :/
had a total life overhaul in the last week! glad to be having my holiday this one
lost your schedule?
@RhysW I write 2 posts per week...
Yesterday, I lost...
But, that's my blog anyway. I can post something today and change the "time" when it was posted :P
16:10
@CrazyBuddy cheating
ahh, you could i guess! though it seems like cheating :P
@RhysW (/cc @Hash) Yep..!!! But, I have a reputation ya know :D
@CrazyBuddy about 7.4k by my count :P
I don't know my rep
I forgot that let me check
@Hash total? about 5.1k
16:12
woooohoooo
@RhysW Not that one..!!! Then, I can fool everyone by showing my 18.3k :D
@CrazyBuddy 18.3?
18.3 "k" :D
where is all that from?!
:D
16:14
your biggest site is only 6k! the rest doesnt add up to 12k!
It includes all his rep all 101's
@RhysW chat rep
exactly
@ManishEarth chat rep? that's a thing?
@RhysW total rep, including 101s
Flair rep only includes >200 sites
@RhysW Yeah.. I told you... That's what I meant by "fool everyone"
Only me & Manish show-off the 12k over all the sites :D
16:16
Ahhh, that makes more sense
Duh... His flair downs mine... Damn..!!!
hehehe
@Manish, give a bunch of bounties to my answers :D
@ManishEarth I could see two mod star in your head one for physics and other for ???
@CrazyBuddy there is very little difference between our reps, less than 100 i think (ignoring all the 101's)
16:18
@Hash Chemistry
@ManishEarth oh geez, that day where you followed me to all the science sites...
@RhysW Anyone can beat me... (for now, I've hibernated) :D
I was lurking
When I get up, each site will be zombified..!!! (@RhysW includes astronomy too) :P
haha, you can't surprise astronomers! our telescopes can see you coming from light years away!
16:21
Can you see zombies? NO..!!! YOU CAN'T..!!! We have negative masses, and always travel faster than light. But unlike Tachyons, we have a portable ACME brake, which can decelerate us :P
I think a telescope can sense the light only when it hits it am I right ??
we aren't limited to only visible light!
Its a real question ??
there is even talk of detecting gravity waves using new pieces of equipment
but yes, at the moment the packet of information, be it light or another piece of energy, much reach our instruments first
Anyone watched "Gravity" here?
16:23
unfortunately not, though i have heard good things
I'm sure that no Indian has watched "Gravity" yet..!!!
haha, has it been released in India yet? that might explain it :P
Not yet.... :D
Anyways, my lair is calling out for me to create more evil schemes, so I will catch you all later... maybe literally catch you in my net of evil
but for now, cya later!
@RhysW How dare you leave SE??? (being mod)
I'll persuade you....
16:26
abck
@CrazyBuddy No mod truly leaves SE. They just close one of their eyes.
Hah..!!! :P
So SEx.SE doesn't get shut-down if it doesn't graduate, does it?
@Everyone No, most public betas continue indefinitely until they meet the standards of a full fledged site.
We do have betas that have crossed 3 years (still beta) ;-)
16:31
phew
wait .. 'most public betas'? what happened to the others?
If a site does get shutdown its questions get merged into an appropriate site (if possible).
Ah. So it doesn't become a digital zombie, or whatever
Getting back to my pet peeve for today
Why isn't the topic of the week visible to the public at large?
You mean non-members?
Typically community-focused activities such as topic of the week are centered on site members because they are the ones most likely to participate.
Also, becoming a member is strongly encouraged for anyone who wants to frequent a stack.
16:45
I guess ... it just seemed that making the topic-of-the-week public might encourage visitors to revisit, and eventually become members
I don't know if seeing just a topic heading will encourage people to revisit as much as seeing the questions themselves (which people already can).
Hmm
Can we highlight totw as a separate tab adjacent to the 5 tabs already visible?
That would be a good feature request on Meta.SO
trots to mso
@RhysW It's possible - i do have a very fluid schedule
17:04
@Everyone You should note that Pearson does already have this request out there.
@called2voyage Yes. I'm putting this in as a comment against his request
done
17:30
@Everyone you didn't yet create it? :P
create what??
Should I change the title on the legs question? I'd thought a touch of piquant humour in the title might help - so far it's pretty quiet though ...
@Everyone I'm replying to one of your previous pings re roscosmos tag
oops... blame it on my advanced age, and dementia
17:47
ahh a wild @TildalWave appears!
even though i guess im the one doing the appearing
'o @RhysW @TildalWave
@RhysW You're monopolizing the starred comments board q+:
@Everyone hehe, in the early early days i was once every starred comment on this room
Hm. Mr. David Bestwick is on the board of directors of Avanti PLC ...
@RhysW It's that dry humour coming out of the wet british isles q+:
@Everyone haha, maybe that's what it is
@RhysW So it is (+: I still find myself laughing at 'Yes Minister' on YT after having seen it umpteen times already!
17:58
Perhaps I should come to wherever you are then! my humor is clearly going to waste in my own country!
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