Moontanman

Life interfered, no room for it now. 

It would be a good way to keep busy, and get yor mind off things.
When you're ready, of course.

I live in an apartment now, no place to really work, it makes a huge mess to make such a background. 

You are welcome to it, still frozen here.

our local river already over the first flood defence and it's still raining

I don't mean to give you the...*puts glasses on*...cold shoulder.

Thankyou, I am still getting used to it, so far so good!

It's easily the best windows to date.

Enjoy!

Congratulations Moontanman!!!

Best wishes and hearty congratulations mate

congratulations i hope you had a great time

hope all goes well Moon

Hope its just routine and not something major.

Looking forward to your rejoining us.

Best wishes and hope your problems are minimised.

Hope everything is well.

Or do you just like hospital food ?

You got me, it's that pureed food!

I woke up one night, in a panic attack and scrounged some scissors that has been left where i could get them and cut my hair... 3 am standing in the bathroom chopping off my long white hair. I thought the nurse was going to freak when she walked in and saw me...

They did tell me it was paramount that I avoid the covid 19 virus while sick.

Only you could manage to catch a flu in sunny California.
In the midst of a different kind of pandemic...

Glad you're better; stay safe.

I'm in the bay area, not that sunny, but orange trees grow in peoples yards!

I think you'd better talk to JCMacSwell about that cod, Strange.
Won't find much cod in Moony's neck of the woods.

You got me mouth watering until you mentioned the tadpoles. 🙀 Hello. We've never met before.

The fish were far too small to eat... 

Just don't let the cream sit out too long...

we're all Devo!

Are we not men? We are.

how is she now ? getting better?

She is home but better is a relative term, thank you all for your best wishes.

How is she now?

Moon, you're a tough SOB. I'm sorry you have to endure this, but it sounds like it's going to be better. Hang in there, and ask for the bacon-flavored diffusion since they're getting you up so early.

More bad news today, surgery will have to be done, doc is predicting a titanium jaw implant, at least I'll be fun in airports. Doc said i am looking at months maybe more than a year so get this settled. I am not sure how to proceed, not used to this much uncertainty for such an extended time frame.

Bacon infusion, works for me, no solid food for me for quite a while it would seem...

Ah Jeez Moon that sounds awful. I know you will come to the right decision - but it sounds like a hard call with strife in every direction. Keep your chin up, your friends close, and your family closer and you will pull through. All the Best

ah but it is good to see you posting again Moon.

Welcome back.

We missed you too.

The Moon is back! Time to howl! We missed you fiercely.

I once had a Saeng motorcycle windshield made of polycarbonate, great stuff but generally too easily scratched for aquarium use. Lexan will break, I hit a car broadside and the windshield shattered like thousands of tiny plastic sparkles, still remember it clearly to this day watching the windshield turn inside out and exploding...   Acrylic is commonly used in aquariums now days due to it's light weight and resistance to breaking compared to glass. 

It appears to be about $400/metre here for 500mm diameter... expensive. How about finding translucent tubing, like thick polypropylene, and cut/fit acrylic windows into them? More work but maybe less cost.

The design really wouldn't allow that, using plastic barrels would be easier and much cheaper. It may be the direction i go to demonstrate the water flow patterns..  

Congrats Moontanman! I hope everything is going well. 

She is doing a little better than the doc thought she would after the second break but slow and steady is what i want to see. I think the last fall was because she wasn't taking care but she is now!

Good to hear! Two years after my mom had her knee replaced I complimented her doc on such a good job. He said no thats on her, she listened. Seven years and that knee is still working fine. I hope Nancy will do fine. Sounds like she has plenty of attention. 

For that range, you can use the estimate of  L/L_s = (M/M_s)^4,  where L_s is the luminosity of the Sun and M_s is the mass of the Sun.   75% the luminosity gives 93% the mass.

Cheers Janus

Thanks @Janus, it surprised me how fast luminosity drops off with such a small decrease in mass. Can the life time of the star on the main sequence be figured from the mass being 93%? 

I used to breed dwarf crayfish commercially, in the time these self cloning crayfish have resulted in many dozens of crayfish I would have been lucky to get a dozen having started out with just two. 

I have a couple of "proprietary" methods of insuring crayfish breed out of season, every 28 days to be specific. But these self cloning females breed continuously with no need to trick them into season.  No need for males either and none appear in the clone's broods.

My self cloning crayfish have resulted in such a numerous population i am using them as fish food. The down side is that some escape and start eating my plants.  

Genady... you would be wrong... still probably not ET but I don't think Human AI is part of this. 

Yes, been following it closely.  

Excellent article and interview here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJKwglRgwDM

https://public.substack.com/p/us-has-12-or-more-alien-space-craft

Critical mass is building...

Did you lose a bet or are you intentionally depriving yourself of taste and nutrients?

I ordered a pizza, so much for killing but it was good...

Lol

Steve Martin... Although, I wouldn't have been able to get that if it wasn't for your clues lol.

Wouldn't it be Magellan...?

It was a joke more than a puzzle, King Tut, Steve martin says this in his song about King Tut, I posted the song in the what are you listen to now thread in the lounge...

Nice pic!!! You must be proud!

Very proud, thanks.

He looks like a very happy young man!

LOL

He ran away, I figured he would...

Moontanman, were you talking about me lol?

in all seriousness i hope you return to normal and feel much better.

FRANKENSTEIN! Be sure to decline any cerebral donations from anyone named "Abby Normal"-Get well soon.

You triggered the warning algorithm on my Zombie Plan with your update. What are you hungry for? Brains, by any chance? Get better, Moon, don't make me come out there!

Take care mate. Man is helpless in the face of what Nature sometimes brings.

The flooding has been horrific...

I can't imagine what a serious flood can do but it must be terrible. We had one here 10 years ago but it was nothing compared to what you guys have there.

i have always wanted to try fishing

We take great cares to sterilise our ballast water to avoid contamination of Eco-systems with alien sea-life. Looks as if someone was not being too careful. Hopefully the reports are wrong - invasive species are not good

They are here I caught several... 

Nancy's surgery went well, I came home to get her a few things. Thanks for all the well wishes! 

Good luck!

All the best to your wifey Moontanman.