The Junk Drawer

[schuylaar]

UAE set to launch rover to the moon Wednesday
DUBAI: The UAE has completed the final preparations to launch its rover to the moon in the Arab world’s first lunar mission, it was announced on Tuesday.

Rashid rover will blast off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, US, on Wednesday, Nov. 30, embarking on a five-month journey to the moon. In a statement, Japan-based ispace inc. announced it had completed the integration of its HAKUTO-R Mission 1 lunar lander into the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

“We are pleased to have finished the first phase of the Mission 1 with the final preparations before launch completed,” said Takeshi Hakamada, Founder and CEO of ispace. “To do this, we utilized a design and development model that balanced reliability and low costs by employing proven technologies and components from around the world,” he added.

The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center (MBRSC) invited viewers from all over the world to watch the launch live at 12:39pm UAE time (GMT+4).

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1597496830526648325

The rover will land on the “unexplored moon surface at Atlas Crater, on the southeastern outer edge of Mare Frigoris (“Sea of Cold”)” in April 2023, the center said.

“The target site criteria were carefully considered by the Emirates Lunar Mission Team, including the duration of continuous sun illumination and communication visibility from Earth,” the MBRSC said in a statement. Once launched, the integrated spacecraft will take a low-energy route to the moon rather than a direct approach.

If the lunar mission succeeded, the UAE would be the fourth country to land on the moon. The 10kg Rashid rover will study the properties of lunar soil, mobility on the lunar surface, the petrography and geology of the moon, dust movement, and study surface plasma conditions and the moon’s photoelectron sheath. It will send data and images back to Earth, using two high-resolution cameras: Microscopic, and thermal imaging ones, said the mission’s team.

The lunar mission was the latest of the UAE’s effort in space exploration. Earlier in February 2021, the UAE made history by landing its Hope probe to Mars, becoming the first Arab nation to launch an unmanned mission to the red planet.

UAE set to launch rover to the moon Wednesday

DUBAI: The UAE has completed the final preparations to launch its rover to the moon in the Arab world’s first lunar mission, it was announced on Tuesday. Rashid rover will blast off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, US, on Wednesday, Nov. 30, embarking on a five-month journey...

www.arabnews.com

UAE Moon Mission: Rashid Rover launch delayed for fourth time

The launch of the UAE's Rashid Rover — which was supposed to happen today — has once again been delayed due to technical reasons...

www.khaleejtimes.com

 

[schuylaar]

It’s like a McDonald’s fish sandwich
Mushy and fishy but weirdly addictive

It has to be hot and fresh; cheese melty and tartar sauce combo is what does it. If you can peel the cheese off? Send it back..one way to get fresh fast food is add something like 'crispy' fries..most make to order and never having it sit except places like airport where stuff sits in a chute.

 

[schuylaar]

Christine McVie, Hitmaker for Fleetwood Mac, Is Dead at 79 (Published 2022)

As a singer, songwriter and keyboardist, she was a prolific force behind one of the most popular rock bands of the last 50 years.

www.nytimes.com

 

[rkymtnman]

2? Got a link to any deals or something?

thats the website. they are in OK.

 

[Roger A. Shrubber]

Nationalism is a scourge on humanity.

i grew up watching the original star trek series...i was sincerely hoping that by the time i was an adult, we would have a one world government, and would be distributing food around the world so no one went hungry while food spoiled on the ground. i was hoping that instead of building more weapons, we'd be building more schools and hospitals. i was hoping that we wouldn't all still hate at least some other part of the world, and would be blaming ourselves for our own shortcomings....
boy, was i fucking disappointed. guess they call it science fiction for a reason...

 

[schuylaar]

This scares me; not the technology, Musk.

Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

 

[CunningCanuk]

i grew up watching the original star trek series...i was sincerely hoping that by the time i was an adult, we would have a one world government, and would be distributing food around the world so no one went hungry while food spoiled on the ground. i was hoping that instead of building more weapons, we'd be building more schools and hospitals. i was hoping that we wouldn't all still hate at least some other part of the world, and would be blaming ourselves for our own shortcomings....
boy, was i fucking disappointed. guess they call it science fiction for a reason...

After watching Star Trek the Next Generation, I was disappointed to discover that 400 years into the future there’s still no cure for pattern baldness.

 

[Roger A. Shrubber]

This scares me; not the technology, Musk.

Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

paywalled, but i think that i would rather just die than let a fucknut like muck implant anything inside my head....or anywhere else.
he hasn't ever had a real idea of his own, everything he touches seems to turn to shit, he can take the good ideas and work of others, and turn them into a steaming pile of shit due to his own ineptness...

 

[schuylaar]

After watching Star Trek the Next Generation, I was disappointed to discover that 400 years into the future there’s still no cure for pattern baldness.

You can easily fix that. Minoxidil 2x day. Most guys do the close shave which looks great or bald. Look at Prince William he did kind of a makeover for his visit here..shaved his head gangsta close and euro-trash turtleneck..he totally pulled off the look with the emerald jacket.

 

[schuylaar]

paywalled, but i think that i would rather just die than let a fucknut like muck implant anything inside my head....or anywhere else.
he hasn't ever had a real idea of his own, everything he touches seems to turn to shit, he can take the good ideas and work of others, and turn them into a steaming pile of shit due to his own ineptness...

It's not paywalled you have to register so they can harass for donors.

Elon Musk shows off updates to his brain chips and says he’s going to install one in himself when they are ready

Elon Musk's health tech venture Neuralink shared updates to its brain-implant technology during a "show and tell" recruitment event.

www.cnbc.com

Elon Musk claims Neuralink is about ‘six months’ away from first human trial

Musk says he’ll get Neuralink implanted in his own head

www.theverge.com

But about Twitter?

