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A podcast for learning about all the bad things that happened to people who went up.
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@theslides.bsky.socialReposted by @failuretolaunch.bsky.social"SOVIET MILITARY CAPABILITIES S-100-18-85 BOX 2 OF 2," slide 22 of 29 [gallery]
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@mattlowne.bsky.socialReposted by @failuretolaunch.bsky.socialNew KSP Blunderbirds video! 🚀
And it's probably my most ambitious yet: Jebediah Kerman is stranded on Lapat, an interstellar planet orbiting Debdeb, can we rescue him from the depths of interstellar space? ☄
@failuretolaunch.bsky.socialReposted by @failuretolaunch.bsky.socialI remember telling a friend that I hope the AI companies blow the marketing win of the century and destroy their main name recognition to kowtow to Trump. Everything aside, the fact they managed to co-opt "AI" as a concept to mean LLMs is a huge branding coup. And now they're burning that branding.
@failuretolaunch.bsky.socialTech Company: After creating the Torment Nexus from classic sci-fi novel Don't Create The Torment Nexus, we have decided to rename the Torment Nexus to the Bad Things Happening Nexus
@failuretolaunch.bsky.socialI remember telling a friend that I hope the AI companies blow the marketing win of the century and destroy their main name recognition to kowtow to Trump. Everything aside, the fact they managed to co-opt "AI" as a concept to mean LLMs is a huge branding coup. And now they're burning that branding.
@sharonk.bsky.socialReposted by @failuretolaunch.bsky.socialIt's kind of funny how much Zubrin fucking hates both Trump and Musk now
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@usili.bsky.socialReposted by @failuretolaunch.bsky.socialImagine a Call of Duty game set as an FCU soldier during AC8. "Ramirez! Use that stinger missile to take out the Tonitrus Spear!"
@templin.instituteReposted by @failuretolaunch.bsky.socialSotoa's horsemen once roamed as the undisputed masters of the grasslands. Today, their descendants soar high above, while the fields below have turned to dust.
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@failuretolaunch.bsky.socialI'd WFH but a stray fighter plane slammed into my building and it's an in-office anchor day
@failuretolaunch.bsky.socialReposted by @failuretolaunch.bsky.socialI got bored
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@failuretolaunch.bsky.socialI got bored
@historyasif.bsky.socialReposted by @failuretolaunch.bsky.socialRIP Margaret Hamilton, the brilliant computer scientist whose contributions to software for the Apollo Guidance Computer were absolutely crucial to the Apollo Moon landings. She also helped shape the discipline of computer engineering while at MIT's Instrumentation Lab: news.mit.edu/2026/margare...
@failuretolaunch.bsky.socialReposted by @failuretolaunch.bsky.socialWe've got a new episode up : We're taking a look at the 1947 war crimes trial of Mittelwerk director Georg Rickhey and how American Operation Paperclip staff lied and destroyed evidence to make sure their charges never faced justice for their crimes.
@millionconcepts.comReposted by @failuretolaunch.bsky.socialIt has been over two months since Administrator Isaacman tweeted this. We were told at LEAG a few weeks ago that "PROMISE" is still under development. What is its objective? Mission profile? Estimated cost? Development timeline? Where is the money coming from? Who is assigned to work on it?
@failuretolaunch.bsky.socialWe've got a new episode up : We're taking a look at the 1947 war crimes trial of Mittelwerk director Georg Rickhey and how American Operation Paperclip staff lied and destroyed evidence to make sure their charges never faced justice for their crimes.
@failuretolaunch.bsky.social"Beep ... beep ... beep" - Leonard Nimoy Happy 69th anniversary, everyone
@nick-stevens.comReposted by @failuretolaunch.bsky.socialHa! I just learned that the monument at the entrance to Baikonur is known as "The Fisherman", on account of the oustretched arms!
@failuretolaunch.bsky.socialThey ripped off the FCU flag
