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SpaceX's Starship blows up ahead of 10th test flight (techcrunch.com)
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[–] 49 points 1 year ago* (20 children)

I think Honda has begun building spaceships/rockets too. Think they chose to build the type that don't explode. link

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Japanese cars are superior to American cars, why wouldn't their rockets be?

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Japanese cars are superior to American cars

    I had a high school friend who went on to become an engineer at General Motors. One of his first projects for them was tearing down an Infiniti and a Lexus when those cars first came on the market. He said that at the time, GM cars typically had between 300 and 400 production defects of varying severity. When they took apart the Infiniti, they found 2 production defects; when they took apart the Lexus, they found 0.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago*

    I worked on the Lexus line in Georgetown, KY one summer between semesters. Their standards are insane. Worked the Toyota Camry line the summer before that.

    On the Camry line, if they found a defect, they would correct it, then have a QC stand there and inspect every affected car for the next month.

    I stood on the line with a screwdriver to check the tightness of a single screw on every sunroof in Camrys. It was so heavily coriographed, it was like a dance.

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  • [+] -46 points 1 year ago (12 children)

    We shouldn’t be building rockets PERIOD. They cost too much and are eventually only going to serve trillionaires.

    FIX SHIT ON THE GROUND FIRST

    That said,

    They did a test from 300 meters, sure it’s cool but I think they have a LONG way to go before they are competetive.

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  • [–] 46 points 1 year ago (9 children)

    If you like SatNav, accurate weather tracking, and advanced intercontinental communication then ya like rockets ya dipshit.

    While Id be the first to ban private rocket launches outright, we shouldn't abandon the advances of the space age because of them.

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  • [–] -3 points 1 year ago (8 children)

    You've got good points, but your needless insults makes your argument fall on deaf ears.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    Separating the message from the messenger is a key skill. A right answer doesn't become wrong because it comes from a jerk.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Yep me being an uncouth asshole has little to no bearing on my point. It's like those uppity cunts who act like theyre better just cause they don't swear, usually they are morons I mean Mormons and thusly my inbuilt snob filter works wonders.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    Hey there I didn’t complain or downvote but also declined to upvote cuz of the two little tiny words of ad hom…..

    … (idea!) …

    DINGUS! Dingus would’ve saved it!

    ya dingus

    Perfect, feels very Lemmy-appropriate—gets the insult with a perfect lulz factor so even the parent commenter could’ve kinda laughed (I hope ppl can take jokes!)

    …sorry I know I’m not your mom, hope this doesn’t come across maximally prescriptive (just my 2c!)

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    I ain't using dingus firstly cause I'm pretty sure dankpods has a copyright on it and secondarily it has none of the gutteral bite that damned near every other insult in my dialect has. Also I go out of my way to commit some level of ad hom since I find that it's a fine way to figure out if folks have thick enough skin to take seriously, worst case scenario they throw a punch and that's just a good time for me.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago

    Agreed, but your point will usually be a lot better received if you aren't a dick. SpaceX is a great example- it's a great company, but the head of the company taints the whole thing they are trying to achieve.

    It comes down to respect. Even if I'm wrong, treating me with respect will mean I'm more likely to respect you, and if I respect you I'm going to respect your argument.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    the thing is, when you build rockets, and they actually work, and put people on mars, you can reasonably demand that people who demand exponential growth actually go to mars, because earth is already full. this way, you can get rid of the billionaires.

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