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Comment on lobste.rs invite in ~comp
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Comment on France confirms oil crisis, says 30-40 percent of Gulf energy infrastructure destroyed in ~society
macleod (edited )Link ParentThat is the point, with the inherent vulnerability and volatility of the fossil fuel energy industry (logistics, production, value), then why wouldn't you begin looking into domestic renewable...Consistent policy encourages long-term investments. When people do the calculations to figure out if an investment will pay for itself, that gives them solid numbers to work with. Short-term shocks, not so much.
That is the point, with the inherent vulnerability and volatility of the fossil fuel energy industry (logistics, production, value), then why wouldn't you begin looking into domestic renewable energy sources for those solid long term numbers? The only real options are renewables, and domestic green energy production and infrastructure such as wind, solar, hydro, and nuclear.
This could be the kick that is needed to finally convince the warmongers up top that the only path to their own security and defense is domestic energy production through sustainable renewable production infrastructure.
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Comment on Possible first European rocket launch to reach orbit taking place in ~20minutes, livesteam here! in ~space
macleod Link ParentThat launched from French Guiana, this is (eventually!) launching directly from continental Europe (Andøya Spaceport in Norway).Ariane
That launched from French Guiana, this is (eventually!) launching directly from continental Europe (Andøya Spaceport in Norway).
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Comment on Possible first European rocket launch to reach orbit taking place in ~20minutes, livesteam here! in ~space
macleod Link ParentLaunch has been delayed for another ~15m as a boat decided to get too close to the launch pad...Launch has been delayed for another ~15m as a boat decided to get too close to the launch pad...
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Comment on Possible first European rocket launch to reach orbit taking place in ~20minutes, livesteam here! in ~space
macleod LinkLess than an hour until launch! If you don't remember (or didn't get to see), last years first test launch was the most beautiful and scifi looking launch of all time. Seriously. Watch that.Less than an hour until launch!
If you don't remember (or didn't get to see), last years first test launch was the most beautiful and scifi looking launch of all time. Seriously. Watch that.
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Comment on Possible first European rocket launch to reach orbit taking place in ~20minutes, livesteam here! in ~space
macleod LinkThe broadcast starts at: T-01h00min 8:00pm CET 7:00pm UTC 2:00pm ETThe broadcast starts at:
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Comment on Possible first European rocket launch to reach orbit taking place in ~20minutes, livesteam here! in ~space
macleod LinkI am posting this here (even with the other topic being posted an hour ago) as this sets the time in the title (in twenty minutes!) and a direct link for anyone who wouldn't want to miss this.I am posting this here (even with the other topic being posted an hour ago) as this sets the time in the title (in twenty minutes!) and a direct link for anyone who wouldn't want to miss this.
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Possible first European rocket launch to reach orbit taking place in ~20minutes, livesteam here!
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Comment on The century of the maxxer in ~life
macleod (edited )LinkSurprised the author didn't touch on it, although they touchminimized on it, but replace every mention you see of 'maxxer', (looksmaxxer, adhdmaxxer, optimaxxer) and their ilk in the wild, with...Surprised the author didn't touch on it, although they touchminimized on it, but replace every mention you see of 'maxxer', (looksmaxxer, adhdmaxxer, optimaxxer) and their ilk in the wild, with the word 'extremist' and you've explained the entirety of the early 20th century, and now the early 21st century.
Perhaps it's the cycle of the century, where you want to be a new era, a new age, a break from the past just as the numbered years are a break, and you begin a new era of extremism, in looks, politics, being in general. You want to stand out, you want to an individual that leads a community, the head of the crop, the leader of a changed world, even if that world is only the one you see from within your bedroom walls. You have to be an extremist to change things, to be different, to stand above. You have to be a maxxer in some regard, it's just that what you focus on is just as important as what you don't focus on, and it is very hard to stand out when you are so 'normalized'. We live in an attention economy, and the maxxer is the one that will always win12.
Sadly, I knew of most of the modern terms, and yet I was thrown for a loop with some of the more medieval era terms used throughout, interesting dichotomy of the two. Enjoyable, upsetting, and terrifying article. Thanks @Bet for posting.
1. I am of course, only being partially facetious here.
2. I would know, I had over a million followers across a dozen blogs, as a teenager, before I 'retired' from social media and gave it all up nearly a decade ago... -
Comment on Seth MacFarlane teases new life for ‘The Orville’: “Season 4 is written” in ~tv
macleod Link ParentI recently wrote this on the cancellation of SFA, you may have already read it, but I believe we will have a lot to agree on. The main character of any Star Trek is supposed to the ship, goddamnit.having so many well-developed characters with no one really being the 'main' character.
I recently wrote this on the cancellation of SFA, you may have already read it, but I believe we will have a lot to agree on.
The main character of any Star Trek is supposed to the ship, goddamnit.
