Lots of interesting news today

benXJ said:
$10 mil will go a long ways to hiring people to stop fake deed filings!
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Except that fine will go into the federal coffers, where it will be quickly wasted on other things... :(
 
jeepinmatt said:
So when are we gonna nail the EPA for this criminal level of overreach they have granted themselves. There is absolutely no accountability beyond their own walls and it is completely unamerican.
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This stuff blows my mind.
Imagine being an engineer working on a device that is 15 billion miles away, made of parts that were designed long before you were born, when transistors were still a relatively new thing
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Voyager 1 team accomplishes tricky thruster swap from 15 billion miles away

NASA's Voyager 1 faces age-related thruster issues due to clogging. Engineers switch to backup thrusters to keep Voyager operational.
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mommucked said:
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Photos: Life-threatening flooding at NC coast from Potential Tropical Cyclone #8

Photos show flooding, water rescues and damage at North Carolina's coast, especially in southern coastal communities, as Potential Tropical Cyclone #8 impacts the area Sept. 16 and 17, 2024.
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Wife's parents are in Bolivia (NC). Their subdivision is stuck b/c the main road is pretty much destroyed on either side of the entrance. From what we're hearing there is a TON of really bad flood damage. Had something like 18 inches of rain
 
RatLabGuy said:
This stuff blows my mind.
Imagine being an engineer working on a device that is 15 billion miles away, made of parts that were designed long before you were born, when transistors were still a relatively new thing
www.earth.com

Voyager 1 team accomplishes tricky thruster swap from 15 billion miles away

NASA's Voyager 1 faces age-related thruster issues due to clogging. Engineers switch to backup thrusters to keep Voyager operational.
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That is cool, but I'm confused by one particular statement.

"The thrusters returned to action, as confirmed on Aug. 27, successfully guiding Voyager 1 towards Earth."

I thought it was on a path straight out into deep(er) space. towards the end of the article is speaks more in a tone of continuing into interstellar space.
 
mbalbritton said:
That is cool, but I'm confused by one particular statement.

"The thrusters returned to action, as confirmed on Aug. 27, successfully guiding Voyager 1 towards Earth."

I thought it was on a path straight out into deep(er) space. towards the end of the article is speaks more in a tone of continuing into interstellar space.
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ncpartsguy said:
I think they meant pointing at Earth, to transmit.
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This. They are using old school RF communication. It has to be pointed towards us to get good comms. The long term path is still outwards but they gotta change orientation to get more commands and data to it.

Here's a fun thought. When Mr. NASA engineer hits SEND on that radio button - it takes over 22 hours for the signal to reach the spacecraft, Imagine that work cycle! So I guess that guy comes it, presses his button, goes and get some coffee, "OK see you gents tomorrow!"
 
ncpartsguy said:
I think they meant pointing at Earth, to transmit.
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ya.. that does make more sense. "Guiding... towards" is a poor choice of words on the author.
RatLabGuy said:
This. They are using old school RF communication. It has to be pointed towards us to get good comms. The long term path is still outwards but they gotta change orientation to get more commands and data to it.

Here's a fun thought. When Mr. NASA engineer hits SEND on that radio button - it takes over 22 hours for the signal to reach the spacecraft, Imagine that work cycle! So I guess that guy comes it, presses his button, goes and get some coffee, "OK see you gents tomorrow!"
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excuse me sir, but 22hrs will only get the message there. he has to wait almost another full rotation of the earth to find out if the message was received and executed. :D
 
mbalbritton said:
ya.. that does make more sense. "Guiding... towards" is a poor choice of words on the author.

excuse me sir, but 22hrs will only get the message there. he has to wait almost another full rotation of the earth to find out if the message was received and executed. :D
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constant weekends!
 
RatLabGuy said:
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Feds Nail Another Diesel Shop With $10M in Fines for Deleting Emissions Equipment

It was caught selling, installing, and manufacturing tuning devices that imitated another company’s products.
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I remember when Rudy first started and had a tiny shop. The whole story is a bit crazy with how they knocked off other tuners.

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COBB Tuning Enters into Settlement Agreement with the EPA

This announcement is a formality. Changes that we’ve been required to make have been made for some time. Nothing is changing with the Accessport, Accessport functionality, or our product catalog. We’re excited to move forward and focus on the development of both existing and future platforms...
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Cobb also agreed to pay a $2.9M fine: United States Reaches Agreement with COBB Tuning Products for Clean Air Act Violations | US EPA

It has always been interesting that people can defeat this stuff so easily. EPA has gone after quite a few other shops - JH Diesel, PFI Speed, etc. The stories are wild.

They are working to get this stuff done ASAP because who knows what the next administration will do.
 
DSM Turbos said:
They are working to get this stuff done ASAP because who knows what the next administration will do.
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It will be either nothing, or everything.
 
jeepinmatt said:
He's been renting a place for how long?!?!?!
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A whole lot of people do it. Not everyone has the financial standing or even desire to buy.
 
mbalbritton said:
I thought it was on a path straight out into deep(er) space. towards the end of the article is speaks more in a tone of continuing into interstellar space.
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That article therefore proves that earth is flat, and space is round.
 
NCJeeplover said:
I'm finding this to be more and more true. One of the guys I work with is renting a house to a lady who is a real estate agent. She has no desire to own a house.
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Yeah. It kinda makes since since everything about owning anything is upkeep, liability, and taxes. Rent keeps a lot of those expenses off the table.
 
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