The ISS is in space.

Then again, so is planet earth so I can answer from that perspective: yeah, it’s pretty easy. We have gravity and don’t usually have monitors on so just whip it out and have fun

For sure. And Elon would just shit talk the aliens, pass along misinformation about them on Xitter, and we’d get zapped after finding it it was possible when we first learned of them.

We went from first flight to landing on the moon in less than 70 years, and are worlds ahead of where we were then. I totally get that we wouldn’t be able to leave tomorrow, but in the “could be minutes, could be centuries” scenario it’s hard to imagine the answer being more than 70 years starting now, and that’s what I’m curious about

One thing I’ve always wondered: let’s say we NEEDED to go to the moon right away, even if it meant taking a few safety shortcuts. Like, aliens landed there and demanded a face-to-face meeting before they destroy our planet and we don’t know how long they’ll wait for us (could be minutes, could be centuries, but who wants to find out?)… What’s the fastest we could, in theory, get there?

Kinda related, I studied in Spain for a semester. Was taking with my fellow American roommate about the debate of if a tomato is a fruit or vegetable. Our host mom’s daughter’s boyfriend (Cuban, fwiw) overheard, and we told him about the “controversy” in the US but all 3 of us agreed it was a fruit. Host mom overheard us and asked what we were talking about, and the Cuban told her. “Well yeah, of course it’s a vegetable”

I couldn’t understand every word but when I could tell they were arguing about some vegetables having seeds or something like that I knew I spread something.

He was probably thinking of the Bombe, which broke Enigma’s encoding.

Lycos.

I’d be curious to know for funsies, but do you really expect it to be anything that would make one rethink solar?

I mean, it’s not like people would check that dedicated webpage on their own, and they are less likely to click on that webpage to get the additional details. Just put it on the platform most people are using and don’t add extra steps to see what’s needed.

If they’re looking to Xitter it could be copy/pasted instead, but then updates get harder to manage.

In other* words

Very well said. I think at the end of the day, the human element is too easy to overlook and that’s a problem. We have one bot, a search engine, keeping an eye open for content. SEO wants to stand out for that bot, so it demands content (and in a certain way) be created so the search engine picks it up… But that takes effort, so we have another bot creating content to get the attention of another. And the thing a person wants just becomes an afterthought and dead Internet theory is that much more real

It’s not exactly difficult to fire employees who are citizens either

Wouldn’t a desk lamp make more sense?

For things that could use some decorative flair, I love looking at Facebook Marketplace and such to see what you can find used. There’s probably plenty of “not made like they used to” stuff around you, but honestly a lamp is just a bulb socket, connected to a cord, held in place by a body. The “reliable” stuff can be replaced with parts from Home Depot. Heck, I did that with a lamp I bought in Turkey (I’m in US) that had a European plug/socket on it just for compatibility reasons. Easy peasy.

Does 5G handle regular voice calls, or are you talking about calling over a data line with an app?

In order to successfully sue for something, you need to show the court that you, the person suing, was wronged. You would have a hard time showing that getting the job you voluntarily applied for caused you harm.

In theory, someone who wasn’t selected could have damages, but they would also have to prove that it was due to racial discrimination. Being siblings does not mean you have the same qualifications they may be looking for. What’s more, employers are generally not required to verify self-identified race.

I can understand your background isn’t in law, but holy crap I hope you have a much better understanding of nursing than basic law because this comes across as “fourth grader who just learned the meaning of suing someone” level of understanding.

1. Wat?

2. You got the job. What are your damages you would sue for?

Also, typical satellite has horrendous lag. I used to work with someone who was in a remote area (didn’t even have cell service) and the quality was fine talking with him through VoIP, but it would take a few seconds to get a response for anything. I can only imagine video. Current boss has Starlink and I wouldn’t know a difference.

Heck, up until a few years ago my father-in-law had 1.5mbps DSL and that was pretty much unusable.

I have a bit of a compulsion to scan the grocery store for marked down fancy cheeses and bakery stuff. I’ve tried some pretty awesome stuff I never would have gotten otherwise.

my next question would be, is this a problem that needs solving?

This is a common question on new tech things lately. Unfortunately the answer has been “no” almost invariably.

The kind of people who would start a business (to enrich themselves) and the kind of people who value co-ops and employee-owned businesses (to enrich others) does not have much overlap. I love the idea of coops, but I do not have the skills or ambition to start any kind of business.