becomingknown

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becomingknown··on Starlink is a big deal

And food.

becomingknown··on Why Recycling Doesn't Work

Yes we can but we are constrained by the power/energy/money consumption in this whole recycling process.

becomingknown··on Skirting U.S. sanctions, Europeans launch trade mechanism for Iran

Perhaps you forgot to put /s.

becomingknown··on Google Downranks 65,000 Pirate Sites in Search Results

>Instead, first left-click the thumbnail to open the larger image preview. Then right-click the large preview image and select "open image in new tab". You will get the full image.

Works only for some sites. If the large preview is a stretched thumbnail of that picture, then "open image in new tab" will not get you the full image but the thumbnail.

becomingknown··on Google Downranks 65,000 Pirate Sites in Search Results

That is because Google is a marketing platform than a search site.

becomingknown··on Google Downranks 65,000 Pirate Sites in Search Results

That opens the thumbnail of the image, not the image itself.

becomingknown··on The Tyranny of the Rocket Equation (2012)

Relevant XKCD

https://what-if.xkcd.com/58/

https://what-if.xkcd.com/126/

becomingknown··on Microsoft has sunk a data centre in the sea to investigate energy efficiency

That's kind of a clever idea to promote renewable energy.

becomingknown··on Facebook has lost $100B in 10 days and now advertisers are pulling out

What makes you say so? I fell Whatsapp will hit a scandal first.

becomingknown··on Facebook has lost $100B in 10 days and now advertisers are pulling out

Nope. Hangout is not at all a convenient app. Main Android apps after Whatsapp are Telegram, Kik, imo and WeChat.