The Expanse: Neo-noir sci-fi from the comfort of your crash couch

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withak: Jan 15, 2003; Fun Shoe

Hakkesshu posted:

They're not gonna get through the first book with three episodes left though, so I'm really curious as to where they'll leave it off.

Probably at the obvious cliffhanger.

# ¿ Jan 15, 2016 18:54

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# ¿ May 17, 2024 01:41

withak: Jan 15, 2003; Fun Shoe

Don't kid yourself: if employers today had a way to bill workers for air consumed at work then they would absolutely do so.

# ¿ Jan 18, 2016 20:04

withak: Jan 15, 2003; Fun Shoe

You shouldn't be allowed to talk about solar system navigation as portrayed in the show until you have played Kerbal Space Program for a while.

# ¿ Jan 26, 2016 02:01

withak: Jan 15, 2003; Fun Shoe

Chard posted:

Hey book readers, do Lagrange points ever factor into anything? Just a yes or no, that's my hard SF huckleberry.

I don't remember which book, but isn't there a mention at some point of Mao's private station at L5?

# ¿ Jan 28, 2016 03:11

withak: Jan 15, 2003; Fun Shoe

Zaphod42 posted:

Also some of the pronunciation is awkward which makes things confusing that would probably work fine in the book version. Like I didn't realize they were on Ceres for a long long time, I thought it was a town called "Series".

P. sure this is the correct pronunciation of "Ceres".

# ¿ Jan 28, 2016 06:44

withak: Jan 15, 2003; Fun Shoe

hollylolly posted:

What was the space race thing Miller walked in on a few episodes ago when he was trying to track down the data broker? It wasn't explained other than ...well it was a race or something and apparently super dangerous.

It was something that appears in the 2nd or 3rd book. Not sure why they threw it in there.

# ¿ Feb 1, 2016 20:53

withak: Jan 15, 2003; Fun Shoe

I like how the belter equivalent of "how's it hangin" is "how ya swingin".

# ¿ Feb 6, 2016 18:40

withak: Jan 15, 2003; Fun Shoe

If you are writing on a whiteboard then it is "Δv", if you are writing on the internet then it is "delta v" or "dv".

# ¿ Feb 9, 2016 06:14

withak: Jan 15, 2003; Fun Shoe

The recipe for a number four, burrito style is filed next to how to use the seashells.

# ¿ Feb 9, 2016 07:01

withak: Jan 15, 2003; Fun Shoe

When talking about this stuff, the dt is implied unless someone says otherwise.

# ¿ Feb 9, 2016 16:05

withak: Jan 15, 2003; Fun Shoe

Zaphod42 posted:

Wow, that's a really cool chart. Like, drat.

What I don't get about that chart (and this is just my ignorance of space travel) wouldn't there be a possibly more efficient route between Earth and Jupiter than passing through the Earth-Mars transfer or the Earth-Ceres transfer? Everything is presented like they're required steps on the same course, but couldn't you plot a more direct course? I guess maybe I'm not sure what the transfer positions are, since you still have to burn to get from the Earth-Mars transfer to Mars, I guess its just a midpoint in space which then makes sense.

Doesn't take into account possible slingshot maneuvers at least, but just for direct fastest travel time. Right?

The chart doesn't have anything to do with the route taken, it only shows the minimum amount of energy required for the trip by summing the numbers along the path shown by the chart.

# ¿ Feb 11, 2016 17:36

withak: Jan 15, 2003; Fun Shoe

It shows up on all of my devices here in beautiful Oakland, California.

Actually it shows up twice: as a purchase from back when it aired and as a free option through prime.

# ¿ Dec 22, 2016 06:08

withak: Jan 15, 2003; Fun Shoe

Shocking!

# ¿ Dec 30, 2016 01:04

withak: Jan 15, 2003; Fun Shoe

That cat totally nailed the Detective Miller expression.

# ¿ Jan 12, 2017 02:06

withak: Jan 15, 2003; Fun Shoe

Venus is featured in the books, but (book spoiler) as a colony for the protomolecule.

# ¿ Jan 12, 2017 21:02

withak: Jan 15, 2003; Fun Shoe

The speed of light is a harsh mistress.

# ¿ Jan 12, 2017 23:54

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# ¿ May 17, 2024 01:41

withak: Jan 15, 2003; Fun Shoe

Or at least curves that are straight enough that the curvature is irrelevant to planning.

# ¿ Jan 13, 2017 01:45

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