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For those who aren't giant space nerds (like me) the very best place to get info on SpaceX and SpaceX launches has always been Reddit's /r/SpaceX[0]. The launch

by mabbo 6y ago

For those who aren't giant space nerds (like me) the very best place to get info on SpaceX and SpaceX launches has always been Reddit's /r/SpaceX[0]. The launch today (like all launches) has a dedicated thread[1] with mods keeping all details up to date, all links that matter organized. It's 100% not sponsored or run by SpaceX, but honestly it's probably doing a better job than a corporate PR side could manage. Fantastic amount of details on everything in their wiki and posts, and friendly people who answer questions happily. [0] https://reddit.com/r/spacex https://reddit.com/r/spacex [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/glwz6n/rspacex_cctcap_demonstration_mission_2_general/ https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/glwz6n/rspacex_cctc...

coronadisaster 6y ago
> It's 100% not sponsored or run by SpaceX but it feels like it is sometimes
- skunkworker 6y ago
  There are a lot of fanboys in there for sure, but /r/spacex sometimes gets close to industrial espionage.
majkinetor 6y ago
Many reddit communities are like that. Not sure what they did to collect such folks on single place, but reddit is something else.
- slfnflctd 6y ago
  Well, mostly, they replaced Usenet and a hodge-podge jumble of forum sites running generic interfaces where you have to click to a new page for every 50 comments (or less), which have no comment reply nesting. Reddit brought a more useful/readable interface, allowed anonymous accounts with no email address, and had a very simple & powerful (if flawed) voting system. This attracted content creators of all kinds, which led to a rapidly growing audience, and it snowballed. I don't like one company owning all this stuff, but I do love what users in niche subs have created there. With a massive general audience comes better populated niches, excellence riding the coattails of the mediocre. Also, should Condé Nast ever screw the pooch here, plenty of clones are waiting in the wings.
  - aaron_m04 6y ago
    > Also, should Condé Nast ever screw the pooch here, plenty of clones are waiting in the wings. I'm really hoping they don't, because I don't think a replacement coulg gain traction as long as reddit is functioning.

by mabbo 6y ago

coronadisaster 6y ago

> It's 100% not sponsored or run by SpaceX but it feels like it is sometimes

skunkworker 6y ago
There are a lot of fanboys in there for sure, but /r/spacex sometimes gets close to industrial espionage.

majkinetor 6y ago

Many reddit communities are like that. Not sure what they did to collect such folks on single place, but reddit is something else.

slfnflctd 6y ago
Well, mostly, they replaced Usenet and a hodge-podge jumble of forum sites running generic interfaces where you have to click to a new page for every 50 comments (or less), which have no comment reply nesting. Reddit brought a more useful/readable interface, allowed anonymous accounts with no email address, and had a very simple & powerful (if flawed) voting system. This attracted content creators of all kinds, which led to a rapidly growing audience, and it snowballed. I don't like one company owning all this stuff, but I do love what users in niche subs have created there. With a massive general audience comes better populated niches, excellence riding the coattails of the mediocre. Also, should Condé Nast ever screw the pooch here, plenty of clones are waiting in the wings.
- aaron_m04 6y ago
  > Also, should Condé Nast ever screw the pooch here, plenty of clones are waiting in the wings. I'm really hoping they don't, because I don't think a replacement coulg gain traction as long as reddit is functioning.