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2024-08-03 13:00 from Nurb432
I feel bad for the astronauts stuck , but it is funny, yet
another Boeing disaster :
I mean it's not a small thing. 8 months in space, or whatever the number is, will permanently reduce bone density and increase cancer risk.
I heard that the bones will recover in time.
Wed Oct 23 2024 11:55:58 EDT from LoanShark2024-08-03 13:00 from Nurb432
I feel bad for the astronauts stuck , but it is funny, yet
another Boeing disaster :
I mean it's not a small thing. 8 months in space, or whatever the number is, will permanently reduce bone density and increase cancer risk.
The risk is real, though. Lots of bad things can happen during the time while the bone density is lowered. And as LS pointed out, there are other risks as well. Those astronauts got more than they bargained for. I suppose there is a "they knew the risks" argument to be made, but with this incident occurring in the middle of a long streak of Boeing QA/incompetence issues, there's also an opposing argument to be made.
I mean really ... we knew how to return a manned capsule safely to the earth 50 years ago!
On the other hand, the narrative that the astronauts had to make their return trip in a "spacex uber" is hysterical.
Oh, sure, until they recover one has to be careful and such. Even short missions they saw this. I just i had never heard it was permanent. ( unless there was an underlying condition they missed in that particular astronaut )
Just dont ask me, my arm and such :)
Wed Oct 23 2024 16:37:54 EDT from IGnatius T FoobarAsk anyone who has ever had a broken bone.
lol
( earlier today.. )
"Boeing-made satellite explodes in space after experiencing an "anomaly" And some 20 pieces of large debris is now in orbit.. who knows what they will take out in the process...
Now, i do understand 'space is hard' and satellite failures do happen, and even de-orbit in severe cases, but an explosion?
for. I suppose there is a "they knew the risks" argument to be made,
I would imagine that a delayed return was one of the contingency-plans from the start.
Quick google search, of course take that for what its worth, says its possible to reverse it with proper treatments, including some medications/supplements..
I'm sure its not 'overnight'.
Thu Oct 24 2024 10:11:46 EDT from LoanShark
My understanding is that osteopenia is not reversible.
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Im sure that if its caused due to a 'medical condition' it may not be as easy reverted, if at all. But with spaceflight, its environmental, so it makes sense ( to me anyway ) it can be reversed.
There is some ultra sound like thing that does that. Wife goes in for that soon actually. She just got back from a Mars mission..
Thu Oct 24 2024 10:35:13 EDT from LoanSharkI guess so. I'm not a doctor. I've had a few broken bones, and there's always a worry about loss of density just from not weight-bearing for a few months. X-rays aren't good at measuring density.
Wait damnit delete that. I wasn't supposed to admit that!!!!
( ok just kidding.. tho she is going in for a test :) )
My understanding is that osteopenia is not reversible.
Ok, time for me to go learn the difference between osteopenia and osteoporosis.
Gotta learn something new every day or you die stupid, right? ;)
I suspect I'm missing a few things by only using the SSH client. Some day, somebody has to design a terminal that can do scrolling graphics at higher resolution than ANSI -- it would have to be object-based.
The client has been updated to query the terminal for both regular ANSI support and Sixel support. We gave up on ncurses a long time ago, since no one is using a non-ANSI terminal at this point. Someday when I need a break from working on WebCit-NG it'll be a fun little side quest to get inline images working.
Did you go on a joyride and get lost?
I don't know why.
She was a flower girl at my wedding. That was 30 years ago. Good times.