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New comment by shamefulkiwi in "Blue Origin's New Glenn blows up during static fire test"

shamefulkiwi — Fri, 29 May 2026 06:41:11 +0000

Less than perfect chips are printed every day but the consequences of a less than optimal chip is ending up in a cheaper laptop vs. causing a big boom. I think we are doing wizard shit in rocketry, mistakes are just very loud.

Definitely unexpected from BO, knowing that everyone is okay, I feel for their engineers right now.

New comment by shamefulkiwi in "macOS Sequoia is available today"

shamefulkiwi — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 22:37:31 +0000

This is awesome. I had just written off the reduced quality of my external displays and gotten used to it. I feel like I just put my contacts in after turning on HiDPI. Just wanted to say thanks!

Edit: Also want to mention that window sizes and various UI elements also snapped into their 'intended' locations. Two screens, both 1440p, one ultrawide for anyone reading. YMMV.

New comment by shamefulkiwi in "A Review of Linux on Surface Pro 4"

shamefulkiwi — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 07:16:24 +0000

I’ve used one of the drawing/pencil screen protectors on my iPad for years for the same reason and it works great. It does make the screen feel a little less sharp/crisp but solves the glare problem for me. I’m sure they’ve gotten better over the years as well.

New comment by shamefulkiwi in "Super Heavy has splashed down in The Gulf of Mexico"

shamefulkiwi — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 16:59:27 +0000

Would they? If not for the audacious decision to attempt to land an orbital booster with F9 and the public display of the failures that led to the inspirational success of the first landing, how many of those brilliant young engineers would have decided to pursue a career in a boring and tired space industry?