Comment eh (Score 2) 183
The Sam Altman types, and the Thiel/Musk types especially, want technofeudalism with them on top. For some of them the "good of society" factors in but it is always after this.
Comment uh oh (Score 1) 72
We would certainly be at a disadvantage if Russia was able to copy rockets that constantly blew up shortly after launch.
Comment "end-to-end" huh huh (Score 2) 90
When you sit on the toilet you connect your butthole up to the large network of connected buttholes.
Not mine, just astonishing relevant.
Comment look ma, (Score 2) 69
Magic beans!
At least with magic beans, at the end of the day, you at least still have beans.
At least with magic beans, at the end of the day, you at least still have beans.
Comment The World's most interesting engineer (Score 1) 57
"I don't always test,
but when I do, I test in production^W The Internet "
Comment Re:BNPL groceries = groceries on credit cards (Score 1) 97
As an extra bonus, it turns out, bitcoin mining rigs are a crucial part of the cat distribution system. Ah, the great circle of internet life.
Comment Re:Having trouble with Slashdot too (Score 3, Insightful) 56
I can confirm, slashdot isn't working for me either.
/jk , relax Maurice.
Comment My QUEEN Amidala, quizzical and stupified... (Score 3, Funny) 68
And returning to Earth safely?
Returning to Earth safely, right?
Returning to Earth safely, right?
Comment Yes, there are good android tablets (Score 1) 129
I'm happy with my Samsung Galaxy Tab 7 Fe from 2022. It still works great and does all the things I need it to do, which is all the same things the questioner asked for. Performance is snappy. No complaints.
Comment Re:Maryland you say? (Score 1) 34
A direct line between County Cork and Loudon VA does not go through the east coast of Maryland on a spherical earth, that was the only point I addressed. Even if you wanted to maximize how much is laid in the ocean as opposed to land, there are still shorter distances that would land you on at least in Delaware. While I am sure there are logistical reasons to do it where they are doing, that is irrelevant to my point.
Comment Re:Error in summary (Score 1) 34
Yeah that sounds off. Probably mean digging at coastal shallower waters then just having it lay on the floor elsewhere, that's the standard.
Comment Re:Maryland you say? (Score 1) 34
That's assuming we live on a flat earth. A shorter line between County Cork and the US would have the US terminus much further north.
Comment Re:It's not that only the US matters (Score 0) 312
"We are crazy."
What's incredibly frustrating is how much of the craziness has been created and driven by Australians. Other countries want to push back against Trump? Go after the lunatics who fill his dementia-ridden head with all the crazy ideas, including their companies.
Comment The Man in the White Suit (Score 1) 52
Have they done any long-term testing yet? How long does this paint last, is it cost-effective?
More details omitted by The Guradian -
The company created to commercialize the technology
Press Release from the University of Sydney
More details omitted by The Guradian -
The company created to commercialize the technology
Press Release from the University of Sydney
Comment Re:Yikes! (Score 3, Informative) 61
lion food: [IBM] n. Middle management or HQ staff (by extension,
administrative drones in general).
From an old joke about two
lions who, escaping from the zoo, split up to increase their
chances but agreed to meet after two months.
When they do meet,
one is skinny and the other overweight. The thin one says "How
did you manage? I ate a human just once and they turned out a
small army to chase me --- guns, nets, it was terrible. Since then
I've been reduced to eating mice, insects, even grass."
The fat
one replies "Well, *I* hid near an IBM office and ate a
manager a day. And nobody even noticed!"
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