I'm really surprised something like this hasn't been done yet.
Jacques Cousteau’s grandson wants to build the ISS of the sea
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Re: Jacques Cousteau’s grandson wants to build the ISS of the sea
#122Not sure how much of a news story it is. I also want to build the ISS of the sea, I always did. Now, I don't have a famous granddad with whom I share my last name, but even if I did it's not like it's enough to build ISS of the sea. The article is written in a very dreamy tone and contains very little substantial information. It firmly assures that "Proteus will be" such and such, as if they are making the finishing…
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Re: Jacques Cousteau’s grandson wants to build the ISS of the sea
#123- why just 60 feet / 20m below the surface? - what will be possible that now is not?
For extended stays, physiology demands of breathing compressed gasses get complicated. At that depth, the effects are minimized.
Re: Jacques Cousteau’s grandson wants to build the ISS of the sea
#124Not sure how much of a news story it is. I also want to build the ISS of the sea, I always did. Now, I don't have a famous granddad with whom I share my last name, but even if I did it's not like it's enough to build ISS of the sea. The article is written in a very dreamy tone and contains very little substantial information. It firmly assures that "Proteus will be" such and such, as if they are making the finishing…
Just because you only know his last name, but not Fabien’s actual research work, background and experience doesn’t preclude that he is highly qualified to run and make use of this project. Regardless of his last name.
to you he is just “this Fabien guy” because you are uninformed of his qualifications. But blame the journalist, or blame the article for not providing that context, or blame Fabien for his last name, or maybe do a little googling before discounting the person and blame yourself
Re: Jacques Cousteau’s grandson wants to build the ISS of the sea
#125Earlier quoted context omitted.
But that was a company selling a spectacularly expensive beverage subscription service. There was at least a business plan behind that.
Is it supposed to be a business? As far as I know, the ISS has no truly quantifiable ROI or business plan, either.
The orbiting ISS or at least the US segment of it, was designated a US National Lab in 2005.
A few companies have research or commercial projects, including Made In Space's work on ZBLAN ultra-clear optical fiber https://madeinspace.us/capabilities-and-technology/fiber-opt...
And Budweiser (a American beer subsidiary) has sent four experiments to the ISS on barley germination and malting https://www.issnationallab.org/blog/budweisers-fourth-invest...
While it's not turning a profit (ISS running costs are ~$3B/year) it is researching American space technology and agriculture for us down here on Earth.
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/nlab/ind...
Re: Jacques Cousteau’s grandson wants to build the ISS of the sea
#126Earlier quoted context omitted.
I never really liked Octonauts. I was gutted when the kids were old enough that they didn't want to watch the latest Fireman Sam movie on the other hand - especially after I'd spent 2 years waiting for it :( They grow up so fast.
My nearly 5 year old is obsessed with Octonauts and is able to recite a lot of accurate factual information form their end of show "Creature Reports", now if i can only get him as obsessed with school.....
Get the hardcover books the show was based on. Beautiful artwork!!
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#127Earlier quoted context omitted.
Would someone please explain what this is about? How are kpop bands (or their audience) "keeping democracy alive"? Genuine question, there's obviously something I've missed.
A lot of KPop fans are very organized on social media (mostly Twitter/Tiktok/Instagram) and know all the best tricks for them, which they usually use to push their favorite bands. At the same time it also gives them a lot of power whenever social issues are discussed on those platforms. Recently, they've been involved with BLM in various forms[0] and orchestrated the "million ticket" Trump rally prank[1], so very dir…
I see. Thank you for the explanation!
Re: Jacques Cousteau’s grandson wants to build the ISS of the sea
#128Not sure how much of a news story it is. I also want to build the ISS of the sea, I always did. Now, I don't have a famous granddad with whom I share my last name, but even if I did it's not like it's enough to build ISS of the sea. The article is written in a very dreamy tone and contains very little substantial information. It firmly assures that "Proteus will be" such and such, as if they are making the finishing…
> I would prefer if journalist learned to provide something more factual and informative in their stories It is deeper than that (no pun intended); many journalists seem to be lacking the critical thinking skills required to judge whether a story passes a basic sniff test when it comes to science and technology. The Proteus project is not the ISS of the Sea, it is a vanity project. Clickbait from cnet is par for the…
I wonder if journalists are no longer getting the same on-the-job training they got with print magazines? Maybe the cycles are too quick, it's too easy to convince yourself that you can fix a mistake post-publication, and you don't interact with as many experienced coworkers throughout the process.
Are we the baddies?
Re: Jacques Cousteau’s grandson wants to build the ISS of the sea
#129Earlier quoted context omitted.
At some level I think we should stop calling it "journalism". The state of journalism in general is pretty sad, not just with regards to science and technology. The amount of effort required to get down to actual information after reading most stories (about anything) is not trivial. In other words, they are now in the mode of writing click-bait pieces for traffic and letting interested readers to the work real journ…
and what little journalism is presented is drowned in a sea of opinion pieces trying to tell me how angry or scared I should be.
Easy publishing has removed a few kinds of signaling that we used to have.
An article in the Wall Street Journal (chosen at random to have a proper noun) had a different gravitas than the hand-stapled 15 lb paper booklet the scruffy guy shoved at you in front of the market. Now the scruffy guy got shave and a haircut, has access to equipment that is almost but not quite as good, and the "WSJs" have reacted by engaging in a race to the bottom - more ads, less attention to detail. The signalling is gone.
Re: Jacques Cousteau’s grandson wants to build the ISS of the sea
#130Not sure how much of a news story it is. I also want to build the ISS of the sea, I always did. Now, I don't have a famous granddad with whom I share my last name, but even if I did it's not like it's enough to build ISS of the sea. The article is written in a very dreamy tone and contains very little substantial information. It firmly assures that "Proteus will be" such and such, as if they are making the finishing…
Just because you only know his last name, but not Fabien’s actual research work, background and experience doesn’t preclude that he is highly qualified to run and make use of this project. Regardless of his last name. to you he is just “this Fabien guy” because you are uninformed of his qualifications. But blame the journalist, or blame the article for not providing that context, or blame Fabien for his last name, or…
If I am an expert in my field planning to volunteer or stake the next five years of my career on a slightly crazy idea, I could do worse than attach myself to a project headed by someone who already has their foot in the door with a lot of people who can get us financing or legislative help.
And don't most investors want some solidarity with their fellow investors? Brand recognition is a built-in safety feature that might help protect my money.