ProAm

16 ms·

1. 211.▲
   Stuck antenna freed on Jupiter-bound spacecraft(apnews.com)

   45 points by ProAm 3y ago|3 comments
2. 212.▲
   by ProAm 3y ago

   This has been posted all over. [1] [1] https://www.chicagocontrarian.com/blog/departing-cook-county...
3. 213.▲
   by ProAm 3y ago

   Why is this story flagged? It should not be, it's an important piece of history and I think meets all the criteria for an interesting HN story submission.
4. 214.▲
   Mastodon fixes “confusing” sign-up process to attract users fleeing Twitter(arstechnica.com)

   3 points by ProAm 3y ago|2 comments
5. 215.▲
   by ProAm 3y ago

   People on here may be surprised that the off button also doesn't really turn it off.
6. 216.▲
   by ProAm 3y ago

   > Layoffs mean they're doing less This isn't true, it means they had fat to trim. People that were under performing or working on nothing. There was a hiring arms race the last several years and everyone over hired fearing ot
7. 217.▲
   Key radar antenna stuck on Europe’s Jupiter-bound spacecraft(apnews.com)

   3 points by ProAm 3y ago|2 comments
8. 218.▲
   by ProAm 3y ago

   Is your suburb surrounded by state and federally protected lands? And induce pollution and damage over 113 square miles?
9. 219.▲
   by ProAm 3y ago

   I dont understand why he posted about this? He knows it's divisive. Is it a humble brag because he views himself as different? It seems like he's okay with it. Why tell anyone?
10. 220.▲
    by ProAm 3y ago

    My wallet has spots for a total of 5 cards. Between ID, bank card, credit, medical and building I literally dont have space for it. (Im not buying a new wallet to lug around gift cards). But even historically when I had a bigger wallet t
11. 221.▲
    by ProAm 3y ago

    I dont really shop at either often enough to make this worth it.
12. 222.▲
    by ProAm 3y ago

    Its just convenience. Its not worth it to lug them around and try to remember you have one.
13. 223.▲
    by ProAm 3y ago

    Gift cards from work always go in the trash, they are a hassle to remember you have one, tote it around or redeem it at a place I probably don't frequent enough.
14. 224.▲
    by ProAm 3y ago

    Have you checked out any other of the EVs? I hear similar complaints about the interior quality (material, reboots, road noise, hatch stops not properly aligned causing weird ear pain [1] etc...) of the Tesla's The headlight informat
15. 225.▲
    by ProAm 3y ago

    > Bottom line, Teslas are incredible cars and most people that have bad things to say about them seem to never have owned one. You can't argue about the stream of lies about capabilities and roadmap on Tesla. And everyone I know th
16. 226.▲
    by ProAm 3y ago

    > loans that they were suckered into What does this mean? No one forced them to take these loans out. A fool and his money are soon parted.
17. 227.▲
    by ProAm 3y ago

    So in Arkansas you are allowed to go work at age 13 without parental consent but not allowed to use social media? Got it. [1] https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/08/politics/sarah-huckabee-sande...
18. 228.▲
    by ProAm 3y ago

    He's doing this for funding and I think he is accomplishing the task as for everyone knows about Avi Loeb's recent work.
19. 229.▲
    by ProAm 3y ago

    I can't follow this post very well. yt-dlp I think has this fixed. There is also ways to fix this without having to download youtube-dl file by file as you mention. (see this: https://stackoverflow.com/a/55562973
20. 230.▲
    by ProAm 3y ago

    > /usr/bin/env: ‘python’: No such file or directory Your install is not configured properly. This is a googleable fix. (One example is to use `which python3` as part of your command https://stackoverflow.com
21. 231.▲
    by ProAm 3y ago

    938 crimes per square mile in SF [1] It will never get better, you cannot build a moat big enough to insulate yourself there. [1] https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/ca/san-francisco/crime
22. 232.▲
    by ProAm 3y ago

    I dont think they claim to be pure journalism: "NPR is an independent, nonprofit media organization that was founded on a mission to create a more informed public. Every day, NPR connects with millions of Americans on the air, online,
23. 233.▲
    There's No Way to Measure the Speed of Light in a Single Direction(universetoday.com)

    3 points by ProAm 4y ago|0 comments
24. 234.▲
    by ProAm 4y ago

    The angle of the rings are making it appear not round, it's a circle. I do not understand your comment about the rings? Uranus is tilted almost 90 degrees off typical axis
25. 235.▲
    by ProAm 4y ago

    This is why I had to return my iPhone and go back to Android, there was no possible way to get my music library onto my phone with a linux computer. The only way it seems to work is if you have a Mac or Windows PC and iTunes. Not everythin
26. 236.▲
    Apple joins Amazon, Google, and Microsoft in tech industry layoffs(arstechnica.com)

    39 points by ProAm 4y ago|14 comments
27. 237.▲
    by ProAm 4y ago

    The Strong Force and Strong Nuclear Force are so utterly fascinating to read about. Gluon Flux Tubes! Seems like pure science fiction and imagination.
28. 238.▲
    by ProAm 4y ago

    > If Walmart can guarantee me not getting counterfeits They cannot and Walmart often procures subpar products of the same model and this allowed them to sell it for cheaper. (Amazon largely does the same thing but at least with Amazon y
29. 239.▲
    by ProAm 4y ago

    Does Pop OS use snaps as aggressively as Ubuntu?
30. 240.▲
    by ProAm 4y ago

    I will check this out, the summary looks interesting. Thanks!