They're fun but not for outdoors use!
No... that will only mean that the fire will form into little spheres or similar. To kill the fire we'll need 0 oxygen.
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They're fun but not for outdoors use!
No... that will only mean that the fire will form into little spheres or similar. To kill the fire we'll need 0 oxygen.
Jag har Γ₯sikter:
1. Ingressen. Den Γ€r okej men lite missledande.
2. Det hΓ€r Γ€r egentligen ingen nyhet.
3. Jag gillar artikeln, vΓ€lskriven som den Γ€r.
Not _inside_ a space station! Maybe on space walks but not inside the station. _Never_ inside the station! π±
13.02.2026 21:22 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Segway is always fun!
Oooh, we don't want that. Switching off the gravity might in a worst case scenario just spread the fire.
You cannot possibly be serious!
βYou got me there, doc.
βTell me one thing, Mr. Reyes. Since when do segways need gears?
βThat's a really good question but... oh look, there's Cadwell, so let me just answer that some other time!
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βWell, former firefighter that he is, he went to fetch a fire extinguisher.
βI see, but why are you just standing around like good for nothing person?
βI figured that standing here and talk to you would suck enough oxygen out of the air to kill the fire.
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βSo... I was teaching Cadwell how to drive the new segway hybrid that I built and he... let's just say that when I told him to shift gears he panicked, jumped ship and let it all crash into that wall there.
βHrrm. And where is the culprit now?
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βMr. Reyes, how many times to I need to remind you that fire on space station is not a good thing?
βExactly zero times, doc, and this one is not on me.
βThen whose fault is it? And what is that thing burning?
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I think this is a crappy time to be alive but I admire your enthusiasm and I'm happy to be a part of the Star River! ππ¦ππΈ
13.02.2026 00:37 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0And now I only interpret it all as some pun about planets and gravity... sorry about that! π
11.02.2026 13:22 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Not necessarily β planets are the common denominator. :)
11.02.2026 12:15 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I'm an astronomer too, but also a hobby geologist so this dating isn't accurate enough.
10.02.2026 23:09 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Maybe that's a good thing. I mean... someone putting one on a map without asking first... I'm not sure I'd like that, even if it's obviously harmelss. π
10.02.2026 18:21 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Well... not by much. I post maybe 2-3 times a week at most and mostly it's about my silly Sci-Fi stuff and the Captain. πΈ
10.02.2026 18:16 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Hahaha, what?! Pro-wrestling? π
Well, perhaps I should enjoy flying under the radar...
Apparently not.
10.02.2026 16:13 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 3 π 0Well, at least you're on the map!
10.02.2026 12:54 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0So... does this mean that you've finally run out of Gustave Flaubert quotes? π
09.02.2026 19:47 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0The Friday stuff is about the chaotic crew of the Kepler Space Station; they have an octopus. It's not giant but it's an octopus in space (who was mentioned in yesterday's writings). ππ
07.02.2026 17:20 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Actually, this very crew has a giant space squid on their station... ππ¦
07.02.2026 16:38 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0It's a toy rocket! Like the one in Tintin - Destination Moon! π πΈπ
07.02.2026 16:30 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0βWell this place suddenly got awfully crowded... What are they doing here?
βBeats me but last time I checked that type of craft isn't made for landing.
βMaybe they're drop ships?
βScrew that, we were here first!
βYes, and we don't want any human company!
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Do it!
06.02.2026 22:46 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Indeed it is! ^_^
06.02.2026 22:37 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I learnt that during the conference yesterday! Had to write it down!
06.02.2026 22:32 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Or the engineers' Credo: βWe do these things, not because they are easy, but because we thought they were going to be easy.β π
06.02.2026 22:22 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 3 π 0Some can't, no... π
06.02.2026 22:19 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Thanks! Reminds me that I should write something for you soon!
06.02.2026 18:08 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0βI don't see why, it sounds like a great project. Actually, I think I'll need to ask him about it!
βYou...what, you bloody... engineer!
βThanks for the tip, buddy!
βYou're not helpful at all! And it's cabbage soup, not stew, by the way!
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βAlarming, how?
βIn one of the margins it said "The Flight of the Octopus" and I think he wants to build something to make that sea monster of his even more mobile!
βI'm intrigued, tell me more!
βWhat? No sane person would be intrigued; you should be terrified!
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