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Gibson didn’t say they were cured. He said they “no longer had cancer.” I can think of another outcome that could be describing.

Also, Blue Origin is finally doing exciting things with New Glenn, so SpaceX has competition for space enthusiasts.

Meet Bob. Bob is living large. Bob just won silver in the Milan ski jump.

Their recaps are the only thing that gets me through "New" Trek (excluding the animated ones, which are awesome.).

Vivek Ramaswamy posted this a year ago yesterday.

The combination of artificial intelligence and the plant responsible for the best-known nuclear accident in America just inspired so many horror movie scriptwriters.

I don't mind returning to the office myself, but my company spent the Covid years hiring remote workers all over the country. Now when I come to the office I spend most of my time on video calls with people who are not in the office. Something I could accomplish just as easily at home.

Software updates. You know, because we're always coming up with brand new ways to use a computer mouse.

Methanol has been proposed as a major currency for a hydrogen economy. It can be created using hydrogen, CO2, and electricity. It doesn't have the energy density of liquid hydrogen, but it remains a stable liquid at standard temperature and pressure, is easily transported, and fairly non-toxic.

You'll notice in the 3rd paragraph that this is backed by the Japanese government. Japan has no significant petroleum or EV battery component resources, so they are betting on advancing hydrogen as a means to develop a viable, home-grown energy source. Hydrogen may be technologically behind, but...

IMO the limiting factor for PHEVs is the range-extending engine. A car engine is far from the most efficient type of engine for generating electricity, but since all PHEVs are produced by legacy car companies in the business of making car engines, that's what they use. I had a 2017 Chevy Volt...

I eat snacks.

Free-market capitalism for some. Miniature American flags for others.

How would verifying the age of people under 18, or verifying that they have permission from their parents even hypothetically work?

They get away with astonishing restrictions under the pretext of "protecting children." Banning books, drag shows, social media, etc. are seen as protecting the rights of parents.

I took the "reuse" statement to be referring to the booster rocket. Using Helios will allow payloads to reach GEO without having to expend any Falcon boosters.

What's more impressive, ISRO does this stuff on a shoestring budget. India's annual budget for their space program is about 6% of what NASA gets.

I still enjoy Tumblr and I've noticed the advertising on the app has been taken up with bizarre, no-name junk, gimmicks, and casual phone games. Similar thing is happening to Twitter advertising. I wonder if that's saying something about Twitter's future.

Casting possibilities?