Andrew B

Space hardware, retro/vintage computer projects, and 3d printers. All opinions are my own.

FOSS is rad!

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[Andrew B @marsman2020]

@Dad_Presents @jscukanec It's not required to make a profit.

[Andrew B @marsman2020]

@Dad_Presents @jscukanec It's a public service, not a business.

[Andrew B @marsman2020]

@wsdot_traffic Is this one of those stupid "diverging diamonds"?

It's like you just design random roads and expect people to figure it instantly while driving.

[Andrew B @marsman2020]

@RetroDerezzed I'm getting more obsessive over hoarding any tech newer then about 10 years as well....I used to really only care about vintage stuff and the newest stuff....

Hang in there.

[Andrew B @marsman2020]

@Echo5550 Centaur V also doesn't have provisions for interfacing with something like this.

But hey this will all be easier/cheaper then finishing the EUS, right?

[Andrew B @marsman2020]

Some people are about to learn the "rockets are not LEGOs" and *real life isn't Kerbal Space Program" lessons real hard.

[Chandler G @Echo5550]

Earlier today, a paper was released talking about two potential solutions to adapting the Centaur V to SLS.

The proposal that caught my eye the most is “Suspended Centaur,” which allows NASA to fly with the same acceleration because the adapter would bear the load instead of the Centaur V. This could also potentially come from the same assembly line as the LVSAs. However, there are disadvantages, such as added weight and likely more work needed for ML-1 modifications.

[Andrew B @marsman2020]

@AlexInAir Another uncontained engine failure on a 737. Great.

[Andrew B @marsman2020]

@emm0sh "When do you plan to get your PE certification?"

[Andrew B @marsman2020]

@emm0sh "How do you minimize the amount of pretend work you do every day?"

[Andrew B @marsman2020]

@emm0sh Ask various AIs to solve hardware problems, cap the number of follow up prompts for each, have different teams build exactly what the AIs say, test them MythBusters style.

[Andrew B @marsman2020]

Great idea. Wonderful idea. What could go wrong.

[Aftermath @Aftermath_site]

Asha Sharma assigned to Federal Reserve's "productivity and jobs" task force the same week she oversaw 1,600 layoffs (with another 1,600 to come)

https://t.co/HHu4lmTsPh

[Andrew B @marsman2020]

@tomaskafka @Apple You could also just Google 'latency spike mac wifi' and it's in the first page of normal results, no LLM needed.

[Andrew B @marsman2020]

@Lucas_Shaw Maybe it's because they cancel the shows before season 2

[Andrew B @marsman2020]

@asha_shar What % of the people let go are the 9 layers of management vs people who actually do work?

[Andrew B @marsman2020]

@ID_AA_Carmack Intel had a perfect product for this (Optane) and killed it.

[Andrew B @marsman2020]

@microcenter Please add a store in the Seattle area! Lots of tech people here and we are stuck with lesser retailers that shall remain nameless.

[Andrew B @marsman2020]

@endingwithali We have robots to do that for us now

[Com Feed @thecomfeed]

⚠️ UPDATE: New Court Files Reveal How Microsoft Helped the FBI Identify Peter Stokes "Bouquet" (Scattered Spider Member)

The court files reveal that Microsoft helped the FBI track Peter Stokes down using GDID — a Global Device Identifier, which is assigned to every Windows installation and cannot be changed unless the OS is wiped. The GDID helped them track:

• IP history
• Full web activity
• Video game activity and games played
• Logged-in social accounts, including Snapchat, Facebook, and Apple

According to the court documents, the critical mistake was using a VPN to create the ngrok account used in the May 2025 Tiffany & Co. hack from the same Windows device associated with his GDID.

Although the account was created from a VPN IP address ending in .168, Microsoft records show that the same GDID (6755467234350028) accessed the ngrok signup page at the exact time the account was created, linking the hack to his personal social accounts.

[Andrew B @marsman2020]

@SashaGusevPosts I don't think this is true after accounting for inflation.

[Andrew B @marsman2020]

@livialaranjeira Likely EV "One Pedal Driving"