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by altacc 6y ago
As you say, there are standards and expectations that SpaceX failed to uphold. They shouldn’t be praised or thanked for doing what they should have done in the first place and only corrected after been called out.
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by altacc 6y ago
Launch costs are only a fraction of the cost. The cost of a space telescope itself is massive, regardless of launch cost. The James Webb telescope is massively over budget but even it’s original $1 billion cost and 10 year build time is muc
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by altacc 6y ago
You're going to have to show me the quote that makes you think astronomers claim to "own" the skies instead of just not having their usage limited and infringed upon.
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by altacc 6y ago
The answer shouldn't be that astronomy has to have smaller, less efficient and slower built space telescopes that cost up to 100 times as much as ground telescopes. Size matters for telescopes and there's a limit to what can be la
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by altacc 6y ago
Conversely, why do the the satellite owners own the sky? Space is a shared resource. One use shouldn't infringe on another.
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by altacc 6y ago
I was referring to a billionaire’s wealth having less impact on the economy that if that money was circulating in the economy, being used to pay salaries, for purchases, etc... Money in circulation generates widespread growth, whereas a bi
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by altacc 6y ago
Or just tax them equally. Billionaires tend to pay a lower rate of tax than most. If that earning was instead distributed to thousands of individuals earning a few hundred thousand a year, the tax yield would be much bigger. A billionaire&#
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by altacc 6y ago
Except the plot was betrayed by one of the plotters, so the search was because they already knew. It's probably an overly complicated metaphor to use!
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by altacc 6y ago
In 1605 there was an attempt to blow up the British Parliament during the state opening by placing explosives in the cellars. 415 years later they still search the cellars for barrels of explosives, using oil lanterns and armed with swords.
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by altacc 6y ago
There are various concepts for wind propulsion but even the most optimistic think they’ll only provide some of the energy needed. Some kind of EV/wind hybrid might be the answer but battery size is still a major issue.
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by altacc 6y ago
Not so easy. Powering large ships for the ranges needed for global trade without using fuel oil is currently an unsolved problem. There's a small EV cargo boat with a range of only 50 miles. Battery density and ship efficiency needs to
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by altacc 6y ago
Indeed. 'Disruption' often translates to inserting an expensive middleman into an existing relationship. E.g. passengers used to order taxis directly and takeaways would deliver food themselves. There are certainly improvements fo
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by altacc 6y ago
For those that don't want step by step navigation but instead use serendipity to wayfind through a city, I can recommend beeline https://beeline.co/pages/beeline-velo It's a simple arrow that points towards y
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by altacc 6y ago
Unfortunately not much of a surprise. Gig work is the technologically enabled version of people sitting on street corners waiting for someone to drive up in a truck and offer them ad hoc work. There's more people on the virtual street
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by altacc 6y ago
I do agree that some of the responses to people's actions become harassment, but this happens across the board. In much of the right wing media you can't criticise anything in America without being labelled un-American, a traitor,
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by altacc 6y ago
I do agree that some of the responses to people's actions become harassment, but this happens across the board. In much of the right wing media you can't criticise anything in America without being labelled un-American, a traitor,
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by altacc 6y ago
Putting aside that modern plane autopilots can also navigate and land planes, the common definition of words is often more important than the technical definition. Especially when it comes to marketing to the general public. Terminology get
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by altacc 6y ago
It's not "outrage culture", it's being considerate and thoughtful, which is something most of us practice every day. You can frame it as "bowing down" either way. The other option is to "bow down" to
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by altacc 6y ago
> People are losing their jobs for defending their property. I'm interested in which cases you're referring to here. I'll add a caveat that small numbers of outlying events which might have been excessive or wrong do not i
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by altacc 6y ago
I’ve never seen the words nerd or bully in code or software architecture, so that seems to be a spurious example. Businesses already tend not to use sensitive words, especially publicly. This is just adding to that list. For example, whilst
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by altacc 6y ago
But it is a consequence of their actions. Free speech can exist, but not free speech free of consequences. That person would need to find an employer who aligns with their desired actions.
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by altacc 6y ago
> people are afraid of saying the truth. The vast amount of people on traditional and social media saying all the things that you claim people are afraid to say refutes this. Whatever you think people are too afraid to say, there is some
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by altacc 6y ago
The rule of law doesn't need an arms race to enforce it. If anything that's an unwinnable war. Police typically enforce the law after it has been broken. It appears that in the US there many low impact changes to society and commu
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by altacc 6y ago
I think/hope you wrote "tiptoe around" when you meant "respecting the opinions". The problem is the us and them mentality exists, is very prevalent but basically invisible to or ignored by those on one side of the d
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by altacc 6y ago
One I use regularly is that Chrome on iOS does it when you open a new tab. It offers to search for the text in clipboard or go to the URL if it's URL format.
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by altacc 6y ago
To clarify, because there is difference: This is not about the consumers and their choices, it is about the businesses which play no role in that choice but are affected by it. The question is how large a barrier to the market should a com
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by altacc 6y ago
That choice isn't a real choice though, as it's the consumers' choice to buy an iPhone not the businesses. Businesses only have a real choice about who their customers are when there is free access to the market. The issue he
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by altacc 6y ago
To add to this, Norway has had to stop it's data collection and delete existing data because the agency in charge of data protection ruled that it's excessive. Amnesty did a review of tracing apps and listed Norway as one of the w
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by altacc 6y ago
Have you tried Tabletopia? Lacks the AI, so it's for playing against real opponents, but runs in the browser. It's still laggy at times though, it's not quite scaled to cope with the increased numbers staying home.
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by altacc 6y ago
As someone else has said, Tabletop Simulator has lots of options but there's dedicated digital versions of board games available on Steam, such as Scythe, Terraforming Mars, Splendor.

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