Science and Technology thread

[SeanMayTriedToEatMe]

 

[deepdarkblue]

11 light years. Is that, like, a long way? 11 doesn't seem like much, light years seems like a lot.

 

[rhfarmer]

That article is a whole lot of nothing about nothing.

 

[SeanMayTriedToEatMe]

Someone want to explain how eliminating net neutrality will affect the typical Duke-Forum user? Will we be charged extra for using this site? Will we be charged extra for using Netflix?

Would we pirate everything instead of paying extra for content providers, or would pirating also cost more? Would pirating from MegaLinks cost more than pirating using p2p torrents?

What about all those virusy NBA/NFL streams that are in nice quality and not as virusy anymore?

Not sure what is going on with The Internet anymore.

 

[aiw]

http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/01/us/voyager-1-thrusters-fired-first-time-since-1980/index.html

Voyager 1 spacecraft thrusters fired up for first time since 1980

This is pretty amazing.

 

[aiw]

It is expected that in the year 40,272, Voyager 1 will come within 1.7 light years of an obscure star in the constellation Ursa Minor (the Little Bear or Little Dipper) and in about 40,000 years, Voyager 2 will come within about 1.7 light years of a star called Ross 248, a small star in the constellation of Andromeda.

 

[deeyoukayeee]

Aw fuck. We can expect the V'Ger cloud to be here shortly thereafter.

 

[aiw]

Yup

 

[SeanMayTriedToEatMe]

Chrome will block all annoying ads without needing an ad-blocker, starting soon:
https://venturebeat.com/2017/12/19/chrome-will-start-blocking-ads-on-february-15/

 

[deepdarkblue]

I feel like there must be a catch.

 

[rhfarmer]

They were holding out for Net Neutrality to get rolled back--free ad blocker if you pay for Google's new faster service...










I'm making this up

 

[aiw]

 

[DukeNukem05]

Haha I know one of the experts responding in there.

 

[deepdarkblue]

How can we get her to start posting here? I need someone to talk mermaids with, and ya'll chased Axes away.

 

[Duke Mu]

lol Classic

 

[aiw]

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articl...xies?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=atlas-page
Amazing pictures

 

[slswofford3]

Atlas Obscura.. I watched a tv special at my grandparents on the book. Looks super interesting. Anyone have it? Worth the price tag?

 

[bdotling]

 

[deepdarkblue]

 

[aiw]

It even looks the fucking same