maxjam

Routine indeed!

Just watched some videos of the launch, incredible stuff - never gets old.  
IIRC the Starship weighed approx 5000 tons, is 40 stories tall and the biggest thing ever launched into space.  Every success is another step on the path to the Moon/Mars and beyond 
 

Just watched some videos of the launch, incredible stuff - never gets old.  
IIRC the Starship weighed approx 5000 tons, is 40 stories tall and the biggest thing ever launched into space.  Every success is another step on the path to the Moon/Mars and beyond 
 

Just watched some videos of the launch, incredible stuff - never gets old.  
IIRC the Starship weighed approx 5000 tons, is 40 stories tall and the biggest thing ever launched into space.  Every success is another step on the path to the Moon/Mars and beyond 
 

The most amazing watch. Frequently I found myself applauding. As it happens, SpaceX is 22 years old today, and they have created such wonders. The Mars colonization programme is partly going to have to be funded by Starlink (genius business idea), which for the first time in history enabled us to get these views during reentry, when there'd normally be a comms blackout. Huge, huge congratulations to all involved.
This third flight test has pushed things much further along, using the cargo bay doors and moving fuel around the vehicle while in orbit. I would expect the fourth test (within the next 2 months) to carry and deploy payload into orbit (of more Starlink satellites)!

The 110 minute launch window opens at noon tomorrow, UK time. 
You watch that video and marvel at how far SpaceX has come in such a short space of time. No other company can have such global dominance as they do in space launch. Massively ahead of everyone else. Elon is in a hurry to build our multiplanetary future. 

Thursday or Friday for flight 3, depending on the formal licence approval from the FAA and then the weather.
Despite this being much the world's biggest rocket, SpaceX has upgraded what is called the "tank farm" meaning they can fuel the vehicles incredibly quickly. Also, there's a new flightpath which will be shorter. It gives them a longer launch window and means the launch will be in daylight and the descent will be at night, which makes it easier to track the Starship in infrared. For the first time, there is a planned deorbit engine burn, and the hope is the vessel will come down in the ocean west and maybe north of Australia.
The booster will attempt a "soft landing" in the ocean in the Gulf of Mexico.
Elon has said they're hoping for at least six test flights this year. I'm surprised it's not more, but maybe he's being cautious for once. Already the next Starship (Ship 29) has been on the launchpad doing pre-flight tests.

Saw this on X last night, sums up his attitude since he's been here.  Hell of a player if we could sign him, he seems to quite like it at Derby!
 

Saw this on X last night, sums up his attitude since he's been here.  Hell of a player if we could sign him, he seems to quite like it at Derby!
 

Saw this on X last night, sums up his attitude since he's been here.  Hell of a player if we could sign him, he seems to quite like it at Derby!
 

Goalkeeper calling for VAR amazing 😂😂😂

Similar... I've never read the books so went into Dune 1 'blind' and was pleasantly surprise - good story, great cinematics, soundtrack and cast. 
As you say, Dune 2 does feel drawn out and quite tedious at times.  Whilst I still found the cinematics (inc CGI) and soundtrack to be excellent, the first part of the film felt dragged out and the last part of the film rushed.  It would have been better split into 2 films but I guess the middle film would have been really boring - too much religious fervor for my liking and the Dave Bautista char just spent his time stomping around incompetently shouting at people.
Having said all that...
I'll find out next week whether I change my mind as well, taking my lad when he gets back from Uni 😛 

think PW would have liked him - even the beard

He'd have been a very Paul Warne player I think.
I liked Shinnie and was always a bit weird he went for only £30k when championship clubs would've taken him and probably for several times that.

Warnock looks delighted. Good to see him getting into the spirit of the Scottish game.

Could we be on for a new record? 

I was asking the question. For those of us attending the games, home and away, I would rather see us being competitive than getting tanked every week. 
If it takes us a season or two more so we can build a team to go up like Ipswich with a fighting chance, then so be it.
Look at Plymouth and how they are now struggling after their bright start.
The pundits' take on here is that Warne can't manage in the Championship. Plus we've half our players out of contract again.
There isn't a magic money tree that will fix all that.

Next Mars flight test is scheduled for Thursday 14th March UK, 6-8pm UK time.
This is much more ambitious than previously so, once in space, there'll be a test of the cargo bay doors (I don't think I can do that, Dave) and also a test of orbital fueling.
This flight test is Ship 28 on top of Booster 10. But SpaceX is building loads of these, so today Ship 29 was being tested out on another launchpad. The plan is to do a flight test per month from now on.

Nah, it was approx 10yrs ago now, surely its time to forgive and forget!?
Anyway, I doubt DC would go down the 'celebrity' manager route unlike his predecessor and as has been highlighted, his lack of English would present a huge problem.
Regardless, I recall this from a few years ago.  Sod manager, sign him up as a player 😛
 
 

Putting a positive spin on things we were better when we were chasing, maybe dropping out of the top 2 will refocus us.

Putting a positive spin on things we were better when we were chasing, maybe dropping out of the top 2 will refocus us.

Although I find the idea laughable, you couldn't rule it out. It would be the usual scenario where 99% of people don't care, but a few terminally online sad acts endeavour to have him cancelled.
I have to admit it is something I'd seek clarification on in the interview. I wouldn't want to miss out on the next Virgil Van Dyke because my manager thinks black lads can't defend. I also wouldn't want to miss out on decades of experience at the highest level and a potentially great manager because of a single stupid comment made years ago.

My favourite player when he was with us

Nah, it was approx 10yrs ago now, surely its time to forgive and forget!?
Anyway, I doubt DC would go down the 'celebrity' manager route unlike his predecessor and as has been highlighted, his lack of English would present a huge problem.
Regardless, I recall this from a few years ago.  Sod manager, sign him up as a player 😛