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  • Re: xkcd: Sunshield

    From Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha@21:1/5 to Lynn McGuire on Thu Jan 6 12:51:25 2022
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    Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote in
    news:sr7j6u$5da$1@dont-email.me:

    xkcd: Sunshield
    https://xkcd.com/2564/

    Uh, the new James Webb Space Telescope sunshield is NOT to
    protect the Earth.

    No shit, Sherlock. Dumbass.

    --
    Terry Austin

    Proof that Alan Baker is a liar and a fool, and even stupider than
    Lynn:
    https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/sw-border-migration
    (May 2019 total for people arrested for entering the United States
    illegally is over 132,000 for just the southwest border.)

    Vacation photos from Iceland:
    https://plus.google.com/u/0/collection/QaXQkB

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  • From Lynn McGuire@21:1/5 to All on Thu Jan 6 14:25:02 2022
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    xkcd: Sunshield
    https://xkcd.com/2564/

    Uh, the new James Webb Space Telescope sunshield is NOT to protect the
    Earth.

    Explained at:
    https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2564:_Sunshield

    Lynn

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  • From Lynn McGuire@21:1/5 to J. Clarke on Thu Jan 6 16:38:46 2022
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    On 1/6/2022 4:33 PM, J. Clarke wrote:
    On Thu, 6 Jan 2022 14:25:02 -0600, Lynn McGuire
    <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:

    xkcd: Sunshield
    https://xkcd.com/2564/

    Uh, the new James Webb Space Telescope sunshield is NOT to protect the
    Earth.

    It's called "humor".

    Explained at:
    https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2564:_Sunshield

    Lynn

    Sigh. Sarcasm is lost on this crowd.

    Lynn

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  • From J. Clarke@21:1/5 to lynnmcguire5@gmail.com on Thu Jan 6 17:33:54 2022
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    On Thu, 6 Jan 2022 14:25:02 -0600, Lynn McGuire
    <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:

    xkcd: Sunshield
    https://xkcd.com/2564/

    Uh, the new James Webb Space Telescope sunshield is NOT to protect the
    Earth.

    It's called "humor".

    Explained at:
    https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2564:_Sunshield

    Lynn

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  • From Paul S Person@21:1/5 to lynnmcguire5@gmail.com on Fri Jan 7 08:58:39 2022
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    On Thu, 6 Jan 2022 14:25:02 -0600, Lynn McGuire
    <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:

    xkcd: Sunshield
    https://xkcd.com/2564/

    Uh, the new James Webb Space Telescope sunshield is NOT to protect the
    Earth.

    Explained at:
    https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2564:_Sunshield

    IIRC, it is also shielded from Earthlight.

    And will take 6 (IIRC) months to get fully deployed and ready to go.

    Hilarious interpretation, however.
    --
    "I begin to envy Petronius."
    "I have envied him long since."

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  • From Scott Lurndal@21:1/5 to Paul S Person on Fri Jan 7 18:14:43 2022
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    Paul S Person <psperson1@ix.netcom.invalid> writes:
    On Thu, 6 Jan 2022 14:25:02 -0600, Lynn McGuire
    <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:

    xkcd: Sunshield
    https://xkcd.com/2564/

    Uh, the new James Webb Space Telescope sunshield is NOT to protect the >>Earth.

    Explained at:
    https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2564:_Sunshield

    IIRC, it is also shielded from Earthlight.

    And will take 6 (IIRC) months to get fully deployed and ready to go.

    The sunshade deployment was completed several days ago. As were the
    secondary mirror and radiator deployments. Still to come is the primary mirror unfolding.

    There will be several months of calibration and checkout before
    first light.

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  • From Mark Jackson@21:1/5 to Paul S Person on Fri Jan 7 13:56:34 2022
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    On 1/7/2022 11:58 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Thu, 6 Jan 2022 14:25:02 -0600, Lynn McGuire
    <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:

    xkcd: Sunshield
    https://xkcd.com/2564/

    Uh, the new James Webb Space Telescope sunshield is NOT to protect the
    Earth.

    Explained at:
    https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2564:_Sunshield

    IIRC, it is also shielded from Earthlight.

    Near the L2 point one could hardly achieve the first without also
    achieving the second.

