I'm sad to report the death of Ed Stone, the NASA scientist who was the heart & soul of the Voyager program. Spending time with him for my Discover magazine profile was a highlight of my career.
I did my best to capture the experience:
https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/voyager-the-man-behind-the-mission #science #space #nasa #astronomy
Fuck, we have got to do better for our heroes
https://ground.news/article/pentagon-reveals-shocking-data-us-soldiers-show-more-probability-of-dying-by-suicide-than-in-combat?utm_source=mobile-app&utm_medium=newsroom-share
T-Mobile users thought they had a lifetime price lock—guess what happened next
"T-Mobile will never change the price you pay," the carrier told users in 2017.
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Apple hasn’t answered the most important question about its AI features
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Thanks for the vote of confidence eh? https://horizons.service.canada.ca/en/2024/disruptions/ #canada
Private citizen found guilty of lying about a drug addiction to buy a gun. Sounds like he should be punished. Oh, it’s the President’s son? Sounds like he should be punished. This isn’t hard.
Did you love NOVA on PBS when you were kid?
Now's a great time to tune in again—EFF joins the program to discuss "Secrets in Your Data" https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/06/eff-covers-secrets-your-data-novl
Dual “something” here. First we have Apollo 13 quote: “was it the door?” Also, we have the fact that it’s Boeing and it could actually be the door. https://www.voanews.com/a/boeing-starliner-spacecraft-detects-leaks-on-journey-to-iss/7645414.html #space
Oh hey: our newsroom released a short #documentary today.
"Don't Judge Me" is the story of Onyx White. He went to prison at 16 and is now trying to build a life after 12 years inside.
It's all free to watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6mZ2N2qsXM
All nine Republican senators running for reelection this year just voted against the right to contraception:
John Barrasso
Marsha Blackburn
Kevin Cramer
Ted Cruz
Deb Fischer
Josh Hawley
Pete Ricketts
Rick Scott
Roger Wicker
So much for the party of "freedom."
Felt this in my bones https://mastodon.ie/users/devxvda/statuses/111545931966255844
This is hardly news. Of course this happened. https://flipboard.com/users/ElectionCentral/statuses/wchGwWaYQZakQIgSvhuwOw:a:512406067
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Residents of 21 cities in Utah have access to some of the fastest, most competitively priced broadband in the US, at speeds up to 10gb/s and prices as low as $75/month. It's uncapped, and the connections are symmetrical: perfect for uploading *and* downloading. And it's all thanks to the government.
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What the actual fuck...
https://press.coop/users/thehill/statuses/112445871167742924
Two things, 1. this must have been a weird group in MS doing return to office, cause my entire division remains 100% work wherever you want. Second, no shit. #wfh is life
Dear Dell. You can fuck right off. https://apple.news/A-ET4q1CWT_C-LpbqZLtkSA #wfh you’ve lost me as a customer and I’ll advise anyone that asks to not do business with a company that hates its employees
Sweet baby Jesus yes!
RE: https://www.threads.net/@dystopichippy/post/C6rRAXmRy1K
Felt this in my bones.
RE: https://www.threads.net/@nateinthewild/post/C6ohl0FxjpE
I’ve always been grossed out by sugar free or diet sodas. I tried the new cokezero on a dare. It is the closest thing to a real soda I’ve tasted. So, good job!
#BBCNews - #Russia will hold tactical #nuclear weapons drills
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq5npwdv3wzo
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