Roland T

Wishing I was at the craps table. Electrical Engineer. Vegas fanatic. Bourbon and Beer.

[Sovey @SoveyX]

NASA wants to go deeper into Uranus.

The proposed mission is literally called the Uranus Orbiter and Probe, which feels less like a space program and more like a sentence everyone in the room was too professional to laugh at.

The plan is to send an orbiter around Uranus, then drop a probe into the atmosphere to measure gases, temperature, pressure, and winds (which is what all guys say before going to Uranus).

This is only Uranus’s second visit, so NASA promises to be gentle this time. The first time was apparently on NASA’s birthday.

Voyager 2 was in 1986, when it flew by, slipped in the back way without permission and left before breakfast.

NASA is now eyeing the early 2030s, as it feels Uranus has had enough time to recover.

The final date is not confirmed, but the mission is real, the probe is real, and somewhere at NASA, a very serious scientist has to say “deeper into Uranus” without making eye contact.

[Roland T @RolandTomsons]

@TracketPacer If it's unshielded, that might have an effect since you are basically creating an electromagnet with that many coils. It's been too long since those EE classes.

[Roland T @RolandTomsons]

@ChiTribKane Did they try turning it off and on?

[Roland T @RolandTomsons]

@laurict Water leaks already? Long time a ago I thought it would be fun to retire out there, but I think living there it loses it special fun status for me.

[Roland T @RolandTomsons]

@rekdt I think passengers back then had to use airline provided headphones and then adapters were made for regular headphones.

[Roland T @RolandTomsons]

@DJDanielson The smell of that cooking brings back nasty childhood memories.

[Roland T @RolandTomsons]

@paasstah That's the same look I had after spending my college years at a Meis designed college campus.

[Roland T @RolandTomsons]

@Misnomer @dustinofholland Such a classic. How did he keep a straight face.

[Roland T @RolandTomsons]

@paasstah 1 in 3 chance for the correct plane.

[Roland T @RolandTomsons]

@Vegasfan1970 @GirlHuckleberry @royalflusher Nice!

[Roland T @RolandTomsons]

@Misnomer It's like a time machine.

[MechFrog @TheMechFrog]

If we all have more children, they can be put to work on these wheels to generate power for the AI data centers.

[Roland T @RolandTomsons]

@Zeospantera The 1st time I heard the intro to California Soil, I thought something was wrong with my DAC. Why add pops and clicks to simulate vinyl? Great recording though. Maybe I'm too old.

[Roland T @RolandTomsons]

@ResolveReviews @panther_squat TLC's Trading Spaces did that once.

[Kevin Gallagher @KevG163]

40 Years Ago
October 21, 1985

FRIDGE'S FIRST TOUCHDOWN

Before a national television audience on Monday Night Football, the #Bears' 335-pound defensive tackle William "The Refrigerator" Perry lines up in the backfield and plunges into the end zone for his first #NFL touchdown.

[Roland T @RolandTomsons]

@Misnomer Nothing much was happening until.....

[Roland T @RolandTomsons]

@BauerPauerHauer @fblasvegas This is a great bar with excellent cocktails. We also had great cocktails at Solo without even relaxing it was in the high limit area.