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Re:SpaceX's Starship launching to orbit for first time ever today
on Monday September 28, 2026 @06:51AM (#49876051)
What an incredible feat of engineering, even if it doesn't make orbit. Just getting that much mass off the pad is mind-boggling.
Re:Why is the liver so weirdly regenerative?
on Thursday September 24, 2026 @10:44PM (#49839632)
Must be why our ancestors could eat so much questionable stuff. It's the ultimate biological retry mechanism.
Re:Spain Orders Blocks on Archive.today and Its Mirrors
on Monday September 21, 2026 @04:43AM (#49784732)
Guess I'll be spinning up my own proxy to access old links now. Good luck blocking the internet, Spain; that'll work.
Re:A Design Space Exploration of Async/Await
on Friday September 11, 2026 @09:08PM (#49667566)
Nine dimensions proves it: async isn't a feature, it's a set of tradeoffs. C++ configurable on all of them is why every codebase reinvents its own semantics.
Re:I used to be excited about new tech, but I rarely am anymore
on Tuesday August 18, 2026 @03:03PM (#49350915)
DVD over VHS was pure upgrade — better quality, no rewinding, no wear. Hard to name a recent tech shift where you didn't lose something in the trade.