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[Ryujin]

Odds are they were sharing one laptop/tablet and things get weird when people "switch user" instead of logging right out.

"I have two Microsoft Outlooks and neither one of those is working."

Yes, you have two Outlooks. One is installed as part of Microsoft Office/365. The other is an abbreviated version that is part of the operating system (what used to be branded as Microsoft Mail). Odds are that neither was configured for an email account. Takes a couple of minutes, if you have the account details.

‘I have two Microsoft Outlooks and neither one of those are working’: Astronauts couldn’t open emails

A day into their historic 10-day journey around the moon, astronauts told Houston they had a problem: They couldn’t open their email.

www.seattletimes.com

 

[Micah Sweet]

We rewatched Apollo 13 this weekend. And For All Mankind is back for s5!

That show was amazing! I need to convince my wife to let us get another streaming service (only got through the first two seasons with the free trial).

 

[trappedslider]

Just thought it would be cool to remind people of the Artemis Accords,while not an actual enforceable treaty it does lay the foundation for what comes next hopefully.

Artemis Accords - NASA

NASA, in coordination with the U.S. Department of State and seven other initial signatory nations, established the Artemis Accords in 2020. With many

www.nasa.gov

 

[trappedslider]

I hope other rock stations are doign this as well

 

[Koloth]

And you exit highways via a "slip road" (according to my vaguely British-sounding "English (UK) Google Maps voice assistant thingy). Bananas.

Ah, slip roads! Used a B&N Nook tablet paired with a blue tooth GPS gizmo and a side loaded map app when I and 2 friends did a 1500 mile trip to Dragoncon around 2012. Smartphones weren't really a common thing and none of us had a dedicated GPS navigation device. It worked fairly well but I had picked a very British sounding female voice that kept urging us to take the slip road to save a few feet of travel distance. Was using the free version of the app and picking fastest time over shortest distance wasn't one of the options. Despite the quirks, the cobbled together navigation device did help.

Found this tidbit of Artemis/Apollo info this morning:

Jim Lovell, a member of the Apollo 8 and 13 missions, recorded a special audio message for Artemis II and its crew before his death at age 97 last year.

According to NASA, this is Lovell's message, which was delivered to the crew on Monday:

“Hello, Artemis II! This is Apollo astronaut Jim Lovell. Welcome to my old neighborhood! When Frank Borman, Bill Anders and I orbited the moon on Apollo 8, we got humanity’s first up-close look at the moon and got a view of the home planet that inspired and united people around the world. I’m proud to pass that torch on to you — as you swing around the moon and lay the groundwork for missions to Mars … for the benefit of all. It’s a historic day, and I know how busy you’ll be. But don’t forget to enjoy the view. So, Reid, Victor, Christina and Jeremy and all the great teams supporting you — good luck and Godspeed from all of us here on the good Earth.”

I like the part about 'don't forget to enjoy the view'.

 

[ART!]

That show was amazing! I need to convince my wife to let us get another streaming service (only got through the first two seasons with the free trial).

For All Mankind is one of my favorite shows of the past few years.

I especially like the first couple seasons, where it's the '70s and then the '80s. That's partly nostalgia for me, partly that in the storyline of the show that's when things were more seat-of-your-pants - when the series gets into the 90s I feel less connection to it. Part of that is because they're branching firther and further out from our timeline.

But I'm a sucker for sub-genres about crisis situations in extreme environments, so that's something that keeps me watching.

 

[Morrus]

For All Mankind is one of my favorite shows of the past few years.

I especially like the first couple seasons, where it's the '70s and then the '80s. That's partly nostalgia for me, partly that in the storyline of the show that's when things were more seat-of-your-pants - when the series gets into the 90s I feel less connection to it. Part of that is because they're branching firther and further out from our timeline.

But I'm a sucker for sub-genres about crisis situations in extreme environments, so that's something that keeps me watching.

Yeah I agree. The first few seasons were better. Now it’s all set on a fully-fledged sci-fi Mars colony where they’re investigating a murder, it feels more like The Expanse than For All Mankind. In earlier seasons, the astronaut training and the dangerous, exploratory nature of space flight, and countdowns to rocket launches, etc. was the attraction for me. Now space flight in it is so routine it often just takes place offscreen.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Once I started using Apple Maps a lot more, after I got a dedicated display in my car, I've taken to rotating Siri voices to other accents. Not only is non-American Siri terrible at pronouncing Spanish names (I even downloaded the Spanish dictionary for Siri, which doesn't seem to have helped), but I'm constantly getting Britishisms/Irishism/Australianisms in my navigation. There are no parking lots in my life, only car parks, etc.

 

[Ryujin]

Once I started using Apple Maps a lot more, after I got a dedicated display in my car, I've taken to rotating Siri voices to other accents. Not only is non-American Siri terrible at pronouncing Spanish names (I even downloaded the Spanish dictionary for Siri, which doesn't seem to have helped), but I'm constantly getting Britishisms/Irishism/Australianisms in my navigation. There are no parking lots in my life, only car parks, etc.

I have yet to find a voice, on Android, that has a clue how to pronounce Strachan.

Before ubiquitous voice assistants and car GPS systems, I bought a Garmin external GPS module and had been planning on using it with a slimline laptop. I got it working reasonable well but then my Province banned screens in cars that weren't integrated, or purpose made GPS.

 

[Umbran]

And you exit highways via a "slip road" (according to my vaguely British-sounding "English (UK) Google Maps voice assistant thingy). Bananas.

I have lived in the USA my entire life (minus a couple of vacations) and I have never heard that term before. Sounds like something civil engineers might call them.