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by jryle70 6y ago
The world is not as simple as you make it to be. SpaceX was founded by a guy who squeezed not one but many bucks out of the world. The same company just closed a funding round worth $1.2 billion from many investors who I'm sure are mas
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You're contradicting yourself here, as you don't want to be manipulated but are already convinced that this is part of anti-China propaganda. Also, innocent until proven guilty should only apply to regular people, not state actors
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We have another thread actively discusses potential issues with Google's FloC [0], which is only a proposal at this time, no harm done yet. Do you think Huawei/China is less of a potential thread than Google? If not why do you thi
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Motorbikes, not bicycles, are the dominant transportation method in all those countries. Also, because of the hot weather and pollution it's just much more comfortable to sit in an air conditioned car. And then there is the factor of o
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> You chose to live a lifestyle that requires a car I don't think this is true. People move because of job opportunity, family, weather or cost of living. Very rarely because they want a change of scene. Car is the often the require
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by jryle70 6y ago
Southwest just placed a large order for 737MAX-7 two days ago - [0]. 100 firm orders plus 155 options. They may get a great deal from Boeing for all we know, but placing a large order during this terrible time for the airlines is a bet on t
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Southwest Airlines agrees to buy 100 737 Max-7s(cnbc.com)
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It works exceptionally well for Apple, doesn't it? The devil is always in the details. Having said that, I expect Intel to keep the most advanced, most profitable processors in house.
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IIRC even when Wuhan had been under total lockdown China was still upset that other countries called for flight bans from China. How is that responsible behavior?
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> Harvesting peoples behavioral or other data is depriving them of privacy. There is lots of precedent for why privacy is important. So to be specific, the data collection is "stealing" privacy. It's not always black and w
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Good story sells and can help reach a wider audience. Wouldn't that be valuable if you want people to learn from these failures? As an example, the wiki page for Falcon 1 rocket is jam packed with information [0] There is a recent book
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How do you know it's far cheaper? If it won't work, then what? Why not doing both? There are many practical reasons for exploring the universe, but IMO we human being explore because we can't help it. As technology advance th
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by jryle70 6y ago
They had one mission failure last year that destroyed all payloads: https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/07/31/rocket-lab-identifies-...
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A321XLR's rear fuel tank demands special fire-protection conditions(flightglobal.com)
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Incredibly narrow minded. FB page is a godsend for a lot of small businesses, especially during the pandemic. A friend of mine's 85 year old mom post her activities daily on FB. Great joy and peace of mind for my friend, as they live o
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by jryle70 6y ago
> Anonymous source? Check. > Unverifiable anecdotal evidence? Check. Have you ever wondered why there is no Edward Snowden of China, despite the fact the Chinese equivalence of NSA is undoubtedly as much aggressive, if not more? Such
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The Soviets also transferred the entire rocket manufacturing line from Germany to USSR http://www.russianspaceweb.com/rockets_ussr_germany.html
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You don't know how Bloomberg obtained their evidence, and unlike conspiracy theorists who lose nothing to spread their misinformation, Bloomberg stakes their reputation, and business, on the credibility of their stories. Incorrect deta
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by jryle70 6y ago
Before Snowden revealing NSA's shadowy campaigns, any claims of such effort was met with strong skepticism, just like yours. Which may have been justified at the time. But that was eight years ago. This is 2021. You are absolutely righ
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> Because you are always responsible and are always expected to recover from anything the autopilot might ever come up with. That's always been the case for any driving assistance systems that automakers offer, AFAIK. Do you object
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We literally have Moderna for the same kind of vaccine. Pfizer partnered with BioNTech because they'd had ongoing partnership. Pfizer's manufacturing and clinical test are the reasons why the trial was approved and millions of peo
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Unless you have a better source, that claim has been debunked. It still persists though because it's incredibly catchy: https://archive.is/WGoir
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You seem to be more qualified than I am, but Relativity is 3D printing the entire rocket, which to me is really impressive [0] Small launch market is a tough one, especially given SpaceX's cost advantage, but Relativity keeps racking u
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> Airbus is absolutely crushing Boeing in terms of quality. Granted, we are woefully behind on the 'space' part of aerospace Such a hyperbole statement. Airbus has the edge in the narrowbody aircraft market, especially A321, wh
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by jryle70 6y ago
While that's probably correct that without NASA support SpaceX may not survive 10 years ago, on the way to becoming the innovator it is today. Financially speaking however NASA has spent less to buy launch capability from SpaceX than i
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> I think there’s a pretty clear distinction between having a spell-checker bundled into word, and reproducing the product of a competitor after the fact and bundling it into your office suite as an accessory. I'm not seeing a clear
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by jryle70 6y ago
Since you're are such impressively unimpressed, maybe you could tell us what the objectives of this test were and how SpaceX failed to achieve them?
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Bloomberg was the first outlet that reported Apple's transition to ARM, even got the timeline right [0]. So I trust them when it comes to Apple's roadmap. Read Anandtech if you want tech details, but then it's only for tech a
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How did you compare a Windows system with a Mac to conclude it was "an underwhelming experience"? were they similarly configured and running similar software? > a large part of the M1's performance "gains" can be
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by jryle70 6y ago
> Bloomberg tried in the Primary, and tried again in Texas on behalf of Biden and the Democrats and their portion of the Texan Congressional election actually shrank in a State the mainstream media was selling as a swing State This is in

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