Thirty years ago, a Boeing 747 freighter rolled into a steep dive without the pilots noticing. The aircraft would lose 10,000 feet of altitude and reach speeds of at least 0.98 Mach, flirting with supersonic speed and causing structural damage. […]
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A big problem with colonizing Mars is simply how long it takes to get there.
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Selling it for 11 dollars. 
Great reporting, though.
“ Clapton, a noted racist and anti-vaxxer, sued the 55-year-old woman”
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I appreciate how they drew the Martians there. 
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China’s Netcasting Services Association has issued a list of 100 topics local netizens must not include in short videos posted online.
The list, officially the “Online Short Video Content Review Standard Rules (2021)”, includes predictable prohibitions on mocking China’s leadership, or suggesting that history did not unfurl precisely as the Chinese Communist Party’s textbooks describe.
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And costing some $3500 in legal fees. But she gets to keep the CD at least, so all’s good right?
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Short but interesting thread.
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She seems, limber
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hell of a time buying shoes
… depending on what the other foot looks like
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In an appropriately nebulous blog post, Kickstarter, the non-profit crowdfunding site, has announced it will move to a decentralised model via the dreaded blockchain.
Some online reaction to the announcement was justifiably bemused, with some comparing it to “word salad.” It contains little solid technical content – so, fairly typical of a “web3” announcement, then.
The public benefit corporation said more information will follow soon in a white paper. The Reg will look into the claims in more detail, once there are details to look into.
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The last thing I need is yet another fucking Arduino board in my life, but this is absolutely adorable.
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