So, is this how my Kerbals feels when I forget them in orbit ?
I think NASA should award them the “Jebediah Kerman” distinction.
Can they sue Boeing? I’d sue the fuck out of Boeing.
Site doesn’t load without JavaScript
Pretty sure this isn’t true, it loads fine for me in elinks. Also, why aren’t you using javascript?
More secure to disable sites from running js. There may also be performance considerations if sites are running js client side
I don’t think this is true. Or… I guess it is true, but I think the security benefit from not running JS is overhyped. Most vulnerabilities in the browser don’t involve the JS interpreter, since its security gets a lot of attention and there are a lot of other components which are equally capable of compromising everything as well. You could use Tor to keep your identity private, use an ad blocker to remove tracking which doesn’t need to involve JS, keep up-to-date on security which is critical to do anyway, and then disable JS on top of that but at that point I think you would be getting around a 10% improvement in security or something, when the other factors are a lot more significant.
Maybe I shouldn’t say it’s always a bad idea, but disabling it and then going around complaining about sites that don’t work sounds a lot like a self-created problem to me. A lot of sites don’t work without JS.
I have to think they’re probably getting pretty mad by now.
So, real nuts and bolts question here. How does this affect their pay? Are they being paid extra to be up there so long? I would want overtime.
I don’t think they do.
Astronauts do not get overtime or holiday/weekend pay. They get paid for a 40-hour work week, i.e. their regular salaries. - NASA spokesperson
Seems like that could breed resentment in the minds of astronauts who get stuck, like Butch and Suni. As cool as working in space would be, it’s still work. Combined with the toll that microgravity takes on the body, and missing my loved ones, I’d be wanting some “extra” compensation for my time and health.
I looked up astronaut pay and it says it’s between $100-180,000. Somewhat depressing that people can make more sitting in their house writing code working remote than someone who is risking their life on space missions. I guess you do get food and housing paid for that whole time, but wow.