    --
    Mark Jackson - https://mark-jackson.online/
    As for behavior, I have shocking news:
    Physicists can be arrogant. - Mike Tamor

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  • From John W Kennedy@21:1/5 to Lynn McGuire on Fri Jan 7 14:45:47 2022
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    On 1/6/22 5:38 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    On 1/6/2022 4:33 PM, J. Clarke wrote:
    On Thu, 6 Jan 2022 14:25:02 -0600, Lynn McGuire
    <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:

    xkcd: Sunshield
        https://xkcd.com/2564/

    Uh, the new James Webb Space Telescope sunshield is NOT to protect the
    Earth.

    It's called "humor".

    Explained at:
        https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2564:_Sunshield

    Lynn

    Sigh.  Sarcasm is lost on this crowd.

    Lynn

    Well, in this one case, your sarcasm was (atypically, I must add) a
    little on the bald and unconvincing side.

    --
    John W. Kennedy
    Algernon Burbage, Lord Roderick, Father Martin, Bishop Baldwin,
    King Pellinore, Captain Bailey, Merlin -- A Kingdom for a Stage!

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  • From Mark Jackson@21:1/5 to John W Kennedy on Fri Jan 7 15:04:01 2022
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    On 1/7/2022 2:54 PM, John W Kennedy wrote:
    On 1/7/22 1:56 PM, Mark Jackson wrote:
    On 1/7/2022 11:58 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Thu, 6 Jan 2022 14:25:02 -0600, Lynn McGuire
    <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:

    xkcd: Sunshield
        https://xkcd.com/2564/

    Uh, the new James Webb Space Telescope sunshield is NOT to protect the >>>> Earth.

    Explained at:
        https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2564:_Sunshield

    IIRC, it is also shielded from Earthlight.

    Near the L2 point one could hardly achieve the first without also
    achieving the second.

    Well, yeah, but being in the Earth’s shadow is why the camera needs a flashgun in the first place, innit?

    Only to see dark matter.

    --
    Mark Jackson - https://mark-jackson.online/
    As for behavior, I have shocking news:
    Physicists can be arrogant. - Mike Tamor

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  • From John W Kennedy@21:1/5 to Mark Jackson on Fri Jan 7 14:54:19 2022
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    On 1/7/22 1:56 PM, Mark Jackson wrote:
    On 1/7/2022 11:58 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Thu, 6 Jan 2022 14:25:02 -0600, Lynn McGuire
    <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:

    xkcd: Sunshield
        https://xkcd.com/2564/

    Uh, the new James Webb Space Telescope sunshield is NOT to protect the
    Earth.

    Explained at:
        https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2564:_Sunshield

    IIRC, it is also shielded from Earthlight.

    Near the L2 point one could hardly achieve the first without also
    achieving the second.

    Well, yeah, but being in the Earth’s shadow is why the camera needs a flashgun in the first place, innit?

    --
    John W. Kennedy
    Algernon Burbage, Lord Roderick, Father Martin, Bishop Baldwin,
    King Pellinore, Captain Bailey, Merlin -- A Kingdom for a Stage!

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  • From Lynn McGuire@21:1/5 to John W Kennedy on Fri Jan 7 14:51:39 2022
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    On 1/7/2022 1:45 PM, John W Kennedy wrote:
    On 1/6/22 5:38 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    On 1/6/2022 4:33 PM, J. Clarke wrote:
    On Thu, 6 Jan 2022 14:25:02 -0600, Lynn McGuire
    <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:

    xkcd: Sunshield
        https://xkcd.com/2564/

    Uh, the new James Webb Space Telescope sunshield is NOT to protect the >>>> Earth.

    It's called "humor".

    Explained at:
        https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2564:_Sunshield

    Lynn

    Sigh.  Sarcasm is lost on this crowd.

    Lynn

    Well, in this one case, your sarcasm was (atypically, I must add) a
    little on the bald and unconvincing side.

    Sorry, software engineer who actually has an engineering degree and a professional Engineers license from The Great State Of Texas. We
    engineers tend to be nerds and borderline autistic.

    Lynn

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  • From Dorothy J Heydt@21:1/5 to lynnmcguire5@gmail.com on Fri Jan 7 22:58:47 2022
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    In article <sra94r$grc$1@dont-email.me>,
    Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
    On 1/7/2022 1:45 PM, John W Kennedy wrote:
    On 1/6/22 5:38 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    On 1/6/2022 4:33 PM, J. Clarke wrote:
    On Thu, 6 Jan 2022 14:25:02 -0600, Lynn McGuire
    <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:

    xkcd: Sunshield
        https://xkcd.com/2564/

    Uh, the new James Webb Space Telescope sunshield is NOT to protect the >>>>> Earth.

