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I mean, they just put astronauts into orbit a minute ago. What’d you do today?

by Cacti 2y ago

thmsths 2y ago
And they did it a year late and over budget (thankfully they had to absorb the loss), despite submitting a much higher bid than their competitor. So it may not be a total failure since they did eventually launch, but I would hardly call this a success.
- Cacti 2y ago
  Everyone going up and coming down is a success. Everything else is not a success. If you want to care about the schedule or cost, you’re welcome to.
  - skellera 2y ago
    When we are paying for it, we should care about those things.
- nickff 2y ago
  JWST was about 15 years late and 20x over budget; would you apply a similar criteria, in which case that would probably be "a total failure"?
  - thmsths 2y ago
    No, because I don't have another data point to compare. In the case of Starliner, there was a competitor, with a lower bid, that launched 4 years prior and did not suffer a billion dollar loss to top it all.
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CoastalCoder 2y ago
> I mean, they just put astronauts into orbit a minute ago. What’d you do today? Well, I'm currently unemployed, and my new job doesn't start for a few more weeks. So my accomplishments for today include: * I hung out with my kid before he went out to the school bus * I made the guacamole for tonight's dinner, because it benefits from sitting in the fridge for a few hours. * I partially caught up on today's new Crunchyroll episodes. But Konosuba season 3 just isn't amusing me the way the first two seasons did. * Played "Endless Space 2" and "Age of Darkness: Final Stand" for a while, because I'm short on sleep today and my brain wasn't good for much else. --- So, I didn't put anyone in orbit today, but I think I'm doing pretty okay, thank you :)
- jaggederest 2y ago
  Which faction are you playing in Endless Space 2, and why is the only reasonable answer always Horatio?
  - CoastalCoder 2y ago
    Humans / Zelevas, because I'm lazy and I play ES2 when I just want to zone out.
- BlackjackCF 2y ago
  Nothing constructive to add here… just think it’s awesome you got to hang out with your kid and… I never knew that guac benefits from sitting in the fridge. I always thought it was the opposite.
  - CoastalCoder 2y ago
    > I never knew that guac benefits from sitting in the fridge. I always thought it was the opposite. I'm sure it's subjective, but see my sibling comment for the details.
- elthran 2y ago
  As someone that always makes guacamole immediately before eating it - what do you say changes with the flavour profile by letting it sit?
madaxe_again 2y ago
Getting to orbit is the easy bit. Coming back is the hard part.

I mean, they just put astronauts into orbit a minute ago. What’d you do today?

by Cacti 2y ago

I mean, they just put astronauts into orbit a minute ago. What’d you do today?

And they did it a year late and over budget (thankfully they had to absorb the loss), despite submitting a much higher bid than their competitor. So it may not be a total failure since they did eventually launch, but I would hardly call this a success.

Cacti 2y ago
Everyone going up and coming down is a success. Everything else is not a success. If you want to care about the schedule or cost, you’re welcome to.
- skellera 2y ago
  When we are paying for it, we should care about those things.
nickff 2y ago
JWST was about 15 years late and 20x over budget; would you apply a similar criteria, in which case that would probably be "a total failure"?
- thmsths 2y ago
  No, because I don't have another data point to compare. In the case of Starliner, there was a competitor, with a lower bid, that launched 4 years prior and did not suffer a billion dollar loss to top it all.

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CoastalCoder 2y ago

> I mean, they just put astronauts into orbit a minute ago. What’d you do today? Well, I'm currently unemployed, and my new job doesn't start for a few more weeks. So my accomplishments for today include: * I hung out with my kid before he went out to the school bus * I made the guacamole for tonight's dinner, because it benefits from sitting in the fridge for a few hours. * I partially caught up on today's new Crunchyroll episodes. But Konosuba season 3 just isn't amusing me the way the first two seasons did. * Played "Endless Space 2" and "Age of Darkness: Final Stand" for a while, because I'm short on sleep today and my brain wasn't good for much else. --- So, I didn't put anyone in orbit today, but I think I'm doing pretty okay, thank you :)

jaggederest 2y ago
Which faction are you playing in Endless Space 2, and why is the only reasonable answer always Horatio?
- CoastalCoder 2y ago
  Humans / Zelevas, because I'm lazy and I play ES2 when I just want to zone out.
BlackjackCF 2y ago
Nothing constructive to add here… just think it’s awesome you got to hang out with your kid and… I never knew that guac benefits from sitting in the fridge. I always thought it was the opposite.
- CoastalCoder 2y ago
  > I never knew that guac benefits from sitting in the fridge. I always thought it was the opposite. I'm sure it's subjective, but see my sibling comment for the details.
elthran 2y ago
As someone that always makes guacamole immediately before eating it - what do you say changes with the flavour profile by letting it sit?

madaxe_again 2y ago

Getting to orbit is the easy bit. Coming back is the hard part.