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cfaulkinghamon NASA says Webb’s excess fuel likely to extend its lifetime expectations

I would hope we have something better to replace it with before then.

cfaulkinghamon FedEx Ends Ground-Delivery Deal with Amazon

I am sure it's abysmal. We finally received a settlement for the damage done to our parking deck when an Amazon delivery driver drove into our bright yellow solid steel clearance bar. The driver left before the police showed up. Luckily we got the plate number.

cfaulkinghamon SpaceX Raptor: Methane fueled full-flow staged combustion cycle engine

If we're using that logic then there are also 9 Merlin engines on each Falcon 9 and 3 RS-25's on each shuttle.

cfaulkinghamon OpenShot – Open-Source Video Editor

I installed if for my daughter so she could complete her high school film project only after paying for a copy of Sony Vegas (school recommendation) that failed repeatedly to import her clips (mp4). OpenShot imported her clips flawlessly. Editing was also similar enough that she was able to easily figure it out. Multi-line title slides were a bit of challenge for her but she eventually figured it out. She, also wished she could name her cut/clips on the timeline for easy reference but she couldn't find any obvious way to do that. Overall it was a pleasant experience for her.

cfaulkinghamon Using BitTorrent with Amazon S3

It was there since the inception 03/14/2006 to be exact.

https://noisemore.wordpress.com/2006/03/14/amazon-s3-has-bit...

cfaulkinghamon Google Chromecast

It is but it's MHL

cfaulkinghamon Ask HN: I am programmer, i wan't to die, what can i do?

You already took the first step. Now take step 2 and call someone who can help you. You can get through this.

cfaulkinghamon Ask HN: does bitcoin mining pay off?

I have been looking into it. From what I can tell the only way it would be profitable is with a custom ASIC. Something like http://www.butterflylabs.com/products/

cfaulkinghamon FreedomPop launches free home wireless to compete with low-end DSL

The problem I see is that it says 10GB for $10 a month. If you have DSL from AT&T you get 150GB for about $30 a month. The same 150GB through FreedomPop would cost $150 a month. They're legit if you don't mind paying a premium.

cfaulkinghamon Create a DNS record for an IP address instantly

I am not sure how I feel about this. A domain name implies ownership of the site.

It's kind of like reverse domain hijacking.

See, http://hackernews.ipq.co/

Am I missing something?