@nyrath@spacey.space
@nyrath@spacey.space avatar

nyrath

@nyrath@spacey.space

Star map and Atomic Rocket geek. The hard-science SF writer's tech support. The website is at
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/

Refugee from the decline and fall of Google Plus.

In my long and misspent youth I did the artwork for various TTWG such as Ogre, WarpWar, GEV and such.

This profile is from a federated server and may be incomplete. Browse more on the original instance.

Hundstrasse, (edited ) to random
@Hundstrasse@retro.pizza avatar

In the late 80's, I distinctly remember going to a kid's science museum and there was a "Videophone" and it was going to be the future and everyone was going to have videophones. And now we have videophones, but we call it like Skype, or facetime, or zoom, so I'm asking you, please, before you next say "oh, let's meet over Teams" , try saying "I'll call you on the videophone" it'll make you feel much more like you're living in a moon dome from the year 2000.

nyrath,
@nyrath@spacey.space avatar

@Hundstrasse

https://youtube.com/watch?v=EwOcT3sK8Eg

nyrath, to random
@nyrath@spacey.space avatar

When I was a little boy, I adored Winnie the Pooh.

The rocketship is Tom Corbett's Polaris. And yes, RocketCat is packin' an MBA Gyrojet.

nyrath, to random
@nyrath@spacey.space avatar

Tech-savvy Marine in Japan decorated for stopgap fix for satellite communications

The part, a $0.48 plastic housing for pin connectors that plugs directly into the terminal, was on back order, meaning it would take more than a year to arrive.

So the Marine used his home 3d printer to make the part.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2023-12-25/mobile-satellite-communications-marine-japan-award-12465031.html

nyrath, (edited ) to random
@nyrath@spacey.space avatar

Space battle animated sequence by miniguyw

https://youtube.com/watch?v=I4uNIJf26Xw

nyrath, to random
@nyrath@spacey.space avatar

How Scientists are Grappling With the Challenges of Sex and Reproduction in Space

It's more complicated than you think.

https://www.ign.com/articles/can-humans-make-babies-in-space-scientists-are-increasingly-determined-to-find-out

deinol, to epic
@deinol@dice.camp avatar

Working on Legion Imperialis rules for my Ogre minis.

Light Scout Tank
Faction Solar Auxilia
50 points

Vehicle (2)
Support Detachment Size 4
Scout Tank
Move 9”
Sv 5+
CAF +0
Morale 4+
W 1

Weapons
Autocannon Turret
Range 16”
Dice 2
To Hit 5+
AP -1
Light AT

Upgrades
Increase Detachment Size by 2 for 20 points, up to three times.

Special Rules
Augur Array

#Epic #LegionImperialis #Ogre #WarGames #MiniatureGames #HomeBrew

nyrath,
@nyrath@spacey.space avatar

@deinol

Nice light tank

conansysadmin, to Cybersecurity
@conansysadmin@mstdn.social avatar

The priests say that their sacred writings will live forever. But how long until a scroll crumbles into dust? https://cromwell-intl.com/cybersecurity/availability/storage-longevity.html?s=mc

nyrath,
@nyrath@spacey.space avatar

@conansysadmin

This has implications for science fiction writers crafting stories about post-apocalyptic civilizations trying to access pre-apocalyptic data.

nyrath, to random
@nyrath@spacey.space avatar

Reckless DMCA Deindexing Pushes NASA’s Artemis Towards Black Hole

https://torrentfreak.com/reckless-dmca-deindexing-pushes-nasas-artemis-towards-black-hole-231226/

nyrath, to random
@nyrath@spacey.space avatar

Life on Earth has faced five mass extinctions over the past 500 million years.

https://www.thespacereview.com/article/4694/1

nyrath, to random
@nyrath@spacey.space avatar

Plastic model of the dreaded Project Pluto nightmare missile

https://fantastic-plastic.com/project-pluto-slam---catalog.html

nyrath, to random
@nyrath@spacey.space avatar

https://pluralistic.net/2023/12/08/playstationed/#tyler-james-hill

nyrath, to random
@nyrath@spacey.space avatar

New study shows Small Magellanic Cloud is actually two smaller galaxies

https://phys.org/news/2023-12-small-magellanic-cloud-smaller-galaxies.html

nyrath, to random
@nyrath@spacey.space avatar

I found these on the hellsite.
I despise AI art, but I will grudgingly admit the concept is interesting.

