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They simply mention that the sonic boom will be less than it has been. It seems obvious the current admin is just stripping away regulation that harms the billionaire class.

My memory of the 747 was that it was originally the military who paid for the design. They wanted an aircraft that could be loaded from the front. This led to the bubble at the fro…

NPC behaviour has always been described as AI though, even before the AI as we know it now was even invented. AI is a very general umbrella term being repurposed to describe LLMs.

I felt your exact experience. Felt like the title and article simply served to complain about Claude's impending ID rules.

Same for me. Possibly longer. I just never think about Windows anymore. I think it helps these days that "programs" aren't so much a thing anymore. A lot of what used to be an OS p…

Wow, I've only known the Carl Sagan shot in Cosmos. I'm happy to know the original now.

I know that my drone's software doesn't allow it to fly above 500 feet. I can't imagine this drone being an ignorant or careless recreational operator. Aren't these things heavily …

They probably never wash them so there is this insulating layer of grease and grime on the screen that inhibits touch detection.

I'm the same, although I understand OP's sentiment to a degree. I also like no interaction with someone who is potentially or visibly sick and contagious. That is why I never stand…

Planes aren't built to withstand head on collisions because in almost every case the passengers would all die anyway and to keep the weight of the plane down for fuel efficiency. F…

It is my understanding the buck stops with the Firetruck driver. No matter what clearance they had, they were supposed to visually check the runway was clear before crossing. The t…

Learning about the Fourier Transform in my Signals and Systems class was mind opening. The idea you can represent any cycling function with sinusoidal functions would not only neve…

I really like this. Something like this should already exist, stock.

This quote in a comment after the article from a pseudo stake holder or relevant consultant was disturbing.. > I believe it is unfair to benefit - especially financially - from a c…

I've been a Linux user without Windows for longer than I can remember. My biggest worry is Linux dominates the market because a FOSS OS can't dominate the market. A capitalist mark…

I think it is just a matter of perspective. You can both be right. I don't think there is an objective answer to this question.

> 10% of raccoons that expose people or pets have rabies I don't understand the language of this quote. What does it mean for an animal to expose people?

I've been using Linux instead of Windows for over a decade now. If Linux exploded in popularity I would be afraid enshitification and monetization would kick in super quickly. FOSS…

Didn't the gaming community essentially kill Star Wars Battlefront 2 for EA because of the microtransaction PR fumble?

I think the offline gameplay of GTA is becoming dated. Playing GTAV just felt like cut scene, then chores, cut scene, then chores, rinse, repeat. To be fair, I don't understand the…

I don't think it is a coincidence the religiously organized lean right.

Of course they can. A bank would have no problems giving out loans given the pay is coming eventually.

Isn't the speed of descent of objects falling out of orbit so great they usually burn up before hitting the ground, and wouldn't that speed cause them to easily penetrate into the …

woosh. That has to be an AI bot.

This reminds me of the Mitch Hedberg joke.. "I bought a donut and they gave me a receipt for the donut; I don't need a receipt for the doughnut. I'll just give you the money, and y…