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Cake day: July 11th, 2023

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  • To expand on the “doesn’t work like that” part: In the vacuum of space there is no air to exchange warmth with your body, or your space suit. You might be comfy on the side of your body facing the sun (if you’re at that distance where it provides the right amount of radiative heat) but the side facing away from the sun will get no heat, and therefore be cold. I imagine that would feel very weird… if you could feel it on your skin, without a space suit, without being ripped apart by the vacuum, of course.

    Does anyone know whether this “uneven distribution of heat energy” is a problem for space suits or if that little bit of air inside is enough to distribute it?







  • It did in fact make me think and I thank you for that. You won’t like the outcome of that thinking, though.

    First of all, I’m far far away from being “mobilized”. I do agree that you could call what the killer did “terrorism” though, as he seeks to influence behavior by mortal fear (terror). Wheter the end justifies the means (as some would argue for example for "eco-terrorism) I don’t know. But I see how some people may feel like all other, more civil, avenues to change their life and the system for the better have been blocked off. But again, I’m far from being “mobilized” as in encouraging such behavior or even picking up a gun myself.

    Now why did I laugh at the response? Simple: It’s morbid and unexpected, which are two aspects that I often find humorous.

    Do I feel bad about laughing? No. The reason and the main difference to the “hate speech” you refer to are twofold: First, this joke is punching up, not punching down, as hate speech usually is. Second, hate speech is usually about what people are (black, asian, transgender, gay). This guy in contrast was loathed for what he did. That’s a major difference, since you can’t change what you are but what you do is in your hands.

    I would love to hear a response from you but the condescension and smugness in your tone of writing makes me think that this won’t make you think.