She probably did delete the Glimmer app. But she states that Glimmer is still trying to access her iCloud account, presumably from a separate server somewhere, not from her device.

They wouldn’t buy more cars, overall. But if VW can get its act together and deliver a good EV before other large makes do, it might get better market share. More VW cars sold. Conversely, if it delays and other makes have good EVs first, it could lose market share. That’s the math for their “lost jobs” claim.

It depends. If we can’t nuke it until a few hours before impact, then most of the mass will still hit earth. (This study assumes we can nuke it a month ahead of time, giving time for the debris to spread out.)

Useful, but note that this is still not “last minute” as the title suggests. Getting that nuke to the asteroid a month before impact is still no small feat. It would require a new rocket and new payload integration, plus probably at least a month of flight time to reach where the asteroid will be at that time. This is…

Fully amortizing the R&D cost would make them cheaper after a few years.

Old news, but new evidence.

They haven’t admitted it. They were found out when internal document leaked.

You jest, but the VLT has a focal length of 120000mm, a bit more than the Canon 1200mm lens. But it’s only f/15, so it needs more exposure time.

The exact dimension of each axis is only known for a handful of asteroids, but based on brightness/reflectance (and the occasional transit) we can estimate average diameter for most asteroids. So for comparison purposes, it’s easier to just give the diameter of a circle with a similar cross sectional area.

They might take putting Canon glass on a Nikon as a compliment.

The surprising part is that it is being investigated.

They are missing more than an apostrophe there. Maybe time for a libel suit! (joke! At least I’m not in Australia.)

If they use a QR code on your screen to set up the MFA app, then it will usually work with any similar MFA app.

Money. Delta-V is expensive, and usually exponentially so. If this mission was a direct transfer from Earth to Mercury, it would require 7km/s when you leave earth, and another 12.5 km/s when you arrive at Mercury. So for this mission, they designed a series of gravity assists to substantially reduce that, perhaps…

That’s for a Wonderlander. Belter is the crest.

They are currently physically attached. After they reach Mercury orbit, (which will be after several Mercury fly-bys to reduce speed and thus the fuel required for the orbital insertion) they will separate into different orbits. One will have a low orbit to take detailed surface photos and measurements. The other will…

Add 1/4 of white vinegar to the fabric softener dispenser or the final rinse cycle. If you’re worried about a strong scent, mix the vinegar with a few drops of essential oil, such as lavender.

Kinja keeps making comments (one of the things that keeps bringing us here,) harder and harder to use. One of these days it won’t be worth it, and I will have no reason to come back.

Short sighted in the sense that they were striving for “just in time” inventory on an item that has 6-12 month lead times, as well as capacity constraints and competing demands. They didn’t understand that chip supplies were not like most of their other suppliers that can turn production on and off like a switch.

The reduced size transistors require different voltages, have different power needs, and can handle different external loads. So it’s a totally different chip as far as integrating it into a larger circuit, even if they kept the exact same design shrunk to 20%.