Stephen Smith 🇺🇦
I am a long-time advocate of space exploration, settlement and commerce. Migrated from @WordsmithFL on Twitter.
Joined Nov 2022
#SpaceCoast #SpaceX #CCSFS #KSC
A pair of F-22 military jet fighters try to race a #Falcon9 just after launch from Cape Canaveral. A rare view of KSC and the Cape from the air.
(You can see my house as a pixel if you know where to look. 😉 )
#Baseball The San Francisco Giants just posted on Zombie Twitter that Willie Mays has passed away.
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It is with great sadness that we announce that San Francisco Giants Legend and Hall of Famer Willie Mays passed away peacefully this afternoon at the age of 93.
#StarWars Wow, I thought the Holiday Special was bad ...
#StarTrek How the National Air and Space Museum restored the original Enterprise model.
https://airandspace.si.edu/air-and-space-quarterly/issue-10/star-trek-enterprise-conservation
Rummaging on my reference shelf, I found my "Turabian" from college, printed in 1973.
The typewriter font balls really date the cover.
Anyone think I should get a new version? 🤣
Regular readers of this virtual fishwrap know I purchased a Jackery solar-powered generator with two solar panels.
This morning was the proof of concept, simulating if we have to flee due to a hurricane.
I set up the two panels on the patio, which is screen-enclosed and in semi-sunlight. The generator is also on the patio.
I connected the refrigerator in the kitchen to the generator on the patio.
The generator shows an output of 5W, while the input is bouncing around 10W.
Concept proven!
Continuing the household weekly tradition of the Saturday Movie Matinee ... Today's film was:
Seven Days in May
Given the current Orange Traitor, this 1964 classic certainly speaks to our current events.
Earlier Saturday films:
Shakespeare in Love
Good Night and Good Luck
Solo
Ed Wood
Last Action Hero
The Maltese Falcon
Mamma Mia!
The Hunt for Red October
Citizen Kane
Backdraft
Damn Yankees
Get Smart (2008)
Great Expectations (1946)
The Right Stuff (1983)
House Republicans put forth an amendment that would require Arlington National Cemetery to restore a racist monument showing a "mammy" tending to the child of a white Confederate officer. The bill was defeated 192-230, with all 192 votes coming from Republicans.
#SpaceX called an abort at T-0, don't know why. The engines did ignite, then shut down. The window goes until 8:19 PM EDT if they can solve their problem.
A day in Trumper Central ...
I passed a weathered pickup truck flying a big tattered Confederate flag from a mast as it drove up the highway.
In Cocoa Beach, I passed a parked Jeep with a big sign:
KENNEDY 2024
UNITE THE STATES
The Trump roadside stand around the corner got drenched during a downpour. The banners got soaked, but they had to scoop up all the smaller merchandise. I still haven't seen a single customer there.
#Politics I just had the misfortune to listen to a #MAGA talk radio show. The host claimed he had the "smoking gun" to prove Nancy Pelosi was responsible for January 6.
In the audio recording he played, Pelosi clearly is talking about #Trump, but the host claims she's actually talking about herself. He declared that the liberal media will try to cover it up.
The host also said Hunter Biden's five-year old daughter should be taken away from him because otherwise he'll addict her to cocaine. 🤬
From #CNN: #Tesla shareholders approve $48 billion compensation for Elon Musk.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/13/business/elon-musk-tesla-pay-billions-vote/index.html
#Politics From #CNN: #Trump spent most of his hour today with congressional Republicans ranting about his various perceived slights.
BTW, House Republicans are trying to move through Congress a bill that would allow former Presidents to move their criminal state trials to federal court. Scared of Georgia much?
https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/13/politics/trump-closed-door-meeting-house-gop/index.html
#Politics #Economy From #CNN ... And right on cue, today's strong economy news is bad news for #Biden.
"The economy is strong, but it might not be enough for Biden"
https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/12/opinions/biden-economy-presidential-election-brown/index.html
The #FCC has issued a license for #BlueOrigin to attempt a test flight of their #NewGlenn rocket from #CCSFS LC-36 between June 12 - October 31, 2024.
Also ... Come to find out that the FCC has a Zombie Twitter account for space licenses, @FccSpace. Who knew.
I mentioned a few days back that I'd ordered this solar-powered generator from Home Depot. Retail is $1,599, but it was on sale for $1,199.
Before I went to pick it up this morning, I noticed that Home Depot had marked down the price to $949. They refunded me $250.
Florida's sales tax holiday continues until June 14. If you're in Florida and so inclined, this is a great time to order.
Stephen Smith 🇺🇦
I am a long-time advocate of space exploration, settlement and commerce. Migrated from @WordsmithFL on Twitter.
Joined Nov 2022