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mezeek··on Boeing has now lost $1.1B on Starliner, with no crew flight in sight
they would have cancelled a long time ago if they could
mezeek··on Boeing has now lost $1.1B on Starliner, with no crew flight in sight
To be clear to readers, the were only paid for their achieved milestones, which is nowhere near the full contracted amount since they haven't flown anyone.

As for the 2x part... it's cause their bid was 2x what SpaceX bid itself. And both got their bids accepted.

mezeek··on Threads Is Now Live
They make much more money with apps, and non-technical people prefer finding an app to entering a URL (because they also don't know about bookmarks).
mezeek··on Full ignition for ESA’s reusable rocket engine
Additive layer manufacturing has major benefits... unless you want to have a super-high production rate like Raptor. So it's a positive for them.
mezeek··on Facebook almost acquired Waze, but we ended up with Google
Meanwhile, I'd say 50% of iPhone users, including 90% of boomers, have no idea they're not using Google Maps.

My parents couldn't open a link I sent them "in Maps"... came to realize they never knew their day-to-day was Apple Maps.

mezeek··on One of the biggest landlords in Los Angeles just defaulted on $755M
It's just the beginning.

Downtowns in most cities haven't recovered anywhere near sustainable levels, but rents are still being paid on many office tower floors. By the end of next year, most of those leases will be done, and nearly everyone is downsizing.

mezeek··on Ask HN: How to Exit FAANG?
chicago #1 food city, come on lol
mezeek··on Uber Surge Price? Research Says Walk a Few Blocks, Wait a Few Minutes
The simplest way is to move the pickup point ever so slightly until you reach a spot without surge pricing, then simply walk there as it arrives.
mezeek··on NASA's Radar Found 4 Men Trapped in Rubble in Nepal by Their Heartbeats
I wonder for how long the Navy Seals have been using this.
mezeek··on SpaceX Dragon CRS-6 Launch Webcast
4.10 Eastern. Weather looks better than it did yesterday.
mezeek··on How I Made Porn Video Streaming More Efficient with Python and C
This title and the article's title don't quite match...
mezeek··on CES Is the World's Greatest Hardware Show Stuck in a Software Era
That's the point... There aren't any new must have gadgets anymore, because they're now apps.
mezeek··on Apple Hires Amazon Search Exec to Run Siri
Yes. Peak Search has already happened. http://www.businessinsider.com/peak-search-google-search-que...
mezeek··on Android Overtakes Apple with 44% Worldwide Share of Mobile App Downloads
Ya, they'll get that just by the volume of Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, etc. downloads
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