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same... probably will never touch them or need them (until I eventually throw them out) you are probably lookin at $20 for any cable(s)/plugs you "might" need later on that Amazon can get in a day.... it's not worth $20 to keep them IMO

Real victims are the kids with weak immune systems who CAN'T get the vaccine having other people playing Russian roulette with their health.

More info on the last minute update that took place while in orbit.... definitely not something you want to see happen and someone, somewhere feels like crap right now: Fortunately, the only payload mounted on the side of the lander now facing the surface is a static payload: an artwork provided by artist Jeff Koons. Other commercial and NASA payloads are operating, and many of them collected data during the flight to the moon and during the descent to the surface. One of those NASA payloads may have saved the mission. Engineers were able to use data from the Navigation Doppler Lidar instrument developed at NASA’s Langley Research Center to replace laser rangefinders on the lander that were not working. Controllers discovered the problem with the lander’s laser rangefinders after going into orbit around the moon Feb. 21 and deciding to use them to more precisely measure the lander’s orbit, which was more elliptical than intended. The lasers, though, did not work, and engineers determined that a physical switch — a safety measure on the ground because the lasers are not eye-safe — was not flipped before launch. “It was like a punch in the stomach. We were going to lose the mission,” Altemus recalled. Crain then found it would be possible to take the data from two lasers in the NASA instrument and incorporate them into the lander’s navigation system. “In normal software development for a spacecraft, this is the kind of thing that would have taken a month,” Crain said. “Our team basically did that in an hour and a half.” That process also provided a greater validation of the NASA payload than originally expected. “The technology performed flawlessly,” said Prasun Desai, NASA deputy associate administrator for space technology. “It acquired range and velocity data well above the required five-kilometer altitude as it was descending.” He noted the goal of flying the payload was to achieve a technology readiness level (TRL) of 6 on a 1-to-9 scale, validating a prototype of the technology in a relevant environment. With its use on the landing, “we were able to get an operational system now, TRL 9. It’s ready to be used from now on.” Altemus added it was “fortuitous” that Nova-C was in an elliptical orbit that prompted engineers to activate the laser rangefinder earlier than expected and thus discovered the problem. “That was fortunate and a bit of luck for us.” In normal operations, Crain said, the laser rangefinders would not have been activated until after the lander began its powered descent to the surface. “We would have probably been five minutes to landing before we realized those lasers weren’t working,” he said.

NASA/joint group needs to send up a ship with like a dozen landers on it whose sole mission is to test landings and feed data back to be shared with all companies. So much time and money being spent on the equipment and tests on board, yet we still don't have a reliable landing system.

I wish I would have done similar early on. Worked great for me when first starting, especially for Half Marathons (my favorite distance). When I finally decided to try a couple full marathons it was clear I needed more non-running activity to really "enjoy" the actual race. I did 2 and finished both but didn't have a great experience either time. I'm starting back up now incorporating more strength and speed work. As @Clintonaldo mentioned - speed work should not be avoided. Everyone I knew doing that changed to incorporate speed work religiously shaved a ton off their times along with having much better race experiences.

Based on contact from the high gain antenna it sounds like it landed ok just a matter of not being pointed accurately (off course slightly, etc), something they should "hopefully" be able to correct, especially since they were able to patch the thing in lunar orbit to use a different landing plan.

cmon comms.....

nvmd

Feels like may be different this time... A few dominos been falling with adding Ice making ability to Toyota center during last year's renovations..

I don't know that there are any, would something like this work for the biometric? Can be plugged into one of the keyboard USB slots https://www.amazon.com/Kensington-VeriMark-Fingerprint-Black-K67977WW/dp/B01NAVWPOJ

The anticipated landing time is currently 4:24 p.m. EST Today (Thursday, Feb. 22) NASA Link: https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2024/02/22/intuitive-machines-updates-im-1-landing-time-carrying-nasa-science/

Abbott needs blame for the increase in border crossings since he started busing them out of the state. That has to be seen as a plus for anyone crossing into Texas.

So many people lost on the roads this morning

I never thought about it or considered it until mid 40's....Based on my experience, your body will let you know if and when you need/want it.

A lot of the AirBNB/VRBO went from trying to help pay on their long term investment they personally used to trying to use it as an income source. Probably better options for the time/capital required.

Would have thought Eastside EC would do it before LASA. Eastside is a waste of everyone's Friday night at this point. Feel sorry for the few kids who care for them.

They charge you $35 if below level where you picked it up at. (More than 5% diff). What sucks is you don't know how charged they are too on reservation. Could be 60%....hope you weren't counting on fully charged like the gas vehicles on pickup

53 here... huge Hal Higdon fan. Everything needed is free on his website - click on level and scroll down and will see training calendar. Has apps if that's your thing too. https://www.halhigdon.com/training/half-marathon-training/ I really liked the - just do this - here's a plan, you'll be good approach. There are likely better programs for time, etc but highly recommend his plans until you decide you need something else. Off running days perfect for working in lifting (something I wish I did/do more of) Just know on any of the running programs, "run" usually means at a pace where you could hold a conversation with someone while doing it. ie. slow down while building up distance to avoid injuries. I'll usually just repeat a program or time things (repeat a week, etc) so hits race weekend accordingly.

What's the catch on them listing Prop 3 for E-Verify? It has wide support on both sides of the aisles, but I feel like it's been buried from the top for years now. What's different now?

Adding to others, unless driving is something you really enjoy (my parents like driving as much as "seeing sights"... something needs to be cut. At most (still likely too much) I would fly into Phoenix and one way through Grand Canyon, Bryce, MOAB, and then Colorado flying out of Denver.

Well they certainly aren't paying for anyone to develop their app/service. Worst one out there. They still haven't fixed the issue where after a commercial break it jumps back to the previous commercial break. I thought it was just me but plenty of people complaining of it online. Been going on 3 months plus.

I'm amazed the social networks have banned the son of the one of the founding fathers of fake news. Jay it's time to maybe start a new family tradition.

Well yeah it's night shift and maybe they are exaggerating the numbers some but that's what's been told to me. You're also likely driving during overlap periods where there are effectively twice the officers on patrol (on purpose during busy times during shift changes). For night shift it's incredibly hard to convince normally younger officers who want to spend time with their young family to instead work at nights when everything bad typically happens. You make them do it and hope you can manage it so they don't decide to relocate somewhere else.