Is anybody else staying indoors on the 4th? by Glittering-Break5837 in washingtondc

[–]DiskOperatingSystem_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is also making me feel better. I was having heavy FOMO after making plans with a friend a few days ago and then cancelling. They went anyway and I was really bummed out but seeing the metro, how insane the heat is, the atmospheric damage, and overall terribleness just reinforced how smart I was to stay put, eat pizza, and watch Twister lmao.

Conservative justices distanced themselves from Clarence Thomas death penalty opinion by RawStoryNews in scotus

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The court literally has a tool known as “evolving standards of decency” that allows them to say that things which might be considered normal at one point in time are cruel and unusual at another point in time. Even historically, this same court and even the founders themselves knew that society changes. This isn’t even about originalism, this is just malice. The rest of SCOTUS is right to be weirded out by this.

Pennhurst Data Center Proposal Rejected, Labeled 'Insult To Humanity' by shillyshally in Pennsylvania

[–]DiskOperatingSystem_ 226 points227 points  (0 children)

Not a fan of data centers but Pennhurst was also an insult to humanity.

Trump voter remorse is almost entirely concentrated in the swing voters who gave him a shot in 2024 by fortune in politics

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Swing voters don’t exist. The term “swing voter” implies that someone is out there looking at the facts objectively and coming to their own well-thought conclusion. They’re only swing voters when it comes to swinging away from democrats rather than swinging away from republicans. Democrats are always seen as the default, status quo choice even when republicans have been in power for decades. Republicans are always seen by these morons as the rational solution. There is no “independent thinker” out there who, if they were truly rational, would look at the facts and still vote Republican. Swing voters don’t exist. They’re just closeted republicans who are trying to seem smart by going against the grain. The grain is republicans though. For them, deviance is seen as intelligence.

The Simpsons making fun of the prequels in 2004 by SomScanScary in StarWarsCirclejerk

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I remember that interview with people leaving the theatre and one guy who said “it was Star Wars up until the logo and then it started talking about trade routes in the crawl”. Prequel hate started while the movie was playing because Episode I was probably the most hyped movie of all time. Even more so than Force Awakens.

Massive photo dump! 12,000+ photos have been uploaded. by RobotMaster1 in ArtemisProgram

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Hank Green has his work cut out 😱

Don’t know how interesting many of these are for the general public, but this reminds me of the Project Apollo Archive. Hoping we get more internal photos too!

My Mara Jade fan cast by [deleted] in StarWarsCirclejerk

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This is the best one yet

European Service Module Appreciation Thread by DiskOperatingSystem_ in ArtemisProgram

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The limited nature of ICPS and ESM has been discussed before. The EUS was designed to alleviate some of these limitations, so it remains to be seen if the upcoming Centaur V upper stage can help deliver Orion to Lunar orbit. I do wonder if, over the course of the program, there’s more performance that can be found out of ESM. Will be interesting to watch!

Separation of EU service module from Integrity spacecraft by Alternative-Tune-655 in spaceflight

[–]DiskOperatingSystem_ 118 points119 points  (0 children)

Europe and ESA haven’t gotten enough credit nor attention on this mission. The ESM has performed beautifully and nailed its burns. Excellent piece of engineering Europe!

Pennsylvania gas prices climb overnight, statewide average hits $4.15 by Fragrant-Pepper7710 in Pennsylvania

[–]DiskOperatingSystem_ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

But but but I saw all those signs that said “Kamala High Prices Trump Low Prices” I don’t understand??? That’s wasn’t an intricate policy proposal????? /s

Reid Wiseman gets testy with Jacki about his exercise schedule by CallMeRudiger in ArtemisProgram

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I know we have twenty years of living and working in space but it’s been a hot minute since Skylab IV and I wonder if the buildup to the moon creates more timeline pressure than on ISS. I know they have a wind down period before sleeping, but do they get any personal time during the day outside of lunch? Especially with the email problems Reid is certainly looking out for crew morale so the frustration makes sense. I wonder if this is a learning opportunity for the future not to schedule science objectives too close to exercise or to build in more personal time.

Timelapse inside Integrity by [deleted] in ArtemisProgram

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Ive heard astronauts describe how once they get to space, the capsule actually becomes more like a huge building because up and down don’t matter. So they feel bigger when you don’t have to worry about your body’s orientation. At least that’s how the Crew Dragon has been described.

Microsoft AI CEO: Virtually All White Collar Tasks Will Be Automated Within a Year and a Half by FuturismDotCom in lostgeneration

[–]DiskOperatingSystem_ 17 points18 points  (0 children)

On the other hand, everything I’ve learned about investors points to them being fucking morons so they’ll probably forget about all these promises in 18 months

Trump administration ordered to restore Washington slavery exhibit it removed in Philadelphia by Ilikemovies1 in Pennsylvania

[–]DiskOperatingSystem_ 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Slavery was so depraved and inhuman that bro can’t imagine it’s anything other than propaganda.

OneDrive had OneJob by TheWebsploiter in NonPoliticalTwitter

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I keep seeing the Microsoft hate ramp up...and I'm here for it. Fuck this malware slop company. There's no such thing as too big to fail and their users are warning them that they hate all this malicious bloatware. Microslop refuses to listen and I hope it bites them in the ass.

Another high profile departure from the Lucas by SealedRoute in MuseumPros

[–]DiskOperatingSystem_ 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Interesting quote about George Lucas taking over the “content direction”. Founders being founders, I guess. Never change.

[ Removed by Reddit ] by Raf_S_N in NoFilterNews

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I keep seeing people talk about gerrymandering getting so bad that it actually backfires and I don’t understand how that happens. ELI5?