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Posts by LorenDB
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Kia Niro electric vehicle defies physics with record-breaking 114 million miles on the clock
Memory-safe languages so hot right now, agrees Lazarus Group as it slings DLang malware
SpaceX says, sure, Starship blew up but you can forget about the rest of that lawsuit
Thursday 6th July 2023 21:59 GMT
Re: SpaceX
First of all, it's a steel plate, not tin. Pedantics concerning flame diverter materials aside, I have a hunch that they certainly can fit a full scale launch pad at the Cape. In fact, they've recently announced plans to expand SLC 40 to include crewed Dragon capabilities. On top of that, they have a lease agreement for SLC 41, which they could easily fit at least one launch pad with a proper flame diverter, or easily two with just the watercooled steel plate. So I really don't think it will be a big issue for them. The main problem with them getting kicked out of Boca Chica would be that they would have to rebuild Stage 0 at KSC and then either move vehicle construction there or ship vehicles from Starbase to KSC.
Parent discovers the cost of ignoring Roblox: £2,500 and heart palpitations
SpaceX's second attempt at orbital Starship launch ends in fireball
Thursday 20th April 2023 16:52 GMT
Re: Starship hasn't had the most successful history?
Uhh... look at Astra, Firefly, and Relativity. All three of those have had struggles with maiden launches. (Astra lost a lot of different Rocket 3 vehicles, Firefly had an out-of-control tumble on the first flight and less-than-perfect orbital insertion on the second, and Relativity's second stage failed to ignite.)
Microsoft promises it's made Teams less confusing and resource hungry
Behold Big Tech's mightiest new innovations: Minecraft Crocs, recycled cubicles
Could 2023 be the year SpaceX's Starship finally reaches orbit?
Monday 6th February 2023 21:54 GMT
Re: ozone holes - NOT from rockets (instead, volcanoes)
> Until we launch nuclear engines that have NO air pollution
Except for extreme radiation and (in the case of Orion drives, which are the only type of nuclear engine that I'm aware of that actually could get itself from the ground to orbit) extreme nuclear blasts from the ground all the way to space. Sure, that's no air pollution. :D
Sick of Windows but can't afford a Mac? Consult our cynic's guide to desktop Linux
Tuesday 31st May 2022 12:04 GMT 
I've been an openSUSE Tumbleweed user for over a year now, and I must say that I only had one instance of application breakage due to the rolling model (Opera broke on a new ffmpeg release. Stupid H.264 patents!). Tumbleweed has otherwise been rock-solid. Don't make a big deal out of things that aren't a big deal (BTRFS bugs, I'm looking at you, because you have never been a problem here.)
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