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    Trump’s move of SPACECOM to Alabama has little to do with national security

    Why build one when you can buy two at twice the cost?
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    The huge power and potential danger of AI-generated code

    I would much rather have AI try to help identify bugs rather than create them. I suspect that the vast amounts of code created by AI will be very difficult to debug because AI will struggle to identify the buggy code that it created... Until lots of people spend lots of time training the AI to...
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    Comcast gave false map data to FCC—and didn’t admit it until Ars got involved

    The exact same thing happened to me in another area of Colorado. 5380 West Coal Mine Avenue, Littleton, CO 80123 I attempted to contact comcast to resolve the dispute to my challenge. Seems that for somewhere between $4k and $8k I could get service to this address, but the comcast rep I...
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    Requiem for a string: Charting the rise and fall of a theory of everything

    "Balderdash, matter clearly consists of tiny strings." - Sheldon View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMSmJCKaaC0
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    NASA will join a military program to develop nuclear thermal propulsion

    NASA has some projects already in progress to address this issue. Definitely a non-trivial issue. https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/solicitations/tipping_points/2020_selections
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    Amazon Alexa is a “colossal failure,” on pace to lose $10 billion this year

    I don't understand how you can spend $10 billion a year designing devices that respond to simple voice commands.
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    Corpus Christi sold its water to Exxon and is losing its big bet on desalination

    I know that for agriculture, the water is "used" when it evaporates from the plants and soil and blows away, but for industrial use, where does all the freshwater go? Is it equal in volume to the wastewater? What happens if you mix the brine with the wastewater? Do you end up with the original...
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    Company that makes rent-setting software for landlords sued for collusion

    The key difference is the private data. "The software considers actual rents paid to those rivals—not just what they are advertising, the company told ProPublica."
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    NASA will make second attempt to launch the SLS rocket on Saturday

    During the press conference he apologized for miss-speaking, he said 40 Rankine was what he should have said.
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    Former NASA official on trying to stop SLS: “There was just such visible hostility”

    I would say, that the alternative narrative is that SpaceX was lucky and/or unique. Its privately held and run by the richest person in the world. Even other billionaires have not yet succeeded. Perhaps this specific re-hash of the shuttle technology wasn't the best engineering choice, but...
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    With solar arrays now operational, Lucy’s got some shimmering to do

    Its a little more complicated due to the angle of each facet, but basically yes. The main issue is actually the structural stability during a main engine burn which won't happen for a while, it still has to do some gravity boosting first.
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    Webb’s first light reveals a plethora of galaxies in a tiny patch of sky

    I found this interesting: This video posted in Russian July 8th with about 1000 views with #jameswebb shows the previous Hubble image of the same target. SMACS 0723 Its not like its top secret, so of course they knew where they were pointing, but also really fun to geek out about how much...
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    YouTube flags horror video as “for kids,” won’t let creator change rating

    Readers of Ars may have some insight into why Google would do this. Big Lawsuit Small Lawsuit that should have been bigger Fear about lawsuits Attempting to comply with COPPA algorithmically Google's parental control and moderation features are all over the place. A kid under 13 can watch...
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    Tesla sues thermal engineer for allegedly stealing secrets of “Dojo” supercomputer

    Seems like this data is pretty valuable. Does Tesla pay car owners for all the data they provide? Or do they just "steal" it?
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    West Virgina’s Manchin stands in way of “ludicrous” EV tax credits

    I agree, tax credits like this are there to increase demand, so why attempt to increase demand on an industry that has no supply. All it will do is raise the price, just look at the home mortgage tax credit as an example.
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    Tim Cook delivers speech railing against “data industrial complex,” sideloading

    Perhaps Apple is saying that they spend all thier storefront revenue on security and privacy.?
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    Want to delete Spotify? These are the alternatives

    Why is Apple "tier 1" exactly? Just because its the most popular? Pandora has had every song I have ever searched for in its library, but is a little light on podcasts. It also has several discovery modes. I am not sure why it is not a "true" competitor. Also Pandora is supported by my car...
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    The HDMI Forum follows the USB-IF in using new version numbers to refer to old ports

    My new Sony TV has both HDMI 2.0 and 2.1 ports. The 2.1 port does not work with my HTPC going through my old Receiver (HDMI 1.4 era) , but the 2.0 port on the TV does work, even at 4k. This makes me think there is more to the story than the article implies. After reading this article I wonder...
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    Google faces $3.2B lawsuit over claims it violated children’s privacy

    How does Google explain the fact that there is so much kids content on regular yourtube that can't even be viewed on youtube kids? I personally tried to use Google's official kids account on an old phone so my kids wouldn't use mine. I was surprised when my kids refused to use that device...