ERLOG 2020-09-16

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01:38:42 Devastator: ok, enough k-com for today, and tomorrow will be busy. I'll try to finish it thursday.
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05:39:33 MidJag: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/14/science/venus-life-clouds.html
05:39:42 MidJag: This might be really cool
05:42:29 Devastator: Heya MJ.
05:42:45 MidJag: hoya dev.
05:42:50 Devastator: I'm of mixed feeling about it. Seems likely there is just some unknown chemistry.
05:44:02 MidJag: Probably, but if its not then theres going to be some really crazy prokaryotes there which would just be so god damn cool.
05:44:42 Devastator: Yeah.
05:44:50 Devastator: the phosphorous on Venus had to go somewhere, after all.
05:44:59 Devastator: into some species.
05:45:05 Devastator: chemical species.
05:45:45 MidJag: I'm a microbiology major, half oof my major is finding ut we know jack shit about a very large number of micrbioloical organisms, because they dont like being cultured.
05:46:20 MidJag: But its entierlly possible venus just has some weird chemistry.
05:46:29 MidJag: Its a weird planet.
05:46:40 Devastator: It's also a planet loaded with proton donors..
05:47:55 MidJag: I mean there are acidophiles. Life makes some weird shit. Also relevant xkcd https://xkcd.com/
05:48:48 Devastator: Need more atmospheric probes, really.
05:48:52 Devastator: gotta burn up some more landers.
05:49:37 Devastator: Mmm.
05:50:53 MidJag: Yeah. Thats gotta be depressing designing a probe for venus. "Okay so the probe now is just a tank, whats the survival time? 4 mintues. Damnit"
05:52:04 Devastator: Yeah, they can't rule out weird chemistry, it's all calculated equilibria, which is mostly accurate, but not wholly accurate.. a thousand reaction conditions sounds like a lot, but you can't exhaust things with a billion.
05:53:15 Devastator: well, lets get building. How long to get a few relevant probes?
05:54:38 MidJag: No idea. My guess 10 years if theres some conclusive data that they need to take a closer look.
05:56:54 Devastator: I don't know.
05:57:03 Devastator: I mean you know your probe is gonna get ravaged from the beginning.
05:57:20 Devastator: I would think that would add a thrill element to probe-building that normally would not be present.
05:58:33 MidJag: Thats true. You get to roll the dice on which exact aggressuvelly destructive element of venus destroys it first.
06:01:36 MidJag: I guess it would kinda be like sending a probe into like a gas giant. You know its fucked its just a question of how quicklly its fucked.
06:13:36 Devastator: plus there's a clear high score element, too.
06:13:43 Devastator: four minutes! A new record!
06:17:00 Devastator: extinction's going ok.
06:17:46 MidJag: Maybe you get extra points different elements take it out. Like a bonus score if its acid rather han heat :P
06:18:38 Devastator: heh.
06:28:25 er: ----
06:29:10 er: -\\\||///-
06:29:22 Devastator: ok
06:31:51 MidJag: Should go to bed. Night gents
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06:42:16 Devastator: Rich must have had fun with having all the fun reactions to the name "Durkon Thundershield."
06:42:26 Devastator: I mean, he went back to the joke at least three times, in different ways.
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21:09:53 ER: so, apparently there's a little bit of text at the end of a new Demon's Souls Remastered trailer says that the game will be available on PC
23:44:48 Devastator: oh?
23:44:50 Devastator: that a surprise
23:44:52 Devastator: ?
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