KaiYeves
Order of Kilopi

Mini Statistics

Join Date: 2007-Sep-09

Last Activity: Today 02:05 PM

Avatar

More 5 Friends

More Albums

My Photography
2010-Dec-21
Drawings and Paintings
2010-Sep-07

Recent Visitors

The last 10 visitor(s) to this page were:

This page has had 13,417 visits

Tab Content: KaiYeves's Activity; Visitor Messages; About Me; Friends

Tab Content: All; KaiYeves; Friends; Photos

Older Activity
Yesterday, 10:03 AM

grapes replied to a thread how do i have all my topics/posts deleted and username removed? in Forum Introductions and Feedback

We try. I can remember one poster who signed his full name to his initial post. The post was high enough quality that I was certain he'd be around...

see more

19 replies | 1113 view(s)
Yesterday, 08:12 AM

grapes replied to a thread Mechanical advantages of rails? in Science and Technology

It's hard to imagine an alternative steel factory without some sort of rail system--you're not going to shuttle hot ladles back and forth on rubber...

see more

47 replies | 587 view(s)
2013-May-20, 03:58 AM

grapes started a thread SPF ratings for sunscreens in Small Media at Large

From USA Today today: http://m.usatoday.com/article/news/2325341 OK I might believe that SPF ratings are gimmicks, as the article says, but I'm...

see more

8 replies | 126 view(s)
2013-May-20, 03:00 AM

grapes replied to a thread Looking for a solid pair of binoculars in Astronomical Observing, Equipment and Accessories

The last two links are the same.

see more

6 replies | 203 view(s)
2013-May-19, 06:48 PM

grapes replied to a thread Machines in space in Science and Technology

Nobody else may have mentioned the effect of cosmic rays on computers and digital cameras, but that sure seems like an issue. Modern machines have a...

see more

36 replies | 1803 view(s)
2013-May-19, 10:12 AM

grapes replied to a thread Mechanical advantages of rails? in Science and Technology

Simple physics and material strength allows one to calculate number of wheels. A single coal car carries a small hill of rock. (...

see more

47 replies | 587 view(s)
2013-May-19, 01:36 AM

KaiYeves started a thread Cat-themed Punny Air and Space Names in Fun-n-Games

Inspired by this cartoon I drew back in October featuring "Felis Baumgartner" and "Joe Kitten-ger" (and rediscovered while packing up my belongings...

see more

5 replies | 52 view(s)
2013-May-18, 02:47 AM

Sarawak replied to a thread Last to post wins: The return. in Fun-n-Games

I'll take one immediate step to improve my life.

see more

2622 replies | 90377 view(s)
2013-May-18, 02:44 AM

KaiYeves replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that amuses you... in Off-Topic Babbling

I was reading a book review where the reviewer complained about the writer's account of his "accent" of Mount Everest. By which I can only assume he...

see more

1566 replies | 54026 view(s)
2013-May-17, 11:50 PM

KaiYeves replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

I talk about computer "mice" quite frequently and have never found it odd. A model attached by wires somewhat resembles a mouse therefore we call one...

see more

2524 replies | 77598 view(s)
2013-May-17, 08:43 PM

grapes replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

Spouse -- Spice Trousers -- Taser Douse -- Dice Souse -- Sots

see more

2524 replies | 77598 view(s)
2013-May-17, 01:19 PM

Sarawak replied to a thread Last to post wins: The return. in Fun-n-Games

+1

see more

2622 replies | 90377 view(s)
2013-May-16, 11:49 PM

KaiYeves replied to a thread ‘Star Trek into Darkness’ & NASA Station Crews Join Forces at Live NASA Webcast in Universe Today

This is awesome.

see more

1 replies | 45 view(s)
2013-May-16, 06:43 PM

grapes replied to a thread What is the Average Distance Between Earth and Sun? in Astronomy

If it is given as 93,000,000 miles, there are two significant digits--it's been rounded to 93 million. Of course, it's 91.5-94.5 million over the...

see more

23 replies | 460 view(s)
2013-May-16, 02:42 PM

KaiYeves replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that amuses you... in Off-Topic Babbling

Getting tired of eating pemmican. Polar bears keep stealing my lunch. Can't get the sled dogs to stop barking when I'm trying to sleep....

see more

1566 replies | 54026 view(s)
2013-May-16, 02:40 PM

KaiYeves replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

Ghost pirates, clearly.

see more

2524 replies | 77598 view(s)
2013-May-16, 10:08 AM

grapes replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

Interesting. The wiki says it is folk etymology. From http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=11795 That ship may have sailed! :)

see more

2524 replies | 77598 view(s)
2013-May-15, 10:36 PM

KaiYeves replied to a thread Pareidolia Update in Off-Topic Babbling

It looks like a lion to me. (Oh, and the first Kudzu monster publiusr posted reminds me of the tallest tower in the Hubble "Pillars of Creation"...

see more

81 replies | 4030 view(s)
2013-May-15, 04:20 PM

grapes replied to a thread About Venus in Astronomy

OK, that clears that up. The phrase "null hypothesis" is too general and actually controversial. Why not just say, Hypothesis A, Hypothesis B,...

see more

18 replies | 334 view(s)
2013-May-15, 04:11 PM

grapes replied to a thread What is the Average Distance Between Earth and Sun? in Astronomy

I think that was their point! :) There is some justification for using the semi-major axis as the average distance, as we've said, and the...

see more

23 replies | 460 view(s)
2013-May-15, 02:51 PM

KaiYeves replied to a thread Coming to America in Off-Topic Babbling

NASM to the "Castle" building along that display is a nice walk, probably even nicer when it isn't July and super-hot.

see more

20 replies | 414 view(s)

More Activity

151 Visitor Messages

KaiYeves - 2011-Mar-27 05:39 PM

And so, continue, for the world is bright and beautiful.
KaiYeves - 2011-Mar-25 07:40 PM

I can't believe I forgot Earth Hour was tomorrow night!
KaiYeves - 2011-Mar-22 07:46 PM

Let me always live 30 years in the future, or at least 15.
Gemini - 2011-Mar-18 10:16 PM View Conversation

Same to you!
Gemini - 2011-Mar-18 10:14 PM View Conversation

Thanks!
KaiYeves - 2011-Mar-11 09:07 PM

Welcome home, Discovery!
KaiYeves - 2011-Mar-02 09:05 PM

Back!
KaiYeves - 2011-Feb-23 01:25 AM

I'll be away for the next few days, so I might not be able to post regularly.
KaiYeves - 2011-Feb-11 12:19 AM

Morton Thiokol: Where They Talk With Their Mouths Full.

(Cookies to anyone who gets the reference)
KaiYeves - 2011-Jan-29 01:50 AM

"Given the chance to dream, it can be done,
The promise of tomorrow is real,
Children of Spaceship Earth,
The future belongs to us all..."

- John Denver, Flying for Me