@mavica_again That's a terrible shame. The archived snapshots really are better.

Mueslix sounds like it should be the name of a Linux distro made of a lightly processed and loosely mixed collection of software components.

VC in the funding, enshittification coming, federated at night, posters delight

Fox News, libraries 

I would like to know the location of these libraries so I can use my library card there

Before the advent of TCP (Transfem Communication Protocol), infodump data was often relayed by GGCP (Girl to Girl Copy) via PPP (Puppy to Puppy Protocol) links.

re: Reflect Orbital, uspol, geospace, future math textbook problem 

@sys64738 Probably not as insurmountable as dressing up as an AI datacenter's contractor electricians, hired for the covert job by the datacenter's AI itself. :3c

re: Reflect Orbital, uspol, geospace, future math textbook problem 

@sys64738 That's a good point. Surely it'll have enough propellant onboard for a deorbit onto the roof of a billionaire's mansion.

re: Reflect Orbital, uspol, geospace, future math textbook problem 

@sys64738 That's depressingly more power than I was expecting.

And it seems all of the "some random asshole"s in the world have decided it's better to add shitty satellites than subtract any.

Reflect Orbital, uspol, geospace, future math textbook problem 

The FCC decided the orbital flashlight company can go ahead and pollute the night sky of the entire planet with it's misnamed Earendil-1 satellite. I have too many questions.

Its mass is 16 kg.
Its surface area is 18x18 m (324 m^2).
Its orbital altitude is 600-650 km.

How much power does a ground laser need to emit to push it into an escape orbit?

How much power does it need to emit to damage its reflective surface material?

I haven’t been able to eat dark chocolate since trying this 126% cocoa.

And for my own safety I won’t be going near the Chandrasekhar blend again either. Made my whole face pucker.

Half the town too.

Understanding common tech features and marketing terms:

Safety: surveillance

"Smart": surveillance

Connected: surveillance

GPS-enabled: surveillance

Personalized: surveillance

AI: surveillance

Integrated: surveillance

Partner: surveillance

Free: surveillance

Collaboration: surveillance

At this time, 47 years ago today, July 9, 1979, I made my closest approach to Jupiter, coming within 570,000 km / 354,000 mi of the cloud tops, or 4.89 Jupiter radii.

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