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[#] Sat Nov 15 2014 17:55:34 UTC from IGnatius T Foobar

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...and the Eurotrash Space Agency still hasn't managed to get a spacecraft to land on a comet and stay there (giggle snicker giggle).

Not that NASA would do any better these days. Now that B. Hitler Obama has ordered NASA to transform itself from a space agency to a global-warming-and-muslim-outreach agency, all they can manage to do is get rockets to explode on the pad.

[#] Sun Nov 16 2014 00:31:18 UTC from zooer

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le sigh.

The Space Shuttle program was extended several times beyond its originally envisioned 15-year life span because
of the delays in building the United States space station in low Earth orbit — a project which eventually
evolved into the International Space Station. It was formally scheduled for mandatory retirement in 2010 in
accord with the directives President George W. Bush issued on January 14, 2004 in his Vision for Space
Exploration.

I think that means the space shuttle was retired by George W. Bush.

The same guy who gave us the TSA, the Patriot Act and who spent like a drunken Kennedy.

[#] Sun Nov 16 2014 01:32:43 UTC from vince-q

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The same guy who gave us the TSA, the Patriot Act and who spent like a drunken
Kennedy.


....also, in the same breath, issued the "return to the Moon by 2020" directive and "Mars by 2030." Both of which were completely scrapped by the mindless charlatan currently wasting America's time and resources pretending to be president. G. W. Bush also committed us to a new launch vehicle and crew capsule by 2016. Surprise. We're not going to have that either. Thank you Hussein Obama.

We absolutely need a return to leading-edge manned space flight. Lest you forget, thousands of lives are saved daily through the technologic spinoffs of the Apollo project. Things we take for granted every day. And the jobs!

Yes. Space costs money.
Some things are just worth the cost.
Space is one of those things.
Politically-correct pandering is not.

[#] Sun Nov 16 2014 05:35:47 UTC from ax25

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Thu Nov 13 2014 03:42:35 PM EST from IGnatius T Foobar
Little do they know, the snow blower is hiding in another town right now.

I also have a plow. And if you mess with the John Deere, the ninja pets will have to deal with our Pennsylvania relatives who have guns, enjoy using them, and are religious about John Deere.

Pshaw, you needed a Steiger to mow them all flat.  As they are good Minnesota ninja cats, they would have to run away.



[#] Sun Nov 16 2014 13:00:02 UTC from IGnatius T Foobar

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If they were, sure ... but they're Connecticut ninja, not nearly as hardy as real ninja. And I don't really have a choice; we're a Deere family and I'd like to keep the extended support network around.

If I had it my way, both our generator and our lawn tractor would be Caterpillar.
Unfortunately, Cat does not make anything nearly that small in either product category. (It could be argued that the homeowner-size Deere products aren't "real" ones either, but at least they try...)

By the way, the generator finally made it home last night. The snowblower is still on vacation.

[#] Sun Nov 16 2014 16:45:28 UTC from zooer

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OMG !!!!! The world is going to end on the 21st of December and you people don't seem to care!

[#] Sun Nov 16 2014 20:29:38 UTC from triLcat

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A Connecticut Ninja in King IG's Court? 

 

Sun Nov 16 2014 08:00:02 EST from IGnatius T Foobar
If they were, sure ... but they're Connecticut ninja, not nearly as hardy as real ninja. And I don't really have a choice; we're a Deere family and I'd like to keep the extended support network around.

If I had it my way, both our generator and our lawn tractor would be Caterpillar.
Unfortunately, Cat does not make anything nearly that small in either product category. (It could be argued that the homeowner-size Deere products aren't "real" ones either, but at least they try...)

By the way, the generator finally made it home last night. The snowblower is still on vacation.

 



[#] Sun Nov 16 2014 21:51:52 UTC from IGnatius T Foobar

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OMG !!!!! The world is going to end on the 21st of December and you people
don't seem to care!

I'm ready for the end of the world. No biggie. If it comes tomorrow, fine; if it comes on 2014dec21, fine, if it comes on 2038jan19, that's fine too.
No sense worrying about it, as I "know not the day nor the hour" [Matt. 25:13].

Actually it might be nice to get off this rock.

[#] Mon Nov 17 2014 00:40:32 UTC from vince-q

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Actually it might be nice to get off this rock.


Just don't land on just another rock with one leg hanging out into space and your solar cells in the shadow.... ;)

[#] Mon Nov 17 2014 15:31:48 UTC from zooer

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Yea 'cause you will never get your drill bit down and complete the task.

[#] Mon Nov 17 2014 21:56:25 UTC from IGnatius T Foobar

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Not only is the generator home now, but it's been tuned up and exercised:

 [ If you can't see the photo go to http://tinyurl.com/owp3gmw ]

I hate having to use orange extension cords but we haven't built a transfer panel at the new house yet.  Also in photo: very long driveway, which inspired me to buy a plow attachment for my John Deere.  It gets snow out of the way and also mows down Connecticut Ninja Cats.



[#] Tue Nov 18 2014 01:03:11 UTC from vince-q

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Heh. Wouldn't even phase New Jersey Ninja Cats who are Connected and would make your John Deere an offer it couldn't refuse!

[#] Tue Nov 18 2014 03:01:06 UTC from vince-q

Subject: Ham Radio Field Day at IG's !!!

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Nice genny pic, IG.

More than enough to power your new ham shack!

Let's do Field Day in your back yard in June!! I'll bring a radio or three, you supply the emergency power and the 100 ft towers and antennas!

And we can use my call! Since you are in New York, it can just be "K2NE" instead of using the "/" for a different call district. Just like Old Times!

Yup. I can see the auto-keyer for the CW bands now....

CQ FD CQ FD CQ FD DE K2NE K2NE K2NE K K K

Fun !!!



[#] Wed Nov 19 2014 05:19:21 UTC from interrupt

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Using a chromebook. what a horrific os. You have zero privacy with it. I think I will install centos or gentoo on it. I can't believe this chromeos. btw it's a acer c720.

[#] Wed Nov 19 2014 14:07:19 UTC from zooer

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The whole idea behind cloud storage, software as a service and social media is for you to give up your privacy.

[#] Wed Nov 19 2014 19:05:06 UTC from IGnatius T Foobar

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Actually the whole idea is to collect your money on a recurring basis.

[#] Wed Nov 19 2014 21:47:33 UTC from zooer

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Ahhh well if it is capitalism than F your privacy.

[#] Fri Nov 21 2014 13:21:53 UTC from bangzoom

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IG-  how long do you run the gen under load for break-in?



[#] Sat Nov 22 2014 01:25:22 UTC from bangzoom

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IG--

How long do you run the genset under load for a single break-in session?

Also, if the genset is 5,000w (continuous), should you run around 75% load for each break-in session?

Thx.



[#] Sat Nov 22 2014 13:48:07 UTC from IGnatius T Foobar

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How long do you run the genset under load for a single break-in
session?

I ran mine at 50% load for a half hour at a time.

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