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This is a general, but non-politics, account covering everything from computer programming to supermarket meal deals; any politics will be taken up by @JdeBP. For #senryu and #SlowLife tasks, see @JdeBP. For the command-line and system tools (including #nosh and #djbwares), specifically, see @JdeBP.
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Apr 12, 2026
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But so to would Artemis 2.
In the reference frame of the Solar system's barycentre, Ted and #Artemis2, whilst not co-moving, have similar paths now that they are both on Terra.
We'd need to pick a reference frame closer to home, where Artemis 2 is now stationary and Ted continues to move. WGS-84 is the obvious choice, I think. I suspect Ted is already being measured in it.
I *definitely* wouldn't pick one with a billionaire as the origin point. The billionaire hopping onto a private (or even public) jet would make it seem like Artemis 2 was moving once again. Aside from complicating what is already a non-inertial frame, this seems like cheating to keep raising Artemis 2's total. (-:
Artemis 2 does get legitimate credit for a few thousand extra km, though, because the service module took its own path around the globe after separation from the crew module.
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