At first I was like “alright, enough with the couchfucking bullshit. It’s not true and I don’t like lying”.
Then I read the smaller part at the bottom and you know what? Fair enough.

Is this shopped or just an unfavorable screengrab?

He still doesn’t know what’s in the secret sauce though.

I also at first thought it’s not that bad, because it looks like the main part of the computer is “hovering”, because it stands on that round portion. But then I saw that the button is on the backside! Why? That way you have to reach around everything, making it impossible to fit the thing into some smaller space and still use it. If it was on the bottom but in the front you would still have your beloved button-less design but the button would still be pretty accessible.

Makes sense as well. So the projectiles they throw not only have to be able to withstand the launch and release the payload, but they also have to be functioning rockets to allow for a circulation burn…

Well good luck to them.

Edit: I think I had that animation in mind where the canon shoots a canon-ball into a circular orbit (don’t remember where I saw it), but I guess that’s impossible, too, then. >.<

Thanks for the detail! I thought it should definitely be possible in theory to throw something into orbit. But you’re right, I didn’t think of the atmosphere and its friction. You would also have to throw at a very flat angle so theres a lot of atmosphere for your projectile to pass through.

Yeah, when I first heard what they are trying I was extremely sceptical. Watching some YouTube videos that talk through the physics involved didn’t help much. So I was extremely, surprised reading this headline and thinking they actually got something into orbit. I’m somehow both relieved and upset that they didn’t.

I know, the melody somehow started playing in my head from the first line. I still don’t know why they did it but I’m not complaining.

I have no idea where that came from but alright… Here’s your well deserved upvote.

I wanted to nitpick on the “other side of the world” part and tell you that NK actually shares a border with Russia. But you’re actually right, Russia is just that massive that its border with Ukraine might as well be on the other side of the earth.

Haha, that’s quite the reality check. God I hate those grifters…

lol I absolutely love it

You know what? You’re right: Put this on the news. AI said it, so finally we know what to do. Let’s get to it. Hell, make it a Blockchain AI or whatever buzzword you need to make people listen to what we know since the 80ies.

This one seems especially unsolvable…

As much as I’m still skeptical about “AI taking all of our jobs” anytime soon, interactions like these still blow my mind…

“In honor of the revolution it’s half off at the Gap!”

And a metal scream and a metal growl are also two different things that both exist. That’s why I assumed they were talking about the former. ¯_ (ツ)_/

Not if done correctly. Metal singers do it all day long. It’s all about technique and heeding the warning signs when you’re not doing it right.

If you’re talking about the metal music kind of screaming look up “vocal fry” or “fry screaming” on YouTube. It’s a technique, and it’s surprisingly not that loud. Like you wouldn’t use a fry scream to shout at your friend a block away but on a recording or through the mic on stage you can’t tell so it looks and sounds like the singer is screaming their lungs out.

Also if you try it yourself make sure to stop before it hurts! If done correctly you can fry scream all day. If done incorrectly and ignoring the warnings signs you could end up needing surgery on your larynx. Have fun!

What did I miss?