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amiralul··on Show HN: Addictive little browser game involving gravity
Yeah, it’s not really optimized for mobile, most of testing was done playing on a computer, with keyboard and proper display. I think it’s not really suited for mobile, it’s frustrating on a PC as well, I can’t see myself playing it on mobile.

Yes, atmospheric drag applies in the circle.

amiralul··on The beauty of a text only webpage
You should try exploring what the Gemini protocol has to offer.
amiralul··on The beauty of a text only webpage
There are some great websites listed here, and some of them do have some CSS. How much CSS is too much for a website to be praised as being text only?
amiralul··on Denote (denote.el) version 2.1.0 released
Simple notes for Emacs with an efficient file-naming scheme
amiralul··on Update Complete: U.S. Nuclear Weapons No Longer Need Floppy Disks (2019)
They finally upgraded to 5¼-inch floppy disks?
amiralul··on Asteroid ZTm0038 with a >3% impact probability
Other source[1] says 0.0002 AU, still very close (about 40,000 km).

[1]: https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/scout/object/ZTm0038

amiralul··on Asteroid ZTm0038 with a >3% impact probability
Do we know how close it was?
amiralul··on SpaceX, T-Mobile to connect satellites to cellphones in remote areas
This service requires Starlink v2 satellites, which require Starship to fly to orbit (regularly). An orbital test of Starship should take place this year, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s pushed for next year. And there’s a long way from an orbital test to frequently launching Starships with Starlink v2 satellites.
amiralul··on SpaceX’s Starship SN1 prototype blows up during pressure test on its Texas pad
> If the SLS blew up during testing, it would set the program back a literal decade (or more).

It just did, a few weeks ago: https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/nasa-engineers-....

amiralul··on Chinese rocket Long March-5 carrier launch fails after liftoff
It's not a blow, it's natural for a rocket's first flights. Check out Ariane 5 performance in its first 14 flights and remember that last week we had Ariane 5 80 consecutive flight without an issue. It takes time to iron out rocket problems.
amiralul··on Emacs 25.2 released
Whoops. My apologies.
amiralul··on A Visionary Project Aims for Alpha Centauri, a Star 4.37 Light-Years Away
According to a screenshot I took during the presentation (http://i.imgur.com/pncUg0Q.png), the probes are estimated to have around 200 grams. There's no way you could fit a battery, a RTG, a camera and propulsion system within 1 gram.