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Comment on 'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' to end with Season 2 in ~tv
macleod (edited )LinkI enjoy SFA, but it has a few problems, similar to Discovery - that there is too much focus on one character, even episodes focusing on the rest of the crew (which are great!) are still too...I enjoy SFA, but it has a few problems, similar to Discovery - that there is too much focus on one character, even episodes focusing on the rest of the crew (which are great!) are still too focused on overall plot.
Star Trek is supposed to be about the crew, and while it does a much better job than say early Discovery, it still falls into the problem of having a specific catered story for one or two specific characters, and not stories about their adventures.
Not only this, but that 'specific focus' is hardcore, where everything hinges on the story of Caleb, they spend the vast majority of the first two episodes on him, his mother, and the chancellor, and then just... sort of drop it. It's the same problem they had with DISCO, where they focused too much on one character for extended amounts of time, built up a lot of emotion and then just sort of ignored it, before inevitably diving back into it. Rinse and repeat.
And if you really want to say "Yes! It does focus on the rest of the crew!", you would be sort of right. But all of these characters have one BIG episode catered to them, and it resolves all of their problems in one go, no character development, no major changes, just "Oh hey, this character hangs around the main characters... they have a BIG SECRET! they are ASHAMED of it! oh... it's actually not that bad? everyone likes them now because they /understand/ immediately, and there is no hard feelings against them. They now love each other, and it was all just a big misunderstanding".
If you look at TNG, TOS, VOY, etc, they explored all of the deep parts of the different characters over-time, and often in tandem. Sometimes, the characters just barely 'get along' after going through something together. But, at the very least, it makes all their dynamics different and interesting when pared off, not just the same character and emotional throughput copy+pasted onto each one with a slightly different backstory for seasoning.
The limited episode count, the focus on the 'main characters', the need for a 'universe destroying seasonal force' severely hampers that sort of character building, and I know this is possible even with the shorter seasons - go watch Vikings! Incredible, multi-faceted, multi-character story arches, and they had only eleven episodes a season up until the fourth one (and even then, the fourth season is just two seasons stuck together).
Plus, the only character that felt like 'mattered' was Nus Braka, and that's only because Paul Giamatti is one of the greatest actors of all time. What is SFA without him? His story is cleared up practically by the end of the first season, and do we really want a Star Trek where the only interesting character is a guy who is so violently against the federation he will destroy the entire universe because of it?
They wanted to make Star Trek edgy, and dark with DISCO, and that extended to SFA, because what I can only understand from Kurtzman and team, is that "People like Star Trek because its dark" without realizing Star Trek was only dark because of old televisions and less-than-stellar lumens when filming pre-2000s.
There are some incredible, very Star Trek moments, but they only appear when giving moral speeches, not in the actual day-to-day actions of the show.
I say all this, and I am someone who loved watching the show.
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Seth MacFarlane teases new life for ‘The Orville’: “Season 4 is written”
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Comment on 'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' to end with Season 2 in ~tv
macleod Link ParentI have dreamed of this for too long, I was just about to give up and hadn't heard anything about this. As of earlier this month, “Seth MacFarlane: Season 4 Is Written”. Incredible.Season 4 of The Orville
I have dreamed of this for too long, I was just about to give up and hadn't heard anything about this.
As of earlier this month, “Seth MacFarlane: Season 4 Is Written”. Incredible.
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The Dude
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The Candlemakers' Petition by Frédéric Bastiat (1845)
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The Wellermen - O Death (2026)
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Comment on Queering the Map in ~lgbt
macleod Linkprevious 'discussion' from 2021 (two replies, not really a discussion). Love this site, really just wonderful.previous 'discussion' from 2021 (two replies, not really a discussion).
Love this site, really just wonderful.
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Comment on Elon Musk says SpaceX will prioritize a city on the moon instead of a colony on Mars in ~space
macleod Link ParentIt's been a month - who would have guessed that the extremely problematic and least tested crewed rocket would still be delayed and not completed the fly-around....It's been a month - who would have guessed that the extremely problematic and least tested crewed rocket would still be delayed and not completed the fly-around....
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Comment on English language music is losing its stranglehold on the charts – sixteen different languages appeared in Spotify's Global Top 50 last year, more than double the figure from 2020 in ~music
macleod LinkAbsolutely fantastic. The more universal cultural relevance in the zeitgeist of the entirety of the world, the more free and expanding all of our cultures become. Culture (and society) only grows...Absolutely fantastic. The more universal cultural relevance in the zeitgeist of the entirety of the world, the more free and expanding all of our cultures become. Culture (and society) only grows by sharing with others.
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Comment on Ghostty 1.3.0 has been released in ~comp
macleod (edited )LinkI still haven't been all that impressed with Ghostty, I get the need for a new terminal environment, but how does this really compare to other options? Is it the GPU focused rendering engine? I...I still haven't been all that impressed with Ghostty, I get the need for a new terminal environment, but how does this really compare to other options? Is it the GPU focused rendering engine? I still don't see anything like a quake mode implemented. Am I just missing something here?
Hopping on here to say - if anyone has a spare I would love to snag one, PM me if you are able. Not sure if there is a limit, so don't want to inundate @skybrian with it.