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    RFK Jr. plans to curb antidepressants, which he falsely compares to heroin

    Welcome to the golden age where everyone is happy because your leaders say so.
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    Anti-Trump Instagram pic of seashells now enough to indict ex-FBI directors

    You don’t have to look too hard to find that written in the constellations.
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    Six things I’ll remember when I think about Tim Cook’s version of Apple

    He actually paid his own money to stop people who love each other marrying, yet doesn’t discriminate at work. You believe the second part?
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    Errant upper stage spoils Blue Origin’s success in reusing New Glenn booster

    Absolute worst case scenario is it loses one actual out of eight potential satellites.
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    Errant upper stage spoils Blue Origin’s success in reusing New Glenn booster

    What were the odds of failure?
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    Artemis II is going so well that we’re left to talk about frozen urine

    I don't understand why some efficiency expert hasn't combined both appliances. Just be careful with the plumbing. On a more serious note... why not put astronauts on a low residue (no poop) diet? 10 days isn't that long.
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    Four astronauts are now inexorably bound for the Moon

    CAPSTONE took around 4 months. https://rocketlabcorp.com/missions/lunar/
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    As Artemis II zooms to the Moon, everything seems to be going swimmingly

    I thought the ice wall goes all the way around the edge?
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    As Artemis II zooms to the Moon, everything seems to be going swimmingly

    Ideally only half the time, as in The Expanse.
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    Artemis II is unlikely to be the cultural touchstone Apollo 8 was, and that’s OK

    We might be in a world controlled by the worst aspects of both regimes? The presidents of those countries are both working together towards common personal goals now and things aren't going very well at all.
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    Artemis II is unlikely to be the cultural touchstone Apollo 8 was, and that’s OK

    Obviously the Nazis have all moved back to earth so they have closed down their base.
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    Launch day has arrived for NASA’s Artemis II mission—here’s what to expect

    It helps to discredit the conspiracy theorists. Well done NASA. I want to believe, in you.
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    Water utility announces it’s ditching fluoride—then reveals it did so years ago

    How did they manage to keep this a secret? Didn't the general population notice an immediate change in [insert whatever metric the anti fluoride tribe are trumpeting today]?
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    Rocket Report: Russian megaconstellation takes off; Isar preps for second launch

    Successful launch for Rocketlabs "Daughter of the Stars" down here tonight.
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    Project Hail Mary is in theaters—but do the linguistics work?

    Just like in The Martian, all the cool sciency bits skipped over very briefly so the general public doesn’t fall asleep. We need geeks editions of both that are at least 6 hours long.
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    FDA links raw cheese to outbreak; Makers “100% disagree,” refuse recall

    We're almost at the point where "FDA says don't" means "you really should", but I think skip the cheddar in this case.
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    Trump and his FCC chair demand more positive news coverage of Iran war

    In Iran.
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    M5 MacBook Air review: Still the best MacBook for almost everybody

    You can buy magnetic usb-c charging dongles.
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    Apple MacBook Neo review: Can a Mac get by with an iPhone’s processor inside?

    I can't tell that the refurb macs aren't brand new, apart from the price. I winced a little buying the new MBAs for my kids because I knew they were well over specced for school use. But I did bump the ram to future proof them. I guess I didn't need to now.
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    No fooling: NASA targets April 1 for Artemis II launch to the Moon

    The moon is moving away from the earth at 4cm a year. By the time Artemis gets there it will be further away than mars.