Nemo

I can't call 100°F+ temps for weeks at a time moderate.

arid and cool on average but very volatile (ie. the northern Great Plains)

If it does, the mods and admin under whose aegis I abide are doing an above-average job removing it quickly.

Or maybe it's just that I avoid political discussion communities these days.

In the end, I find the lemmy / piefed / *bin network much more civil, thoughtful, and compassionate than reddit was.

A big fuck-off mylar balloon.

hard to beat a good bagel... unless you're a pretzel roll

misinformation, slurs, incivility, off-topic content, and video links without text summaries

I have sash windows, but I do love me some side-open crank windows.

First paragraph: I see what you're saying and I think you're right.

Second paragraph: Even if you're right on this, and offhand I'm really not convinced you are because it seems like that neglects the possibility of collision, launching anything from the surface of a planet is a three-or-more body problem, featuring 1) the planet, 2) the star it's orbiting, 3) the launch body, and optionally a number of moons. But that's, ah, getting away from OP's question.

I'm an Eagle Scout. I don't just know where I am, I know which direction I'm facing and the elevation.

You can think of a parabola as a segment of an ellipse, yes.

But remember: A stable orbit forms an ellipse. An unstable one doesn't. And throwing an object from the surface of a planet is, sans incredible math or even more incredible luck, going to be unstable.

I send them text messages if it's not urgent.

What kind of sociopath has their phone ringer on in 2025?