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Needs a good vacuuming.

Let's face it: Space is full of dust and gas. Cleaning up is all but impossible.

Those dirty rings.
 
You try scrubbing them out. And soaking them out.
 
But you still have "ring around the planet".

This game has apparently been around since 2011.
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUGPyvyUxnM
 

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I'd like to see it hover over that Mars rover which just died because too much dust was covering its solar panels.

Welp... I found the Rocket  Rabbit hole to fall into. Atomic Rockets  is the place for all thrust all the time space travel, plus  Space colonies and all sorts of hard science, near future-y goodness. Pulling a lot of material on that. Might be of use to others of you here as well.

She has seen this and surprise, surprise she does not think it is funny.

There are a number of different Archetypes regarding Spies.
 
First is the Deep Cover Agent.  They work hard to be trusted inside an organization, and do their best to be helpful.  Eventually they'll get close to the leader either through efficiency or through a sexual relationship.  Seduction, Persuasion, Conversation are musts with this characters as well as Concealment, Systems Operation, and Cryptography to transmit their information.  18 INT and 20 PRE are recommended along with Speed Reading and Eidetic Memory for reading those secret documents quickly.  A disguised RKA with Invisible [Hearing] or a HKA is recommended but the Deep Cover Operative should use their position of trust and their relationship with the leader to protect themselves.  Example of this character is Eve Teschmacher from Supergirl.
 
The Second Type is the Master of Disguise.  This character will take the place of some important person not well known by the personnel of some important installation.  Their job is to sabotage or gain some critical piece of information in a short amount of time.  Cramming, Acting, Disguise, Mimicry, Cramming, Forgery, Conversation, and Persuasion are useful skills.  They should be able to fight but would rather talk their way out of trouble.  Example of this character is Rollin Hand from Mission Impossible.
 
The Third Type is The Thief.  This Agent also adopts a new identity with each mission so Cramming is needed, but Lockpicking, Concealment, Stealth, Bugging, and Disguise are skills recommended for this type.  They go in, gain quick access, and steal information or pant a surveillance device.  Getting in to a situation is easier then getting out so they have to be good fighters.  Example of this character is Sydney Bristol from Alias.
 
The High Society Agent is the Fourth type.  This agent is Well Off, and has Seduction, Conversation, High Society, and Bureaucratics.  They gain information from Diplomats and the Wealthy.  They can either be old fashioned or ultramodern, and can fight well with different styles.  The best examples are John Steed and Emma Peel from The Avengers.
 
The High Tech Agent is the Fifth Type.  There are two variants. One is the computer programming who never gets near the target and pulls the information out of their system, usually through a device planted by one of their fellow agents.  The other variant is a cyborg who has enhanced senses and strength.  The first variant example is Barbara Gordon as Oracle, and the second type is Steve Austin and Jaime Sommers.
 
 

Walking Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Weekly Round up

 
With Sources This time
1. https://www.sciencealert.com/a-stunning-nile-shipwreck-provides-the-first-archaeological-evidence-of-a-boat-described-by-herodotus 2. https://www.sciencealert.com/whoops-turns-out-mercury-might-be-earth-s-closest-neighbour-after-all 3. https://www.sciencealert.com/your-brain-can-detect-earth-s-magnetic-field-even-though-you-can-t-tell 4. https://www.sciencealert.com/physicists-shed-light-on-the-mystery-of-how-particles-ghost-through-walls 5. https://www.sciencealert.com/for-the-first-time-a-woman-has-won-the-abel-prize-for-mathematics 6. https://www.sciencealert.com/an-incredibly-rare-cambrian-fossil-discovery-is-filling-in-our-evolutionary-gaps
 

Which is inversely proportional to the wavelength of use?

∞ = 0   :|
 
Student comment in black, instructor response in red

I've given resume workshops before.
 
Here's some of my advice, and a link to my (semi-redacted) resume.
 
https://davemattingly.net/2015/10/01/career-planning/
 

Alfred the Great Gatsby

Something for a cold winter night?
 
 

Robots enable bees and fish to talk to each other