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    SpaceX got good heat shield data for Starship, so what comes next?

    I think they tried filling some of the tiles with flaming hot Cheeto dust
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    F1 wants to ban tire heaters—here’s why that’s a good idea

    Does F1 have other assists like traction control/stability control, power steering, and anti-lock brakes?
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    Apple launches high-yield savings account with 4.15 percent APY

    I wonder how many people actually have a brokerage, let alone know what a brokerage is or does.
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    Sony worries Microsoft will only give it a “degraded” Call of Duty

    They're just afraid that Microsoft will do to Sony what Sony would do to Microsoft. All their arguments should be saved and replayed for the next time Sony wants to buy something.
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    Why it’s time to officially get over your EV range anxiety

    If Mr. Dan wants me to "officially" get over range anxiety, he can start by "officially" buying me an EV since I can't afford to buy any car right now, let alone an EV. Dan, you can DM me and I'll give you the details on where you can have my new car delivered. Thanks!
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    Man sells $38 part to enable AirPods Pro case self-repairs, USB-C connectivity

    Apple won't until forced because they probably ordered 100 billion lightning ports and they're trying to get through that order.
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    Ars Archivum: Top cloud backup services worth your money

    I used iDrive many years ago but it seemed like some amateur-ish kind of thing as in not confidence inspiring or seemed like it could go away at any time. Obviously it hasn't gone away. I have local backup (hopefully) covered - backup to my Synology then backup Synology to an external drive...
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    Best SSD and RAM deals to boost your PC’s performance

    Where are the deals on DDR3 for the computer I built in 2012? :(
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    Count on old-school fun with these new calculator emulations

    I still have my TI-83 somehwere. I know I programmed a couple games on it. Assuming the thing still works in general, anyone know if those programs would still be on there or would they have been lost when the batteries died?
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    Apple previews a trio of apps that will finally replace iTunes for Windows

    Depending on what OS you're using, there's Intel Unison (https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/intels-unison-app-connects-your-iphone-to-any-windows-11-pc-right-now) It's supposedly for "select" Evo Intel laptops, but it installed just fine on my XPS 15 and I get notifications, calls...
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    Apple CEO Tim Cook to take 40% pay cut this year

    At first I was thinking it was the usual completely meaningless thing where a CEO says they'll going to have a salary of $1 while still raking in all the other money. A for effort I guess?
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    What enabled the big boost in fusion energy announced this week?

    To my ignorant understanding, this is kind of like "we burned a piece of coal" or "we split an atom" and we still have to figure out everything that comes after that initial step?
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    Musk won’t relaunch Twitter Blue until he finds a way to avoid Apple fees

    I guess Twitter finances aren't quite as dire as Musk has been telling people if they can afford to not launch it in the near future.
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    This year’s ugly Microsoft sweater has a suggestion for you: It’s Clippy

    I'll take one of these and one with Badgey from Star Trek Lower Decks
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    Ars forum updates are now here!

    Not so much a bug, but I personally think showing user signatures on comments on article pages is initially distracting. I found that I can turn signatures off, but that applies everywhere. Not sure if I'll leave signatures on and try to get used to seeing them randomly in article comments and...
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    Smart home firms hype Matter launch—with lots of caveats and promises

    Most articles/ads that have talked about Matter try to present it as "any Matter thing can control other Matter things yay!" but if Amazon/Google/Samsung had to actually "team up" to allow things to be controlled, I don't have much hope that things will change. If they just worked together to...
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    Musk calls Twitter verification system “bullsh—,” announces $8 monthly charge

    Is Elon going to subscribe to keep his checkmark?
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    Now in charge of Twitter, Musk is expected to reverse bans—including Trump’s

    His twitter bio has a typo. There's an "i" where there should be an "a".
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    It’s a subatomic family affair in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania trailer

    Thanks, I never could (or really tried to) keep up with the timeline. I think I default to "Endgame came out years ago and ended in the 'future'" so surely years should have passed since then?