CobraChicken

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (22 children)

Alright, you dumbass, I will entertain.

SpaceX sells a service that NASA buys. It's cheaper and easier for NASA to contract out space launches & the R&D associated with it to other companies. It's common for other government agencies to contract out to private companies for goods and services. SpaceX isn't the only space company that receives contracts from NASA either. NASA is always looking to hedge their bet to not be too dependent on a single company.

Like any other company, SpaceX uses the profit from their business + investors to fund new ventures like Starlink. No matter what you think of Musk, Starlink has had a positive impact for a lot of people in rural areas. Starlink is faster, more reliable and costs less than traditional satellite internet. Even if this cost tax dollars, it would be dollars well spent as we're connecting more of the country to high speed internet. This has direct social, educational and economical impact.

If you want NASA to stop hiring SpaceX for launches then it'll hurt NASA too. They will have to spend a lot more money to R&D, test, build and maintain a new rocket program.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (24 children)

Whoever is funding NASA should devote more funding to education - the need is clearly evident from your comments.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Add flairs of their biggest donors to the overalls

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

They were always waaaay more expensive than Scotties or Royale. I hardly ever saw bulk packs of them.

I can't believe they lasted this long!

[–] [email protected] 35 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I discover the crashed F35 in my lone walk in the woods. As I start to take it apart for parts, a woman catches me. She tells me to stop. It's her father's business. She's Lockheed. I say no. We make love all night. In the morning, the feds come and I escape in one of their uniforms. I tell her to meet me in Mexico, but I go to Canada. I don't trust her. Besides, I like the cold. Thirty years later, I get a postcard. I have a son and he's the chief of FBI. This is where the story gets interesting. I tell Lockheed to meet me in Paris by the Trocadero. She's been waiting for me all these years. She's never taken another lover. I don't care, I don't show up. I go to Berlin. That's where I stashed the F35

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

As have I, and my experience is similar to the other guy.

Fingerprint on the 6 drove me nuts.

On 7 pro now. My tap to pay goes away randomly sometimes until I restart the phone. 7pro camera is hit and miss, mostly missed. Takes very detailed photos, but the quality is far worse than pixels older than pixel 6.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

I don't know how this law passed but it should definitely be repealed

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Are you like 5 years old?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

You sound like a lot of fun

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago

I hope Rudy farts on Jenna Ellis again

[–] [email protected] -4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Seeing how writing absolutely nosedived after 2-3 seasons, I find it hard to sympathize with them for ruining one of my favorite shows.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 years ago (2 children)

You simply cant win. People make fun of Xbox fand Windows for having non sequential names, and iPhone gets berated for having a naming scheme that's sensical, easy to follow and date

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