image/jpeg

nyrath, (edited ) to random
@nyrath@spacey.space avatar

The Dungeon Master cackles sinisterly, and tells the players "When you regain consciousness, this is what you see..."

nyrath, to random
@nyrath@spacey.space avatar

This another of my favorite bittersweet songs.
I lived through all this, and I share the song writer's opinion that we were robbed. I honestly thought I'd be able to visit the moon in 2000.

https://youtu.be/l_Yubitl5nk?feature=shared

nyrath, to random
@nyrath@spacey.space avatar

Lost in space? Just use relativity

Using stellar aberration for spacecraft navigation

https://phys.org/news/2023-12-lost-space.html

nyrath, to random
@nyrath@spacey.space avatar

Stellar-mass black holes in the Hyades star cluster?

https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/524/2/1965/7210551?login=false

nyrath, to random
@nyrath@spacey.space avatar

Wow! I am honored! The artist liked my website so much that he named his latest spaceship after me.

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/blWBOk

nyrath, to random
@nyrath@spacey.space avatar

Kidney stone breakthrough procedure at UW called 'game changer' for patients.

It will also give astronauts the go ahead they need from NASA to travel to Mars.

https://komonews.com/news/local/uw-medicine-kidney-stone-breakthrough-procedure-treatment-nasa-mars-astronaut-research-patients-game-changer-seattle-clinical-trial-harborview-medical-center

nyrath, to random
@nyrath@spacey.space avatar

Back in the 1980s, I was into three dimensional star maps. I managed to deduce how to do a polar to rectangular coordinate transform: Right Ascension, Declination, and Distance into xyz cartesian coords with the xy plane the ecliptic and positive X pointed at the first point of Ares.

The classy way is to have the xy plane the plane of the galaxy, and positive X pointed at galactic core.

A gentleman named Bruce Webster showed me how to do that in a Scientific American article.

deinol, to art
@deinol@dice.camp avatar

After geeking out over 48 year old cybertank designs with @nyrath , I poked around and found an old interview where he talks about how he stumbled into illustrating the iconic Ogre tanks.

https://jeffro.wordpress.com/2013/09/09/designer-spotlight-an-interview-with-winchell-chung/

nyrath, (edited )
@nyrath@spacey.space avatar

@deinol

Forging the first Ogre

https://www.sjgames.com/ogre/products/ogrezine/forgingfirstogre.html

First image by Steve Jackson, last two by me

nyrath, to random
@nyrath@spacey.space avatar

EVOLVING CONCEPTS OF LUNAR ARCHITECTURE: THE POTENTIAL OF SUBSELENE DEVELOPMENT
(PDF file)

https://nss.org/wp-content/uploads/Lunar-Bases-conference-2-308-Subselene-Development.pdf

nyrath,
@nyrath@spacey.space avatar

@Astropub

It has scifi because it is a space base on the moon.
But it is also has D&D because it is a labyrinth of lava tubes.
Two great tastes that taste great together...

nyrath, to random
@nyrath@spacey.space avatar

Induction of a torpor-like state with ultrasound

Hong Chen’s team used ultrasound to safely, noninvasively induce a torpor-like state in mice, rats

https://engineering.wustl.edu/news/2023/Induction-of-a-torpor-like-state-with-ultrasound.html

#Torpor #SuspendedAnimation #SpaceTravel

nyrath, to random
@nyrath@spacey.space avatar

Make a Moon Phases Calendar and Calculator - New for 2024

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/learn/project/make-a-moon-phases-calendar-and-calculator/

  • All
  • Subscribed
  • Moderated
  • Favorites
  • •
  • megavids
  • thenastyranch
  • rosin
  • GTA5RPClips
  • osvaldo12
  • love
  • Youngstown
  • slotface
  • khanakhh
  • everett
  • kavyap
  • mdbf
  • DreamBathrooms
  • ngwrru68w68
  • provamag3
  • magazineikmin
  • InstantRegret
  • normalnudes
  • tacticalgear
  • cubers
  • ethstaker
  • modclub
  • cisconetworking
  • Durango
  • anitta
  • Leos
  • tester
  • JUstTest
  • All magazines
    •