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this would actually be a planet, based on my understanding of celestial bodies? moons are natural satellites orbiting planets. this "moon" is orbiting a brown dwarf.

i use brave on my iPhone because of the adblock, but i'm not loyal by any means. i definitely felt the sleaze due to the fact that they sell ad space on new tabs. (_we_ can run ads…

NFC chips can store a fair amount of data (think QR code). Why bother with the database? Why is the standard not just saving one's email and phone number to the chip?

Won't this make running Starlink more expensive? Lower orbits > Increased atmospheric drag > More fuel expended to maintain orbit > Heavier sats due to more fuel > Increased launch…

Climate change seems to be a topic that's "OK" to be skeptical about because you can't see it right now, today, with your own eyes. I wonder if folks who aren't so keen on the idea…

I wonder if the manufacture and subsequent planet-wide spread of novel chemicals before their impact on life is fully understood is a great filter... We've had plastics for, essent…

Unfortunately, this doesn't seem like it will speed up travel much at all. Based on my understanding, travel times in the northeast are limited not by the top speed of the trains, …

Maybe remove the PFAS from the floss as well and you've got a great product. Now you just have to figure out how to get people to floss :)

Because it does not cost them to provide in-game items (skins, weapons, etc.) On the other hand, certainly does cost companies to provide compute.

I had a Wink hub maybe 7 years ago, I bought it for somewhere around $150. Later, they decided to add a monthly subscription fee to the device. I cut my losses and quit using the t…

Whenever the topic of weight loss comes up, I always make the same recommendation: Lift weights. Lifting weights increases your muscle mass. Muscle burns calories, even at rest, wh…

Might I direct you to the text on the sign, Speed "Limit"? The ones causing danger are the drivers attempting to pass dangerously, not the person driving slowly. Do cyclists cause …

I generally drive at or below the speed limit. This is to reduce fuel and improve safety. On a multiple lane road, I'm nearly always on the right (slow) lane. Unfortunately, this s…

When sites use an AI generated image like this and don't bother to spend 10 seconds looking to make sure it looks okay (UIGN SIGN UPP? AISK ANACIS?) it makes me question whether th…

Cool, and terrifying. This makes me consider that there is some sort of consciousness in the non-lingual side of split-brain patients. Which also makes me consider: Is there some s…

I believe that he said that.

These things are super cool, I had this domain bookmarked! When I was bored in school, I'd make kaleidocycles (a 3d but less interesting flexagon) with a sheet of paper, a pencil, …

This is really well done.

Unless you're required to use Microsoft products by your place of work (in which case, they'll just pay for it for you anyway) use LibreOffice. Free, open source, no Microsoft nons…

I fully support this. In fact, make it 18. I see it like a new type of drug. Future generations will be horrified that we permitted children to connect their brains to attention-op…

Seems like you are not native but moved there. What made you choose Estonia over anywhere else in the world?

"Here is how platforms die: first, they are good to their users; then they abuse their users to make things better for their business customers; finally, they abuse those business …

Things are about to get weird. We can't control this at any level: At the level of image/video synthesis: Some leading companies have suggested they put watermarks in the content t…

how do we find out who's working on replication so we can follow their progress?