The landers with wheel cutters

b1-66er: https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/06/nasa-administrator-to-defend-lunar-budget-before-a-skeptical-congress/

b1-67er: Good quick explanation of the politics of funding NASA.  It will be interesting to see how much China comes up in the conversation.

66: Yes.

It'll also be interesting going forward to see how China and Russia get along.

I already know why they want to.

67: I view them politically as different. There is nothing Russia won't do to serve their obvious, and usually stated, purpose. There is nothing China won't do, but they will lie every time about what they are doing and why. I can see them getting along in most things related to screwing with the US. But at some point it seems like it would become a knife fight over something they both want.  

The way you waddle

Kπ: 2π and his spouse gave me this card for Father's Day...

I don't get it.

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Dude, watch me make this flying leap onto this wall!

b1-66er: The Accomplice waters our cactus from several feet away with buckets having holes in the bottom... 

They:

A) encourage root growth

B) prevent  over watering

But now...

... they provide us with our newest friend.

I guess the tool shed wall isn't as grippy as it looks.

There's lies, damn lies and...

Kπ: The TV news is talking about the danger of Teen traffic-related deaths spiking between the US Memorial and Labor days, stating:

"30% of all teen deaths between 2010 and 2019 occurred during the 100 deadliest days"

(100/365 = 27.3%)...

I'm unimpressed with this 'spike.')

b1-66er: Nice catch.

Great analysis! 

Major Math ATTACKS!

Major Math: <pix>

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I am the champion of, uh, something

D4rw1n: I'm the world champion of forgetting how to play games between the times I play them

Tunin' the derailer of the mind

Smokey: I was thinking back on it because within a few years, all the top end mtn bikes were full suspension. But some were truly awful. Trek had two at the time. I think it was the Trek 9500, it was absolutely like riding a bicycle attached to a pogo stick. It launched the rider over the handlebars with style and grace at the slightest bump.  

It looks like it would work.

But it didn't.

Oh my memory is correct. It was the 9500.  

http://classiccycleus.com/home/trek-9500/

Why can I remember worthless stuff like this and not remember important things?