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asmithmd1
·2 years ago·discuss
Yes, this has been observing the moon, both near and far side since 2009

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_Reconnaissance_Orbiter

I don’t see how any NASA employee, who ultimately work for him, could have any respect for his ability to make strategic decisions for NASA
asmithmd1
·2 years ago·discuss
Did you watch the video? He also says, “we don’t know what’s on the back side of the moon”

I guess we have decided to elect political representatives are just egotistical camera whores, but why should the top decision maker at a technical agency be a complete idiot who is ignorant about many things the agency he runs has done? It would be like the head of the air force saying airplanes fly because of flubber
asmithmd1
·2 years ago·discuss
Uh, no. The ONLY time we see a new moon is during an eclipse. Other times the moon is above or below the sun and is too dim to see. A lunar eclipse is when the moon passes into the earth’s shadow and they happens during full moons
asmithmd1
·2 years ago·discuss
IDK why 81 year old Poli-sci major, attorney, and ultimate NASA executive decision maker Bill Nelson wasn't forced out of office after he incorrectly explained to Congress that the far side of the moon is always dark

https://youtu.be/daZyPwCQak8?si=n9KXH-LJFBlpKXUp&t=153
asmithmd1
·2 years ago·discuss
Or imagine the CEO says, "Safety is everyone's job, we will accept no lapses in safety"

Instead the CEO said "increase monthly production 10% this quarter"

There is no trick needed here, just the proper leadership. The current Boeing CEO is an accountant who made a fortune running the private equity playbook of squeezing out costs:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Calhoun
asmithmd1
·2 years ago·discuss
Boeing would lock non-conforming parts in a cage so there is no chance they will be accidentally used. Unfortunately, managers would overrule an inspector and get the parts released for use
asmithmd1
·2 years ago·discuss
Because Boeing did not actively try to hide the design flaw they knew about as they did with the 737 Max
asmithmd1
·2 years ago·discuss
"We are confident in the safety of the 737 MAX and in the work of the men and women who design and build it," Boeing Chief Executive Officer Dennis Muilenburg March 2019

https://au.news.yahoo.com/boeing-ceo-says-confident-safety-2...
asmithmd1
·3 years ago·discuss
Tell me you have never worked in a publicly traded without saying it.

This is EXACTLY what late stage "political" companies are like. There is no rational way to decide who gets the window office vs. the internal office. Everything is "political"
asmithmd1
·3 years ago·discuss
And Bose. MIT, the nonprofit owns 100% of the for profit company
asmithmd1
·3 years ago·discuss
Very nice intro. I like how you introduce networking layers. It seems you are starting to go down the path of explaining how computers and servers work - and that is certainly daunting. Maybe just stick with networking and introduce more of that and how real world systems (T1 and Ethernet) are just changing voltages at some point - and can be swapped in or out because of network layers. Then build up packet switched messages TCP, Telnet, HTTP
asmithmd1
·3 years ago·discuss
I try to get back to a real world analogy, think of a bank:

Can you try opening the public door off hours and discover it is locked? Yes, of course.

If the the public door is unlocked, can you now go inside the bank and start trying different combinations to open the safe? No, you will be arrested.

Anytime you move from probing a website with a browser to using other tools, your actions are subject to interpretation