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How does one get research papers that is behind a paywall?
Check with your local library. They might provide free access to some online journals.
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How does one get research papers that is behind a paywall?
Check with your local library. They might provide free access to some online journals.
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Rezoning in #Calgary brought out NIMBYs with Albertan characteristics.
Maybe I do support Alberta separatists...
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Massive explosion rocks SpaceX Texas facility, Starship engine in flames
the explosion, which took place at its Boca Chica Starbase facilities
The raptor testing stand at McGregor experienced an anomaly
Well, which is it? I'm going to trust NASASpaceflight over this article and go with it was a McGregor. No where near Starbase. And that means it will likely have no effect on IFT4 as this article says.
edit: Adding to this, the author of this article has no idea what they are talking about.
The Raptor engines that are currently undergoing testing are SpaceX’s Raptor 2 engines
So clearly nothing to do with IFT4, as Ship 29 and Booster 11 are already outfitted with their engines, non of which are Raptor 2s.
On its last flight test, IFT-3, Starship finally reached orbital velocity and it soared around Earth before crashing down into the Indian Ocean. On the next flight, SpaceX aims to perform a reentry burn, allowing Starship to perform a soft landing in the ocean.
IFT3 burned up on reentry, maybe parts of it made it to the ocean, but it was not crashing into the ocean that was the problem. IFT4 does not plan on doing a reentry burn. No one does a reentry burn from orbit. Starship uses a heat shield like every other orbital space craft. They are planning to attempt a landing burn, that is probably what they are talking about.
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Uber is letting women avoid male drivers and riders in the US
Maybe Uber should be responsible for background checks of their drivers and hold them accountable for their actions and be able to fire them for misconduct. But that might require hiring drivers as actual employees. And then Uber could issue company vehicles.
Oh wait, I'm describing taxi companies that already existed before Uber.
The fact that we allow Uber/Lyft to operate as a way to skirt regulations that were put in place to keep people safe, and then trust Uber will implement work around solutions like this is ridiculous.
Same goes to AirBnB
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School pickup lines are wild
The fact that school pickup lines exist is wild.
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One of the claims on this Belvita packaging only appears in English
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Relevant XKCD
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xkcd #3159: Continents
This is just wrong though. The theory of continental drift was proposed hundreds of years ago. We just didn't know how it happened. Plate tectonics is just the mechanism that explains it.
Just like people knew that they needed to breath to survive for a long time before we knew that it was because there was oxygen in the air that our cells needed to under go cellular respiration.
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Everything is just an ESP32 away
Don't have to worry about OEMs shipping insecure code and never patching it when I can write my own insecure code and never patch it.
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Linux May Be the Best Way to Avoid the AI Nightmare
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“The Year Of Linux on Desktops”. Been hearing this for decades, but it might actually be happening.
Been hearing this for decades.
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Look at my new angle!
new angle
Very acute
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Only the Most Secure of Men Purchase the Swastidumpster
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Large trucks are gender affirming care.
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And toxic in large amounts!
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At least we know it works 🤷
Umm, akshually. The Martian atmosphere is already 95℅ CO2. Its cold because the atmosphere is so thin. Its thin because Mars does not have a strong magnetic field like Earth does, so solar winds can strip away bits of the atmosphere. Also, Mars only has about 0.38 times the gravity of Earth, making it easier for gases to escape.
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Devils Panties 05/05/2025
This comic seems to imply that the outcome of climate change will be dependent on individuals' choice of personal vehicle, and not on the cars themselves or the systems that keep people reliant on them. EVs will not save us from climate change. They are an attempt to prolong the life of the auto industry as we move into a future that must move past motornormativity.
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WHERE
I make coffee at home, I don't import it.
Not like you millennials with your fancy frappy cappy whatever.
That's why you can't afford a house.
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Sadly, we are not flying any helicopters on Mars anymore. Ginny has been retired after being damaged.
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What are some "no brainer" inventions or features that just haven't made it to the consumer yet?
Warm white LEDs inside of coloured glass bulbs to make LED Christmas lights that don't look like gamer vomit.
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Is there a medieval equivalent of the youtube channel "Primative Technology"?
There are no medieval equivalents to YouTube channels, since YouTube wasn't invented for at least a decade after the medieval period.
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What a world
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This isn't even the dumbest thing he has said about lobsters.
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How do I learn to "like" AI for work?
Ask ChatGPT "How do I unionize my workplace to protect my job against AI obsessed management?"