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    Space Command chief throws cold water on the question of UAPs in space

    "I never saw anything"... meanwhile the DOD (aka DOW) has some fascinating data that conflicts with that statement... https://www.airpac.navy.mil/Organization/USS-Nimitz-CVN-68/ https://www.explorescu.org/post/2004-uss-nimitz-strike-navy-group-incident-report https://www.aaro.mil/ Colour...
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    Most VMware users still “actively reducing their VMware footprint,” survey finds

    Novell NetWare? WordPerfect? Sun? Lotus 1-2-3? Borland? Any ring any bells? Probably not and in a few years VMware look to be on the same wiki page about licensing and customer retention decisioning destroying market share.
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    Odyssey trailer brings the myth to vivid life

    For once the up and down votes feel less hysterical to common sense comments by individuals. I have low hopes as well as it's a Hollywood production and therefore not 100% vested in the story but 100% vested in the feels triggered in the sheeple.
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    The missile meant to strike fear in Russia’s enemies fails once again

    I do not think that was an attempt at saving any payload. The sarmat series don't have that functionality... Was it possibly a booster for the ejection step? View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVC91xvcmjg
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    Ring cameras are about to get increasingly chummy with law enforcement

    sure would be nice to hit them right in the customers wallet...
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    Microsoft to stop using China-based teams to support Department of Defense

    Well that decision certainly does not hold up in hindsight or pretty much any kind of scrutiny. I would have thought there would be rather wild consequences for a government services provider to do that...
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    You’re not going to Mars and you won’t live forever—exploding Silicon Valley’s ideology

    It’s telling that someone so eager to posture would cling to arguments as leaky as this. To dismiss the existential necessity of expanding beyond Earth because the sun’s death is "far off" betrays a profound misunderstanding of what serious civilizations do: they anticipate, they plan, and they...
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    A cargo bike with a low price and pedals so low they scrape the ground

    And still you double down on it... They're not YOUR trails buddy and just because you found the joys of biking in retirement with an ebike in CO doesn't mean it's okay to bring your "get off my lawn" attitude. It helps nobody and certainly not your case or perspective. They were horse trails...
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    A cargo bike with a low price and pedals so low they scrape the ground

    If you're a complete beginner that's what you'll be taught. If you're competent or show signs of being somewhat so you'll learn how to dip the frame which involves pedal and crank management. Totally depends on the corner and riders knowledge. Like yielding to horses at all times which in past...
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    A cargo bike with a low price and pedals so low they scrape the ground

    What length were the stock cranks? It's usually not a great idea to pedal when banking a low cargo bike 😊 so knowing the crank length would help readers quantity the scale of the issue.
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    Gaga’s Harley Quinn joins the Clown Prince of Crime in Joker: Folie à Deux trailer

    What role does Zazie Beetz play? She's A listed on IMDB well above Gaga in both sections but I did not get a feel for her character. [EDIT]: added IMDB link - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5939164/
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    Ncuti Gatwa’s Fifteenth Doctor rocks the fashion in new Doctor Who trailer

    https://meincmagazine.com/science/2024/04/kamikaze-bacteria-explode-into-bursts-of-lethal-toxins/?comments=1&comments-page=1 I'm all up for intelligent debate but this is like a back alley collection of delinquents rather than the intellectual bastion it used to be. Some of the comments made by...
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    Kamikaze bacteria explode into bursts of lethal toxins

    Speaking of toxicity... Ars, I think an article following up on what can only be described as appallingly poor dialogue by both new and seasoned forum members in recent article discussions is merited. Whether it's about Musk or a social issue there is a developing level of aggression and...
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    Elon Musk just gave another Mars speech—this time the vision seems tangible

    From the perchlorates to the dust to the radiation Mars seems like a neverending uphill journey. It would be amazing but wouldn't a moon base make more initial sense logistically and economically? Helium 3 and astronomy would be near immediate revenue sources.
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    Ncuti Gatwa’s Fifteenth Doctor rocks the fashion in new Doctor Who trailer

    Looking at the comments and the up/down votes I feel somewhat sad as Ars has become something different. It used to be a bit more something else and now there's a definite air to the herd and comments. Where's the intelligent dialogue? All I'm seeing is a series of reactions with some really...
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    Raspberry Pi-powered AI bike light detects cars, alerts bikers to bad drivers

    Totally concur. It's a neat idea but the Varia meets the bar when it comes to size, cognitive burden for the rider, and compatibility. I honestly consider it as important as my helmet since the first generation blew my mind. If only Garmin could do a better job with video... The gen 3 is a train...
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    In New Mexico, the BLM has had to balance public safety and saving fossils

    There are few things worse than bad data.
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    Microsoft in deal with Semafor to create news stories with aid of AI chatbot

    Some business models do not need to exist or survive. This seems like one of those.