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throw4w4y5 , 4 months ago to worldnews in British nuclear sub missile launch fails as Trident dramatically misfires and ‘plops’ into ocean just yards away

Yup, and this wasn’t fiction www.imdb.com/title/tt11846996/

throw4w4y5 , 4 months ago to news in Near-record winds over the Northeast push passenger planes to speeds over 800 mph

if they fly a bit higher or lower, they will avoid the worst of it.

throw4w4y5 , 4 months ago to news in Science fiction authors were excluded from awards for fear of offending China

using money to project their influence and values overseas, sport-washing and peddling fossil fuels…

throw4w4y5 , 4 months ago to technology in GOP warning of 'national security threat' is about Russia wanting nuclear weapon in space: Sources

putting the blast into oblast

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throw4w4y5 , 4 months ago to ukcasual in Hey UKCasual, Would Any of You be Searching for a Part Time Employee! (Post will be deleted in one week)

has the Uni of Herts not got any part time jobs? they’re one of the biggest employers in Hatfield.

throw4w4y5 , 4 months ago to technology in The White House wants to 'cryptographically verify' videos of Joe Biden so viewers don't mistake them for AI deepfakes

If a cryptographic claim/validation is provided then anyone refuting the claims can be seen to be a bad faith actor. Voters are one dimension of that problem but mainstream media being able to validate election videos is super important both domestically, but also internationally as the global community needs to see efforts being undertaken to preserve free and fair elections. This is especially true given the consequences if america’s enemies are seen to have been able to steer the election.

throw4w4y5 , 4 months ago to news in Baby in Missouri dies after mother mistakenly puts her in oven for nap

“next to me” cot

throw4w4y5 , 5 months ago to asklemmy in Home automation - why?

I operate a rooftop solar power station. While I have scripted all the individual components like battery management, Inverters and the various sinks (for where the power goes when it’s not needed immediately) using Grafana to get alerts, I use automation to activate the various scenes and settings to maximise the useful power I get from the system.

throw4w4y5 , 5 months ago to news in Proposed CA bill would electronically restrict cars from going 10mph over speed limit

I don’t understand why that’s not the case in other places

the auto industry lobby.

throw4w4y5 , 5 months ago to news in Russia painted fake fighter jets at its airfields, new satellite images show, likely to trick Ukraine into not blowing up the real deal

Ukraine should drop a fake bomb on them, painted to look like the real thing

throw4w4y5 , 6 months ago to worldnews in Right to protest is under threat in Britain, undermining a pillar of democracy

people should be able to protest as long as i’m not inconvenienced

throw4w4y5 , 6 months ago to ukcasual in bit late for November but...

it’s a poppy print thong. respect our servicemen and women

throw4w4y5 , 7 months ago to news in First long-haul flight fully powered by sustainable aviation fuel takes off

reminder that “sustainable aviation fuel” is an aviation industry invention to continue to emit polluting kerosine while disguising it as a green alternative.

see “clean coal,” “carbon capture” and “renewable natural gas” for other schemes funded by big polluters that make it seem like progress is being made while the status quo continues behind the scenes.

throw4w4y5 , 7 months ago to world in UK braces for ‘increasingly wintry’ weather as cold front arrives from Scandinavia

clingfilm on every window.

throw4w4y5 , 7 months ago to world in UK braces for ‘increasingly wintry’ weather as cold front arrives from Scandinavia

mine is unplugged and in the drawer where it will stay until spring.