They have upgraded the satellites over the years. They probably are disposing of the old ones. Solar flares do increase drag, but it doesn’t suddenly deorbit satellites that have thrusters.
“ Think of cable as delivering all pieces in one truck whereas streaming must send different pieces through different delivery trucks," said Biao Chen, a professor of electrical engineering
And again, the Internet is not something that you just dump something on. It’s not a big truck. It’s a series of tubes - Ted Stevens (R-Alaska)
But seriously, if they aren’t as delayed as the pirate sites they are doing fine. ESPN’s streaming isn’t much behind live tv.
I think the article is worried government will be distracted by cultured meat possibilities and use it as an excuse not to do anything about the problem of the current cattle industry. Politicians might think a little subsidy for fake meat is all they need to do and not actively discourage cattle (which is hard politically).
One of the key differences between traditional social media and the Fediverse is the existence of multiple communities that share the same topic. You should have a choice when it comes to your community preferences so I wanted to create a list of other LTT/LMG communities on the Fediverse to help us all grow....
If you asked a spokesperson from any Fortune 500 Company to list the benefits of genocide or give you the corporation’s take on whether slavery was beneficial, they would most likely either refuse to comment or say “those things are evil; there are no benefits.” However, Google has AI employees, SGE and Bard, who are more...
The website you want won’t let you in with firefox. Only chrome on windows with secure boot enabled and no untrusted drivers or dev mode and https-dns to avoid your pihole.
We added an extra UI for our users. Photon by Xylight is an interface with a sleek, modern look and has all the bells and whistles you would need. Moderator tools included! You can access the UI from photon.lemmy.world....
This video makes an analogy between a light clock and a sound clock. Showing that a clock that bounces sound back and forth for each tick will encounter time dilation under movement similar to special relativity. It proposes that light literally is a wave in the aether and scientific consensus is suppressing this truth. It insults other physics youtubers and invites the viewer to continue with them on a new revolution in science.
ECFR: with possible exception of France, whole of Europe “has almost completely renounced the idea of greater strategic autonomy.” “We are so vassalised that we can’t even admit to it. If we did, then people might figure it out and that would be terrible.”
The Google Play Store Ruling Is Bad News for Longtime Android Phone Users (gizmodo.com)
Not to editorialize, but I think this is kind of a crazy article. Sharing for the laughs and the discussuon.
Google sued for negligence after man drove off collapsed bridge while following map directions (abcnews.go.com)
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Marvel Visual Effects Workers Unanimously Vote “Yes” to Unionize (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
IATSE aims to form a national VFX Local by year's end....
Apple’s new USB-C iPhone cables and dongles are predictably expensive (www.theverge.com)
The switch to USB-C is good! Except for all the dongles you’ll need to get there.
NFL 'Sunday Ticket' expected to have major delays on YouTube TV. (www.nbcnews.com)
Lab-grown Meat is not a Climate Change Solution (www.climatedrift.com)
IGN | Rotten Tomatoes Under Fire After PR Firm's Scheme to Pay Critics for Positive Reviews Uncovered (www.ign.com)
Ferry captain, 3 crewmates face homicide charges over death of tardy passenger pushed into sea in Greece (www.cbsnews.com)
[LTT] The All TEMU Gaming Setup (youtu.be)
Alternative LTT Communities
One of the key differences between traditional social media and the Fediverse is the existence of multiple communities that share the same topic. You should have a choice when it comes to your community preferences so I wanted to create a list of other LTT/LMG communities on the Fediverse to help us all grow....
Google's AI Bots Tout 'Benefits' of Genocide, Slavery, Fascism, Other Evils (www.tomshardware.com)
If you asked a spokesperson from any Fortune 500 Company to list the benefits of genocide or give you the corporation’s take on whether slavery was beneficial, they would most likely either refuse to comment or say “those things are evil; there are no benefits.” However, Google has AI employees, SGE and Bard, who are more...
Have you been subscribed to communities you didn’t request?
I was wondering if anyone else is getting subscribed to communities they did subscribe to. It has happened to me on two different servers.
What would happen if caffeine was made illegal?
Caffeine must be one of, if not the, most used drug. It is vital to the operation of more or less every industry.
LMG has made a response video to Gamers Nexus' concerns (www.youtube.com)
Do you donate to Wikipedia? Why or why not?
Every so often I give a few bucks(far less than the worth of knowledge I got from it)
Have you ever developed a PTSD only by watching a piece of fiction ?
Have you ever developed a PTSD not because you lived something traumatizing but because of a piece of fiction (movie, serie, book, etc...) ?...
Google's Web DRM is Worse than I Thought... (spectra.video)
Thought I’d post the PeerTube version.
Alternative UI: Photon (photon.lemmy.world)
We added an extra UI for our users. Photon by Xylight is an interface with a sleek, modern look and has all the bells and whistles you would need. Moderator tools included! You can access the UI from photon.lemmy.world....
Horrible design of Apple's soldered in SSDs; it's WORSE than you thought! (www.youtube.com)
👉 https://linustechtips.com/topic/1521523-%E2%80%9Cstarting-at%E2%80%9D-is-the-biggest-lie-in-tech/page/2/#comment-16048101👉 https://beetstech.com/blog/pre...
What Time Dilation ACTUALLY Is In Relativity (Hint: It has nothing to do with time) (youtu.be)
It’s by far the best video to explain special relativity.
Pixel 6a discounted to $199 (not live yet on Google Store) - EDIT: deal likely canceled (lemmy.world)
That’s a pretty steep discount! However it’s not live yet on the Google Store and apparently it’s limited to the US market for now....
Europe is becoming a US 'vassal', leading think tank warns (www.brusselstimes.com)
ECFR: with possible exception of France, whole of Europe “has almost completely renounced the idea of greater strategic autonomy.” “We are so vassalised that we can’t even admit to it. If we did, then people might figure it out and that would be terrible.”