planetaryprotection

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[–] planetaryprotection@midwest.social 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Thousands of military drones have been remotely piloted for decades. This news isn't as ground breaking as it might seem. Some of these drones are large: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_Grumman_RQ-4_Global_Hawk

I know a military drone isn't the same as a passenger carrying airplane, but for cargo I think the only reason this isn't already a thing is because drones are military tech and most governments don't want that falling into the wrong hands.

Ah, for some reason I thought you were referring to a Roku stick/box, not a smart TV, my mistake 👍.

[–] planetaryprotection@midwest.social 2 points 10 months ago (5 children)

How does it stream things/what's the point of a Roku if it's not connected to the Internet?

[–] planetaryprotection@midwest.social 9 points 10 months ago (5 children)

This is simply not true. Starvation isn't the only thing that kills people - they die of easily treatable medical issues all the time because of lack of health insurance. Unhoused people die of exposure every summer and winter.

[–] planetaryprotection@midwest.social 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Not trying to defend Jeff here, but generally these kind of space megaprojects rely on manufacturing materials in space. I.e. capture an asteroid and use its material as the radiation shielding. Not that that's currently anywhere near feasible ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[–] planetaryprotection@midwest.social 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

In 2021 there was some planning/writing done for a prequel, but I don't think anything came of it.

That film is having a bit of a cultural comeback, so there's still hope.

The Grand Canyon! Must seem even grander to an ant

[–] planetaryprotection@midwest.social 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Is "research chemicals" a euphemism or are you literally referring to chemical substances/precursors purchased and used by laboratories that are also available to the public?

[–] planetaryprotection@midwest.social 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Are kernel maintainers not unpaid volunteers?

Yeah I had convinced myself that I would only do it for a year and be able to retire much much sooner.

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