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How to Watch the Second Test Flight of SpaceX's Starship Megarocket
Gizmodo,
With an FAA launch license in hand, SpaceX is set for the second test flight of a fully integrated Starship rocket. Success or failure, it’s guaranteed to be a visual spectacle. Here’s how you’ll be able to take in the action. Read more...
Pedro Pascal Could Be Marvel's Mr. Fantastic
Marvel Studios might have found its next leading man in a very familiar face: Pedro Pascal has reportedly joined Fantastic Four as Reed Richards. Read more...
Add the AdGuard Family Plan to your electronic life and say goodbye to computer viruses
Boing Boing,
TL;DR: AdGuard's family plan is the best gift to give the folks in your life who are chonically online and need a little help securing their presence. It's here on sale for $16.97 (Reg. $129)— no coupon necessary. Act fast, this deal ends 11/16 at 11:59 PM PST. — Read the rest
Florida Republicans target scholarships, grants for students supporting Hamas
Politico Picks,
Identical legislation filed in Florida’s House and Senate would make students ineligible for several key financial benefits.
ISS Astronauts Are Testing a New Surface Coating to Fight Space Germs
For astronauts living aboard the International Space Station (ISS), space germs are bad news. The confined environment, plus a weakened immunity system, and more aggressive bacteria, means that catching a cold in space is way worse than on Earth. In order to help stop the spread of viruses in space, Boeing developed… Read more...
SpaceX Granted FAA Permission for Second Starship Test Flight
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has finalized its environmental assessment of SpaceX’s new water deluge system, concluding that it’s no more dangerous than a seasonal rain shower. With that assessment out of the way, and with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) also satisfied with its own evaluation, the… Read more...
Piers Morgan confronts Marjorie Taylor Greene on her notorious lies by playing her videos and asking her to explain them
Piers Morgan confronted Marjorie Taylor Greene on his show over a parade of her most notorious fibs and phantasms. Greene, fiercely clutching the narrative of media-perpetuated victimhood, spars with Morgan, who teases and taunts the unstable conspiracy theorist with her own past words—words she claims are as misunderstood as her persona. — Read the rest
We’ve Been Wrong to Worry About Deepfakes (So Far)
The New Yorker,
Daniel Immerwahr, a history professor at Northwestern University, discusses why videos generated by artificial intelligence haven’t had more influence on electoral politics.