    It's called "humor".

    Explained at:
        https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2564:_Sunshield

    Lynn

    Sigh.  Sarcasm is lost on this crowd.

    Lynn

    Well, in this one case, your sarcasm was (atypically, I must add) a
    little on the bald and unconvincing side.

    Sorry, software engineer who actually has an engineering degree and a >professional Engineers license from The Great State Of Texas. We
    engineers tend to be nerds and borderline autistic.

    s/autisic/inclined to nitpick

    --
    Dorothy J. Heydt
    Vallejo, California
    djheydt at gmail dot com
    Www.kithrup.com/~djheydt/

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  • From Mark Jackson@21:1/5 to Dorothy J Heydt on Fri Jan 7 18:21:09 2022
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    On 1/7/2022 5:58 PM, Dorothy J Heydt wrote:
    In article <sra94r$grc$1@dont-email.me>,
    Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
    On 1/7/2022 1:45 PM, John W Kennedy wrote:
    On 1/6/22 5:38 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    On 1/6/2022 4:33 PM, J. Clarke wrote:
    On Thu, 6 Jan 2022 14:25:02 -0600, Lynn McGuire
    <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:

    xkcd: Sunshield
        https://xkcd.com/2564/

    Uh, the new James Webb Space Telescope sunshield is NOT to protect the >>>>>> Earth.

    It's called "humor".

    Explained at:
        https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2564:_Sunshield >>>>>>
    Lynn

    Sigh.  Sarcasm is lost on this crowd.

    Lynn

    Well, in this one case, your sarcasm was (atypically, I must add) a
    little on the bald and unconvincing side.

    Sorry, software engineer who actually has an engineering degree and a
    professional Engineers license from The Great State Of Texas. We
    engineers tend to be nerds and borderline autistic.

    s/autisic/inclined to nitpick

    https://dilbert.com/strip/1994-11-15

    --
    Mark Jackson - https://mark-jackson.online/
    As for behavior, I have shocking news:
    Physicists can be arrogant. - Mike Tamor

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  • From John W Kennedy@21:1/5 to Lynn McGuire on Sat Jan 8 16:21:34 2022
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    On 1/7/22 3:51 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    On 1/7/2022 1:45 PM, John W Kennedy wrote:
    On 1/6/22 5:38 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    On 1/6/2022 4:33 PM, J. Clarke wrote:
    On Thu, 6 Jan 2022 14:25:02 -0600, Lynn McGuire
    <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:

    xkcd: Sunshield
        https://xkcd.com/2564/

    Uh, the new James Webb Space Telescope sunshield is NOT to protect the >>>>> Earth.

    It's called "humor".

    Explained at:
        https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2564:_Sunshield

    Lynn

    Sigh.  Sarcasm is lost on this crowd.

    Lynn

    Well, in this one case, your sarcasm was (atypically, I must add) a
    little on the bald and unconvincing side.

    Sorry, software engineer who actually has an engineering degree and a professional Engineers license from The Great State Of Texas.  We
    engineers tend to be nerds and borderline autistic.

    Senior System Programmer / Semipro opera singer / Textual editor (not as
    in vi or emacs, but as in Tolkien and Gordon preparing their edition of
    “Syr Gawayn and the Grene Knyȝt”). No degree, though, in any of them; Comp. Sci., back in those days, was a couple of courses in the Appl.
    Math department. Anyway, yeah, I’m a borderline autistic nerd, myself.

    --
    John W. Kennedy
    Algernon Burbage, Lord Roderick, Father Martin, Bishop Baldwin,
    King Pellinore, Captain Bailey, Merlin -- A Kingdom for a Stage!

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  • From Joe Pfeiffer@21:1/5 to All on Sat Jan 8 18:06:42 2022
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    On 1/6/22 5:38 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    On 1/6/2022 4:33 PM, J. Clarke wrote:
    On Thu, 6 Jan 2022 14:25:02 -0600, Lynn McGuire
    <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:

    xkcd: Sunshield
        https://xkcd.com/2564/

    Uh, the new James Webb Space Telescope sunshield is NOT to protect the >>>> Earth.

    It's called "humor".

    Explained at:
        https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2564:_Sunshield

    Lynn
    Sigh.  Sarcasm is lost on this crowd.
    Lynn

    Sarcasm consisting of grinding your heel in the original joke is likely
    to be confused with missing the joke. As it was in this case.

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