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Andrew Thompson

Java desktop app. enthusiast (for the x-platform, rich client experience). No strong opinions on technologies, platforms etc. beyond that.

Author of the SSCCE and wrote the initial draft of the MCVE at SO. Also seen at DrewTubeish.

Some of the tools formerly available at my pscode.org domain can be downloaded from my Google Share Drive.

At StackExchange: Completed the Java Web Start, JNLP, Applet & Java Sound tag information pages. Top user in same tags. Asked the How to create screenshots? FAQ & wrote the Why CS teachers should stop teaching Java applets blog post. One of the most prolific editors.

Most active on StackOverflow but also seen at other places around StackExchange such as Space Exploration, Sci-Fi & Fantasy & Movies & TV.

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37 Why are Rocket engines at the base of the rocket? Jun 28 '15
20 Size of Apollo era astronauts Oct 2 '13
13 Why did Rosetta travel 6.5 billion km to reach a comet that was only 510 million km from Earth? Nov 15 '14
11 Why are rocket launches so sensitive to weather? Jul 13 '14
11 Features on border of a crater & ravine on Mars Oct 11 '13
9 How do astronauts sleep in zero G? Jul 31 '15
8 How is Martian water lost to space? Mar 6 '15
7 Why is it not possible to deorbit in a shallow glidepath? Feb 21 '14
6 Temperature of the area behind a reenty vehicle Sep 19 '14
5 Features on border of a crater & ravine on Mars Oct 12 '13
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