SpacemanSpiff @kbin.social Systems Engineer and Configuration Management Analyst.
Postgrad degree is in computer science/cybersecurity, but my undergraduate is in archaeology. Someday, maybe, I’ll merge the two fields professionally!
I love true science fiction, as well as all things aviation, outer space, and NASA-related.
Also, Calvin and Hobbes is the best comic strip of all time! Check it out ;)
Go for it friend! gocomics.com is where I base the daily comic on. I’ll be back on 10/03/23.
I am forcing myself to relax on my honeymoon! I’m sure the community will make it until I return!
Stepping away for a week
Hey guys, I’ll be international for the next week and unable to post, I’ll resume when I return!
Ancient timber preserved in a riverbed suggests humans were building wooden structures 500,000 years ago.
Archaeologists decipher ancient Kuschana script
Archaeologists from the University of Cologne have deciphered parts of the Kuschana script that has puzzled researchers for over seventy years.
It was revealed that in the Besni district of Adıyaman province, located in the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey, the...
It was revealed that in the Besni district of Adıyaman province, located in the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey, the Romans dug a 150-meter-long water tunnel into the mountain 1,700 years ago to irrigate their lands with the water flowing from the river.
Oh interesting, does the entire site show up that way for you? Its black text on a white background for me.
Archaeologists uncover Imperial Hittite archive
Archaeologists from Koç University have uncovered an Imperial Hittite archive from the reign of Ḫattušili III during excavations at Kayalıpınar, located in the Yıldızeli District of Turkey’s Sivas Province.
I’m not sure why that’s a conceptual hurdle. Electromagnetic radiation, including the visible light spectrum, is one of the primary methods in which we gather data about and interpret the universe. To say that the matter is “dark” is to say that it’s not detectable on the electromagnetic spectrum to us as we know it.
It’s not an uncommon turn of phrase, it’s the same reasoning for the colloquial term “going dark” regarding radio communication silence.
To say that it’s “invisible” or “clear” would imply the existence of some property causing it to be so. This would also imply the presence of interpretable data in order to term it as such, when in truth none exists. You could perhaps say “unknown” but then that’s truly arbitrary, “dark” at least implies the opposite of “light”, i.e. detectable and serves a conjectural purpose in that sense.
The only thing I really dislike about Honda styling right now is the “underbite” look they have on the front. The previous gen had the opposite, almost a pig nosed look. Why can’t they just do normal front designs?
I love the rear this generation and how they toned the entire look down, but they can’t figure out front grills to save their life it seems.
I think the point is that it’s possible, in theory, maybe depending on your employer. But you get close to that amount of vacation time in total. The majority of Americans don’t get more than two weeks for the entire year, and many get none at all, only sick time. Many Americans can’t even take just two consecutive weeks off any time of the year.
This is also how it works in Connecticut. While it may not be perfect, I don’t think it’s entirely unfair. It has the effect of a being a progressive social policy this way in that it is available for those who don’t already have it. Someday it like it to be carte blanche to everyone, but states doing this way is a solid start.
Yeah that’s right, it’s manual. So not always the same time depending on what I have going on. But at least once a day. Planning on automating it for the daily’s in the future if I can!
Glad they’re showing up for you!
You could also say that women who are not married by 30 have other priorities and marriage isn’t one of them. There seems to be a saturation point for each generation after which the uptick slows to a trickle. You could make the argument that fewer women in each successive generation are making marriage a “must” in life.
I would bet you this data would be inverted for women with a college degree by given age, i.e. younger generations are achieving higher levels of education by 30, but it likely levels off gradually as well since not everyone attends college.
I’m switching the way I post the date. Instead of using original year I’m using this year…like an actual syndication ;)
The original published date will always be 20 years ago give or take a a couple days so 1993 for 2023. (Sundays don’t fall on the same day as 1993 which is why it’s not precise).
Hope this makes sense!
And I am happy for you. I definitely know what you mean and can relate. May your birthday next year be better than this one internet friend.
Sure! And happy birthday! ;)
The actual first-published date is 08/22/1993. I should probably be a bit clearer with my dates, I should mark them 2023. Basically everything I post is 20 years since original publication, but Sunday fell on different dates in 1993, so they get jogged a bit.
The actual strip that first was shown your birthday is the one I showed two days ago here.
These are all weak takes imo.
The designer of much of Hyundai’s current lineup is Luc Donckerwolke, who is famous for his Lamborghini (Diablo, Gallardo and Murcielago) and Audi designs. You may not like them but they’re not “design by committee” derivatives.
Almost no manufactures are heavily developing their ICE engines anymore, nor do all even produce their own engines (Hyundai/Kia do).
Much of the “airflow” “issues” you’re talking about are simply price point. The two most impactful areas for sound insulation on cars are undercarriage and wheel wells and door/window frames and seals. For the former, nothing about it is high-tech. Even luxury makes user sound-absorbing materials including plastic deflectors, fabrics, and lightweight low-density filler materials behind panels such as polystyrene. How much sound proofing you get is a reflection of Hyundai’s entry level lineup. You’re not going to get Mercedes-level sound insulation at half the price just because the design looks high-end. It’s not until you’re near the top of luxury car lineups or Rolls/Bentley territory that this area becomes innovative.
P.S. Hyundai/Kia also hold patents for 2-stroke supercharged engine designs as well as variable compression designs.
This is a fair question that is worth discussing. The short answer, is because that generally requires money and resources long-term that are not already available or allocated during the course of the dig.
Covering exposed features is the only way to “protect” them from the elements, and from the public. Furthermore, it also leaves open the possibility of uncovering them in the future for additional research or examination. This is actually a common practice in archaeology, much more than people realize.
Which bring us to the fact that the purpose of archaeology as a science, is not to protect every uncovered feature or even every discovered artefact, but to use these materials and their placement in situ to gain knowledge and insight into the human past. As such, the material objects are often of little value unless entirely unique, no museum or archive has endless storage for every object recovered. In fact, artefacts discovered on digs that cannot be added to some collection and are of a known factor, are usually discarded en masse and reburied.
It’s possible that what you’re suggesting could happen in the future, but that would require planning, funding, and time for it to happen. Without covering up the site now to protect it the way it has been found, there wouldn’t be time for any future planning or funding to even allow that decision.
You’re thinking of the Space Force.
SPACECOM is a unified command that has its origins in the 1980s. It is entirely necessary and handles real things including military satellites and missile defense.
Definitely, encountered a bug this morning. Can’t delete this either. Reposted it!
Hey ignore this one everyone, encountered a hug this morning, and the delete fails ;)