 

[schuylaar]

Macrons wife is wearing green for the White House visit..guess she didn't get the memo.

 

[Roger A. Shrubber]

Macrons wife is wearing green for the White House visit..guess she didn't get the memo.

no clue what you're talking about...why shouldn't she wear green?

 

[schuylaar]

no clue what you're talking about...why shouldn't she wear green?

Green screen.

 

[DIY-HP-LED]

 

[printer]

More Chinese cities easing COVID restrictions after unprecedented protests
More cities in China announced they would ease strict COVID-19 policies on Thursday after protests erupted last week and evolved into a direct challenge to the ruling Chinese Communist Party and the government’s “zero-COVID” policy.

Exactly three years from when the first COVID-19 case was publicly recorded in Wuhan, several cities announced they would ease testing requirements and policies that restricted movement around municipalities.

Cities lifting the policies include the southern city Guangzhou, the northern city Shijiazhuang and Chengdu in the southwest.

In the capital of Beijing, officials may allow some people to isolate at home instead of being contained in crowded quarantine centers, according to local reports.

On Monday, some cities eased other coronavirus policies after a wave of protests swept China over the weekend.

Beijing officials said Monday said the city would no longer block access to apartments after a deadly fire broke out in the city of Urumqi and killed 10 people.

Demonstrators have expressed anger that pandemic barriers blocked emergency responders from quickly accessing the residence where the fire broke out.

China’s zero-COVID policy is among the strictest in the world. It forces mass testing and quarantines and has kept residents under lockdown for months at a time.

China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs dismissed accusations that its zero-COVID policy was too strict.

“Facts have proven that China’s epidemic response measures are science-based, correct and effective,” a spokesperson said.

The protests, which spread to at least eight cities, are the biggest challenge to Chinese President Xi Jinping of his tenure, with some even calling for his ouster.

Demonstrations did not show any signs of continuing on Thursday. Chinese authorities have been stopping citizens at random and checking smartphones.

More Chinese cities easing COVID restrictions after unprecedented protests

More cities in China announced they would ease strict COVID-19 policies on Thursday after protests erupted last week and evolved into a direct challenge to the ruling Chinese Communist Party and th…

thehill.com

 

[HGCC]

This scares me; not the technology, Musk.

Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

Huh, projection is funny. Wasn't it bill gates that was supposed to be shooting robots up our butts or whatever.

I have no faith in Musk. My solar panel battle still rages on. Fuck him and the hairplugs he rode in on.

 

[rkymtnman]

Huh, projection is funny. Wasn't it bill gates that was supposed to be shooting robots up our butts or whatever.

I have no faith in Musk. My solar panel battle still rages on. Fuck him and the hairplugs he rode in on.

the more i learn about elon, the more i think he's more lucky than smart.

 

[DIY-HP-LED]

More Chinese cities easing COVID restrictions after unprecedented protests
More cities in China announced they would ease strict COVID-19 policies on Thursday after protests erupted last week and evolved into a direct challenge to the ruling Chinese Communist Party and the government’s “zero-COVID” policy.

Exactly three years from when the first COVID-19 case was publicly recorded in Wuhan, several cities announced they would ease testing requirements and policies that restricted movement around municipalities.

Cities lifting the policies include the southern city Guangzhou, the northern city Shijiazhuang and Chengdu in the southwest.

In the capital of Beijing, officials may allow some people to isolate at home instead of being contained in crowded quarantine centers, according to local reports.

On Monday, some cities eased other coronavirus policies after a wave of protests swept China over the weekend.

Beijing officials said Monday said the city would no longer block access to apartments after a deadly fire broke out in the city of Urumqi and killed 10 people.

Demonstrators have expressed anger that pandemic barriers blocked emergency responders from quickly accessing the residence where the fire broke out.

China’s zero-COVID policy is among the strictest in the world. It forces mass testing and quarantines and has kept residents under lockdown for months at a time.

China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs dismissed accusations that its zero-COVID policy was too strict.

“Facts have proven that China’s epidemic response measures are science-based, correct and effective,” a spokesperson said.

The protests, which spread to at least eight cities, are the biggest challenge to Chinese President Xi Jinping of his tenure, with some even calling for his ouster.

Demonstrations did not show any signs of continuing on Thursday. Chinese authorities have been stopping citizens at random and checking smartphones.

More Chinese cities easing COVID restrictions after unprecedented protests

More cities in China announced they would ease strict COVID-19 policies on Thursday after protests erupted last week and evolved into a direct challenge to the ruling Chinese Communist Party and th…

thehill.com

Bend or break. Cutting a deal with the west for the latest mRNA vaccines wouldn't hurt either, we now have the capacity to supply them, and they were offered multiple times by the US and EU, most recently at the G meeting in Bali.

 

[cannabineer]

i grew up watching the original star trek series...i was sincerely hoping that by the time i was an adult, we would have a one world government, and would be distributing food around the world so no one went hungry while food spoiled on the ground. i was hoping that instead of building more weapons, we'd be building more schools and hospitals. i was hoping that we wouldn't all still hate at least some other part of the world, and would be blaming ourselves for our own shortcomings....
boy, was i fucking disappointed. guess they call it science fiction for a reason...

I wanted a phaser that could be set on lightly bother.

 

[DIY-HP-LED]

I wanted a phaser that could be set on lightly bother.

One set on "stoned" would just encourage attacks! And possible self-harm...