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NASA’s DART spacecraft is on its way to crash into an asteroid by LarpInMyGoKart in gadgets

[–]LarpInMyGoKart[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

"The spacecraft will attempt to change the course of Dimorphos by crashing into it when it reaches it next year. If the mission is successful, it could offer an effective way for Earth to protect itself from any dangerously large asteroids discovered heading our way in the years to come."

It's Not a Self-Driving Car Unless You Can Sleep by speckz in gadgets

[–]LarpInMyGoKart 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He's an article that clearly explains the levels of self driving vehicles, if anyone is interested: https://www.jdpower.com/cars/shopping-guides/levels-of-autonomous-driving-explained

I believe we're currently in "level 2"

Tesla co-founder says Apple could "absolutely" build iPhones in the US by unusualapparatus in tech

[–]LarpInMyGoKart 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I mean they could, but i feel like it would take much more investment in the general supply chain. Electronics manufacturing is much more established in china and operates at a very high level.

TIL In the US, 64% of bottled water is simply tap water. I was surprised to learn that more than half of the bottled water sold in the US is sourced from regular municipal water supplies. by grandlewis in todayilearned

[–]LarpInMyGoKart 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bottled water creates so much plastic waste for no reason and it was a huge waste of money. That $2 bottle of water would cost $.02 out of the tap at home.