I love that the examples are not only from other real RFCs, but some of them are well known protocols.

I always assumed diffraction. Nice that it’s even simpler.

Sounds like time for another “Things I won’t work with”.

This is true. I had to force myself to develop a tolerance to plain water, but of course I’m really glad I did.

I still can’t stand unsweetened flavored water (including tea*), or especially unsweetened and carbonated. Those are all very bitter to me, and therefore undrinkable - particularly given plain water exists.

*But I do like some tea in my sugar.

We certainly still have the first three and Captain Brainworm is working hard to bring back all sorts of terrible diseases.

That HyperCam 2 had better be unregistered.

It’s sad seeing all those on lemm.ee

It’s worse than that, it’s physics, Jim!

Assuming no FTL and centered at Earth (or the sun) that puts the max distance roughly a little past the low estimate for where the Oort cloud begins.

(Wolfram Alpha says 14 light days is 2424 AU and the cloud has inner edge estimates from 2000 to 5000 AU

Yeah, that looks like it was a very tough shot, and well done!

The windows that keep people from jumping off the Space Needle observation deck are tilted at an angle, so you can see more of the ground right under it (also part of the floor inside is windows now so you can look straight down.)

As a result, the reflections from the observation deck windows are of what’s above and behind the observers looking at them - which happens to be the Needle’s roof and mast.

So this picture is, starting at the bottom: Some of downtown, the waterfront, Puget Sound (the water), West Seattle, some islands, The Olympic mountains, some clouds, and the reflection of the Needle’s roof, then its tower, and the supports connecting to the observation deck.

I don’t see anything over or under-exposed (but I’m also not an expert) - just looks like a normal photo. I’m guessing the HDR stuff was dropped, but it just flattened the dynamic range to fit the standard range.

That does make more sense when explained that way, thank you.

Then what is the purpose of the middle steps?
Second to last also has this problem.

The image has big “Draw the rest of owl” energy.

I don’t remember hearing about it before. I might have, but even if so the reminder is helpful.

Huh.

Today I learned (from the comments) that there are places where stores haven’t been doing this for decades.

Slalom gets pretty close in some ways. It’s amazing to watch what someone highly skilled can do, even when just practicing.

No I didn’t, but you made me curious so I just looked it up.

It’s not a sound I remember hearing anywhere, but I certainly could have and not known what it was at the time so ignored it.

Australia.

I suppose in about 4.5 billion years the Andromedans can start committing also. (That or nobody can since it won’t be the Milky Way any more)