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Comment Re: Move fast and break things (Score -1) 196

It was worth trying. They were using a new type of concrete capable of surviving higher temps. It tested fine under lower thrust levels. The next step was to try it at full thrust and see if it would survive. If it worked, it would have saved them a ton of money in the long run. It didn't work, but nobody was hurt, and the resultant damage was well within their ability to handle, so what exactly is your problem? As for the "village", its a small smattering of buildings, most of which are owned by SpaceX. They attempted to buy out all of the residents exactly because of the " danger close" aspect of it, but some of the residents refused to sell, which is their right. Are you suggesting that SpaceX should have had the government seize the buildings using eminent domain laws?

Comment Re: Dumb elitists (Score -1) 218

Android users are 86% more likely to live in the country, iPhone users are 27% more likely to live in a city.
Android users are 20% more likely to be politically conservative, iPhone users are 17% more likely to be liberal.
Android users are more likely to be middle-class, iPhone users are more likely to be upper middle-class.
https://ansonalex.com/infograp...

Comment Re: Has anyone asked why? (Score 0) 175

I live in the USA also, and my experience couldn't be more different than yours. We have our own playground in our back yard which we also allow the neighbours to use, but there are also 2 playgrounds within walking distance. Public pool is wonderful and located right beside one of those playgrounds. Soccer and other sports are free through the local school, and paid sports/groups like gymnastics and martial arts are relatively reasonably priced. School funding is decent; good facilities, good teachers, good equipment (not happy about some of the bullshit being taught, but even that's not bad compared to many other places). A bachelor's degree isn't remotely required for a decent job; local trade schools and apprenticeship programs can have a highschool graduate earning an excellent income by the time he/she is early 20s. One common experience we have is that child care is indeed insanely expensive, however cost of living is so low that the wife and I decided we might as well just stick to a single income and have one parent actually spending time with our children instead of pawning them off on strangers. And I can't imagine children being treated as "nuisances" on the regular; but maybe that's just a difference in how we raise them. All in all ... you and I may live in the same country, but we clearly live in two completely different worlds.

Comment Re: This has been known since 2016 (Score -1) 424

Wait ... so .... if I say "a bunch of people believe this misinformation" and then one of those people comes along and says "yes, I believe that this misinformation is true" .... the problem isn't that he believes something which is blatantly false, but rather that I'm somehow "fishing for a gotcha moment"? ....

I mean the irony of you talking about cognitive dissonance is just incredible :D

You're basically here saying "when left-wing people tell me that they believe misinformation, that's actually evidence that the right-wing is lying about the left believing misinformation".

You've been mind-fucked so hard that even literally seeing the evidence with your own eyes isn't enough to convince you that you're wrong. I really cannot comprehend that level of indoctrination. It's mind-boggling.

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