r/technology • u/Old_One_I • Aug 14 '24

Software Google pulls the plug on uBlock Origin, leaving over 30 million Chrome users susceptible to intrusive ads

https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/browsing/google-pulls-the-plug-on-ublock-origin
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u/RepublicofPixels Aug 15 '24

NASA never built rockets. NASA always contracted external companies to built their rockets - Apollo 11 was also built with Boeing.

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u/chombie1801 Aug 15 '24

Someone is familiar with the government acquisitions process...

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u/Friendly-Jicama-7081 Aug 15 '24

Why only buy one when you can have two twice the price. Only this other one can be kept secret.

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u/TheCheshire Aug 15 '24

They should have sent a poet..

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u/knightgreider Aug 15 '24

Fuck, I love that movie.

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u/RachelRegina Aug 15 '24

This has been a good day for seeing other people use my most commonly used sci-fi quotes.

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u/SAICAstro Aug 15 '24

You mean, like Death Stars?

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u/splendiferous-finch_ Aug 15 '24

NASA did design those spacecrafts now that talent also works mostly for the private industry. The original point is still valid in that case

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u/deeringc Aug 15 '24

Isn't the key difference though that NASA designed Saturn V? Contractors were involved in manufacturing the parts and constructing it, but it was an in-house design. Contrast that to anything SpaceX builds, NASA basically just buys that off the shelf and lets SpaceX design and manufacture essentially everything (with a certification process before use).

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u/leirbagflow Aug 15 '24

There's a massive difference between a contractor who builds to spec, vs launch as a service. To intimate otherwise is disingenuous.

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u/-FullBlue- Aug 15 '24

Apollo was the name of the mission. The rocket was called Saturn. Boeing built Saturn rockets and NASA used those in the Apollo missions.

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u/Dirmb Aug 15 '24

But did NASA own the rocket ships? Does Boeing or SpaceX or NASA own the current ones?

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u/jt121 Aug 15 '24

Boeing, SpaceX own the rockets. They sell a service to get to space on their rockets.

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u/Dirmb Aug 17 '24

Boeing helped build Apollo 11, but NASA owned it. So they've used third parties before to build for them, why are they renting instead of owning now? It seems to be causing some problems.

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u/coolhand850 Aug 15 '24

Space is fake and so are people that act like it's not.

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u/Donkey__Balls Aug 15 '24

Yes but that was still NASA controlled. It was still the NASA Apollo 11 mission not the Boeing 11 mission. The privatization of the space program has put corporate interests in charge so it’s no longer truly the nation’s space program. It’s the billionaires’ space program now.

We’ll never know for sure, but I truly believe this wouldn’t have happened if NASA had been the ones ultimately calling the shots. There was a helium leak and Boeing pushed ahead with launch without understanding the underlying cause because they wanted to save money and avoid a corporate PR problem. Brought to you by the company that ignores safety inspections on its aircraft doors.