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by shirro 2y ago
Just be aware than while HN appears to carry a wide range of interesting topics and discussions both the community and mods do have biases. It presents an incomplete and skewed perspective and has to be consumed in moderation as part of a b
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Not just that but capital is attracted there as well to the point there is a glut of it which is probably where at least some of the political problems arise. They literally have more money than sense while innovators elsewhere can't g
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by shirro 2y ago
Like Oracle, their core competency for decades has been extracting rent from customers locked into their products. If they can't convincingly link a new product or service to their existing monopolies they don't tend to work out b
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by shirro 2y ago
Sun Cable was proposing a High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) undersea cable to Indonesia and Singapore. They went into administration last year but I think came out of it with new ownership. The cable has to pass through one of the worlds b
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by shirro 2y ago
If a kid wants to find porn then so be it. If an adult Australian citizen or media company wants to show them porn then that is probably a criminal offense. Kids also find alcohol. Can't supply as an adult or company. The problem for t
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by shirro 2y ago
The claim is that it protects the mental health and welfare of young people. Young people have special protection from the law in many regards including sexual consent, contracts, employment etc. A 60 year old is expected to have the capaci
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by shirro 2y ago
Biden won which makes the choice harder to criticize. People are often elevated without merit for a multitude of reasons including nepotism which don't benefit anyone but them. Trump will have to reward his supporters as well. It is th
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by shirro 2y ago
I don't doubt it. Even to an outsider there is a obvious economic divide between blue and red states and I am sure both parties exploit that to some extent. Judging from what I have seen of the foreign reach of "US" politics
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by shirro 2y ago
SpaceX are not building a transcontinental railroad. I think that is a false equivalence. An operational Starship should be very impactful on space exploration but it won't be shipping cattle back from Mars. There is a difficult to dis
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by shirro 2y ago
US politics isn't easy to understand as an outsider. It looks like Harris was was an ok candidate for the core democrat voter and a terrible candidate to win a populist election in what is essentially a deeply divided and mostly conser
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by shirro 2y ago
Honestly of very little significance to the typical individual. It isn't going to pay my bills or provide for my kids. It does nothing for people suffering war and genocide. Nothing for poverty, access to health care and education. Not
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by shirro 2y ago
Clipper is a massive payload for a planetary science mission as well. SLS was the only other operational US vehicle with the payload capacity.
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by shirro 2y ago
It seems reasonable to expect it to grow even at a diminished rate until everyone enjoys equivalent access to health care, nutrition, occupational safety etc but that is subject to the political environment, priorities of the electorate and
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by shirro 2y ago
I think China has about 5 companies working on reusable launch and it is part of a national government strategy. People can argue about the timeline but it is inevitable.
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by shirro 2y ago
They have a history of pursuing solvable problems and abandoning those that were not working out or had better alternatives. Parachute recovery of the booster was abandoned in favor of propulsive landings. Catching fairings was abandoned fo
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by shirro 2y ago
Second stage reuse seems the far more challenging problem. Other companies should have reusable boosters soon but if significant amounts of Starship continue to ablate on the way down they could be faced with a disposable Starship competing
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by shirro 2y ago
They have the experience and control systems to do this reliably with Falcon 9 so it seemed doable in time but seeing it on a new vehicle on the first attempt was still surprising. Really impressive engineering.
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by shirro 2y ago
Neither GOG or Steam are selling games. Both are selling licenses. The only people who own copyright works are the rights holders. You can't take a GOG licensed game and sell copies or make a derivative work so you don't own it bu
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by shirro 2y ago
It is irrelevant for many desktop Linux users but some distros will have installed the vulnerable software by default on desktop installations and exposed it to the network. That could make it relevant for some percentage of the small perce
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by shirro 2y ago
I checked 5 linux desktop/laptops here and none of them had cups-browsed or port 631 exposed. They are all able to print to a network printer. The vulnerability is real though perhaps the impact is exaggerated. Distros that tend toward
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by shirro 2y ago
Extremely unlikely but such statements aren't without purpose when it comes to raising funds, motivating employees and applying political pressure to regulators.
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by shirro 2y ago
My kids have a lot (probably too much) screen time. None of them watch Mr Beast. I think he is recommended to people who don't have well developed Youtube histories. He is sort of the Taylor Swift of Youtube. She might be a fine musici
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by shirro 2y ago
They won't put this shit in enterprise versions of Windows. Those customers will demand their own spyware. Given time it will be twisted into a method for profiling consumers and delivering targeted marketing that goes far beyond cooki
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by shirro 2y ago
Another bullshit article from a Murdoch rag? If their Australian publications are any guide I would rate their integrity considerably lower than Boeing's management.
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by shirro 2y ago
It is subjective language but for me "near flawless" is a reasonable expectation for a qualification flight. Not perfect because that is unreasonable. A leaking toilet would have been fine if Starliner had one. It isn't a cri
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Boeing was awarded more money for their vehicle, had years of extra time and two previous demonstration flights. This flight should have been close to flawless given the additional time Boeing had for remediation and testing. Boeing enginee
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They seem a bit remote for someone at high risk of skin damage due to skin type and location. I am surprise the immune system does not get more attention in discussions like this. I would put it high on the list. There is an interesting wtf
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by shirro 2y ago
It is a tough discussion as with anything nuanced online. The negative consequences of UV exposure are compelling and very visible both with aging and skin cancer. It would be irresponsible to promote uv exposure but also factually it is an
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by shirro 2y ago
There are specific medical conditions that respond well to uv exposure (perhaps through mechanisms like apoptosis and changes to the immune system) that don't benefit much from vitamin D supplementation. I would be wary about assuming
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by shirro 2y ago
There is an argument that in a well functioning democracy voters should be able to decide who is qualified to lead them. It shouldn't matter if the person is 20 or 80 if they are able to fulfill their obligations and win the support of

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