I don’t think y’all understand. Software is never done, it just becomes abandoned. You have been a “tester” for every piece of software you’ve ever used. And that’s a good thing, because the alternative is you get stuck with whatever the first version is. No one wants dead software.

Well, it’s because it’s an old car company doing software, something they’re universally bad at. Legacy car companies being bad at software is why Apple Carplay and Android Auto exist.

US Gov: Israel, We most definitely do not condone a bombing of these exact sites, here, here and… yeah here and here too, which may or may not contain nuclear weapons. Definitely do not use this cartoonishly large crate of missiles to do that. Also, let us know when you’ve not done that, we might have followup questions and info on other sites you definitely shouldn’t bomb.

exactly.

Software that never gets updated isn’t a good thing. Even the Voyager probes still get software updates.

A Tesla always updates over the air (I suppose unless that’s the part that’s broken). It’s arguably the most important safety feature on a car mostly defined by its software. I have a ten year old chevy that needs a software update, but like you said I’ll need to make an appointment to have someone else download it and manually install that software for me, which sounds super archaic and dumb when it’s spelled out like that.

They should name the dogs “Terror Nexus”

Really has a strong “testing in production” vibe

IDK if you’re familiar with the Anime, but in this scene the 5 year old green hair kid is pointing at his favorite super hero and crying because he just got the news he’ll never have a super power.

I am a secret third thing.

I am so sorry. The upside is that this version might actually be so bad you can listen to it ironically.

https://youtu.be/dlvXulwEkqA

You can’t just ruin Oktoberfest like that. You’re a monster.

Looks like that’s a beach towel or a bedsheet maybe

Well, all the top contenders are being defenestrated, and that evolutionary pressure is creating a new niche that will be filled by some kind of smart, quiet, and patient opportunist. Maybe.

I don’t think Republicans feel. They approximate the social rituals that allow them access to society (and its benefits) in the same way high functioning sociopaths do, more or less.

Just to add some context: the entire space shuttle program, over its entire life from 1972 to 2010, was reportedly 200 Billion.

In 2010, the yearly U.S. military budget was ~650 billion. And they killed the shuttle for being too expensive because that wasn’t spread over enough lunches. (meaning it cost 1.6Billion per launch).

In 2024, even adjusted for inflation, Starliner has already blown past 1.6 Billion per launch (total cost is about 5.8 Billion)

Only Crew Dragon, at 2.4 Billion, has reached parity with what the shuttle cost per launch (inflation adjusted). (Dragon 1, which flew 23 cargo missions, was drastically cheaper).

And both of these are dramatically simpler designs than the space shuttle was.

So it appears that the trajectory is correct, space travel is getting cheaper, but it took a shitload of work to get there, and that’s building on top of what the Shuttle program taught us.

1am, taco bell is open. Guy orders a crunch wrap meal, and they have no problem making it. It’s exactly the same as it’s always been and the guy is happy. Cashier rings him up and it’s $20. He snaps.