SpaceX can't test fire its Falcon Heavy rocket due to the government shutdown
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Re: SpaceX can't test fire its Falcon Heavy rocket due to the government shutdown
#2Warning: Video with sound autoplays when opening the page (in Chrome on macOS)
Re: SpaceX can't test fire its Falcon Heavy rocket due to the government shutdown
#3Warning: Video with sound autoplays when opening the page (in Chrome on macOS)
Solution: Video with sound doesn't autoplay when opening the page in Firefox in macOS.
Re: SpaceX can't test fire its Falcon Heavy rocket due to the government shutdown
#4When eventually launched, both boosters and the first stage are designed to return to earth, landing upright for reuse.
That this seems entirely feasible is a testament to how far SpaceX has moved the industry forward (and signifies that they are going to have a huge lead over any competitors).
Re: SpaceX can't test fire its Falcon Heavy rocket due to the government shutdown
#5Warning: Video with sound autoplays when opening the page (in Chrome on macOS)
When I encounter a page that does that, I leave immediately.
Re: SpaceX can't test fire its Falcon Heavy rocket due to the government shutdown
#6Warning: Video with sound autoplays when opening the page (in Chrome on macOS)
Solution: Video with sound doesn't autoplay when opening the page in Firefox in macOS.
You shouldn’t have to install and use a worse browser just for one webpage.
A proper solution should come from the site developer.
Re: SpaceX can't test fire its Falcon Heavy rocket due to the government shutdown
#7Earlier quoted context omitted.
Solution: Video with sound doesn't autoplay when opening the page in Firefox in macOS.
You shouldn’t have to install and use a worse browser just for one webpage. A proper solution should come from the site developer.
how is a browser which is proactively improving web experience worse?
Re: SpaceX can't test fire its Falcon Heavy rocket due to the government shutdown
#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
Solution: Video with sound doesn't autoplay when opening the page in Firefox in macOS.
You shouldn’t have to install and use a worse browser just for one webpage. A proper solution should come from the site developer.
> just for one webpage
It's not just one webpage - it's for an increasingly large number of websites.
And 'worse' depends a lot on use cases.
I typically have many tabs open (maybe 40+) and for my use case Firefox has always been a better browser for that.
I also get non-autoplaying videos - another thing that in my opinion makes the browser better than some alternatives, not to mention containerized browsing for better privacy.
Chrome is 'worse' for all the things I care about.
Re: SpaceX can't test fire its Falcon Heavy rocket due to the government shutdown
#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
Solution: Video with sound doesn't autoplay when opening the page in Firefox in macOS.
You shouldn’t have to install and use a worse browser just for one webpage. A proper solution should come from the site developer.
As if the site developper has its word to say on choices like that ...
Re: SpaceX can't test fire its Falcon Heavy rocket due to the government shutdown
#10When eventually launched, both boosters and the first stage are designed to return to earth, landing upright for reuse. That this seems entirely feasible is a testament to how far SpaceX has moved the industry forward (and signifies that they are going to have a huge lead over any competitors).
It's not exactly a new idea. The boosters on the Russian Shuttle equivalent were designed to glide back for reusability in the 70s and 80s, but it's amazing the lack of momentum pushing these ideas forward languished in the space tech arena until SpaceX showed up.