Comment When will a human colony exist on the moon? (Score 1) 81

by Jnigrine on Tuesday November 28, 2023 @07:19PM (#64039593) Attached to: Do you have a poll idea?

1. By 2030 2. By 2035 3. Never 4. After Cowboy Neal moves there

Comment What will humanity be like in 1000 years? (Score 1) 81

by Jnigrine on Sunday November 26, 2023 @12:34AM (#64031903) Attached to: Do you have a poll idea?

â Gone â We will have worked out the big problems and pretty much get along. â Society will slowly be rebuilding from the devastation caused by global warming and nuclear war. â Most "humans" will be intelligences in robots or computers, affected little by issues in the physical world. â Cowboy Neal will be the Emperor. â Other (details in comments)

Comment Re: Yeah, no (Score 1) 252

by Jnigrine on Sunday February 06, 2022 @09:43PM (#62244595) Attached to: Meta Threatens To Pull Facebook and Instagram From Europe If It Can't Target Ads

Agreed. ðY"

Comment Impact on the web? (Score 1) 252

by Jnigrine on Sunday February 06, 2022 @09:42PM (#62244591) Attached to: Meta Threatens To Pull Facebook and Instagram From Europe If It Can't Target Ads

It would be interesting to see what would change with FB et al gone... What unexpected apps or sites or services would break - not just due to FB logins not working, but to some secret integration with FB? How would search results change? Would there be any impact on ad blockers' behavior? Load speed?

Comment That was quick (Score 1) 73

by Jnigrine on Sunday September 19, 2021 @11:53PM (#61812283) Attached to: Mozilla Experiment: Set Default Search Engine to Bing for 1% of Firefox Users

A few days ago, my default search changed to Bing. Looking at the results, it took about 15 seconds before I changed the default back and ran a more fruitful search. At least now I know what happened. But changing an existing default is not right.

Comment Well, there ya go (Score 1) 71

by Jnigrine on Sunday November 01, 2020 @02:13PM (#60672272) Attached to: Officials Raise Concerns About Software for the Most Powerful Rocket Ever Flown

"Boeing builds the rocket's "core stage.". 'Nuf said.

Comment Re: change it one last time then stop (Score 2) 290

by Jnigrine on Sunday November 01, 2020 @02:10PM (#60672266) Attached to: Why Do We Keep Setting Our Clocks Back an Hour?

Hear hear!

Comment Re: A good reminder (Score 2) 43

by Jnigrine on Tuesday February 11, 2020 @06:38PM (#59717394) Attached to: NASA's Viral 'Standing Broom' Trick Has Nothing To Do With Earth's Gravitational Pull

Ok, half are below MEDIAN intelligence. Better?

Comment Wait Wait Don't Tell Me (Score 1) 277

by Jnigrine on Thursday December 26, 2019 @12:49AM (#59557392) Attached to: Slashdot Asks: What's Your Favorite Podcast?

It's laugh-out-loud-in-the-car-all-by-yourself funny.

Mars Rover Opportunity Sets Longevity Record 61

Posted by Soulskill on Friday May 21, 2010 @03:42PM from the keeps-going-and-going-and-going dept.

s31523 writes "The Mars rover Opportunity has beaten the original record of six years and 116 days operating on the surface of Mars, originally set by the Viking 1 Lander. While the Spirit rover has been on the surface longer than the Opportunity by three weeks, it has been out of communication since March 22. If Spirit comes back online, it will attain the new Martian surface longevity record. This feat, right on the heels of another longevity feat (Voyager 2 and twin on the verge of entering interstellar space and still kicking) is healing some of NASA's past black eyes. It is quite remarkable given original spec of 90 days for the mission. With the passing of the solstice, warmer temperatures and more sun will likely mean the rover will continue on."

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